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(88) Date of publication A3: 12.06.2014 (43) Date of publication: 15.04.2015 Bulletin 2015/16 (21) Application number: 13735448.6 (22) Date of filing: 27.05.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01V 3/15(2006.01) F41H 11/136(2011.01) F41H 11/13(2011.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2013/054356 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/182948 (12.12.2013 Gazette 2013/50)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 06.06.2012 IT TO20120490 (71) Applicant: Oto Melara S.p.A. 19136 La Spezia (IT)	(72) Inventors: FRANCESCHI, Giuliano I-19100 La Spezia (IT) GIOVANNINI, Andrea I-19136 La Spezia (IT) SPADAFORA, Teresa I-19136 La Spezia (IT) VARONE, Fabio I-19136 La Spezia (IT) (74) Representative: Vitillo, Giuseppe  Barzanò & Zanardo Milano S.p.A. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 61 10128 Torino 10128 Torino (IT)