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EP 2952659 B1 20230913 - LOCKING MECHANISM

Title (en)

LOCKING MECHANISM

Title (de)

VERRIEGELUNGSMECHANISMUS

Title (fr)

MÉCANISME DE VERROUILLAGE

Publication

EP 2952659 B1 20230913 (DE)

Application

EP 15001553 A 20150601

Priority

DE 102014107771 A 20140603

IPC 8 full level

E05B 81/20 (2014.01); E05B 83/18 (2014.01); E05B 83/40 (2014.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05B 81/21 (2013.01); E05B 83/18 (2013.01); E05B 83/40 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

DE 9217563 U1 19930401
DE 202007005992 U1 20080828 - BROSE SCHLIESSSYSTEME GMBH [DE]
DE 19933371 A1 20000217 - MANNESMANN VDO AG [DE]
DE 19616299 A1 19971030 - VDO SCHINDLING [DE]
DE 10100154 A1 20020718 - SIEMENS AG [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2952659 A2 20151209; EP 2952659 A3 20160127; EP 2952659 B1 20230913; DE 102014107771 A1 20151203

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15001553 A 20150601; DE 102014107771 A 20140603