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(43) Date of publication: 03.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/45 (21) Application number: 03729436.0 (22) Date of filing: 13.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F25B 49/02, F25B 1/04 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/000149 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/060395 (24.07.2003 Gazette 2003/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 16.01.2002 IT MI20020074 (71) Applicant: Eurochiller S.r.l. 27030 Castello d'Agogna (IT)	(72) Inventor: VARISCO, Ugo I-20090 Assago (IT) (74) Representative: Riccardi, Sergio  Riccardi & Co.Via Macedonio Melloni, 32 20129 Milano 20129 Milano (IT)