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EP 3042874 B1 20180307 - Lift belt monitoring

Title (en)

Lift belt monitoring

Title (de)

Aufzuggurtüberwachung

Title (fr)

Surveillance de courroie d'ascenseur

Publication

EP 3042874 B1 20180307 (DE)

Application

EP 15000013 A 20150107

Priority

EP 15000013 A 20150107

IPC 8 full level

B66B 7/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66B 7/1223 (2013.01)

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 3042874 A1 20160713; EP 3042874 B1 20180307

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15000013 A 20150107