(19)
(11) EP 1 177 846 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
01.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/31

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
16.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/20

(21) Application number: 00909682.7

(22) Date of filing: 16.03.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B23B 25/06(2006.01)
B23B 3/16(2006.01)
 B23Q 17/22(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2000/001613
(87) International publication number:
WO 2000/054913 (21.09.2000 Gazette 2000/38)

(54)

TOOL-POSITIONING METHOD, TOOL-POSITIONING DEVICE AND POWER FEEDER FOR TOOL POSITIONING

WERKZEUGPOSITIONIERMETHODE, WERKZEUGPOSITIONIERVORRICHTUNG UND MECHANISCHE ZUFÜHREINRICHTUNG ZUM POSITIONIEREN EINES WERKZEUGES

PROCEDE DE POSITIONNEMENT D'OUTIL, DISPOSITIF DE POSITIONNEMENT D'OUTIL ET DISPOSITIF D'ALIMENTATION MECANIQUE POUR POSITIONNEMENT D'OUTIL

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

(30) Priority: 16.03.1999 JP 7056699

(43) Date of publication of application:
06.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/06

(73) Proprietor: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo 188-8511 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • KOKUBO, Kunihiko, Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama 359-8511 (JP)
  • OKABE, Takeshi, Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama 359-8511 (JP)
  • WATANABE, Masahiko, Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama 359-8511 (JP)

(74) Representative: Patentanwälte Ruff, Wilhelm, Beier, Dauster & Partner 
Kronenstrasse 30
70174 Stuttgart
70174 Stuttgart (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
JP-A- 5 329 702
JP-A- 8 118 103
JP-A- 62 162 446
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JP-A- 10 020 911
US-A- 5 802 937
   
       
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