DE2062889A1 - Alignment and erection device for bodies - Google Patents

Description

Pa. Werner Kammann, 498o Bünde-Westf., Elsemühlenweg 9o

"Alignment and erection device for bodies"

The invention relates to a device for aligning and erecting bodies, in particular hollow bodies, such as Bottles, containers or the like.

The object of the invention is to create a simply constructed device with which bodies of any shape and size can be placed on the same side aligned and stable (with great stability) set up and in this position unstable of a removal device can be fed.

Another object is to provide a device in which from a container with randomly introduced, in any Bodies located in a position, the bodies with their length

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Expansion aligned in the transport direction of the alignment for equilateral erection serving device supplied will.

A further object of the invention is the alignment piece ₉ is always only a pre-aligned lying in the longitudinal direction {: supplying to the neck or soil in the direction of movement forward rails) body.

According to the invention is a device for aligning and Setting up of bodies, in particular hollow bodies, such as bottles, containers or the like., With at least one of a collecting container Arched (rising and falling) conveyor trough leading to a set-up area, with drivers running around it for body transport and an aligning device arranged in the area of the conveyor trough, characterized in that the sloping area of the conveyor trough with one of the aligning devices connected in the body - transport direction, A wall (door or flap) movable about a vertical axis has a chute for each aligned, in an upright position with the floor facing downward, forms falling bodies and this wall when the body is transported away transversely to the direction of fall can be pivoted out of the chute depending on the body about its vertical bearing axis (open and closed again).

The bodies falling in alignment in the chutes and hitting a preferably rigid installation surface are out of the shafts by means of a pushing device that can be moved back and forth transversely to the direction of fall above the installation surface Movable on a removal conveyor belt or on two conveyor belts that run at different speeds and are assigned to the installation surface - During this extension movement, the bodies lay against the doors in a stable and wobble-free manner and open them. the Doors are closed again by the rear body in the direction of transport.

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It is preferred that the thrust member is provided by a bar (slide) with trapezoidal recesses assigned to each conveyor trough to build; these recesses cause the pivoting doors to rotate axially in cross-section oval body, with its larger floor area being twisted in the direction of removal and thus in a stable position (great stability).

The receiving container has several in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor trough equipped with running channels that pre-cut the randomly introduced (jumbled) bodies, in that these interconnects align the bodies with their longitudinal axis in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor trough.

Furthermore, deflector tracks and rear throwers are provided in the area of the conveyor troughs, through which the alignment device in each Conveyor trough only one body is fed.

The device according to the invention is characterized by a simple one Structure, trouble-free operation and a high hourly output.

It is particularly advantageous that bodies with different shapes and sizes are aligned and positionally stable with this device can be set up and transported away without wobbling.

Swiveling doors are used to move from a stationary surface to a moving surface for removal Bodies a system that increases their stability - the bodies push against the doors when they are pushed out, open them and have them Thus, during the transition from the stationary to the moving surface, a support in the ability to stand.

Furthermore, oval bodies are through the doors and an ejector during the extension with their larger cross-section s expansion twisted in the removal direction, so that too

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this increases the stability and the wobble-free removal is guaranteed.

The bodies are automatically pre-aligned in any desired manner from a collecting container for alignment and erection transported; The pre-alignment takes place in the container, in which the bodies are automatically aligned with their longitudinal direction through interconnects be brought in the direction of movement.

Disturbances during body transport for alignment and damage the bodies have been avoided by deflector tracks and rear throwers, since these facilities are more advantageous Way only one pre-aligned body reaches the alignment device.

The entire workflow from body intake to aligned Body delivery (removal) takes place automatically and does not require any operating personnel.

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Exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings. Show it :

Pig. I a perspective view of a device for aligning and setting up bodies,

Fig. 2 is a front view of a portion of the same device with it aligned and erected Bodies which are stabilized in their position by pivoting retaining walls (doors) in the alignment area are,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of several conveyor troughs with these assigned doors, partially cut,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of several conveyor troughs in another Execution with these assigned doors and a thrust member (slide) provided with recesses, partially cut,

5 shows a side view of the same device with a collecting container equipped with conductor tracks, deflector tracks and rear throwers provided in the area of the conveyor troughs, partially in section.

6 shows a plan view of the collecting container with conductor tracks, the conveyor troughs with deflector tracks and rear throwers.

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An apparatus for aligning and placing of bodies, lo, ll ₃ in particular hollow bodies, such as bottles, containers or the like., Has a stand 12 in which a side portion of a collection container (receiving space, reservoir) 13 as a filling opening for the aligned and drawn up body lo, ll is arranged.

From this collecting container 13, at least one arcuate conveyor trough I ¹ J runs to an installation surface 15 _s in which the individual bodies lo, ll are moved out of the collecting container (collecting container) 13 to the installation surface 15 by means of spaced-behind drivers 16 and aligned during this movement and be set up.

It is preferred to arrange several conveyor troughs 14 next to one another and each conveyor trough 14 at a distance one behind the other Assign driver 16. The conveyor troughs 14 have it one at a certain angle, preferably at an angle 45 ° from the collecting container 13 obliquely upwards Transfer area 17, which merges into a deflection area (deflection curve) 18; this deflection area 18 is followed by a perpendicular the alignment area 19 of the conveyor chute 14, which is directed downwards towards the installation surface 15, so that the individual bodies Io, 11 are moved in, in the longitudinal extension of arcuate grooves 14.

The individual conveyor troughs 14 arranged next to one another are V-shaped or partially circular in cross-section as a receiving prism and in the central longitudinal area each have a passage opening 2o (slot) extending over the entire length of the channel for the driver 16.

It is preferred that the adjacent conveyor troughs 14 are each roof-like from a side area or more arcuate in cross-section To form profile rails or the like in the juxtaposed joint area in part the passage opening 2o for the drivers 16 set free; In this training, two neighboring funding

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channels 14 each have a side area of a common profile rail in claim (see. Fig. 3 and 4).

The drivers 16 can each be transferred to at least one Deflection members 21, such as wheels, rollers, rollers endlessly revolving, intermittently or continuously running conveyor belt, belt, -fix chain 22 as a conveyor, the transport-side strand of the conveyor belt, belt, chain 22 parallel to the Conveyor troughs 14 runs. In the case of several conveyor troughs 14 arranged next to one another, the outer Grooves 14 each provide a belt, a chain 22 over the pulleys 21 endlessly circumferential and to the two lateral ones Belts, chains 22 connecting rods or the like. can the drivers 16 can be provided corresponding to the conveyor troughs 14.

In the vertical alignment area 19 of the conveyor troughs 14, each conveyor trough 14 is one corresponding to the position of the bodies lo, ll effective device (not shown) that aligns the bodies lo, ll in each case.

Each alignment device aligns all of the bodies lOjll with the bottom facing downwards, so that all bodies Io, 11 with their bottom on the installation surface 15 are placed. The correctly positioned bodies Io, 11 the Alignment device pass unhindered and the incorrectly positioned bodies Io, 11 are from this device aligned. The alignment device can be designed in various ways.

Below these alignment devices, in the conveyor chute area 19 in the direction perpendicular to the installation surface 15 Distance from this is a guide plate 23 or the like which partially closes the conveyor troughs 14 to shafts, channels. be assigned, which is directed at a certain inclination to the conveyor chute area 19 and an introduction surface for the bodies lo, ll in forms the channels, shafts (see Fig. 1).

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Furthermore, the conveyor troughs 14 in the alignment area 19 can be provided with a retaining wall 24, such as a plate, Bar (see. Fig. 2 and 3) assigned to the release the body lo, ll located in the channels, shafts at right angles to their vertical axis with a pusher device 25 (cf. Fig. 5.) is connected in terms of movement.

This holding plate 24 extends over the entire width the juxtaposed Fröderrinnen 14 and is displaceable on one or more vertical guides in the vertical plane stored. The stroke of the holding plate 24 is corresponding the respective body height adjustable, so that the upward and downward movement of the retaining plate 24 to release the body 10.11 to the outside is carried out according to the respective body heights. This holding plate 24 extends outside of the guide plate 23 and closes the individual conveyor troughs 14 in the lower position as an extension of the guide plate 23 as channels, shafts to the outside.

The thrust device 25 is provided with an eccentric drive (not shown ) connected in terms of movement and has a connected via a push rod 26 of the eccentric drive with the same Push-out bar 27.28 (slide), which is located above the Support surface 15 extends parallel to the same displaceable.

For transporting the aligned and on the installation surface standing body lo, ll is at least one, are preferably two arranged side by side and at right angles to the conveyor troughs

14 endlessly circulating conveyor belts, chains (29,3ο) provided, their upper transport side with the installation area

15 (base plate) lies in a horizontal plane. These two Conveyor belts 29.3o have different circulation speeds, namely, the conveyor belt 29 adjacent to the installation surface runs more slowly than the outside conveyor belt 3o, so that the bodies lo, ll of the pusher 25 gradually

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and not jerked from the rest position into motion will.

The conveyor belts 29, 3o can be provided with perforations through which a vacuum is created by a suction device on the floor surfaces of the body Io, 11 on the installation side Stand stabilization can work.

Since the aligned downward sliding in the conveyor trough area Body lo, ll fall in a preferred manner on the ejection bar 27, the same advantageously consists of one damping material, such as mushroom or the like. With a decreasing stroke of the ejection bar 27, the Body lo, ll slide from the push-out bar 27 onto the installation surface 15 or the slower rotating conveyor belt 29, with they are held in their standing position by the holding plate 24; During the subsequent previous stroke of the push-out bar 27, the bodies lo, ll move from the same to the faster rotating one Conveyor belt pushed 3o.

In addition to the vertically movable retaining plate 24 or instead the holding plate 24 is preferably each conveyor trough in its vertically sloping alignment area 19 one by one vertical axis 31 pivotable flap- or door-shaped retaining wall 32 assigned; all doors 32 are hinged to the conveyor chutes 14 with the same side, so that all doors 32 rise to the same side and in the same direction. Each flap or door 32 is the vertical one Pivot axis 31 forming hinge or the like. on one of the conveyor troughs 14 attached carrier part 33 is easily mounted. When sliding out the aligned and on the standing surface 15 standing bodies lo, ll press them against the doors 32 and open them so that the bodies lo, ll come into contact with the doors 32 and thus be pushed onto the running conveyor belt 3o when their stability is stabilized. The open ones, above

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of the removal belt 3o into the area of the removal belt are opened by the doors 32 carried by the transport belt 3o transversely past the conveyor troughs 14 body Io, 11 again closed (see Fig. 4).

These flaps 32 are particularly suitable for small cross-sections Bodies lo, ll or bodies lo, ll are provided with a small footprint, since that of a fixed (stationary) surface 15. suddenly The stability of the body Io, 11 brought onto a moving surface (conveyor belt 3o) is stabilized by the flaps 32 - held vertically - and secured against falling over. The flaps 32 can be used in devices with a fixed Installation surface 15 and a removal belt 3o as well as devices with two belts 29.3o running next to each other at different speeds.

To in cross-section non-circular body 11, such as oval or

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rectangular body 11 with its / the base area extension (floor area extension) To align in the direction of movement of the removal belt, the conveyor troughs 14 have an asymmetrical one Cross-section, the ejector member 28 is trapezoidal Equipped with recesses 34 and the flaps 32 are provided (see Fig. 4).

The asymmetrical conveyor troughs 14 have two at an acute angle to one another and to the passage opening 2o for the driver 16 walls l4a, l4b tapering in terms of cross-section, the bisector of which with the removal direction encloses an obtuse angle, so that the oval body 11 is already twisted in one direction in the removal direction Axial position on the installation surface 15 - its larger floor extension is at an acute angle to the transport direction. In the area of each conveyor trough 14, the ejector element 28 has a trapezoidal recess 34 with a recess parallel to the direction of removal extending surface 34a and two opposite, with differently large obtuse angles to this

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Face 3 ¹ yes directed faces 34b, 3 ¹ Ic; the relief surface 34c closes with the surface 3 ¹ Ia a larger obtuse angle than the surface 34b and is in transport direction in front of the surface 34b (see Fig. Fig. 4).

When the body 11 is moved onto the removal belt 3o through the ejector element 28, the body 11 lies with an oval area at the recess areas 34a, 34c and with the diagonally opposite one Oval area on the flap 32, so that the body 11 rotates axially during the displacement movement and with it its larger base area extension (floor area extension) pushed out onto the conveyor belt 3o in the removal direction becomes, which increases its stability (see. Fig. 4). "

The bodies 11, which are oval in cross-section, all fall onto the installation surface 15 with approximately the same cross-sectional position and are retained through the recessed push-out strip 28 and the flaps 32 an axial rotation during displacement on the removal belt 3o.

Each conveyor trough 14 is in the end region of the rising conveyor trough part 17 is associated with a rear thrower 35 which forms a passage opening with the conveyor chute 14 and which is used for transporting two bodies Io, 11 lying on top of one another in the deflection area prevented. ^

The rear throw 35 has several rotatably mounted about an axis 36 Arms 37 arranged cross-shaped or tangential to the axis 36, which protrude into the conveyor trough 14 and a certain passage space for a body lo, ll release it. If two bodies lying on top of one another come up in front of these rear throwers 35, throw them the arms 37 rotating counter to the direction of movement of the body move the body resting on the conveyor trough 14 10, 11 back into the collecting container 13. All rear throwers 35 are on a common, with the conveyor 22 equal-

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continuously driven axle 36 so that rear throwers 35 are provided corresponding to the number of conveyor troughs Ik running next to one another.

Furthermore, it is preferred to arrange deflector tracks 38 in the area of the rising channel part 17 in front of the throwbacks 35, seen in the transition between adjacent conveyor troughs 14 in cross section - on the highest edges (edges) of the Conveyor troughs 14 attached and of guide plates, panels, webs, Ribs or the like. These deflector tracks 38 have one inclined upwards and in the direction of transport of the body, opposing the direction of movement of the body Deflector surfaces 38a against which a body Io, 11 lying transversely to the direction of movement abuts, as a result of which it continues to move is prevented and in the conveyor trough 14 or in the collecting container 13 falls back.

In the area between collecting container 13 and rear thrower 35, said deflector tracks 38 can be provided over the entire length of the ascending conveyor trough part 17 on each or on individual conveyor troughs Ik arranged next to one another.

The funnel-shaped collecting container 13 is equipped with guide tracks 39 which run at a distance next to one another in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor trough and which are formed by guide plates, panels, webs, ribs or the like. These guide tracks 39 sit different sizes and differently inclined upper edges 39a, 39b, which rise from the channel-side container area with different inclinations to the container area facing away from the channels Ik. In this case, an interconnect 39 with a more inclined edge 39b and thus a smaller basic shape is arranged between two interconnects 39 of equal size and inclined edges 39a. Through these interconnects 39, the bodies lo, ll falling into the container 13 are related. their length expansion aligned in conveyor trough length expansion - the bodies lo, ll fall through the criss-cross with their length expansion

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differently inclined conductor track edges 39a, 39b between the conductor tracks 39 and then extend with their lengthwise extension in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor troughs 1H, so that they also reach the conveyor troughs 14 with their longitudinal direction. If, however, bodies Io, 11 should appear transversely, one above the other or next to one another in a conveyor trough lh , they are pushed onto the sloping deflector surfaces 38a by the advance of the drivers 16 and thus gradually withdrawn from the contact of the drivers 16, which on the one hand causes them to be crushed or deformed the body lo, ll is avoided and, on the other hand, the bodies lo, ll are thrown back into the collecting container 13 by the throwback 35 over the bodies lo, ll transported in the correct position in the conveyor troughs 14 will.

By means of the interconnects 39, the bodies 10, 11 are received by the conveyor chutes 14 in a pre-aligned manner during transport, with either the bottom or the neck of the body lo, ll lies forward in the direction of transport; outside the effective area of the interconnects Bodies 10, 11 located transversely in front of the catches 16 are aligned in their longitudinal position by the deflector tracks 38a or raised and brought into a favorable position for the rear thrower 35.

As a result of this longitudinal alignment, an increase in the M transport capacity is achieved, since the channels 14 are transported fuller, that is to say the bodies 10, 11 are transported closer to one another; larger distances between the bodies 10, 11 to be moved in the conveyor troughs 14 are avoided.

The deflector tracks 38 prevent bodies lo, ll from jamming between the ^{conveyor troughs I 1} I and the throwbacks 35 and the rear throwers 35 and deflector tracks 38 prevent overlapping of two or more bodies lo, ll so that safe and trouble-free transport is ensured.

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The conveyor troughs 14 and the deflector tracks 38 are for example held by supports 42 attached to an axis 4o, this axis 4o between two delimiting the width of the container and the conveyor troughs 14 are secured between receiving side plates 41.

The inventive device allows in a simple and a reliable way of aligning and setting up bodies Io, 11, preferably bottles, which differ in shape and size, Containers or the like. In the process, the bodies lo, ll introduced into the collecting container 13 are grasped by the drivers 16 and towards the conveyor troughs 14 from the collecting container 13 out conveyed by the alignment device, where they are conveyed further unhindered if they are in the correct position, arriving with the bottom first or, if the position is wrong, arriving with the neck first, be deflected by 180 °. The bodies lo, ll then fall with the ground directed downwards into the shafts formed by the conveyor trough area 19 and the doors 32 down onto the installation surface 15th

The aligned and located on the installation surface 15 Bodies lo, ll are then moved by the pusher device 25 to be transported to or onto the at different speeds moving conveyor belts 29.3o pushed, with the holding plate 24 moving upwards and / or the doors from the bodies lo, ll be opened. When the bodies lo, ll have been pushed out, the pusher device 25 goes back, the holding plate 24 back down and the doors 32 are conveyed away from the Bodies lo, ll closed.

The bodies Io, 11 transported away on the belt 3o are through lateral guides (rods) 43 secured against falling over.

It is within the scope of the invention to provide this device with one or more further processing devices, such as a filling device, Downstream packaging device or the like. Further lies it is within the scope of the invention to modify this device in any way in structural terms and the respective requirements adapt.

Claims (1)

- 15 claims Device for aligning and erecting bodies, in particular Hollow bodies, such as bottles, containers or the like., With at least one of a collecting container to a set-up area leading arched (rising and falling again) conveyor trough, in it revolving drivers for the body transport and an alignment device arranged in the area of the conveyor chute, characterized in that, that the sloping area of the conveyor trough with one of the aligning devices in the body - transport direction after j switched a wall (door or flap) movable about a vertical axis a chute for each aligned, in an upright position with the floor pointing downwards, the falling body forms and this wall when transporting the body transversely to the direction of fall out of the chute, depending on the body around its perpendicular The bearing axis can be pivoted (opened and closed again). 2, alignment and set-up device according to claim 1, characterized in that several conveyors (Ik) are arranged next to each other and (14%) is pivotally mounted on each conveyor trough a door {32) and all the doors of the same side of the conveyor troughs (Ik) are hinged. Alignment and erection device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that each door (32) on one between adjacent conveyor troughs (14) attached carrier (33) with a vertical axis (31) forming Hinge is mounted smoothly, which of the erected bodies (lo, ll) during their AusSchubbewegung means - 16 209826/0473 a thrust member (25) to open while stabilizing the body's stand and of the following in the transport direction, body (10, 11) emerging from the adjacent conveyor trough (14) can be closed again. Alignment and setting-up device according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that underneath the drop shafts there is a set-up surface (15) formed by a rigid base plate lying in the horizontal plane, to which one or two differently fast-moving conveyor _{belts (29 s} 3o) are assigned The conveyor belt (29) adjacent to the installation surface (15) runs slower than the other (outer) removal belt (3o). Alignment and installation device according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that above the installation surface (15) a body (lo, ll) standing side by side on the installation surface (15) with a push-out bar (27j28) together on the discharge conveyor (3o) or on the differently fast - running conveyor belts (29s 3o) pushing, driven thrust member (25) arranged is. Alignment and erection device according to the claims 1 to 5j, characterized in that each conveyor trough ( Ik ) is tapered in cross section to form a passage opening (2o) for the carrier (1 $) attached to a chain, belt or belt as a conveyor (22) and is V-shaped or part-circular Has cross-section. 7. Alignment and installation device according to claims 1 to 6, characterized in that each conveyor trough (I ¹ I) has an asymmetrical cross-section with two acute-angled to- 2 09 8 2Y) ¹ Z ⁷ OZ 7 3 mutually extending walls (l4a, l4b) and the bisector of these two walls (14a, 14b) forms an obtuse angle with the direction of removal Alignment and erection device according to the claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the thrust member (25) has a push-out bar (28) in the area of each conveyor trough (14) provided trapezoidal recess (34) and each recess (34) one parallel to the transport direction running surface (34a) and two opposite, with differently large obtuse angles to the surface (34a) has directed surfaces (34b, 34c) as well as those with a larger obtuse angle to the surface (34a) standing recess area (34c) lies in front in the removal direction. Alignment and erection device, in particular according to claims 1 to 8, characterized in that in the rising, to the collecting container (13) adjoining transfer area (17) of each conveyor trough (14) with the Channel cross-section a passage opening for a body-forming rear thrower (35) is rotatably mounted. Io. Alignment and erection device according to the claims 1 to 9, characterized in that around a horizontal axis (36) arranged above the conveyor trough (14) several juxtaposed rear throwers (35) rotatably mounted against the direction of movement of the body and with a die Body (lo, ll) in the conveyor troughs (14) moving conveyor (22), such as a chain, belt or band with drivers (16) are movably connected. 11. Alignment and erection device according to claims 1 to Ioj, characterized in that each rear thrower (35) has several arms (37) which are arranged in a cross shape or tangential to the rear derailleur bearing axis (36) are. 12. Alignment and installation device, in particular according to claims 1 to H _5, characterized in that within the funnel-shaped collecting container (13), which is a filling opening for the body (lo _s ll), in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor trough, the upper edges are spaced apart and inclined at different sizes (39a, 39b) showing interconnects (39), such as guide plates, panels, webs, ribs or the like for aligning the bodies (lo, ll) with their longitudinal direction in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor trough. 13 · Alignment and erection device according to the claims 1 to 12, characterized in that in the collecting container (13) side by side alternating conductor tracks (39) with different inclined upper edges (39a, 39b) and thus are arranged with different sizes. 14. Alignment and installation device in particular according to claims 1 to 13, characterized in that between two adjacent conveyor troughs (14) in the ascending transfer area (17) in the direction of movement of the body in front of the Rear thrower (35) deflector tracks (38), such as baffles, panels, webs, ribs or the like. to hold back transverse ones Body (lo, ll) are provided. 15. Alignment and erection device according to claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the deflector tracks - 19 - 2 ü 9 γ. :. i; / ο /. 7 3 '■■■ -j- ■■ -. ■■■ ■■ «! ■■■ ϋ; ϊΐΐ |! Ψίΐ | ΐ! iii '■ »■ (38) opposite to the direction of body movement
Have deflector surfaces (38a) that rise obliquely upwards and in the direction of body transport. 16. Alignment and erection device according to the claims
1 to 15, characterized in that the conveyor troughs (14) with deflector sinks (38) are held by supports (42), which on one in two the width of the collecting container
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