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(43) Date of publication: 21.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/25 (21) Application number: 04773771.3 (22) Date of filing: 08.10.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B66B 23/14(1985.01) (86) International application number: PCT/JP2004/015320 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/035422 (21.04.2005 Gazette 2005/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE FI FR GB (30) Priority: 10.10.2003 JP 2003351796 (71) Applicant: Toshiba Elevator Kabushiki Kaisha Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 (JP)	(72) Inventor: Oku, N., c/o Himeji Complex, Toshiba Elevator K.K. Himeji-shi, Hyogo 6711242 (JP) (74) Representative: Kramer - Barske - Schmidtchen  European Patent Attorneys Patenta Radeckestrasse 43 81245 München 81245 München (DE)