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EP 1 377 508 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 03.04.2003 (43) Date of publication: 07.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/02 (21) Application number: 02706799.0 (22) Date of filing: 15.03.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65G 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/FI2002/000208 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/083526 (24.10.2002 Gazette 2002/43)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 10.04.2001 FI 20010747 (71) Applicant: Kone Oyj (Kone Corporation) 00330 Helsinki (FI)	(72) Inventor: MÄKIMATTILA, Simo FIN-02730 Espoo (FI) (74) Representative: Zipse + Habersack  Wotanstrasse 64 80639 München 80639 München (DE)