Electroplating roller suitable for small and medium-sized parts

By designing an electroplating roller suitable for small and medium-sized parts, and using components such as an octagonal prism shell structure and conductive copper plates, the problems of incomplete electroplating and jamming were solved, achieving efficient electroplating and convenient transportation, thus improving production efficiency and safety.

CN223660272UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12JIANGSU BITUI INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT CO LTD +1
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Application Number
CN202520222750.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-12
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-12

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Technical Problem

Existing electroplating rollers are prone to missed plating or incomplete plating when processing small or thin-walled parts, and are not suitable for use in different environments. They cannot be used as mobile handling containers and lack transportation functions, resulting in low work efficiency.

Method used

An electroplating roller suitable for small and medium-sized parts has been designed. It adopts an octagonal prism shell structure, equipped with a conductive copper plate, a non-metallic gripping ring and an annular toothed disc, and combined with a robotic gripper to realize electroplating and transportation, enhancing structural safety and convenience.

Benefits of technology

It achieves low electroplating requirements for products of different models and sizes, avoids jamming, enhances work efficiency, has transportation function, is suitable for transfer in different processes, and improves production efficiency and equipment safety.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of mechanical equipment, and provides an electroplating roller suitable for small and medium-sized parts, which comprises an octagonal prism shell, one end of the octagonal prism shell is provided with an annular fluted disc, the other end of the octagonal prism shell is provided with a material inlet cover plate, the side surface of the material inlet cover plate is provided with a non-metal grabbing ring, and eight anti-bending steel bars are inserted into the non-metal grabbing ring. Products of different models and sizes can be placed in the octagonal prism shell, the whole roller is placed in a container filled with electroplating liquid for electroplating through the manipulator clamping jaw, the requirement for electroplated products is low, the internal structure of the octagonal prism shell is simple, and the octagonal prism shell is convenient to assemble and disassemble. The device can be used as a container after electroplating, has a certain transportation function, can be transferred and used in different working procedures, enhances the working efficiency, enhances the structural safety by arranging the anti-bending steel bars and the retainers, and is more stable during use.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to mechanical equipment field, concretely is a kind of applicable to small and medium-sized parts electroplating cylinder. BACKGROUND

[0002] Electroplating cylinder is a jig used in barrel plating electroplating process, used for loading electroplating product device, it can place a large number of small parts in rolling container, and realizes electroplating through rolling process. With the continuous development of automation and mechanization technology, the automation assembly line in industrial production becomes more common. The introduction of electroplating cylinder device can be integrated with these assembly lines to realize automatic electroplating process, thereby reducing manual intervention and improving production efficiency. The development of electroplating cylinder device is closely related to the background of industrialization, automation, environmental protection and quality requirements. The needs and technological progress of different eras have promoted the continuous improvement and popularization of this equipment. At the same time, in order to adapt to workpieces of different sizes and different shapes, there are various types of electroplating cylinders.

[0003] Patent application No. CN201621027524.0 discloses a new type of environmentally friendly and energy-saving drum electroplating tank, which comprises an electroplating tank body and an electroplating rod arranged in the electroplating tank body. Both ends of the electroplating tank body are provided with corresponding rolling shafts. The two ends of the electroplating rod are respectively provided with a first mounting seat and a second mounting seat. The first mounting seat and the second mounting seat are arranged at the two rolling shafts of the electroplating tank body. The first mounting seat and the second mounting seat are arranged on the electroplating tank body and are fixedly connected with the tank body. One end of the first mounting seat facing the outside of the electroplating tank body is connected with a power line. The sealing performance between the electroplating tank body and the first mounting seat and the second mounting seat is much better than that between the existing electroplating tank body and the electroplating rod, thereby preventing the electroplating liquid from leaking at the position of the rolling shaft and prolonging the service life.

[0004] However, the above-mentioned scheme has the following disadvantages. First, when processing small and medium-sized or thin-walled parts, the parts are prone to incomplete plating or incomplete electroplating. At the same time, since the drum is in a rolling state during work, the parts are prone to enter the movable structure of the drum and cause jamming. Moreover, such a drum is only suitable for a unique working environment and cannot be used alternately in different environments. It also cannot be used as a movable carrying container and does not have transportation function, and cannot be used in different processes. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model contents aim to provide an electroplating cylinder suitable for small and medium-sized parts, to solve the problems raised in the background technology.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: A kind of small and medium-sized parts electroplating drum suitable for, including octagonal prism shell, the structure end face and side surface of octagonal prism shell are equipped with conductive copper plate, one end of conductive copper plate is connected electrode bump, the other end of conductive copper plate is connected the convex point of replaceable contact electrode located in the center of one side of octagonal prism shell, conductive copper plate is wrapped with conductive copper plate anticorrosion PP plastic outside, replaceable contact electrode waist is surrounded with center copper screw thread ring protective sleeve, the outer side end face of replaceable contact electrode is wrapped replaceable contact electrode protective sleeve, one end of octagonal prism shell is provided with annular gear disc, the other end of octagonal prism shell is provided with material inlet cover plate, the side surface of material inlet cover plate is equipped with nonmetallic grabbing ring, nonmetallic grabbing ring inserts eight bending-resistant steel bars, bending-resistant steel bars are wrapped with bending-resistant steel bar anticorrosion PP plastic outside, the outside sleeve of bending-resistant steel bar is connected with three retainer, the tail of bending-resistant steel bar is fixed by bolt through annular gear disc, the tail of bending-resistant steel bar is sleeved with anticorrosion protective cover.

[0007] Preferably, the octagonal prism shell is a hollow structure, each side plane of which is provided with an array of holes.

[0008] Preferably, the conductive copper plate is located at the center of the end face of one side of the octagonal prism shell, converges to a circular truncated cone towards the center and has a center copper screw thread ring cut at the center protrusion for screwing the replaceable contact electrode, and the side plane conductive copper plate of the octagonal prism shell extends outwardly at the center of each side plane of the octagonal prism shell and is threadedly connected to an electrode bump array exposed inside the octagonal prism shell.

[0009] Preferably, the replaceable contact electrode is a nut-shaped solid copper metal, one end of which is an octagonal prism and the other end is a threaded column, and the cross section radius of the end with the threaded column is slightly smaller than the radius of the inscribed circle of the cross section of the end with the octagonal shape, and the top end of one side of the octagonal nut-shaped side has a conical recess for connecting an external electrode.

[0010] Preferably, the electrode bump body is a cylindrical structure, the top of which is fixedly connected to a copper hemisphere, the bottom is a threaded columnar surface, the waist is an octagonal skirt and is sleeved with a fluororubber ring.

[0011] Preferably, the material inlet cover plate is located at the left end face of the column, the opening is square, the material inlet cover plate is an independent screw-in locking cover plate, the outer surface is additionally provided with double handles, and four locking buckles are installed thereon, corresponding to the four clamping grooves on the octagonal prism shell.

[0012] Preferably, the nonmetallic grabbing ring is an annular double-inclined surface wedge groove embedded in one end of the octagonal prism shell, the rear side of the inner side inclined surface of the wedge groove has a column surface with a radius smaller than the radius of the top end of the front inclined surface, the axis thereof is collinear with the axis of the octagonal prism shell, and the wedge groove is contracted from outside to inside.

[0013] Preferably, the ring gear is located at the electrode side end surface side, the division circle is slightly larger than the circumscribed circle of the regular octagon end surface, the transmission teeth of the ring gear are not completely punched through, the tooth width length is smaller than the end surface thickness, and the tail part is in the form of a circular arc and rotates in the same direction with the octagonal prism shell.

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

[0015] The utility model discloses a octagonal prism shell with hole array, material inlet cover plate, nonmetallic grabbing ring and ring gear, adopts mechanical hand clamping jaw to place the whole roller into the container with electroplating solution to carry out electroplating, and can place products of different models and sizes in the octagonal prism shell, and the requirement of the electroplated product is low, and the internal structure of the octagonal prism shell is simple, and the device will not be stuck, can be used as a container after electroplating, and it is more convenient to move the electroplated product, has certain transportation function, and can be used in different processes, and enhances work efficiency.

[0016] The utility model discloses a octagonal prism shell with hole array, material inlet cover plate, nonmetallic grabbing ring and ring gear, adopts mechanical hand clamping jaw to place the whole roller into the container with electroplating solution to carry out electroplating, and can place products of different models and sizes in the octagonal prism shell, and the requirement of the electroplated product is low, and the internal structure of the octagonal prism shell is simple, and the device will not be stuck, can be used as a container after electroplating, and it is more convenient to move the electroplated product, has certain transportation function, and can be used in different processes, and enhances work efficiency.

[0017] The utility model discloses a octagonal prism shell with hole array, material inlet cover plate, nonmetallic grabbing ring and ring gear, adopts mechanical hand clamping jaw to place the whole roller into the container with electroplating solution to carry out electroplating, and can place products of different models and sizes in the octagonal prism shell, and the requirement of the electroplated product is low, and the internal structure of the octagonal prism shell is simple, and the device will not be stuck, can be used as a container after electroplating, and it is more convenient to move the electroplated product, has certain transportation function, and can be used in different processes, and enhances work efficiency. ACCURACY OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is the whole structure and distribution schematic drawing of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is the whole plane structure and distribution schematic drawing of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is the whole right side structure schematic drawing of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is the detailed structure schematic drawing of the mark A in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 It is the detailed structure schematic drawing of the mark B in the utility model.

[0023] In the figure: 1, octagonal shell; 2, material inlet cover plate; 3, non-metallic grabbing ring; 4, anti-bending steel bar; 5, anti-bending steel bar corrosion-resistant PP plastic; 6, retainer; 7, electrode lug; 8, fluororubber ring; 9, corrosion-resistant protective cover; 10, annular toothed disc; 11, conductive copper plate; 12, conductive copper plate corrosion-resistant PP plastic; 13, center copper threaded ring; 14, replaceable contact electrode; 15, replaceable contact electrode protective sleeve; 16, center copper threaded ring protective sleeve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the technical means, creative features, purposes and effects realized by the utility model easy to understand, the utility model will be further described in combination with specific embodiments.

[0025] In the description of the utility model, it should be pointed out that the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "front end", "rear end", "two ends", "one end", "the other end" and the like is the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0026] In the description of the utility model, it should be pointed out that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "provided with", "connection" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, "connection" can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integral connection; can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection; can be directly connected, can also be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be the communication between two elements. For ordinary skilled persons in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0027] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary skilled persons in the art without creative labor belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0028] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5As shown, a small and medium-sized parts plating drum includes an octagonal shell 1, the structure end face and side of the octagonal shell 1 is provided with a conductive copper plate 11, one end of the conductive copper plate 11 is connected with an electrode bump 7, the other end of the conductive copper plate 11 is connected with a convex point of a replaceable contact electrode 14 located at the center of one side of the octagonal shell 1, the outside of the conductive copper plate 11 is wrapped with a conductive copper plate corrosion-resistant PP plastic 12, the waist of the replaceable contact electrode 14 is surrounded by a central copper thread ring protection sleeve 16, the outside end face of the replaceable contact electrode 14 is wrapped with a replaceable contact electrode protection sleeve 15, one end of the octagonal shell 1 is provided with a ring gear 10, the other end of the octagonal shell 1 is provided with a material inlet cover plate 2, the side of the material inlet cover plate 2 is provided with a non-metal grabbing ring 3, the non-metal grabbing ring 3 is inserted with eight bending-resistant steel bars 4, the outside of the bending-resistant steel bars 4 is wrapped with a bending-resistant steel bar corrosion-resistant PP plastic 5, the outside of the bending-resistant steel bars 4 is sleeved with three retainer rings 6, the tail of the bending-resistant steel bars 4 passes through the ring gear 10 and is fixed by bolts, the tail of the bending-resistant steel bars 4 is sleeved with a corrosion-resistant protective cover 9.

[0029] Further, the octagonal shell 1 is a hollow structure, each side plane of the octagonal shell 1 is provided with an array of holes, so that the plating solution can quickly pass through the drum during work, and the problem of poor exchange of waste liquid and new liquid caused by poor flow can be avoided.

[0030] Further, the conductive copper plate 11 is located at the center of the end face of one side of the octagonal shell 1, the conductive copper plate 11 converges to a circular truncated cone towards the center and the center protrusion is cut with a central copper thread ring 13 for screwing connection of the replaceable contact electrode 14, the conductive copper plate 11 of the side plane of the octagonal shell 1 extends outwardly at the center of each side plane of the octagonal shell 1 and is threadedly connected with an array of electrode bumps 7 exposed inside the octagonal shell 1.

[0031] Further, the replaceable contact electrode 14 is a nut-shaped solid copper metal, one end of the replaceable contact electrode 14 is an octagonal prism, the other end is a threaded column, and the cross section radius of the end with the threaded column is slightly smaller than the radius of the inscribed circle of the cross section of the end with the octagonal shape, the top end of one side of the octagonal nut-shaped side has a conical recess for external electrode connection, which is similar to the shape of a nut and can minimize the centering error when two electrodes are in contact, avoid the problem of excessive current parameter error caused by too small contact area, stress concentration or resistivity rise of the material, and local overheating caused by severe friction, the replaceable contact electrode 14 usually needs to be completely immersed in the plating solution and needs to work in different working environments and acidities, there is a certain degree of corrosion and wear, in order to maximize the production and maintenance cost under the premise of ensuring functionality, improve production efficiency, therefore the threaded electrode makes the replaceable contact electrode 14 with lower processing and installation cost as a consumable part by simple screwing structure, and the conductive copper plate 11 of the octagonal shell 1 does not need to be replaced.

[0032] Further, the electrode bump 7 body is a cylindrical structure, the top is fixedly connected with a copper hemisphere, the bottom column surface is threaded, the waist is an octagonal skirt and is sleeved with a fluororubber ring 8, the part is also a consumable part, the fluororubber ring 8 can effectively prevent the electroplating solution from entering the conductive copper plate 11 embedded in the octagonal prism shell 1, and avoid the internal conductive copper plate 11 from being corroded.

[0033] Further, the material inlet cover plate 2 is located at the left end face of the column, the opening is square, the material inlet cover plate 2 is an independent screw-in locking cover plate, double handles are additionally arranged on the outer surface, and four locking buckles are jointly arranged, which correspond to the four clamping grooves on the octagonal prism shell 1, so that the octagonal prism shell 1 is fixed.

[0034] Further, the non-metallic grabbing ring 3 is an annular double-inclined-surface wedge groove embedded in one end of the octagonal prism shell 1, the rear side of the inner side inclined surface of the wedge groove has a column surface with a smaller radius than the top end of the front inclined surface, the axis is collinear with the axis of the octagonal prism shell 1, and the wedge groove is contracted from outside to inside. When a wedge-shaped grabbing structure with a complementary shape contacts the wedge groove, the normal pressure of the pointing axis of the barrel body is converted into an axial force parallel to the axis through the two inclined surfaces, and the grabbing force of the clamping jaw is achieved through the double-side force to self-position the barrel in the axial direction, thereby reducing the axial movement.

[0035] Further, the annular toothed disc 10 is located at the side surface of the electrode side end face, the division circle is slightly larger than the circumscribed circle of the regular octagonal end face, the transmission teeth of the annular toothed disc 10 are not completely punched through, the tooth width length is smaller than the thickness of the end face, and the tail part is in a circular arc shape, and the annular toothed disc 10 rotates in the same direction as the octagonal prism shell 1.

[0036] Working principle:

[0037] First, hold the material inlet cover plate 2 with both hands, rotate and open it, then load the parts to be electroplated, and the loaded parts should not be too much and should not be gathered on one side of the barrel body. Then, the four buckles of the material inlet cover plate 2 are correspondingly connected with the interfaces of the barrel body, and the cover plate is closed.

[0038] Then, the mechanical hand clamping jaw moves to the vicinity of the non-metallic grabbing ring 3, the clamping jaw is coplanar with the axial plane where the non-metallic grabbing ring 3 is located, the top end of the clamping jaw is slowly contacted with the wedge block with a complementary shape to the wedge-shaped ring surface of the wedge groove, the two sides have consistent angles, and the planes are completely contacted. With the increase of the clamping force of the mechanical jaw, the normal pressure of the pointing axis of the barrel body is converted into an axial parallel force through the double-inclined-surface structure, the displacement is increased, then the clamping jaw is completely embedded in the wedge groove, the axial forces on the two sides are equal, the displacement is stopped, the axial displacement of the barrel body is locked, the mechanical jaw lifts the roller, and the three retaining frames 6 equally connected in series on the barrel body transmit the bending moment to the eight anti-bending steel bars 4 through the holes on the retaining frames 6. The pressure bearing of the octagonal prism shell 1 is reduced.

[0039] The drum is put into the container with electroplating liquid, and the step with nonmetallic grabbing ring 3 on one side and the arc plane on the side of the annular gear disc 10 on the other side, so when contacting and driving with the corresponding driving structure, the axial displacement will also be locked. The cylindrical surface of the nonmetallic grabbing ring 3 only bears the supporting force, and the annular gear disc 10 bears the supporting force and the radial driving force at the same time. The conical groove of the replaceable contact electrode 14 at the tail part will contact with the external same-angle conical conductive copper joint, and the current is transmitted to the conductive copper plate 11 inside the drum through the replaceable contact electrode 14, and the conductive copper plate 11 leads the current to each side plane of the barrel, and the electrode bump 7 array connected thereto starts to be electrified and contacts the parts to be plated.

[0040] Then the driving structure starts to work, the rotating force is transmitted to the drum through the annular gear disc 10, the drum starts to roll in the electroplating liquid, the electroplating liquid enters the inside through the hole of the octagonal prism shell 1, and the anti-bending steel bar corrosion-resistant PP plastic 5, the conductive copper plate corrosion-resistant PP plastic 12, the corrosion-resistant protective cover 9, the replaceable contact electrode protective sleeve 15, the fluororubber ring 8 and the center copper thread ring protective sleeve 16 protect the metal parts inside.

[0041] After the electroplating work is completed, the clamping jaw regrabs the nonmetallic grabbing ring 3, takes out the drum from the electroplating container containing the electroplating liquid, and puts it into the conveying device to wait for the next process. Thus, the electroplating process is completed.

[0042] The above is only an embodiment of the present application, and the specific structure and characteristics of the scheme and the like are not described in detail. For those skilled in the art, it is obvious that the present application is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, and the present application can be realized in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic characteristics of the present application. Therefore, from any point of view, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-limiting, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description, and therefore all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are intended to be included in the present application. Any reference signs in the claims should not be regarded as limiting the claims involved.

Claims

1. A barrel suitable for electroplating small and medium-sized parts, comprising an octagonal prism housing (1), characterized in that: The structure end face and side face of the octagonal prism shell (1) are provided with a conductive copper plate (11), one end of the conductive copper plate (11) is connected with an electrode bump (7), the other end of the conductive copper plate (11) is connected with the convex point of a replaceable contact electrode (14) located at the center of one side of the octagonal prism shell (1), the outside of the conductive copper plate (11) is wrapped with a conductive copper plate anti-corrosion PP plastic (12), the waist of the replaceable contact electrode (14) is surrounded by a central copper thread ring protective sleeve (16), the outside end face of the replaceable contact electrode (14) is wrapped with a replaceable contact electrode protective sleeve (15), one end of the octagonal prism shell (1) is provided with a ring-shaped gear disc (10), the other end of the octagonal prism shell (1) is provided with a material inlet cover plate (2), the side face of the material inlet cover plate (2) is provided with a non-metal grabbing ring (3), the non-metal grabbing ring (3) is inserted with eight anti-bending steel bars (4), the outside of the anti-bending steel bars (4) is wrapped with an anti-bending steel bar anti-corrosion PP plastic (5), the outside of the anti-bending steel bars (4) is sleeved with three retainer sleeves (6), the tail of the anti-bending steel bars (4) passes through the ring-shaped gear disc (10) and is fixed by bolts, and the tail of the anti-bending steel bars (4) is sleeved with an anti-corrosion protective cover (9).

2. A barrel suitable for electroplating small and medium-sized parts according to claim 1, characterized in that: The octagonal prism shell (1) is a hollow structure, and each side plane is provided with an array of holes.

3. The barrel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conductive copper plate (11) is located at the center of the end face of one side of the octagonal prism shell (1), the conductive copper plate (11) converges to a circular truncated cone towards the center and the center protrusion is cut with a central copper thread ring (13) for screwing connection with the replaceable contact electrode (14), the side plane conductive copper plate (11) of the octagonal prism shell (1) extends outwardly at the center of each side plane of the octagonal prism shell (1) and is threadedly connected with an electrode bump (7) array exposed inside the octagonal prism shell (1) on the side of the octagonal prism shell (1) facing the inside.

4. The barrel according to claim 3, characterized in that: The replaceable contact electrode (14) is a nut-shaped solid copper metal, one end of the replaceable contact electrode (14) is an octagonal prism, the other end is a threaded column, and the cross section radius of the end with the threaded column is slightly smaller than the radius of the inscribed circle of the cross section of the end with the octagonal shape, and the top end of one side of the octagonal nut-shaped side has a conical recess for external electrode connection.

5. The barrel according to claim 3, characterized in that: The electrode bump (7) is a cylindrical structure, the top of which is fixedly connected with a copper hemisphere, the bottom column surface is threaded, the waist is an octagonal skirt and is sleeved with a fluororubber ring (8).

6. A barrel suitable for electroplating small and medium-sized parts according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material inlet cover plate (2) is located at the left end face of the column, the opening is square, the material inlet cover plate (2) is an independent rotating locking cover plate, the outer surface is additionally provided with double handles, and four locking buckles are installed, which correspond to the four clamping grooves on the octagonal prism shell (1).

7. The barrel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The non-metal grabbing ring (3) is an embedded ring-shaped double-inclined-face wedge groove at one end of the octagonal prism shell (1), the rear side of the inner side inclined face of the wedge groove has a column surface with a smaller radius than the top end of the front inclined face, the axis is collinear with the axis of the octagonal prism shell (1), and the wedge groove is contracted from outside to inside.

8. The barrel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ring gear (10) is located at the electrode side end surface side, the division circle is slightly larger than the circumscribed circle of the regular octagon end surface, the transmission teeth of the ring gear (10) are not completely punched through, the tooth width length is smaller than the end surface thickness, and the tail part is in the circular arc shape, and the ring gear (10) rotates in the same direction with the octagonal prism shell (1).

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