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(43) Date of publication: 14.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/11 (21) Application number: 04737099.4 (22) Date of filing: 21.06.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25D 17/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/KR2004/001481 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/124250 (29.12.2005 Gazette 2005/52)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc. Seoul 150-010 (KR)

(72) Inventors: SIM, Jae-Seng Masan-Shi Kyungsangnam-Do 631-852 (KR) KO, Young-Hwan Changwon-Shi Kyungsangnam-Do 641-800 (KR) SHIN, Jongmin Nam-Ku Busan 608-040 (KR) CHOI, Bong-Jun Changwon-Shi Kyungsannam-Do 641-903 (KR) HWANG, Jun-Hyeon Changwon-Shi Kyungsangnam-Do 641-711 (KR) JEONG, Young Gwangmeong-Shi 423-842 KYUNGGI-DO (KR) HA, Samchul Changwon-Shi Kyungsangnam-Do 641-120 (KR) HWANG, Yunho Ellicott City, Maryland 21042 (US) (74) Representative: Verscht, Thomas Kurt Albert  Agnesstrasse 64 80797 München 80797 München (DE)