EP0476706A1 - Zylinderblockaufbau für eine Brennkraftmaschine - Google Patents

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EP0476706A1
EP0476706A1 EP19910116136 EP91116136A EP0476706A1 EP 0476706 A1 EP0476706 A1 EP 0476706A1 EP 19910116136 EP19910116136 EP 19910116136 EP 91116136 A EP91116136 A EP 91116136A EP 0476706 A1 EP0476706 A1 EP 0476706A1
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Takashi C/O Mazda Motor Corporation Sasada
Masashi C/O Mazda Motor Corporation Taniguchi
Tokio C/O Mazda Motor Corporation Ishino
Madoka C/O Intellectual Property Dept. Sakurai
Tetsuro C/O Mazda Motor Corporation Muto
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Priority claimed from JP02417065A external-priority patent/JP3127162B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP2417064A external-priority patent/JPH04234548A/ja
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F7/00—Casings, e.g. crankcases or frames
    • F02F7/0002—Cylinder arrangements
    • F02F7/0007—Crankcases of engines with cylinders in line
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/02—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke
    • F02B2075/022—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke having less than six strokes per cycle
    • F02B2075/027—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke having less than six strokes per cycle four
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/16—Engines characterised by number of cylinders, e.g. single-cylinder engines
    • F02B75/18—Multi-cylinder engines
    • F02B2075/1804—Number of cylinders
    • F02B2075/1816—Number of cylinders four

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  • the present invention relates to a cylinder block structure for an internal combustion engine and, more particularly, to a cylinder block structure for an internal combustion engine having a main body of a cylinder block with cylinder bores and a lower cylinder block section to be fixed to a bottom end of the main body of the cylinder block.
  • U. S. Patent No. 4,831,978 discloses a general structure of a conventional cylinder block wherein a skirt section serving as a space for accommodating a crank shaft is so arranged as to extend to an outwardly downward extent at its lower portion and wherein an oil pan is mounted to a bottom end of the skirt section. More specifically, a rear end portion of the skirt section of the cylinder block is in such a shape that its outer side portion is extended more and more in an outwardly rearward fashion as it approaches its rear end, and a transmission is mounted to a rear end of the skirt section thereof.
  • Japanese Patent Laid-open (kokai) Publication No. 61,757/1988 discloses a cylinder block having a plate member so interposed between the skirt section thereof and the oil pan as to suppress the skirt section thereof from contracting or expanding.
  • Japanese Patent Laid-open (kokai) Publication No. 108,612/1987 discloses a cylinder block wherein a side wall of the skirt section is bolted to a side portion of a bearing cap supporting a crank shaft in order to enhance rigidity for supporting the crank shaft. Further, this prior publication discloses a plurality of bearing caps whose bottom ends are connected to each other with a beam constituted by a separate member.
  • power plant bending phenomenon and related terms are intended herein to mean a phenomenon wherein a power plant containing the internal combustion engine and the transmission is caused to bend and transform in a curved shape as the internal combustion engine vibrates. This so-called power plant bending phenomenon is known as inducing vibration of the vehicle body.
  • the lower cylinder block section is considered as a member for supporting the transmission and, in this respect, attempts has so far been made exclusively in order to ensure rigidity for the power plant bending phenomenon.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide the structure of the cylinder block of a so-called short skirt type for an internal combustion engine, having a lower cylinder block section, so adapted as to reduce the vibration of the internal combustion engine.
  • the present invention provides a cylinder block structure for an internal combustion engine having a crank chamber comprising a skirt section of a main body of a cylinder block with a cylinder bore formed therein and a lower cylinder block section coupled to a bottom end of the skirt section thereof, wherein a crank shaft is disposed in the crank chamber; comprising: a plurality of partition walls dividing transversely an inner space of the lower cylinder block into a plurality of sections, each of the partition walls extending transversely between a left side wall and a right side wall of the lower cylinder block section; a plurality of bearing caps for supporting the crank shaft disposed in such a manner that at least a portion of the bearing caps is connected at a bottom end thereof to at least a portion of the partition walls; and at least a portion of the plurality of the bearing caps is connected at its side portion to a side wall of the lower cylinder block section.
  • the present invention improves rigidity for supporting the bearing cap by the aid of the lower cylinder block section and as a consequence enables a decrease in the vibration of the internal combustion engine because the bottom end or the side portion of the bearing cap is connected to the lower cylinder block section.
  • the side portion or portions of a portion of the plural bearing caps is or are connected to the side wall of the lower cylinder block section and the bottom end thereof is connected to the partition wall.
  • the bearing caps are prevented from cracking because the side portions and the bottom end of the bearing cap is connected to and supported by the lower cylinder block section composed of an integral member.
  • Fig. 1 is a longitudinally sectional view showing a lower half of the main body of an internal combustion engine.
  • Fig. 2 is a rear view showing a cylinder block when looked from rear.
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the lower cylinder block section when looked from top.
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line V-V of Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 6 is a bottom view showing the lower cylinder block section when looked from bottom.
  • Fig. 7 is a side view showing the lower cylinder block section when looked from side.
  • Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII of Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 9 is a partial view with an essential portion enlarged, showing a rear end of the lower cylinder block section.
  • reference numeral 1 denotes the main body of an internal combustion engine having four cylinders of a 4-cycle reciprocating type.
  • a cylinder block 2 of the main engine body 1 has a bore 2a into which a piston (not shown) is slidably inserted.
  • the reciprocating movement of the piston is transmitted through a rod 3 to a crank shaft 4, thereby converting the reciprocating movement thereof into a rotary movement.
  • the cylinder block 2 is composed of cast iron and an inner surface of an inner wall of its skirt section 2b forming a crank chamber 5 is so designed as to extend from its top in an outwardly downward direction until the height of a bottom end of the skirt section 2b is located horizontally in the imaginary straight line passing through an axis 4a of rotation of the crank shaft 4, i.e. the bottom end of the skirt section 2b is substantially as high as the axis 4a of rotation of the crank shaft 4.
  • a lower cylinder block section 6 which in turn is associated with the skirt section 2b to form a substantial portion of the crank chamber 4.
  • an oil pan 7 To a bottom end of the lower cylinder block section 6 is fixed an oil pan 7 by inserting bolts 8 through the entire depth of the side wall portion of the lower cylinder block section 6 from the side of the oil pan 7 and bolting the oil pan 7 and the lower cylinder block section 6 8 by securing a top side end portion of the lower cylinder block section 6 to a lower end flange of the cylinder block 2 with the bolts 8.
  • the lower cylinder block section 6 is composed of aluminium in order to make its total weight lightweight.
  • a rear end portion 6a of the lower cylinder block section 6 is so disposed as to extend gradually in an outwardly rearward direction as an outer side portion thereof approaches its rear end.
  • a transmission (not shown).
  • the rear end surface 6b of the lower cylinder block section 6 will be described hereinafter.
  • an inner space of the lower cylinder block section 6 is divided into four crank spaces Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, for the respective cylinders by four partition walls 9 to 12, respectively, which are transversely disposed in a longitudinally spaced arrangement from its front side to its rear side (from the right side to the left side in Fig. 3). More specifically, a first crank space No. 1 for the first cylinder is formed by and defined between the first partition wall 9 and the second partition wall 10, a second crank space No. 2 for the second cylinder is formed by and defined between the second partition wall 10 and the third partition wall 11, a third crank space No. 3 for the third cylinder is formed by and defined between the third partition wall 11 and the fourth partition wall 12, and a fourth crank space No.
  • each of the partition walls is connected to the adjacent partition wall through a plate section 13 interposed between them.
  • the first partition wall 9 and the adjacent second partition wall 10 interpose the plate section 13 to thereby connect the first partition wall 9 to the second partition wall 10, and the second partition wall 10 interposes the corresponding plate section 13 in association with the third partition wall 11.
  • the third partition wall 11 is in turn connected to the fourth partition wall 12 through the corresponding plate section 13.
  • first partition wall 9 is connected through a rib 14 to an inner wall surface of a front end wall 6d of the lower cylinder block section 6, while the fourth partition wall 12 is connected to the inner wall surface of the rear wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 through a bottom plate section 6f thereof.
  • This arrangement of the partition walls suppresses them from contracting or expanding.
  • Each of the plate sections 13 interposed between the respective partition walls is provided at its both side portions with an oil return hole 13a, as shown in Fig. 3, which in turn is communicated to the oil pan 7, thereby allowing oil present within the respective crank spaces Nos. 1 to 3 to be returned to the oil pan 7.
  • each of the plate sections 13 has an opening section 13b so disposed at each of its side portions, i.e. at each of the respective side portions of the lower cylinder block section 6, as to communicate the respective crank space No. 1, 2 or 3 to the inner space of the oil pan 7, thereby returning the oil present in a mist state within the respective crank spaces Nos. 1 to 3 to the oil pan 7.
  • the oil pan 7 is disposed in such a manner that its lengthwise dimension extends from the front end of the lower cylinder block section 6 to an intermediate position of the crank space No. 3 for the third cylinder, in order to mount the transmission to the rear end portion 6a of the lower cylinder block section 6. More specifically, as shown in Fig. 6, the lower cylinder block section 6 has a seat 6g for mounting the oil pan 7 and the rear end of the oil pan 7 is located in a position near yet ahead of the third partition wall 11.
  • the rear end portion of the lower cylinder block section 6 is a portion where the outer surface of the lower cylinder block section 6 is so disposed as to extend in an outwardly rearward direction, as the outer surface thereof approaches its bottom side end, and furthermore, it is a portion where the fourth cylinder is located.
  • Each of the first, second and fourth partition walls 9, 10 and 12 as well as the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 is provided at its transversely central portion with a pair of holes 18, so arranged in a transversely spaced relationship as to extend in an upward direction, through which bolts 19 are inserted over its entire depth. More specifically, the bolt 19 is inserted through the hole 18 from its bottom and a top portion of the bolt 19 is threaded with a threaded hole (not shown) formed so as to have an opening on the lower surface of a bearing cap 20.
  • the bolt 19 makes the lower cylinder block section 6 integral with the bearing cap 20 in a position inside of a bolt 20b for coupling the bearing cap 20 with a bearing section (not section) of the main body of the cylinder block 2.
  • the bearing cap 20 is generally composed of cast iron and constitutes a lower half portion of the bearing section of the crank shaft 4.
  • each of the first and third partition walls 9 and 11 as well as the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 has a hole 21 extending transversely, i.e. extending through its entire length from the left to the right in the drawing, and having an opening on a side wall 6e of the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • a sliding bush 22 is inserted into the hole 21.
  • each of the bearing caps 20 for the first and second partition walls 9 and 11 as well as the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 is provided with a boss section 20a whose side portion projects towards the outside.
  • the boss section 20a is provided with a threaded hole (not shown) which in turn is arranged to be threaded with a top portion of a bolt 23 inserted into the sliding bush 22, thereby making the side wall 6e of the lower cylinder block section 6 integral with the side portion of the bearing cap 20.
  • the bearing caps 20 for the first partition wall 9, the third partition wall 11 and the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 have their side portions disposed integral with the lower cylinder block section 6. Further, the bearing caps 20 for the first partition wall 9 and the rear end wall 6c thereof are made integral with the lower cylinder block section 6 at their bottom portions. On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 5, the bearing caps 20 (20A) for the second and fourth partition walls 10 and 12 are provided with no boss section at their side portions and only their bottom portions are made integral with the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • the bearing caps 20 are connected to the lower cylinder block section 6 so that supporting rigidity of the bearing caps 20 can be improved without using a beam which is conventionally employed as a separate member.
  • the side portions of the bearing cap 20 with the boss section 20a is connected to the lower cylinder block section 6 and the bearing cap 20 is pressed from its side by the lower cylinder block section 6, so that the bearing cap 20 is prevented from cracking.
  • the bearing caps 20 disposed at the first partition wall 9 and the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 are further integral with the lower cylinder block section 6 and consequently they are pressed from bottom by the lower cylinder block section 6, the bearing caps 20 can be prevented from cracking more effectively.
  • the sliding bush 22 As the sliding bush 22 is disposed so as to fix the side portion of the corresponding bearing cap 20, the sliding bush 22 can absorb a dimensional difference of the bearing cap 20, thereby improving operation performance in assembling internal combustion engines for automotive vehicles.
  • a first space 25 formed by and defined between the bearing cap 20 with the boss section 20a and the corresponding partition wall, e.g. first partition wall 9, as shown in Fig. 4, is set to be smaller than a second space 26 defined between the bearing cap 20A without the boss section and the corresponding partition wall, e.g. second partition wall 10, as shown in Fig. 5, due to the fact that the boss section 20a is disposed.
  • the second partition wall 10 having the boss-free bearing cap 20A divides the crank space into the first crank space No. 1 for the first cylinder and the second crank space No. 2 for the second cylinder, so that the second space 26, i.e. the boss-free space, constitutes a connecting section that communicates the crank space No. 1 to the crank space No. 2.
  • the boss-free space 26 for the fourth partition wall 12 constitutes a connecting portion that communicates the third crank space No. 3 for the third cylinder to the fourth crank space No. 4 for the fourth cylinder.
  • the first space 25 for the third partition wall 11 constitutes a connecting section communicating the second crank space No. 2 for the second cylinder with the third crank space No. 3 for the third cylinder.
  • first space 25 communicating the second crank space No. 2 to the third crank space No. 3 is smaller in effective passage area than each of the second space 26 communicating the first crank space No. 1 to the second crank space No. 2 and the second space 26 communicating the third crank space No. 3 to the fourth crank space No. 4, due to the provision of the boss section 20a for the corresponding bearing cap 20.
  • sparks are produced in the order of cylinders, i.e. from the first cylinder through the third cylinder and the fourth cylinder to the second cylinder.
  • the pistons for the first and fourth cylinders are moved in the same direction, while the pistons for the second and third cylinders are moved in the same direction yet opposite to the movement of the pistons for the first and fourth cylinders. More specifically, the piston for the first cylinder is moved in the direction opposite to the direction in which the piston for the second cylinder communicated to the first cylinder through the connecting section 26 having no boss section and having the larger effective passage area is moved.
  • the piston for the third cylinder is moved in the direction opposite to the direction in which the piston for the fourth cylinder communicated to the third cylinder through the connecting section 26 having no boss section and having the larger effective passage area is moved.
  • the piston for the second cylinder is moved in the direction identical to the direction in which the third cylinder communicated to the second cylinder through the connecting section 25 having the boss section and having the smaller effective passage area is moved.
  • the air within the second crank space No. 2 is smoothly transferred by a portion of the air corresponding to one stroke of the piston to the first crank space No. 1 through the connecting section 26 having the larger effective passage area, thereby elevating the piston for the first cylinder.
  • the air within the third crank space No. 3 is smoothly transferred by a portion of the air corresponding to one stroke of the piston to the fourth crank space No. 4 through the connecting section 26, thereby elevating the piston for the fourth cylinder.
  • the piston for the cylinder is moved upwards, the air within the corresponding cylinder is smoothly transferred by a portion of the air corresponding to one stroke of the piston to the adjacent crank space through the connecting section 26, thereby lowering the piston for the adjacent cylinder. Accordingly, the pistons are allowed to be elevated or lowered smoothly without being suppressed by the air within the crank space, thereby decreasing a pumping loss associated with the suppression of air within the crank space from moving the piston.
  • the fourth crank space No. 4 for the fourth cylinder is defined by the bottom plate section 6f of the lower cylinder block section 6 and is not communicated directly with the space within the oil pan 7, i.e. as no opening 13b communicated to the oil pan 7 is provided unlike the crank space No. 3 and so on, as described hereinabove, the fourth crank space No. 4 is communicated with the third crank space No. 3 through the connecting section 26 having the larger effective passage area, thereby permitting a decrease in a pumping loss of the fourth cylinder.
  • a side wall 6e of the lower cylinder block section 6 comprises a thin plate section 30, column sections 31 juxtaposed in a spaced arrangement, and a rib 32.
  • the column section 31 has a hole through which the bolt 8 is inserted for fastening the lower cylinder block section 6 to the main body of the cylinder block 2.
  • the rib 32 is disposed in a crosswise arrangement to enhance rigidity against a twist of the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • a portion 33 of the side wall section of the third crank space No.3 defined and surrounded by the column section 31 and a crosswise section of the rib 32 confronting the column section 31 is provided with no thin plate.
  • the portions 33 and 34 of the side wall portion of the lower cylinder block section 6 are open towards the side thereof.
  • the open side wall portions 33 and 34 are covered with, for example, a plate member 35 separate from the lower cylinder block section 6 in order to keep the connection between the open side wall portions 33 and 34.
  • the plate member 35 is bolted to the side wall 6e of the lower cylinder block section 6 through holes 36 formed on the side wall 6e thereof, as shown in Fig. 7.
  • the aforesaid arrangement allows the third crank space No. 3 for the third cylinder to be communicated to the fourth crank space No. 4 for the fourth cylinder through the open side wall portions 33 and 34 as well as a passage formed on the side of the lower cylinder block section 6 and defined by the column section 31 and the plate member 35.
  • this arrangement can further decrease a pumping loss, in association with the connecting section 26.
  • crank space No. 4 for the fourth cylinder has no directly connecting relationship with the oil pan 7 because the oil pan 7 is not extended up to the fourth cylinder, the air present within the crank space No. 4 cannot be removed through the oil pan 7 during the course of strokes of the fourth cylinder, thereby causing the piston to contract the air present in the crank space.
  • the fourth cylinder is communicated to the third cylinder through a path formed outside the cylinder block in association with the plate member 35, the air present within the crank space No. 4 for the fourth cylinder can be removed towards the third cylinder in a smooth way during the course of strokes of the fourth cylinder.
  • the open side wall portions 33 and 34 as well as the plate member 35 may be mounted to one or both of the side walls 6e of the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • the plate member 35 can also serves as a reinforcement member for the lower cylinder block section 6 in order to improve rigidity against bending of the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • the function of the plate member 35 as the reinforcement member may be adjusted by changing its material or its plate thickness or by forming beads in the plate member.
  • the rear end portion 6a of the lower cylinder block section 6 is of such a shape that its outer side portion is expanded from the position of the fourth partition wall 12 in an outward direction as it approaches the rear end 6b of the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • the outwardly expanded shape of the rear end portion 6a of the lower cylinder block section 6 can ensure a sufficient degree of rigidity against bending of the lower cylinder block section 6 with the transmission mounted thereto.
  • a plurality of ribs 40 connecting the seat 6g for mounting the oil pan 7 to the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • an inward concave portion 41 having an opening formed so as to face the bottom.
  • the inward concave portion 41 is separated from the side portions with the ribs 40 formed thereon through a second rib 42 extending between the seat 6g for mounting the oil pan 7 and the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • the inward concave portion 41 allows the holes 18 formed on the fourth partition wall 12 and the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 to be equal in hole depth to the holes 18 formed on the partition wall 11 and so on, so that rigidity for supporting the bearing caps 20 disposed on the fourth partition wall 12 and the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 can be enhanced.
  • each of the holes formed for inserting the bolt 18 in the fourth partition wall 12 and the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 is identical to that of the hole formed for inserting the bolt 18 in each of the other partition wall 11 and so on, thereby enhancing rigidity for supporting the bearing caps 20 disposed at the fourth partition wall 12 and the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • a bolt 19 should be long enough to pass over the entire length of the downward expanded rear end portion 6a of the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • the provision of the inward concave portion 41 makes the hole to be formed for inserting the bolt 19 through the side wall portion shorter in length, so that the lengthwise axis of the bolt 19 can be made shorter, thereby providing the bolt 19 with a sufficient degree of rigidity for supporting the bearing cap 20.
  • the aforesaid arrangement of the ribs 40 and the inward concave portion 41 in the rear end portion 6a of the lower cylinder block section 6 allows the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 to be connected to the fourth partition wall 12 with high rigidity, thereby enhancing rigidity of the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 that undergoes direct influence from a power plant and suppressing the power plant from bending or noises from occurring due to the bending of the power plant.
  • FIG. 2 shows the main body of the cylinder block 2 and the lower cylinder block section 6 when looked from rear.
  • the main body of the cylinder block 2 and the lower cylinder block section 6 are provided with a flange 45 to which the transmission is bolted, a flange 45 for mounting the transmission being so disposed as to project in a rearward direction.
  • the lower cylinder block section 6 is provided at its rear end wall 6c with the transversely extending hole 21 and the bolt 23 is inserted into the hole 21 through the sliding bush 22 to fix the bearing cap 20.
  • a boss portion 46 of the transversely extending hole 21 is of a longitudinally sectionally cylindrical shape extending in a rearward direction from the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6.
  • the left and right boss sections 46 are connected to each other with a first rib 47 extending in a transverse direction.
  • the rear end wall 6c of the lower cylinder block section 6 is further provided with a second rib 48 and a third rib 49, each projecting in a rearward direction.
  • the first rib 48 i.e. a longitudinal rib
  • the second rib 49 i.e. a transverse rib

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JP250342/90 1990-09-21
JP25034290A JP3194739B2 (ja) 1990-09-21 1990-09-21 エンジンのブロック構造
JP40605990A JPH05325486A (ja) 1990-12-25 1990-12-25 磁気テ―プカセットのテープガイド及びその製造方法
JP417065/90 1990-12-29
JP406059/90 1990-12-29
JP417064/90 1990-12-29
JP41706690A JP3157175B2 (ja) 1990-12-29 1990-12-29 エンジンのブロック構造
JP417066/90 1990-12-29
JP02417065A JP3127162B2 (ja) 1990-12-29 1990-12-29 エンジンのブロック構造
JP2417064A JPH04234548A (ja) 1990-12-29 1990-12-29 エンジンのブロック構造

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