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EP 1 497 214 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 19.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/03 (21) Application number: 02720588.9 (22) Date of filing: 24.04.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B66B 5/04 (86) International application number: PCT/JP2002/004093 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/091142 (06.11.2003 Gazette 2003/45)

(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 (71) Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)	(72) Inventor: BROUWERS, Aernoud NL-3900 AE Veenendaal (NL) (74) Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE  Patent- und RechtsanwälteArabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)