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(43) Date of publication: 14.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/50 (21) Application number: 14781805.8 (22) Date of filing: 23.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04B 39/10(2006.01) F16K 15/16(2006.01) F04C 29/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/BR2014/000343 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/113127 (06.08.2015 Gazette 2015/31)

(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: 28.01.2014 BR 1421442 (71) Applicant: Whirlpool S.A. 04578-000 São Paulo - SP (BR)	(72) Inventor: LILIE, Dietmar Erich Bernhard 89204-060 Joinville - SC (BR) (74) Representative: Soldatini, Andrea et al Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Corso dei Tintori, 25 50122 Firenze 50122 Firenze (IT)