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EP 3778056 B1 20230712 - METHOD FOR THERMOFORMING ALUMINIUM SHEETS BY MEANS OF STRETCH FORMING

Title (en)

METHOD FOR THERMOFORMING ALUMINIUM SHEETS BY MEANS OF STRETCH FORMING

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR WARMUMFORMUNG VON ALUMINIUMBLECHEN MITTELS RECKZIEHENS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE FORMAGE AVEC PRÉCHAUFFAGE DE TÔLES D'ALUMINIUM PAR ÉTIRAGE

Publication

EP 3778056 B1 20230712 (DE)

Application

EP 19191762 A 20190814

Priority

EP 19191762 A 20190814

IPC 8 full level

B21D 22/20 (2006.01); B21D 22/22 (2006.01); B21D 25/00 (2006.01); B21D 35/00 (2006.01); B21D 37/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B21D 22/208 (2013.01); B21D 22/22 (2013.01); B21D 25/00 (2013.01); B21D 35/005 (2013.01); B21D 37/16 (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 3778056 A1 20210217; EP 3778056 B1 20230712; EP 3778056 C0 20230712

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19191762 A 20190814