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EP 3520926 B1 20210331 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PUMPING HOT MELTS

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PUMPING HOT MELTS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM PUMPEN HEISSER SCHMELZEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE POMPAGE DE MASSE FONDUE CHAUDE

Publication

EP 3520926 B1 20210331 (DE)

Application

EP 19155824 A 20190206

Priority

AT 501112018 A 20180206

IPC 8 full level

B22D 11/06 (2006.01); B22D 35/00 (2006.01); B22D 39/00 (2006.01); F04F 1/18 (2006.01); F27D 3/14 (2006.01); F27D 27/00 (2010.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B22D 35/00 (2013.01); F04F 1/18 (2013.01); F27D 3/14 (2013.01); F27D 27/005 (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 3520926 A1 20190807; EP 3520926 B1 20210331; AT 520869 A1 20190815

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19155824 A 20190206; AT 501112018 A 20180206