EP1414631B1 - A machine for manufacturing pressed loose material products - Google Patents

A machine for manufacturing pressed loose material products Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1414631B1
EP1414631B1 EP01274427A EP01274427A EP1414631B1 EP 1414631 B1 EP1414631 B1 EP 1414631B1 EP 01274427 A EP01274427 A EP 01274427A EP 01274427 A EP01274427 A EP 01274427A EP 1414631 B1 EP1414631 B1 EP 1414631B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
cavities
pressor
mould
machine
elements
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
EP01274427A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1414631A1 (en
Inventor
Paolo Benedetti
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.)
Imal SRL
Original Assignee
Imal SRL
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 Imal SRL filed Critical Imal SRL
Publication of EP1414631A1 publication Critical patent/EP1414631A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1414631B1 publication Critical patent/EP1414631B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27N—MANUFACTURE BY DRY PROCESSES OF ARTICLES, WITH OR WITHOUT ORGANIC BINDING AGENTS, MADE FROM PARTICLES OR FIBRES CONSISTING OF WOOD OR OTHER LIGNOCELLULOSIC OR LIKE ORGANIC MATERIAL
    • B27N3/00—Manufacture of substantially flat articles, e.g. boards, from particles or fibres
    • B27N3/08—Moulding or pressing
    • B27N3/086—Presses with means for extracting or introducing gases or liquids in the mat
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27N—MANUFACTURE BY DRY PROCESSES OF ARTICLES, WITH OR WITHOUT ORGANIC BINDING AGENTS, MADE FROM PARTICLES OR FIBRES CONSISTING OF WOOD OR OTHER LIGNOCELLULOSIC OR LIKE ORGANIC MATERIAL
    • B27N5/00—Manufacture of non-flat articles

Definitions

  • the invention is usefully applied in making small blocks of wood chip, obtained by mixing chips with an agglomerating substance, followed by pressing.
  • the products are applicable in many fields, for example in the manufacturing of pallets.
  • a main aim of the present invention is to provide a high-production machine for pressing loose materials, possibly made solid by the use of a glue, and manufacturing small compacted blocks.
  • a glue for pressing loose materials, possibly made solid by the use of a glue, and manufacturing small compacted blocks.
  • One example of such machine is disclosed in EP 0999039 A .
  • An advantage of the invention is that it provides a constructively simple and economical machine.
  • a further advantage is that it makes available a machine which is able to manufacture relatively high-quality pressed products.
  • 1 denotes in its entirety a machine for manufacturing pressed loose material products (possibly with the use of a glue).
  • the loose material could comprise, for example, wood chips.
  • the material to be pressed and/or the glue are heated by a hot fluid (for example water vapour) in order to activate in a short time the reactions which contribute to transforming the loose material into a compact block by effect of pressing.
  • the pieces obtained in the illustrated example are small blocks, for example rectangular or cylindrical, destined for example to be used as components in manufacturing pallets: in this case the pieces obtained constitute spacer elements, located below the load plane of the pallet, the spacer elements going to create the spaces below the plane for the insertion of forklift truck forks.
  • the machine 1 comprises a mould 2 in which a plurality of through-cavities 3 are afforded, one by the side of another, longitudinally extended and parallel to each other.
  • the mould comprises a single parallelepiped block of considerable width and provided with cavities 3 arranged in a special order.
  • the cavity axis is vertical.
  • a first pressor element 4 is axially mobile on command according to an axis which is parallel to the vertical axis of the cavity 3.
  • the first pressor element 4 can assume an active position ( figure 4 and figure 3 in a broken line) in which it is lowered, and presents a flat lower side which is in contact with an upper face, also flat and horizontal, of the mould 2.
  • the upper face of the mould 2 is perpendicular to the axis of the cavity 3. In the active position the first pressor element 4 closes the upper end of the cavity 3.
  • the first pressor element 4 can also assume an inactive position (represented in figures 1 , 5 and 3 in a continuous line), in which the lower side thereof is distanced from the upper face of the mould 2.
  • the machine comprises a plurality of second pressor elements 5 which face the first pressor element 4 and collaborate there-with.
  • the second pressor elements 5 extend in length in a parallel direction to the vertical cavities arranged one beside another.
  • Each of the second pressor elements 5 is axially mobile on command internally of a respective cavity 3 of the mould and can assume a lower first position ( figures 1 and 3 ) in which the cavities are filled with material to be pressed, and in which the lower end of the respective cavities 3 is closed, i.e. the end situated at the opposite end of the mould from the above-cited upper face.
  • a lower first position figures 1 and 3
  • each of the second pressor elements 5 is relatively distant from the upper face of the mould and inferiorly delimits the cavity to be filled with the material to be pressed.
  • the lower position of the second pressor elements 5 with respect to the upper face of the mould 2 determines the size of the filling cavity and can be chosen on the basis of the final density of the product to be obtained.
  • Each filling cavity 3 extends in a vertical direction.
  • the material to be pressed can be constituted by solid loose material (for example wood chips) or by an agglomerating substance (for example an adhesive resin), or by a mixture of the two.
  • the second pressor elements 5 are supported by and are solidly constrained to a horizontal lower plate 6 which is perpendicular to the second pressor elements 5 and vertically mobile on command.
  • Each of the second pressor elements 5 can assume an intermediate second position ( figure 4 ) for the material pressing operation, chosen on the basis of the height or breadth of the final piece desired, in which intermediate second position the second pressor elements 5 exhibit their upper end internally of the respective cavities and closer to the upper face of the mould.
  • Each second pressor element 5 can also assume an upper third position ( figure 5 ) in which the pressed piece P is expelled from the mould; in this third position the upper end of the second pressor element 5 is coplanar or very nearly so to the flat upper face of the mould 2.
  • the machine comprises means for injecting a hot activating fluid internally of the filling cavity 3; the activating function is generally the heat of the fluid.
  • the hot fluid is injected internally of the mass of the material introduced into the filling cavity 3 before and during the pressing operation, so that it can act on the material (for example the resin or the material to be pressed) in order to obtain compact and resistant pieces rapidly.
  • the hot fluid used is, for example, water vapour.
  • the means for injecting the hot fluid comprise at least one feeding line 7 of hot fluid which sends the fluid towards a manifold 8 afforded internally of the lower plate 6 supporting the second pressor elements 5 ( figure 1 ).
  • the manifold 8 s connected to a plurality of hot fluid infeed conduits 9, each of which is afforded internally of a second pressor element 5.
  • the second pressor elements 5 are only schematically represented: figures from 8 to 12 give more detailed illustrations of a second pressor element 5.
  • Each infeed conduit 9 superiorly terminates in a horizontally-extended chamber 9a from which plurality of nozzles 9' depart, which nozzles 9' are also afforded internally of the second pressor element 5.
  • Each nozzle 9' opens into the filling cavity 3 through one or more outlets for the fluid located at the upper end of the second pressor element 5.
  • each filling cavity comes into contact with a plurality of upwards-facing hot fluid outlets. In the illustrated embodiment these outlets are aligned one with another.
  • the machine further comprises means for heating both the first pressor element 4, the mould 2 and the second pressor elements 5.
  • the means for heating comprise a series of separate circuits, afforded internally of the above-cited elements, in which a second hot fluid (for example heat-radiating oil) circulates.
  • the heating facilitates the hardening of the pressed material and the activation of a glue if present.
  • 11 and 12 denote the delivery and return conduits of the second hot fluid, which are afforded internally of a second pressor element 5 and are extended over almost the whole length thereof.
  • each of the second pressor elements 5 there is at least one further infeed conduit 13 for an active substance, for example paraffin, having one or more outlets 13' arranged on the lateral side of the second pressor element 5 in a low area 14 preferably close to the upper end of the second pressor element 5.
  • the substance is injected from the inside of the second pressor elements 5 towards the outside during the return run of the second pressor elements 5, internally of the filling cavities 3 before filling them.
  • the substance is distributed on the internal walls of the cavities 3, forming a thin layer so that after filling and pressing the external surfaces of the pieces exhibit special characteristics which depend on the substance used (for example by using paraffin water-repellent surfaces are obtained) and which also facilitate detachment of the pieces from the mould walls.
  • the various lower areas 14 form, together with the internal surface of the filling cavity 3, small chambers which spread over the whole of the transversal of the cavity 3.
  • the machine can be equipped with means for aspirating, of known type and not illustrated, which are preferably connected to the circuits through which the activating fluid is injected into the filling cavity 3. These means for aspirating create a depression in the filling cavities and thus collect the vapours issued during the pressing operation.
  • This device comprises a commandable axially mobile drawer 15, mobile on horizontal guides 16 in the direction of arrows J.
  • the drawer 15 can assume a first position ( figure 7 and on the right in figure 6 ) in which it is in a material deposit station and receives the material destined for pressing; this station can be for example a hopper 17.
  • the drawer can also assume a second position (on the left in figure 6 ) in which it is entirely above the mould 2.
  • the drawer 15 is open both above and below.
  • One or more rotating combs (set on rollers 18) are located at the lower opening of the drawer 15; the rollers 18 can be commanded to rotate about an axis which is transversal to the drawer movement axis.
  • Each roller 18 bears a plurality of radial teeth thickly distributed over the external surface of the roller 18 and arranged in such a way as not to interfere with the teeth of an adjacent roller 18 during rotation.
  • the lower opening is closed by a horizontal fixed plane 19, which in effect becomes the bottom of the drawer 15 and prevents exit of the material from the bottom of the drawer 15.
  • the plane 19 is coplanar to the mould and extends up to the mould itself.
  • the drawer 15 displaces axially towards the mould 2, moving on the horizontal guides 16. While the lower opening of the drawer 15 is thus closed by the fixed plane 19, up to the edge of the mould 2, the material will not fall down; then, as the drawer advances onto the mould 2, the material will fall, as the bottom constituted by the plane is no longer present. In the meantime the rotating combs distribute the material in the cavities 3, depositing the material uniformly up until the cavities 3 are filled.
  • the drawer 15 returns and its front terminal part, equipped with a scraper, removes the excess material, thus guaranteeing optimal conditions for a homogeneous pressing of the material.
  • the pressing operation is now described, starting from the configuration of figure 1 , in which the first pressor element 4 is raised and in the inactive position and the second pressor elements 5 are lowered and in the filling position.
  • the above-described loading device introduces the material to be pressed into the filling cavities 3 which are closed below by the second pressor elements 5 ( figure 3 ).
  • the first pressor element 4 is made to lower, in the direction of arrow F, up until it comes into the active position in which it superiorly closes the various filling cavities.
  • the plate 6 supporting the second pressor elements 5 is raised, in the direction of arrow G into an end-pressing position (see figure 4 ), to press the material into the filling cavities 3.
  • the means for injecting inject the hot fluid upwards into the mass of material.
  • the injection stage can begin before the pressing phase.
  • the hot activating fluid enters from the bottom into the mass of material contained in the cavity to activate the reactions contributing to transforming the loose material into a compact and coherent block after pressing.
  • the first pressor element 4 is raised in the direction of arrow H, after which the plate is also raised (arrow K) to bring the second pressor elements 5 into the expelling position ( figure 5 ).
  • the pressed pieces P after expulsion from the cavities in an upwards direction, can be easily removed from the mould.
  • the hot fluid can be injected internally of the filling cavities 3 from above, through the first pressor element 4, either alternatively or in concert with the means for injecting which operate from the side of the second pressor elements 5.
  • second means for injecting the hot fluid are provided, which comprise a supply line 10 which conveys the fluid towards a manifold afforded internally of the first pressor element 4.
  • the manifold is connected to a plurality of nozzles which terminate with downwards-facing outlets for the fluid, predisposed on the flat lower side of the first pressor element 4, for injecting the fluid internally of the filling cavities during the material compacting stage, activating the resin or glue.

Landscapes

  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Forests & Forestry (AREA)
  • Dry Formation Of Fiberboard And The Like (AREA)
  • Pallets (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Switches (AREA)
  • Optical Record Carriers And Manufacture Thereof (AREA)
EP01274427A 2001-08-08 2001-11-23 A machine for manufacturing pressed loose material products Expired - Lifetime EP1414631B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITMO20010016 2001-08-08
IT2001MO000168A ITMO20010168A1 (it) 2001-08-08 2001-08-08 Macchina per la fabbricazione di pezzi in materiale incoerente pressato
PCT/IT2001/000592 WO2003013812A1 (en) 2001-08-08 2001-11-23 A machine for manufacturing pressed loose material products

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1414631A1 EP1414631A1 (en) 2004-05-06
EP1414631B1 true EP1414631B1 (en) 2010-05-05

Family

ID=11450854

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP01274427A Expired - Lifetime EP1414631B1 (en) 2001-08-08 2001-11-23 A machine for manufacturing pressed loose material products

Country Status (5)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1414631B1 (it)
AT (1) ATE466703T1 (it)
DE (1) DE60142085D1 (it)
IT (1) ITMO20010168A1 (it)
WO (1) WO2003013812A1 (it)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP4775557B2 (ja) * 2006-02-21 2011-09-21 Ｔｄｋ株式会社 粉末成形装置及び粉末成形方法

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3070842A (en) * 1960-02-26 1963-01-01 Frank W Fuller Apparatus for molding particle boards of improved quality
ES2073603T3 (es) * 1991-03-06 1995-08-16 Werzalit Ag & Co Dispositivo para la fabricacion simultanea de varios cuerpos prensados a modo de bloque.
DE4430528C2 (de) * 1994-08-27 2003-09-18 Werzalit Ag & Co Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von Formteilen
FR2765826B1 (fr) * 1997-07-08 2000-01-14 Christophe Scalese Installation et procede pour la fabrication en grande serie et par moulage de plots pour palettes de manutention
US6482349B1 (en) * 1998-11-02 2002-11-19 Sumitomo Special Metals Co., Ltd. Powder pressing apparatus and powder pressing method

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1414631A1 (en) 2004-05-06
ITMO20010168A1 (it) 2003-02-08
ITMO20010168A0 (it) 2001-08-08
ATE466703T1 (de) 2010-05-15
WO2003013812A1 (en) 2003-02-20
DE60142085D1 (de) 2010-06-17

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CA1109222A (en) Method with combined vibration and pressure action in an airless environment for the formation of resin- bonded grit slabs and apparatus for implementing said method
US6176951B1 (en) Process for the production of boards of wood-based material
CN114585781A (zh) 制造环保可降解纤维材料制成的成型件的纤维成型设施
CN102416649B (zh) 一种复合透水砖的制备工艺
US3071805A (en) Method and means for producing wood-composition panels
US4098562A (en) Reinforced concrete block making machine
US20080211131A1 (en) Method and Device for the Production of Friction Linings
RU2621917C2 (ru) Способ и установка для изготовления плит материалов и устройство для уплотнения узких сторон пакета прессуемого материала
EP1414631B1 (en) A machine for manufacturing pressed loose material products
CA2036584C (en) Method and apparatus for making a molded article from a non-flowable mixture of chip and/or fiber material and a thermally hardenable binder
AU2006326914B2 (en) A laminated tile and method of manufacturing a laminated tile
EP1594666B1 (en) Method and plant for forming ceramic tiles or slabs
US3078506A (en) Apparatus for molding wood particles
US3038527A (en) Press for chip-board manufacture
US20070104821A1 (en) Machine and method for molding articles made of loose material, for manufacturing loading pallet stringers
US4098563A (en) Concrete product manufacturing system
US4437824A (en) Apparatus for making particleboard by a continuous extruding technique of particulated materials
US4036575A (en) Concrete product manufacturing system
EP1031423A3 (en) Injection molding of ferroelectric articles
US829014A (en) Apparatus for making cementitious products or artificial stone.
PL201277B1 (pl) Produkt ceramiczny sprasowany, sposób i urządzenie do załadunku prasy do formowania produktu ceramicznego
EP0909621B1 (en) Method for forming and decorating unfired ceramic tiles ahead of the press and machine for carrying out the method
US20070104818A1 (en) Machine for molding articles made of loose material, for manufacturing loading pallet stringers
CN102320071A (zh) 一种非木材货运托盘压制方法及设备
WO2023037305A1 (en) Apparatus and method for performing inclusions and/or veins in slabs manufactured from a base mix and additional mix and plant for manufacturing slabs

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: 20040122

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL LT LV MK RO SI

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 60142085

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20100617

Kind code of ref document: P

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: VDEP

Effective date: 20100505

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

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100505

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100505

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100816

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

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100505

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100505

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

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100505

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100806

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

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100906

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100505

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

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100505

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: 20110208

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 60142085

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20110207

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

Ref country code: MC

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

Effective date: 20101130

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: 20101123

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

Ref country code: LI

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

Effective date: 20101130

Ref country code: CH

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

Effective date: 20101130

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20110801

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

Ref country code: FR

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

Effective date: 20101130

Ref country code: IE

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

Effective date: 20101123

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: 20101123

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

Ref country code: LU

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

Effective date: 20101123

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

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100505

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

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20171123

Year of fee payment: 17

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

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20180131

Year of fee payment: 17

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 60142085

Country of ref document: DE

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

Ref country code: IT

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

Effective date: 20181123

Ref country code: DE

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

Effective date: 20190601