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(43) Date of publication: 21.02.1996 Bulletin 1996/08 (21) Application number: 94913098.0 (22) Date of filing: 31.03.1994

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04D 17/ 16( . ) F04D 19/ 04( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/EP1994/001011 (87) International publication number: WO 1994/025760 (10.11.1994 Gazette 1994/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: CH DE FR GB IT LI (30) Priority: 03.05.1993 DE 19934314418 (60) Divisional application: 98110191.8 / 0874159 (71) Applicant: LEYBOLD AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT D-50968 Köln (DE)	(72) Inventors: SCHÜTZ, Günter D-50679 Köln (DE) ENGLÄNDER, Heinrich D-52441 Linnich (DE) VON SCHULZ-HAUSMANN, Friedrich, Karl D-53229 Bonn (DE) HENNING, Hinrich D-51427 Bergisch Gladbach (DE) (74) Representative: Leineweber, Jürgen, Dipl.-Phys.  Aggerstrasse 24 D-50859 Köln D-50859 Köln (DE)