JP2006050937A - Apparatus for supplying soups - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for supplying soups, capable of keeping the apparatus itself clean, by preventing the soup from spilling in a motion of dividing the soup into small portions, and capable of easily making each part of the apparatus cleanly washed, when the apparatus is washed. <P>SOLUTION: This apparatus for supplying the soups is equipped with a container 5 for receiving the soups having an opening 5a, a ladle part 11 for ladling up the soups, a link mechanism part 8 having the ladle part 11 at one of ends thereof, a link part supporting means 6 for rotatably supporting the link mechanism part 8 inside the container 5, and a drive means 26 for rotating the link mechanism part 8, wherein the container 5 is equipped with a circular arc-shaped bottom face part 5b, a bent part 5d formed on a circular arc-shaped peripheral area of the bottom face part 5b, so as to face the opening 5a and to be outward bent, and a guide member 40 inward protruded from the bent part 5d, the link part supporting means 6 supports the link mechanism part 8, so as to make the ladle part 11 rotatable along the bottom face part 5b, and the guide member 40 guides the ladle part 11, by leaving a space between the ladle part 11 and the container 5, when the ladle part 11 rotates along the bottom face part 5b and approaches the opening 5a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a soup supply apparatus that divides a soup such as stew, soup, curry, miso soup, etc. contained in a container into a predetermined amount and provides it to a customer.

  As such a conventional soup supply device, a device described in Japanese Patent No. 3449554 is known. This soup supply device is a device that divides a soup containing ingredients contained in a container into a predetermined amount and distributes it to tableware, a container for containing soup having an opening in the upper part, and a predetermined A rotating shaft that is rotated by the driving force of the shaft, a telescopic link mechanism portion that is attached to the rotating shaft and rotates in the container, and a ladle that is attached to the distal end of the link mechanism portion and has a pumping outlet toward the opening of the container And a ladle tilting means for tilting the ladle when the ladle reaches the opening of the container in conjunction with the rotation of the rotation shaft, and the ladle in the container containing the soup is By rotating in conjunction with the opening, the soup is stored in the ladle, and when the ladle reaches the opening of the container, the ladle is tilted by the ladle tilting means, and the soup in the container is eaten. It is intended to be discharged to. In this way, the soup is provided to the customer in a predetermined amount.

The soup supply device is a mechanism for scooping up the soup stored in the container with a ladle, and directly touches the container and ladle for storing the soup, the link mechanism to which the soup adheres, and the like. These are relatively easy to clean. In addition, the ladle of this device is equipped with a separating means for separating the ingredients and soup liquid inside the soup so that the soups in the container are scooped up at a certain rate. Can be subdivided into tableware.
Japanese Patent No. 3449554

By the way, in this conventional soup supply apparatus, when the soup contained in the container is subdivided into tableware, the ladle scoops up the soup in the container along the bottom wall of the arc-shaped container, and the upper end of the container It tilts in a state where it is stopped at a predetermined position slightly protruding upward, and the soups in the ladle are discharged from the outlet to the tableware. For this reason, when the ladle scoops up the soup beyond the upper end of the container, the soup that is pushed away by the ladle in the container may get over the upper end and spill out to the outside of the container, thereby contaminating the device.
In addition, the link mechanism part provided with this ladle at the tip is connected to a motor that is a driving means and an endless belt, so it takes time and labor to remove it from the apparatus body, and each part is clean. It is difficult to clean.
In order to solve such problems, the present invention forms a gap between the container and the ladle when the ladle scoops the soup over the upper end of the container, and the soup that is pushed away by the ladle escapes into the gap. Keeping the device clean by avoiding spilling over the upper end of the container, and configuring the container and the link mechanism part to be detachable from the apparatus body as a whole, and making them separable, the body It is an object of the present invention to provide a supply device for soups that can be easily cleaned cleanly when cleaning these parts to which the soups adhere.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a container for storing soup having an opening, a handle for pumping up soup in the container, and a link mechanism having the handle on one end. And a link portion support means for rotatably supporting the link mechanism portion in the container, and a drive means for rotating the link mechanism portion, wherein the link mechanism portion supported in the container rotates. In the soup supply apparatus, the container is provided at the upper part of the arc-shaped bottom and the upper part thereof by moving the handle part at one end thereof to pump up the soup and subdividing the soup into tableware through the opening. The opening, a bent portion provided facing the opening at the arc end portion of the bottom surface portion and bent outward of the arc, and a guide member protruding inward of the bent portion. The link portion supporting means is A handle rod portion supports the link mechanism portion so as to be rotatable along the bottom surface portion, and the guide member rotates when the handle rod portion rotates along the bottom surface portion and approaches the opening. A gap is provided between the container and the handle portion to guide it.

According to this, when the handle portion that rotates along the arc-shaped bottom portion in the container scoops up soups through the opening in the upper portion of the container, the handle portion is pushed away by the handle portion in the container. The soup can be allowed to escape into the gap formed between the container and the handle portion at the bent portion, so that the soup does not spill over the open end of the container.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the soup supply apparatus according to the first aspect, the container has the link portion supporting means, and the link portion supporting means detachably supports the link mechanism portion. To do. According to this, the said link mechanism part is detachably supported by the said container.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the handle portion that rotates along the arc-shaped bottom surface in the container scoops up soups beyond the opening at the upper end of the container, The soup that has been pushed away by the handle is allowed to escape into the gap formed between the container and the handle at the flexure, so that the soup can get over the open end of the container and not fall out. It is possible to prevent the soup from adhering to the outside of the container or spilling around the container and soiling the apparatus.
Further, according to the invention according to claim 2, in the invention according to claim 1, since the link mechanism portion is detachably supported by the container, when washing these parts to which soups adhere, The container and the link mechanism can be detached from the apparatus main body, separated from each other, and easily cleaned cleanly.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a soup supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front sectional view showing an internal structure of the soup supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the soup supply device of the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a soup supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the upper lid portion covering the opening of the upper portion of the main body portion is rotated upward and opened. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the container of the soup supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Moreover, FIG. 6 is an operation state that sequentially shows the operation of the link mechanism portion and the handle portion in the container when the soup stored in the container is subdivided into tableware or the like in the soup supply device of the embodiment of the present invention. It is side surface sectional drawing, (a) is the state which the link mechanism part in a container rotated to the predetermined position opposite to the pumping outlet of a handle heel part, (b) is the link mechanism part in a container of the pumping outlet of a handle hook part. (C) is a state in which the handle hook is guided by the guide member, and (c) is a state in which the link mechanism further rotates and the handle hook provided at one end of the handle starts to protrude outwardly through the opening of the container; Indicates the state in which the link mechanism further rotates, and the handle pressing part pushes the bottom of the handle hook part to incline the handle hook part while extending the link mechanism part, and discharges the soup in the handle hook part to the tableware. is there.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the soup supply device includes a main body 1 that holds a container 5 that stores soups, an upper lid 2 that covers an upper portion of the main body 1 so as to be freely opened and closed, and a main body. 1 is provided in front of 1 and includes a tableware unit 3 on which tableware 16 for subdividing soup is placed.
The main body 1 includes two container holders 21 for holding a container 5 for storing soups, and a heating device for heating and keeping the soups stored in the container 5 on the bottom of the container holder 21. 22 is provided. Further, a notch 21 a for attaching and detaching the container 5 is provided at the front part of the container holding part 21. And the main-body part 1 is equipped with the front cover 23 which covers this notch part 21a so that attachment or detachment is possible.
The upper lid portion 2 is disposed on the upper portion of the cover portion 25 that covers the upper portion of the container 5 held by the container holding portion 21 of the main body portion 1, and is a ladle that pumps out the soup in the container 5. A driving device (driving means) 26 composed of a driving motor 28 and the like for driving the (handle portion) 11, and a minute start switch 32 that is arranged in front of the driving device 26 and starts a subdivision operation of soups The control panel 31 is provided with a setting button 33 and the like for setting the heat retention temperature of the soup. Further, the upper lid 2 is connected to the main body 1 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction by a support shaft 35 provided at the rear part thereof. And the container which accommodates soups by rotating the upper cover part 2 upwards, opening the upper part of the main-body part 1, and removing the front cover 23 which covers the notch part 21a of the container holding part 21 (refer FIG. 4). 5 can be easily attached to and detached from the container holding portion 21 from the front of the main body portion 1. In addition, the container 5 is equipped with the holding part 7 for carrying this.

In addition, the tableware unit 3 includes a mounting table 17 on which the tableware 16 is placed, and a soup collection bowl 18 that collects and stores the soup spilled when the soup is subdivided into the tableware 16. And the tableware part 3 is detachably latched by the hook part 19 ahead of the main-body part 1. As shown in FIG.
The container 5 for storing soups has a substantially semicircular shape when viewed from the side. As shown in FIG. 5, a bottom surface portion 5b is formed along the arc portion, and an opening 5a is formed in the string portion. Yes. Here, the upper end of the bottom surface portion 5b is formed with a bending portion 5d that faces the opening 5a and bends outside the arc portion. And the below-mentioned guide member 40 which guides the ladle 11 is protrudingly provided inside this bending part 5d. Further, side portions 5c are formed on the left and right sides of the bottom portion 5b. The side surface portion 5c is provided with a U-shaped groove portion 6 (link portion supporting means) for detachably supporting a link mechanism portion 8 described later. By forming the container 5 in this manner, the soup can be easily collected at the center of the bottom surface portion 5 b of the container 5 when the soup is accommodated inside the container 5. Moreover, the container 5 is equipped with the container cover 20 which covers the opening 5a in the upper part, as shown in FIG. 2 thru | or FIG.

The link mechanism portion 8 disposed in the container 5 is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 9, a rotation arm piece 10 provided orthogonal to the rotation shaft 9, and the rotation arm piece 10. A substantially U-shaped oscillating arm member 12, a ladle 11 that is pivotally supported by being sandwiched between open ends of the oscillating arm member 12, and a tip of the rotary arm piece 10 toward the radle 11. It is composed of a ladle pressing part (handle pressing part) 13 provided so as to protrude.
A rotary arm piece 10 provided on the rotary shaft 9 is provided with a support shaft 14 for supporting the swing arm member 12 in parallel with the rotary shaft 9. The swing arm member 12 is provided with a shaft hole (A) 12b for fitting both ends of the support shaft 14 in the vicinity of the base of a pair of tongue pieces 12a formed by bending in parallel, and at the tip thereof. A shaft hole (B) 12c for connecting the ladle 11 is formed. Further, on both side walls of the ladle 11, connecting pins (A) 36 that are fitted into the shaft holes (B) 12c of the swing arm member 12 are provided so as to slightly protrude outward. Here, the pair of tongue pieces 12a of the swing arm member 12 is formed of an elastic leaf spring member or the like so that the distance between the tips is widened. That is, by widening the distance between the tips, the swing link member 12 can easily attach and detach the ladle 11 connected to the tip.

The link mechanism portion 8 is rotatably supported at both ends of the rotation shaft 9 by a U-shaped groove portion 6 provided on the side surface portion 5c of the container 5, and can rotate within the container 5. Further, the ladle 11 provided at the tip of the link mechanism portion 8 is configured such that the distance between the rotation shaft 9 and the rotation shaft 9 can be expanded and contracted by the link structure including the rotating arm piece 10 and the swing arm member 12, and the bottom portion of the container 5 It can be rotated in an arc along the bottom surface portion 5b.
Further, at one end of the rotating shaft 9, there is provided a flat connecting plate 24 that is connected to the driving device 26 disposed on the upper lid portion 2 and rotates the link mechanism portion 8 back and forth. The connecting plate 24 has a groove 24a for engaging with a driving connecting pin 30a of a driving device 26 described later.
As shown in FIG. 6A, the ladle 11 is formed in a bag shape with an opening (pumping outlet) 11a on one side, and a soup container 11b for pumping soup is provided therein. And the soup accommodating part 11b is provided with the partition plate 38 which partitions it into the near side and the back side. In addition, a scraper (scraper means) 39 that contacts the bottom surface portion 5 b of the container 5 is provided at the bottom of the ladle 11.

The scraper 39 is formed along the bottom surface portion 5b of the container 5. When the link mechanism portion 8 rotates in the container 5, the scraper 39 is in wide contact with the bottom surface portion 5b of the container 5 and slides on the bottom surface portion 5b. To do. Thereby, the bottom of the soup contained in the container 5 is prevented from being burnt. Further, the rear portion 39b of the scraper 39 is formed to protrude rearward in a wedge shape so as to cover the rear portion of the ladle 11. Therefore, when the ladle 11 rotates to the rear side opposite to the opening 11a, the ladle 11 can rotate with less resistance to the soup in the container 5. At this time, the ladle 11 is rotated by scraping the ingredients mixed in the soup in the container 5 by the wedge shape at the rear part.
In addition, the partition plate 38 is formed with slits (not shown) on the partition surface so that only the soup liquid can pass through the ingredients contained in the soup. The ladle 11 includes a plurality of partition plate mounting portions 11e for mounting the partition plate 38, and is configured to be able to change the partition position of the partition plate 38 that partitions the soup container 11b. Thereby, while being able to make constant the ratio of the soup ingredient and soup liquid accommodated in the soup accommodating part 11b in the ladle 11, by changing the partition position of the partition plate 38 as necessary, It is possible to change the ratio.

  The driving device 26 provided in the upper lid 2 includes a driving motor 28, a driving arm 27 fixed to the rotating shaft 28a of the driving motor 28, and a driving link pivotally supported at one end on the tip of the driving arm 27. The piece 30, the guide support shaft 29 that engages with the elongated hole 30 b provided along the longitudinal direction of the drive link piece 30, and the connection plate 24 of the link mechanism unit 8 provided at the other end of the drive link piece 30. The drive connecting pin 30a is engaged with the groove 24a to be formed. When the drive motor 28 is energized, the drive device 26 configured in this manner rotates the drive arm 27 together with the rotary shaft 28a, and the drive link piece 30 pivotally supported at the tip of the drive arm 27 has its length. It swings while being guided by the guide support shaft 29 engaged with the hole 30b. Further, the drive connection pin 30a provided at the other end of the drive link piece 30 causes the connection plate 24 of the link mechanism portion 8 engaged therewith to rotate about the rotation shaft 9 so that the link mechanism portion 8 Rotate. In this way, the link mechanism unit 8 is rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 28.

In the soup supply apparatus configured as described above, the operation and operation of each part when the soup stored in the container 5 is subdivided into tableware 16 will be described.
First, considering the amount of ingredients contained in the soup, the ratio of the soup ingredients and the soup liquid to be scooped up by the ladle 11 is determined, and the partition plates provided at a plurality of locations of the ladle 11 according to the ratio A partition plate 38 is attached to one of the attachment portions 11e. Next, the ladle 11 of the link mechanism unit 8 is put into the container 5, and the rotating shaft 9 of the link mechanism unit 8 is attached to the U-shaped groove 6 provided on the side surface part 5 c of the container 5. Then, the soup is poured into the container 5 and stored.
Subsequently, the upper lid portion 2 that closes the upper opening of the main body portion 1 is rotated upward to be opened, and after the front cover 23 is removed, the holding portion 7 disposed on the side surface portion 5c of the container 5 is held. The container 5 is attached to the container holding part 21 of the main body 1. And after attaching the front cover 23 again, the upper cover part 2 is rotated below and the upper part of the main-body part 1 is obstruct | occluded. At this time, the drive connection pin 30 a of the drive device 26 provided in the upper lid portion 2 is engaged with the groove portion 24 a provided on the connection plate 24 of the link mechanism portion 8. Then, the storage temperature of the soup is set by the setting button 33 on the control panel 31. In this state, soups stored in the container 5 are stored at a predetermined temperature.

  In this state, the soups stored in the container 5 are agitated by the ladle 11 provided at the tip of the link mechanism 8. Specifically, the drive motor 28 of the drive device 26 provided in the upper lid portion 2 is energized, and the link mechanism portion 8 rotates to one side via the drive link piece 30. When the ladle 11 at the front end is rotated to a predetermined position (for example, a position inclined 45 degrees rearward as shown in FIG. 6A), the link mechanism portion 8 is now in the other direction opposite to this. To turn. Then, when the ladle 11 is similarly rotated to a predetermined position on the other side (for example, a position inclined 45 degrees forward), the link mechanism portion 8 is rotated to one side together with the ladle 11 at the tip. This operation is repeated continuously or intermittently. Thereby, the soups accommodated in the container 5 are stirred by the ladle 11. At this time, since the scraper 39 provided at the bottom of the ladle 11 slides in contact with the bottom surface 5b of the container 5 widely, the soup can be prevented from being burnt on the bottom 5b.

  Here, when the tableware 16 is placed in the tableware unit 3 and the subdivision start switch 32 of the control panel 31 is operated, the soup subdivision operation is started. Specifically, the drive motor 28 of the drive device 26 is energized, and the link mechanism unit 8 rotates in the opposite direction to the opening 11 a of the ladle 11 from the standby state shown in FIG. 3 via the drive link piece 30. Then, as shown in (a) of FIG. 6, when rotating to a predetermined position (for example, a position inclined 45 degrees rearward), the link mechanism portion 8 is rotated in the direction of the opening 11 a of the ladle 11. At this time, the scraper 39 on the bottom surface of the ladle 11 is in sliding contact with the bottom surface portion 5b of the container 5 and moves along an arc along this, so that the soup is stored in the soup storage portion 11b through the opening 11a. At this time, as for the soups accommodated in the soup accommodating part 11b, an ingredient and soup liquid are accommodated by the partition plate 38 in a predetermined ratio.

  Further, when the rotation progresses and the ladle 11 approaches the opening 5a of the container 5, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the ladle 11 is removed from the inner wall of the container 5 by the guide member 40 provided on the bending portion 5d of the container 5. Guided away. Here, the soup that is pushed away by the tip portion of the ladle 11 escapes to the gap formed between the ladle 11 and the inner wall of the container 5 by the guide member 40 in the bent portion 5d. It will not spill outside. Then, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the opening 11a of the ladle 11 passes through the opening 5a of the container 5 and the link mechanism 8 further rotates, the link mechanism 8 composed of the rotating arm piece 10 and the swing arm member 12 is formed. The ladle 11 moves slightly so as to protrude outward from the opening 5 a of the container 5. When the rotation of the link mechanism 8 further proceeds, the ladle pressing portion 13 provided at the tip of the rotary arm piece 10 pushes the scraper 39 at the bottom of the ladle 11 as shown in FIG. While extending, the ladle 11 is inclined in an inclined posture in which the opening 11 a faces the tableware 16 placed in the tableware unit 3 from the opening 5 a at the upper end of the container 5. And the soup accommodated in the soup accommodating part 11b is subdivided into tableware 16. When all the soups in the soup container 11b are subdivided into tableware 16, the link mechanism 8 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the ladle 11 is returned to the container again. Such an operation is repeated as necessary, and a predetermined amount of soup is subdivided from the container 5 into the tableware 16.

Note that the container cover 20 that covers the opening 5a of the container 5 is normally closed, and when the ladle 11 protrudes outside through the opening 5a of the container 5, the opening / closing door 20a that is pushed and opened. It has.
Here, when the ladle 11 rotates in the container 5 and approaches the upper opening 5a, the bottom part of the ladle 11 is guided by being brought into contact with a locking member 40 protruding from the bending portion 5d of the container 5. Therefore, the ladle 11 can be separated from the inner surface of the container 5 at the upper end portion of the container 5. That is, the soup that has been pushed away by the ladle 11 toward the opening 5a in the container 5 is released into the gap formed between the container 5 and the ladle 11 in the bent portion 5d in front of the opening 5a. It is possible to avoid spilling from the opening 5a over the upper end of the. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the soup from adhering to the outer wall of the container 5 or spilling down to the outside of the container 5 to contaminate surrounding devices.

Moreover, since the link mechanism part 8 is supported by the U-shaped groove part 6 provided in the side part 5c of the container 5, and is accommodated in the container 5, all the soups in the container 5 are subdivided. 5 is removed from the container holding portion 21 of the main body 1, the upper lid 2 is rotated upward to open the upper portion of the main body 1, and the front cover 23 is removed, so that the container 5 and the inside thereof are accommodated. The link mechanism unit 8 and the ladle 11 can be removed from the main body unit 1 at a time. Therefore, since the soups adhering to the inside of the container, the link mechanism, etc. can be removed from the apparatus main body without spilling around, the apparatus can be kept clean.
Further, the rotary shaft 9 of the link mechanism portion 8 is detachably supported at both ends by U-shaped groove portions 6 provided on the side surface portions 5c on both sides of the container 5, and the rotary arm piece 10 and the swing arm Since the link mechanism 8 comprising the member 12 and the ladle 11 are easily detachably connected, when cleaning these parts to which the soups adhere, they can be disassembled and cleaned. It can be easily cleaned cleanly.

In this way, the soup supply device of the present embodiment, when subdividing the soup in the container into tableware, prevents the soup from spilling out of the container and contaminating each part of the apparatus, and contains the soup When cleaning containers and ladles for subdividing the containers, it is possible to easily clean them.
Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to only the apparatus shown in the present embodiment, and application changes can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the supply apparatus of soups of embodiment of this invention. It is front sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of the supply apparatus of soups of embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the internal structure of the supply apparatus of soups of embodiment of this invention. In the soup supply apparatus of embodiment of this invention, it is a perspective view which shows the state which rotated upward and opened the upper cover part which covers opening of a main-body part upper part. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the container of the supply apparatus of soups of embodiment of this invention. In the supply device of soups of the embodiment of the present invention, in the operation state side sectional view sequentially showing the operation of the link mechanism portion and the handle portion in the container when the soup stored in the container is subdivided into tableware, a) is a state in which the link mechanism in the container is rotated to a predetermined position opposite to the outlet of the handle heel, and (b) is a state in which the link mechanism in the container rotates in the direction of the outlet of the handle. (C) is a state in which the link mechanism is further rotated, and a handle part provided at one end of the link mechanism starts to protrude outward through the opening of the container, (d) is a state in which the link mechanism part is further Each state shows a state in which the handle heel is rotated and the handle heel pressing portion pushes the bottom portion of the handle heel portion to incline the link mechanism portion while the handle heel portion is inclined and the soup in the handle heel portion is discharged to the tableware.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main-body part 2 Upper cover part 3 Tableware part 5 Container 5a Opening 5b Bottom part 5d Bending part 6 U-shaped groove part (link part support means)
8 Link mechanism part 9 Rotating shaft 11 Ladle (Handle part)
16 Tableware 26 Drive device (drive means)
40 Guide member

Claims (2)

A container for containing soup with an opening, a handle ridge that pumps up the soup in the container, a link mechanism that includes the handle ridge at one end, and the link mechanism that is rotatable in the container A link means supporting means for supporting, and a drive means for rotating the link mechanism section, and the link mechanism section supported in the container is rotated, so that the handle portion at one end of the handle mechanism In the supply device of soups that is pumped up and subdivided into tableware etc. through the opening,
The container includes an arc-shaped bottom surface portion, the opening provided in the upper portion, a bending portion provided at the arc end portion of the bottom surface portion so as to face the opening, and formed by bending outward from the arc, and the bending A guide member protruding inward of the part,
The link portion support means supports the link mechanism portion such that the handle collar portion is rotatable along the bottom surface portion.
The guide member is configured to guide the handle rod portion by providing a gap between the handle rod portion and the container when the handle rod portion rotates along the bottom surface portion and approaches the opening. Soup supply equipment. The said container has the said link part support means, The said link part support means supports the said link mechanism part so that attachment or detachment is possible, The supply apparatus of the soups of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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