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(11) EP 1 132 629 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:
02.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/31

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
31.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/22

(21) Application number: 01101767.0

(22) Date of filing: 26.01.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F15B 15/14(2006.01)
 F15B 9/03(2006.01)

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(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE SE

(30) Priority: 01.03.2000 JP 2000056437
01.03.2000 JP 2000056440

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/37

(60) Divisional application:
05012069.0 / 1607637

(73) Proprietor: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8659 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Suzuki, Yasunaga, c/o SMC K.K., Tsukuba Gijutsu C.
    Tsubuka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 300-2493 (JP)
  • Sakurai, Koji, c/o SMC K.K., Tsukuba Gijutsu Cent.
    Tsubuka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 300-2493 (JP)

(74) Representative: KEIL & SCHAAFHAUSEN Patentanwälte 
Cronstettenstrasse 66
60322 Frankfurt am Main
60322 Frankfurt am Main (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
DE-A- 19 750 411
DE-U- 29 910 970
 DE-U- 29 816 156
   
       
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