Expired European patentEurope
Switchable permanent magnetic brake, having pole-pieces with changeable polarity, adjacent to fixed and rotatable permanent magnets
EP 0057778 B1 · Applicant: Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon-Bührle AG
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- Filed December 15, 1981 and granted September 26, 1984. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 15, 2001.
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FiledDecember 15, 1981
PublishedAugust 18, 1982
GrantedSeptember 26, 1984
Term endedDecember 15, 2001
Application numberEP 81201369
Classification (CPC)H02K49/102
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