Global Patent Index - EP 2403797 B1

EP 2403797 B1 20160921 - APPARATUS FOR BREAKING OFF THE HEAD OF A GLASS AMPOULE

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR BREAKING OFF THE HEAD OF A GLASS AMPOULE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM ABBRECHEN DES KOPFES EINER GLASAMPULLE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF POUR SÉPARER PAR RUPTURE LA TÊTE D'UNE AMPOULE DE VERRE

Publication

EP 2403797 B1 20160921 (DE)

Application

EP 10713103 A 20100227

Priority

  • DE 2010000224 W 20100227
  • DE 202009003024 U 20090303
  • DE 202009007161 U 20090519

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010099785A1] An apparatus for breaking off the head of a glass ampoule that is composed of a cylindrical body, a neck forming a predetermined breaking point and a head, comprising an incline A extending in an inclined manner to the axis of the ampoule to be inserted toward the same, wherein a first support surface (C) is disposed on the side of the incline (A) causing a break-off of the head in the region above the bottom of the ampoule to be inserted at a radius of the ampoule from the axis of the apparatus and a second support surface (B) is disposed on the opposite side beneath the neck of the ampoule (inserted in the apparatus) at a distance from the axis of the apparatus that corresponds to the radius of the ampoule, wherein during a relative movement of the apparatus to the ampoule in the direction of the axis thereof the incline (A) breaks off the head at the neck.

IPC 8 full level

B67B 7/92 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B67B 7/92 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 225/30 (2015.04 - EP US); Y10T 225/325 (2015.04 - EP US); Y10T 225/371 (2015.04 - EP US)

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)

WO 2010099785 A1 20100910; AU 2010220720 A1 20110908; CA 2753102 A1 20100910; CA 2753102 C 20151020; DE 112010000976 A5 20121011; EP 2403797 A1 20120111; EP 2403797 B1 20160921; US 2011303716 A1 20111215; US 8840001 B2 20140923

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 2010000224 W 20100227; AU 2010220720 A 20100227; CA 2753102 A 20100227; DE 112010000976 T 20100227; EP 10713103 A 20100227; US 201013203054 A 20100227