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EP 2227586 B1 20160601 - VALVE ROD FOR IRON

Title (en)

VALVE ROD FOR IRON

Title (de)

VENTILSTANGE FÜR BÜGELEISEN

Title (fr)

TIGE DE SOUPAPE POUR FER À REPASSER

Publication

EP 2227586 B1 20160601 (DE)

Application

EP 08865078 A 20081209

Priority

EP 2008067097 W 20081209
DE 102007062015 A 20071221

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009080496A1] The present invention relates to a valve rod (1) for an iron, comprising at least one point (2), by means of which drop metering can be performed, a body part (3), and a connector (4), by means of which contact can be made between an operating device (10) and the valve rod (1). The invention is characterized in that the valve rod (1) can be manufactured monobloc from plastic.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 75/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06F 75/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102007062015 A1 20090625; DE 102007062015 B4 20141106; EP 2227586 A1 20100915; EP 2227586 B1 20160601; WO 2009080496 A1 20090702

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102007062015 A 20071221; EP 08865078 A 20081209; EP 2008067097 W 20081209