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EP 3299249 B1 20210324 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A CLASSIFICATION HUMPYARD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR SUCH A CLASSIFICATION HUMPYARD

Title (en)

METHOD FOR OPERATING A CLASSIFICATION HUMPYARD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR SUCH A CLASSIFICATION HUMPYARD

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINER RANGIERTECHNISCHEN ABLAUFANLAGE SOWIE STEUEREINRICHTUNG FÜR EINE SOLCHE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UNE INSTALLATION TECHNIQUE DE TRIAGE AINSI QUE DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE POUR UNE TELLE INSTALLATION TECHNIQUE DE TRIAGE

Publication

EP 3299249 B1 20210324 (DE)

Application

EP 17189340 A 20170905

Priority

DE 102016218460 A 20160926

IPC 8 full level

B61L 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61L 17/00 (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 3299249 A1 20180328; EP 3299249 B1 20210324; DE 102016218460 A1 20180329; LT 3299249 T 20210726

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17189340 A 20170905; DE 102016218460 A 20160926; LT 17189340 T 20170905