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(43) Date of publication: 28.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/09 (21) Application number: 05740448.5 (22) Date of filing: 04.05.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04D 13/02(2006.01) F04D 15/00(2006.01) F04D 13/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2005/051470 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/106253 (10.11.2005 Gazette 2005/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 05.05.2004 IT BG20040016 (71) Applicant: Emerson Appliance Motors Europe S.r.l. 10024 Moncalieri (IT)	(72) Inventor: PERI, Giorgio I-24060 Brusaporto (Bergamo) (IT) (74) Representative: Quinterno, Giuseppe et al Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A. Corso Emilia, 8 10152 Torino 10152 Torino (IT)