JP2006019109A - Dry battery housing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure capable of housing any of dry batteries different in diameter and length in the same casing, of housing dry batteries of the same type and dry batteries different in diameter by combining them with one another, and of stably housing the dry batteries in a manner allowing them to be easily extracted. <P>SOLUTION: A frame body 6 for mounting a battery case 2 thereto is formed in an apparatus body. Guide holes 6a and 6b are so formed on both side surfaces of the frame body 6 as to correspond to guide shafts 2b and 2c on both side surfaces of the battery case 2. First positioning ribs 2g for housing size D dry battery in a lateral width direction and second positioning ribs 2h for housing size C dry batteries or size AA batteries in the height direction are formed on a bottom face of the battery case 2. Side face holding parts 2eb each having a side face holding function for the size D battery and positioning parts 2ea each having a positioning function for the size C dry battery or the size AA dry battery are formed on a battery lid 2a in an opening surface of the battery case 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a dry cell storage device that can store different types of dry cells, and more specifically, can store either dry cells having different diameters or lengths in the same housing, and the same type of dry cells In addition, the present invention relates to a structure in which dry batteries having different diameters can be combined and can be easily taken out and stably stored.

  Conventionally, dry cell storage cases that can accommodate different types of dry batteries are used in, for example, disaster prevention radio-related equipment, etc. An area for inserting the batteries up to the long side direction is provided so that the dry batteries are electrically connected in parallel (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  According to the dry cell storage case, any one of the single type dry cell to the single type dry cell can be used in preparation for an emergency, and the space saving structure has an occupied portion common to each dry cell.

  However, while the dry cell housing case has a space-saving structure, the insertion direction of each dry cell to the case is common, and from the AA dry cell to the AAA dry cell along the opening surface of the case. There is a problem in that it is difficult to take out each dry battery because it has a dense structure due to the partition formation of the region inserted vertically.

  In addition, depending on the structure of the case incorporated in the disaster prevention radio related device, the disaster prevention radio related device may be carried around, causing a position shift of each dry battery when vibration is involved, etc. There was a problem.

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  In view of the above problems, the present invention can accommodate any of dry batteries having different diameters and lengths in the same casing, and can accommodate a combination of dry batteries of the same type or of different diameters. An object is to provide a structure that can be easily taken out and can be stably accommodated.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a battery case that selectively accommodates a single battery, a single battery, and an AA battery, a battery cover that covers the opening of the battery case, and the battery case. In the dry cell housing device provided with a mounting portion to be mounted on the device main body, the battery case is configured such that the state of storage of the AA dry battery or the AA dry battery is the electrode axial direction when the single dry battery is stored The battery lid is configured to be accommodated as an electrode axis direction, and the battery lid includes a side pressing part having a side pressing function of the single dry battery, the single type dry battery, and the single size AA. It has the structure provided with the positioning part which has the positioning function of a form dry battery.

  According to the present invention, the battery lid has a configuration including a side pressing part having a side pressing function for a single battery and a positioning part having a positioning function for single AA batteries or AA dry batteries. , Can accommodate either dry batteries with different diameters and lengths in the same housing, and can also accommodate dry batteries of the same type or with different diameters, making it easy to remove the dry batteries and enabling stable storage It becomes the structure.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail as examples based on the attached drawings. 1A and 1B are external views of an apparatus main body of a dry cell housing device according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a perspective view, FIG. 1B is a rear view, FIG. 2C is a top view, and FIG. FIG. 3A is a perspective view, FIG. 3B is another perspective view, FIG. 3C is a front view seen from the front of FIG. 3B, and FIG. 3 is a view of the battery case of the dry battery housing device according to the present invention. FIG. 4A is a perspective view, FIG. 4B is a top view, FIG. 4C is a perspective view seen from another direction, and FIG. 4 is a view of a frame attached to the apparatus main body of the dry cell storage device according to the present invention. FIG. 5A is a perspective view, FIG. 5B is a front view, FIG. 5C is a perspective view seen from another direction, and FIG. 5 is a battery case attached to a frame body attached to the device main body of the dry cell storage device according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows the state which mounted | wore, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view.

  6A and 6B are diagrams showing a dry battery non-accommodating state of the dry battery accommodating device according to the present invention, in which FIG. 6A is a side sectional view of the battery case with the battery case pulled out, and FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which a single battery is accommodated in a dry battery housing device according to the present invention, wherein (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a side view, and FIG. 8 is a single battery in the dry battery housing device according to the present invention. FIG. 9A is a side sectional view, FIG. 9B is another side sectional view, and FIG. 9 is another view showing a state in which a single battery is accommodated in the dry cell accommodation device according to the present invention. (A) is a front side sectional view, (b) is a top side sectional view, (c) is a side sectional view, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which an AA dry cell is accommodated in a dry cell accommodating device according to the present invention ( a) is a perspective view, (b) is a side view, and FIG. 11 is an AA dry cell housed in a dry battery housing device according to the present invention. (A) is a sectional side view, (b) is another sectional side view, and FIG. 12 is another diagram showing a state in which an AA dry cell is accommodated in the dry cell accommodating device according to the present invention ( a) is a front sectional view, and (b) is a sectional side view.

  A dry battery housing device according to the present invention includes a battery case and a frame, and is configured to be slidably mounted on a device main body by the frame, and the battery case includes a single battery and a single battery. Either two batteries or AA batteries are selectively accommodated.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1A, the device main body 1 is configured in a box shape combining a front case 1a and a back case 1b, for example, as a door-to-door receiver body installed in each home by a municipal disaster prevention radio system. A battery panel 1c that covers and protects the battery case is provided below the front case 1a.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the device main body 1 has a wall-mounting holder 1d attached to the lower portion of the back case 1b, and the device main body 1 is hung on the wall indoors and broadcasted separately. It can be used to receive

As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the battery case 2 is configured in a box shape having an upper surface as an opening surface.
A battery lid provided on the opening surface so as to be openable and closable, and having a side pressing part having a side pressing function of the single battery, and a positioning part having a positioning function of the AA dry battery or the AA dry battery. 2a.

  Guide shafts 2b and 2c for slidably mounting on the frame body are provided on the rear end upper part and the rear end lower part on both outer sides of the battery case 2, respectively.

  The battery lid 2a includes an opening 2ea penetrating on the battery lid 2a as the positioning portion, and a protrusion 2eb hanging from the periphery of the opening 2ea as the side pressing portion. The battery lid 2a has a configuration in which shafts 2d that are pivotally supported on both sides of the front end of the opening surface of the battery case 2 are provided, and two openings 2ea are arranged side by side in the lateral width direction of the battery lid 2a. The AA batteries or the AA batteries are inserted in the vertical direction and guided in the height direction of the battery case 2, and the protrusions 2 eb connect the single battery to the width direction of the battery case 2. It is designed to be housed and seized.

  On both outer sides of the battery case 2, a part of a dry battery contact spring 2f used in common for the single battery, the single battery, and the AA battery is exposed and fixed to the frame, which will be described later. The main body contact spring 3 is brought into contact.

  2 (b) and 2 (c), the dry cell contact spring 2f of the battery case 2 is fixed to the frame body when the battery case 2 is stored in the device main body 1. The main body contact spring 3 is connected to the contact spring 3 and is connected to a wiring cable 4 connected to a circuit board (not shown) in the apparatus main body 1.

  In addition, when the battery case 2 is stored in the device main body 1 at a position from the rear side surface portion of the battery case 2 to the opening 2ea, it is commonly used for the AA batteries and the AA batteries. When the single type AA battery or the AA type dry battery is accommodated in the two openings 2ea, the series connection spring 5 fixed to the device main body 1 for connecting the accommodated two dry batteries in series is disposed. It is like that.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2C, the shape of the battery lid 2a by the opening 2ea and the protrusion 2eb is such that the height of the battery case 2 is increased from the periphery of the opening 2ea of the battery lid 2a. The projecting portion 2eb that hangs down in the vertical direction is formed so that the cross-sectional shape thereof is a bowl-shaped tube, and the two cylinders are partially overlapped with each other. The AA battery is inserted into the right cylinder of the dry battery, and the open end of the lower portion of the protrusion 2eb is formed as a semicircular end corresponding to the cylindrical outer shape of the single battery, The battery lid 2 a has a function of pressing the single battery in the height direction of the battery case 2.

  In the above description, components on the appearance of the battery case 2 have been described. Next, components in the battery case 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (c).

  The battery case 2 is accommodated in such a manner that the accommodation state of the AA dry battery or the AA dry battery intersects with the electrode axis direction when the single dry battery is accommodated as an electrode axis direction. Is formed.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3A, the dry battery contact spring 2f is composed of two leaf springs bent substantially at right angles from both side surfaces of the battery case 2 along the center of the bottom surface. The leaf spring functions as a single contact portion 2fa that serves as an electrode of the single battery, on the side surface thereof, and as a single or triple contact member 2fb that serves as an electrode shared by the single battery and the AA battery on the bottom surface. However, compared with the conventional dry battery housing case in which each single AA battery to the AA dry battery is provided with a dry battery contact spring, only two dry battery contact springs 2f are required, so that the number of parts can be reduced.

  In order to accommodate the single battery in the bottom of the battery case 2, the battery case 2 is fixed so that the electrode axis direction of the single battery coincides with the lateral width direction of the battery case 2, and the single battery First positioning ribs 2g for determining the position so that the electrode axis of the dry battery has a height matching the single contact portion 2fa are formed at predetermined intervals.

  The first positioning rib 2g has two semicircular end portions corresponding to the cylindrical outer shape of the single dry battery at the center of the bottom surface inside the battery case 2, and the center for arranging the dry cell contact spring 2f on both sides of the bottom surface. A part is notched, and has a shape with two semicircular ends corresponding to the cylindrical outer shape of the single battery.

  Then, the single battery is accommodated so as to be supported on the semicircular end of the first positioning rib 2g.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), in order to accommodate the single AA batteries or the AA batteries, the single batteries are arranged in the height direction of the battery case 2. It is fixed so as to coincide with the electrode axis direction of the AA dry battery or the AA dry battery in a direction crossing the electrode axis direction (a direction orthogonal in this embodiment), and the AA dry battery or the AA battery A second positioning rib 2h is formed between the first positioning ribs 2g for determining the position so that the electrode axis of the battery is aligned with the single / single / three single contact portion 2fb.

  The second positioning rib 2h has a notch for arranging the dry cell contact spring 2f, and has a saddle shape having a similar shape at a position corresponding to the opening 2ea and the protrusion 2eb of the battery lid 2a. The rib is erected from the bottom surface of the battery case 2, and a single dry battery is accommodated in the left cylindrical portion 2 i formed of a bowl-shaped rib, and the single cylindrical dry ground is stored in the right cylindrical portion 2 i. It is configured to accommodate a three-size battery.

  In this way, the shape of the battery lid 2a by the opening 2ea and the protrusion 2eb and the shape of the second positioning rib 2h are made to correspond to a bowl shape, so that the AA dry cell and the AA battery By overlapping a part of the storage part of the shape dry battery, the AA dry battery and the AA dry battery are not inserted simultaneously.

  In the present embodiment, in order to more stably fix the single battery, the second positioning rib 2h has a shape having a circular end corresponding to the cylindrical outer shape of the single battery. It also functions as one positioning rib 2g, and is strengthened as a base of the single battery.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, a notch is formed in the upper left part on the rear side of the battery case 2, and the battery case 2 is connected to the device corresponding to the notch. The battery case side holding part 2j hold | maintained at the main body 1 is provided, for example, consists of catches.

  As described above, the battery case 2 is fixed in the cylindrical part 2i by the second positioning rib 2h when the AA battery or the AA battery inserted from the opening 2ea of the battery lid 2a is fixed. In addition, the opening 2ea, the protrusion 2eb, and the second positioning rib 2h are used to prevent the body from falling down by vertically fixing the AA batteries or the AA batteries.

  In addition, the battery case 2 is fixed to the semicircular end portion of the first positioning rib 2g when the single dry battery inserted by opening the battery lid 2a is closed, and the protrusion when the battery lid 2a is closed. The single dry battery is pressed from above by a semicircular end portion of 2eb to enable stable accommodation and prevent popping out.

  Next, the frame for slidably mounting the battery case 2 on the device body 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The frame 6 constitutes a mounting portion for mounting the battery case to the device main body 1 and is a box shape with the front surface opened, and the back case of the device main body 1 is positioned at a position corresponding to the battery panel 1c. It is attached by the attaching part attached to the lower part in 1b.

  The series connection spring 5 is locked to the central side face of the upper portion and the rear portion of the frame body 6, and the main body corresponding to the battery case side holding portion 2j is disposed on the left side surface of the rear portion of the frame body 6. The side holding part 6c is attached.

  And the guide hole 6a, 6b corresponding to the said guide shafts 2b, 2c of the said battery case 2 is provided in each of the upper part and lower part of the both sides of the said frame 6, The said guide holes 6a, 6b attach the said battery case 2. It has a horizontally long slit so that it can be pulled out.

  In this manner, the battery case 2 can be stored or pulled out so that the guide shafts 2b and 2c slide along the guide holes 6a and 6b.

  Further, the front end portion of the upper guide hole 6a is formed in a slightly inclined circular arc, and when the battery case 2 is pulled out with the guide shaft 2c in the lower portion of the battery case 2 as the center, It comes to lean forward.

  Further, on both sides of the frame body 6, the main body contact spring 3 is fixed between the guide hole 6a and the guide hole 6b, and a convex portion is provided at the center of the main body contact spring 3, When the battery case 2 is stored, the battery case 2 comes into contact with the battery contact spring 2f to be conductive.

  The battery case 2 is attached to the frame 6 attached to the back case 1b of the device main body 1 by assembling the back case 1b, the battery case 2 and the frame 6 of the device main body 1 described so far. 5A and 5B are shown in a state where is attached.

  Further, the front case 1b and the battery panel 1c of the device main body 1 are added to the mounted state shown in FIG. 5 for assembly, and a side cross-section thereof is as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b).

  Next, the Example which accommodated the single form dry battery in the battery case 2 is described based on FIG. 7 thru | or FIG.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the battery panel 1c of the device body 1 is removed, and the battery case 2 is pulled out toward the front, with the battery cover 2a in front and the axis 2d as the axis. By rotating and opening, a housing portion for the single battery appears, and the single battery can be taken out from the upper part of the battery case 2.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the battery case side holding portion 2j of the battery case 2 is detached from the main body side holding portion 6c of the frame 6, and the battery case 2 is guided to the guide holes 6a, 6b. The upper guide hole 6a has a narrower vertical width and a longer horizontal width than the lower guide hole 6b, and the upper guide hole 6a is slightly at the front end. Since the guide shaft 2b has a diameter shorter than that of the guide shaft 2c, the battery case 2 is supported in a state where the battery case 2 is tilted forward at the foremost part. In addition, since the single dry battery is supported above the bottom surface of the battery case 2 by the second positioning rib 2h and the first positioning rib 2g, Front battery side It is easier to take out from the top.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C, in the state where the single battery is accommodated in the battery case 2, the single battery has the second positioning rib 2h and the first battery. The battery case 2 is stably held from above and below by the positioning ribs 2g and the respective tip portions of the two protrusions 2eb of the battery lid 2a.

  Next, the Example which accommodated the AA dry battery in the battery case 2 is described based on FIG. 10 thru | or FIG.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), with the battery panel 1c of the device body 1 removed and the battery case 2 pulled out to the front, the two openings 2ea and protrusions of the battery lid 2a Among the portions 2eb, the AA batteries inserted in the right cylindrical portion can be taken out from the upper portion of the battery case 2.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the battery case side holding portion 2j of the battery case 2 is detached from the main body side holding portion 6c of the frame 6 as in the second embodiment, and the battery case When the battery case 2 is slid along the guide holes 6a and 6b and pulled out to the front side, the battery case 2 is supported in a forwardly inclined state at the foremost part, and as shown in FIG. Since the dry battery has a space formed by the left cylindrical portion of the two openings 2ea and the protrusion 2eb of the battery lid 2a, the AA dry battery is placed on the front side from the battery case 2. It is easier to take out.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, in the state where the AA battery is accommodated in the battery case 2, the AA battery has the second positioning rib 2 h and a battery lid. The battery case 2 is stably held from above and below along the shapes of the two openings 2ea and 2a of the protrusions 2ea.

  In the second embodiment and the third embodiment, the case where two single batteries or two AA batteries are accommodated in the battery case 2 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and two batteries are used. In the state where the battery panel 1c of the device main body 1 is removed and the battery case 2 is pulled out, the two openings 2ea and the protrusions 2eb of the battery lid 2a The single dry batteries inserted into the left cylindrical part may be taken out from the upper part of the battery case 2.

  Further, the case where the two AA batteries or the two AA batteries are accommodated in the two openings 2ea and the protrusion 2eb of the battery lid 2a has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can also be applied to the case where the AA dry battery is accommodated in one of the two openings 2ea and the protrusion 2ea, and the AA dry battery is accommodated in the other.

  Furthermore, in the battery case 2 in Example 1 to Example 4, the battery cover 2a provided on the opening end surface of the battery case 2 is provided with two openings 2ea and a protrusion 2eb, and on the bottom surface of the battery case 2, The case where two second positioning ribs 2h and two first positioning ribs 2g are provided and two from the single battery to the single AA battery are selectively accommodated has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the battery cover 2a is provided with one opening 2ea and the protrusion 2eb, and the second positioning rib 2h and the first positioning rib 2g are provided on the bottom surface of the battery case 2. It is also possible to provide one by one and selectively accommodate one from the single battery to the AA battery.

  In this case, instead of the series connection spring 5 fixed to the device main body 1 shown in FIG. 2B, a battery contact spring having the half of the series connection spring 5 arranged on one side is arranged. A wiring cable connected to a circuit board (not shown) in the device main body 1 is connected to the dry battery contact spring, and from the both side surfaces of the battery case 2 shown in FIG. Instead of the dry battery contact spring 2f composed of two leaf springs bent substantially at right angles, the dry battery contact spring 2f has a size corresponding to a pair of the second positioning rib 2h and the first positioning rib 2g. 2 leaf springs are arranged, and one leaf spring is attached to one leaf spring so that the bottom surface side of the battery case 2 of the dry battery contact spring 2f becomes an electrode of the AA dry battery or the AA dry battery. Contact the other leaf spring Have the function of AA contact portion, also accommodates any of the single-type battery to said AA cells, so as to design a wiring connection circuit so as to positive and negative electrodes.

  In addition, in the battery case 2 in the first to fifth embodiments, in addition to the arrangement of the first positioning rib 2g, the second positioning rib 2h is fixed to the single battery in order to fix the single battery more stably. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the battery case 2 has a side surface on the bottom surface. By providing positioning ribs for positioning the single type dry cell, single type AA battery, and AA type dry cell corresponding to the presser part and the positioning unit, the first positioning rib 2g and the second positioning rib 2h are provided. It can also be applied to the arrangement of only the positioning ribs, and the formation and shape of the battery case 2 can be used as a base for the single battery, the single battery, and the single battery. It can simply be.

  According to the present invention described above, any of dry batteries having different diameters and lengths can be accommodated in the same casing, and can be accommodated by combining dry batteries of the same type or different diameters. It is easy to take out and has the effect of enabling stable accommodation.

  Further, according to the present invention, there is no need to separately provide an adapter or the like for accommodating different types of dry batteries having different diameters and lengths in the same housing, and the number of parts can be reduced and the usability can be realized. effective.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the apparatus main body of the dry battery accommodating apparatus by this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a rear view, (c) is a top view. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the battery case of the dry battery accommodating apparatus by this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is another perspective view, (c) is the front view seen from the front of (b). It is a figure which shows another external appearance of the battery case of the dry battery accommodating apparatus by this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a top view, (c) is the perspective view seen from another direction. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the frame attached to the apparatus main body of the dry battery accommodating apparatus by this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, (c) is the perspective view seen from another direction. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the battery case to the frame attached to the apparatus main body of the dry battery accommodating apparatus by this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view. FIG. 2A is a side sectional view showing a state in which a dry battery is not accommodated in a dry battery accommodation device according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which accommodated the single form dry battery in the dry battery accommodation apparatus by this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a side view. It is another figure which shows the state which accommodated the single form dry battery in the dry cell accommodation apparatus by this invention, (a) is a sectional side view, (b) is another sectional side view. It is another figure which shows the state which accommodated the single form dry battery in the dry battery accommodating apparatus by this invention, (a) is front side sectional drawing, (b) is upper surface side sectional drawing, (c) is side sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the state which accommodated the AA dry battery in the dry battery accommodating apparatus by this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a side view. It is another figure which shows the state which accommodated the AA dry battery in the dry battery accommodating apparatus by this invention, (a) is a sectional side view, (b) is another sectional side view. It is another figure which shows the state which accommodated the AA dry cell in the dry cell accommodating apparatus by this invention, (a) is front sectional drawing, (b) is sectional side view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 1a Front case 1b Rear case 1c Battery panel 1d Wall holder 2 Battery case 2a Battery cover 2b Guide shaft 2c Guide shaft 2d shaft 2ea Opening (positioning part)
2eb Protruding part (side holding part)
2f dry cell contact spring 2fa single contact 2fb single / single 3 contact 2g first positioning rib 2h second positioning rib 2i cylindrical portion 2j battery case side holding portion 3 body contact spring 4 wiring cable 5 series connection spring 6 frame Body (wearing part)
6a Guide hole 6b Guide hole 6c Body side holding part

Claims (5)

A battery case that selectively accommodates a single battery, a single battery, and an AA battery, a battery cover that covers the opening of the battery case, and a mounting portion that mounts the battery case on the device body. In the dry cell housing device, the battery case has a direction in which the housing state of the AA dry battery or the AA dry battery intersects the electrode axial direction when the single dry battery is housed. The battery lid includes a side pressing part having a side pressing function of the single battery and a positioning part having a positioning function of the AA dry battery or the AA dry battery. A dry cell storage device comprising: 2. The dry cell storage device according to claim 1, wherein the positioning portion is configured by an opening that penetrates the battery lid, and the side surface pressing portion is configured by a protrusion that hangs down from a peripheral edge of the opening. The first positioning rib for positioning the single battery corresponding to the side surface holding portion on the bottom surface of the battery case, and the AA or Batteries corresponding to the positioning portion are positioned. The dry cell accommodating device according to claim 1, further comprising a second positioning rib. The positioning rib for positioning the single battery, the AA battery, and the AA battery corresponding to the side surface holding part and the positioning part is provided on the bottom surface of the battery case. The dry battery accommodating device according to claim 1. The mounting portion is composed of a frame body having guide holes on both side surfaces, and guide shafts corresponding to the guide holes are provided on both side surfaces of the battery case, and the battery case slides along the guide holes. The dry cell storage device according to claim 1, wherein the dry battery storage device is made possible.

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