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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.09.2008 (43) Date of publication: 11.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/46 (21) Application number: 08706165.1 (22) Date of filing: 29.01.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25D 21/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/BR2008/000030 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/092223 (07.08.2008 Gazette 2008/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 30.01.2007 BR PI0700554 (71) Applicant: WHIRLPOOL S.A. 04578-000 São Paulo SP (BR)	(72) Inventors: BAARS, Edmar 89204-140 Joinville/SC (BR) SANTINI JÚNIOR, Otávio 89218-650 Joinville/SC (BR) (74) Representative: Geyer, Werner  Patentanwälte Geyer, Fehners & Partner Perhamerstrasse 31 80687 München 80687 München (DE)