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EP 3396248 B1 20200311 - METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN A GAS SAFETY VALVE OF HEATING DEVICES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN A GAS SAFETY VALVE OF HEATING DEVICES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR ERKENNUNG VON FEHLERN AN EINEM GASSICHERHEITSVENTIL BEI HEIZGERÄTEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION D'ERREURS D'UNE VALVE DE SÉCURITÉ DE GAZ POUR APPAREILS DE CHAUFFAGE

Publication

EP 3396248 B1 20200311 (DE)

Application

EP 18169736 A 20180427

Priority

DE 102017109176 A 20170428

IPC 8 full level

F23N 5/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F23N 5/184 (2013.01); F23N 2005/181 (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 3396248 A1 20181031; EP 3396248 B1 20200311

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18169736 A 20180427