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(43) Date of publication: 23.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/43 (21) Application number: 22906829.1 (22) Date of filing: 16.12.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D06F 103/24(2020.01) D06F 105/46(2020.01) D06F 105/58(2020.01) D06F 33/48(2020.01) D06F 33/76(2020.01) D06F 103/26(2020.01) D06F 105/52(2020.01) D06F 23/02(2006.01) D06F 33/74(2020.01) D06F 34/16(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): D06F 23/02; D06F 33/48; D06F 2103/26; D06F 2103/46; D06F 2105/48 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/062341 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/111968 (22.06.2023 Gazette 2023/25)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 16.12.2021 AU 2021904088 (71) Applicant: Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited East Tamaki, Auckland 2013 (NZ)	(72) Inventors: MATULIS, Christopher Harold Auckland, 2013 (NZ) KOYA, Jamal Azhar Auckland, 2013 (NZ) BOS, Ethan Russell Auckland, 2013 (NZ) (74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP  The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES London EC2A 2ES (GB)