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(43) Date of publication: 23.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/25 (21) Application number: 07818565.9 (22) Date of filing: 28.09.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25B 31/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2007/008485 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/039873 (02.04.2009 Gazette 2009/14)

(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 (71) Applicant: Carrier Corporation Farmington, Connecticut 06034-4015 (US)	(72) Inventors: LEWEKE, Peter 50389 Cologne (DE) DOUVEN, Christian 40699 Erkrath (DE) (74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch  KSNH Patentanwälte Destouchesstraße 68 80796 München 80796 München (DE)