EP3108791A1 - Appareil électroménager et charnière pour un appareil électroménager - Google Patents

Appareil électroménager et charnière pour un appareil électroménager Download PDF

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EP3108791A1
EP3108791A1 EP15174051.1A EP15174051A EP3108791A1 EP 3108791 A1 EP3108791 A1 EP 3108791A1 EP 15174051 A EP15174051 A EP 15174051A EP 3108791 A1 EP3108791 A1 EP 3108791A1
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Roberto Giorcelli
Riccardo Calvi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/4251—Details of the casing
    • A47L15/4257—Details of the loading door
    • A47L15/4261—Connections of the door to the casing, e.g. door hinges
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/4251—Details of the casing
    • A47L15/4257—Details of the loading door
    • A47L15/4265—Arrangements of door covering/decoration panels or plinths, e.g. for integrated dishwashers

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  • the present invention relates to built-in electrical household appliances and, more in general, to electrical household appliances having a load-bearing structure articulated to the front part of which is a door, there being in turn associated to the latter a decorative front panel.
  • the invention finds preferred application in the sector of dishwashers.
  • Some electrical household appliances typically dishwashers, have a door that is hinged in its lower region to the load-bearing structure of the appliance so that it can turn about a substantially horizontal axis.
  • the load-bearing structure typically includes a base, the front of which is in a position recessed with respect to the door, in order to enable the latter to be opened, i.e., to prevent the lower edge of the door from being hindered by the base.
  • a decorative front panel associated to the door of the electrical household appliance.
  • This solution is adopted in particular in the case of electrical household appliances of the so-called "built-in" type, i.e., designed to be housed or integrated in the kitchen furniture of a domestic environment, for example a modular kitchen.
  • a skirting board which also has aesthetic purposes.
  • the decorative front panel having a height greater than the height of the door of the electrical household appliance (which is in general between 720 and 760 mm)
  • the front panel has a height decidedly greater than the door in so far as it is designed for performing also the function of the aforesaid skirting board, i.e., that of hiding from view practically the entire front of the base of the appliance.
  • the decorative panel may have a height of 800 mm or more.
  • a first known solution to the problem referred to above is to reduce the dimension of depth of the base, i.e., set its front further back. This measure determines, however, less space available in the base for housing functional components of the appliance. This solution can also cause problems of stability of a dishwasher, in particular when its door is opened and one or both of its racks loaded with dishes are brought into the corresponding extracted position.
  • the decorative front panel is associated to the door by means of a slidable coupling in such a way that the panel can slide on the door, in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the door.
  • the panel slides from beneath upwards on the door.
  • the panel performs a sliding movement opposite to the previous one, from top downwards, thus once again hiding at least in part the base of the appliance.
  • EP 1529482 A discloses a dishwasher in which the decorative panel is slidably associated to the door in the way described above and has a height such that its lower edge comes into contact with the front of the base in the final phase of opening of the door. In this way, as the movement of opening proceeds, the panel is forced to slide on the door, enabling opening of the latter.
  • the coupling system between the door and the panel includes an elastic element, such as a spring, which tends to bring the panel back into its initial lowered position during reclosing of the door.
  • the door is hinged to the load-bearing structure of the dishwasher via a pair of fixed-fulcrum hinges, where also the decorative panel is connected to the load-bearing structure via an articulated system of levers.
  • This system of levers comprises in particular a first lever, having one end articulated to a pin fixed on the load-bearing structure and the opposite end articulated to a second lever, which is in turn pivoted to the decorative panel.
  • the system of levers further includes a third lever, having one end pivoted to a rotating sector, belonging to the articulation arrangement of a corresponding hinge of the door, and the opposite end pivoted to the pin that articulates the first and the second levers to one another.
  • the system of levers operates in the sense of pushing the panel to slide upwards on the door, during opening of the latter, in such a way that the lower edge of the panel does not interfere with the front of the base.
  • the system of levers recalls the panel into the initial position; i.e., it determines sliding thereof downwards on the door.
  • the hinge includes a fixed part, secured to the load-bearing structure of the electrical household appliance, a movable part, secured to the door of the electrical household appliance, and a transmission arrangement, configured for interacting with the two parts of the hinge so as to cause displacement of a sliding member, which is connected to the decorative front panel and is constrained to move in a corresponding linear guide defined in the movable part of the hinge.
  • the hinge according to EP 2407723 has a relatively compact structure, immune from the problems cited in relation to EP 1529482 .
  • the object of the present invention is to solve the aforesaid drawbacks and to provide a hinge and an electrical household appliance of the type indicated that is simple and inexpensive to produce and assemble, as well as reliable in operation in the long term.
  • references to "an embodiment” or “one embodiment” in the framework of the present description is meant to indicate that a particular configuration, structure, or characteristic described in relation to the embodiment is comprised in at least one embodiment.
  • phrases such as “in an embodiment”, “in one embodiment”, and the like, that may be present in various points of the present description do not necessarily all refer to one and the same embodiment.
  • the particular configurations, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any adequate way in one or more embodiments.
  • the references used in what follows are only provided for convenience and do not define the sphere of protection or the scope of the embodiments.
  • FIG. 1 designated as a whole by 1 is an electrical household appliance according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • the electrical household appliance is a dishwasher, in particular of the so-called built-in type.
  • the dishwasher 1 has a load-bearing structure, here comprising at least one base 2, for example made of plastic material, rising from which are two front uprights 3, connected together by an upper cross member 4.
  • the base 2 supports a wash tub 5, of a conception in itself known, open at the front.
  • the side and top walls of the tub are mechanically connected in the respective front regions to the uprights 3 and to the cross member 4, respectively, that encompass the front opening of the tub 5.
  • the dishwasher 1 has a front door 6, which is hinged in a lower region thereof to the load-bearing structure via at least one hinge 7, in particular a pair of hinges provided in the bottom corner areas of the door.
  • the hinge 7 has a first part that is fixed to the load-bearing structure, in particular between the base 2 and a respective upright 3, a second part that is fixed to the door 6, and an articulation that connects together the first and second parts in such a way that the door 6 can turn about a substantially horizontal axis of rotation, between a closed position and an open position, in which the door is substantially vertical and substantially horizontal, respectively.
  • the door 6 is represented in the aforesaid open position.
  • the articulation arrangement includes a pin that connects together the first and second parts of the hinge, the latter being a fixed-fulcrum hinge.
  • the door 6 is made up of a number of parts, which preferably comprise at least an inner metal shell 8, an outer metal shell 9, and a component 10 associated to the upper end of the outer shell 9.
  • the inner shell 8, which is made, for example, of stainless steel, has a height substantially corresponding to that of the front opening of the tub and is designed to provide a front wall of the latter, when the door is closed.
  • the outer shell 9, which is for example made of sheet metal, provides the load-bearing structure of the door, preferably fixed to which is the aforesaid second part of each hinge 7.
  • the outer shell 9 has a height lower than the inner shell 8 so that fixed to its top is the component 10, preferably made of plastic material, which has a width substantially similar to that of the shells 8 and 9.
  • the component 10, which may have a substantially box-shaped structure, is preferably configured for housing control and/or warning elements of the dishwasher 1. In a preferred embodiment, these control and/or warning elements have respective parts accessible at the top edge of the component 10, to provide a control panel
  • a decorative front panel 12 Slidably associated to the door 6 is a decorative front panel 12, of a conception in itself known.
  • at least one slidable coupling suitable for constraining the panel 12 to the door 6.
  • two slidable couplings are provided, generally parallel to one another, a possible embodiment of which will be described hereinafter.
  • the slidable couplings comprise two guide elements, provided in the door, in particular in its component 10, each in a respective lateral area, and corresponding guided elements, each of which is fixed to a back of the decorative panel 12 and is engaged in a respective guide element.
  • the slidable coupling is configured for enabling sliding of the panel 12 with respect to the door 6 in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the door.
  • At least one of the hinges 7 comprises a transmission system, which is connected to the panel 12 and interacts with the parts 13 and 14 of the hinge 7, in such a way as to cause the aforesaid sliding of the panel 12 in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the door 6.
  • said transmission system comprises a plurality of angularly movable transmission elements, in particular in the form of levers. Each transmission element is rotatable about at least one respective axis, at least some of the axes of the system being able to translate in the course of the displacement of the door between its open and closed positions.
  • a hinge provided according to one embodiment of the invention is represented, in different views, in Figures 2 , 3 , and 4 .
  • Figure 3 the lines of connection between the points of articulation of various elements represented are designated by the same reference numbers as those of the corresponding pins, described hereinafter.
  • the part 13 comprises a substantially plate-shaped bracket, shaped so as to present a lower portion 13a, designed for fixing in a front corner area of the base 2, and an upper portion 13b, designed for fixing in a lower area of a respective upright 3 (see, for example, Figure 1 ).
  • the part 14 may comprise a substantially plate-shaped bracket, designed for fixing in a lower corner area of the door 6, in particular of its outer shell 9. Fixing of the parts 13 and 14 may, for example, be obtained via screws or similar threaded members.
  • the hinge 7 is a fixed-fulcrum hinge, preferably with the parts 13 and 14 that are directly hinged together via a pin 15, which identifies the axis of rotation of the door 6.
  • the hinge 7 also comprises a transmission system for causing the panel 12 to slide.
  • This transmission system comprises a first angularly movable lever or transmission element 16, for example in the form of oblong metal plate, preferably having a generally arched shape.
  • the lever 16 has an upper end pivoted to the hinge part 13, and especially to its portion 13b, via a corresponding pin 17 in a stationary position.
  • Hinged, instead, to the lower end of the lever 16, via a corresponding pin 19, is an oscillating lever or transmission element 18, in what follows also referred to as "rocker".
  • the rocker 18 for example in the form of a shaped metal plate, is pivoted in an intermediate area thereof to the first lever 16, via the aforesaid pin 19, which provides the oscillation pin of the rocker 18.
  • Hinged in an upper end region of the rocker 18 - or distal end region, with respect to the hinge part 14 - is a third lever or transmission element 20, via a corresponding pin, visible in Figures 5 and 6 , where it is designated by 21.
  • a fourth lever or transmission element 22 In a lower end region - or proximal end region, with respect to the hinge part 14 - hinged to the rocker 18 is a fourth lever or transmission element 22, via a corresponding pin 23.
  • the hinge 7 has a first arrest arrangement pre-arranged for blocking the angular movement of the lever 22 with respect to the lever 18 in the position of complete opening of the door 6.
  • the rocker 18 defines an arrest element, preferably in its proximal end region, which is able to co-operate with a corresponding arrest element of the lever 22.
  • the aforesaid arrest element of the rocker 18 is obtained by a portion of the lower edge of the aforesaid proximal end region, in particular by a recess of this edge, designated by 18a for example in Figure 3 .
  • the hinge 7 includes or has associated thereto a counter-balancing system, designed to counter or offset the effect of the weight of the door 6 and of the front panel 12 during displacement of the door between the open and closed positions.
  • This counter-balancing system may be of any conception known in the sector.
  • the counter-balancing system - designated as a whole by 30 - comprises a guide that extends in a direction generally orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the door 15, where slidably mounted within this guide is at least one friction element 31.
  • the guide comprises at least one rail element or, as in the example illustrated, two opposed rail elements, designated by 32, which are preferably generally parallel.
  • the rail elements 32 may, for example, be defined by shapings of walls of the hinge part 13, in particular at its upper portion 13b.
  • the guide i.e., each rail element 32, extends substantially vertically.
  • the at least one friction element 31 has basically the function of braking the movement of rotation of the door 6.
  • a connection member 33 is provided, associated to which is at least one friction element 31 designed to co-operate with the aforesaid guide.
  • the body of the connection member 33-for example, in the form of a plate - is pivoted to an upper end region of the lever 20, via a corresponding pin 24, and supports at one end, in an articulated way, a first friction element 31, for example in the form of a pad or slide, preferably made of plastic material, slidably guided by a corresponding rail element 32.
  • a second friction element 31 is provided, in a position generally opposite to the first friction element 31, slidably guided by the other rail element 32.
  • the second friction element 31, which has a shape similar to that of the first friction element 31, is mounted in an articulated way on the lever 20a, in a position generally opposite to that of the pin 24.
  • the two friction elements 31 may be mounted on opposite sides of one and the same connection member 33, which is purposely shaped, or else on opposite sides of the lever 20.
  • the friction element or elements 31, which may possibly be constituted by rollers, basically have the function of generating a friction that varies as a function of the torque determined by the weight of the ensemble comprising the door 6 and the panel 12, during the angular movements of the door.
  • the system 30 further comprises an elastic element, connected to the element 33 or else, if the element 33 is absent, directly to the lever 20.
  • the elastic element may comprise, for example, a spring reacting in compression or tension.
  • a stem 34 surrounded by a helical spring 35 is provided for this purpose, with the spring that is compressed when the stem 34 is pulled downwards by the lever 20, here via the connection element 33.
  • the lower end of the stem 35 is coupled to the element 33, which is preferably provided with a hook engaged to which is an eyelet or similar element for engagement of the stem.
  • the pin 17 for articulation of the lever 16 is located further up with respect to the pin 24 for connection of the lever 20 to the counter-balancing system 30.
  • the third lever 20 which is also for example in the form of a shaped metal plate, is pivoted in an intermediate area thereof to the rocker 18, via the aforesaid pin 21.
  • the lever 20 In an upper end region, the lever 20 is preferably connected to the counter-balancing system 30, whereas, in a lower region, it is pivoted to the movable part 14 of the hinge 7, i.e., the part fixed to the door 6, via a corresponding pin 25.
  • the hinge 7 has a second arrest arrangement, pre-arranged for blocking the angular movement of the lever 20 with respect to the hinge part 13 in the position of complete opening of the door 6.
  • the lever 20 defines an arrest element, which is able to co-operate with a corresponding arrest element in the fixed position.
  • the aforesaid arrest element of the lever 20 is obtained by a portion of the lower edge of a part of the lever itself that is in a position generally intermediate with respect to its articulation pins 21 and 25, in particular by a recess of the aforesaid lower edge, designated by 20a for example in Figure 3 .
  • the aforesaid arrest element with which the lever 20 is able to co-operate is located in a fixed position on the stationary part 13 of the hinge 7, this position being generally opposite to the pin 17, preferably relatively close to the pin 15.
  • the fixed arrest element comprises a pin 26 or similar element projecting from the plate-like body that provides the part 13 of the hinge 7.
  • the fixed element 26 is at an intermediate height between the pins 15 and 23.
  • the fourth lever 22 for example in the form of an oblong metal plate, preferably having a generally arched shape, is pivoted in a distal end region thereof to the rocker 18, in particular to the lower or proximal end of the rocker 18.
  • the opposite end region of the lever 22 is pivoted via a pin 27 to a sliding member, designated by 28, which is designed to be mechanically connected to the decorative panel 12 of Figure 1 , in particular via a corresponding bracket 29 having a preferably L-shaped cross section.
  • the member 28 is able to slide in a direction generally parallel to the direction of longitudinal extension of the movable part 14 of the hinge 7 in order to cause sliding of the panel 12 with respect to the door 6.
  • the lever 22 defines a corresponding arrest element, which is able to co-operate with the arrest element 18a of the rocker 18.
  • arrest of the lever 22 is obtained by a bend or intermediate step of the lever 22, designated in the figures by 22a.
  • the step 22a separates from one another two portions 22' and 22" of the lever 22, which extend generally parallel to one another, with the aforesaid step that is able to co-operate with the lower edge of the rocker 18, in particular at the corresponding recess 18a.
  • the portion 22' of the lever 22 is generally parallel to the rocker 18, which is articulated via the pin 23, whilst the portion 22", articulated by means of the pin 27 to the sliding member 28, is generally coplanar to the rocker 18.
  • FIG 4 illustrates the hinge 7 in the condition of closing of the door (see for reference also Figure 10 ), with the hinge part 14 generally close and/or parallel to the hinge part 13, in particular to its upper portion 13b.
  • the hinge part 14 moves angularly (in the counterclockwise direction as viewed in Figures 4-6 ), about the axis defined by the pin 15.
  • the angular movement of the part 14 causes a displacement downwards of the lever 20, by means of the pin 25.
  • the lever 20 is pivoted to the rocker 18, via the pin 21, and the lever 16 is in turn pivoted to the rocker 18, via the pin 19, the lever 16 being in turn pivoted to the fixed part 13 via the pin 17 in a stationary position.
  • Pivoted to the lower end of the rocker 18 is the lever 22, via the pin 23: the angular movement of the rocker 18 determines a corresponding movement outwards of the lever 22, thereby pushing the sliding member 28 outwards, which, as will be seen, is constrained in its linear movement.
  • the lever 20 drops further, determining also continuation of the movements of the levers 18, 22 and 16.
  • the rocker 18 turns further, with its lower portion that displaces outwards, the lever 22 is pushed further outwards and induced to turn in a counterclockwise direction about the pin 23, thereby pushing further the sliding member 28 in its travel, and the lever 16 turns progressively outwards about the pin 17.
  • the angular movement of the lever 20 is mechanically stopped, via the second arrest arrangement referred to previously.
  • the lever 20 in particular in the area of its arrest element 20a, stops on the corresponding arrest element 26 associated to the fixed part 13 of the hinge 17.
  • the position of the pin 21 is blocked, and the triangle formed by the levers 16 and 18 is thus rendered rigid, as highlighted by the dashed lines in Figure 7 ; i.e., the position of the pins 19 and 23 is blocked.
  • the rocker 18 and the lever 22 are shaped in such a way that the knee that they form around the fulcrum constituted by the pin 23 has an arrest position such as to prevent, in the position of maximum opening of the hinge, rotations downwards of the lever 22 under the action of the weight of the decorative panel 12 associated to the door 6.
  • the aforesaid first arrest arrangement which comprises the bend 22a of the lever 20 and the recess 18a of the rocker. In the arrest position, the lever 22 is blocked and thus supports the weight of the panel 12 via the levers 16, 18, and 20, together with the fixed part 13 of the hinge 7.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of the door 6, of which the representation of the inner shell 8, with the associated panel 12 and a hinge 7, is omitted.
  • the hinge part 14 is fixed to the outer shell 9 of the door 6, in particular at an inner side of its side wall 9a. From this figure it may be clearly noted how, in a preferred embodiment, at least one portion of the sliding member 28 is set in an intermediate position between a front surface 14a of the hinge part 14 (see also Figure 2 ) and a corresponding portion W of the inner surface of the front or major wall 9b of the shell 9.
  • the sliding member 28 in operation of the hinge 7, is constrained to perform substantially linear movements between the surfaces 14a and W, which face one another.
  • the facing surfaces 14a and W are preferably at least in part parallel so as to guide sliding of the member 28 precisely.
  • the member 28, which is preferably made of plastic material, is mechanically connected to the panel 12, at the back of the latter.
  • the front wall 9b of the shell 9 comprises an opening or window 9c, which extends in length in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation (15) of the door 6.
  • sliding of the member 28 can be transferred to the panel 12, via the bracket 29 that can slide within the opening 9c.
  • each slidable coupling includes at least one part that is defined or integrated in the door 6, in particular in the component 10, which is preferably made of plastic material, such as an injection-mouldable thermoplastic material.
  • each coupling comprises at least one guide element, which extends in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the door. In the example illustrated in Figure 8 , the two slidable couplings are designated as a whole by 50.
  • FIG. 9 shows a possible embodiment of one of the couplings 50, which, in the example illustrated, includes a formation 41 defined in the proximity of, or in a position corresponding to, a side wall 10a of the component 10.
  • the front wall 10b of the component 10 has a through slit 41 a extending in length in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation (15) of the door.
  • the formation 41 has then a lateral groove 41 b, which extends in length generally parallel to the slit 41 a.
  • the guided element 42 is substantially mushroom-shaped; i.e., it has a stem 42a and a head 42b that projects laterally or radially with respect to the stem 42a.
  • the stem 42a which is preferably of a substantially cylindrical shape, is secured to the rear side of the panel 12 so as to pass through the slit 41a.
  • the head 42b which is also preferably of a cylindrical shape, is engaged in the groove 41 b of the formation 41.
  • the element 42 is able to move linearly with respect to the guide element defined in the formation 41, i.e., with the slit 41 a and the groove 41 b that guide the movement of the element 42 precisely, thereby guiding accordingly movement of the panel 12.
  • the longitudinal ends of the formation 41 or in any case of the guide element here represented by the groove 41 b with the corresponding slit 41 a, are located in the proximity of points of fixing of the component 10 to the inner shell 8 of the door 6 in order to bestow greater solidity on the structure.
  • 10c designated by 10c are bushings formed integral in the component 10, for passage of corresponding screws for fixing to the shell 8 (see for reference Figure 1 ).
  • the member 28 and the bracket 29 can be coupled together with the possibility of regulation, for example by means of at least one screw, in order to enable a precise adaptation of the relative position of the member 28 with respect to the pin 27 and/or to the lever 22.
  • coupling between the member 28 and the bracket 19 is adjustable according to two degrees of freedom, for example in the direction of height and in the direction of width of the panel, albeit not excluded is also a possibility of regulation in the direction of the thickness of the panel 12.
  • Figure 10 illustrates a condition of the hinge 7 corresponding to that of Figure 4 , i.e., with the door 6 in the closed position.
  • the top edge of the panel 12 is substantially flush with the top edge of the door 6, here corresponding to the top edge of the component 10.
  • the bottom edge of the panel 12 extends underneath the bottom edge of the door. It may be assumed, for example, that the heights of the door 6 and of the panel 12 are of 720 mm and 800 mm, respectively, and that the panel fulfils also the function of hiding practically entirely from view the front 2a of the base 2 of the appliance, here represented partially with a dashed line.
  • Figure 11 illustrates an intermediate phase of opening of the door 6, for example carried out manually, with the hinge that is in a condition corresponding to that of Figure 5 .
  • the transmission system of the hinge 7 has the effect of exerting a thrust on the sliding member 28, which, given that it is constrained in its linear movement, transfers this thrust to the panel 12.
  • the guided member 42 of Figure 9 starts to slide along the slit 41 a and the guide represented by the groove 42b, being guided precisely thereby.
  • the panel 12 thus slides upwards on the door 6, as may be seen in Figure 11 , and this prevents the bottom edge of the panel 12 from interfering with the front 2a of the base and/or with elements associated to the front.
  • the transmission arrangement causes further sliding upwards of the panel 12, as far as the final position visible in Figure 12 , where the hinge is in the same condition as in Figure 6 .
  • the panel 12 In this position the panel 12 is in its position most raised with respect to the door 6, with its bottom edge at a distance from the front 2a of the base 2.
  • the arrest arrangements 18a, 22a and 20a, 26 cause the weight of the panel 12 associated to the members 28 to be largely supported by the fixed parts 13 of the hinge 7.
  • the movable parts 13 of the hinges 7, and hence the corresponding rotation pins, are consequently less loaded, to the advantage of reliability of operation even in the long term.
  • the articulation arrangement between the two parts 13 and 14 of each hinge 7 may be different from the one exemplified herein, provided that it performs the same functions.
  • the hinges used for implementation of the invention could be variable-fulcrum hinges.
  • the slidable coupling provided between the panel and the door may be different from what has been exemplified, provided that it performs the same functions. There may be mentioned, for example, the possibility of providing one or more guide elements on the back of the panel 12 and the corresponding guided elements on the front of the door 6, in particular of its upper component 10.

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