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(43) Date of publication: 07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15 (21) Application number: 02735601.3 (22) Date of filing: 05.06.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F01P 7/16, F01P 5/10 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2002/002604 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/004840 (16.01.2003 Gazette 2003/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (30) Priority: 05.07.2001 GB 0116433 (71) Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC Dearborn,MI 48126 (US)	(72) Inventors: PEGG, Ian, Graham Essex CM3 4QN (GB) ROUTLEDGE, Leslie, Williams Essex SS5 5AX (GB) DURNFORD, Richard Essex CM15 9EW (GB) (74) Representative: Grunfeld, David Peter  Ford Motor Company Limited,Patent Department,Room 1/445 Eagle Way Brentwood,Essex CM13 3BW Brentwood,Essex CM13 3BW (GB)