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(43) Date of publication: 16.07.2025 Bulletin 2025/29 (21) Application number: 23761489.6 (22) Date of filing: 22.08.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63H 21/17(2006.01) F01P 3/20(2006.01) B63H 20/00(2006.01) F16H 57/04(2010.01) B63J 2/12(2006.01) B63H 5/125(2006.01) B63H 20/14(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B63J 2/12; B63H 21/38; B63H 21/17; B63H 5/125; B63H 2005/1256; B63H 20/002; B63H 20/14; F16H 57/0424; F16H 57/0436; F16H 57/0493; F16H 57/032; F16H 57/0471; F16H 2057/02034; F01P 2050/24; F01P 2050/06; F01P 3/20; F01P 3/207 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/072963 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/052108 (14.03.2024 Gazette 2024/11)

(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: 06.09.2022 SE 2251032 (71) Applicant: Volvo Penta Corporation 405 08 Göteborg (SE)	(72) Inventors: JOHANSSON, Stig 423 53 Torslanda (SE) CARLSSON, Lars-Gunnar 423 39 Torslanda (SE) RYDSTRÖM, Anders 416 55 Göteborg (SE) (74) Representative: Zacco Sweden AB  P.O. Box 5581 Löjtnantsgatan 21 114 85 Stockholm 114 85 Stockholm (SE)