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EP 2308642 B1 20131204 - Grinding machine

Title (en)

Grinding machine

Title (de)

Schleifmaschine

Title (fr)

Affûteuse

Publication

EP 2308642 B1 20131204 (DE)

Application

EP 09172477 A 20091007

Priority

EP 09172477 A 20091007

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2308642A1] The grinding machine has a grinding wheel with a disk-shaped base body (2a). The disk-shaped base body has a rotary center. A grinding disk (3) has a grinding layer that is fixed at the base body. Guidance is arranged in such a manner that it is forms a sharp angle between the grinding layer and the guidance.

IPC 8 full level

B24B 3/54 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B24B 3/54 (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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2308642 A1 20110413; EP 2308642 B1 20131204

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09172477 A 20091007