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EP 1 697 647 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 06.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/36 (21) Application number: 04798709.4 (22) Date of filing: 30.11.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16C 33/10(2006.01) F04D 29/04(2006.01) F16C 17/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2004/005037 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/057033 (23.06.2005 Gazette 2005/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 10.12.2003 GB 0328568 (71) Applicant: Echlin do Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda CEP-09950-400 Sâo Paulo (BR)

(72) Inventors: FILHO, Ayres Echlin do Brasil Industria e Com.Ltda Diadema, CEP-09950-400 Sao Polo (BR) RIBEIRO, Eduardo Echlin do Brasil Ind.e Com.Ltda. Diadema, CEP-09950-400 Sao Polo (BR) FERRAZ, Edgard Echlin do Brasil Ind. e Com.Ltda Diadema, CEP-09950-400 Sao Polo (BR) REZENDE, Robson Echlin do Brasil Ind. e Com.Ltda. Diadema, CEP-09950-400 Sao Polo (BR) (74) Representative: Lawson, Alison Christina  Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)