Drying device

Abstract

The utility model provides a drying device which comprises a drying box with the lower end in a conical cylinder shape, the bottom of the drying box is provided with supporting legs, a taking and placing opening, a box door, a handle, a drainage pipe, a transverse plate, a connecting shaft, a driving module, a storage frame and a drying filter tank, and the storage frame is further provided with a limiting module used for limiting and fixing dried beancurd sticks in the drying filter tank. A drying cavity matched with the drying filter tank is formed in the side wall of the drying box, a plurality of air blowing holes matched with the drying cavity are formed in the inner side wall of the drying filter tank, a hot air inlet pipe communicated with the drying cavity is arranged on the outer side wall of the drying box, and an exhaust pipe is further arranged at the top of the drying box. According to the drying device disclosed by the utility model, the basic requirement of drying the dried beancurd sticks can be met, and water drops adhered to the dried beancurd sticks can be rapidly and thoroughly discharged in advance, so that the subsequent workload of the drying structure is reduced, and the overall efficiency of drying the dried beancurd sticks is further improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to dried beancurd stick processing technical field, especially relate to a drying device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of producing dried beancurd stick, in order to avoid the influence of rainy day, people usually utilize drying to carry out drying treatment to the boiled dried beancurd stick. The existing drying device can satisfy the basic demand of drying treatment to dried beancurd stick, but in the process of drying treatment, the liquid water adhered to dried beancurd stick is removed by natural dripping, so it needs more time to remove most of the liquid water on dried beancurd stick, and because dried beancurd stick is in the state of static in the process, part of the liquid water is wrapped by dried beancurd stick and cannot completely leave dried beancurd stick, which leads to the drying structure needs more time to realize sufficient drying treatment to dried beancurd stick, so there is the problem of low drying efficiency.

[0003] For example, the patent document with the announcement number CN213984291U discloses a drying device for dried beancurd stick processing, in the technical scheme of the patent document, the water drops on the surface of dried beancurd stick can slide to the water storage tank through the cooperation of the drainage hole and the water storage tank, and are collected, because dried beancurd stick is in the state of static in the process of collecting the water drops adhered to the surface of dried beancurd stick, it needs more time to remove most of the water drops on dried beancurd stick by natural dripping, and part of the water drops is wrapped by dried beancurd stick and cannot be completely removed, so the hot air machine needs more time to realize sufficient drying treatment to dried beancurd stick, so it cannot fully meet the use demand of people. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] Therefore, the utility model provides a drying device aiming at the deficiency of prior art, which can not only satisfy the basic demand of drying treatment to dried beancurd stick, but also quickly and completely remove the water drops adhered to dried beancurd stick in advance, so as to reduce the workload of the drying structure subsequently, and further improve the overall efficiency of drying treatment to dried beancurd stick.

[0005] The utility model provides a drying device, including the drying box of the lower end is the cone cylinder, the bottom of drying box is provided with the support leg, the front end of drying box is provided with the taking and placing mouth, the front end of drying box is provided with the box door of taking and placing mouth joint fixed, still be provided with the handle on the box door, the bottom of drying box is provided with the drain pipe, the left and right side wall between drying box lower part is provided with the transverse plate, the transverse plate is vertically penetrated and is provided with the connecting shaft of rotation in the transverse plate, the bottom of transverse plate is provided with the drive module for the rotation drive of connecting shaft, the upper end of connecting shaft is provided with the open top of the article frame, the article frame is detachably provided with the drying filter tank in the article frame, the cross section of article frame and drying filter tank is circular, still be provided with the limiting module for the limiting fixed of drying filter tank in the article frame, the inside wall of drying filter tank is provided with a plurality of blow -off holes of being matched with drying cavity, the outside wall of drying box is provided with the hot -blast inlet pipe of being linked with drying cavity, the top of drying box still is provided with the exhaust pipe.

[0006] As a further improvement of the utility model, the drive module includes a drive motor vertically arranged at the bottom of the transverse plate, a driving gear is arranged on the output shaft of the drive motor, and a driven gear is arranged on the lower end of the connecting shaft. Through the cooperation of the drive motor, the driving gear and the driven gear, the connecting shaft can be rotationally driven.

[0007] As a further improvement of the utility model, the limiting module includes a U-shaped mounting bracket arranged at the top of the article frame, a telescopic push rod is vertically arranged at the top of the mounting bracket, and a limiting filter plate matched with the drying filter tank is arranged at the lower end of the output shaft of the telescopic push rod. After placing the drying filter tank containing the dried bean curd sticks in the article frame, the telescopic push rod can make the limiting filter plate press against the top of the bean curd sticks, so as to avoid the bean curd sticks from easily deviating during subsequent centrifugal dewatering and drying process, and the residual liquid water in the bean curd sticks can be quickly discharged by slightly extruding the bean curd sticks, thereby assisting the process of discharging liquid water and further improving the overall efficiency of drying the bean curd sticks.

[0008] As a further improvement of the utility model, the drying filter tank is jointed and fixed with the article frame, a joint groove is further arranged on the inner side wall of the bottom of the article frame, a joint protrusion matched with the joint groove is arranged on the outer side wall of the bottom of the drying filter tank, a plurality of handles are further arranged at the front end of the drying filter tank, and a through hole matched with the handle is further arranged at the front end of the article frame.

[0009] As a further improvement of the utility model, an extension ring plate is further arranged at the side end of the article frame, and a limiting ring groove rotationally connected with the extension ring plate is further arranged on the inner side wall of the drying box through a connecting plate.

[0010] As a further improvement of the utility model, the bottom of the horizontal plate is further provided with a protective cover sleeved outside the connecting shaft and the driving module.

[0011] As a further improvement of the utility model, the side end of the protective cover is provided with a fixing plate, the fixing plate is provided with a fixing bolt for screwing with the horizontal plate, and the horizontal plate is provided with a threaded fixing hole matched with the fixing bolt.

[0012] As a further improvement of the utility model, the box door is further provided with a transparent observation window.

[0013] As a further improvement of the utility model, the bottom of the limiting filter plate is further vertically provided with a guide insertion rod inserted and connected with the top of the mounting frame, and the top of the mounting frame is provided with a guide insertion hole matched with the guide insertion rod.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects as follows:

[0015] Firstly, through the drying filter tank, the user can quickly put the dried beancurd sticks into the drying box and quickly transfer the dried beancurd sticks out of the drying box, which can more quickly and efficiently feed and discharge compared with the technical solution of directly putting or taking out the beancurd sticks from the drying box; the user can limit the beancurd sticks in the drying filter tank through the limiting module, then remove the liquid water in the beancurd sticks through centrifugal mode, and then quickly and fully continue to dry the beancurd sticks through the cooperation of the hot air inlet pipe, the drying cavity and the plurality of air blowing holes, and the rotating operation of the object frame and the drying filter tank.

[0016] Secondly, through the transparent observation window, the inside of the drying box can be conveniently observed.

[0017] Thirdly, the user can put the drying filter tank into the object frame through the opening on the top of the object frame, and avoid the rotation deviation of the drying filter tank relative to the object frame through the cooperation of the clamping groove and the clamping protrusion; the handle can be conveniently used to move the drying filter tank, and the through hole can avoid interference with the handle.

[0018] Fourthly, through the protective cover, the connecting shaft, the driving motor, the driving gear and the driven gear can be protected, and water flow can be prevented from flowing to the connecting shaft, the driving motor, the driving gear and the driven gear from the side end. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] The utility model will be further explained in detail in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0020] Figure 1 It is the structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 It is the structure schematic view of the utility model after taking off the box cover;

[0022] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic view of the box door, handle and transparent observation window of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic view of the utility model's limiting module, connecting plate and limiting ring groove;

[0024] Figure 5 It is the structure schematic view of the utility model's drive module, fixed plate, fixed bolt, guide insertion hole and clamping slot hole;

[0025] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic view of the utility model's horizontal plate, clamping protrusion and handle.

[0026] In the drawing: 101, drying box; 102, taking and placing opening; 103, box door; 104, handle; 105, drain pipe; 106, horizontal plate; 107, connecting shaft; 108, storage frame; 109, drying filter tank; 110, blowing hole; 111, hot air inlet pipe; 112, exhaust pipe; 113, clamping slot hole; 114, clamping protrusion; 115, handle; 116, through hole; 117, extension ring plate; 118, connecting plate; 119, limiting ring groove; 120, transparent observation window; 121, supporting leg; 201, drive motor; 202, driving gear; 203, driven gear; 204, protective cover; 205, fixed plate; 206, fixed bolt; 301, mounting frame; 302, telescopic push rod; 303, limiting filter plate; 304, guide insertion rod; 305, guide insertion hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to better understand the utility model, the content of the utility model is further clarified below in conjunction with examples, but the protection content of the utility model is not limited to the following examples only. In the following description, a large number of specific details are given in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the utility model. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the utility model can be implemented without one or more of these details.

[0028] As Figure 1 , 2As shown in FIGS. 4, a drying device comprises a drying box 101 with a tapered cylindrical lower end, a supporting leg 121 arranged at the bottom of the drying box 101, a taking and placing opening 102 arranged at the front end of the drying box 101, a box door 103 fixedly connected with the taking and placing opening 102, a handle 104 arranged on the box door 103, a drain pipe 105 arranged at the bottom of the drying box 101, a horizontal plate 106 arranged between the left and right side walls of the lower part of the drying box 101, a connecting shaft 107 vertically penetrating through and rotatably arranged on the horizontal plate 106, a driving module arranged at the bottom of the horizontal plate 106 for driving the connecting shaft 107 to rotate, a top-opened storage frame 108 arranged at the upper end of the connecting shaft 107, a drying filter tank 109 detachably arranged in the storage frame 108, the storage frame 108 and the drying filter tank 109 both having a circular cross section, a limiting module arranged on the storage frame 108 for limiting and fixing the dried beancurd sticks in the drying filter tank 109, a drying cavity arranged in the inner side wall of the drying box 101 and matched with the drying filter tank 109, a plurality of blowing holes 110 arranged on the inner side wall of the drying filter tank 109 and matched with the drying cavity, a hot air inlet pipe 111 arranged on the outer side wall of the drying box 101 and communicated with the drying cavity, and an air outlet pipe 112 arranged at the top of the drying box 101.

[0029] As shown in FIGS. 4, a drying device comprises a drying box 101 with a tapered cylindrical lower end, a supporting leg 121 arranged at the bottom of the drying box 101, a taking and placing opening 102 arranged at the front end of the drying box 101, a box door 103 fixedly connected with the taking and placing opening 102, a handle 104 arranged on the box door 103, a drain pipe 105 arranged at the bottom of the drying box 101, a horizontal plate 106 arranged between the left and right side walls of the lower part of the drying box 101, a connecting shaft 107 vertically penetrating through and rotatably arranged on the horizontal plate 106, a driving module arranged at the bottom of the horizontal plate 106 for driving the connecting shaft 107 to rotate, a top-opened storage frame 108 arranged at the upper end of the connecting shaft 107, a drying filter tank 109 detachably arranged in the storage frame 108, the storage frame 108 and the drying filter tank 109 both having a circular cross section, a limiting module arranged on the storage frame 108 for limiting and fixing the dried beancurd sticks in the drying filter tank 109, a drying cavity arranged in the inner side wall of the drying box 101 and matched with the drying filter tank 109, a plurality of blowing holes 110 arranged on the inner side wall of the drying filter tank 109 and matched with the drying cavity, a hot air inlet pipe 111 arranged on the outer side wall of the drying box 101 and communicated with the drying cavity, and an air outlet pipe 112 arranged at the top of the drying box 101. Figure 5

[0030] As shown in FIGS. 4, a drying device comprises a drying box 101 with a tapered cylindrical lower end, a supporting leg 121 arranged at the bottom of the drying box 101, a taking and placing opening 102 arranged at the front end of the drying box 101, a box door 103 fixedly connected with the taking and placing opening 102, a handle 104 arranged on the box door 103, a drain pipe 105 arranged at the bottom of the drying box 101, a horizontal plate 106 arranged between the left and right side walls of the lower part of the drying box 101, a connecting shaft 107 vertically penetrating through and rotatably arranged on the horizontal plate 106, a driving module arranged at the bottom of the horizontal plate 106 for driving the connecting shaft 107 to rotate, a top-opened storage frame 108 arranged at the upper end of the connecting shaft 107, a drying filter tank 109 detachably arranged in the storage frame 108, the storage frame 108 and the drying filter tank 109 both having a circular cross section, a limiting module arranged on the storage frame 108 for limiting and fixing the dried beancurd sticks in the drying filter tank 109, a drying cavity arranged in the inner side wall of the drying box 101 and matched with the drying filter tank 109, a plurality of blowing holes 110 arranged on the inner side wall of the drying filter tank 109 and matched with the drying cavity, a hot air inlet pipe 111 arranged on the outer side wall of the drying box 101 and communicated with the drying cavity, and an air outlet pipe 112 arranged at the top of the drying box 101. Figure 4

[0031] As shown in FIGS. 4, a drying device comprises a drying box 101 with a tapered cylindrical lower end, a supporting leg 121 arranged at the bottom of the drying box 101, a taking and placing opening 102 arranged at the front end of the drying box 101, a box door 103 fixedly connected with the taking and placing opening 102, a handle 104 arranged on the box door 103, a drain pipe 105 arranged at the bottom of the drying box 101, a horizontal plate 106 arranged between the left and right side walls of the lower part of the drying box 101, a connecting shaft 107 vertically penetrating through and rotatably arranged on the horizontal plate 106, a driving module arranged at the bottom of the horizontal plate 106 for driving the connecting shaft 107 to rotate, a top-opened storage frame 108 arranged at the upper end of the connecting shaft 107, a drying filter tank 109 detachably arranged in the storage frame 108, the storage frame 108 and the drying filter tank 109 both having a circular cross section, a limiting module arranged on the storage frame 108 for limiting and fixing the dried beancurd sticks in the drying filter tank 109, a drying cavity arranged in the inner side wall of the drying box 101 and matched with the drying filter tank 109, a plurality of blowing holes 110 arranged on the inner side wall of the drying filter tank 109 and matched with the drying cavity, a hot air inlet pipe 111 arranged on the outer side wall of the drying box 101 and communicated with the drying cavity, and an air outlet pipe 112 arranged at the top of the drying box 101. Figure 4 6

[0032] ​​​​The user can put the dried beancurd sheet into the drying filter tank 109, then open the box door 103 by pulling the rope, and then move the drying filter tank 109 by the handle 115, and put the drying filter tank 109 containing the dried beancurd sheet into the storage frame 108 through the opening at the top of the storage frame 108, and prevent the drying filter tank 109 from easily rotating and deviating relative to the storage frame 108 through the cooperation of the clamping groove hole 113 and the clamping protrusion 114.

[0033] Then the output shaft of the telescopic push rod 302 is elongated downward by a certain length, so that the limiting filter plate 303 is pressed against the upper surface of the beancurd sheet, and the beancurd sheet in the drying filter tank 109 is limited, then the driving motor 201 is started, the connecting shaft 107, the storage frame 108 and the drying filter tank 109 are rotated and operated through the cooperation of the driving gear 202 and the driven gear 203, and the liquid water in the beancurd sheet is removed by centrifugal dewatering; in this process, the limiting filter plate 303 can easily extrude the beancurd sheet through the telescopic push rod 302, so that the residual liquid water in the beancurd sheet is quickly and fully discharged. After the water flows through the drying filter tank 109 and the storage frame 108, it falls into the inside lower end of the drying box 101, and then is discharged from the drying box 101 through the drain pipe 105.

[0034] Then hot air is introduced into the drying cavity through the hot air inlet pipe 111, and is blown out from the plurality of air blowing holes 110, and is blown to the storage frame 108 and the drying filter tank 109 from the left and right side ends and the rear side end, and carries the residual water on the beancurd sheet, and leaves the drying box 101 through the exhaust pipe 112, so that the drying treatment of the beancurd sheet is realized; in this process, the storage frame 108 and the drying filter tank 109 can continue to rotate and operate, so that the beancurd sheet in the drying filter tank 109 can be fully contacted with the hot air, so that the beancurd sheet is further dried quickly and fully.

[0035] After the drying treatment of the beancurd sheet is completed, the output shaft of the telescopic push rod 302 is shortened upward by a certain length, so that the limiting filter plate 303 is reset upward, then the driving motor 201 is paused, so that the storage frame 108 and the drying filter tank 109 are paused, then the drying filter tank 109 is taken out from the storage frame 108, then the drying filter tank 109 is taken out from the drying box 101, and then the dried beancurd sheet is taken out from the drying filter tank 109.

[0036] According to another embodiment of the present application, Figure 2 , 4As shown in FIGS. 5, the side end of the storage frame 108 is further provided with an extension ring plate 117, and the inner side wall of the drying box 101 is further provided with a limiting ring groove 119 which is rotationally connected with the extension ring plate 117 through a connecting plate 118. Through the cooperation of the extension ring plate 117 and the limiting ring groove 119, the storage frame 108 can be prevented from easily shaking during the rotating operation, so that the storage frame 108 remains stable, and the connecting shaft 107 is prevented from being easily deformed and damaged.

[0037] According to another embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 5, the side end of the storage frame 108 is further provided with an extension ring plate 117, and the inner side wall of the drying box 101 is further provided with a limiting ring groove 119 which is rotationally connected with the extension ring plate 117 through a connecting plate 118. Through the cooperation of the extension ring plate 117 and the limiting ring groove 119, the storage frame 108 can be prevented from easily shaking during the rotating operation, so that the storage frame 108 remains stable, and the connecting shaft 107 is prevented from being easily deformed and damaged. Figure 4 5 As shown in FIGS. 5, the side end of the storage frame 108 is further provided with an extension ring plate 117, and the inner side wall of the drying box 101 is further provided with a limiting ring groove 119 which is rotationally connected with the extension ring plate 117 through a connecting plate 118. Through the cooperation of the extension ring plate 117 and the limiting ring groove 119, the storage frame 108 can be prevented from easily shaking during the rotating operation, so that the storage frame 108 remains stable, and the connecting shaft 107 is prevented from being easily deformed and damaged.

[0038] According to another embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 5, the side end of the storage frame 108 is further provided with an extension ring plate 117, and the inner side wall of the drying box 101 is further provided with a limiting ring groove 119 which is rotationally connected with the extension ring plate 117 through a connecting plate 118. Through the cooperation of the extension ring plate 117 and the limiting ring groove 119, the storage frame 108 can be prevented from easily shaking during the rotating operation, so that the storage frame 108 remains stable, and the connecting shaft 107 is prevented from being easily deformed and damaged. Figure 5 According to another embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 5, the side end of the storage frame 108 is further provided with an extension ring plate 117, and the inner side wall of the drying box 101 is further provided with a limiting ring groove 119 which is rotationally connected with the extension ring plate 117 through a connecting plate 118. Through the cooperation of the extension ring plate 117 and the limiting ring groove 119, the storage frame 108 can be prevented from easily shaking during the rotating operation, so that the storage frame 108 remains stable, and the connecting shaft 107 is prevented from being easily deformed and damaged.

[0039] Figure 3 According to another embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 5, the side end of the storage frame 108 is further provided with an extension ring plate 117, and the inner side wall of the drying box 101 is further provided with a limiting ring groove 119 which is rotationally connected with the extension ring plate 117 through a connecting plate 118. Through the cooperation of the extension ring plate 117 and the limiting ring groove 119, the storage frame 108 can be prevented from easily shaking during the rotating operation, so that the storage frame 108 remains stable, and the connecting shaft 107 is prevented from being easily deformed and damaged.

[0040] According to another embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 5, the side end of the storage frame 108 is further provided with an extension ring plate 117, and the inner side wall of the drying box 101 is further provided with a limiting ring groove 119 which is rotationally connected with the extension ring plate 117 through a connecting plate 118. Through the cooperation of the extension ring plate 117 and the limiting ring groove 119, the storage frame 108 can be prevented from easily shaking during the rotating operation, so that the storage frame 108 remains stable, and the connecting shaft 107 is prevented from being easily deformed and damaged. Figure 4 5 As shown in FIGS. 5, the side end of the storage frame 108 is further provided with an extension ring plate 117, and the inner side wall of the drying box 101 is further provided with a limiting ring groove 119 which is rotationally connected with the extension ring plate 117 through a connecting plate 118. Through the cooperation of the extension ring plate 117 and the limiting ring groove 119, the storage frame 108 can be prevented from easily shaking during the rotating operation, so that the storage frame 108 remains stable, and the connecting shaft 107 is prevented from being easily deformed and damaged.

[0041] The above is the preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the principles of the present application, a number of improvements and refinements can be made, which should be considered as the protection scope of the present application.​​​

Claims

1. A drying device, comprising a drying box (101) with a tapered cylinder shape at the lower end, the bottom of the drying box (101) is provided with supporting legs (121), the front end of the drying box (101) is provided with a taking and placing opening (102), the front end of the drying box (101) is provided with a box door (103) which is clamped and fixed with the taking and placing opening (102), and the box door (103) is further provided with a handle (104), and the bottom of the drying box (101) is provided with a drain pipe (105), characterized in that: The left and right side walls of the lower part of the drying box (101) are provided with a horizontal plate (106), a connecting shaft (107) is vertically penetrated and rotatably arranged on the horizontal plate (106), the bottom of the horizontal plate (106) is provided with a driving module for rotating driving the connecting shaft (107), the upper end of the connecting shaft (107) is provided with a top-open storage frame (108), a drying filter tank (109) is detachably arranged in the storage frame (108), the cross sections of the storage frame (108) and the drying filter tank (109) are circular, a limiting module for limiting and fixing the dried bean curd stick in the drying filter tank (109) is further arranged on the storage frame (108), the inner wall of the drying filter tank (109) is provided with a plurality of blowing holes (110) matched with the drying cavity, the outer wall of the drying box (101) is provided with a hot air inlet pipe (111) communicated with the drying cavity, and the top of the drying box (101) is further provided with an air outlet pipe (112).

2. The drying apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The driving module comprises a driving motor (201) vertically arranged at the bottom of the horizontal plate (106), and a driving gear (202) is arranged on the output shaft of the driving motor (201).

3. The drying apparatus of claim 2, wherein: The limiting module comprises a U-shaped mounting bracket (301) arranged at the top of the storage frame (108), and a telescopic push rod (302) is vertically arranged at the top of the mounting bracket (301), and a limiting filter plate (303) matched with the drying filter tank (109) is arranged at the lower end of the output shaft of the telescopic push rod (302).

4. The drying apparatus of claim 3, wherein: The drying filter tank (109) is clamped and fixed with the storage frame (108), a clamping groove (113) is further arranged on the inner wall of the bottom of the storage frame (108), a clamping protrusion (114) matched with the clamping groove (113) is arranged on the outer wall of the bottom of the drying filter tank (109), a plurality of handles (115) are further arranged at the front end of the drying filter tank (109), and a through hole (116) matched with the handle (115) is further arranged at the front end of the storage frame (108).

5. The drying apparatus of claim 4, wherein: The side end of the storage frame (108) is further provided with an extension ring plate (117), and the inner wall of the drying box (101) is further provided with a limiting ring groove (119) rotatably connected with the extension ring plate (117) through a connecting plate (118).

6. The drying apparatus of claim 5, wherein: The bottom of the horizontal plate (106) is further provided with a protective cover (204) sleeved outside the connecting shaft (107) and the driving module.

7. The drying apparatus of claim 6, wherein: The side end of the protective cover (204) is provided with a fixing plate (205), and a fixing bolt (206) for screwing with the horizontal plate (106) is arranged on the fixing plate (205), and a threaded fixing hole matched with the fixing bolt (206) is arranged on the horizontal plate (106).

8. The drying apparatus of claim 7, wherein: The box door (103) is further provided with a transparent observation window (120).

9. The drying apparatus of claim 7, wherein: The bottom of the limiting filter plate (303) is also vertically provided with a guide insertion rod (304) which is insertedly connected with the top of the mounting rack (301), and the top of the mounting rack (301) is provided with a guide insertion hole (305) which is matched with the guide insertion rod (304).

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