[go: up one dir, main page]

EP1666679B1 - Connection de profilés de fenêtre, porte ou toiture se rencontrant angulairement - Google Patents

Connection de profilés de fenêtre, porte ou toiture se rencontrant angulairement Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1666679B1
EP1666679B1 EP04028393A EP04028393A EP1666679B1 EP 1666679 B1 EP1666679 B1 EP 1666679B1 EP 04028393 A EP04028393 A EP 04028393A EP 04028393 A EP04028393 A EP 04028393A EP 1666679 B1 EP1666679 B1 EP 1666679B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
profile
connection according
shaft
side part
profiles
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP04028393A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP1666679A1 (fr
Inventor
Jürgen Pfeiffer
Horst Wagner
Ralph Wesnigk
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Eduard Hueck GmbH and Co KG
Original Assignee
Eduard Hueck GmbH and Co KG
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Eduard Hueck GmbH and Co KG filed Critical Eduard Hueck GmbH and Co KG
Priority to EP04028393A priority Critical patent/EP1666679B1/fr
Priority to DE502004004152T priority patent/DE502004004152D1/de
Priority to AT04028393T priority patent/ATE365256T1/de
Publication of EP1666679A1 publication Critical patent/EP1666679A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1666679B1 publication Critical patent/EP1666679B1/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/96—Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings
    • E06B3/964—Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings using separate connection pieces, e.g. T-connection pieces
    • E06B3/9642—Butt type joints with at least one frame member cut off square; T-shape joints
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/88—Curtain walls
    • E04B2/96—Curtain walls comprising panels attached to the structure through mullions or transoms
    • E04B2/965—Connections of mullions and transoms

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a butt joint of angularly connected to one another window, door, facade or roof profiles, comprising a retaining profile, a connection profile and a butt connector, the butt connector comprising two movably interconnected leg parts which are fixed under variable angular positions and of which in the final assembly position, one leg part is fastened to a retaining profile and the other is fastened to a connection profile, so that the butt joint is covered by the connection profile in the final assembly position.
  • a butt connector of this type is from the company catalog Schüco International, series Royal S 65 under the heading joint T-connector, Issue 9.97, page 5-16 known.
  • the leg portion which is attached to the retaining profile an arcuate guide for the slidably guided on this sheet guide other leg portion which engages in the final assembly position in the cavity of the connection profile and there depending on the desired angular position between 45 ° to 90 ° or 90 ° to 135 °.
  • this butt joint it is possible to cover a larger angular clamping range in cooperation with normal profile cross sections.
  • the butt connectors must be designed to use them without additional processing and assembly costs as butt connectors for polygonal profiles, this publication is not apparent.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a butt joint, which is simple and can be used for the connection of a wide range of standard profiles as well as polygonal profiles, without that during assembly for different angular settings of the profiles to be connected structural adaptation measures are necessary.
  • the holding and / or connecting profiles to be joined hollow profiles preferably extruded aluminum. It is also possible to design the retaining profiles as a solid profile, while the connection profile appropriate or at least designed as a partially open profile, because the latter is slipped over the front end of the butt connector and connected to the retaining profile, so that the butt connector is covered in the final assembly position of the connection profile.
  • the slot has a straight course and the longitudinal center plane of the elongated hole is substantially perpendicular to the contact surface of the attached to the holding profile leg portion.
  • the slot is part of the attached to the holding profile leg portion.
  • the axle receiving leg portion has an outer fixed point or a stop edge, which is congruent in any angular position of the profiles to be joined with a predetermined bending edge of the retaining profile.
  • the fixed point expediently forms a stop edge at the same time.
  • This voltage applied to the bending edge of the retaining profile abutment edge of the hinge part takes over the function of an otherwise conventional drilling template for fixing the leg to be fixed to the holding profile leg part.
  • the bending edge of the retaining profile is substantially congruent with a bent edge of the seal receptacle, wherein suitably the bending edge of the seal receptacle is located approximately at the level of the base web of the Dichtungklaf broth.
  • the end face of the connection profile approximately at the height of the seal receptacle, depending on the angular position between the holding profile and the connection profile, cut such that the bending edge of the holding profile, the apex-cutting edge of the connection profile and the stop edge of the axle receiving leg portion are substantially congruent, not only saves a drilling template for mounting, but also a template for adjusting the angle between the two leg parts and the positioning of the axle receiving leg portion of the mounting profile.
  • the leg portion having the slot on at least two mutually angled limbs engages in the axle having leg portion.
  • the leg portion having the axle has an approximately U-shaped cross-section, in the two legs of the axis is mounted, which penetrates the slot of the other leg portion in the assembled position of the leg portions and is movably guided in this.
  • the fixing point or the stop edge is part of the axle receiving leg cross section and formed by a material projection.
  • the axle receiving leg portion has a bore for receiving a fixing pin, which fixes the two leg portions in a predetermined angular position in the final assembly position.
  • the fixing pin in the assembly position of the leg parts advantageously extends substantially parallel to the axis and abuts against the leg portion containing the slot.
  • the U-shaped leg portion transverse to the axis extending screw channels whose decency is always the same to the fixing point or to the stop edge of the leg portion. This ensures that regardless of the respective angular positions between the support profiles and the connection profiles, the holding profile can be pre-drilled with a drilling template to fix the retaining profile in the congruent screw channels of the associated leg portion through these holes.
  • the butt joint region of two angularly adjoining consisting of extruded aluminum profiles hollow sections is shown, of which the profile 1 is referred to as a holding profile and the profile 2 as a connection profile.
  • profile connections are common in windows, doors, facades, roof structures and the like ..
  • two standard profiles are connected together.
  • a standard profile is understood to be a commercially available cross-sectional profile 1 in which the side walls 3, 4 of the seal receivers 5, 6 and the outer sides 7, 8 of the profile 1 lie in one plane.
  • Figures 4 to 8 are deviating from a standard profile so-called polygonal profiles 9, in which the outer walls 10, 11 of the seal receivers 12, 13 always extend at an angle to the outer walls 14, 15 of the basic profile cross-section. This angle can be different.
  • the illustration according to FIG. 6 has the greatest angular deviation a, while the cross sections according to FIGS. 7 and 8 have smaller angular deviations which likewise differ slightly between these two figures.
  • the butt joint according to the invention can be used not only in standard holding profiles 1, in which the walls 3, 4 of the seal receivers and the outer walls 7, 8 of the remaining cross-section lie in one plane, but also in each type of polygonal profiles according to the model of FIGS to 8.
  • Each designated as a whole with 16 butt joint comprises two leg portions 17, 18 which are hingedly interconnected by an axis 19.
  • the axis 19 is guided in a trained as a slot 20 slotted guide, the side walls have a straight course.
  • the longitudinal center plane 21 of the slot 20 extends substantially perpendicular to the outer walls 8, 15 of the retaining profile 1, 9.
  • the slot 20 is always part of the attached to the support section 1, 9 leg portion 17.
  • the axis 19 takes in each different angular position of two profiles to be connected 1, 9 with 2, 9 'in the slot 20 a different position.
  • the elongated hole 20 having leg portion 17 has two mutually angled legs 22, 23, of which one leg 22 forms the mounting leg on the support section 1, 9 and the other leg 23 has the axis 19 in the leg portion.
  • This latter leg portion 18 has a slightly U-shaped cross section, in the two legs 24, 25, the axis is mounted.
  • the axis 19 penetrates in the assembled position of the leg portions 17, 18, the slot 20 and is movably guided between the two hinge parts in the slot.
  • Figures 2, 6, 7 and 8 clearly show that the axis 19 in different angular positions between the connection profiles and the holding profiles always take a different position in the slot 20.
  • the axle 19 receiving leg portion 18 has a stop edge 26 which is congruent in any angular position of the profiles to be connected 1, 2 or 9, 9 'with a predetermined bending edge 27 ( Figures 4, 5) of the holding section 9.
  • creases occur in so-called polygonal profiles, in which the seal receivers 12, 13 are angled relative to the outer walls 14, 15 of the basic profile cross-section. Therefore, in standard profiles according to Figures 1 and 2, such a bending edge does not exist. Nevertheless, however, the same butt joint can be used in these cases as in polygonal profiles.
  • the buckling edge 27 of the seal holder 12, 13 is always located approximately at the height of the base web of the seal receiver.
  • the stop edge 26 of the leg portion 18 is formed by a material projection 28 which extends approximately wedge-shaped in cross section. This material projection is profiled so that it is suitable for receiving a sealing profile strand, not shown, which seals the butt connector relative to the retaining profile 1, 9 in the final assembly position of the joint connector.
  • the U-shaped leg portion 18 has transverse to the axis 19 extending screw 29, in which after fitting the connection profiles 2, 9 'by corresponding provided in the connection profiles, not shown holes connecting pins or screws are screwed to the To fix connection profiles to the butt connectors.
  • the leg portion 18 also has a bore 29 for receiving a fixing pin 30, by means of which in a final assembly position, the two leg portions 17, 18 can be fixed against each other.
  • the fixing pin extends in the illustrated example substantially parallel to the axis 19 and presses in each mounting position on the leg 23 of the leg portion 17 at.
  • connection profile 9 ' is cut at an angle approximately at the height of the seal holder 13.
  • This gate is selected so that the bending edge 27 of the retaining profile 9, the outer vertex-cutting edge 31 'of the connection profile 9' and the stop edge 26 of the leg portion 18 are substantially congruent.
  • the apex cutting edge 31 is cut and angled so that the end face of the connection profile 9 'in the final assembly position always fits tightly against the outer wall 11, 15 of the retaining profile 9. It is important that the stop edge 26 assumes a fixing function with respect to the bent edge, regardless of whether the stop edge 26 is a continuous edge or a fixing point.
  • the screws 32 (FIG. 9) serve to fix the leg 22 of the leg part 17 to the retaining profiles 1 and 9, respectively.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Mutual Connection Of Rods And Tubes (AREA)
  • Joining Of Corner Units Of Frames Or Wings (AREA)
  • Wing Frames And Configurations (AREA)

Claims (20)

  1. Joint d'assemblage pour des profilés de fenêtre, de porte, de façade ou de toit, pouvant être raccordés de manière angulaire les uns aux autres, comprenant un profilé de support (1, 9), un profilé à raccorder (2, 9') et un connecteur de joint d'assemblage (16), le connecteur de joint d'assemblage comprenant deux éléments de branche (17, 18) reliés l'un à l'autre de manière mobile, qui peuvent être fixés dans des positions angulaires variables et dont, dans la position finale de montage, un élément de branche (17) est fixé à un profilé de support et l'autre à un profilé à raccorder, de façon à ce que le connecteur de joint d'assemblage soit recouvert et masqué par le profilé à raccorder dans la position finale de montage, caractérisé en ce que les deux éléments de branche (17, 18) sont reliés l'un à l'autre de manière articulée par un axe (19), et l'axe (19) est mobile dans un guide de coulisse réalisé sous forme de trou oblong (20).
  2. Joint d'assemblage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les profilés de support et/ou à raccorder sont réalisés sous forme de profilés creux ou sous la forme de corps pleins.
  3. Joint d'assemblage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le trou oblong présente un tracé rectiligne.
  4. Joint d'assemblage selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le plan médian longitudinal (21) du trou oblong (20) s'étend sensiblement de manière perpendiculaire à la surface d'appui de l'élément de branche fixé au profilé de support.
  5. Joint d'assemblage selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce que le trou oblong fait partie intégrante de l'élément de branche (17) fixé au profilé de support (1, 9).
  6. Joint d'assemblage selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que l'axe (19), dans des positions angulaires différentes, prend une autre position dans le trou oblong (20).
  7. Joint d'assemblage selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de branche (18) recevant l'axe (19) présente un point fixe extérieur ou respectivement une arête de butée (26), qui dans chaque position angulaire des profilés à relier (9, 9') coïncide avec une arête de brisure (27) prédéterminée du profilé de support (9).
  8. Joint d'assemblage selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que l'arête de brisure (27) du profilé de support (9) coïncide sensiblement avec une arête de brisure du logement de réception de joint d'étanchéité (13) du profilé de support (9).
  9. Joint d'assemblage selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'arête de brisure (27) du logement de réception de joint d'étanchéité se situe environ au niveau de la branche ou nervure de base (12', 13') du logement de réception de joint d'étanchéité (12, 13).
  10. Joint d'assemblage selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 7 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le côté frontal (31) du profilé à raccorder (9') est coupé en onglet environ au niveau du logement de réception de joint d'étanchéité (13), suivant la position angulaire entre le profilé de support et le profilé à raccorder, de façon telle que l'arête de brisure (27) du profilé de support (9), l'arête de sommet de coupe (31') extérieure et le point fixe ou respectivement l'arête de butée (26) de l'élément de branche (18) recevant l'axe (19), coïncident sensiblement.
  11. Joint d'assemblage selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le trou oblong est d'une configuration légèrement en forme d'arc.
  12. Joint d'assemblage selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de branche (17) comportant le trou oblong (20) présente au moins deux branches (22, 23) coudées angulairement l'une par rapport à l'autre, dont une branche (22) forme la branche de fixation au profilé de support (1, 9) et l'autre branche (23) s'engage dans l'élément de branche (18) comportant l'axe (19).
  13. Joint d'assemblage selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de branche (18) comportant l'axe (19) possède une section transversale environ en forme de U dans les deux ailes (24, 25) duquel est monté l'axe, qui dans l'état assemblé des éléments de branche (17, 18) traverse le trou oblong (20) en étant guidé de manière mobile dans celui-ci.
  14. Joint d'assemblage selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 7 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le point fixe ou respectivement l'arête de butée (26) fait partie intégrante de la section de branche recevant l'axe, et est formé par une protubérance de matériau (28).
  15. Joint d'assemblage selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que la protubérance de matériau est d'une configuration en forme de coin, en section transversale.
  16. Joint d'assemblage selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que la protubérance de matériau possède un profilage de section transversale (28') destiné à recevoir un profilé d'étanchéité entre le connecteur de joint d'assemblage et le profilé de support.
  17. Joint d'assemblage selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de branche (18) recevant l'axe possède un alésage (30) destiné à recevoir une cheville de fixation (30') qui, dans la position finale de montage, fixe les deux éléments de branche dans une position angulaire prédéterminée.
  18. Joint d'assemblage selon la revendication 17, caractérisé en ce que la cheville de fixation (30'), dans la position de montage des éléments de branche, s'étend sensiblement de manière parallèle à l'axe (19).
  19. Joint d'assemblage selon l'une des revendications 17 ou 18, caractérisé en ce que la cheville de fixation (30'), dans la position de fixation, s'appuie sur la branche (23) de l'élément de branche (17), qui renferme le trou oblong (20).
  20. Joint d'assemblage selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 19, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de branche (18) en forme de U présente des canaux de vissage (29) qui s'étendent transversalement à l'axe (19) et dont la distance (A) au point fixe ou respectivement à l'arête de butée (26) de l'élément de branche, est toujours identique.
EP04028393A 2004-12-01 2004-12-01 Connection de profilés de fenêtre, porte ou toiture se rencontrant angulairement Expired - Lifetime EP1666679B1 (fr)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP04028393A EP1666679B1 (fr) 2004-12-01 2004-12-01 Connection de profilés de fenêtre, porte ou toiture se rencontrant angulairement
DE502004004152T DE502004004152D1 (de) 2004-12-01 2004-12-01 Stoßverbindung von winkelig aneinander anschließbaren Fenster-, Türen-,Fassaden-, oder Dachprofilen
AT04028393T ATE365256T1 (de) 2004-12-01 2004-12-01 Stossverbindung von winkelig aneinander anschliessbaren fenster-, türen-,fassaden-, oder dachprofilen

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP04028393A EP1666679B1 (fr) 2004-12-01 2004-12-01 Connection de profilés de fenêtre, porte ou toiture se rencontrant angulairement

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1666679A1 EP1666679A1 (fr) 2006-06-07
EP1666679B1 true EP1666679B1 (fr) 2007-06-20

Family

ID=34927589

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP04028393A Expired - Lifetime EP1666679B1 (fr) 2004-12-01 2004-12-01 Connection de profilés de fenêtre, porte ou toiture se rencontrant angulairement

Country Status (3)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1666679B1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE365256T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE502004004152D1 (fr)

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2848258A (en) * 1953-11-13 1958-08-19 Mudd Derek Percival Attachment device
DE3603717A1 (de) * 1986-02-06 1987-08-13 Ulrich Kreusel Gelenkverbindung fuer mindestens zwei rohre
FR2699575B1 (fr) * 1992-12-21 1995-03-24 Francois Pavageau Assemblage pour la réalisation d'ossatures porteuses ou autoportées de constructions annexes ou intégrées.
GB2375551B (en) * 2001-05-19 2004-11-17 Kee Klamp Ltd Connector assembly for a handrail installation

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ATE365256T1 (de) 2007-07-15
EP1666679A1 (fr) 2006-06-07
DE502004004152D1 (de) 2007-08-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1020575B1 (fr) Connection en T entre un poteau et une traverse profilés d'une façade ou d'une toiture vitrée
DE102009012438B4 (de) Pfostenverbinder
EP2084340B1 (fr) Revêtement, habillage ou analogue pour bâtiments ou parties de bâtiments
EP2366857B1 (fr) Agencement de fixation pour une porte coulissante
DE1801914A1 (de) Anordnung von Beschlagteilen an den Ecken von Fenster- oder Tuerrahmen
DE29901972U1 (de) Rahmenprofil für Holz-Metall-Fenster oder -Türen
EP0052597A1 (fr) Joint droit entre deux profilés de cadre
DE4119628C1 (en) Coupler for profiled rail and shower partition - has securing bracket in duct, adjacent laterally to clamping gap
DE10346057B4 (de) Stoßverbinder für winkelig aneinander anschließbare Profile, insbesondere für Fenster, Türen, Fassaden, Dächer und dgl.
EP0906998B1 (fr) Dispositif de montage d'une têtière
DE102006020071B3 (de) Scharnierbeschlag zur schwenkbaren Befestigung eines Rahmens, insbesondere des Rahmens eines Fensterladens
DE2053058A1 (de) Rahmen mit als Hohlprofil ausgeführten Rahmenelementen
EP1666679B1 (fr) Connection de profilés de fenêtre, porte ou toiture se rencontrant angulairement
EP1243212B1 (fr) Cloison de douche
DE19513623A1 (de) Hohlprofil-Metallgerüst
EP1659246A1 (fr) Charnière pour volets
DE4409155A1 (de) Verbindungselement zur Verbindung von plattenförmigen Wandelementen
EP1038486B1 (fr) Jeu de pièces pour cloisons de douches
DE3107997A1 (de) Fluegelrahmen eines fensters, insbesondere fuer die nachtraegliche aenderung eines altbaufensters
DE102005053650B3 (de) Scharnierbeschlag
DE10012762C1 (de) Querverbinder
DE102011008765A1 (de) Profilanordnung, Rahmen und Rahmenanordnung
EP4202170B1 (fr) Connecteur, joint bout à bout et procédé de fabrication associé
EP1980702B1 (fr) Construction de cadre pour fenêtres et/ou portes
EP2270308A2 (fr) Jonction angulaire pour une fenêtre ou une porte avec une ferrure à crémone

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20050714

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL BA HR LV MK YU

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

RTI1 Title (correction)

Free format text: CONNECTION OF ANGULARLY POSITIONED WINDOW, DOOR, ROOF OR FACADES PROFILES

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

AKX Designation fees paid

Designated state(s): AT CH DE FR GB LI

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT CH DE FR GB LI

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: PA ALDO ROEMPLER

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 502004004152

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20070802

Kind code of ref document: P

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 20070731

ET Fr: translation filed
PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20080325

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20080605

Year of fee payment: 4

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PCAR

Free format text: ALDO ROEMPLER PATENTANWALT;BRENDENWEG 11 POSTFACH 154;9424 RHEINECK (CH)

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090701

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Payment date: 20091230

Year of fee payment: 6

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20100303

Year of fee payment: 6

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20100107

Year of fee payment: 6

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20091218

Year of fee payment: 6

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20101201

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20101201

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20110831

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20101231

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20110103

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20101231

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20101201