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(43) Date of publication: 11.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/11 (21) Application number: 07745439.5 (22) Date of filing: 11.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F02D 41/00(2006.01) F02D 41/40(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/JP2007/062185 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/142367 (13.12.2007 Gazette 2007/50)

(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: 09.06.2006 JP 2006161498 (71) Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 (JP)	(72) Inventor: OBA, Takahiro Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 (JP) (74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker  Intellectual Property Law Firm Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A 85354 Freising 85354 Freising (DE)