WO2015044885A1 - Safety device to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle - Google Patents

Safety device to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle Download PDF

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WO2015044885A1
WO2015044885A1 PCT/IB2014/064812 IB2014064812W WO2015044885A1 WO 2015044885 A1 WO2015044885 A1 WO 2015044885A1 IB 2014064812 W IB2014064812 W IB 2014064812W WO 2015044885 A1 WO2015044885 A1 WO 2015044885A1
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Michele SERVALLI
Carlo Donati
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Remmy S.R.L.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/01516—Passenger detection systems using force or pressure sensing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/26—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children
    • B60N2/28—Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle

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  • the present invention relates to a safety device to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle .
  • the present invention relates to a safety device capable of signaling the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle, in particular to signal the presence of an infant or of a child in an appropriate baby car seat.
  • a safety device capable of signaling the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle, in particular to signal the presence of an infant or of a child in an appropriate baby car seat.
  • Purpose of the present invention is therefore to provide a safety device to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle that is free from the drawbacks of the state of the art and which is easy and inexpensive to manufacture and install.
  • Further object of the present invention is to provide a baby car seat for vehicles provided with a safety device to signal the presence of an occupant in the passenger compartment that is free from the drawbacks of the state of the art and which is easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • a safety device to signal the presence of an occupant in the passenger compartment and a baby car seat provided with said safety device according to the accompanying claims is provided.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of a safety device to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle made according to the present invention
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are side views, partially in section of a detail of the safety device of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a section of a baby car seat provided with sensor .
  • the number 1 indicates as a whole a safety device 1 to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
  • the safety device 1 is suited to signal the presence of a child or infant in a baby car seat S inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle and comprises an adapter 2 which is provided to be inserted inside a cigarette lighter socket (not shown) to be found inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
  • the device 1 also comprises a safety sensor 3 housed in the baby car seat S.
  • the adapter 2 is provided with an X axis of symmetry and has a substantially cylindrical symmetry around the X axis of symmetry.
  • the adapter comprises a connector element 4, a central body 5 and a connector element 6.
  • the connector element 4 substantially corresponds to a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket, has dimensions substantially standard for a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket and is provided with coupling and disengagement elements (also substantially standard for a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket and not described in detail) which extend from a side surface of the adapter 2 end defining the connector element 4 and are suited to allow coupling and decoupling with the cigarette lighter socket (not shown) of the vehicle.
  • the central body 5 is sandwiched between the connector element 4 and the connector element 6 of the adapter 2 and, as better described in the following, houses therein a control unit ECU.
  • the connector element 6 corresponds substantially to a female socket for a cigarette lighter and is configured as a female cigarette lighter socket provided to house a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket, has a substantially standard size for a female cigarette lighter socket, is connected to the control unit ECU and is provided in its inside of coupling elements (also substantially standard for a female socket for a cigarette lighter and not described in detail) to allow the engagement and disengagement with an additional power supply plug 12 for a cigarette lighter socket.
  • the connector element 6 allows, when needed and optionally, to house a further power supply plug 12 for example for the use with a cigarette lighter or a charger C for a mobile phone (as shown for example in Figure 2) .
  • a muting push-button 7 On an outer surface of the adapter 2 a muting push-button 7, which is connected to a warning device, as better described below, and two LEDs, indicated respectively by 8 and 9, preferably of different colors and also connected to the control unit ECU are provided.
  • the LED 8 is meant to indicate that the machine is turned on, i.e. that the adapter 2 is fed with a voltage V by the vehicle battery; while the LED 9 signals, as described in the discussion that follows, the presence of a child or of an infant in the baby car seat S.
  • FIG 3 a section of the adapter 2 of the security device 1 is shown.
  • the central body 5 internally houses the control unit ECU.
  • a contact sensor 3 is shown, which is preferably arranged above a suitable adhesive support 10 to allow the connection with the baby car seat S.
  • the support 10 has larger, equal or smaller dimensions as compared with the size of the sensor 3 itself.
  • the support 10 has a slightly greater size than or substantially equal to the size of the sensor 3 itself to improve the stability of the sensor 3 itself.
  • the sensor 3 is connected to the adapter 2 by means of a connecting cable 11, which is provided for transferring the signal between the sensor 3 and the control unit ECU housed inside the adapter 2.
  • the safety device 1 is not provided with the connection cable 11 and signal transfer between the sensor 3 and the control unit ECU housed inside the adapter 2 is by WIFI or RFID technology; in other words, the sensor 3 is a RFID type sensor and the electronic unit ECU is suited for the use of WIFI or RFID technology.
  • the sensor 3 is housed in the seat of the baby car seat S, preferably sandwiched between a support and a covering element of the baby car seat S so that it is not bothersome for the child or for the infant.
  • the sensor 3 is suited to detect the presence of an occupant (i.e. of a child or an infant) in the baby car seat S.
  • the senor 3 is embedded in the seat of the baby car seat S, in particular in the covering of the baby car seat S .
  • the ECU control unit arranged inside the adapter 2, and particularly inside the central body 5, is suited to detect the voltage V which is powered by the vehicle battery.
  • the ECU control unit is also provided to supply the voltage V necessary for the further power supply plug 12 (for example, for using a cigarette lighter or a battery charger C for a mobile phone) eventually provided in the female socket for cigarette lighter of the connector element 6.
  • the control unit ECU is also set to compare the voltage value V supplied by the vehicle battery with a reference voltage value V rif .
  • the reference voltage value V rif is different from zero; in this way the safety device 1 can find advantageous application also to those vehicles where a minimum voltage from the battery is dispensed even when the internal combustion engine is off.
  • control unit ECU is arranged to acquire the signal coming from the sensor 3 that detects the presence (or not) of an occupant in the baby car seat S.
  • the sensor 3 detects the presence of an occupant in the baby car seat S;
  • control unit ECU detects a voltage value V, supplied by the vehicle battery lower than the reference voltage value
  • the control unit ECU is set to actuate a warning device, preferably acoustic, which is connected to the control unit ECU and is made to emit a warning signal.
  • a warning device preferably acoustic
  • the warning signal is clearly perceived by the driver of the vehicle that immediately recognizes the presence of the child or of the infant in the baby car seat S.
  • the driver can then press the muting push-button 7 to temporarily stop the warning signal emission; the device automatically resets at the first re- ignition of the vehicle.
  • the emission of the warning signal is interrupted by the silencer when the child or infant is moved from the baby car seat S and the sensor 3 no longer detects the presence of an occupant in the baby car seat S .
  • the connector element 4 substantially corresponds to a male USB connector and is configured as a male USB connector, has dimensions substantially standard for a male USB connector and is suited to allow the coupling to and uncoupling from a USB socket (not shown) of the vehicle.
  • the connector element 6 corresponds substantially to a female USB plug and is configured as a female USB plug that is provided to house a male USB connector, has a substantially standard size for a female USB plug and is suited to allow the engagement and disengagement of a further male USB connector.
  • the connector element 6 allows, even in this case, when necessary, and optionally, to house a further male USB connector for using a further device contemporarily with the safety device 1.
  • the security device 1 is provided with a number of sensors 3, preferably two or three sensors; each of said sensors is suited to detect the presence of an occupant (i.e. of a child or of an infant) in a respective baby car seat S.
  • the connector element 4 and the control unit ECU are integrated in a first adapter connected by means of a cable to a second adapter provided with the connector element 6.
  • the connector element 6 and the control unit ECU are integrated in a first adapter connected by means of a cable to a second adapter provided with the connector element 4.
  • the connector element 6 is obtained from a first adapter connected by means of a cable to a second adapter provided with the connector element 4.
  • the security device 1 to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle described so far has many advantages; in particular it is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, has a high reliability and the adapter 2 is made so as to allow, when needed, and optionally, housing a further power supply plug 12, for using, for example, a cigarette lighter or a battery charger C for a mobile phone.

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Safety device (1) to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising a first connector element (4) configured as a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket of a vehicle or as a USB male connector; a control unit (ECU) which is suited to detect the value (V) of the voltage supplied by the battery of the vehicle; at least one sensor (3) made to be arranged in a baby car seat (S) or similar, set to detect the presence of the occupant of the baby car seat (S) itself and set to transmit a signal to the control unit (ECU) as a function of the presence of the occupant of the baby car seat (S); and a second connector element (6) configured as a female socket for a cigarette lighter of a vehicle and set to house a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket of a further device (C) or configured as a USB port provided to house a USB male connector of a further device (C).

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"SAFETY DEVICE TO SIGNAL THE PRESENCE OF AN OCCUPANT INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE"
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a safety device to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle .
PRIOR ART
The present invention relates to a safety device capable of signaling the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle, in particular to signal the presence of an infant or of a child in an appropriate baby car seat. In the description which follows explicit reference to the case in which the occupant is an infant or a child will be made, but the invention may find advantageous application without loss of generality also in the case where the occupants are adults (in particular, such as disable or handicapped persons) or animals .
As known from the recent news, it happens more and more frequently for reasons due to stress or carelessness of the adult driving, that the children are forgotten by parents or grandparents in the appropriate baby car seat or in infant carriers inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The danger that children can be abandoned inside the car is greater in the case where the child falls asleep during the journey, because in that case there is no way to signal his/her presence to the adult driving, or during periods wherein the adult driving is particularly tired and/or under stress. Sometimes these episodes have had a dramatic epilogue; for this reason, it has been suggested the use of a safety device suited to signal the presence of a child or of an infant in the baby car seat . Currently from the literature several devices to signal the presence of a child in the baby car seat are known. For example, the documents US-A1-2012119896 US-A1-2005030188 US- Al-2012007741 and US8063788 describe safety devices to signal the presence of a child inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle which nevertheless have the drawback of being complex and expensive to manufacture and, in many cases, require a specific installation by a specialized operator. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Purpose of the present invention is therefore to provide a safety device to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle that is free from the drawbacks of the state of the art and which is easy and inexpensive to manufacture and install.
Further object of the present invention is to provide a baby car seat for vehicles provided with a safety device to signal the presence of an occupant in the passenger compartment that is free from the drawbacks of the state of the art and which is easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
According to the present invention, a safety device to signal the presence of an occupant in the passenger compartment and a baby car seat provided with said safety device according to the accompanying claims is provided.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a non-limiting embodiment example, wherein:
- Figure 1 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of a safety device to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle made according to the present invention;
- Figures 2 and 3 are side views, partially in section of a detail of the safety device of Figure 1; and
- Figure 4 is a section of a baby car seat provided with sensor . PREFERRED EMBODEMENTS OF THE INVENTION
In Figure 1, the number 1 indicates as a whole a safety device 1 to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle. In particular, the safety device 1 is suited to signal the presence of a child or infant in a baby car seat S inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle and comprises an adapter 2 which is provided to be inserted inside a cigarette lighter socket (not shown) to be found inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The device 1 also comprises a safety sensor 3 housed in the baby car seat S.
As shown in Figure 2, the adapter 2 is provided with an X axis of symmetry and has a substantially cylindrical symmetry around the X axis of symmetry. The adapter comprises a connector element 4, a central body 5 and a connector element 6.
The connector element 4 substantially corresponds to a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket, has dimensions substantially standard for a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket and is provided with coupling and disengagement elements (also substantially standard for a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket and not described in detail) which extend from a side surface of the adapter 2 end defining the connector element 4 and are suited to allow coupling and decoupling with the cigarette lighter socket (not shown) of the vehicle. The central body 5 is sandwiched between the connector element 4 and the connector element 6 of the adapter 2 and, as better described in the following, houses therein a control unit ECU.
The connector element 6 corresponds substantially to a female socket for a cigarette lighter and is configured as a female cigarette lighter socket provided to house a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket, has a substantially standard size for a female cigarette lighter socket, is connected to the control unit ECU and is provided in its inside of coupling elements (also substantially standard for a female socket for a cigarette lighter and not described in detail) to allow the engagement and disengagement with an additional power supply plug 12 for a cigarette lighter socket. The connector element 6 allows, when needed and optionally, to house a further power supply plug 12 for example for the use with a cigarette lighter or a charger C for a mobile phone (as shown for example in Figure 2) .
On an outer surface of the adapter 2 a muting push-button 7, which is connected to a warning device, as better described below, and two LEDs, indicated respectively by 8 and 9, preferably of different colors and also connected to the control unit ECU are provided. The LED 8 is meant to indicate that the machine is turned on, i.e. that the adapter 2 is fed with a voltage V by the vehicle battery; while the LED 9 signals, as described in the discussion that follows, the presence of a child or of an infant in the baby car seat S.
In Figure 3 a section of the adapter 2 of the security device 1 is shown. The central body 5 internally houses the control unit ECU.
In Figures 1 and 4, schematically a contact sensor 3 is shown, which is preferably arranged above a suitable adhesive support 10 to allow the connection with the baby car seat S. The support 10 has larger, equal or smaller dimensions as compared with the size of the sensor 3 itself. According to a preferred alternative, the support 10 has a slightly greater size than or substantially equal to the size of the sensor 3 itself to improve the stability of the sensor 3 itself. According to a first and preferred embodiment, the sensor 3 is connected to the adapter 2 by means of a connecting cable 11, which is provided for transferring the signal between the sensor 3 and the control unit ECU housed inside the adapter 2. According to a second embodiment, the safety device 1 is not provided with the connection cable 11 and signal transfer between the sensor 3 and the control unit ECU housed inside the adapter 2 is by WIFI or RFID technology; in other words, the sensor 3 is a RFID type sensor and the electronic unit ECU is suited for the use of WIFI or RFID technology.
Finally, in Figure 4 the application point of the sensor 3 inside the baby car seat S for cars is shown. According to a preferred embodiment, the sensor 3 is housed in the seat of the baby car seat S, preferably sandwiched between a support and a covering element of the baby car seat S so that it is not bothersome for the child or for the infant. The sensor 3 is suited to detect the presence of an occupant (i.e. of a child or an infant) in the baby car seat S.
In a second embodiment, the sensor 3 is embedded in the seat of the baby car seat S, in particular in the covering of the baby car seat S .
In use, the ECU control unit, arranged inside the adapter 2, and particularly inside the central body 5, is suited to detect the voltage V which is powered by the vehicle battery. The ECU control unit is also provided to supply the voltage V necessary for the further power supply plug 12 (for example, for using a cigarette lighter or a battery charger C for a mobile phone) eventually provided in the female socket for cigarette lighter of the connector element 6.
The control unit ECU is also set to compare the voltage value V supplied by the vehicle battery with a reference voltage value Vrif. According to a preferred alternative, the reference voltage value Vrif is different from zero; in this way the safety device 1 can find advantageous application also to those vehicles where a minimum voltage from the battery is dispensed even when the internal combustion engine is off.
Finally, the control unit ECU is arranged to acquire the signal coming from the sensor 3 that detects the presence (or not) of an occupant in the baby car seat S.
In the case where the following two conditions are met:
- the sensor 3 detects the presence of an occupant in the baby car seat S; and
- the control unit ECU detects a voltage value V, supplied by the vehicle battery lower than the reference voltage value
Vrif i
then the control unit ECU is set to actuate a warning device, preferably acoustic, which is connected to the control unit ECU and is made to emit a warning signal. The warning signal is clearly perceived by the driver of the vehicle that immediately recognizes the presence of the child or of the infant in the baby car seat S. The driver can then press the muting push-button 7 to temporarily stop the warning signal emission; the device automatically resets at the first re- ignition of the vehicle. Alternatively, the emission of the warning signal is interrupted by the silencer when the child or infant is moved from the baby car seat S and the sensor 3 no longer detects the presence of an occupant in the baby car seat S .
If one of the two conditions is not met, i.e. if the sensor 3 does not detect the presence of an occupant in the baby car seat S or if the control unit ECU detects a voltage value V, supplied by the battery of the vehicle that exceeds the voltage reference value Vrif (in other words, if the unit ECU detects that the vehicle is on) then the signaler is not actuated and no warning signal is emitted.
According to an alternative embodiment not shown, the connector element 4 substantially corresponds to a male USB connector and is configured as a male USB connector, has dimensions substantially standard for a male USB connector and is suited to allow the coupling to and uncoupling from a USB socket (not shown) of the vehicle. The connector element 6 corresponds substantially to a female USB plug and is configured as a female USB plug that is provided to house a male USB connector, has a substantially standard size for a female USB plug and is suited to allow the engagement and disengagement of a further male USB connector. The connector element 6 allows, even in this case, when necessary, and optionally, to house a further male USB connector for using a further device contemporarily with the safety device 1. According to an alternative embodiment not shown, the security device 1 is provided with a number of sensors 3, preferably two or three sensors; each of said sensors is suited to detect the presence of an occupant (i.e. of a child or of an infant) in a respective baby car seat S.
According to a further alternative not shown, the connector element 4 and the control unit ECU are integrated in a first adapter connected by means of a cable to a second adapter provided with the connector element 6.
According to a further alternative not shown, the connector element 6 and the control unit ECU are integrated in a first adapter connected by means of a cable to a second adapter provided with the connector element 4. According to a further alternative not shown, the connector element 6 is obtained from a first adapter connected by means of a cable to a second adapter provided with the connector element 4. Furthermore, in the discussion above, explicit reference is made to the alternative wherein said at least one sensor 3 is housed in the baby car seat S but the invention can clearly find advantageous application also in the case wherein the sensor 3 is integrated into a baby car seat or in a cushion or the like.
The security device 1 to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle described so far has many advantages; in particular it is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, has a high reliability and the adapter 2 is made so as to allow, when needed, and optionally, housing a further power supply plug 12, for using, for example, a cigarette lighter or a battery charger C for a mobile phone.

Claims

1. - A safety device (1) to signal the presence of an occupant inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
a first connector element (4) configured as a power supply plug for a cigarette lighter socket of a vehicle or as a USB male connector;
a control unit (ECU) which is suited to detect the value (V) of the voltage supplied by the battery of the vehicle;
at least one sensor (3) made to be arranged in a baby car seat (S) or similar, set to detect the presence of the occupant of the baby car seat (S) itself and set to transmit a signal to the control unit (ECU) as a function of the presence of the occupant of the baby car seat (S) ; and
a signaller connected to the control unit (ECU) and provided to emit a warning signal;
wherein the control unit (ECU) is set to activate the signaller in case a detected value (V) of the voltage supplied by the battery of the vehicle is lower than a reference value (Vrif) and, simultaneously, the presence of an occupant in the baby car seat (S) is detected;
the safety device is characterized in that it comprises a second connector element (6) configured as a female socket for a cigarette lighter of a vehicle and provided to house a power supply plug for a socket of a cigarette lighter of a further device (C) or configured as a USB port provided to house a male USB connector of a further device (C) .
2. - The device according to claim 1, wherein the reference value (Vrif) of the voltage supplied by the battery of the vehicle is different from zero.
3. The device according to claim 1 or 2 and comprising a muting push-button (7) arranged on the outer surface of the adapter (2), connected to the signaller and suited to interrupt the emission of the warning signal.
4. - The safety device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the adapter (2) comprises two LEDs (8, 9), in particular of different colors, which are suited to signal, respectively, a value (V) of the voltage supplied by the vehicle battery above the reference value (Vrif) and the presence of an occupant in the baby car seat (S) .
5. - The safety device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the signaller is an acoustic signaller.
6. - The safety device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the signaller is a vibrating and/or light signaller .
7. - The safety device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor (3) is connected to a support, preferably an adhesive one.
8.- The safety device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor (3) is connected to the adapter (2) by means of a cable (11) .
9. - The safety device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor (3) is connected to the adapter (2) by means of a wireless or RFID connection.
10. - The safety device according to one of the previous claims, wherein the first connector element (4) and the second connector element (6) are integrated into an adapter (2) .
11.- The safety device according to claim 10, wherein the control unit (ECU) is housed inside the adapter (2) .
12.- A baby car seat (S) for a vehicle comprising a safety device (1) manufactured according to any of claims 1 to 11.
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