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EP 1 709 308 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 11.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/41 (21) Application number: 04798702.9 (22) Date of filing: 30.11.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01P 7/16(2006.01) F01P 5/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2004/005020 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/054640 (16.06.2005 Gazette 2005/24)

(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: 03.12.2003 GB 0327966 (71) Applicant: Echlin do Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda CEP-09950-400 Sâo Paulo (BR)	(72) Inventors: FILHO, Ayres CEP-09950-400 Sao Paulo (BR) RIBEIRO, Eduardo CEP-09950-400 Sao Paulo (BR) FERRAZ, Edgard CEP-09950-400 Sao Paulo (BR) GASTALDO, Fernando CEP-09950-400 Sao Paulo (BR) (74) Representative: Lawson, Alison Christina  Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)