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EP 3502436 B1 20201104 - CONNECTING ROD FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE COMPRESSION WITH A SWITCHING VALVE

Title (en)

CONNECTING ROD FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE COMPRESSION WITH A SWITCHING VALVE

Title (de)

PLEUEL FÜR EINE BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE MIT VARIABLER VERDICHTUNG MIT EINEM UMSCHALTVENTIL

Title (fr)

BIELLE POUR UN MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE À COMPRESSION VARIABLE DOTÉE D'UNE SOUPAPE D'INVERSION

Publication

EP 3502436 B1 20201104 (DE)

Application

EP 19150637 A 20180821

Priority

DE 102017120255 A 20170904
DE 102018107108 A 20180326
EP 18189918 A 20180821

IPC 8 full level

F02B 75/04 (2006.01); F16K 11/07 (2006.01); F16K 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F02B 75/045 (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 3450720 A2 20190306; EP 3450720 A3 20190424; EP 3502436 A1 20190626; EP 3502436 B1 20201104

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18189918 A 20180821; EP 19150637 A 20180821