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(43) Date of publication: 01.02.2017 Bulletin 2017/05 (21) Application number: 15720189.8 (22) Date of filing: 24.03.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04B 39/10(2006.01) F04B 7/00(2006.01) F25B 41/04(2006.01) F04B 39/08(2006.01) F25B 5/02(2006.01) F25B 1/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/BR2015/000038 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/143516 (01.10.2015 Gazette 2015/39)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 26.03.2014 BR 1407252 (71) Applicant: Whirlpool S.A. 04578-000 São Paulo - SP (BR)	(72) Inventor: PEREIRA, Evandro Luiz Lange 89218-040 Joinville - SC (BR) (74) Representative: Soldatini, Andrea et al Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Corso dei Tintori, 25 50122 Firenze 50122 Firenze (IT)