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(43) Date of publication: 04.03.1998 Bulletin 1998/10 (21) Application number: 96906964.0 (22) Date of filing: 27.03.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60G 17/ 02( . ) F16F 3/ 02( . ) F16F 1/ 22( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/PT1996/000001 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/036118 (02.10.1997 Gazette 1997/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicants: Instituto Superior Técnico 1069 Lisboa Codex (PT) Relogia Ribeiro, Antonio Manuel 2745 Queluz (PT)	(72) Inventor: RELOGIO RIBEIRO, Ant(RTM)nio, Manuel P-2745 Queluz (PT)