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EP 2 609 336 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 03.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/27 (21) Application number: 10745286.4 (22) Date of filing: 26.08.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04D 13/08(2006.01) F04D 29/42(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2010/062518 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/025154 (01.03.2012 Gazette 2012/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (71) Applicant: GARDENA Manufacturing GmbH 89079 Ulm (DE)	(72) Inventor: AGRAWAL, Ram Krishna 89231 Neu-Ulm (DE)