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(43) Date of publication: 07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41 (21) Application number: 24748040.3 (22) Date of filing: 22.07.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D06F 75/40(2006.01) D06F 75/30(2006.01) D06F 77/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): D06F 75/40; D06F 75/30; D06F 77/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2024/070699 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/157431 (31.07.2025 Gazette 2025/31)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 25.01.2024 IT 202400001395 (71) Applicant: De' Longhi Appliances S.r.l. - Divisione Commerciale ARIETE 50013 Campi Bisenzio (FI) (IT)	(72) Inventors: PICCHI, Michele 56020 Pontedera (Pisa) (IT) BERRETTI, Simone 59100 Prato (IT) (74) Representative: Rapisardi, Mariacristina  Ufficio Brevetti Rapisardi S.r.l. Via Serbelloni, 12 20122 Milano 20122 Milano (IT)