CN2648009Y

CN2648009Y - Hinge having return buffer

Info

Publication number: CN2648009Y
Application number: CN 03280108
Authority: CN
Inventors: 罗启文
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-09-24
Filing date: 2003-09-24
Publication date: 2004-10-13
Anticipated expiration: 2013-09-24

Abstract

A hinge with a return buffer is provided, the utility model mainly is fixedly provided with a middle fixed piece at a sleeve of a hinge wing panel, the sleeves which are arranged at both ends of the other wing panel are respectively provided with a fixed piece, a counter-clockwise spin closed spring is arranged between the middle fixed piece and an upper fixed piece, a clockwise spin torsion spring is arranged between the middle fixed piece and the lower fixed piece, when the hinge is opened with a door board, the torsion spring can be turned to generate a return force, when the door board is returned, the counter-clockwise spin spring provides the buffer, so as to prevent the door board from generating the collision sound when the door board is closed.

Description

The hinge of tool return buffering

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of hinge, refers to a kind of hinge of tool return buffering especially.

Background technology

Existing hinge is that wing plate with two pivot joints is installed in respectively fixedly on the doorframe and door-plate, by the pivot of hinge, provides rotarily opening of door-plate.

At existing hinge, drive-connecting shaft place at two wing plates is provided with back-moving spring, this spring is provided with fixing moving hook part in central authorities, combine with the hole of colluding of wing plate containing hole, the have nothing in common with each other spring of the hand of spiral of two sides, two ends of spring all are bonded in the sleeve pipe of another wing plate, and this spring reverses along with the rotation of movable wing plate with the hook part of central authorities, and then produce the strength that resets, provide door-plate to have automatic closing function; But the spring that is provided with on this hinge is with two identical spiral numbers, different hand of spiral setting, reach in upper and lower end and respectively be provided with the fixed axis of adjusting torsion, when door-plate cuts out, use though have the action of closing the door automatically, between last door-plate and doorframe, also can produce the moving sound of collision.

Existing hinge, installing one return spring between two wing plates, one end of spring combines with a rotating shaft through lateral pin, and the end in addition of this rotating shaft is provided with hydraulic piston, is installed in the moving oil hydraulic cylinder of a minor axis, when door-plate is opened, torsionspring produces the strength of replying, before door-plate contact doorframe, with the moving collision in the last location of oleo cushion torsionspring, provide door-plate to open and have the self-return effect, do not have any moving collision sound.

Novel content

Main purpose of the present utility model is to be that the center that hinge two wing plates articulate is provided with bigger containing hole, for the buffer installing wherein, has the self-return effect after providing door-plate to open, and when in the end closing, can not produce collision sound.

Secondary objective of the present utility model, it is the buffer of installing in the sleeve pipe containing hole that is between two wing plates, be that fixture in is bonded in the containing hole of movable wing plate, on, the lower end respectively is provided with reference column and grooving, the upper end for the helical spring of a driving fit a ccontaining and end in conjunction with wherein, the lower end has the ccontaining and end of the helical spring in gap in conjunction with wherein for one, the in addition end of two springs is bonded to fixedly on the wing plate with a fixture respectively, under the casing string hole in, when movable wing plate rotates, provide two springs with spiral to produce torsion and cushion effects with spinning force, confession has response force when closing in conjunction with the door-plate on it and door-plate cuts out preceding buffering.

Purpose once more of the present utility model, be to be that fixedly casing string hole, wing plate top is by the upper fixing element of dress, be provided with the stop hole of annular arrangement in its locating shaft, this sleeve pipe is provided with a screwed hole with respect to the direction of stop hole, this screwed hole spiral one screw, after the torsion of spring is adjusted, be one with sleeve pipe and upper fixing element set by screw.

Purpose once more of the present utility model, be to be that fixedly casing string hole, wing plate below is by the following fixture of dress, be provided with the pin-and-hole of annular arrangement in its locating shaft, this sleeve pipe is provided with a deep-slotted chip breaker with respect to the direction of pin-and-hole, this deep-slotted chip breaker is adjusted in the pin-and-hole of fixture under the latch insertion for one, the tightness of spring is adjusted in rotation, inserts in the pin-and-hole of the inboard fixture of deep-slotted chip breaker lateral margin with an alignment pin more at last, adjusts the spring tension after door-plate is opened.

An of the present utility model purpose, be to be the fixedly post hole of the upper and lower sleeve pipe of wing plate, be pivoted wherein for fixture respectively, this fixed-wing sleeve-board pipe and movable wing plate adjacent contact position are provided with a spacer ring, inner edge in spacer ring is provided with an axle sleeve, friction and noise that this spacer ring has when reducing the rotation of two wing plates produce, and axle sleeve provides two wing plates to articulate the driving fit of anchor ring, prevents to articulate the skew between anchor ring.Be the realization the purpose of this utility model, the hinge of a kind of tool return buffering of the utility model, it includes:

One movable wing plate, the cover tube hub that contacts with fixing wing plate is provided with the post hole, and this post hole is inserted wherein for a fixture, with latch with the fixture set wherein, is separated into two spaces in the post hole of sleeve pipe, and is wherein ccontaining for two twisted sides' of difference spring;

One fixing wing plate, the cover tube hub that contact with movable wing plate top is provided with the post hole, and lateral margin is provided with a screwed hole, and this post hole confession one fixture is wherein ccontaining; The cover tube hub that contacts with movable wing plate below is provided with the post hole, and lateral margin is provided with deep-slotted chip breaker, and the post hole is wherein ccontaining for a fixture;

One resetting means includes:

First fixture, ccontaining and be bonded in the circular hole of movable wing sleeve-board pipe, central authorities are provided with the locating shaft with the driving fit of post hole, and two ends of this locating shaft respectively are provided with the grooving that the spring lateral pin bridges;

One spring, be spiral clockwise, helix is with suitable spacing setting, and two ends of spring respectively are provided with lateral pin, one end lateral pin is cross-placed in the reference column grooving of fixture in the movable wing sheet-pile hole, and in addition end combines with the reference column grooving of fixture in the fixing wing plate lower casing string hole;

Second fixture is placed in the post hole of fixing wing plate below sleeve pipe, and an end is provided with the locating shaft with the driving fit of post hole, and the axial plane of locating shaft is provided with the pin-and-hole of plural number, and an end of this locating shaft is provided with the grooving that the spring lateral pin bridges;

One alignment pin laterally runs through the fixedly deep-slotted chip breaker of wing plate below sleeve pipe, is inserted in the pin-and-hole of the second fixed bit locating shaft;

One buffer includes:

One spring, be the anticlockwise spiral, with the helix setting of driving fit, two ends of spring respectively are provided with lateral pin, one end lateral pin is cross-placed in the reference column grooving of fixture in the movable wing sheet-pile hole, in addition on end and the fixing wing plate in the casing string hole reference column grooving of fixture combine;

Second fixture is placed in the post hole of fixing wing plate top sleeve pipe, and an end is provided with the locating shaft with the driving fit of post hole, and the axial plane of locating shaft is provided with the stop hole of plural number, and an end of this locating shaft is provided with the grooving that the spring lateral pin bridges;

One screw, laterally spiral is on the screwed hole of sleeve pipe on the fixing wing plate, inwardly with the stop hole spiral shell fixed bit of fixture.

The hinge of described tool return buffering, wherein the axial plane of this fixture locating shaft is provided with the transverse post hole of running through, this fixture is installed in the post hole of movable wing sleeve-board pipe, and sleeve pipe is provided with horizontal circular hole, laterally is inserted in a latch in the post hole of the circular hole of sleeve pipe and fixture.

The hinge of described tool return buffering, wherein fixedly a upper and lower side of wing plate respectively is provided with sleeve pipe, be positioned at and form a ㄩ shape groove between two sleeve pipes, one movable wing plate is provided with sleeve pipe in side central authorities, the sleeve pipe central post hole of two wing plates is installed on the same center line, respectively inserts a spacer ring between two adjacent bushings.

The hinge of described tool return buffering, wherein fixedly each sleeve pipe central post hole of wing plate and movable wing plate is installed on the same center line, between the sleeve pipe of the sleeve pipe of two relative fixedly wing plates and movable wing plate, the inner ring surface position of spacer ring, the outer cylinder of one axle sleeve is pivoted wherein, and the shaft hole sleeve of axle sleeve places on the reference column of fixture.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a stereogram of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the present utility model;

Fig. 3 is a sectional drawing of the present utility model;

Fig. 4 is the 4-4 sectional drawing of the utility model Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is the 5-5 sectional drawing of the utility model Fig. 3.

The specific embodiment

The utility model relates to a kind of hinge of tool return buffering, as shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, this hinge 11 is on fixing wing plate 12, next side respectively is provided with

sleeve pipe

14,15, be positioned at

sleeve pipe

14,15 form a ㄩ shape groove 17, one wing plate 13 is provided with sleeve pipe 16 in side central authorities, two

wing plates

12,13

sleeve pipe

14,15,16

central post holes

29,50,45 install one resets, buffer 18, the wing plate 12 of this hinge 11 is normally scheduled on the fixed frame face by spiral shell, 13 of another wing plates are fixed on the movable doorboard, two

wing plates

12,13 are positioned at the sleeve pipe 14 of fit center line, 15, the buffer 18 of installing in 16, partly form by resetting means 18A and buffer 18B two, wherein this resetting means 18A is the post hole 45 that is installed on 15 of wing plate 13 sleeve pipes 16 and wing plate 12 sleeve pipes, in 50, this buffer 18B is the post hole 45 that is installed on 14 of wing plate 13 sleeve pipes 16 and wing plate 12 sleeve pipes, in 29, when door-plate is opened, the assembly that drives in the sleeve pipe 16 post holes 45 via wing plate 13 rotations rotates, resetting means 18A produces the strength that resets immediately, provide door-plate to have auto-reset function, and in door-plate with before doorframe contacts, setting with buffer 18B, door-plate with have cushioning effect before doorframe contacts, can not produce collision sound.

The resetting means 18A of this hinge 11 includes assemblies such as fixture 20, spring 42, fixture 21, alignment pin 52, wherein this fixture 20 is provided with the locating shaft 36 of suitable length, the upper and lower of locating shaft 36 respectively is provided with a reference column 38,40, the central authorities of two reference columns 38,40 respectively are provided with a

grooving

39,41 longitudinally, the width of this

grooving

39,41 is the diameter settings that cooperate the spring lateral pin, and the lateral pin of ammunition feed spring is across on it; The transverse center that this locating shaft 36 is positioned at axial plane is provided with consistent prick post hole 37, be installed in the post hole 45 of wing plate 13 sleeve pipes 16 in fixture 20, the post hole of running through 37 is towards the circular hole 46 of sleeve pipe 16, implant and be through to end in addition with a latch 47 that is provided with embossing 48, fixture 20 is bonded to the sleeve pipe 16 of wing plate 13, and this fixture 20 can rotate along with wing plate 13.

The below of this fixture 20 is provided with the reference column 40 than minor diameter, and be provided with grooving 41 in reference column 40, this grooving 41 is when being placed in the post hole 45 of wing plate 13 sleeve pipes 16 belows for a spring 42, provide the lateral pin 43 of spring 42 ends to be horizontally placed in the grooving 41 of reference column 40, spring 42 rotates along with the unlatching of wing plate 13, produces the amount of power that resets immediately.

This is placed in the spring 42 in 16 times square column holes 45 of wing plate 13 sleeve pipes, be to have gap, spring 42 settings of spiral clockwise, two ends are respectively equipped with lateral pin 43,44, the lateral pin 43 of one end is cross-placed in the horizontal grooving 41 of fixture 20 reference columns 40, the lateral pin 44 of end inserts via the post hole 50 of wing plate 12 sleeve pipes 15 for a fixture 21 in addition, with the horizontal grooving 60 plant combinations of fixture 21 inboard reference columns 59, this fixture 21 is installed in the post hole 50 that is bonded to fixing wing plate 12 sleeve pipes 15; Be installed on the spring 42 between the fixture 20,21, one end is placed in fixture 21 reference columns 59 of set location, end is placed in the reference column 40 of fixture 20 in addition, when the wing plate 13 of these fixture 20 sets rotates along with door-plate, make spring 42 produce the strength that screws, provide door-plate to have an automatically reset strength.

Spring 42 with reset response, can be along with the difference that door-plate weight is installed, spinning force when spring 42 is opened, need adjust earlier, the adjustment of these spring 42 torsion is directly to adjust to be placed in the position that fixture 21 sets in the wing plate 12 sleeve pipes 15 post holes 50, makes spring 42 bridge at the torsion of 20,21 of fixtures, be enough to make door-plate to be opened into default angle (normally less than 90 degree), produce reset response automatically; The structure that provides spring 42 torsion to adjust comprises sleeve pipe 15, fixture 21 and the alignment pin 52 of being located at wing plate 12 belows, and wherein the central authorities of this sleeve pipe 15 are provided with one for the ccontaining post hole 50 of fixture 21 locating shafts 57, and lateral margin is provided with a deep-slotted chip breaker 51; One fixture, 21, one ends are provided with locating shaft 57, and the axial plane of this locating shaft 57 is provided with the pin-and-hole 58 of plural number, and end is provided with the reference column 59 than minor diameter in addition, and this reference column 59 is provided with a grooving 60; This fixture 21 is to be placed in the post hole 50 of fixing 12 times square casings 15 of wing plate, pin-and-hole 58 on these fixture 21 locating shafts 57 is with respect to the groove face of sleeve pipe 15 deep-slotted chip breakers 51, the groove face of this deep-slotted chip breaker 51 inserts for the latch of adjusting, along deep-slotted chip breaker 51 displacements, carry out the adjustment that screws strength of spring 42, at last an alignment pin 52 is run through deep-slotted chip breaker 51, the round pin 53 of deep-slotted chip breaker 51 is inserted in the pin-and-hole 58 of fixture 21 locating shafts 57, alignment pin 52 is subjected to a side of the twisting force deflection deep-slotted chip breaker 51 of spring 42, has the effect of automatically reseting after providing door-plate to open.

This resetting means 18A was installed on wing plate at 12,13 o'clock, was to insert with the circular hole 46 of latch 47 towards wing plate 13 sleeve pipes 16 earlier, adjusted the circular hole 46 of the post hole 37 of fixture 20 towards sleeve pipe 16, with latch 47 fixture 20 was bonded in the sleeve pipe 16 central rods holes 45; Post hole 45 inserting springs 42 of these sleeve pipe 16 belows, the lateral pin 43 of this spring 42 is cross-placed on the grooving 41 of fixture 20, and the location of spring 42 1 ends is provided; The end in addition of this spring 42, before fixture 21 is not installed, the sleeve pipe 16 of wing plate 13 is involutory mutually with the sleeve pipe 15 of wing plate 12, insert a spacer ring 49 15,16 of two sleeve pipes, and insert an axle sleeve 55 in inner ring surface 62, sleeve pipe 16

post holes

45,50 in the sleeve pipe 15 post holes of spacer ring 49, the end face of this axle sleeve 55 contacts with the outer end of spring 42, when outer shroud is inserted in fixture 21, is placed on the reference column 59 than minor diameter; This spacer ring 49 has the friction that prevents 16,15 of two sleeve pipes, and this axle sleeve 55 supplies two

sleeve pipes

16,15 to have the rotating shaft of location, when sleeve pipe 16 rotations, can not produce the deflection situation.

When this fixture 21 is installed on sleeve pipe 15, need rotation fixture 21, make the grooving 60 on the reference column 59 corresponding with the lateral pin 44 of spring 42; When the post hole 50 of fixture 21 ANTUs in sleeve pipe 15, be arranged in the assembly in sleeve pipe 15 post holes 50, be mode combination closely; Be located at the pin-and-hole 58 of fixture 21 locating shafts 57,, insert towards deep-slotted chip breaker 51 directions, prevent coming off of fixture 21, and provide spinning force adjusted location with an alignment pin 52 towards the direction of deep-slotted chip breaker 51.

Be installed on the buffer 18B of hinge 11 tops, include fixture 20, spring 33, fixture 19, screw 31 assemblies such as grade, wherein this fixture 20 is provided with the reference column 38 of suitable length in the top of locating shaft 36, the central authorities that are positioned at reference column 38 are provided with a grooving 39 longitudinally, the width of this grooving 39 is the diameter settings that cooperate spring 33 lateral pins 35, when spring 33 is inserted the post hole 45 of sleeve pipe 16, be cross-placed in the fixture 20 top groovings 39 with lateral pin 35, the location of spring 33 1 ends is provided, make spring 33 when door-plate rotates, must be subjected to the rotation of fixture 20 to produce cushion effect.

This is placed in the spring 33 in the square column hole 45 on wing plate 13 sleeve pipes 16, be spring 42 settings with driving fit, anticlockwise spiral, with the hand of spiral of fixture 20 below socket springs 42 is opposite just, two ends of this spring 33 are respectively equipped with

lateral pin

34,35, the lateral pin 35 of one end is cross-placed in the horizontal grooving 39 of fixture 20 reference columns 38, the lateral pin 34 of end inserts via the post hole 29 of wing plate 12 sleeve pipes 14 for a fixture 19 in addition, with the horizontal grooving 26 plant combinations of fixture 19 inboard reference columns 25.

Spring 33 with cushioning effect, can be along with door-plate is opened rotation, the acceleration of gravity that produces when door-plate cuts out, can be by the buffering of spring 33, the back closure of slowing down, the buffering strength of this spring 33 needs at hinge 11 ANTUs on door-plate, along with the gravity of door-plate and the acceleration of gravity of reset generation, just carry out the torsion adjustment of spring 33.

The structure that provides spring 33 torsion to adjust, comprise sleeve pipe 14, fixture 19 and the screw 31 of being located at wing plate 12 tops, wherein the central authorities of this sleeve pipe 14 are provided with one for the ccontaining post hole 29 of fixture 19 locating shafts 23, and lateral margin is provided with a screwed hole 30 that is screwed into for screw 31; One fixture, 19, one ends are provided with reference column 25, and the axial plane of this reference column 25 is provided with the stop hole 24 of plural number, and end is provided with the reference column 25 than minor diameter in addition, and this reference column 25 is provided with a grooving 60; This fixture 19 is to be placed in the post hole 29 of square casing 14 on the fixing wing plate 12, stop hole 24 on these fixture 19 locating shafts 23 is with respect to sleeve pipe 14 screwed holes 30, as shown in Figure 4, this screwed hole 30 is screwed into wherein for a screw 31, the end of screw 31 is after door-plate is opened a suitable bumper angle, directly be screwed in the hole of stop hole 24, adjust spring 33 and produce reverse cushion effect, cushioning effect is provided when providing door-plate to reset.

This buffer 18B was installed on wing plate at 12,13 o'clock, was to insert with the circular hole 46 of latch 47 towards wing plate 13 sleeve pipes 16 earlier, adjusted the circular hole 46 of the post hole 37 of fixture 20 towards sleeve pipe 16, with latch 47 fixture 20 was bonded in the sleeve pipe 16 central rods holes 45; Post hole 45 inserting springs 33 of these sleeve pipe 16 tops, the lateral pin 35 of this spring 33 is cross-placed on the grooving 39 of fixture 20, and the location of spring 33 1 ends is provided; The end in addition of this spring 33, before fixture 19 is not installed, the sleeve pipe 16 of wing plate 13 is involutory mutually with the sleeve pipe 14 of wing plate 12, insert a spacer ring 32 14,16 of two sleeve pipes, and insert an axle sleeve 27 in inner ring surface 63, sleeve pipe 14

post holes

29,45 in the sleeve pipe 16 post holes of spacer ring 32, the end face of this axle sleeve 27 contacts with spring 33, and when outer shroud was inserted in fixture 19, axle sleeve 27 was placed on the reference column 25 than minor diameter; Prevent the friction of 14,16 of sleeve pipes with spacer ring 32, this axle sleeve 27 has the rotating shaft of location for two

sleeve pipes

14,15, when sleeve pipe 16 rotations, can not produce the deflection situation.

When this fixture 19 is installed on sleeve pipe 14, the screwed hole 30 that is positioned at sleeve pipe 14 lateral margins is screwed into a screw 31, this screw 31 needs just to cushion the adjustment of strength after resetting means 18A adjusts, and screw 31 is fixed in the stop hole 24 of fixture 19 locating shafts 23 after the adjustment.

The component groups of this hinge 11 is dressed up independently unit, when door-plate is installed hinge 11, need the center line of plural hinge 11 sleeve pipes is arranged to same center line, plural number hinge 11 is adorned appropriate on door-plate, carry out resetting during strength of hinge 11, unload the alignment pin 52 of 12 times square casing 15 lateral margins of each hinge 11 wing plate earlier, take deep-slotted chip breaker 51 insertions of an adjusting pin from sleeve pipe 15 lateral margins, the swing offset adjusting pin, carry out the adjustment of resetting means 18A contained spring 42 torsion, the gap of adjusting is that each hinge 11 is adjusted synchronously usually, and is adjusted into suitable with single every the pin-and-hole spacing, the maximum opening angle of door-plate is a principle to be not more than an angle of 90 degrees; Adjusted door-plate, when opening not above an angle of 90 degrees, door-plate can produce automatically reset strength, and resetting of door-plate is provided.

Be located at resetting of hinge 11 inside, buffer 18, one fixture 20 is bonded in the sleeve pipe 16 of wing plate 13, two ends of fixture 20 respectively with the spring 33 of two devices, an end combination of 42, two

springs

33,42 the hand of spiral and spacing difference, two springs 33, an end of 42 is during along with the rotation of wing plate 13, produce different opening respectively, strength contracts, wherein be located at the spring 42 among the resetting means 18A, open a suitable angle in door-plate, utilize the adjustment latch to be inserted in the pin-and-hole 58 of fixture 21 towards the direction of 12 times square casing 15 deep-slotted chip breakers 51 of wing plate, groove face displacement along deep-slotted chip breaker 51, be inserted in the pin-and-hole 58 of fixture 21 with alignment pin 52 at last, make alignment pin 52 restraining springs 42 location of end in addition; The tension adjustment of these spring 42 torsion is that to open metapedes with door-plate be foot to automatically reset; Be located at the spring 33 among the buffer 18B, need after the adjustment of resetting means 18A, just to adjust, it is in the scope of door-plate unlatching about 15 to 20 degree angles, the screw 31 of spiral in sleeve pipe 14 screwed holes 30 spiral shell inwardly is solid, fixture in the sleeve pipe 14 19 and wing plate 12 are combined as a whole, the set of spring 33 1 ends is provided.

When door-plate was opened, the fixture 20 of being located at 33,42 on two springs was along with wing plate 13 rotates, and two

springs

33,42 produce the opening of different directions respectively, strength contracts; Door-plate after the unlatching, be subjected to the strength that the spring 42 of relaxation provides door-plate one to reset, 33 on another spring produces reverse torsion, two

springs

33,42 are when door-plate resets, the strength that all provides door-plate to close, but this spring 33 is returned to the process in home position, has the effect that relaxes door-plate acceleration of gravity; The reverse strength that is produced by spring 33 provides the door-plate that contacts with doorframe gradually at last, produces cushioning effect, contacts with doorframe more at last, provides door-plate to have tool return, cushioning effect.

The utility model is by the explanation of the foregoing description, and the feature and the structural relation of complete announcement creation obviously know the improvement of the existing conspicuousness of the utility model, non-ly is precognition of the same trade or business and the creation that can reach easily, and structure also has its originality.

Claims

1. the hinge of tool return buffering is characterized in that it includes:

One resetting means includes:

One buffer includes:

2. the hinge of tool return buffering as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the axial plane of described this fixture locating shaft is provided with the transverse post hole of running through, this fixture is installed in the post hole of movable wing sleeve-board pipe, sleeve pipe is provided with horizontal circular hole, laterally is inserted in a latch in the post hole of the circular hole of sleeve pipe and fixture.

3. the hinge of tool return buffering as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, a described fixedly upper and lower side of wing plate respectively is provided with sleeve pipe, be positioned at and form a ㄩ shape groove between two sleeve pipes, one movable wing plate is provided with sleeve pipe in side central authorities, the sleeve pipe central post hole of two wing plates is installed on the same center line, respectively inserts a spacer ring between two adjacent bushings.

4. the hinge of tool return buffering as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, each sleeve pipe central post hole of described fixedly wing plate and movable wing plate is installed on the same center line, between the sleeve pipe of the sleeve pipe of two relative fixedly wing plates and movable wing plate, the inner ring surface position of spacer ring, the outer cylinder of one axle sleeve is pivoted wherein, and the shaft hole sleeve of axle sleeve places on the reference column of fixture.