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(43) Date of publication: 21.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/47 (21) Application number: 00919319.4 (22) Date of filing: 18.02.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B66B 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0004/119 (87) International publication number: WO 0050/329 (31.08.2000 Gazette 2000/35)

(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: 26.02.1999 JP 5100899 (71) Applicant: Otis Elevator Company Farmington, CT 06032-2568 (US)	(72) Inventor: IWASA, Masao Chiba-ken,Ishikawa 272-0145 (JP) (74) Representative: Hirsch, Peter, Dipl.-Ing. et al Klunker Schmitt-Nilson HirschWinzererstrasse 106 80797 München 80797 München (DE)