A kind of carport with the function that turns around
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of carport more particularly to a kind of carports with the function that turns around.
Background technology
Country of China newest standards《The term and definition of automobile and trailer type》In to automobile just like giving a definition:By power
Driving, the vehicle of the non-track carrying with 4 or 4 or more wheels, is mainly used for:Carrying personnel and (or) cargo;Traction
The vehicle of carrying personnel and (or) cargo.
Present family generally can all buy automobile, but after automobile parking, new hand driver is since technology is less consummate, no
The vehicle that automobile smoothly can be outputed into garage, and can sometimes be scratched to side, to cause unnecessary economic loss and
Automobile parking at outdoor, if when blowing and raining, can make automobile paint and plastic assembly aging faster, and then shorten
The service life of automobile, thus there is an urgent need for research and develop it is a kind of drive turning back of car, can be automobile keep out wind and rain with the work(that turns around
The carport of energy.
Invention content
After overcoming automobile parking, automobile smoothly cannot be outputed garage by new hand driver since technology is less consummate,
And the vehicle that can sometimes scratch to side, to cause unnecessary economic loss and automobile parking is at outdoor, if scraped
When wind rains, can make automobile paint and plastic assembly aging faster, and then the shortcomings that shorten the service life of automobile,
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of carports with the function that turns around that driving turning back of car, can keep out wind and rain for automobile.
Technical solution is:It is a kind of that there is the carport of function of turning around, include endless glide, the first sliding block, the first montant,
U-frame, first rotating shaft, first gear, first motor, the second shaft, second gear, placement plate, movable plate, the second sliding block, cross
Plate, the second montant and cylinder are provided with fluting on ground, slot in the ground of bottom be equipped with endless glide, it is sliding in endless glide
Dynamic formula is set there are two the first sliding block, and two first slider tops are mounted on the first montant, and two first montant tops are equipped with U-shaped
Frame is equipped with first rotating shaft in U-frame among outer bottom, first rotating shaft bottom end is equipped with first gear, slot in bottom ground
Face side to the right is equipped with first motor, and the second shaft, the second shaft top are connected with by shaft coupling on the output shaft of first motor
End is equipped with second gear, and second gear is located at first gear right, and second gear is engaged with first gear, peace at the top of U-frame
Equipped with placement plate, placement plate left is opened there are two opening, and placement plate right is opened there are two opening, and two opening inner side face of left is put
Set the movable plate that is equipped with of equal rotary type on plate, two movable plate bottoms are provided with sliding slot, and slidingtype is equipped with the in two sliding slots
Two sliding blocks, rotary type is equipped with movable plate in the placement plate in two opening inner side face of right, and two movable plate bottoms are provided with cunning
Slot, slidingtype is equipped with the second sliding block in two sliding slots, and in U-frame two sides of left and right are mounted on cylinder, the installation of two cylinder heads
There is transverse slat, four second montants is installed at the top of transverse slat, four second montant tops pass through with four the second slider bottoms respectively
The mode of articulated connection connects.
In addition, it is therefore particularly preferred that further include having riser, third sliding rail, third sliding block, blocking frame, the first mounting plate, electricity
Dynamic reel and steel wire, ground top left are equipped with riser, and riser right side is equipped with third sliding rail, third sliding rail right side
Slidingtype is set there are two third sliding block, and two third sliding block right sides, which are equipped with, blocks frame, is blocked frame and is located at placement plate surface,
The first mounting plate is installed at the top of third sliding rail, the first mounting plate right side top is equipped with electronic reel, electronic reel
On be wound with steel wire, steel wire end is connect with top third sliding block top.
In addition, it is therefore particularly preferred that further include having n shapes frame, the second mounting plate, foam-rubber cushion and the first spring, on the right side of riser
Face lower part is equipped with n shape frames, and right is equipped with the second mounting plate in n shape frames, the second mounting plate left side and right side in n shape frames it
Between it is evenly spaced be equipped with the first spring, the second mounting plate right side is equipped with foam-rubber cushion.
In addition, it is therefore particularly preferred that further include having the 4th sliding rail, top plate and Four-slider, ground right front and rear sides are equal
4th sliding rail is installed, top plate is installed at the top of two the 4th sliding rails, blocks frame between two the 4th sliding rails, blocks outer frame right
Front and rear sides are mounted on Four-slider, and front and back two Four-slider is located on front and back two the 4th sliding rails.
When using the present invention, operating personnel first reach automobile in placement plate, and the front-wheel of automobile is made to be located at left
Between two movable plates, the trailing wheel of automobile is located between two movable plates of right, and operating personnel restart cylinder elongation, cylinder
Band motion plate up moves, and transverse slat can drive the second montant, the second montant movable plate can be driven up to move, the second sliding block
Slide therewith, to may make wheel to be blocked, and then may make automobile will not rollback, may make what automobile stopped more to stablize,
When needing turning back of car, operating personnel can start first motor rotation, and first motor can drive the second shaft to rotate, the
Two shafts can drive second gear to rotate, and second gear can drive first gear to rotate, and first gear can drive first
Shaft rotates, and first rotating shaft can drive U-frame to rotate, and U-frame can drive placement plate to rotate, and placement plate can be with electrical automobile
Rotation, and then turning back of car can be driven, after waiting for turning back of car, operating personnel can close first motor, and operating personnel are again
Start cylinder to shorten, cylinder can move down with motion plate, and transverse slat can drive the second montant to move down, and the second montant is
Movable plate can be driven to move down, so as to unclamp the limitation to wheel, automobile can be outputed placement plate by operating personnel.
Because further including having riser, third sliding rail, third sliding block, blocking frame, the first mounting plate, electronic reel and steel
Silk, ground top left are equipped with riser, and riser right side is equipped with third sliding rail, and third sliding rail right side slidingtype is equipped with
Two third sliding blocks, two third sliding block right sides, which are equipped with, blocks frame, blocks frame and is located at right over placement plate, at the top of third sliding rail
First mounting plate is installed, the first mounting plate right side top is equipped with electronic reel, steel wire, steel are wound on electronic reel
Silk end is connect with top third sliding block top.So after automobile has stopped, operating personnel can start electronic reel square steel
Silk, third sliding block can move down, and third sliding block can drive simultaneously to be blocked frame and move down, and automobile can be hidden by blocking frame
Firmly, to may make dust and rainwater not to fall on vehicle body, when needing to output in automobile, operating personnel can start electronic
Reel receives steel wire, and steel wire can drive third sliding block up to move, and third sliding block, which can drive, to be blocked frame and up move, and screening is worked as
After gear frame is up moved to suitable position, operating personnel can close electronic reel, and operating personnel can output automobile
Placement plate.
Because further including having n shapes frame, the second mounting plate, foam-rubber cushion and the first spring, riser right side lower part is equipped with n shapes
Frame, right is equipped with the second mounting plate in n shape frames, evenly spaced between right side in the second mounting plate left side and n shape frames to set
There are the first spring, the second mounting plate right side that foam-rubber cushion is installed.So when operating personnel drive automobile in placement plate into, work as vehicle
After head touches foam-rubber cushion, under the action of the first spring, the second mounting plate therewith toward moving left, so as to protect headstock not by
Damage, while also can remind operating personnel that can stop.
Because further including having the 4th sliding rail, top plate and Four-slider, ground right front and rear sides are mounted on the 4th sliding rail,
Top plate is installed at the top of two the 4th sliding rails, blocks frame between two the 4th sliding rails, blocks outer frame right front and rear sides and be respectively mounted
There are Four-slider, front and back two Four-slider to be located on front and back two the 4th sliding rails.So when blocking frame when moving up and down,
Under the action of Four-slider and the 4th sliding rail, it may make and block dynamic more smooth and stabilization of frameing shift.
The present invention drives movable plate to limit the wheel of automobile by cylinder, and placement plate rotation is driven by first motor
Turn, turn around so as to band electrical automobile, to achieve the effect that drive turning back of car, can keep out wind and rain for automobile.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the first main structure diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the enlarged diagram of part A of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is second of main structure diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the third main structure diagram of the present invention.
In reference numeral:1 ... ground, 2 ... flutings, 3 ... endless glides, 4 ... first sliding blocks, 5 ... first montants, 6 ... U-shapeds
Frame, 7 ... first rotating shafts, 8 ... first gears, 9 ... first motors, 10 ... second shafts, 11 ... second gears, 12 ... placement plates,
13 ... openings, 14 ... movable plates, 15 ... sliding slots, 16 ... second sliding blocks, 17 ... transverse slats, 18 ... second montants, 19 ... cylinders, 20 ...
Riser, 21 ... third sliding rails, 22 ... third sliding blocks, 23 ... block frame, 24 ... first mounting plates, 25 ... electronic reels, and 26 ...
Steel wire, 27 ... n shape frames, 28 ... second mounting plates, 29 ... foam-rubber cushions, 30 ... first springs, 31 ... the 4th sliding rails, 32 ... top plates,
33 ... Four-sliders.
Specific implementation mode
The technical scheme in the embodiments of the invention will be clearly and completely described below, it is clear that described implementation
Example is only a part of the embodiment of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, this field is common
All other embodiment that technical staff is obtained without making creative work belongs to the model that the present invention protects
It encloses.
Embodiment 1
It is a kind of that there is the carport of function of turning around, include that endless glide 3, the first sliding block 4, first are perpendicular as shown in Figs 1-4
Bar 5, U-frame 6, first rotating shaft 7, first gear 8, first motor 9, the second shaft 10, second gear 11, placement plate 12, activity
Plate 14, the second sliding block 16, transverse slat 17, the second montant 18 and cylinder 19, are provided with fluting 2 on ground 1, the ground 1 of bottom in fluting 2
It is equipped with endless glide 3, slidingtype is set there are two the first sliding block 4 in endless glide 3, and two first sliding blocks, 4 top is mounted on
First montant 5, two first montants, 5 top are equipped with U-frame 6, are equipped with first rotating shaft 7 in U-frame 6 among outer bottom, and first
7 bottom end of shaft is equipped with first gear 8, and 1 side to the right of ground of bottom is equipped with first motor 9 in fluting 2, first motor 9
The second shaft 10 is connected with by shaft coupling on output shaft, 10 top of the second shaft is equipped with second gear 11, second gear 11
Positioned at 8 right of first gear, second gear 11 is engaged with first gear 8, and 6 top of U-frame is equipped with placement plate 12, placement plate 12
Left is opened there are two opening 13, and 12 right of placement plate is opened there are two opening 13, and left two is open in the placement plate 12 of 13 medial surfaces
Equal rotary type is equipped with movable plate 14, two movable plates, 14 bottom is provided with sliding slot 15, and slidingtype is equipped in two sliding slots 15
Second sliding block 16, the rotary type in the placement plate 12 of 13 medial surfaces that is open of right two are equipped with movable plate 14, two movable plates 14
Bottom is provided with sliding slot 15, and slidingtype is equipped with the second sliding block 16 in two sliding slots 15, and in U-frame 6 two sides of left and right are mounted on
Cylinder 19, two cylinders, 19 top are equipped with transverse slat 17, and 17 top of transverse slat is equipped with four second montants 18, four second montants 18
Top is connect with four 16 bottoms of the second sliding block by way of articulated connection respectively.
Embodiment 2
It is a kind of that there is the carport of function of turning around, include that endless glide 3, the first sliding block 4, first are perpendicular as shown in Figs 1-4
Bar 5, U-frame 6, first rotating shaft 7, first gear 8, first motor 9, the second shaft 10, second gear 11, placement plate 12, activity
Plate 14, the second sliding block 16, transverse slat 17, the second montant 18 and cylinder 19, are provided with fluting 2 on ground 1, the ground 1 of bottom in fluting 2
It is equipped with endless glide 3, slidingtype is set there are two the first sliding block 4 in endless glide 3, and two first sliding blocks, 4 top is mounted on
First montant 5, two first montants, 5 top are equipped with U-frame 6, are equipped with first rotating shaft 7 in U-frame 6 among outer bottom, and first
7 bottom end of shaft is equipped with first gear 8, and 1 side to the right of ground of bottom is equipped with first motor 9 in fluting 2, first motor 9
The second shaft 10 is connected with by shaft coupling on output shaft, 10 top of the second shaft is equipped with second gear 11, second gear 11
Positioned at 8 right of first gear, second gear 11 is engaged with first gear 8, and 6 top of U-frame is equipped with placement plate 12, placement plate 12
Left is opened there are two opening 13, and 12 right of placement plate is opened there are two opening 13, and left two is open in the placement plate 12 of 13 medial surfaces
Equal rotary type is equipped with movable plate 14, two movable plates, 14 bottom is provided with sliding slot 15, and slidingtype is equipped in two sliding slots 15
Second sliding block 16, the rotary type in the placement plate 12 of 13 medial surfaces that is open of right two are equipped with movable plate 14, two movable plates 14
Bottom is provided with sliding slot 15, and slidingtype is equipped with the second sliding block 16 in two sliding slots 15, and in U-frame 6 two sides of left and right are mounted on
Cylinder 19, two cylinders, 19 top are equipped with transverse slat 17, and 17 top of transverse slat is equipped with four second montants 18, four second montants 18
Top is connect with four 16 bottoms of the second sliding block by way of articulated connection respectively.
Further include having riser 20, third sliding rail 21, third sliding block 22, blocking frame 23, the first mounting plate 24, electronic reel
25 and steel wire 26,1 top left of ground riser 20 is installed, 20 right side of riser is equipped with third sliding rail 21, third sliding rail 21
Right side slidingtype is set there are two third sliding block 22, and two third sliding blocks, 22 right side, which is equipped with, blocks frame 23, blocks frame 23
Right over placement plate 12,21 top of third sliding rail is equipped with the first mounting plate 24, the installation of 24 right side top of the first mounting plate
There is electronic reel 25, steel wire 26 is wound on electronic reel 25,26 end of steel wire is connect with 22 top of top third sliding block.
Embodiment 3
It is a kind of that there is the carport of function of turning around, include that endless glide 3, the first sliding block 4, first are perpendicular as shown in Figs 1-4
Bar 5, U-frame 6, first rotating shaft 7, first gear 8, first motor 9, the second shaft 10, second gear 11, placement plate 12, activity
Plate 14, the second sliding block 16, transverse slat 17, the second montant 18 and cylinder 19, are provided with fluting 2 on ground 1, the ground 1 of bottom in fluting 2
It is equipped with endless glide 3, slidingtype is set there are two the first sliding block 4 in endless glide 3, and two first sliding blocks, 4 top is mounted on
First montant 5, two first montants, 5 top are equipped with U-frame 6, are equipped with first rotating shaft 7 in U-frame 6 among outer bottom, and first
7 bottom end of shaft is equipped with first gear 8, and 1 side to the right of ground of bottom is equipped with first motor 9 in fluting 2, first motor 9
The second shaft 10 is connected with by shaft coupling on output shaft, 10 top of the second shaft is equipped with second gear 11, second gear 11
Positioned at 8 right of first gear, second gear 11 is engaged with first gear 8, and 6 top of U-frame is equipped with placement plate 12, placement plate 12
Left is opened there are two opening 13, and 12 right of placement plate is opened there are two opening 13, and left two is open in the placement plate 12 of 13 medial surfaces
Equal rotary type is equipped with movable plate 14, two movable plates, 14 bottom is provided with sliding slot 15, and slidingtype is equipped in two sliding slots 15
Second sliding block 16, the rotary type in the placement plate 12 of 13 medial surfaces that is open of right two are equipped with movable plate 14, two movable plates 14
Bottom is provided with sliding slot 15, and slidingtype is equipped with the second sliding block 16 in two sliding slots 15, and in U-frame 6 two sides of left and right are mounted on
Cylinder 19, two cylinders, 19 top are equipped with transverse slat 17, and 17 top of transverse slat is equipped with four second montants 18, four second montants 18
Top is connect with four 16 bottoms of the second sliding block by way of articulated connection respectively.
Further include having riser 20, third sliding rail 21, third sliding block 22, blocking frame 23, the first mounting plate 24, electronic reel
25 and steel wire 26,1 top left of ground riser 20 is installed, 20 right side of riser is equipped with third sliding rail 21, third sliding rail 21
Right side slidingtype is set there are two third sliding block 22, and two third sliding blocks, 22 right side, which is equipped with, blocks frame 23, blocks frame 23
Right over placement plate 12,21 top of third sliding rail is equipped with the first mounting plate 24, the installation of 24 right side top of the first mounting plate
There is electronic reel 25, steel wire 26 is wound on electronic reel 25,26 end of steel wire is connect with 22 top of top third sliding block.
Further include having n shapes frame 27, the second mounting plate 28, foam-rubber cushion 29 and the first spring 30,20 right side lower part of riser peace
Equipped with n shapes frame 27, right is equipped with the second mounting plate 28,28 left side of the second mounting plate and right side in n shapes frame 27 in n shapes frame 27
Between it is evenly spaced be equipped with the first spring 30,28 right side of the second mounting plate is equipped with foam-rubber cushion 29.
Embodiment 4
It is a kind of that there is the carport of function of turning around, include that endless glide 3, the first sliding block 4, first are perpendicular as shown in Figs 1-4
Bar 5, U-frame 6, first rotating shaft 7, first gear 8, first motor 9, the second shaft 10, second gear 11, placement plate 12, activity
Plate 14, the second sliding block 16, transverse slat 17, the second montant 18 and cylinder 19, are provided with fluting 2 on ground 1, the ground 1 of bottom in fluting 2
It is equipped with endless glide 3, slidingtype is set there are two the first sliding block 4 in endless glide 3, and two first sliding blocks, 4 top is mounted on
First montant 5, two first montants, 5 top are equipped with U-frame 6, are equipped with first rotating shaft 7 in U-frame 6 among outer bottom, and first
7 bottom end of shaft is equipped with first gear 8, and 1 side to the right of ground of bottom is equipped with first motor 9 in fluting 2, first motor 9
The second shaft 10 is connected with by shaft coupling on output shaft, 10 top of the second shaft is equipped with second gear 11, second gear 11
Positioned at 8 right of first gear, second gear 11 is engaged with first gear 8, and 6 top of U-frame is equipped with placement plate 12, placement plate 12
Left is opened there are two opening 13, and 12 right of placement plate is opened there are two opening 13, and left two is open in the placement plate 12 of 13 medial surfaces
Equal rotary type is equipped with movable plate 14, two movable plates, 14 bottom is provided with sliding slot 15, and slidingtype is equipped in two sliding slots 15
Second sliding block 16, the rotary type in the placement plate 12 of 13 medial surfaces that is open of right two are equipped with movable plate 14, two movable plates 14
Bottom is provided with sliding slot 15, and slidingtype is equipped with the second sliding block 16 in two sliding slots 15, and in U-frame 6 two sides of left and right are mounted on
Cylinder 19, two cylinders, 19 top are equipped with transverse slat 17, and 17 top of transverse slat is equipped with four second montants 18, four second montants 18
Top is connect with four 16 bottoms of the second sliding block by way of articulated connection respectively.
Further include having riser 20, third sliding rail 21, third sliding block 22, blocking frame 23, the first mounting plate 24, electronic reel
25 and steel wire 26,1 top left of ground riser 20 is installed, 20 right side of riser is equipped with third sliding rail 21, third sliding rail 21
Right side slidingtype is set there are two third sliding block 22, and two third sliding blocks, 22 right side, which is equipped with, blocks frame 23, blocks frame 23
Right over placement plate 12,21 top of third sliding rail is equipped with the first mounting plate 24, the installation of 24 right side top of the first mounting plate
There is electronic reel 25, steel wire 26 is wound on electronic reel 25,26 end of steel wire is connect with 22 top of top third sliding block.
Further include having n shapes frame 27, the second mounting plate 28, foam-rubber cushion 29 and the first spring 30,20 right side lower part of riser peace
Equipped with n shapes frame 27, right is equipped with the second mounting plate 28,28 left side of the second mounting plate and right side in n shapes frame 27 in n shapes frame 27
Between it is evenly spaced be equipped with the first spring 30,28 right side of the second mounting plate is equipped with foam-rubber cushion 29.
Further include having the 4th sliding rail 31, top plate 32 and Four-slider 33,1 right front and rear sides of ground are mounted on the 4th cunning
Rail 31, two the 4th sliding rails, 31 top are equipped with top plate 32, block frame 23 between two the 4th sliding rails 31, block 23 outer right of frame
Front and rear sides are mounted on Four-slider 33, and front and back two Four-slider 33 is located on front and back two the 4th sliding rails 31.
When using the present invention, operating personnel first reach automobile in placement plate 12, and the front-wheel of automobile is made to be located at left
Two movable plates 14 between, the trailing wheel of automobile is located between two movable plates 14 of right, operating personnel restart cylinder 19 elongation,
Cylinder 19 can up be moved with motion plate 17, and transverse slat 17 can drive the second montant 18, the second montant 18 that can drive activity
Plate 14 up moves, and the second sliding block 16 slides therewith, to may make wheel to be blocked, and then may make automobile will not rollback,
Automobile may make to stop more stable, when needing turning back of car, operating personnel can start the rotation of first motor 9, the first electricity
Machine 9 can drive the second shaft 10 to rotate, and the second shaft 10 can drive second gear 11 to rotate, and second gear 11 can drive
First gear 8 rotates, and first gear 8 can drive first rotating shaft 7 to rotate, and first rotating shaft 7 can drive U-frame 6 to rotate, U-shaped
Frame 6 can drive placement plate 12 to rotate, and placement plate 12 can drive vehicle rotary, and then can drive turning back of car, wait for that automobile falls
After head, operating personnel can close first motor 9, and operating personnel restart the shortening of cylinder 19, and cylinder 19 can drive cross
Plate 17 moves down, and transverse slat 17 can drive the second montant 18 to move down, and the second montant 18 can drive movable plate 14 down
Mobile, so as to unclamp the limitation to wheel, automobile can be outputed placement plate 12 by operating personnel.
Because further include have riser 20, third sliding rail 21, third sliding block 22, block frame 23, the first mounting plate 24, it is electronic around
Line wheel 25 and steel wire 26,1 top left of ground are equipped with riser 20, and 20 right side of riser is equipped with third sliding rail 21, and third is slided
21 right side slidingtype of rail is set there are two third sliding block 22, and two third sliding blocks, 22 right side, which is equipped with, blocks frame 23, blocks frame
23 are located at right over placement plate 12, and 21 top of third sliding rail is equipped with the first mounting plate 24,24 right side top of the first mounting plate
Electronic reel 25 is installed, steel wire 26 is wound on electronic reel 25,26 end of steel wire connects with 22 top of top third sliding block
It connects.So after automobile has stopped, operating personnel can start 25 square steel silk 26 of electronic reel, and third sliding block 22 past can move down
Dynamic, third sliding block 22 can drive simultaneously to be blocked frame 23 and moves down, and automobile can be covered by blocking frame 23, to may make dust
It will not be fallen on vehicle body with rainwater, when needing to output in automobile, operating personnel can start electronic reel 25 and receive steel wire 26,
Steel wire 26 can drive third sliding block 22 up to move, and third sliding block 22, which can drive, to be blocked frame 23 and up move, when blocking frame
After 23 are up moved to suitable position, operating personnel can close electronic reel 25, and operating personnel can output automobile
Placement plate 12.
Because further including having n shapes frame 27, the second mounting plate 28, foam-rubber cushion 29 and the first spring 30, under 20 right side of riser
Portion is equipped with n shapes frame 27, and right is equipped with the second mounting plate 28,28 left side of the second mounting plate and the right side in n shapes frame 27 in n shapes frame 27
Evenly spaced between side to be equipped with the first spring 30,28 right side of the second mounting plate is equipped with foam-rubber cushion 29.So when operation
Personnel drive automobile in placement plate 12 into, after headstock touches foam-rubber cushion 29, under the action of the first spring 30, and the second installation
Plate 28 toward moving left, so as to protect headstock not to be damaged, while also can remind operating personnel that can stop therewith.
Because further including having the 4th sliding rail 31, top plate 32 and Four-slider 33,1 right front and rear sides of ground are mounted on
Four sliding rails 31, two the 4th sliding rails, 31 top are equipped with top plate 32, block frame 23 between two the 4th sliding rails 31, block outside frame 23
Right front and rear sides are mounted on Four-slider 33, and front and back two Four-slider 33 is located on front and back two the 4th sliding rails 31.Institute
When blocking frame 23 when moving up and down, under the action of Four-slider 33 and the 4th sliding rail 31, may make and block the movement of frame 23
It is more smooth and stablize.
Example the above is only the implementation of the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, every to utilize this hair
Equivalent structure or equivalent flow shift made by bright description is applied directly or indirectly in other relevant technology necks
Domain is included within the scope of the present invention.