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(43) Date of publication: 23.03.2016 Bulletin 2016/12 (21) Application number: 14747700.4 (22) Date of filing: 12.05.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01N 3/10(2006.01) F01N 3/025(2006.01) F01N 9/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2014/000718 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/184635 (20.11.2014 Gazette 2014/47)

(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: 14.05.2013 JP 2013102454 (71) Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)	(72) Inventors: SHIBATA, Hidetaka Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) MATSUSHITA, Tomohiko Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) NAKANO, Yasuaki Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) (74) Representative: Intès, Didier Gérard André et al Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université 75340 Paris Cedex 07 75340 Paris Cedex 07 (FR)