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EP 3620661 B1 20211006 - CONNECTING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONNECTING DEVICE

Title (en)

CONNECTING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONNECTING DEVICE

Title (de)

ANSCHLUSSVORRICHTUNG, SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINER ANSCHLUSSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE RACCORDEMENT, SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN DISPOSITIF DE RACCORDEMENT

Publication

EP 3620661 B1 20211006 (DE)

Application

EP 19194579 A 20190830

Priority

EP 19194579 A 20190830

IPC 8 full level

F04D 19/04 (2006.01); F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); G08C 19/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F04D 19/04 (2013.01); F04D 25/06 (2013.01); F04D 27/001 (2013.01); G08C 19/00 (2013.01); G08C 2201/51 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

WO 2018158917 A1 20180907 - MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]

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 3620661 A1 20200311; EP 3620661 B1 20211006

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19194579 A 20190830