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(88) Date of publication A3: 25.04.2013 (43) Date of publication: 19.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/08 (21) Application number: 12719054.4 (22) Date of filing: 12.04.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25B 13/00(2006.01) F25B 40/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2012/000724 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/140492 (18.10.2012 Gazette 2012/42)

(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 RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 13.04.2011 JP 2011089175 (71) Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(72) Inventors: KAWAKAMI, Yoshiaki Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) JOJIMA, Yuki Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) TAKAHASHI, Eizo Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) SATO, Kousuke Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) UCHIDA, Kazuhide Nishio Aichi 445-0012 (JP) OHNO, Yuichi Nishio Aichi 445-0012 (JP) (74) Representative: Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte - Partnerschaft  Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Bavariaring 10 80336 München 80336 München (DE)