(19)
(11) EP 0 995 895 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:
14.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
24.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/13

(21) Application number: 99308188.4

(22) Date of filing: 18.10.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F02M 35/10

(54)

Fan shroud and air intake arrangement

Lüftergehäuse und Lufteinlassanordnung

Carénage de ventilateur et système d'admission d'air

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 22.10.1998 US 177458

(43) Date of publication of application:
26.04.2000 Bulletin 2000/17

(73) Proprietor: McCORD WINN TEXTRON INC.
Manchester, NH 03103 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Plant, William David
    Anderson, South Carolina 29621 (US)

(74) Representative: Lippert, Stachow, Schmidt & Partner 
Frankenforster Strasse 135-137
51427 Bergisch Gladbach
51427 Bergisch Gladbach (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
DE-U- 8 620 190
US-A- 5 427 502
 US-A- 2 197 503
US-A- 5 649 587
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 660 (M-1722), 14 December 1994 (1994-12-14) & JP 06 257524 A (NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD), 13 September 1994 (1994-09-13)
   
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