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EP 1 691 992 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 23.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/34 (21) Application number: 03818620.1 (22) Date of filing: 16.09.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60C 23/00(2006.01) G01H 11/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/FI2003/000672 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/025898 (24.03.2005 Gazette 2005/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: Taipale Automotive Oy 33950 Pirkkala (FI)	(72) Inventor: TAIPALE, Asko FIN-33800 Tampere (FI) (74) Representative: Nieminen, Taisto Tapani  Patenttitoimisto T. Nieminen Oy, Kehräsaari B 33200 Tampere 33200 Tampere (FI)