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(43) Date of publication: 14.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/33 (21) Application number: 00954711.8 (22) Date of filing: 18.08.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41F 15/44, H05K 3/12, B67D 5/02 (86) International application number: PCT/GB0003/191 (87) International publication number: WO 0216/135 (28.02.2002 Gazette 2002/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (71) Applicant: Ford Motor Company Dearborn, MI 48125 (US)	(72) Inventors: HA, Vinh, Van Southfield, MI 48076 (US) TRUBLOWSKI, John Troy, MI 48083 (US) LIN, John, (Jin Her) Canton, MI 48188 (US) (74) Representative: Messulam, Alec Moses  A. Messulam & Co. Ltd.,43-45 High Road Bushey Heath,Bushey,Herts WD23 1EE Bushey Heath,Bushey,Herts WD23 1EE (GB)