METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A METAL STRIP AND REDUCING THE RISK OF SUCH A STRIP BREAKING - Patent 1154874

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EP 1 154 874 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/47

(21)	Application number: 99953838.2

(22)	Date of filing: 08.10.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B23D 19/04, B23D 19/08, B21B 38/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP9907/777

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0021/706 (20.04.2000 Gazette 2000/16)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

09.10.1998 NL 1010281

(71)	Applicant: Corus Technology BV
	1970 CA IJmuiden (NL)

(72)	Inventors:
	LEEK, Tamis, Lambertus, Maria NL-1827 KJ Alkmaar (NL) VAN DER MEULEN, Frits NL-1976 AB IJmuiden (NL) DE LANGE, Johannes D-1947 DA Beverwijk (NL)

(74)	Representative: Kruit, J., Ir.
	Corus Technology BVCorus Intellectual Property DepartmentPO Box 10000 1970 CA IJmuiden 1970 CA IJmuiden (NL)

(54)	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A METAL STRIP AND REDUCING THE RISK OF SUCH A STRIP BREAKING