CN101189441A - Joining device for a vehicle's frame and a wheel axle - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a joining device for joining a vehicle's frame (1) to a wheel suspension (2) for a vehicle. The joining device comprises a V-shaped stay (3) where the V-stay is mounted on the wheel suspension (2) via a bearing (5). The bearing (5) comprises an internal bearing element with an external partly spherical abutment surface and an external bearing element with an internal partly spherical abutment surface, which bearing in a normal position of the vehicle has a centre axis (14, 200) oriented substantially perpendicularly relative to a base on which the vehicle is located. According to the invention the internal bearing element comprises a stopper element (30, 302, 405) which cooperates with a locking portion (33, 401, 401') of the external bearing element and prevents the external bearing element from unintentionally being released from the internal bearing element. The stopper element (30, 302, 405) in a plane substantially perpendicular to the centre axis, forms an elongated cross section with a longitudinal direction of the cross section oriented in a direction substantially across the vehicle.
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The present invention relates to a kind of connection set that is used to connect vehicle frame and wheel shaft (wheel axle), described connection set comprises V shape pole (hereinafter being called V-brace (V-stay)), and place of matchmakers as claimed in claim 1 points out.
Background technique
Existence at present much is used to be mounted on the V-type strut on the vehicle and the solution of wheel shaft.The pliability (flexibility) that bearing provides connection set is installed usually, is generally the bearing of ball bearing form.Example such as such connection set for example has been described among claimant's oneself the application PCT/NO98/00356, and it has described the principle that the centre bearing of V-brace is installed.In claimant's oneself application PCT/2005/000069, the V-brace with flange is described, this flange has angled pin, and centre bearing is positioned on the angled pin.
The problem that bearing brings is that the bearing surface in the bearing can wear and tear along with the time and have to often change.This problem is especially outstanding for the ball bearing that has only a mounting points.This is that bearing surface no longer closely adjoins each other because when they wear and tear, and causes loosening (slackness) in the bearing thus.For having only a side to be installed in the ball bearing that central axis is basically perpendicular to the centrepin of vehicle bottom plane, after bearing is used a period of time, the risk of existence be ball bearing jump out of and vehicle and wheel shaft between lose connection.Known trial prevents the alternative workaround that ball bearing fluffs by this way, has described an example in claimant's oneself application PCT/NO04/00073.This scheme provides local protection, but this protective gear also can wear and tear sooner or later.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of connection set that is used for vehicle frame and wheel shaft, comprise V-brace, this connection set has good freedom of movement, prevents that connection set is not intended to the built-in protective measure of unclamping but also have simultaneously.
A purpose provides a kind of connection set, compares it with at present known solution protection to the higher degree that is not intended to unclamp is provided.Also having a purpose is that connection set should have the particularly degrees of freedom on the longitudinal direction of car direction.
Further purpose provides a kind of connection set, and it is all very simple aspect installation and maintenance, and can easily monitor maintenance condition.Also have a purpose to provide a kind of device, it can guarantee easily that connection set is provided with correct tolerance.
The present invention who sets forth in independent claims has realized these purposes, and more embodiment of the present invention will become obvious from dependent claims.
The present invention relates to a kind of connection set, be used to connect the framework and the wheel shaft of vehicle, comprise the V-brace that is installed between vehicle frame and the wheel suspension.This is for example, to be used for the general connection set such as the bigger like this vehicle of truck.V-brace link coupling (link-coupled) is connected to vehicle suspension to framework and via bearing.This bearing comprises internal bearings element and external bearings element, and described internal bearings element has the exterior section spherical abutment surface, and described external bearings element has the interior section spherical abutment surface corresponding to ball bearing.Needed pliability (flexibility) during this provides and has connected is so that absorb the lateral inclination motion and advance (spring travel) and the transmission of power preferably is provided between V-brace and wheel shaft along beating of longitudinal direction of car direction.In the rotine positioning of vehicle, has the central axis that the orientation is substantially perpendicular to the present bottom of vehicle according to the bearing in the connection set of the present invention, the ball bearing of so-called vertical orientations.Word " is substantially perpendicular to " and should be understood that central axis that spindle holds also can be with respect to having very small angle for the bottom, for example as described in claimant's oneself patent application SE 0400455-2.The internal bearings element of bearing is installed in an end of central axis---the bearing that a so-called side is installed.
According to the present invention, the internal bearings element comprises stopping element.The lock section synergy of this stopping element and external bearings element prevents that the external bearings element from by mistake unclamping on the bearing element internally.Be substantially perpendicular in the plane of central axis one, stopping element has formed the extension cross section, and the longitudinal direction orientation in this cross section is the direction of cross-vehicle basically.This provides maximum pliability in bearing.The very little or not influence of influence with respect to vehicle is the bearing pliability of horizontal axis of this design opposing connection of stopping element, the result is with respect to existing very big beating to advance on the longitudinal direction of vehicle, and concerning with respect to vehicle, have only slight influence around the bearing pliability of longitudinal axis, the result is that stopping element is minimum to the flexual influence of tilting.Thus, even insecure in the bearing, stopping element can prevent that also the external bearings element from by mistake unclamping on the bearing element internally, because stopping element prevents to unclamp greater than lock section and their interaction energy.
In one embodiment of this invention, stopping element is arranged on the end of described internal bearings element, and this end is relative with the mounting end of described internal bearings element.In being substantially perpendicular to the plane of central axis, just in the plane of the bottom that is arranged essentially parallel to vehicle, the size of this stopping element is greater than the diameter of the interior section spherical surface of external bearings element.In the present embodiment, near the part of the external bearings element the interior section spherical surface has formed the lock section of external bearings element.Therefore the lock section can be made up of the part of the end surface of the part of bearing case or this element that runs out bearing, comprising the element that runs out bearing of described part spherical surface be installed in spherical surface near.
In the second embodiment of the present invention, stopping element is installed between the mounting end of exterior section spherical abutment surface and internal bearings element.In this embodiment, the lock section of external bearings element is made up of the part around the bearing case on inner spherical surface, and wherein the lock section of bearing case has the inside diameter less than stopping element length.
In these two embodiments of the present invention, the length of stopping element preferably refers to its longitudinal direction.
In embodiment preferably, the bearing case of external bearings element comprises the recess with the stopping element complementation, realizes the needed pliability of bearing whereby.This can realize that for example, by an overcover is fastened to the external bearings element, this overcover has the shape of recess and/or form the shape in space when being fastened to the external bearings element around stopping element by several different methods; The replacement scheme of overcover is the external bearings case that centers on fully that has recess or hole, to be provided for the space of stopping element; Or the external bearings element comprises opening bearing case, and it does not have the bearing surface of extend through external bearings element.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the internal bearings element is installed on the vehicle suspension, and the external bearings element is installed on the V-brace and comprise that a design is with or without the encirclement bearing case of overcover.In the end of face inside bearing element assembly department, the bearing case can be connected to the internal bearings element flexible, for example passes through bellows element.Obtain the bearing of localised protection thus, can prevent that dirt and dust from penetrating into bearing and destroying bearing surface.In a second embodiment, it is contemplated that also the internal bearings element is installed on the V-brace and the external bearings element is installed on the vehicle suspension.
Stopping element forms the pin shape stopping element of basic rectangle.In one embodiment, stopping element also is included in not the circular surface in the face of the two ends of the surface of the lock section of external bearings element, is used for the pliability of bearing maximum possible.
In one embodiment, the bearing case of external bearings element is the periphery recess around central axis.This recess also can be in rectangleization more in shape.The lock section of external bearings element forms the side direction part of this recess, is used for interacting with stopping element.
In one embodiment, the lock section can be made up of two relative parts of diametric(al) around central axis, does not promptly center on the whole periphery of external bearings element, bearing case.Also it is contemplated that more than two lock section around periphery.The lock section is formed such solution by the part of bearing case or bearing surface and also can be imagined.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the internal bearings element comprises inner core pin and the ball element with exterior section spherical abutment surface.Stopping element is preferably mounted in an end of centrepin and ball element is installed as around centrepin and is arranged in stopping element and is used between the device of mounting center pin.Alternatively, stopping element can be installed in ball element and be used between the device of mounting center pin.When with the spherical surface of inner member in abutting connection with the time, the external bearings element will no longer can by mistake jump out of, because bearing surface relative to each other, the device that should be used to install the internal bearings element on the one hand along moving of central axial direction limits, and limited by the sticking department branch of stopping element and external bearings element on the other hand.
There is multiple alternative approach can be used for connecting this preferred embodiment of the present invention's bearing.A possible solution is at least V-brace to be installed as two-part along the plane.Being used for the plane of V-brace separately comprises the central axis of bearing and preferably extends along the longitudinal direction of vehicle in addition.Two-part of V-brace preferably form reverse part about described plane.Alternatively, the external bearings element can comprise releasable overcover, is used for the external bearings element is fastened to stopping element, can form the bearing of sealing whereby.Further replacement scheme is that the lock section of external bearings element is not the periphery form, but form by two-part, stopping element can be inserted between these two-part, and these two-part are relative to each other rotated, and locks external bearings element and internal bearings element whereby mutually.Final replacement scheme is the opening bearing.
Be divided under two-part or the more parts situation at V-brace, according to one aspect of the present invention, these parts of V-brace can connect by the anchor clamps around central axis.Preferably be arranged in the connection set such as ball element or the such force transmission element of pin element.The validity and the tolerance that have permission in the connection set provide the correct connection of the part that forms V-brace whereby.According to this aspect, the part that must connect has dimple in their surface, and force transmission element can be installed on the dimple.Recess generally has the shape different with the power transfer unit.When each several part was connected, dimple will be out of shape, thereby produced the tolerance absorption effect, and promptly the result that brings of the actual diameter of bearing and bearing hole is press fit channeling conduct and the dimple distortion more or less on bearing.Connect described part by this way by the force transfering device in connecting the surface and not only can be used to connect two-part or more part of V-brace, can also be used for other application.Alternately, the power transfer unit also can be fastened in these recesses by adhesive material (bondingmaterial).This method of using force transfering device to connect each several part between each several part also can be used for the connection of other type the V-brace (split V-stay) except bifurcated.
According to a second aspect of the present invention is that sensor element is installed in the connection of the part that comprises V-brace.These sensor elements can be installed in the connection set and not use other contact device except present connection set, and sensor can advantageously and simply be installed.These sensors can read Several Parameters, for example loosening, combination force of bearing or the like.
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Fig. 1 shows the general connection set that is used to connect vehicle frame and wheel shaft;
Fig. 2 is the cross section according to the right sphere bearing of prior art;
Fig. 3 is according to first embodiment of the thin portion of connection set of the present invention cross section along the longitudinal direction of car direction;
Fig. 4 is the cross section along horizontal direction of the thin portion among Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the elevation according to second embodiment of connection set of the present invention;
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are the cross section of the thin portion of the connection set among Fig. 5 along longitudinal direction of car direction and horizontal direction;
Fig. 8 is the elevation of the bearing in the connection set shown in Figure 5, and overcover is removed;
Fig. 9 be according among connection set the 3rd embodiment of the present invention along the cross section of the bearing of longitudinal direction of car direction;
Figure 10 is that bearing among Fig. 9 is along the cross section of vehicular transverse direction;
Figure 11 is the view of a part of V-brace that forms the part of the third embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 12 is the cross section of crossing direction of traffic according to the 4th embodiment edge of the thin portion of connection set of the present invention;
Figure 13 is the cross section of the 4th embodiment of the bearing among Figure 12 along direction of traffic;
Figure 14 is the perspective view according to the each several part of the 4th embodiment's shown in Figure 12 bearing case;
Figure 15 A and 15B show according to one aspect of the present invention be used for be connected two-part principle by the transmission of power;
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Fig. 1 show with the present invention in connection set similarly be used to be connected the framework 1 of vehicle and the connection set of wheel shaft 2.Connection set comprises V-brace 3 and Bearing Installation point 5, described V-brace 3 has the mounting points 4 that is used to be installed to framework 1, the ball bearing of 2 installations normally, described Bearing Installation point 5 is used for being installed to wheel shaft 2, is connected with the wheel (not shown) at 6 places, two ends of wheel shaft 2.
Fig. 2 shows the bearing 5 according to prior art that is used for being installed to the wheel shaft (not shown) between the V-brace with first leg 7 and second leg 8.Bearing 5 is exactly the so-called right sphere bearing with the central axis 14 that is basically perpendicular to the vehicle bottom, and ball element at one end is attached on the wheel shaft.External bearings element 10 is installed on the V-brace and comprises case 11.Case 11 forms closed cell and has only an opening side (below among the figure) in the face of wheel shaft around bearing.Be provided with spherical bearing surface 12 in the inside of case 11.This bearing surface 12 abuts the ball element 16 of internal bearings element 15.Bearing surface 12 and ball element 16 are the friction surfaces in the bearing.Internal bearings element 15 further comprises the flange 17 that is used to be fastened on the wheel shaft, and this flange has protruding pin 18, and this pin 18 has and the corresponding central axis of bearing.Pin 18 has inner chamber, wherein is equipped with to have the roughly inner pin 19 of T section.The T shape flange of inner pin 19 abuts the top of pin 18, and on the transition part between T shape inner pin 19, pin 18 and the ball element 16 clamping ring 20 is installed, and this clamping ring 20 is with respect to pin 18 locking ball elements 16.Inner pin 19 is locked in the cavity in the pin 18 by securing means 21, and this positioning device 21 for example is the form that is arranged in the screw rod of T shape bottom.Bottom surface at flange 17 can be near securing means 21.Between case 11 and flange surface 17, be provided with flexible bellows (flexible bellows) 13, thereby make bearing be limited in that dirt and dust can not penetrate bearing in the closed cell thus.
In of the present invention further specifying, will give corresponding figure reference number with the corresponding element of above illustrated prior art or no longer mention.We mainly pay close attention to the difference between the present invention who illustrates in the alternate embodiments mode and the prior art solution that above illustrates.
In Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, show the first embodiment of the present invention.The external bearings element comprises the case 100 with upper shed 101, wherein is provided with overcover 103 above upper shed 101.Overcover 103 for example is fastened to case 100 by screw device.In the present embodiment, comprise that the element of bearing surface 12 can be inserted in the case 100 by the upper shed in the case 100 101, and clamp device 102 further is set, be used for the bearing surface of fastening case 100.According to the present invention, the internal bearings element comprises stopping element 30.This stopping element 30 is set to the part of inner pin 19, as the extending portion and the extension part of inner pin.Because overcover 103 is arranged on the top of case 100, also can inserts and be fastened in pin 18 and the flange surface 17 by the upper shed 101 of case 100 by the securing means below flange surface 17 21 so have the inner pin 19 of stopping element 30.Pointed as Fig. 4, overcover 103 is designed like this: make stopping element 30 to move along with the motion of ball bearing and can not constitute unnecessary restriction to the unrestricted motion of bearing, as, shown in dotted line 30A and 30B, their indications be two possible positions of internal bearings element, these two positions are with respect to the external bearings element, with respect to the motion around the axis that is basically parallel to vehicle---just for the motion of the tilt axis of vehicle.As shown in this embodiment, stopping element 30 has oval form, stopping element 30 vertically be arranged as cross-vehicle vertically, as shown in Figure 4.On other direction except the longitudinal direction of stopping element 30, stopping element 30 is restricted and is circular, thereby it can be greater than in the needed circle of bearing.In the present embodiment, the part with external bearings element of interior section spherical surface 12 forms the lock section 33 of external bearings element.
In Fig. 5, show connection set according to the second embodiment of the present invention.Can see that connection set comprises first leg 7 and second leg 8 of V-brace, this V-brace at one end comprises mounting points 4 and comprises the bearing 5 that is used to be installed on the wheel shaft at another public end.As among first embodiment, the external bearings element of bearing 5 comprises the case 100 with overcover 103.Can see the bellows of the flange surface 17 of internal bearings element, flexibly the external bearings element is connected with the internal bearings element.
In Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, among Fig. 6 along vehicle laterally and among Fig. 7 along the cross section of the bearing that vertically shows second embodiment 5 of vehicle.This bearing to a great extent with first embodiment in the bearing with case 100 and overcover 103 similar.This embodiment's difference is, is endowed and the angled α of normal n (as shown in Figure 7) with respect to the bottom of vehicle at the plane of longitudinal direction of car middle (center) bearing.In this was used, word " with respect to the roughly quadrature of bottom " should be understood to include such design.
Fig. 8 is corresponding to the perspective view of the bearing of Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, wherein removes from case at overcover.Can see that stopping element 30 is forms of oval element, its longitudinal direction strides across the longitudinal direction of vehicle.Stopping element 30 further is provided with two curved sections 31, the curved section 32 with respect to the bottom that is parallel to vehicle respectively and vehicle cross section two planes formation, the result is that stopping element 30 is tapered to the two ends of stopping element 30, can not take more space except the space of necessity whereby, can outside necessity, not limit the freedom of the motion of bearing yet.Stopping element 30 is not crooked towards the surface (Fig. 6) of external bearings element lock section 33.
Fig. 9,10 and 11 shows two cross sections that are respectively vertical and horizontal according to the bearing of the third embodiment of the present invention.As shown in figure 11, V-brace comprises two elements 300 that reverse mutually form forms in this embodiment of the present invention.The V-brace part has half bearing case 305,306 in their end.These half bearing cases 305,306 are so designed so that they form ambient around bearing at link position, have downward opening towards flange surface 17.This means that case forms ambient completely under the clear condition of not using the overcover described in other previous embodiment.Because case is divided into two halves comprising on the plane of central axis, so inner pin 19 can be designed as and has stopping element 302 in an illustrated embodiment, described stopping element 302 has the pin of the substantially cylindrical in almost circular cross section 303, and described stopping element 302 is soldered to the top of inner pin 19.Two bearing half shells 305,306 are provided with end recess 308 at each end of stopping element 302, prevent from itself to include the freedom of ends restrict bearing movable of the stopping element 302 of curved section 309 thus.
The device that can have the force transmission element that is used to place ball element or pin form (not shown) in the combination surface of two and half shells or in other combination surface will be with reference to figure 15A and 15B to being illustrated.Power transfer unit 51---for example ball---is installed in the dimple 50 wanted in the connected two-part combination surface, the dimple 50 '.Dimple 50, dimple 50 ' are identical and relative dimples and produce slight distortion by power transfer unit 51 when described part connect, shown in Figure 15 B.These power transfer units can be designed as and allow to exist tolerance when connecting double part (halves).Power transfer unit and seat projection are as guiding device and tolerance absorption plant.The power transfer unit can also be fastened on one or two of half-and-half part of dimple.When connecting double part of described part, described bearing case half shell or alternative V-brace, also sensor can be arranged in these or other recess.Such solution does not need to be used for other erecting device of sensor.
In Figure 12 and Figure 13, the cross section shows the 4th Change Example that is used for according to the bearing of connection set of the present invention; Be that the cross section of cross-vehicle cuts in Figure 13 in Figure 12 be cross section along vehicle.It is different that this bearing and other embodiment compare several elements.At first, in the present embodiment, stopping element 405 is arranged at the internal bearings element is installed between the ball element 16 of the erecting device of flange surface 17 and internal bearings element.The bearing case 400 of external bearings element comprises the lock section 401,401 ' of seat locking member, the two between stopping element 405 and flange surface 17 downwards and extend internally.Corresponding with the 3rd embodiment, bearing case 400 is the cases that do not have overcover.Stopping element 405 can for example be set to the part of the pin 18 that projects upwards from flange surface 17, or alternatively stopping element 405 can the time insert pin in the hole of pin pin 18.Pin 18 in the present embodiment has the hole along central axis, and has internal whorl 404 on the part in the hole that deviates from flange surface 17.These internal whorls 404 interact with the external screw-thread of screw element 403, replace inner pin in other embodiments.The head of screw element 403 and adjacent element 402 abut, and described adjacent element 402 interacts so that ball element 16 is remained on the tram with clamping ring 20, pin 18 and ball element 16.
Figure 14 shows the independent component of the external bearings element of the bearing shown in Figure 12 and 13, well show bearing case 400 and comprise lock section 401,401 ', this lock section is divided into two-part, part 401 shown in Figure 14, and part 401 and 401 ' is all shown in Figure 12.By lock section 401,401 ' this design, internal bearings element with stopping element can insert in the external bearings element, stopping element is in the gap between the lock section 401,401 ', thus they relative to each other rotation and stopping element and lock section interact to prevent that bearing element is by moving along central axis and unclamping mutually.
The embodiment by indefiniteness describes the present invention.In the scope of the present invention that is defined by the following claims, it is contemplated that multiple Change Example and modification.Different embodiments' variant can be used for all embodiments, for example the V-brace of bifurcated can be implemented with the ball element of installing by the connection set under connection of the screw in the hole or the flange surface, or alternatively can have angled central axis, the V-brace of bifurcated also can have shared overcover, stopping element can be the shape that is different from rectangle, for example sell shape, even the cross section is triangle or the like.
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1. connection set, be used for vehicle frame, (1) is connected to the wheel suspension of vehicle, (2) on, wherein, described connection set comprises V-brace, (3), described V-brace, (3) via bearing, (5) be installed to described vehicle suspension, (2) on, described bearing, (5) comprise internal bearings element with exterior section spherical abutment surface and external bearings element with interior section spherical abutment surface, described bearing has central axis when vehicle is in rotine positioning, (14,200), this central axis, (14,200) be basically perpendicular to the residing bottom of vehicle
It is characterized in that, described internal bearings element comprises stopping element (30,302,405), the lock section (33 of described stopping element and described external bearings element, 401,401 ') act synergistically and prevent that described external bearings element from by mistake unclamping on the bearing element internally, wherein, be substantially perpendicular to the stopping element (30 on the plane of central axis, 302,405) form the extension cross section, described cross section orientation longitudinally is the direction of cross-vehicle substantially.
2. connection set as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described stopping element is arranged on the end of described internal bearings element, this end is relative with the mounting end of described internal bearings element, this stopping element (30,302) basically with the rectangular plane of central axis on, the length that has along at least one direction is greater than the diameter of described interior section spherical surface, near the part of described external bearings element described interior section spherical surface forms described lock section.
3. connection set as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described stopping element (405) is arranged between the mounting end of described exterior section spherical abutment surface and described internal bearings element, and the lock section (401 of described external bearings element, 401 ') be made up of the part of bearing case, the inner diameter of this part is less than the length of stopping element.
4. as the described connection set of top each claim, it is characterized in that the bearing case of described external bearings element comprises the recess complementary with stopping element (30,302,405), realizes needed pliability in the bearing whereby.
5. as the described connection set of top each claim, it is characterized in that, described internal bearings element is installed on the described vehicle suspension and described external bearings element is installed on the described V-brace, formation around the bearing case, wherein, optionally, elastic bellows (13) is installed between the flange surface of described bearing case and described internal bearings element.
6. as any one described connection set among the claim 4-5, it is characterized in that the recess in the described bearing case is the recess that centers on central axis circumferentially.
7. as any one described connection set among claim 1-2 or the 4-6, it is characterized in that, described internal bearings element comprises inner core pin and ball element, described ball element comprises described exterior section spherical abutment surface, wherein, described stopping element is installed in an end of described centrepin and described ball element is installed to be around described centrepin and between the erecting device of described stopping element and described centrepin.
8. as the described connection set of top each claim, it is characterized in that described V-brace is divided at least two parts along a plane.
9. connection set as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described two parts form reverse part for described plane.
10. connection set as claimed in claim 8 or 9 is characterized in that, the each several part of described V-brace has been installed for example ball element or the such force transmission element (51) of pin element by axial anchor clamps connect at the center in described connection set.
11. connection set as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, at least one force transmission element (51) is installed in the dimple (50,50 ') in the connection surface of described each several part, this dimple (50,50 ') distortion when described each several part connects.
12. each the described connection set as in the claim 8 to 11 is characterized in that, sensor element is installed in the joint of the described part that V-brace has.
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