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(43) Date of publication: 23.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/30 (21) Application number: 06799572.0 (22) Date of filing: 19.10.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16L 35/00(2006.01) F16L 47/00(2006.01) F16L 37/092(2006.01) F16L 27/00(2006.01) F16L 33/22(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/NO2006/000365 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/046712 (26.04.2007 Gazette 2007/17)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 19.10.2005 SE 0502332 (71) Applicant: Kongsberg Automotive AS 3602 Kongsberg (NO)	(72) Inventors: PEDERSEN, Egil N-2830 Raufoss (NO) SANGRO, Jan Erik N-2319 Hamar (NO) (74) Representative: UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG  Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg 22607 Hamburg (DE)