(19)
(11) EP 1 340 560 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:
15.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/42

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
09.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/28

(21) Application number: 01976773.0

(22) Date of filing: 19.10.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B21D 53/14(2006.01)
B21D 3/16(2006.01)
 B21D 31/00(2006.01)
F16G 5/16(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2001/009198
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/038302 (16.05.2002 Gazette 2002/20)

(54)

DEVICE FOR CORRECTING CIRCUMFERENTIAL LENGTH OF METAL RING

VORRICHTUNG ZUR KORREKTUR DER UMFANGSLÄNGE VON METALLRINGEN

DISPOSITIF CORRECTEUR DE LA LONGUEUR CIRCONFERENTIELLE D'UN ANNEAU METALLIQUE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE GB NL

(30) Priority: 09.11.2000 JP 2000341811
09.11.2000 JP 2000341812
09.11.2000 JP 2000341813
09.11.2000 JP 2000341814
20.12.2000 JP 2000387840
12.01.2001 JP 2001004607
29.05.2001 JP 2001159916

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.09.2003 Bulletin 2003/36

(73) Proprietor: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • NARUSAKI, Yuji, c/o HONDA ENGINEERING K.K.
    Sayama-shi, Saitama 350-1331 (JP)
  • TAKAHASHI, Tomotsugu, c/o HONDA ENGINEERING K.K.
    Sayama-shi, Saitama 350-1331 (JP)
  • NAKAJIMA, Katsuyuki, c/o HONDA ENGINEERING K.K.
    Sayama-shi, Saitama 350-1331 (JP)
  • KIMURA, Takehisa, c/o HONDA ENGINEERING K.K.
    Sayama-shi, Saitama 350-1331 (JP)
  • NITTA, Masao, c/o HONDA ENGINEERING K.K.
    Sayama-shi, Saitama 350-1331 (JP)
  • WATABE, Yoshiharu, c/o HONDA ENGINEERING K.K.
    Sayama-shi, Saitama 350-1331 (JP)

(74) Representative: Cheyne, John Robert Alexander M. et al
HASELTINE LAKE Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU
120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A2- 1 092 488
JP-A- 11 290 971
JP-A- 2000 266 130
 JP-A- 11 281 342
JP-A- 61 082 910
US-A- 4 164 134
   
       
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