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(43) Date of publication: 08.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/32 (21) Application number: 99946916.6 (22) Date of filing: 15.09.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B21D 39/00, F16D 3/12, F16D 33/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9921/035 (87) International publication number: WO 0015/368 (23.03.2000 Gazette 2000/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 16.09.1998 US 100607 P (71) Applicant: Tesma International of America Inc. Southfield, MI 48304 (US)	(72) Inventors: REDMOND, Daniel, W. Lathrup Village, MI 48076 (US) ROSS, William Warren, MI 48093 (US) (74) Representative: Kovac, Werner, Dipl.-Ing.  c/o MAGNA EUROPA AGPatentabteilung2. Haidequerstrasse 3 1111 Wien 1111 Wien (AT)