A plug metering glue injection device
Through the spiral rod mixing and multiple sets of glue discharge block structure, combined with the medium booster device, the problems of glue residue and guide rod deformation are solved, the precise control of glue amount and the improvement of dispensing accuracy are achieved, and the service efficiency and life of the glue injection device are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411682095.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-22
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-11-22
AI Technical Summary
The existing glue injection device has glue residue and guide rod deformation during the glue mixing process, resulting in poor glue discharge, and cannot accurately control the amount of glue, affecting the dispensing accuracy and efficiency.
The glue is mixed by a spiral rod, combined with multiple sets of glue removal blocks and a medium booster device. The glue is mixed by the spiral rod and the glue removal blocks are used to completely discharge the glue in the mixing chamber and the glue outlet pipe. The medium booster device pushes the glue removal blocks to ensure accurate glue discharge.
Effectively avoid glue residue, improve dispensing accuracy and efficiency, extend the life of the device, ensure precise control of glue amount, and improve the dispensing effect of the production process.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of glue injection equipment, in particular to a plug metering glue injection device. Background Art
[0002] At present, most of the glue injection devices are for single glue injection. After some glue is mixed, its performance will be better than that of single glue. Therefore, a glue mixing device capable of mixing glue is needed. The glue mixing device can well mix different glues and discharge the mixed glue. However, if glue mixing is needed in the glue injection process, a glue mixing chamber will be needed. In most of the current products, the handling of the glue mixing chamber and the glue discharge pipe is the most troublesome. The current method for handling the glue mixing chamber and the glue discharge pipe is through disassembly and cleaning, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources, so the efficiency is low and it is not suitable for large-scale glue discharge processing.
[0003] The prior art also has the following defects during use:
[0004] In order to improve the performance of the glue, it may be necessary to mix the glue in some cases. During the mixing process, some glue will remain in the mixing chamber. If the glue remaining in the mixing chamber cannot be discharged, it will solidify inside after a period of time. After solidification, subsequent internal mixing will be impossible. In addition, glue will inevitably remain on the inner wall of the glue outlet pipe during the glue discharge process, which will cause the thickness of the inner wall to change. If the inner wall is too thick, the space of the through pipe will become thinner, which will increase the dispensing speed and cause inaccurate dispensing. In addition, many current dispensing devices cannot perform accurate dispensing during the dispensing process, and the dispensing is prone to overflow or insufficient. In either case, it will have an adverse effect on the production process.
[0005] Although the existing glue injection device has a glue discharge structure, which discharges the glue in the glue injection tube through a guide rod, the inner cavity of the glue injection tube is relatively thin and the length of the glue injection tube is too long. The straight rod structure easily causes the guide rod to be compressed and deformed, and the glue discharge device often fails to operate due to the deformation of the guide rod.
[0006] In view of this, we propose a plug metering glue injection device to solve the existing problems. Summary of the Invention
[0007] The object of the present invention is to provide a plug metering glue injection device to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.
[0008] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a plug metering glue injection device, comprising a flow tube mounting plate, a plurality of glue injection heads are mounted on the upper end of the flow tube mounting plate, a plurality of glue mixing chambers are mounted in the flow tube mounting plate, a spiral rod is provided at the center of the glue mixing chamber, and a small motor is connected to the upper end of the spiral rod, a first row of glue blocks is mounted on the upper end of the spiral rod near the small motor, the first row of glue blocks is tightly connected to the inner wall of the glue mixing chamber, a limiting groove is provided on the inner wall of the glue mixing chamber, the first row of glue blocks is connected to the limiting groove, a first through glue hose is connected to one side of the upper end of the glue mixing chamber, and a second through glue hose is connected to the other side of the upper end of the glue mixing chamber, The lower end of the cavity is connected to a glue storage cavity, and the lower end of the glue storage cavity is connected to a glue outlet pipe. A second row of glue blocks is installed directly above the glue storage cavity, and a third row of glue blocks is embedded in the center of the second row of glue blocks. The upper end of the second row of glue blocks is connected to a first rotating rod, and the upper end of the third row of glue blocks is connected to an elastic connecting rope. A medium cavity is provided inside the first rotating rod, and a medium inlet is provided on the side end face of the medium cavity, and the medium inlet is connected to a medium pressurizing device. The elastic connecting rope is located in the medium cavity inside the first rotating rod, and the elastic connecting rope is fixedly connected to the upper end face of the medium cavity provided on the first rotating rod. The upper end of the first rotating rod is connected to a rotating shaft, and the upper end of the rotating shaft is connected to a driving motor.
[0009] Furthermore, a permanent magnet is fixedly mounted on the connection surface between the medium cavity and the second row of rubber blocks, and the permanent magnet is adsorbed and connected to the upper end surface of the third row of rubber blocks.
[0010] Furthermore, multiple groups of cylinders are installed on the upper end of the flow tube mounting plate, and the inner sides of the cylinders are respectively provided with a first inner cavity and a second inner cavity. The upper ends of the cylinders are connected to piston rods, and the upper ends of the piston rods are connected to piston rod pressure blocks.
[0011] Furthermore, a first glue inlet and a second glue inlet are provided on both sides of the flow tube mounting plate, and accelerated glue feeding pumps are installed on both sides of the flow tube mounting plate, and the accelerated glue feeding pumps are connected to the first glue inlet and the second glue inlet.
[0012] Furthermore, the first inner cavity is downwardly connected to a first rubber hose, the second inner cavity is downwardly connected to a second rubber hose, and multiple groups of mixing rubber cavities are installed on the flow tube mounting plate, and the upper ends of the mixing rubber cavities are connected to the first rubber hose and the second rubber hose.
[0013] Furthermore, the glue storage cavity is installed at the center of the lower end of the flow tube mounting plate, and both sides of the upper end of the glue storage cavity are connected to the glue mixing cavity.
[0014] Furthermore, the first glue inlet is communicated with the first inner cavity, and the second glue inlet is communicated with the second inner cavity.
[0015] Furthermore, the lower end of the third row of rubber blocks is conical, the upper end of the third row of rubber blocks is perfectly matched with the inner wall of the rubber outlet pipe, the lower end of the third row of rubber blocks is matched in size with the head of the rubber outlet pipe, and the upper end of the third row of rubber blocks is provided with a stepped guide head.
[0016] Furthermore, the adhesive stripping surfaces of the first row of adhesive blocks, the second row of adhesive blocks and the third row of adhesive blocks are all made of polytetrafluoroethylene material.
[0017] Furthermore, a method for using the plug metering glue injection device includes the steps of:
[0018] S1 discharges glue A into the first inner cavity through the first glue inlet, and discharges glue B into the second inner cavity through the second glue inlet. The piston rod pressing block drives the piston rod downward to squeeze glue A and glue B into the first and second rubber hoses of the array;
[0019] S2 discharges glue A and glue B into the glue mixing chamber simultaneously through the first and second glue hoses. The screw rod is driven by a small motor to rotate. At the same time, the first row of glue blocks begins to move downward under the action of the limit groove and the screw rod, mixing glue A and glue B. At the same time, the mixed glue AB is discharged into the glue storage chamber below through the first row of glue blocks.
[0020] The S3 drive motor starts, driving the rotating shaft to start moving, and then the first rotating rod moves downward together. The first rotating rod drives the second row of rubber blocks downward to discharge the glue in the glue storage chamber into the glue outlet pipe. When the glue enters the glue outlet pipe, the first rotating rod and the second row of rubber blocks stop moving downward, and the medium boosting device works to discharge the medium into the medium cavity through the medium inlet. The third row of rubber blocks continues to discharge the glue in the glue outlet pipe under the pressure of the medium until the corresponding amount is discharged or the glue is completely drained. Then the medium boosting device recovers the medium to make the third row of rubber blocks return to their original position under the tension of the elastic connecting rope, and the permanent magnet is used to limit and position the third row of rubber blocks.
[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0022] The present invention provides a glue mixing chamber in the glue injection device, and mixes different types of glue through the spiral rod structure in the glue mixing chamber. The two groups of different glues start to move with the rotation of the spiral rod. During the continuous rotation, the two groups of different glues are fused. When the spiral rod starts and drives the glue mixing, the glue discharge block located at the upper end of the spiral rod begins to move downward under the action of the spiral rod and the front and rear limit grooves. The glue discharge block is in close contact with the inner wall of the glue mixing chamber and the spiral rod. During the movement, the residual glue in the glue mixing chamber is completely discharged into the glue outlet pipe, which can effectively avoid residual glue residue, and the glue mixing chamber can realize preliminary control of the glue injection amount. A glue storage chamber is provided at the upper end of the glue outlet pipe, and a second row of glue blocks and a third row of glue blocks are installed at the upper end of the glue storage chamber. The two groups of glue discharge blocks can respectively discharge the glue in the glue storage pipe and the glue outlet pipe. Further discharge can effectively and completely discharge the glue in the glue storage chamber and the glue outlet pipe, and this group of glue discharge blocks can control the amount of glue discharged more finely, so that in the production process, the amount of glue can be better controlled. The overall device can effectively ensure the long-term use of the glue injection device, avoid residual glue remaining inside, and improve the control of the amount of glue, making the overall glue dispensing more refined, and achieving better glue dispensing effect in the production process. The combination of multiple groups of glue discharge block structures can effectively drain the glue in the glue injection device and effectively avoid glue retention, ensuring the cleanliness of various parts inside the glue injection device and avoiding the impact of glue retention on subsequent work; glue injection heads are respectively provided on both sides, which can adjust the amount of mixed glue injected according to needs, and multiple groups of glue injection heads and glue mixing chambers can increase the capacity of glue and increase more glue discharge.
[0023] At the same time, the third row of rubber blocks is pushed by applying pressure from the medium, which solves the problem of traditional guide rods deforming under pressure due to their thin structure and long length, thereby improving the service life of the rubber removal device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the front cross-sectional structure of the present invention;
[0025] Figure 2 It is a partial structural diagram of the present invention;
[0026] In the figure: 1. Flow tube mounting plate; 2. Glue injection head; 3. Piston rod pressure block; 4. Piston rod; 5. First inner cavity; 6. Cylinder; 7. Second inner cavity; 8. Accelerator glue feed pump; 9. First glue inlet; 10. Second glue inlet; 11. Elastic connecting rope; 12. Glue storage chamber; 13. Glue outlet hose; 14. First rubber hose; 15. Drive motor; 16. Second rubber hose; 17. Screw rod; 18. Glue mixing chamber; 19. First row of rubber blocks; 20. Small motor; 21. Rotating shaft; 22. Second row of rubber blocks; 23. Third row of rubber blocks; 24. First rotating rod; 25. Dielectric chamber; 26. Permanent magnet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] The technical solution of the present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Example 1
[0028] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a plug metering glue injection device proposed by the present invention includes a flow tube mounting plate 1, multiple groups of glue injection heads are installed on the upper end of the flow tube mounting plate, multiple groups of glue mixing chambers 18 are installed in the flow tube mounting plate 1, a spiral rod 17 is provided at the center of the glue mixing chamber 18, and a small motor 20 is connected to the upper end of the spiral rod 17, a first row of glue blocks 19 is installed near the upper end of the spiral rod 17 near the small motor 20, the first row of glue blocks 19 is tightly connected to the inner wall of the glue mixing chamber 18, a limiting groove is provided on the inner wall of the glue mixing chamber 18, the first row of glue blocks 19 is connected to the limiting groove, a first through glue hose 14 is connected to one side of the upper end of the glue mixing chamber 18, and a second through glue hose 16 is connected to the other side of the upper end of the glue mixing chamber 18, the lower end of the glue mixing chamber 18 is connected to the glue storage chamber 12, and the glue storage The lower end of the cavity 12 is connected to the glue outlet pipe 13, and a second row of glue blocks 22 is installed just above the glue storage cavity 12. A slide groove is provided at the center of the second row of glue blocks, which is used to slideably connect with the third row of glue blocks 23, and the outer wall of the third row of glue blocks is tightly fitted and slidably connected with the inner wall of the slide groove. The upper end of the second row of glue blocks 22 is connected to the first rotating rod 24, and the upper end of the third row of glue blocks is connected to an elastic connecting rope. A medium cavity is provided inside the first rotating rod, and a medium inlet is provided on the side end face of the medium cavity, and the medium inlet is connected to a medium pressurizing device. The elastic connecting rope is located in the medium cavity inside the first rotating rod, and the elastic connecting rope is fixedly connected to the upper end face of the medium cavity provided on the first rotating rod. The upper end of the first rotating rod is connected to a rotating shaft, and the upper end of the rotating shaft is connected to a driving motor.
[0029] The medium boosting device is a type of air blowing device, and the medium is air or one of other gases that have no reaction with the glue.
[0030] A permanent magnet is fixedly mounted on the connection surface between the medium cavity and the second row of rubber blocks, and the permanent magnet is adsorbed and connected to the upper end surface of the third row of rubber blocks.
[0031] Multiple groups of cylinders 6 are installed on the upper end of the flow tube mounting plate 1. The inner sides of the cylinders 6 are respectively provided with a first inner cavity 5 and a second inner cavity 7. The upper ends of the cylinders 6 are connected to piston rods 4, and the upper ends of the piston rods 4 are connected to piston rod pressure blocks 3.
[0032] The piston rod pressing block 3 can apply pressure to multiple groups of piston rods 4 at the same time, driving the multiple groups of piston rods 4 to move downward, so that different glues are squeezed in the first inner cavity 5 and the second inner cavity 7 of the cylinder 6 and enter the glue mixing cavity 18 located in the flow tube mounting plate 1 together.
[0033] A first glue inlet 9 and a second glue inlet 10 are provided on both sides of the flow tube mounting plate 1 . Accelerating glue feeding pumps 8 are installed on both sides of the flow tube mounting plate 1 and are connected to the first glue inlet 9 and the second glue inlet 10 .
[0034] The first glue inlet 9 is used to feed glue A, and the second glue inlet 10 is used to feed glue B. Glue A and glue B can be accelerated and injected into the inner cavity of the cylinder 6 together through the accelerated glue feeding pump 8 .
[0035] The first inner cavity 5 is downwardly connected to a first rubber hose 14 , the second inner cavity 7 is downwardly connected to a second rubber hose 16 , and multiple groups of mixing rubber cavities 18 are installed on the flow tube mounting plate 1 , and the upper ends of the mixing rubber cavities 18 are connected to the first rubber hose 14 and the second rubber hose 16 .
[0036] Glue A in the first inner cavity 5 can enter the glue mixing cavity 18 through the first glue tube 14, and glue B in the second inner cavity 7 can also enter the glue mixing cavity 18 through the second glue tube 16. Different glues in different cavities enter a group of glue mixing cavities 18 for mixed and fused glue.
[0037] The glue storage cavity 12 is installed at the center of the lower end of the flow tube mounting plate 1 , and both sides of the upper end of the glue storage cavity 12 are connected to the glue mixing cavity 18 .
[0038] The glue storage chamber 12 is used to gather the mixed glue after stirring and mixing. The glue mixing chambers 18 on both sides of the upper end discharge the internal mixed glue through two sets of glue discharge blocks, so that it flows into the glue storage chamber 12 for better subsequent discharge.
[0039] The first glue inlet 9 is communicated with the first inner cavity 5 , and the second glue inlet 10 is communicated with the second inner cavity 7 .
[0040] The first glue inlet 9 injects glue A into the first inner cavity 5 through a glue inlet acceleration pump. Similarly, the second glue inlet 10 injects glue B into the second inner cavity 7 through a glue inlet acceleration pump.
[0041] The lower end of the third row of rubber blocks 23 is conical, the upper end of the third row of rubber blocks 23 is the same size as the body of the rubber outlet pipe 13, and the lower end of the third row of rubber blocks 23 is the same size as the head of the rubber outlet pipe 13.
[0042] The shape of the third row of glue blocks 23 is designed to perfectly fit the inner wall of the glue outlet pipe 13 to completely discharge the residual glue in the glue outlet pipe 13, and a stepped guide head is provided at the upper end of the third row of glue blocks.
[0043] The adhesive surfaces of the first row of adhesive blocks 19 , the second row of adhesive blocks 22 and the third row of adhesive blocks 23 are all made of polytetrafluoroethylene.
[0044] The surface energy of polytetrafluoroethylene is extremely low and it has natural non-adhesive properties. Using this material on the debinding surface can effectively prevent the debinding block from being contaminated with glue.
[0045] Including steps:
[0046] S1 discharges glue A into the first inner cavity 5 through the first glue inlet 9, and discharges glue B into the second inner cavity 7 through the second glue inlet 10, and drives the piston rod 4 downward through the piston rod pressure block 3, squeezing glue A and glue B into the first rubber hose 14 and the second rubber hose 16 of the array.
[0047] S2 discharges glue A and glue B into the glue mixing chamber 18 at the same time through the first glue hose 14 and the second glue hose 16, and drives the screw rod 17 to rotate through the small motor 20. At the same time, the first row of glue blocks 19 begin to move downward under the action of the limiting groove and the screw rod 17, mixing glue A and glue B while discharging the AB mixed glue into the glue storage chamber 12 below through the first row of glue blocks 19.
[0048] The S3 drive motor starts, driving the rotating shaft to start moving, thereby causing the first rotating rod to move downward, and the first rotating rod drives the second row of rubber blocks to move downward, discharging the glue in the rubber storage chamber into the rubber outlet pipe. When the glue enters the rubber outlet pipe, the first rotating rod and the second row of rubber blocks stop moving downward, and the medium boosting device works to discharge the medium into the medium chamber through the medium inlet. The third row of rubber blocks continues to discharge the glue in the rubber outlet pipe under the pressure of the medium until the corresponding amount is discharged or the glue is completely drained. Then the medium boosting device recovers the medium so that the third row of rubber blocks returns to its original position under the tension of the elastic connecting rope, and the permanent magnet is used to limit and position the third row of rubber blocks.
[0049] The above specific embodiments are only several preferred embodiments of the present invention. Based on the technical solutions of the present invention and the relevant inspirations of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can make various alternative improvements and combinations to the above specific embodiments.
Claims
1. A plug metering glue injection device, comprising a flow tube mounting plate (1), characterized in that: The upper end of the flow tube mounting plate (1) is equipped with multiple groups of glue injection heads (2), and the flow tube mounting plate (1) is equipped with multiple groups of glue mixing chambers (18). A spiral rod (17) is provided at the center of the glue mixing chamber (18), and the upper end of the spiral rod (17) is connected to a small motor (20). A first glue row block (19) is installed at the upper end of the spiral rod (17) near the small motor (20). The first glue row block (19) is tightly connected to the inner wall of the glue mixing chamber (18). A limiting groove is provided on the inner wall of the glue mixing chamber (18). The first glue row block (19) is connected to the limiting groove. One side of the upper end of the cavity of the glue mixing chamber (18) is connected to a first glue hose (14), and the other side of the upper end of the cavity of the glue mixing chamber (18) is connected to a second glue hose (16). The lower end of the cavity of the glue mixing chamber (18) is connected to a glue storage chamber (12). The glue storage chamber (12) The lower end is connected to a glue outlet pipe (13), a second row of glue blocks (22) is installed just above the glue storage cavity (12), a third row of glue blocks (23) is embedded in the center of the second row of glue blocks (22), the upper end of the second row of glue blocks (22) is connected to a first rotating rod (24), the upper end of the third row of glue blocks (23) is connected to an elastic connecting rope (11), a medium cavity (25) is provided inside the first rotating rod (24), a medium inlet (26) is provided on the side end surface of the medium cavity (25), and the medium inlet is connected to a medium pressurizing device, the elastic connecting rope (11) is located in the medium cavity inside the first rotating rod (24), and the elastic connecting rope (11) is fixedly connected to the upper end surface of the medium cavity provided on the first rotating rod (24), the upper end of the first rotating rod (24) is connected to a rotating shaft (21), and the upper end of the rotating shaft (21) is connected to a driving motor (15).
2. A plug metering glue injection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A permanent magnet (26) is fixedly mounted on the connection surface between the medium cavity (25) and the second row of rubber blocks (22), and the permanent magnet (26) is adsorbed and connected to the upper end surface of the third row of rubber blocks (23).
3. The plug metering glue injection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of cylinder barrels (6) are installed on the upper end of the flow tube mounting plate (1), and a first inner cavity (5) and a second inner cavity (7) are respectively provided inside the cylinder barrels (6). The upper ends of the cylinder barrels (6) are connected to piston rods (4), and the upper ends of the piston rods (4) are connected to piston rod pressure blocks (3).
4. The plug metering glue injection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first glue inlet (9) and a second glue inlet (10) are provided on both sides of the flow tube mounting plate (1), and an accelerating glue inlet pump (8) is installed on both sides of the flow tube mounting plate (1), and the accelerating glue inlet pump (8) is connected to the first glue inlet (9) and the second glue inlet (10).
5. The plug metering glue injection device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first inner cavity (5) is downwardly connected to a first rubber hose (14), and the second inner cavity (7) is downwardly connected to a second rubber hose (16). A plurality of rubber mixing cavities (18) are installed on the flow tube mounting plate (1), and the upper ends of the rubber mixing cavities (18) are connected to the first rubber hose (14) and the second rubber hose (16).
6. The plug metering glue injection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The glue storage cavity (12) is installed at the center of the lower end of the flow tube mounting plate (1), and both sides of the upper end of the glue storage cavity (12) are connected to the glue mixing cavity (18).
7. The plug metering glue injection device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first glue inlet (9) is in communication with the first inner cavity (5), and the second glue inlet (10) is in communication with the second inner cavity (7).
8. The plug metering glue injection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the third row of rubber blocks (23) is conical, the upper end of the third row of rubber blocks (23) is in a shape that perfectly matches the inner wall of the rubber outlet pipe (13), the lower end of the third row of rubber blocks (23) is in a size that matches the head of the rubber outlet pipe (13), and the upper end of the third row of rubber blocks (23) is provided with a stepped guide head.
9. The plug metering glue injection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adhesive stripping surfaces of the first row of adhesive blocks (19), the second row of adhesive blocks (22) and the third row of adhesive blocks (23) are all made of polytetrafluoroethylene material.
10. A method for using the plug metering glue injection device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: Including steps: S1 discharges glue A into the first inner cavity (5) through the first glue inlet (9), and discharges glue B into the second inner cavity (7) through the second glue inlet (10), and drives the piston rod (4) to move downward through the piston rod pressure block (3), squeezing glue A and glue B into the first rubber hose (14) and the second rubber hose (16) of the array; S2 discharges glue A and glue B into the glue mixing chamber (18) through the first glue hose (14) and the second glue hose (16), and drives the screw rod (17) to rotate through the small motor (20). At the same time, the first row of glue blocks (19) starts to move downward under the action of the limit groove and the screw rod (17), mixing glue A and glue B, and discharging the mixed glue AB into the glue storage chamber (12) below through the first row of glue blocks (19); The S3 driving motor (15) is started, driving the rotating shaft (21) to start moving, thereby causing the first rotating rod (24) to move downward, and the first rotating rod (24) drives the second row of rubber blocks (22) to move downward, discharging the glue in the glue storage chamber (12) into the glue outlet pipe (13). When the glue enters the glue outlet pipe (13), the first rotating rod (24) and the second row of rubber blocks (22) stop moving downward, and the medium boosting device works to discharge the medium into the medium chamber along the medium inlet. The third row of rubber blocks (23) continues to discharge the glue in the glue outlet pipe (13) under the pressure of the medium until the corresponding amount is discharged or the glue is completely discharged. Then the medium boosting device recovers the medium so that the third row of rubber blocks (23) returns to its original position under the tension of the elastic connecting rope, and the permanent magnet is used to limit and position the third row of rubber blocks.
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