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(43) Date of publication: 21.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/04 (21) Application number: 07734503.1 (22) Date of filing: 08.05.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F02D 41/06(2006.01) F01L 1/36(2006.01) F02D 13/02(2006.01) F02B 75/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2007/001188 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/129206 (15.11.2007 Gazette 2007/46)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 10.05.2006 JP 2006131880 (71) Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)	(72) Inventor: KAWAI, Takashi Toyota-shi Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP) (74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker  Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A 85354 Freising 85354 Freising (DE)