EP0283113A1 - Apparatus for dispensing slurry to a workpiece - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24C—ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL
- B24C7/00—Equipment for feeding abrasive material; Controlling the flowability, constitution, or other physical characteristics of abrasive blasts
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
- B05B15/50—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter
- B05B15/55—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter using cleaning fluids
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
- B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
- B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
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- This invention relates to slurry dispensing apparatus, e.g. for use in conjunction with polishing or lapping apparatus and methods of dispensing slurry to workpieces.
- polishing or lapping apparatus It is common in polishing or lapping apparatus to apply an abrasive slurry to a workpiece, which abrasive slurry is used in a polishing, lapping or finishing process.
- Most known slurry supply and dispensing apparatus employs a mechanism, such as a needle or nozzle, for dispensing the slurry onto a workpiece. Slurry is pumped to the needle or nozzle from a reservoir, and a control mechanism controls the pressure and flow of slurry.
- apparatus may be employed to recover, clean and return used slurry to the reservoir, but in most cases used slurry is simply discarded.
- the present invention seeks to provide a slurry dispensing apparatus in which a discharge orifice of a needle or nozzle may be periodically cleaned without shutdown of the lapping or polishing apparatus of which it forms part.
- a slurry dispensing apparatus for supplying a slurry to a workpiece characterised by comprising: reservoir means for containing a supply of slurry; first conduit means in fluid communication with said reservoir means; selectively operable pressure means operable to force slurry from said reservoir means into said first conduit means; needle or nozzle means for supplying slurry to a workpiece; bypass means connecting said first conduit means to said needle or nozzle means to supply slurry under pressure from said first conduit means to said needle or nozzle means, said bypass means, in operation, diverting excess slurry; second conduit means connected to said bypass means for receiving said excess slurry from said first conduit means; chamber means, in operation, positioned at an elevation below said bypass means and connected to said second conduit means to receive said excess slurry; and delivery means for delivery of slurry in said chamber means to said reservoir means, said delivery means including normally closed first valve means, so that, in operation, when slurry is forced from said reservoir means to said needle or nozzle means, excess
- said reservoir means is a sealed reservoir and said pressure means comprises a gaseous pressure source in fluid communication with said reservoir means, second valve means selectively connecting said reservoir means to said gaseous pressure source or to atmosphere, said first valve means comprising a check valve for permitting flow of slurry through said delivery means when the pressure in said reservoir means is not greater than in said chamber means.
- said chamber means is a sealed chamber, check valve means being provided for venting said chamber means to atmosphere when the pressure within said chamber means exceeds atmospheric pressure.
- said needle or nozzle means is, in operation, disposed at an elevation higher than said reservoir means.
- a method of dispensing slurry to a workpiece through an orifice of needle or nozzle means and periodically purging said orifice characterised by comprising the steps of: supplying slurry under pressure to said orifice by transporting slurry to a bypass chamber with which said orifice is in fluid communication, and diverting excess slurry to a bypass conduit; and periodically reversing transport of slurry from said bypass chamber to create a sub-atmospheric pressure within said bypass chamber thereby drawing air into said bypass chamber through said orifice to purge the same.
- a reservoir preferably supplies slurry to the bypass chamber, the slurry being transported to said bypass chamber by creating a pressure within said reservoir, and the reversing transport of slurry being accomplished by reducing the pressure in said reservoir to atmospheric pressure.
- An intermediate chamber may receive excess slurry from said bypass conduit, excess slurry being returned from said intermediate chamber to said reservoir when the pressure in said reservoir is reduced to atmospheric pressure.
- purging and cleaning of the slurry dispensing apparatus may require only a few seconds as opposed to several minutes required to replace clogged needles or nozzles in the conventional apparatus, so that cleaning may be accomplished during polishing, lapping, etc. processes.
- the needle or nozzle means can be cleaned more often than in conventional apparatus, lessening the likelihood of clogging. As a result, shutdowns are less frequent and costly repairs are less likely.
- a reservoir 10 contains a slurry 12 to be applied through a needle or nozzle 14 to a workpiece (not shown).
- a supply conduit 16 supplies slurry to a bypass chamber 18 which, in turn, supplies slurry to the needle or nozzle 14.
- Slurry in the conduit 16 is ordinarily under pressure, it being preferred that the reservoir 10 is an enclosed reservoir pressurised by compressed gas introduced to a conduit 20 and applied to the reservoir 10 by way of a regulator 22 and a 3-way valve 24.
- a gauge 26 is employed to measure the pressure in the conduit 20.
- the valve 24 provides communication between a conduit 21 connected to the interior of the reservoir 10 and either the conduit 20 or to atmosphere via a conduit 28.
- the reservoir 10 includes a magnet 40 and a magnetic actuator 42 to agitate the slurry, maintaining abrasive material in the slurry uniformly suspended in a liquid carrier or lubricant.
- the reservoir 10 is preferably at a lower elevational position than the intermediate chamber 32, which in turn is at a lower elevational position than the bypass chamber 18 and the needle or nozzle 14.
- the intermediate chamber 32 is opened to atmosphere through a conduit 36.
- a check valve 44 may be placed in the conduit 36 to open only when the pressure in the chamber 32 exceeds atmospheric pressure.
- the needle or nozzle 14 is interchangeable for different applications.
- gas or air under pressure is admitted through the conduit 20 and the valve 24 to pressurise the enclosed chamber of the reservoir 10 to a suitable pressure, such as 140 - 560 g/cm2 (2 - 8 psig).
- a suitable pressure such as 140 - 560 g/cm2 (2 - 8 psig).
- Slurry is forced upwardly through the conduit 16 to the bypass chamber 18 and through the needle or nozzle 14 to the workpiece.
- the pressure in the bypass chamber 18 created by the back pressure within the conduit 30, causes a small amount of slurry to flow through a discharge orifice of the needle or nozzle 14.
- With relatively small conduits 16,30 a relatively high volume of slurry can pass through the bypass chamber 18 from the conduit 16 to the conduit 30 for small amounts of slurry metered through the needle or nozzle 14.
- slurry transport velocities may be high to maintain the abrasive in suspension and yield a uniform mixture of slurry discharged through the needle or nozzle 14.
- Excess slurry is bypassed through the chamber 18 and the conduit 30 to the intermediate chamber 32, which is at a lower elevation than the bypass chamber 18.
- the check valve 38 prevents slurry in the intermediate chamber 32 from returning to the reservoir 10 through the conduit 34 because the check valve 38 is closed by virtue of the pressure within the reservoir 10.
- valve 24 When it is desired to purge the apparatus, the valve 24 is moved to a second position to vent the interior of the reservoir 10 through the conduits 21,28 to atmosphere. This reduces the pressure within the reservoir 10, removing the pressure from the slurry in the conduit 16.
- air is drawn through the needle or nozzle 14 into the bypass chamber 18 thereby to clean the needle or nozzle and purge it of slurry and any foreign material.
- conduits 16,30 are relatively small, for example, 3.2 mm (one-eighth inch) O.D. (outside diameter), to support a capillary column of slurry to create the desired reduced pressure during cleaning and purging cycles.
- the conduits 34,36,20,21,28 are relatively large, for example, 6.4 mm (one-quarter inch) O.D. to permit quick ventilation and pressure changes and rapid draining of slurry from the intermediate chamber 32 to the reservoir 10.
- the needle or nozzle 14 should be at the highest gravitational elevation of the apparatus thereby aiding in the backflow or flushing of the apparatus. Also, it is advantageous that the conduit 16 is connected below the conduit 30 to the bypass chamber 18 to aid in supporting the desired flows and pressures.
- the cleaning or purging of the apparatus requires only a few seconds and can be accomplished without interrupting a lapping or polishing operation.
- the purging can be set to be automatically accomplished at regular intervals, such as every minute or two, by an electronic timer (not shown) operating the valve 24.
- the vent conduit 36 which vents the intermediate chamber 32 to atmosphere includes the check valve 44 which closes as the slurry in the intermediate chamber 32 drains into the reservoir 10.
- the inclusion of the check valve 44 offers the additional advantage that all air employed to purge the system must be admitted through the needle or nozzle 14, thereby assuring full cleaning.
- a considerably longer time would be required to drain slurry from the intermediate chamber 32 to the reservoir 10.
- the cleaning and purging cycle can be accomplished without interrupting the lapping or polishing operation, and the slurry in the conduit 30 provides an adequate vacuum to purge the orifice of the needle or nozzle.
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Abstract
A slurry dispensing apparatus for supplying slurry to a workpiece comprises a reservoir (10) for containing a supply of slurry, a first conduit (16) in fluid communication with the reservoir (10), and selectively operable pressure means (20,21,24,26,28) operable to force slurry from the reservoir into the first conduit (16). A needle or nozzle (14) supplies slurry to a workpiece. A bypass chamber (18) connects the first conduit (16) to the needle or nozzle to supply slurry under pressure from the first conduit (16) to the needle or nozzle (14), the bypass chamber (18) diverting excess slurry. A second conduit (30) is connected to the bypass chamber (18) for receiving the excess slurry from the first conduit (16). A chamber (32) is positioned at an elevation below the bypass chamber (18) and is connected to the second conduit (30) to receive the excess slurry. A delivery conduit (34,38) delivers slurry in the chamber (32) to the reservoir (10). The delivery conduit includes a normally closed first valve (38), so that, when slurry is forced from the reservoir (10) to the needle or nozzle (14), excess slurry is collected in the chamber (32) and, when the pressure means (20,21,24,26,28) is operated not to force slurry from the reservoir (10), the valve (34) is opened to permit slurry in the chamber (32) to return to the reservoir (10) and air is admitted to clean the apparatus.
Description
- This invention relates to slurry dispensing apparatus, e.g. for use in conjunction with polishing or lapping apparatus and methods of dispensing slurry to workpieces.
- It is common in polishing or lapping apparatus to apply an abrasive slurry to a workpiece, which abrasive slurry is used in a polishing, lapping or finishing process. Most known slurry supply and dispensing apparatus employs a mechanism, such as a needle or nozzle, for dispensing the slurry onto a workpiece. Slurry is pumped to the needle or nozzle from a reservoir, and a control mechanism controls the pressure and flow of slurry. In some cases, apparatus may be employed to recover, clean and return used slurry to the reservoir, but in most cases used slurry is simply discarded.
- One problem with known slurry supply and dispensing apparatus is that it is not altogether possible to clean and purge a discharge orifice of the needle or nozzle. When metering minute quantities of slurry, for example a few drops a minute, the relatively small discharge orifice of the needle or nozzle tends to clog. In the past, clogged needles or nozzles were simply removed and discarded, but this necessitated frequent shutdowns of the polishing or lapping apparatus to remove and replace the clogged needle or nozzle. The clogged condition of the needle or nozzle caused a cessation in the delivery of slurry to the workpiece. If the apparatus was not promptly shutdown for replacement of the clogged needle or nozzle, damage often occurred to the workpiece and to the polishing or lapping apparatus itself, necessitating costly repairs.
- The present invention seeks to provide a slurry dispensing apparatus in which a discharge orifice of a needle or nozzle may be periodically cleaned without shutdown of the lapping or polishing apparatus of which it forms part.
- According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a slurry dispensing apparatus for supplying a slurry to a workpiece characterised by comprising: reservoir means for containing a supply of slurry; first conduit means in fluid communication with said reservoir means; selectively operable pressure means operable to force slurry from said reservoir means into said first conduit means; needle or nozzle means for supplying slurry to a workpiece; bypass means connecting said first conduit means to said needle or nozzle means to supply slurry under pressure from said first conduit means to said needle or nozzle means, said bypass means, in operation, diverting excess slurry; second conduit means connected to said bypass means for receiving said excess slurry from said first conduit means; chamber means, in operation, positioned at an elevation below said bypass means and connected to said second conduit means to receive said excess slurry; and delivery means for delivery of slurry in said chamber means to said reservoir means, said delivery means including normally closed first valve means, so that, in operation, when slurry is forced from said reservoir means to said needle or nozzle means, excess slurry is collected in said chamber means and, when said pressure means is operated not to force slurry from said reservoir means, said first valve means is opened to permit slurry in said chamber means to return to the reservoir means and air is admitted to clean the apparatus.
- Preferably said reservoir means is a sealed reservoir and said pressure means comprises a gaseous pressure source in fluid communication with said reservoir means, second valve means selectively connecting said reservoir means to said gaseous pressure source or to atmosphere, said first valve means comprising a check valve for permitting flow of slurry through said delivery means when the pressure in said reservoir means is not greater than in said chamber means.
- In one embodiment said chamber means is a sealed chamber, check valve means being provided for venting said chamber means to atmosphere when the pressure within said chamber means exceeds atmospheric pressure.
- Preferably said needle or nozzle means is, in operation, disposed at an elevation higher than said reservoir means.
- According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of dispensing slurry to a workpiece through an orifice of needle or nozzle means and periodically purging said orifice, characterised by comprising the steps of: supplying slurry under pressure to said orifice by transporting slurry to a bypass chamber with which said orifice is in fluid communication, and diverting excess slurry to a bypass conduit; and periodically reversing transport of slurry from said bypass chamber to create a sub-atmospheric pressure within said bypass chamber thereby drawing air into said bypass chamber through said orifice to purge the same.
- A reservoir preferably supplies slurry to the bypass chamber, the slurry being transported to said bypass chamber by creating a pressure within said reservoir, and the reversing transport of slurry being accomplished by reducing the pressure in said reservoir to atmospheric pressure.
- An intermediate chamber may receive excess slurry from said bypass conduit, excess slurry being returned from said intermediate chamber to said reservoir when the pressure in said reservoir is reduced to atmospheric pressure.
- Thus purging and cleaning of the slurry dispensing apparatus may require only a few seconds as opposed to several minutes required to replace clogged needles or nozzles in the conventional apparatus, so that cleaning may be accomplished during polishing, lapping, etc. processes. Moreover, the needle or nozzle means can be cleaned more often than in conventional apparatus, lessening the likelihood of clogging. As a result, shutdowns are less frequent and costly repairs are less likely.
- The invention is illustrated, merely by way of example, in the accompanying drawing which is a schematic diagram of a slurry dispensing apparatus according to the present invention.
- Referring to the drawing, a
reservoir 10 contains aslurry 12 to be applied through a needle ornozzle 14 to a workpiece (not shown). Asupply conduit 16 supplies slurry to abypass chamber 18 which, in turn, supplies slurry to the needle ornozzle 14. Slurry in theconduit 16 is ordinarily under pressure, it being preferred that thereservoir 10 is an enclosed reservoir pressurised by compressed gas introduced to aconduit 20 and applied to thereservoir 10 by way of aregulator 22 and a 3-way valve 24. Preferably, agauge 26 is employed to measure the pressure in theconduit 20. Thevalve 24 provides communication between aconduit 21 connected to the interior of thereservoir 10 and either theconduit 20 or to atmosphere via aconduit 28. - Excess slurry not dispensed through the needle or
nozzle 14 is bypassed through thechamber 18 through aconduit 30 to anintermediate chamber 32. The lower end of thechamber 32 feeds by gravity through aconduit 34 and acheck valve 38 to thereservoir 10. Preferably, thereservoir 10 includes amagnet 40 and amagnetic actuator 42 to agitate the slurry, maintaining abrasive material in the slurry uniformly suspended in a liquid carrier or lubricant. Thereservoir 10 is preferably at a lower elevational position than theintermediate chamber 32, which in turn is at a lower elevational position than thebypass chamber 18 and the needle ornozzle 14. - Preferably, the
intermediate chamber 32 is opened to atmosphere through aconduit 36. Optionally, acheck valve 44 may be placed in theconduit 36 to open only when the pressure in thechamber 32 exceeds atmospheric pressure. Typically, the needle ornozzle 14 is interchangeable for different applications. - In operation of the illustrated slurry dispensing apparatus, gas or air under pressure is admitted through the
conduit 20 and thevalve 24 to pressurise the enclosed chamber of thereservoir 10 to a suitable pressure, such as 140 - 560 g/cm² (2 - 8 psig). Slurry is forced upwardly through theconduit 16 to thebypass chamber 18 and through the needle ornozzle 14 to the workpiece. The pressure in thebypass chamber 18 created by the back pressure within theconduit 30, causes a small amount of slurry to flow through a discharge orifice of the needle ornozzle 14. With relativelysmall conduits bypass chamber 18 from theconduit 16 to theconduit 30 for small amounts of slurry metered through the needle ornozzle 14. For example, several millilitres of slurry can pass from theconduit 16 to theconduit 30 for each drop of slurry metered through the needle ornozzle 14. Thus, slurry transport velocities may be high to maintain the abrasive in suspension and yield a uniform mixture of slurry discharged through the needle ornozzle 14. Excess slurry is bypassed through thechamber 18 and theconduit 30 to theintermediate chamber 32, which is at a lower elevation than thebypass chamber 18. Thecheck valve 38 prevents slurry in theintermediate chamber 32 from returning to thereservoir 10 through theconduit 34 because thecheck valve 38 is closed by virtue of the pressure within thereservoir 10. - When it is desired to purge the apparatus, the
valve 24 is moved to a second position to vent the interior of thereservoir 10 through theconduits reservoir 10, removing the pressure from the slurry in theconduit 16. The column of slurry in theconduit 30 between the upper outlet in thebypass chamber 18 and thelower outlet 46, designated by X in the drawing, supports a reduced, sub-atmospheric pressure within thebypass chamber 18 as the slurry in theconduit 16 drains by gravity to thereservoir 10. As a result, air is drawn through the needle ornozzle 14 into thebypass chamber 18 thereby to clean the needle or nozzle and purge it of slurry and any foreign material. Also, some of the slurry in theconduit 30 will be drawn into thebypass chamber 18, due to the reduced pressure therein. Hence, the flow of slurry in the apparatus is reversed, and the pressure in the bypass chamber is reduced to a slight vacuum (pressure below atmospheric pressure) for cleaning and purging purposes. At the same time, thecheck valve 38 is opened due to the weight of the slurry in theintermediate chamber 32 and the presence of atmospheric pressure in thereservoir 10. This permits the slurry in theintermediate chamber 32 to return to thereservoir 10. It is preferred that theconduits conduits intermediate chamber 32 to thereservoir 10. - In practice, the needle or
nozzle 14 should be at the highest gravitational elevation of the apparatus thereby aiding in the backflow or flushing of the apparatus. Also, it is advantageous that theconduit 16 is connected below theconduit 30 to thebypass chamber 18 to aid in supporting the desired flows and pressures. - In practice, the cleaning or purging of the apparatus requires only a few seconds and can be accomplished without interrupting a lapping or polishing operation. The purging can be set to be automatically accomplished at regular intervals, such as every minute or two, by an electronic timer (not shown) operating the
valve 24. - Optionally, the
vent conduit 36 which vents theintermediate chamber 32 to atmosphere includes thecheck valve 44 which closes as the slurry in theintermediate chamber 32 drains into thereservoir 10. The inclusion of thecheck valve 44 offers the additional advantage that all air employed to purge the system must be admitted through the needle ornozzle 14, thereby assuring full cleaning. However, due to the very small opening of the orifice of the needle or nozzle, a considerably longer time would be required to drain slurry from theintermediate chamber 32 to thereservoir 10. In practice, it has been found more advantageous to omit thevalve 44 and constantly to vent theintermediate chamber 32 to atmosphere and to operate a cleaning and purging cycle for a few seconds each minute or two. The cleaning and purging cycle can be accomplished without interrupting the lapping or polishing operation, and the slurry in theconduit 30 provides an adequate vacuum to purge the orifice of the needle or nozzle.
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1. A slurry dispensing apparatus for supplying a slurry to a workpiece characterised by comprising: reservoir means (10) for containing a supply of slurry; first conduit means (16) in fluid communication with said reservoir means (10); selectively operable pressure means (20,21,24,26,28) operable to force slurry from said reservoir means into said first conduit means (16); needle or nozzle means (14) for supplying slurry to a workpiece; bypass means (18) connecting said first conduit means (16) to said needle or nozzle means to supply slurry under pressure from said first conduit means (16) to said needle or nozzle means, said bypass means (18), in operation, diverting excess slurry; second conduit means (30) connected to said bypass means (18) for receiving said excess slurry from said first conduit means (16); chamber means (32), in operation, positioned at an elevation below said bypass means (18) and connected to said second conduit means (30) to receive said excess slurry; and delivery means (34,38) for delivery of slurry in said chamber means (32) to said reservoir means (10), said delivery means including normally closed first valve means (38), so that, in operation, when slurry is forced from said reservoir means (10) to said needle or nozzle means (14), excess slurry is collected in said chamber means (32) and, when said pressure means (20,21,24,26,28) is operated not to force slurry from said reservoir means (10), said first valve means (34) is opened to permit slurry in said chamber means (32) to return to the reservoir means (10) and air is admitted to clean the apparatus.
2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that said reservoir means (10) is a sealed reservoir and said pressure means (20,21,22,24,26,28) comprises a gaseous pressure source in fluid communication with said reservoir means (10), second valve means (24) selectively connecting said reservoir means to said gaseous pressure source or to atmosphere, said first valve means (38) comprising a check valve for permitting flow of slurry through said delivery means (34,38) when the pressure in said reservoir means (10) is not greater than in said chamber means (32).
3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or 2 characterised in that said chamber means (32) is a sealed chamber, check valve means (44) being provided for venting said chamber means to atmosphere when the pressure within said chamber means exceeds atmospheric pressure.
4. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding claim characterised in that said needle or nozzle means (14) is, in operation, disposed at an elevation higher than said reservoir means (10).
5. A method of dispensing slurry to a workpiece through an orifice of needle or nozzle means (14) and periodically purging said orifice, characterised by comprising the steps of: supplying slurry under pressure to said orifice by transporting slurry to a bypass chamber (18) with which said orifice is in fluid communication, and diverting excess slurry to a bypass conduit (30); and periodically reversing transport of slurry from said bypass chamber (18) to create a sub-atmospheric pressure within said bypass chamber thereby drawing air into said bypass chamber through said orifice to purge the same.
6. A method as claimed in claim 5 characterised in that a reservoir (10) supplies slurry to the bypass chamber (18), the slurry being transported to said bypass chamber by creating a pressure within said reservoir, and the reversing transport of slurry being accomplished by reducing the pressure in said reservoir to atmospheric pressure.
7. A method as claimed in claim 6 characterised in that an intermediate chamber (32) receives excess slurry from said bypass conduit (18), excess slurry being returned from said intermediate chamber (32) to said reservoir (10) when the pressure in said reservoir is reduced to atmospheric pressure.
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