JP2002237921A - Composite machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a composite machine compact, while separately securing a discharge section for discharging recording paper for facsimile reception, and a discharge section for discharging recording paper for copy recording. SOLUTION: The composite machine, having a one-side path, on which recording paper is transported through a recording section and a double-side path 29, that receives the recording paper one side of which an image is formed from the downstream of the one-side path, turning over the paper and returns again the paper to the upper-stream of the one-side path, controls use a different path between a facsimile function using a 1st discharge path, where the recording paper is discharged from the one-side path via a discharge roller 26 and a copy function, using a 2nd discharge path where the recording paper is discharged from the one-side path via the double-side path 29 onto a hand feed tray 34.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multifunction machine capable of preventing a recording sheet on which image information received by facsimile is recorded from being mixed with a recording sheet on which image information is recorded by a copying operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a multifunction peripheral having both a facsimile function and a copying function. When operating as a facsimile, the multifunction peripheral receives image information and records and outputs it on a recording paper, while when operating as a copier, the multifunction peripheral records image information of a document read by itself on a recording paper. Since the output is performed, two types of recording paper, that is, the recording paper of the received image and the recording paper of the copy image, are printed out. In order not to mix these two types of recording paper, it is necessary to provide two discharge units that receive each recording paper separately.

On the other hand, if a recording paper discharge section for facsimile reception and a recording paper discharge section for copy recording are separately provided, the size of the apparatus becomes large. In some cases, the discharge section that discharges was shared.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a multifunction peripheral in which a recording paper discharge unit for facsimile reception and a recording paper discharge unit for copy recording are shared. A discharge unit 1 is provided, in which a discharge space 1A for discharging recording paper for facsimile reception and a discharge space 1B for discharging recording paper for copy recording are integrated and shared, and an internal space of the discharge unit 1 for facsimile reception is provided. An upper stack tray 2A for receiving recording paper and a lower stack tray 2B for receiving recording paper for copy recording are vertically arranged.

[0005]

However, such a conventional technique has the following problems.

That is, even if the discharge unit for discharging the recording paper for facsimile reception and the discharge unit for discharging the recording paper for copying are shared, the internal space of the shared discharge unit is
Even if a partition is provided and divided into upper and lower parts, it is necessary to secure a space for receiving the discharge of the recording paper for facsimile reception and the discharge of the recording paper for copying, so that the space itself becomes large, and This has been a constraint on miniaturization.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has a separate discharge section for discharging recording paper for facsimile reception and a discharge section for discharging recording paper for copy recording. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multifunction peripheral that can reduce the size of the apparatus.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a facsimile function and a copying function are used to discharge a recording sheet from a single-sided path via a first discharging means or a single-sided path via a double-sided path. The control is such that separate discharge paths of the second discharge path for discharging the recording paper to the manual feed tray via the second discharge means are used.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In a first aspect of the present invention, a recording section for forming an image, a single-sided path for conveying recording paper via the recording section, and a first side provided downstream of the single-sided path are provided. (1) a discharge unit, a discharge unit for stacking recording paper discharged from the first discharge unit, and a recording paper having an image formed on one side received from the downstream of the single-sided path, inverted, and then returned to the upstream of the single-sided path again A double-sided pass to return, a manual feed tray for supplying recording paper upstream of the single-sided pass from outside the apparatus, a second discharge unit provided in the middle of the double-sided pass for discharging recording paper onto the manual feed tray, and a facsimile function. With the copy function,
A first discharge path for discharging the recording paper from the one-sided path via the first discharge means or a second discharge path for discharging the recording paper from the one-sided path via the double-sided path via the second discharge means And control means for controlling to use the different discharge paths.

By employing such a configuration, the discharging operation for discharging the recording paper from the one-sided path to the discharging portion using the first discharging path is performed for one function (the facsimile function or the copying function). The discharge operation of discharging the recording paper to the manual feed tray from the middle of the two-sided pass using the second discharge path is performed by another function (copy function or facsimile function).
The discharge to the discharge unit is limited to the discharge of one function, thereby reducing the space occupied by the discharge space as compared with a configuration in which the discharge trays are arranged one above the other. The size of the entire device can be reduced.

In addition, since the discharge for the other function is discharged to the existing manual feed tray using the existing double-sided path, the discharge by both functions can be clearly distinguished without increasing the number of parts.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the multifunction peripheral according to the first aspect, the trailing end of the recording paper discharged onto the manual feed tray by the second discharge means when the manual feed tray is open. It is provided with a fall prevention member projecting above the manual feed tray so as to be hooked.

By providing a fall prevention member for preventing the trailing end of the recording paper discharged to the manual feed tray from dropping onto the manual feed tray, the recording stacked on the manual feed tray for feeding paper from now on is provided. Even if the recording paper on which an image is formed is ejected on the paper, the trailing end of the ejected recording paper floats on the manual feed tray, so it is stacked on the manual feed tray for feeding. It is possible to prevent the recording paper and the recording paper on which the image is formed and discharged onto the manual feed tray from being mixed on the manual feed tray.

Further, even if the recording paper on which the image is recorded is discharged onto the manual feed tray, the recording paper on which the image is recorded is stacked on the manual feed tray because the trailing end of the recording paper is hung on the drop prevention member. It is possible to prevent the recording paper from being revolved upstream of the one-sided pass together with the recording paper.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the multifunction peripheral according to the second aspect, the manual feed tray is provided to be freely openable and closable with respect to the apparatus main body so as to cover a discharge port of the second discharge path. The fall prevention member is opened by a self-weight according to the opening operation of the manual feed tray to a predetermined position where the trailing end of the recording does not fall onto the manual feed tray but is hung on the fall prevention member. Is opened and closed with respect to the apparatus main body so as to be pushed by the manual feed tray and returned to the closed position in response to the closing operation.

With this, the fall prevention member opens to a predetermined position where the trailing end of the discharged recording paper does not fall onto the manual feed tray by its own weight according to the opening operation of the manual feed tray. The operation saves the trouble of opening the fall prevention member. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the manual feed tray is opened and forget to open the fall prevention member, and it is possible to prevent the recording paper for manual paper feed and the discharged recording paper from being mixed on the manual feed tray.

Further, since the fall prevention member is opened to a predetermined position by its own weight, there is no need to provide a special mechanism for interlocking the opening operation of the fall prevention member with the opening operation of the manual feed tray. It is possible to prevent the fall prevention member from forgetting to open the fall prevention member.

Further, a fourth aspect of the present invention provides the first to third aspects.
In one of the multifunction peripherals, it is determined whether the manual feed tray is in the open state, and the second discharge path is used only when the manual feed tray is in the open state.

In the state where the manual feed tray is closed, the manual feed tray covers the discharge port of the second discharge path.
If the second discharge path is used in this state, the conveyed recording paper is not discharged out of the apparatus, and a paper jam occurs.

According to the fourth aspect, the second discharge path is used only when the manual feed tray is in the open state, so that the discharge port of the second discharge path is covered with the manual feed tray. The situation of using the second discharge route can be avoided,
Paper jam can be prevented from occurring due to the user forgetting to open the manual feed tray.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth multifunction peripherals, it is determined whether the manual feed tray is in an open state, and the multi-function device uses the second discharge path. When in the state, it prompts the user to open the manual feed tray.

With this configuration, when the second discharge path is used and the manual feed tray is closed, the user is prompted to open the manual feed tray. Since the tray is opened,
Paper jam can be prevented by the user forgetting to open the manual feed tray.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the multifunction peripheral according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a multifunction peripheral according to the present embodiment having a facsimile function and a copying function. The multifunction peripheral shown in FIG. 1 includes a reading unit 11 that scans a document and reads an image on an upper portion of a housing 10, and an upper cover 12 that opens and closes a document reading surface is attached to the upper surface of the reading unit 11 so as to be freely opened and closed. I have. A discharge space 13 for discharging recording paper is formed below the reading unit 11 in the housing 10, and the lower surface of the discharge space 13 functions as a paper discharge tray 14. In addition, a paper feed cassette 15 for storing recording paper is disposed below the housing 10. A pickup roller 16 is disposed above and below the sheet feed side end of the sheet cassette 15 so as to be able to move up and down.
-2 are opposed to each other. The paper feed roller 17-1 is a roller for feeding the recording paper taken out of the paper feed cassette 15 by the pickup roller 16 to a one-sided pass described later, and the separation roller 17-2 is taken out of the paper feed cassette 15 in an overlapping manner. Roller for separating one from a plurality of recording sheets.

The one-sided path is formed substantially vertically upward from the lower part of the housing 10. A recording unit is provided on this one-sided path, and a registration roller 18 for controlling the timing of conveying a recording sheet passing through the recording unit is disposed in front of the recording unit. The recording unit includes a process cartridge 20 holding the photoconductor 19, a laser unit 21 for forming a latent image on the photoconductor 19, and a transfer roller 22 for transferring the toner of the photoconductor 19 to recording paper. Note that the configuration of the recording unit is not limited to the above configuration, and for example, the photoconductor 19 and the process cartridge 20 may not be integrated.

A fixing unit 23 is provided downstream of the recording unit in the one-sided pass. The fixing unit 23 has a fixing roller 24 and a pressure roller 25 pressed against the fixing roller 24 with a predetermined pressure.

The discharge port side of the fixing unit 23 is the terminal side of the one-sided path, and branches from the two-sided path and the discharge-side paper path to be described later. The discharge-side paper path is bent substantially horizontally from the discharge port of the fixing unit 23 toward the discharge space 13, and a discharge roller 26 as a first discharge unit is provided at the end thereof.

At the entrance of the two-sided path, there is provided a two-sided path guiding member 28 for guiding the recording paper once conveyed to the discharge side paper path and then taken in from the rear end to the two-sided path side. Reference numeral 29 indicates a double-sided path formed between the single-sided path and the side wall 27 of the housing 10 in the vertical direction.
The leading end of the two-sided path 29 is connected to the upstream part of the one-sided path, so that the inverted recording paper is returned to the upstream side of the registration roller 18.

A discharge port 31 for discharging the recording paper to the outside from the side wall 27 is formed at an intermediate portion of the two-sided path. The discharge port 31 is provided with a discharge roller 32 as a second discharge means. The switching claw 33 installed near the discharge roller 32 controls whether the recording paper is guided toward the discharge roller 32 or further downward (one-sided pass side). A manual tray 34 is attached to the side wall 27 including the discharge port 31 so as to be freely opened and closed.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are cross-sectional views showing a portion related to the manual feed tray 34. FIG. 7A shows a state where the manual feed tray 34 is closed, and FIG. 7B shows a state where the manual feed tray 34 is opened. A transmission type opening / closing sensor 41 is installed on the side wall 27 side, and the opening / closing sensor 4 is closed at a corresponding position on the inner surface of the manual feed tray 34.
1 are provided with projections 42 to be inserted. The opening / closing sensor 41 causes the manual feed tray 3
4 is detected to be closed. The base end of the manual feed tray 34 is attached to the side wall 27 below the lower end of the two-sided path 29 so as to be openable and closable. On the housing side, a manual paper path 43 is formed on an extension of the tray upper surface when the manual tray 34 is opened. The manual paper path 43 is connected via a manual paper feed roller 44 to the upstream side of the one-sided path.

On the side wall 27 facing the inner wall of the manual feed tray 34, a fall prevention member 45 is attached between the entrance of the manual paper path 43 and the discharge roller 32. The fall prevention member 45 has a base end rotatably supported by the side wall 27, and when the manual feed tray 34 is opened, it falls down toward the manual feed tray 34 by its own weight. Then, when the manual feed tray 34 is completely opened,
The rotation of the fall prevention member 45 is stopped at substantially the same angle as that of the manual feed tray 34, and further rotation in the same direction is restricted. Therefore, when the manual feed tray 34 is opened, the fall prevention member 45 also falls down, and the fall prevention member 45 projects from the side wall 27 at a similar angle above the manual feed tray 34 by a predetermined distance above the manual feed tray 34. The dimension of the fall prevention member 45 is sufficiently shorter than the stroke of the manual feed tray 34. Bypass tray 34
Only the trailing end of the recording paper discharged upward is a fall prevention member 45.
The other portions are adjusted to a length that can be received by the manual feed tray 34.

As a result, the fall prevention member 45 opens to a predetermined position where the trailing end of the discharged recording paper P does not drop onto the manual feed tray 34 by its own weight according to the opening operation of the manual feed tray 34. The operation of opening the fall prevention member 45 by an operation different from the operation can be omitted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the manual feed tray 34 is opened and forget to open the fall prevention member 45, and it is possible to prevent the recording paper for manual paper feed and the discharged paper from being mixed on the manual feed tray 34.

Since the fall prevention member 45 is opened to a predetermined position by its own weight, there is no need to provide a special mechanism for interlocking the opening operation of the fall prevention member 45 with the opening operation of the manual feed tray 34. Can be suppressed, and forgetting to open the fall prevention member 45 can be prevented.

Next, the operation of the multifunction machine configured as described above will be described. In the present embodiment, the discharge path through which the recording paper is discharged to the discharge tray 14 via the single-sided path is referred to as a first discharge path. The discharge path discharged onto 34 is referred to as a second discharge path.

The movement of the recording paper when the first discharge path is used is as follows. The recording paper taken out of the paper supply cassette 15 is supplied to a single-sided path by a paper supply roller 17-1, and is sent to a recording unit by a registration roller 18 under timing control in synchronization with an image forming operation. The fixing unit 23 fixes the image on the recording sheet on which the image has been transferred by the photoconductor 19 and the transfer roller 22 in the recording unit. When the recording paper on which the image is recorded on one side in this way passes through the fixing unit 23, the traveling direction is bent substantially horizontally toward the discharge space 13 along the discharge-side paper path,
As shown in FIG. 3A, the sheet is discharged onto the discharge space 13 by the discharge roller 26.

At this time, if the user has not instructed double-sided printing from the operation panel (not shown), the control to rotate the discharge roller 26 in the normal direction is continued until the recording sheet completely leaves the discharge side path. Then, the recording paper on which single-side recording has been performed is directly dropped onto the discharge tray 14.

When the user has instructed double-sided printing, the discharge roller 26 is rotated forward until the rear end of the recording sheet passes through the double-sided pass guide member 28, and then the rear end of the recording sheet is turned on both sides. When the sheet passes through the path guide member 28, the reversal of the discharge roller 26 is started. The recording paper pulled back from the trailing end of the recording paper into the paper path on the discharge side by inverting the discharge roller 26 is guided by the two-sided path guide member 28 and enters the two-sided path 29. The switching claw 33 is retracted from the paper path so that the recording paper passes therethrough, that is, the recording paper passes so as to return to the one-sided pass side without entering the discharge port 31. Thus, the recording paper that has passed through the double-sided pass 29 is fed again to the single-sided pass.

Next, the movement of the recording paper when the second discharge path is used will be described. The process until the recording paper passes through the recording unit and the fixing unit 23 is the same as the above-described first discharge path. The recording paper that has passed through the fixing unit 23 is once conveyed to the discharge roller 26 side, and when the trailing end of the recording paper has passed the guide member 28 for the two-sided pass, the discharge roller 26 is inverted to pass the recording paper through the two-sided pass from the rear end. The paper is fed to 29.

Here, when using the second discharge path,
FIG. 3B shows the switching claw 33 appearing on the double-sided path 29.
Is controlled as follows. Also, the manual feed tray 34 must be kept open. Bypass tray 3
The opening operation of 4 is performed by the user himself.

When the manual feed tray 34 is open, the switching pawl 3
When the recording paper is conveyed to a position where 3 is controlled to the state shown in FIG. 3B, the recording paper is guided to the discharge port 31 by the switching claw 33 as shown in FIG. The paper is discharged onto a manual feed tray 34 by a discharge roller 32 provided at the outlet 31.

FIG. 4B is a view showing a state in which the recording paper is discharged from the discharge port 31 and falls on the manual feed tray 34. As shown in the drawing, the trailing end of the recording paper P is raised above the inner surface of the manual feed tray 34 by the fall prevention member 45, and the remaining portion of the recording paper P is
4 so as to be in contact with the inner surface thereof.

Here, the manual feed tray 34 is attached to the side wall 27 at a certain angle in order to allow the manual recording paper placed on the inner surface to smoothly enter the manual paper path 43. Therefore, the outlet 31
If the recording paper discharged from the printer falls onto the manual feed tray 34 and overlaps the upper surface of the manual recording paper, the recording paper is again fed into the manual paper path 43 and erroneously fed to the one-sided pass as the recording paper. There is a risk. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the rear end of the recording paper P discharged from the discharge port 31 is supported by the drop prevention member 45 and floats to prevent the recording paper P from being fed into the manual paper path 43 again.
Further, since the trailing end of the recording paper P discharged from the discharge port 31 is lifted up by being supported by the drop prevention member 45, the recording paper placed on the manual feed tray 34 for feeding the paper and the image are removed. It is also prevented that the formed and discharged recording paper P is mixed on the manual feed tray 34.

In this embodiment, the control unit controls the facsimile function and the copy function to use different ones of the first discharge path and the second discharge path. For example, it is set so that the first discharge path is used for the copying function, and the second discharge path is used for the facsimile function.

When the user selects the copy function on the operation panel, the control unit (not shown) controls each unit (the discharge roller 26 and the switching claw 33) so as to use the first discharge path.
And the like, and the recording paper on which the image is recorded is discharged onto the paper discharge tray 14.

On the other hand, when facsimile reception is performed, the control unit controls the movement of each unit (the discharge rollers 26 and 32, the switching claw 33, etc.) so as to use the second discharge path, and records the image. The paper is discharged onto the manual feed tray 34.

As described above, the discharging operation for discharging the recording paper from the one-sided path to the discharge tray 14 using the first discharging path is performed for one function (the facsimile function or the copying function), and the second discharging is performed. The discharging operation for discharging the recording paper to the manual feed tray 34 from the middle of the two-sided path 27 using the path is performed for the other function (copying function or facsimile function). Discharge is limited to discharge of one function, whereby the space occupied by the discharge space 13 can be reduced as compared with a configuration in which discharge trays are stacked one above the other, and the overall size of the apparatus can be reduced. it can.

In addition, since the discharge for the other function is discharged to the existing manual feed tray 34 using the existing double-sided path 29, the discharge by both functions can be clearly distinguished without increasing the number of parts. .

In the present embodiment, when the second discharge path for discharging the recording paper on which the image is recorded onto the manual feed tray 34 is selected, the manual feed tray 34 and the fall prevention member 4 must be used.
5 must be open.

In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the second discharge path can be used according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, and then the operation shifts to the discharge operation using the second discharge path. That is, when it becomes necessary to use the second discharge path (step S50), it is determined whether or not the manual feed tray 34 is open (S51). In the present embodiment, the manual feed tray 3 is controlled by a detection signal from the open / close sensor 41.
4 is detected. When it is confirmed that the manual feed tray 34 is in the open state, the process proceeds to the discharging operation using the second discharging path (S52). However, when it is detected that the manual feed tray 34 is in the closed state, the process proceeds to step S52 to execute a process of warning the user to open the manual feed tray 34. For example, a warning such as "Please open the manual feed tray 34" is output on the display of the operation panel (not shown), or the fact is notified by voice. After that, in step S51, it is confirmed that the manual feed tray 34 is in the open state, and then the process proceeds to the discharging operation using the second discharging path (S52).

Thus, since the second discharge path is used only when the manual feed tray 34 is in the open state, the discharge port 31 of the second discharge path is connected to the fall prevention member 45 and the manual feed tray 3.
The situation in which the second discharge path is used in a state covered by the cover 4 can be avoided, and a paper jam due to the user forgetting to open the manual feed tray 34 can be prevented.

When the second discharge path is used and the manual feed tray 34 and the fall prevention member 45 are in the closed state, the user is prompted to open the manual feed tray 34 so that the second discharge path is opened. When used, the manual feed tray 34 is opened.
The paper jam can be prevented by forgetting to open the paper.

Whether the facsimile function or the copy function is assigned to the first discharge path and the second discharge path is an arbitrary design matter, and may be set by a user through a panel operation. The assignment may be dynamically changed according to the operation status of the three functions.

[0053]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the discharge unit for discharging the recording paper for facsimile reception and the discharge unit for discharging the recording paper for copy recording are separately provided while the size of the apparatus is reduced. It is possible to provide a multifunction device that can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a multifunction peripheral according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a partial configuration diagram of the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment with the manual tray closed, and FIG. 2B is a partial configuration diagram of the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment with the manual bypass tray being opened.

FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a state in which a discharge roller is normally rotated to convey a recording sheet to a discharge tray in the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment; and FIG. 3B is a view illustrating a state in which the discharge roller is reversed in the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment. State diagram in which the recording paper is conveyed to the duplex path side

FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a state in which recording paper is being discharged from a manual feed tray in the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment. (B) A recording paper is discharged onto the manual feed tray in the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment. State diagram

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for determining whether a second discharge path can be used in the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional multifunction peripheral.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 housing 11 reading unit 12 upper cover 13 discharge space 14 discharge tray 15 paper feed cassette 19 photoreceptor 20 process cartridge 21 laser unit 22 transfer roller 23 fixing unit 26 discharge roller 27 side wall 28 double-sided path guide member 29 double-sided path 31 Discharge port 32 Discharge roller 33 Switching claw 34 Manual feed tray 41 Open / close sensor 42 Projection 45 Fall prevention member

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A recording section for forming an image, a one-sided path for conveying recording paper via the recording section, a first discharge unit provided downstream of the one-sided path, A discharge section for stacking recording paper to be discharged, a double-sided path for receiving and inverting a recording sheet on which an image is formed on one side from downstream of the single-sided path and returning it to the upstream of the single-sided path again; A manual feed tray for supplying recording paper upstream of the printer, a second discharging means provided in the middle of the two-sided pass for discharging the recording paper onto the manual feed tray, and a facsimile function and a copying function. A first discharge path for discharging the recording paper through one discharge means or a separate discharge path of the second discharge path for discharging the recording paper from the one-sided path through the two-sided path through the two-sided path. Controlled to use And a control means for controlling the multifunction peripheral. 2. A drop prevention member protruding above the manual feed tray so that a trailing end of the recording paper discharged onto the manual feed tray by the second discharging means is hooked when the manual feed tray is open. The multifunction peripheral according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The manual feed tray is provided to be freely openable and closable with respect to the apparatus main body so as to cover a discharge port of the second discharge path, and the fall prevention member is provided with its own weight according to an opening operation of the manual feed tray. The trailing end of the recording does not fall on the manual feed tray and opens to a predetermined position where the trailing end rests on the fall prevention member, and on the other hand, is pushed by the manual feed tray in response to the closing operation of the manual feed tray and returns to the closed position. 3. The multifunction peripheral according to claim 2, wherein the multifunction peripheral is provided so as to be freely opened and closed with respect to the apparatus main body. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether the manual feed tray is in an open state, and the second discharge path is used only when the manual feed tray is in an open state. Multifunction machine. 5. A method for determining whether the manual feed tray is open, and prompting a user to open the manual feed tray when the second discharge path is used and when the second discharge path is closed. The multifunction peripheral according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: