EP2477759A1 - Mail-sorting machine with a device for recirculating items including a cleated belt - Google Patents

Mail-sorting machine with a device for recirculating items including a cleated belt

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EP2477759A1
EP2477759A1 EP10769000A EP10769000A EP2477759A1 EP 2477759 A1 EP2477759 A1 EP 2477759A1 EP 10769000 A EP10769000 A EP 10769000A EP 10769000 A EP10769000 A EP 10769000A EP 2477759 A1 EP2477759 A1 EP 2477759A1
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Damien Hugues
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/008—Means for collecting objects, e.g. containers for sorted mail items

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  • the invention relates to the field of postal sorting and in particular a postal sorting machine comprising sorting outlets in which postal items are accumulated, said sorting outlets being arranged in alignment along a certain longitudinal direction.
  • the sorting outlets are usually emptied into removable bins placed under or facing the sorting outlets.
  • the bins can then be transported to the entrance of the machine for a new sorting pass of the articles or be routed to a packaging system downstream of the sorting process.
  • These operations require a lot of manipulations that can be a cause of a mess in the sequence of mail items. These operations are part of what is commonly referred to as the recirculation process of mail items from sorting outlets.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a sorting machine arrangement in which the recirculation process of the mail items is improved.
  • the subject of the invention is a postal sorting machine comprising sorting outlets in which postal articles are accumulated, said sorting outlets being arranged in alignment along a certain longitudinal direction, characterized in that it comprises in part in addition to a device for recirculating the postal articles stored in the sorting outlets, this device comprising a moving band along the sorting outlets and on which are fixed cleats to define a succession of lockers which face respectively the sorting outlets, each rack being arranged for the storage of postal items on edge taken from a corresponding sorting outlet.
  • each sorting outlet into a corresponding rack of the cleat strip by storing them on edge in this rack.
  • These cleats can be attached to the band using screws for example so that they can be dismantled and replaced easily.
  • the bins filled with mail items are automatically brought either to the input of the machine, or for example to a packaging system downstream of the sorting process, by a control of the movement of the strip cleats.
  • each cleat will comprise a succession of pallet fixing means distributed over the depth of the rack to allow adjustment of the position of the pallet according to the size of the pile of mail items to be stored on edge in the pallet. locker.
  • the operator can first position the bin pallet in a configuration corresponding to a maximum storage volume. Then the operator places the mail pieces on edge in the bottom of the rack and then comes to adjust the position of the pallet so that it squeezes these items against the bottom of the rack. If this process of transferring mail items and adjusting the position of the pallet is performed automatically by a device such as a robotic arm, one can provide pressure sensors for example on the bottom wall of the rack or on the pallet to control the adjustment of the positioning of the pallet in the rack.
  • Figure 1 schematically illustrates a postal sorting machine with a device for recirculating flat mail items in the form of a slotted strip.
  • Figure 2 schematically illustrates a perspective view of a portion of the slotted strip.
  • FIG. 1 very schematically shows a postal sorting machine 1 for sorting flat mail items which includes an unstacking entry 2 and sorting outlets in each of which sorted articles are accumulated and stored in a stack on song.
  • a postal sorting machine may comprise several tens of such sorting outlets of the packer type, for example aligned on one or more rows (superposed or juxtaposed in height) in a certain longitudinal direction D.
  • FIG. 1 there is also illustrated a device for recirculating mail items from the sorting outlets to the inlet 2 of the machine or to a packaging system 5 of the mail items.
  • This device comprises a motorized band 4 provided with cleats forming traps such as 4a, 4b, 4c.
  • the cleatstrip is able to move in the direction D along the sorting outlets, in one direction and / or in the other.
  • FIG. 2 shows in greater detail this cleat strip which thus comprises a flat belt or belt 40 on which cleats 41 defining the compartments such as 4a, 4b, or 4c are arranged.
  • Each rack therefore has two lateral flanks each formed by a cleat 41 disposed perpendicular to the strip 40 and fixed for example removably to it by screws or the like.
  • the bottom of the rack is also formed of removable vertical cleats 42 which define a kind of edge on a longitudinal side of the band 30. It can be seen in FIG. 2 that these cleats 42 are in the form of disjoint blades arranged adjacently to allow the band to follow a closed loop path.
  • a pallet 43 in the form of a removable plate disposed between two lateral cleats 41 of a rack.
  • a fastening system 44 of the pallet type pawn / hole (see the two rows of holes visible on the right side of the cleats). With this fastening system, it is possible to adjust the storage depth of the mailpieces in a locker to properly hold these articles in stack on edge during the movement of the cleatstrip in direction D. It should be understood that the position of the pallets 43 lockers can be set differently according to the lockers to account for the different volumes of items stored in the sorting outlets at the time of transfer of articles from the outputs to the lockers.
  • the cleats 41 and 42 may be made for example of a fairly rigid plastic material while the band may be made of rubber or plastic.
  • the cleat strip defines at least as many cleats as there are sorting outlets to be used in the machine.
  • the bins preferably each have a width L1 in the direction D of about 350 mm which is equivalent to the width L2 of the sorting outlets so as to have a relative alignment between the outlets and the bins as illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the width of the web 40 may be about 400 mm (measured perpendicularly to the direction D).
  • a pallet 43 is a plate (not too rigid) that can receive a marking indicative of a sorting outlet that is machine readable, for example a barcode, similar to that which is affixed to a spacer.
  • a marking indicative of a sorting outlet that is machine readable, for example a barcode, similar to that which is affixed to a spacer.
  • Each pallet 43 is thus moved as a spacer (or separator) from the unstacking entry of the sorting machine to a sorting outlet in which postal articles are accumulated in piles.
  • the operator or an articulated robot arm will then only have to seize this pile of postal items with the pallet 43 and place the assembly in the bottom of a rack of the cleat strip (which corresponds to this output) while fixing the pallet between the two lateral edges of the rack. It is understood that this arrangement can simplify the handling of mail items for transfer to the lockers.
  • This recirculation system of postal items according to the invention therefore avoids the use of removable storage bins. It is particularly well adapted for postal sorting machines used for sorting small mail in C5 or C4 format, for example.

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The invention relates to a mail-sorting machine with a device for recirculating items including a cleated belt. The mail-sorting machine includes sorting outlets in which the mail items build up, said sorting outlets being aligned in a certain longitudinal direction. The machine also includes a device for recirculating mail items stored in the sorting outlets, said device including a belt (40) which is movable along the sorting outlets and to which cleats (41, 42) are attached so as to define a series of pigeonholes (4a, 4b, 4c) that face the sorting outlets, each pigeonhole being arranged for on-edge storage of mail items from a corresponding sorting outlet.

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Machine de tri postal avec un dispositif de recirculation d'articles  Postal sorting machine with article recirculation device
comprenant une bande à tasseaux  comprising a cleat strip
L'invention concerne le domaine du tri postal et en particulier une machine de tri postal comprenant des sorties de tri dans lesquelles des articles postaux sont accumulés, lesdites sorties de tri étant disposées en alignement suivant une certaine direction longitudinale. The invention relates to the field of postal sorting and in particular a postal sorting machine comprising sorting outlets in which postal items are accumulated, said sorting outlets being arranged in alignment along a certain longitudinal direction.
En exploitation, les sorties de tri sont habituellement vidées dans des bacs amovibles placés en dessous ou face aux sorties de tri. Les bacs peuvent ensuite être transportés à l'entrée de la machine pour une nouvelle passe de tri des articles ou être acheminés vers un système de conditionnement en aval du processus de tri. Ces opérations requièrent beaucoup de manipulations qui peuvent être une cause d'un désordre dans la séquence des articles de courrier. Ces opérations font partie de ce qui appelé communément le processus de recirculation des articles de courrier depuis les sorties de tri.  In operation, the sorting outlets are usually emptied into removable bins placed under or facing the sorting outlets. The bins can then be transported to the entrance of the machine for a new sorting pass of the articles or be routed to a packaging system downstream of the sorting process. These operations require a lot of manipulations that can be a cause of a mess in the sequence of mail items. These operations are part of what is commonly referred to as the recirculation process of mail items from sorting outlets.
Le but de l'invention est de proposer un agencement de machine de tri dans lequel le processus de recirculation des articles de courrier est amélioré.  The object of the invention is to provide a sorting machine arrangement in which the recirculation process of the mail items is improved.
A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet une machine de tri postal comprenant des sorties de tri dans lesquelles des articles postaux sont accumulés, lesdites sorties de tri étant disposées en alignement suivant une certaine direction longitudinale, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en outre un dispositif de recirculation des articles postaux stockés dans les sorties de tri, ce dispositif comprenant une bande mobile le long des sorties de tri et sur laquelle sont fixés des tasseaux pour définir une succession de casiers qui font face respectivement aux sorties de tri, chaque casier étant agencé pour le stockage d'articles postaux sur chant prélevés dans une sortie de tri correspondante. For this purpose, the subject of the invention is a postal sorting machine comprising sorting outlets in which postal articles are accumulated, said sorting outlets being arranged in alignment along a certain longitudinal direction, characterized in that it comprises in part in addition to a device for recirculating the postal articles stored in the sorting outlets, this device comprising a moving band along the sorting outlets and on which are fixed cleats to define a succession of lockers which face respectively the sorting outlets, each rack being arranged for the storage of postal items on edge taken from a corresponding sorting outlet.
Avec cet agencement, l'opérateur de la machine peut transférer le contenu de chaque sortie de tri dans un casier correspondant de la bande à tasseaux en les rangeant sur chant dans ce casier. Ces tasseaux peuvent être fixés à la bande à l'aide de vis par exemple de façon à pouvoir être démontés et remplacés facilement. Les casiers remplis d'articles de courrier sont amenés automatiquement soit vers l'entrée de la machine, soit par exemple vers un système de conditionnement en aval du processus de tri, par une commande du déplacement de la bande à tasseaux.  With this arrangement, the operator of the machine can transfer the contents of each sorting outlet into a corresponding rack of the cleat strip by storing them on edge in this rack. These cleats can be attached to the band using screws for example so that they can be dismantled and replaced easily. The bins filled with mail items are automatically brought either to the input of the machine, or for example to a packaging system downstream of the sorting process, by a control of the movement of the strip cleats.
Pour tenir sur chant une pile d'articles dans un casier, on peut avantageusement munir le casier d'une palette à position réglable. Cette palette peut par exemple être une plaque amovible maintenue entre deux tasseaux formant les deux bords latéraux du casier, la distance entre la palette et le fond du casier étant ajustée à la dimension de la pile d'articles de courrier. Le mode de fixation de la palette entre les deux tasseaux latéraux peut être du type pions/trous ou encore languettes/rainures. On comprendra que chaque tasseau comportera une succession de moyens de fixation de la palette répartis sur la profondeur du casier pour permettre un réglage de la position de la palette en fonction de la taille de la pile d'articles de courrier à stocker sur chant dans le casier. Pour transférer des articles de courrier sur chant d'une sortie de tri vers un casier, l'opérateur peut commencer par positionner la palette du casier dans une configuration correspondant à un volume de stockage maximum. Puis l'opérateur place les articles de courrier sur chant dans le fond du casier et vient ensuite régler la position de la palette de telle sorte qu'elle serre ces articles contre le fond du casier. Si ce processus de transfert d'articles de courrier et de réglage de la position de la palette est effectué de façon automatique par un appareil comme un bras robotisé, on pourra prévoir des capteurs de pression par exemple sur la paroi de fond du casier ou sur la palette pour asservir le réglage du positionnement de la palette dans le casier. To stand on edge a stack of articles in a locker, it is advantageous to provide the locker with a pallet with adjustable position. This pallet may for example be a removable plate held between two cleats forming the two side edges of the rack, the distance between the pallet and the bottom of the rack being adjusted to the size of the stack of mail items. The method of attachment of the pallet between the two lateral cleats can be of the type pins / holes or tongues / grooves. It will be understood that each cleat will comprise a succession of pallet fixing means distributed over the depth of the rack to allow adjustment of the position of the pallet according to the size of the pile of mail items to be stored on edge in the pallet. locker. To transfer mail items on the edge of a sorting outlet to a bin, the operator can first position the bin pallet in a configuration corresponding to a maximum storage volume. Then the operator places the mail pieces on edge in the bottom of the rack and then comes to adjust the position of the pallet so that it squeezes these items against the bottom of the rack. If this process of transferring mail items and adjusting the position of the pallet is performed automatically by a device such as a robotic arm, one can provide pressure sensors for example on the bottom wall of the rack or on the pallet to control the adjustment of the positioning of the pallet in the rack.
La machine selon l'invention sera décrite ci-après plus en détail.  The machine according to the invention will be described hereinafter in more detail.
La figure 1 illustre de façon schématique une machine de tri postal avec un dispositif de recirculation d'articles de courrier plats sous la forme d'une bande à tasseaux.  Figure 1 schematically illustrates a postal sorting machine with a device for recirculating flat mail items in the form of a slotted strip.
La figure 2 illustre de façon schématique une vue en perspective d'une partie de la bande à tasseaux.  Figure 2 schematically illustrates a perspective view of a portion of the slotted strip.
Sur la figure 1 , on a représenté de façon très schématique une machine de tri postal 1 pour trier des articles de courrier plats qui comprend une entrée de dépilage 2 et des sorties de tri dans chacune desquelles des articles triés sont accumulés et stockés en pile sur chant.  FIG. 1 very schematically shows a postal sorting machine 1 for sorting flat mail items which includes an unstacking entry 2 and sorting outlets in each of which sorted articles are accumulated and stored in a stack on song.
Sur la figure 1 , on n'a référencé que trois sorties de tri telles que 3a, 3b, 3c mais il est entendu qu'une machine de tri postal peut comporter plusieurs dizaines de telles sorties de tri du type à tasseur par exemple alignées sur une ou plusieurs rangées (superposées ou juxtaposées en hauteur) selon une certaine direction longitudinale D.  In FIG. 1, only three sorting outlets such as 3a, 3b, 3c have been referenced, but it is understood that a postal sorting machine may comprise several tens of such sorting outlets of the packer type, for example aligned on one or more rows (superposed or juxtaposed in height) in a certain longitudinal direction D.
Sur la figure 1 , on a également illustré un dispositif de recirculation des articles de courrier depuis les sorties de tri vers l'entrée 2 de la machine ou vers un système de conditionnement 5 des articles de courrier. Ce dispositif comprend une bande 4 motorisée munie de tasseaux formant des casiers tels que 4a, 4b, 4c. La bande à tasseaux est apte à se déplacer selon la direction D le long des sorties de tri, dans un sens et/ou dans l'autre. La figure 2 montre plus en détail cette bande à tasseaux qui comprend donc une bande ou courroie plate 40 sur laquelle sont disposés des tasseaux 41 définissant les casiers tels que 4a, 4b, ou 4c. Chaque casier comporte donc deux flancs latéraux formés chacun par un tasseau 41 disposé perpendiculaire à la bande 40 et fixé par exemple de façon amovible à celle-ci par des vis ou analogue. Le fond du casier est également formé de tasseaux verticaux amovibles 42 qui définissent une sorte de rive sur un côté longitudinal de la bande 30. On voit sur la figure 2 que ces tasseaux 42 se présentent comme des lames disjointes disposées de façon adjacente pour permettre à la bande de suivre un chemin en boucle fermée. Sur la figure 2, on a également représenté une palette 43 amovible sous la forme d'une plaque disposée entre deux tasseaux latéraux 41 d'un casier. On a illustré également sur les tasseaux 41 , un système de fixation 44 de la palette du type pion/trou (voir les deux alignements de trous visibles sur la face droite des tasseaux). Avec ce système de fixation, on peut régler la profondeur de stockage des articles de courrier dans un casier pour maintenir correctement ces articles en pile sur chant pendant le déplacement de la bande à tasseaux selon la direction D. Il faut comprendre que la position des palettes 43 des casiers peut être réglée différemment selon les casiers pour tenir compte des différents volumes d'articles stockés dans les sorties de tri au moment du transfert des articles des sorties vers les casiers. Les tasseaux 41 et 42 peuvent être réalisés par exemple en une matière plastique assez rigide tandis que la bande peut être réalisée en caoutchouc ou en matière plastique. In Figure 1, there is also illustrated a device for recirculating mail items from the sorting outlets to the inlet 2 of the machine or to a packaging system 5 of the mail items. This device comprises a motorized band 4 provided with cleats forming traps such as 4a, 4b, 4c. The cleatstrip is able to move in the direction D along the sorting outlets, in one direction and / or in the other. FIG. 2 shows in greater detail this cleat strip which thus comprises a flat belt or belt 40 on which cleats 41 defining the compartments such as 4a, 4b, or 4c are arranged. Each rack therefore has two lateral flanks each formed by a cleat 41 disposed perpendicular to the strip 40 and fixed for example removably to it by screws or the like. The bottom of the rack is also formed of removable vertical cleats 42 which define a kind of edge on a longitudinal side of the band 30. It can be seen in FIG. 2 that these cleats 42 are in the form of disjoint blades arranged adjacently to allow the band to follow a closed loop path. In Figure 2, there is also shown a pallet 43 in the form of a removable plate disposed between two lateral cleats 41 of a rack. There is also illustrated on the brackets 41, a fastening system 44 of the pallet type pawn / hole (see the two rows of holes visible on the right side of the cleats). With this fastening system, it is possible to adjust the storage depth of the mailpieces in a locker to properly hold these articles in stack on edge during the movement of the cleatstrip in direction D. It should be understood that the position of the pallets 43 lockers can be set differently according to the lockers to account for the different volumes of items stored in the sorting outlets at the time of transfer of articles from the outputs to the lockers. The cleats 41 and 42 may be made for example of a fairly rigid plastic material while the band may be made of rubber or plastic.
Comme indiqué plus haut, ce transfert peut se faire de façon automatique par exemple à l'aide d'un bras robotisé apte à positionner correctement la palette de chaque casier en fonction du volume d'articles à stocker. De façon générale, la bande à tasseaux définit au moins autant de tasseaux qu'il y a de sorties de tri à servir dans la machine. Par ailleurs, les casiers ont de préférence chacun une largeur L1 selon la direction D d'environ 350 mm qui est équivalente à la largeur L2 des sorties de tri de façon à avoir un alignement relatif entre les sorties et les casiers comme illustré sur la figure 1 . La largeur de la bande 40 peut être d'environ 400 mm (mesurée perpendiculairement à la direction D). As indicated above, this transfer can be done automatically, for example using a robotic arm capable of correctly positioning the pallet of each rack according to the volume of items to be stored. In general, the cleat strip defines at least as many cleats as there are sorting outlets to be used in the machine. Furthermore, the bins preferably each have a width L1 in the direction D of about 350 mm which is equivalent to the width L2 of the sorting outlets so as to have a relative alignment between the outlets and the bins as illustrated in FIG. 1. The width of the web 40 may be about 400 mm (measured perpendicularly to the direction D).
On peut également prévoir d'utiliser les palettes 43 comme intercalaires de séparation de plis en les faisant circuler dans la machine de tri entre l'entrée de dépilage et les sorties de tri. Plus particulièrement, une palette 43 est une plaque (pas trop rigide) pouvant recevoir un marquage indicatif d'une sortie de tri qui est lisible par machine, par exemple un code-barres, analogue à celui qui est apposé sur un intercalaire. Selon l'invention, à la fin d'un processus de tri précédant un transfert du courrier des sorties de tri vers les casiers, on peut prévoir d'envoyer en entrée de dépilage de la machine de tri un jeu de telles palettes 43 (en nombre suffisant pour qu'elles soient réparties sur toutes les sorties de tri de la machine). Chaque palette 43 est donc déplacée comme un intercalaire (ou séparateur) de l'entrée de dépilage de la machine de tri jusqu'à une sortie de tri dans laquelle sont accumulés en pile des articles postaux. L'opérateur ou un bras articulé de robot n'aura alors plus qu'à saisir cette pile d'articles postaux avec la palette 43 et de placer l'ensemble dans le fond d'un casier de la bande à tasseau (qui correspond à cette sortie) tout en fixant la palette entre les deux bords latéraux du casier. On comprend que cet agencement peut simplifier les manipulations des articles de courrier pour le transfert vers les casiers.  It is also possible to use the pallets 43 as fold separating dividers by circulating them in the sorting machine between the unstacking inlet and the sorting outlets. More particularly, a pallet 43 is a plate (not too rigid) that can receive a marking indicative of a sorting outlet that is machine readable, for example a barcode, similar to that which is affixed to a spacer. According to the invention, at the end of a sorting process preceding a transfer of the mail from the sorting outlets to the bins, it is possible to send to the unstacking input of the sorting machine a set of such pallets 43 (in sufficient number to be distributed over all sorting outlets of the machine). Each pallet 43 is thus moved as a spacer (or separator) from the unstacking entry of the sorting machine to a sorting outlet in which postal articles are accumulated in piles. The operator or an articulated robot arm will then only have to seize this pile of postal items with the pallet 43 and place the assembly in the bottom of a rack of the cleat strip (which corresponds to this output) while fixing the pallet between the two lateral edges of the rack. It is understood that this arrangement can simplify the handling of mail items for transfer to the lockers.
Ce système de recirculation d'articles postaux selon l'invention permet donc d'éviter l'usage de bacs de stockage amovibles. Il est particulièrement bien adapté pour des machines de tri postales exploitées pour le tri du petit courrier au format C5 ou C4 par exemple. This recirculation system of postal items according to the invention therefore avoids the use of removable storage bins. It is particularly well adapted for postal sorting machines used for sorting small mail in C5 or C4 format, for example.

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1 ) Machine de tri postal comprenant des sorties de tri (3a, 3b, 3c) dans lesquelles des articles postaux sont accumulés, lesdites sorties de tri étant disposées en alignement suivant une certaine direction longitudinale (D), caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en outre un dispositif de recirculation 4 des articles postaux stockés dans les sorties de tri, ce dispositif comprenant une bande (40) mobile le long des sorties de tri et sur laquelle sont fixés des tasseaux (41 ,42) pour définir une succession de casiers (4a,4b,4c) qui font face respectivement aux sorties de tri, chaque casier étant agencé pour le stockage d'articles postaux sur chant prélevés dans une sortie de tri correspondante. 1) Postal sorting machine comprising sorting outlets (3a, 3b, 3c) in which postal articles are accumulated, said sorting outlets being arranged in alignment along a certain longitudinal direction (D), characterized in that it comprises in addition a recirculation device 4 of the postal articles stored in the sorting outlets, this device comprising a strip (40) movable along the sorting outlets and on which are fixed cleats (41, 42) to define a succession of lockers (4a, 4b, 4c) which respectively face the sorting outlets, each bin being arranged for storing singing postal items taken from a corresponding sorting outlet.
2) La machine selon la revendication 1 , dans laquelle chaque casier est muni d'une palette (43) à position réglable pour tenir en position sur chant une pile d'articles stockés dans le casier.  2) The machine of claim 1, wherein each bin is provided with a pallet (43) adjustable position to hold in the edge position a stack of items stored in the rack.
3) La machine selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle la palette (43) est une plaque amovible maintenue entre deux tasseaux formant les deux bords latéraux du casier.  3) The machine of claim 2, wherein the pallet (43) is a removable plate held between two cleats forming the two side edges of the rack.
4) La machine selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle les tasseaux sont vissés sur la bande.  4) The machine of claim 3, wherein the cleats are screwed onto the strip.
5) La machine selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle des palettes (43) de casier sont agencés en outre pour être passées dans la machine de tri comme des intercalaires.  5) The machine of claim 3, wherein pallets (43) of locker are further arranged to be passed in the sorting machine as interleaves.
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