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EP 3640406 B1 20231220 - BEARING DEVICE

Title (en)

BEARING DEVICE

Title (de)

LAGERVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE SUPPORT

Publication

EP 3640406 B1 20231220 (DE)

Application

EP 19193724 A 20190827

Priority

DE 102018125785 A 20181017

IPC 8 full level

E04B 1/48 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04B 1/483 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

DE 19700765 A1 19980716 - ELASTO GLEITLAGER TECHNIK GMBH [DE]
EP 0716192 A2 19960612 - EGCO AG [CH]

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 3640406 A1 20200422; EP 3640406 B1 20231220; EP 3640406 C0 20231220; DE 102018125785 A1 20200423; HU E065220 T2 20240528

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19193724 A 20190827; DE 102018125785 A 20181017; HU E19193724 A 20190827