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(43) Date of publication: 23.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/17 (21) Application number: 22947815.1 (22) Date of filing: 20.06.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25B 39/02(2006.01) F22B 35/00(2006.01) F22B 37/38(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F22B 37/38; F22B 35/00; F25B 39/02; F25B 49/02; F25B 2700/2117; F25B 2700/13 (86) International application number: PCT/FI2022/050438 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/247815 (28.12.2023 Gazette 2023/52)

(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: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: Metso Metals Oy 02230 Espoo (FI)	(72) Inventors: OLBRICHT, Clemens 61476 Kronberg im Taunus (DE) HAMMERSCHMIDT, Joerg 63526 Erlensee (DE) CHATZILAMPROU, Ioannis 60599 Frankfurt am Main (DE) RUNKEL, Marcus 02330 Espoo (FI) (74) Representative: Keil & Schaafhausen Patentanwälte PartGmbB  Bockenheimer Landstraße 25 60325 Frankfurt am Main 60325 Frankfurt am Main (DE)