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(88) Date of publication A3: 08.01.2004 (43) Date of publication: 07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15 (21) Application number: 01968563.5 (22) Date of filing: 06.09.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G09G 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/027617 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/021490 (14.03.2002 Gazette 2002/11)

(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: 08.09.2000 US 658583 (71) Applicant: Textron Automotive Company Inc. Troy, MI 48083 (US)	(72) Inventor: FONG, Ching Troy, MI 48084 (US) (74) Representative: Kierdorf, Theodor, Dipl.-Ing.  PatentanwälteLippert, Stachow, Schmidt & PartnerFrankenforster Strasse 135-137 51427 Bergisch Gladbach 51427 Bergisch Gladbach (DE)