Water box assembly and ice maker

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides a water box assembly and an ice maker. The water box assembly comprises a water containing box and a support, a first assembling part is arranged on the water containing box, a second assembling part is arranged on the support, one of the first assembling part and the second assembling part is a track set, and the other one is a limiting set; the track set comprises a sinking track and an ascending track which are connected, and the limiting set is movably arranged in the sinking track and the ascending track. An ice maker comprises a machine shell, an ice making chamber, a water pump and a water box assembly. The ice making chamber, the water pump and the water box assembly are arranged in the machine shell. According to the embodiment of the utility model, the effect of mounting and dismounting the water box is achieved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electrical equipment, specifically, the utility model relates to a water box assembly and ice maker. BACKGROUND

[0002] Ice maker as common electrical appliance, it is widely used in life, the structure of existing ice maker is: the bottom of ice making chamber is provided with the water filling box for supplying water to the ice making chamber, in addition, the water pump is fixedly arranged above the water filling box and the lower end thereof extends into the water filling box.

[0003] Therefore, when the water filling box needs to be pushed in or taken out, it is usually necessary to first push in the water filling box and then install the water pump or first remove the water pump and then pull out the water filling box, so that the existing pull-out type water filling box has the problem of inconvenient disassembly and assembly. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model discloses a water box assembly and ice maker to solve the technical problem that the existing water filling box is inconvenient to disassemble and assemble.

[0005] In a first aspect, the utility model embodiment provides a water box assembly, comprising: a water filling box and a support;

[0006] The water filling box is provided with a first assembly part, and the support is provided with a second assembly part, one of the first assembly part and the second assembly part is a track group, and the other is a limiting group;

[0007] The track group comprises a connected sinking track and rising track, and the limiting group is movably arranged in the sinking track and the rising track;

[0008] When the water filling box enters the support, the preceding end when the water filling box enters the support is defined as the front end, the limiting group enters the sinking track from one end of the sinking track, the front end of the water filling box faces downward and moves along the sinking track, and when reaching the connecting point of the sinking track and the rising track, the front end of the water filling box is located at the lowest point, and when the limiting group enters the rising track from the sinking track, the front end of the water filling box is lifted upward and moves along the rising track.

[0009] Optionally, the first assembly part is a track group, the sinking track comprises a first sliding groove, the rising track comprises a second sliding groove, the second sliding groove is horizontally arranged, one end of the first sliding groove is connected to the front end of the second sliding groove, the other end extends to the open end, and extends downward and away from the second sliding groove;

[0010] The second assembly part is a limiting group, which comprises a limiting column, and the limiting column is slidingly arranged in the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove.

[0011] The first assembly part and the second assembly part are respectively provided with two groups, and two groups of the first assembly part are arranged on two opposite side walls of the water box, and two groups of the second assembly part are arranged on two opposite side walls of the support.

[0012] Optionally, a supporting part is further included, and a matching part is arranged on the support.

[0013] The supporting part is arranged at the front end of the water box, and the matching part is arranged on the support, when the limiting group enters the rising track from the sinking track, the water box moves along the rising track until the supporting part is connected to the matching part.

[0014] Optionally, the supporting part comprises at least one insertion column, and the matching part comprises at least one insertion hole.

[0015] The insertion column is inserted into the insertion hole.

[0016] Optionally, the number of the insertion column and the insertion hole is two respectively, and two insertion columns are arranged at the same height.

[0017] Optionally, a water collecting part is arranged in the water box, and the water collecting part is arranged at the lowest position of the bottom of the water box to collect liquid.

[0018] Optionally, the water collecting part comprises at least two guide inclined surfaces, and the two guide inclined surfaces are converging towards each other at the middle part of the bottom of the water box to form the water collecting part.

[0019] Optionally, the water collecting part comprises at least two guide inclined surfaces, and the two guide inclined surfaces are converging towards each other at the middle part of the bottom of the water box to form the water collecting part.

[0020] In a second aspect, the utility model embodiment provides an ice maker, comprising: a shell, an ice making chamber, a water pump and the water box assembly.

[0021] The shell comprises a cabinet body and a cabinet door arranged on one side of the cabinet body, the ice making chamber is arranged in the cabinet body, the bottom of the ice making chamber is provided with a mounting area, and one side of the ice making chamber close to the cabinet door is provided with an ice falling area.

[0022] The water pump is arranged in the cabinet body and communicates with the ice making chamber, and the water pump is arranged in the mounting area in an extending mode.

[0023] The bracket is arranged in the cabinet and located in the installation area, the water filling box is installed on the bracket, and the bottom of the water pump is located in the water filling box.

[0024] Optionally, the ice collecting barrel is arranged at the bottom of the cabinet and communicates with the ice falling area.

[0025] The beneficial technical effects brought by the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the utility model include:

[0026] The front end of the water filling box is guided to move downward through the sinking track, and then the front end of the water filling box is lifted through the lifting track, so that the front end of the water filling box sinks through the lower end of the water pump and then is lifted, the lifted water filling box is sleeved on the lower end of the water pump from bottom to top, so that the water pump pumps the liquid in the water filling box. The sinking track and the lifting track of the water filling box realize that the front end of the water filling box passes through the bottom of the water pump downward, and when the water filling box is loaded or unloaded, the disassembly and assembly of the water pump do not need to be considered again, the disassembly and assembly time of the water filling box is saved, and the working efficiency is improved.

[0027] The additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be partially given in the following description, which will become obvious from the following description or be understood through the practice of the utility model. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will become apparent and easy to understand from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0029] Figure 1 A structure schematic view of a water box assembly product provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure;

[0030] Figure 2 A structure schematic view of a water box assembly product provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure; Figure 1 An enlarged view of part A in the figure;

[0031] Figure 3 A structure schematic view of a water box assembly product provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure;

[0032] Figure 4 An installation process schematic view of the water filling box and the bracket provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure;

[0033] Figure 5 An installation process schematic view of the water filling box and the bracket provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure; Figure 4 An enlarged view of part B in the figure;

[0034] Figure 6 A structure schematic view of a water box assembly product provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure;

[0035] In the figure, the meanings of the reference signs are as follows:

[0036] 10, water box; 110, water collecting part; 1110, guide slope; 11, first assembly part; 111, first chute; 112, second chute; 20, support; 21, second assembly part; 211, limiting column; 22, matching part; 221, plug hole; 30, supporting part; 31, plug column; 40, gripping part; 50, cabinet; 51, cabinet body; 52, cabinet door; 60, ice making chamber; 70, water pump; 80, ice collecting barrel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, in which the same or similar components are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals throughout. Also, if a detailed description of the known technology is unnecessary for the features of the present application shown, it is omitted. The embodiments described below by reference to the drawings are exemplary and are for the purpose of explaining the present application only and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

[0038] Those skilled in the art can understand that, unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs. It should also be understood that terms such as those defined in a general dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless specifically defined as such herein.

[0039] Those skilled in the art can understand that, unless otherwise stated, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" used herein also include the plural. It should be further understood that the use of the phrase "comprising" in the specification of the present application means that the features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components exist, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof. It should be understood that when we say an element is "connected" or "coupled" to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element, or there can be intermediate elements. In addition, "connected" or "coupled" used herein can include wireless connection or wireless coupling. The phrase "and / or" used herein includes all or any single unit and all combinations of the associated listed items.

[0040] The water box assembly and ice maker provided by the present application aim to solve the above technical problems of the prior art.

[0041] The technical solutions of the present application and how the technical solutions of the present application solve the above technical problems are described in detail below with specific embodiments.

[0042] The utility model embodiment provides a kind of water box assembly product, the structure schematic diagram of this water box assembly product as shown in Figure 1 And Figure 2 It includes: water box 10 and support 20;Water box 10 is provided with first assembly part 11, support 20 is provided with second assembly part 21, one of first assembly part 11 and second assembly part 21 is track group, another is limit group;Track group includes the sinking track and the ascending track of being connected, limit group is movably arranged in sinking track and ascending track;Wherein, when water box 10 enters support 20, define the prior end when water box 10 enters support 20 as front end, limit group enters sinking track from one end of sinking track, water box 10 front end is downward and along sinking track moves, and when reaching the connecting point of sinking track and ascending track, water box 10 front end is located at the lowest point, when limit group enters ascending track from sinking track, water box 10 front end is lifted upward and moves along ascending track.

[0043] Exemplarily, support 20 is four-side frame.Water box 10 is the pentahedron of top opening.According to the above, it can be known that the state of water box 10 front end is mainly divided into two stages, stage one: limit column moves in sinking track, at this time, water box 10 front end moves downward;Stage two: limit column moves in ascending track, at this time, water box 10 front end is lifted;Water box 10 front end bypasses the position of preset water pump 70 when converting in two stages, after water box 10 front end is lifted, water box 10 is re-sleeved into the lower end of water pump 70, and water pump 70 can pump the liquid in water box 10.

[0044] The focus is that, after water pump 70 is installed for the first time, if water box 10 needs to be installed or disassembled subsequently, water pump 70 does not need to be disassembled, the disassembly process of water pump 70 is saved, and work efficiency is improved.

[0045] Optionally, first assembly part 11 is track group, sinking track includes first sliding groove 111, ascending track includes second sliding groove 112, second sliding groove 112 is horizontally arranged, one end of first sliding groove 111 is connected to the front end of second sliding groove 112, the other end extends to the open end, and extends to the lower side of second sliding groove 112 and the direction away from second sliding groove 112;

[0046] Second assembly part 21 is limit group, and limit group includes limit column 211, which is slidably arranged in first sliding groove 111 and second sliding groove 112;First assembly part 11 and second assembly part 21 are respectively provided with two groups, two groups of first assembly part 11 are arranged on two opposite side walls of water box 10, and two groups of second assembly part 21 are arranged on two opposite side walls of support 20.

[0047] Exemplarily, in combination with Figure 4 And Figure 5According to the definition of the front end of the water container 10, and taking the direction in which the water container 10 is loaded as a reference direction, the first sliding groove 111 and the second sliding groove 112 are arranged on the outer wall of the two side walls of the water container 10 on the two sides in the reference direction. Specifically, the second sliding groove 112 extends from the rear end of the outer wall to the front end, and the extension length is about one fourth of the length of the side edge. The first sliding groove 111 is connected to the front end of the first sliding groove 111 at one end, and extends to the bottom edge of the outer wall at the other end, and an opening is formed at the bottom edge for the entry of the limiting column 211. Preferably, the included angle between the second sliding groove 112 and the first sliding groove 111 is greater than 90° and less than 180°, and can be 120°.

[0048] The installation process of the water container 10 and the support 20 is as follows: the water container 10 is inserted into the support 20 from top to bottom (the front end of the water container 10 faces downward), and the openings of the two first sliding grooves 111 correspond to the entries of the two limiting columns 211, respectively. When the limiting column 211 reaches the connection point of the first sliding groove 111 and the second sliding groove 112, the front end of the water container 10 is at the lowest point. After the limiting column 211 enters the second sliding groove 112, the front end of the water container 10 begins to rise, and the water container 10 finally returns to a horizontal state. At this time, the water container 10 can be fixed in the horizontal state, and the installation is completed. Conversely, the limiting column 211 enters the first sliding groove 111 from the second sliding groove 112, and the front end of the water container 10 changes from the crystal state to the downward state again. When the front end of the water container 10 is at the lowest point, the water container 10 can be taken out obliquely upward, and the details are not described here.

[0049] Alternatively, the first assembly part 11 is a limiting group, and the second assembly part 21 is a track group. In the above embodiment, the limiting column 211 is arranged on the side wall of the water container 10 provided with the track group, and the first sliding groove 111 and the second sliding groove 112 are arranged on the two opposite side walls of the support 20. The difference is that the opening of one end of the first sliding groove 111 is arranged on the upper edge of the support 20, and is used as the entrance of the limiting column 211 of the water container 10. The first sliding groove 111 is arranged obliquely from the upper edge to the lower edge and extends to the rear end of the support 20. The other end of the second sliding groove 112 is connected to the lower end of the first sliding groove 111. The second sliding groove 112 is arranged obliquely from bottom to top and extends to the rear end of the support 20. That is, the first sliding groove 111 and the second sliding groove 112 are arranged in a V shape. In order to stably support the limiting column when the water container 10 is in a horizontal state, the other end of the second sliding groove 112 includes a horizontal groove segment. Therefore, when the water container 10 is installed in the support 20, the limiting column 211 is located in the horizontal groove segment. In this embodiment, the front end of the water container 10 moves downward when entering the first sliding groove 111, reaches the lowest point when reaching the connection point of the first sliding groove 111 and the second sliding groove 112, and then rises through the second sliding groove 112. The movement principle is similar to that of the above embodiment, and the details are not described here.

[0050] Optionally, the support part 30 is further included, and the support part 30 is arranged on the front end of the water container 10, and the cooperation part 22 is arranged on the support 20, when the limiting group sinks into the rising track, the water container 10 moves along the rising track until the support part 30 is connected to the cooperation part 22.

[0051] In the above statement, it can be known that the limiting column 211 is located in the second sliding groove 112, and the water container 10 can be fixed when the water container 10 is in a horizontal state. In this embodiment, when the limiting column 211 reaches the rear end of the second sliding groove 112, it means that the water container 10 is completely installed on the support 20, and at this time, the rear end of the water container 10 is limited by the limiting column 211, and the front end is fixed by the connection of the support part 30 and the cooperation part 22.

[0052] Optionally, the support part 30 includes at least one insertion column 31, and the cooperation part 22 includes at least one insertion hole 221; the insertion column 31 is inserted into the insertion hole 221.

[0053] In the above statement, when the limiting column 211 enters the second sliding groove 112, the water container 10 is in a horizontal state, at this time, the insertion column 31 is also in a horizontal state and is aligned with the insertion hole 221, and the water container 10 continues to move forward to realize the insertion of the insertion column 31 in the insertion hole.

[0054] Optionally, the number of the insertion column 31 and the insertion hole 221 is two respectively, and the two insertion columns 31 are arranged in the same height.

[0055] Illustratively, the insertion column 31 is arranged on the front outer side wall of the water container 10, and the two insertion columns 31 are arranged in the length direction on the front outer side wall. The insertion hole 221 is arranged on the front end of the support 20. The plurality of insertion holes 221 and the insertion columns 31 form a multi-point support, which improves the reliability of the support.

[0056] Alternatively, the support part 30 and the cooperation part 22 can be protrusions respectively, and the support part 30 can be directly lapped on the top of the cooperation part 22 to realize the installation.

[0057] Optionally, the water container 10 is provided with a water collecting part 110, and the water collecting part 110 is arranged at the lowest position of the inner bottom of the water container 10 to serve as a liquid gathering part.

[0058] It can be known that the water container 10 is finally sleeved on the bottom of the preset water pump after installation, and the water collecting part 110 deepens the depth of the water container 10 and increases the capacity; in addition, the water collecting part 110 concentrates the liquid to make the water pump 70 pump more completely and prevent residual. Preferably, the lowest position is located in the middle of the water container 10.

[0059] Optionally, the water collecting part 110 comprises at least two guide slopes 1110 converging towards the middle of the bottom of the water container 10 to form the water collecting part 110.

[0060] For example, the bottom of the water container 10 is divided into two guide slopes 1110, which are located on both sides of the reference direction, and converge from outside to inside and from top to bottom to form the water collecting part 110.

[0061] Optionally, the rear end of the water container 10 is provided with a gripping part 40 for pushing the water container 10.

[0062] For example, the gripping part 40 is a semicircular groove provided on the top of the rear end side plate of the water container 10.

[0063] Based on the same utility model concept, another ice maker device is provided, and a structural framework diagram of the another ice maker device is shown in Figure 3 and Figure 6 The another ice maker device comprises a cabinet 50, an ice making chamber 60, a water pump 70 and the water container assembly, the cabinet 50 comprises a cabinet body 51 and a cabinet door 52 provided on one side of the cabinet body 51, the ice making chamber 60 is arranged in the cabinet body 51, the ice making chamber 60 is provided with a mounting area at the bottom, and the ice making chamber 60 is provided with an ice falling area on the side close to the cabinet door 52; the water pump 70 is arranged in the cabinet body 51 and communicates with the ice making chamber 60, and the water pump 70 extends into the mounting area; the support 20 is arranged in the cabinet body 51 and located in the mounting area, the water container 10 is installed on the support 20, and the bottom of the water pump 70 is located in the water container 10.

[0064] For example, the lower end of the ice falling area and the rear end of the mounting area are communicated. The cabinet door 52 is rotatably arranged on one side of the cabinet body 51 to realize rotation opening or closing. Preferably, the lower end of the water pump 70 is arranged at the lowest position of the water collecting part 110. Importantly, the water pump 70 can be located directly above the lowest point of the water container 10, so that the collision between the top of the front end of the water container 10 and the lower end of the water pump 70 can be avoided to the greatest extent.

[0065] In addition, it should be noted that the bottom end of the water pump 70 does not interfere with the water collecting part 110.

[0066] Optionally, the another ice maker device further comprises an ice collecting bucket 80, which is arranged at the bottom of the cabinet body 51 and communicates with the ice falling area.

[0067] The ice collecting bucket 80 is directly installed at the bottom of the cabinet body 51, and the ice blocks in the ice making chamber 60 fall directly into the ice collecting bucket 80 from the ice falling area.

[0068] Those skilled in the art can understand that the steps, measures and schemes in various operations, methods and processes discussed in the present application can be alternated, changed, combined or deleted. Further, other steps, measures and schemes in various operations, methods and processes discussed in the present application can also be alternated, changed, rearranged, decomposed, combined or deleted. Further, the steps, measures and schemes in various operations, methods and processes in the prior art can also be alternated, changed, rearranged, decomposed, combined or deleted.

[0069] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0070] The terms "first" and "second" are only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more.

[0071] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or the communication between the two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0072] In the description of the present application, specific features, structures, materials or characteristics can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0073] It should be understood that although the steps in the flowcharts of the accompanying drawings are shown in sequence according to the indication of the arrows, the steps are not necessarily executed in sequence according to the indication of the arrows. Unless explicitly stated herein, the execution of the steps is not strictly limited in sequence, and the steps can be executed in other sequences. Moreover, at least part of the steps in the flowcharts of the accompanying drawings can include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages, which are not necessarily executed at the same time, but can be executed at different times, and the execution sequence is not necessarily sequential, but can be executed in rotation or alternation with at least part of other steps or sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0074] The above only describes some embodiments of the present application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled persons in the technical field, some improvements and refinements can be made without departing from the principles of the present application, and these improvements and refinements should also be considered as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A water box assembly, characterized in that, include: Water box (10) and bracket (20); The water container (10) is provided with a first assembly part (11), and the bracket (20) is provided with a second assembly part (21). One of the first assembly part (11) and the second assembly part (21) is a trajectory group, and the other is a limit group. The trajectory group includes a connected sinking trajectory and an ascending trajectory, and the limiting group is movably set in the sinking trajectory and the ascending trajectory; When the water container (10) enters the support (20), the front end of the water container (10) entering the support (20) is defined as the front end. The limiting group enters the sinking trajectory from one end of the sinking trajectory. The front end of the water container (10) faces downward and moves along the sinking track. When it reaches the connection point between the sinking trajectory and the rising trajectory, the front end of the water container (10) is at the lowest point. When the limiting group enters the rising trajectory from the sinking trajectory, the front end of the water container (10) is raised upward and moves along the rising trajectory.

2. The water box assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first assembly part (11) is a track group. The sinking track includes a first chute (111), and the rising track includes a second chute (112). The second chute (112) is horizontally arranged. One end of the first chute (111) is connected to the front end of the second chute (112), and the other end extends toward the open end and toward the lower part of the second chute (112) and away from the second chute (112). The second assembly part (21) is a limiting group, which includes a limiting post (211) that is slidably disposed in the first slide groove (111) and the second slide groove (112); The first assembly part (11) and the second assembly part (21) are respectively provided in two sets. The two sets of the first assembly part (11) are provided on two opposite side walls of the water box (10), and the two sets of the second assembly part (21) are provided on two opposite side walls of the bracket (20).

3. The water box assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, It also includes a support (30), on which a mating part (22) is provided; The support part (30) is disposed at the front end of the water box (10), and the mating part (22) is disposed on the bracket (20). When the limiting group enters the rising trajectory from the sinking trajectory, the water box (10) moves along the rising trajectory until the support part (30) connects with the mating part (22).

4. The water box assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that, The support portion (30) includes at least one plug-in post (31), and the mating portion (22) includes at least one plug-in hole (221); The plug (31) is inserted into the plug hole (221).

5. The water box assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that, The number of the plug-in post (31) and the number of the plug-in hole (221) are two, and the two plug-in posts (31) are set at the same height.

6. The water box assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water container (10) is provided with a water collection part (110), which is set at the lowest position of the bottom of the container inside the water container (10) to collect liquid.

7. The water box assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that, The water collection section (110) includes at least two guide ramps (1110), which are converged towards each other in the middle of the bottom of the water container (10) to form the water collection section (110).

8. The water tank assembly according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The water container (10) is provided with a gripping part (40) at its rear end, which is used to grip and push the water container (10).

9. An ice maker, characterized in that, Includes a housing (50), an ice-making chamber (60), a water pump (70), and a water tank assembly as described in any one of claims 1-8; The housing (50) includes a cabinet (51) and a cabinet door (52) on one side of the cabinet (51). The ice-making chamber (60) is located in the cabinet (51). The bottom of the ice-making chamber (60) is provided with an installation area. The side of the ice-making chamber (60) near the cabinet door (52) is provided with an ice-falling area. The water pump (70) is installed in the cabinet (51) and communicates with the ice-making chamber (60), and the water pump (70) extends into the installation area; The bracket (20) is disposed in the cabinet (51) and located in the installation area, the water box (10) is installed on the bracket (20), and the bottom of the water pump (70) is located in the water box (10).

10. The ice maker according to claim 9, characterized in that, It also includes an ice collection bucket (80), which is located at the bottom of the cabinet (51) and is connected to the ice drop area.

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