CN114319746B - Multifunctional energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of building technology, and discloses a multifunctional energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure, including a mounting beam and a photovoltaic panel, the photovoltaic panel is located directly above the mounting beam, and both sides of the top of the mounting beam are fixedly connected There is an L-shaped plate, the photovoltaic panel is located on the top of the L-shaped plate, and a limited fixing block is placed on the top of the installation beam. This kind of multi-functional energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure, by setting the limited fixed block, the photovoltaic panel is placed above the installation beam, and the limited fixed block is placed on both sides of the photovoltaic panel, and the spring has elastic force on the clamping feet. The position of the clamping foot is limited without external force on the foot. At this time, the bottom end of the limit fixing block fits the top of the installation beam, and then the threaded rod one is rotated so that the thread rod one moves downward in the limit fixing block, and at the same time the thread The bottom end of the rod one squeezes the inclined surface at the top of the clamping feet, so that the two clamping feet move to both sides at the same time, so that the bottom ends of the clamping feet are clamped with the L-shaped plate.

Description

A multifunctional energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of buildings, in particular to a multifunctional energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure.

Background technique

In the existing housing construction, the roof structure is various. In order to meet different living needs, the roof will be set to be light-transmitting, heat-preserving, easy to disassemble, etc., and as people’s awareness of environmental protection continues to increase, for The energy-saving requirements of the roof structure are getting higher and higher. Usually, people set up solar energy on the roof. Solar energy is a kind of clean energy that is becoming more and more popular. Photovoltaic panels are a commonly used solar energy conversion device that absorbs heat to generate energy. For energy conversion, due to the large size of traditional solar energy and the inconvenient installation, it is necessary to use solar photovoltaic panels to replace the installation of traditional solar energy.

When installing photovoltaic panels on the roof, it is necessary to drill holes on the photovoltaic panels to install and fix them, causing damage to the body of the photovoltaic panels. Difficult when angled.

Contents of the invention

Aiming at the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides a multifunctional and energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure, which has the advantages of convenient installation of photovoltaic panels, waterproofness and convenient adjustment of the deflection angle of photovoltaic panels, and solves the problems proposed in the background technology. The problem.

The present invention provides the following technical solutions: a multi-functional energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure, comprising: installation beams and photovoltaic panels, the photovoltaic panels are located directly above the installation beams, and both sides of the top of the installation beams are fixedly connected with L shaped plate, the photovoltaic panel is located on the top of the L-shaped plate, and the top of the installation beam is placed with a limited fixed block, the number of the limited fixed blocks is several, and several of the limited fixed blocks are located on the photovoltaic On both sides of the plate, the top of the limit fixing block is threadedly inserted with a threaded rod 1, and the surface of the threaded rod 1 is movably connected with a pressure plate, and the lower surface of the pressure plate is attached to the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel. The bottom ends of both sides of the mounting beam are fixedly connected with mounting plates, the lower surface of the mounting plate is fixedly connected with vibration-damping rubber pads, the mounting plate is located above the beam, and the mounting plate is fixedly connected with the beam through bolts , the lower surfaces of both ends of the beam are fixed with hinged blocks, and two limiting holes 2 are opened on the side of the hinged block.

Preferably, the surface of the hinge block is rotatably connected with a rotating column, and the bottom end of the rotating column is fixedly connected with an extension rod through a bolt, and the two limiting holes 2 are arranged up and down on one side surface of the hinge block, so that The central position of the lower surface of the beam is rotatably connected with a pillar.

Preferably, the bottom end of the limit fixing block is provided with an installation groove, and the inner wall surface of both sides of the installation groove is fixedly connected with a telescopic rod, and the other end of the telescopic rod is fixedly connected with a locking foot, and the telescopic A spring is movably sleeved on the surface of the rod, and one end of the spring is attached to the surface of one side of the clamping foot.

Preferably, a groove is provided at the top of the installation beam, the bottom end of the threaded rod one is located in the installation groove and fits with the groove bottom surface of the groove, and the side surface of the clamping foot is in contact with the threaded rod one. The surface is bonded, one side edge of the top of the clamping foot is set on a slope, and the bottom end of the clamping foot is clamped with the L-shaped plate.

Preferably, sliding holes are opened at the four corners of the top of the limiting and fixing block, and insertion rods are fixedly connected to the four corners of the lower surface of the pressure plate, and the insertion rods are slid and inserted into the sliding holes.

Preferably, cable ties are fixedly connected to both surfaces of the installation beam.

Preferably, a cover plate is provided above the pressure plate, and the cover plate is located adjacent to two photovoltaic panels, and a sealing strip is fixedly connected to both sides of the cover plate, and the bottom end of the sealing strip is connected to the photovoltaic panel The upper surface fits snugly.

Preferably, the surface of the cover plate is movably connected with threaded rod 2, the bottom end of the threaded rod 2 is rotatably connected with a cross bar, and the surface of the threaded rod 2 is sleeved with a sealing ring, and the upper part of the sealing ring A nut is provided, and the nut is threaded on the surface of the threaded rod 2, and the lower surface of the sealing ring is attached to the upper surface of the cover plate.

Preferably, the bottom end of the threaded rod 2 is provided with a semicircular groove, the crossbar is arranged in a fan-shaped column, the model and specification of the crossbar and the semicircular groove are consistent, and the connection between the semicircular groove and the crossbar is a horizontal The center position of the rod.

Preferably, the lower surface of the beam is fixedly connected with a semi-circular ring, the semi-circular ring is arranged in a semi-circular shape, and a number of limiting holes are opened on one side surface of the semi-circular ring. Hole one is arranged in a circle on one side surface of the semi-circular ring, and a limit bolt is inserted into the limit hole one, and the end of the limit bolt passes through the limit hole one and is inserted on one side surface of the pillar, so that The bottom end of the pillar is fixedly connected with an extension rod by bolts.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. For this multi-functional energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure, the photovoltaic panel is placed above the installation beam by setting the limited fixed block, and the limited fixed block is placed on both sides of the photovoltaic panel. The spring has elastic force on the clamping feet. The position of the clamping foot is limited under the action of no external force on the clamping foot. At this time, the bottom end of the limit fixing block fits with the top of the installation beam, and then the threaded rod one is rotated so that the threaded rod one moves downward in the limit fixing block. At the same time, the bottom end of the threaded rod 1 squeezes the inclined surface at the top of the clip, so that the two clips move to both sides at the same time, so that the bottom of the clip is connected with the L-shaped plate, and the limit fixing block can be fixedly installed On the installation beam, at the same time, the threaded rod is pressed against the pressure plate, so that the pressure plate is pressed against the edge of the photovoltaic panel, and the position of the photovoltaic panel above the installation beam is fixed, avoiding drilling holes on the photovoltaic panel for installation and fixing, so that the photovoltaic panel When the board is installed and fixed, the operation is simple and quick and will not cause damage to the photovoltaic panel body.

2. This kind of multifunctional energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure is provided with a cover plate. When multiple photovoltaic panels are spliced and installed, there is a gap between the photovoltaic panels and the cover plate is placed between the photovoltaic panels and the photovoltaic panels. At this time, the bottom of the sealing strip is attached to the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel, which prevents garbage or rainwater from flowing into the gap between two adjacent photovoltaic panels, greatly improving the rainproof function of the device. When threaded rod two passes through the round hole on the surface of the cover plate, the cross bar can be rotated so that the cross bar is located in the semicircular groove to form a complete cylinder, which is convenient for passing through the round hole on the surface of the cover plate. When it is installed vertically, the surface of the cross bar is attached to the lower surface of the photovoltaic panel, and the nut is turned at the same time, so that there is an upward force on the cross bar. At this time, the cross bar is clamped with the photovoltaic panel, and the position of the second threaded rod is fixed. It is convenient to fix and install the cover plate at the adjacent place.

3. This kind of multifunctional and energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure can rotate the beam at the top of the pillar, and at the same time, the limit bolt can be inserted into the pillar through the limit hole, and the included angle of the beam at the top of the pillar can be adjusted. Fixed, it is convenient to adjust the angle of the photovoltaic panel, which greatly improves the applicability of the device. At the same time, the setting of the two limit holes 2 can splice the two adjacent beams and connect the two adjacent hinge blocks. It is convenient for multiple beams to be spliced.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the device of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of beam structure of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the cover plate of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the structural representation of installation beam of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the limiting and fixing block of the present invention.

In the figure: 1. Installation beam; 2. Photovoltaic panel; 3. Limiting fixed block; 4. Installation slot; 5. Telescopic rod; 6. Clamping foot; 7. Spring; 10. Mounting plate; 11. Damping rubber pad; 12. Cable buckle; 13. Sliding hole; 14. Threaded rod one; 15. Pressure plate; 16. Inserting rod; 17. Cover plate; , semi-circular groove; 20, nut; 21, sealing ring; 22, sealing strip; 23, crossbar; 24, crossbeam; 25, pillar; 29, hinge block; 30, limit hole two; 31, rotating column; 32, extension rod.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Embodiment one

Please refer to Figure 1-5, a multi-functional energy-saving photovoltaic building roof structure, including installation beam 1 and photovoltaic panel 2, photovoltaic panel 2 is located directly above the installation beam 1, both sides of the top of the installation beam 1 are fixedly connected with L shaped plate 8, the photovoltaic panel 2 is located at the top of the L-shaped plate 8, and the top of the installation beam 1 is placed with a limited fixed block 3, the number of limited fixed blocks 3 is several, and several limited fixed blocks 3 are respectively located on the photovoltaic panel 2, the top of the limit fixing block 3 is threadedly inserted with a threaded rod-14, and the surface of the threaded rod-14 is movably socketed with a pressure plate 15. The bottom ends of both sides of the beam 1 are fixedly connected with a mounting plate 10, the lower surface of the mounting plate 10 is fixedly connected with a vibration-damping rubber pad 11, the mounting plate 10 is located above the beam 24, and the mounting plate 10 is fixedly connected with the beam 24 through bolts , the lower surface of crossbeam 24 two ends is fixed with articulated block 29, and the side of articulated block 29 is provided with two position-limiting holes 2 30, and the bottom end of position-limiting fixed block 3 is provided with mounting groove 4, and the both sides groove inner walls of mounting groove 4 The surface is fixedly connected with a telescopic rod 5, and the other end of the telescopic rod 5 is fixedly connected with a clip 6, and the surface of the telescopic rod 5 is movably socketed with a spring 7, and one end of the spring 7 is attached to the surface of one side of the clip 6, and the spring 7. There is elastic force on the clip 6, and the position of the clip 6 is limited under the absence of external force on the clip 6. At this time, the bottom end of the limit fixing block 3 fits with the top of the installation beam 1, and the top of the installation beam 1 is provided with a Groove 9, the bottom end of threaded rod one 14 is located in installation groove 4 and fits with the groove bottom surface of groove 9, one side surface of clamping foot 6 and the surface of threaded rod one 14 fit, the top of clamping foot 6 One side edge is provided with a slope, the bottom end of the clamping foot 6 is engaged with the L-shaped plate 8, and the threaded rod one 14 is rotated so that the threaded rod one 14 moves downward in the limit fixed block 3, and the bottom end of the threaded rod one 14 is Squeeze the inclined surface at the top of the clamping feet 6, so that the two clamping feet 6 move to both sides at the same time, so that the bottom of the clamping feet 6 is engaged with the L-shaped plate 8, and the limit fixing block 3 can be fixedly installed on the installation On the beam 1, the threaded rod 14 presses the pressure plate 15 at the same time, so that the pressure plate 15 presses the edge of the photovoltaic panel 2, and fixes the position of the photovoltaic panel 2 above the installation beam 1, and the four corners of the top of the limit fixing block 3 Sliding holes 13 are opened at all places, and the four corners of the lower surface of the pressing plate 15 are fixedly connected with inserting rods 16. The inserting rods 16 slide and insert with the sliding holes 13, and the position of the pressing plate 15 is limited. The two sides of the installation beam 1 Both are fixedly connected with a cable buckle 12 for convenient cable arrangement. A cover plate 17 is provided above the pressure plate 15. The cover plate 17 is located adjacent to the two photovoltaic panels 2. Both sides of the cover plate 17 are fixedly connected with a sealing strip 22. The bottom of the sealing strip 22 is closely attached to the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, preventing garbage or rainwater from flowing into the gap between two adjacent photovoltaic panels 2, and greatly improving the rainproof function of the device. The surface of the cover plate 17 There is threaded rod 2 18 for movable insertion, and the bottom end of threaded rod 18 is rotatably connected with cross bar 23, and the surface of threaded rod 2 18 is sleeved with sealing ring 21, and the top of sealing ring 21 is provided with nut 20, and nut 20 is threaded. Connected to the surface of the threaded rod 2 18, the lower surface of the sealing ring 21 fits with the upper surface of the cover plate 17 to improve the sealing performance. The bottom end of the threaded rod 2 18 is provided with a semicircular groove 19, and the cross bar 23 is arranged in a fan-shaped column shape. Cross bar 23 coincides with the model specification of semicircle groove 19, and the junction of semicircle groove 19 and cross bar 23 is the center position of cross bar 23, when threaded rod 2 18 is passed in the round hole on cover plate 17 surface, can rotate Cross bar 23, make cross bar 23 be positioned at semicircle groove 19 and form complete cylinder, conveniently pass through from the circular hole on cover plate 17 surfaces, when cross bar 23 is vertically arranged about threaded rod two 18 simultaneously, the surface of cross bar 23 and The lower surface of the photovoltaic panel 2 is attached, and the nut 20 is turned at the same time, so that there is an upward force on the cross bar 23. At this time, the cross bar 23 is clamped with the photovoltaic panel 2, and the position of the threaded rod 2 18 is fixed, which is convenient for the cover. Plates 17 are fixedly mounted adjacently.

Embodiment two

Based on Embodiment 1, as shown in Figure 1-5, it includes: installation beam 1 and photovoltaic panel 2, photovoltaic panel 2 is located directly above installation beam 1, both sides of the top of installation beam 1 are fixedly connected with L-shaped board 8, photovoltaic panel 2 is located on the top of the L-shaped plate 8, and the top of the installation beam 1 is placed with a limited fixed block 3. The number of limited fixed blocks 3 is several, and several limited fixed blocks 3 are respectively located on both sides of the photovoltaic panel 2. The top of the position fixing block 3 is threadedly inserted with a threaded rod-14, and the surface of the threaded rod-14 is movably socketed with a pressure plate 15. The lower surface of the pressure plate 15 is attached to the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel 2. The bottom ends are fixedly connected with a mounting plate 10, the lower surface of the mounting plate 10 is fixedly connected with a vibration-damping rubber pad 11, the mounting plate 10 is located above the beam 24, the mounting plate 10 is fixedly connected with the beam 24 through bolts, and the lower surface of the beam 24 Surface is fixed with hinged block 29, and the side of hinged block 29 offers two position-limiting holes 30, and the surface rotation of hinged block 29 is connected with rotating column 31, and the bottom end of rotating column 31 is fixedly connected with extension bar 32 by bolt, two Two limit holes 30 are arranged up and down on one side surface of the hinge block 29, and the center position of the crossbeam 24 lower surface is rotatably connected with a pillar 25, and the lower surface of the crossbeam 24 is fixedly connected with a semicircle 26, and the semicircle 26 is a semicircle Shape setting, one side surface of semicircular ring 26 is provided with several limiting holes-27, and several limiting holes-27 are circumferentially arranged with respect to the side surface of semicircular ring 26, and plugging is limited in limiting hole-27 The stop bolt 28, the end of the stop bolt 28 penetrates the limit hole-27 and is inserted on one side surface of the pillar 25, and the stop bolt 28 is inserted in the pillar 25 through the limit hole-27, so that the crossbeam 24 The angle at the top of the pillar 25 is adjusted and fixed to facilitate the adjustment of the angle of the photovoltaic panel 2, which greatly improves the applicability of the device. The bottom end of the pillar 25 is connected with an extension rod 32 by bolts, which is convenient for adjusting the height of the pillar 25. At the same time, the setting of the two limiting holes 30 can splice two adjacent crossbeams 24, and fixedly connect two adjacent hinge blocks 29, which can facilitate the splicing of multiple crossbeams 24.

Working principle: When using this device, place the photovoltaic panel 2 on the top of the installation beam 1, place the limit fixing block 3 on both sides of the photovoltaic panel 2, the spring 7 has elastic force on the clamping foot 6, and there is no force on the clamping foot 6. Under the action of external force, the position of the clip pin 6 is limited. At this time, the bottom end of the limit fixing block 3 fits with the top of the installation beam 1, and then the threaded rod one 14 is rotated so that the threaded rod one 14 is downward in the limit fixing block 3. Move, and the bottom end of threaded rod one 14 squeezes the inclined surface of clip 6 tops simultaneously, makes two clips 6 move to both sides simultaneously, makes the bottom of clip 6 and L-shaped plate 8 clamping, can Fix the limit fixing block 3 on the installation beam 1, and at the same time, the threaded rod 14 presses the pressure plate 15, so that the pressure plate 15 presses the edge of the photovoltaic panel 2, and the position of the photovoltaic panel 2 above the installation beam 1 is fixed. Fixed, when multiple photovoltaic panels 2 are spliced and installed, there is a gap between the photovoltaic panels 2 and the photovoltaic panels 2, and the cover plate 17 is placed on the gap between the photovoltaic panels 2 and the photovoltaic panels 2. At this time, the sealing strip 22 The bottom end is attached to the upper surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, avoiding the inflow of garbage or rainwater from the gap between two adjacent photovoltaic panels 2, and greatly improving the rainproof function of the device. When passing through the round hole on the surface, the cross bar 23 can be rotated so that the cross bar 23 is positioned in the semicircular groove 19 to form a complete cylinder, which is convenient to pass through the round hole on the cover plate 17 surface. When vertically installed, the surface of the cross bar 23 is attached to the lower surface of the photovoltaic panel 2, and the nut 20 is rotated at the same time, so that the cross bar 23 has an upward force. The position of 18 is fixed, the cover plate 17 is fixedly installed, and the stop bolt 28 is inserted in the pillar 25 through the stop hole 27, and the angle between the crossbeam 24 at the top of the pillar 25 can be adjusted and fixed, which is convenient Adjusting the angle of the photovoltaic panel 2 greatly improves the applicability of the device.

It should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply that there is a relationship between these entities or operations. There is no such actual relationship or order between them. Furthermore, the term "comprises", "comprises" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article, or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes elements not expressly listed. other elements of or also include elements inherent in such a process, method, article, or device.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art can understand that various changes, modifications and substitutions can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principle and spirit of the present invention. and modifications, the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims (8)

1. A multi-functional energy-efficient photovoltaic building roof structure, comprising: the photovoltaic device comprises an installation beam (1) and a photovoltaic plate (2), wherein the photovoltaic plate (2) is positioned right above the installation beam (1), two sides of the top end of the installation beam (1) are fixedly connected with L-shaped plates (8), the photovoltaic plate (2) is positioned at the top end of the L-shaped plates (8), the top end of the installation beam (1) is provided with limiting fixed blocks (3), the number of the limiting fixed blocks (3) is a plurality of, the limiting fixed blocks (3) are respectively positioned at two sides of the photovoltaic plate (2), the top end of each limiting fixed block (3) is in threaded connection with a first threaded rod (14), the surface of each first threaded rod (14) is movably sleeved with a pressing plate (15), the lower surfaces of the pressing plates (15) are attached to the upper surfaces of the photovoltaic plate (2), the bottom ends of the two side surfaces of the installation beam (1) are fixedly connected with mounting plates (10), the lower surfaces of the mounting plates (10) are fixedly connected with rubber pads (11), the mounting plates (10) are positioned above a cross beam (24), the two end surfaces of the mounting plates (10) are fixedly connected with two cross beams (29), and two side surfaces of the cross beams (29) are fixedly hinged with two side surfaces of the cross beams (29);

the bottom end of the limiting fixed block (3) is provided with a mounting groove (4), the inner wall surfaces of grooves on two sides of the mounting groove (4) are fixedly connected with telescopic rods (5), the other ends of the telescopic rods (5) are fixedly connected with clamping feet (6), the surfaces of the telescopic rods (5) are movably sleeved with springs (7), and one ends of the springs (7) are attached to one side surface of the clamping feet (6);

the top of installation roof beam (1) is seted up flutedly (9), the bottom of threaded rod one (14) is located mounting groove (4) and laminates with the tank bottom surface of recess (9), the surface laminating of one side surface and threaded rod one (14) of card foot (6), the one side border on card foot (6) top sets up for the inclined plane, the bottom and the L shaped plate (8) joint of card foot (6).

2. A multi-functional energy efficient photovoltaic building roof structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the surface rotation of articulated piece (29) is connected with swivel post (31), the bottom of swivel post (31) is through bolt fixedly connected with extension rod (32), two spacing hole two (30) are arranged from top to bottom in the one side surface of articulated piece (29), the central point of crossbeam (24) lower surface puts and rotates and be connected with pillar (25).

3. A multi-functional energy efficient photovoltaic building roof structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: slide holes (13) are formed in four corners of the top end of the limiting fixed block (3), inserting rods (16) are fixedly connected to four corners of the lower surface of the pressing plate (15), and the inserting rods (16) slide and are inserted into the slide holes (13).

4. A multi-functional energy efficient photovoltaic building roof structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the two side surfaces of the mounting beam (1) are fixedly connected with flat cable buckles (12).

5. A multi-functional energy efficient photovoltaic building roof structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the top of clamp plate (15) is equipped with apron (17), apron (17) are located two photovoltaic board (2) adjacent departments, the both sides of apron (17) are all fixedly connected with sealing strip (22), the bottom of sealing strip (22) is closely laminated with the upper surface of photovoltaic board (2).

6. The multi-functional energy-efficient photovoltaic building roof structure of claim 5, wherein: the surface activity of apron (17) is pegged graft and is had threaded rod two (18), the bottom rotation of threaded rod two (18) is connected with horizontal pole (23), sealing washer (21) have been cup jointed on the surface of threaded rod two (18), the top of sealing washer (21) is equipped with nut (20), nut (20) screw thread cup joints the surface at threaded rod two (18), the lower surface of sealing washer (21) is laminated with the upper surface of apron (17).

7. The multi-functional energy-efficient photovoltaic building roof structure of claim 6, wherein: the bottom of threaded rod two (18) has seted up semicircle groove (19), horizontal pole (23) are fan-shaped column setting, horizontal pole (23) are identical with the model specification of semicircle groove (19), the junction of semicircle groove (19) and horizontal pole (23) is the central point of horizontal pole (23).

8. A multi-functional energy efficient photovoltaic building roof structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: the lower surface fixedly connected with semicircle ring (26) of crossbeam (24), semicircle ring (26) are semicircle form setting, a plurality of spacing hole (27) have been seted up on one side surface of semicircle ring (26), a plurality of spacing hole (27) are the circumference with respect to one side surface of semicircle ring (26) and are arranged, peg graft in spacing hole (27) have spacing bolt (28), the end of spacing bolt (28) runs through spacing hole (27) and pegs graft on one side surface of pillar (25), the bottom of pillar (25) is through bolt fixedly connected with extension rod (32).

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