JP2014061981A - Passenger conveyor with illumination device, illumination device for the same and installation method for illumination device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger conveyor, an illumination device used for the same and an installation method for the illumination device, which allow new installation and maintenance work load of the passenger conveyor to be reduced, facilitate installation of the illumination device for the passenger conveyor, and even when installing the illumination device in later times, do not require large-scale exchange of components in a handrail device, thereby reducing cost and labor.SOLUTION: Handrail guides 5', fixedly arranged on upper edges of handrail panels 3 of the passenger conveyor, comprise: a plurality of guide members 5; and handrail guide connecting members 5a for connecting the guide members with each other. Illuminating lamp holding members 7 for holding illuminating lamps 8 and illuminating lamp covering members 6 for covering the illuminating lamps, which are fixedly supported by the handrail guide connecting members 5a, can be attached to and detached from the handrail panels 3, either together with the handrail guide connecting members or separately from the handrail guide connecting members, through the handrail guide connecting members 5a.

Description

  The present invention relates to passenger conveyors such as escalators and moving walkways, and more particularly to an illuminating device that illuminates the periphery of a balustrade panel of a passenger conveyor and a method for attaching the same.

  Various lighting devices for illuminating the periphery of a balustrade panel of a passenger conveyor have been proposed.

  For example, in Patent Document 1 (Special Table 2009-537420), glass balustrade panels arranged on the left and right sides of an endless transport band (movable transport band: escalator step, moving sidewalk moving plate, etc.) Passenger conveyor comprising a profile having a U-shaped channel fitted to the balustrade panel, a sliding guide (handrail guide) provided in the profile, and a moving handrail (handrail) guided by the sliding guide. The space for the illumination cavity is secured between the groove bottom of the U-shaped channel of the profile and the upper edge of the balustrade panel, and the LED is provided in this illumination cavity. The light generated by the LED is set to illuminate the balustrade periphery by being guided into the balustrade volume.

  In Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-97370), similarly to Patent Document 1, a guard rail (hand rail guide) for guiding a moving handrail (hand rail) has a groove having a U-shaped cross section. In the passenger conveyor in which the guard rail is fitted to the upper edge of the balustrade panel, an illumination cavity is secured between the groove bottom of the groove and the upper edge of the balustrade panel. The illumination cavity is provided with a transparent square tube having a plurality of small lamps therein.

  In Patent Document 3 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-19581), Patent Document 4 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-212977), and Patent Document 5 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-239325), a hand for guiding the handrail of a passenger conveyor A structure in which an illuminating lamp is supported on a rail guide (hand rail frame, guide rail base) so as to follow the surface of the balustrade panel is disclosed.

Special table 2009-537420 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-97370 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-19581 JP 2005-212977 JP 2008-239325 A

Among the various illumination devices for passenger conveyors described above, for example, in the illumination devices disclosed in Patent Documents 3 to 5, the illumination device cover can be opened and closed, or the cover can be easily removed to check and replace the illumination lamp. It is considered that maintenance work such as can be performed easily.
(1) However, when the lighting device is attached to the balustrade panel when the passenger conveyor is newly installed, the weight of the assembly is required to attach the handrail frame and the lighting device to the balustrade panel as an assembly. This increases the load on the balustrade panel. Also, in the maintenance work, when the entire lighting device is removed from the balustrade panel and reattached, it must be integrated with the handrail frame, which places a burden on the work.
(2) Furthermore, conventionally, when newly installing a passenger conveyor, either a specification with a lighting device or a specification without a lighting device is selected, but a balustrade panel, a handrail guide, and a handrail frame constituting the balustrade device The specifications such as are different between the specification with the lighting device and the specification without the lighting device. Therefore, when retrofitting a lighting device to an existing passenger conveyor without a lighting device, all of the handrail guide, handrail frame, and glass panel of the balustrade device must be replaced. Cost and labor.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object thereof is to solve the above-mentioned problems (1) and (2), and to reduce the weight of new installation and maintenance work on the passenger conveyor. The lighting device for the passenger conveyor can be easily attached while planning, and even when the lighting device is retrofitted, a large-scale replacement of the components in the balustrade apparatus is unnecessary, and cost and labor are reduced. It is an object to provide a passenger conveyor that can be used, a lighting device used therefor, and a method for mounting the same.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention basically includes
The handrail guide fixedly arranged on the upper edge of the balustrade panel of the passenger conveyor is composed of a plurality of guide members and handrail guide connecting members that are connected between the guide members,
An illuminating lamp holding member that holds the illuminating lamp and an illuminating lamp cover member that covers the illuminating lamp are fixedly supported by the hand rail guide connecting member, and the hand rail guide connecting member is connected to the hand rail guide connecting member. It is configured to be detachable from the balustrade panel both integrally and separately from the handrail guide connecting member.

  Furthermore, as a lighting device for a passenger conveyor, the illuminating lamp holding member and the illuminating lamp cover member are unitized as a single assembly together with the hand rail guide connecting member, and the hand rail is connected via the hand rail guide connecting member. A unit-type lighting device is proposed that can be attached to and detached from the balustrade panel either separately from the guide connecting member or separately.

Further, as a method of installing the illumination device of the passenger conveyor, before mounting the illumination lamp holding member and the illumination lamp cover member on the balustrade panel, the illumination lamp holding member and the illumination lamp cover member are attached to the handrail guide connecting member, A unit assembly process for unitizing the handrail guide connecting member;
After the unit assembling process, the handrail guide connecting member is inserted between the guide members of the handrail guide and is fitted to the upper edge of the balustrade panel, so that the lamp holder and the lamp cover together with the handrail guide connecting member. A method for attaching a lighting device to a passenger conveyor, comprising: a unit attaching step for attaching a member to a balustrade panel.

  According to the present invention, the illuminating lamp holding member and the illuminating lamp cover member that are the illuminating device can be attached to and detached from the balustrade panel integrally with the handrail guide connecting member that is a part of the handrail guide, and the passenger conveyor. It is possible to easily attach a lighting device for a passenger conveyor while reducing the weight of new construction and maintenance work. In addition, even when the lighting device is retrofitted to an existing passenger conveyor, it can be retrofitted simply by exchanging the handrail guide connecting member, eliminating the need for extensive replacement of components in the balustrade device, and reducing costs and labor. Reduction can be achieved.

The side view of the escalator which concerns on one Example of the passenger conveyor of this invention. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the balustrade apparatus vicinity in the passenger conveyor of FIG. The partial omission perspective view which shows the process of attaching the illuminating device used for the said Example to the balustrade panel of a passenger conveyor. The partial perspective view of the state which united the illuminating device used for the said Example. The partial omission perspective view which shows the process of attaching the illuminating device used for the passenger conveyor (escalator) of the other Example of this invention to the balustrade panel of a passenger conveyor. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the balustrade apparatus vicinity in the passenger conveyor (escalator) of the other Example of this invention. The fragmentary sectional view which shows the balustrade panel vicinity of the passenger conveyor without an illuminating device.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows the entire side surface of an escalator which is an example of a passenger conveyor 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a passenger conveyor 1 is disposed on both the left and right sides of a movable conveyance band 2 composed of a plurality of steps that are connected and moved endlessly, and is synchronized with the movable conveyance band 2. And a handrail 4 that moves. A balustrade panel 3 made of a transparent or translucent material is fixedly disposed on both the left and right sides of the movable conveyance band 2.

  A handrail guide 5 ′ for guiding the movement of the handrail 4 is fixedly arranged on the periphery of the balustrade panel 3.

  The handrail guide 5 ′ includes a plurality of guide members 5 and a plurality of handrail guide connecting members 5 a that are connected between the guide members 5 and 5. These guide members 5 and handrail guide connecting members 5a may be fixed to the balustrade panel 3 by closely fitting them, or in addition to them, through appropriate fixing means such as screws.

  The balustrade panel 3 is formed by joining together a plurality of panel members. A plurality of handrail guide connecting members 5 a are arranged so as to be positioned at the joint 30 of each panel member of the balustrade panel 3, and also serve as reinforcement of the balustrade panel 3.

  FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the handrail connecting member 5a and its periphery in the passenger conveyor 1 in a vertical cross section so as to be orthogonal to the traveling direction of the passenger conveyor. FIG. 3 is a partially omitted perspective view showing a process of attaching the lighting device to the balustrade panel 3 of the passenger conveyor. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the passenger conveyor 1 is configured to cover an illumination lamp 8, an illumination lamp 8 that illuminates the periphery of the balustrade panel 3, an illumination lamp holding member 7 that holds the illumination lamp 8, and the illumination lamp 8. And an illumination light cover member 6.

  The guide member 5 of the handrail guide 5 ′ and the connecting member (handrail guide connecting member) 5 a between the guide members 5, 5 are processed and formed of an appropriate metal material that is easy to process such as an aluminum material, or a synthetic resin, As shown in FIG. 2, it has a U-shaped fitting groove 53 fitted to the upper edge of the balustrade panel 3 and left and right double wall bodies 50, 51 forming the fitting groove 53. Each double wall 50, 51 has a cavity 52.

  The illuminating lamp holding member 7 and the illuminating lamp cover member 6 are fixedly supported by the handrail guide connecting member 5a, and united as a single assembly together with the handrail guide connecting member 5a, and this unit constitutes an illuminating device. ing.

  1, 3 and 4 (FIG. 4 shows a state in which the illumination lamp holding member 7, the illumination lamp cover member 6, and the handrail guide connecting member 5a are unitized as a single assembly. As shown in the partial perspective view, a plurality of pieces having a length corresponding to the span L between the joints 30 of the balustrade panel 3 are used. These illuminating lamp holding members 7 are connected to each other through a handrail guide connecting member 5a.

  Each illumination lamp holding member 7 is formed in a cylindrical shape by a transparent or semi-transparent material, for example, and as shown in FIG. 2, each end in the longitudinal direction is screwed to the lower end of the wall 50 of the handrail guide connecting member 5a. 10 is supported. Further, the illuminating lamp cover member 6 is supported on the lower end of the illuminating lamp holding member 7 through the screw 11. That is, a screw hole is provided in the bottom wall serving as the lower end of the wall body 50, and a screw hole is also provided in the upper wall of the illumination lamp holding member 7. By passing the screw 10 through these screw holes, The illuminating lamp holding member 7 is mounted so as to be suspended from the lower end of the handrail guide connecting member 5a. When the screw 10 is passed through the screw hole, it is performed before the illumination lamp 8 and the illumination lamp cover member 6 are attached to the illumination lamp holding member 7. That is, before the illuminating lamp 8 and the illuminating lamp cover member 6 are attached to the illuminating lamp holding member 7, a part of the bottom of the illuminating lamp holding member 7 is opened, so that the screw 10 is inserted through the opened bottom. Is passed through screw holes provided in the upper wall of the illumination lamp holding member 7 and the lower end of the wall body 50.

  The illuminating lamp cover member 6 is formed of a transparent strip, and is attached to the illuminating lamp holding member 7 with a screw 11 so as to protrude downward from the illuminating lamp holding member 7. For example, a screw hole for receiving the screw 11 from the lateral direction is provided in the lower part of one side of the illuminating lamp holding member 7 and the upper part of the illuminating lamp cover member 6, and the illuminating lamp cover member is passed through the screw hole through the screw hole. 6 is attached to the illumination lamp holding member 7. The illuminating lamp cover member 6 is attached so as to close the bottom of the illuminating lamp holding member 7 and hang downward from the lower end of the illuminating lamp holding member 7. The illuminating lamp holding member 7 and the illuminating lamp cover member 6 are attached to the wall body 50 of the handrail guide joint member 5a so as to face the inside of the balustrade panel 3, that is, the conveyance band side.

  A plurality of illumination lamp cover members 6 are arranged according to the number of illumination lamp holding members 7. The illuminating lamp holding member 7 and the corresponding illuminating lamp cover members 6 form a cylindrical space for receiving the tubular illuminating lamp 8 arranged along the longitudinal direction of the handrail guide 5 '. The illumination lamp cover member 6 is made of, for example, a transparent acrylic plate, and the light of the illumination lamp 8 illuminates the periphery of the balustrade panel 3 through the illumination lamp cover member 6.

  As the tubular illumination lamp 8 in this embodiment, for example, an LED tube light or a fluorescent tube in which LEDs are arranged in a transparent long resin tube having flexibility is used. FIG. 3 shows an example of a method of attaching the lighting device to the passenger conveyor when an LED tube light is used as the lighting lamp 8.

  In the example of FIG. 3, each guide member 5 is attached to the balustrade panel 3 before attaching the handrail guide connecting member 5 a to the balustrade panel 3. Before attaching the handrail guide connecting member 5a, the illuminating lamp holding member 7, the illuminating lamp cover member 6, and the handrail guide connecting member 5a are combined into one illuminating device assembly via the screws 10 and 11 described above. Unitize. In this unitization process, an illuminating lamp (LED tube light) 8 is inserted into a cylindrical space formed by the illuminating lamp holding member 7 and the illuminating lamp cover member 6. After this step, the handrail guide connecting member 5a is inserted between the guide members 5 and 5 and fitted to the upper edge of the balustrade panel 3, so that the handlamp guide connecting member 5a and the illuminating lamp holding member 7 and the illuminating lamp are connected. The cover member 6 is attached to the balustrade panel 3 (unit mounting process).

  According to such an illuminating device mounting method, when the illuminating device is attached to the balustrade panel 3 of the passenger conveyor 1, the illuminating lamp holding member 7, the illuminating lamp cover member 6, and the handrail guide connecting member 5a are combined in advance. If the handrail guide connecting member 5a is inserted between the guide members 5 and 5 of the handrail guide 5 'and fitted to the upper edge of the balustrade panel 3 by being unitized as a solid body, the illumination is accordingly accompanied. The lamp holding member 7 and the illumination lamp cover member 6 are naturally attached to the balustrade panel 3. Also, when removing the lighting device from the balustrade panel, if the handrail guide connecting member 5a, which is a part of the handrail guide, is removed from the balustrade panel 3 while leaving most of the handrail guide (guide member 5), Accordingly, the illumination lamp holding member 7 and the illumination lamp cover member 6 are detached from the balustrade panel 3.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the lighting device can be easily attached to and detached from the passenger conveyor 1 while reducing the heavy work load in both cases of new installation and maintenance.

  If necessary, with the handrail guide connecting member 5a attached to the balustrade panel 3, the illuminating lamp holding member 7 and the illuminating lamp cover member 6 are respectively connected to the handrail guide member 6 and the illuminating lamp holding member 7. It is also possible to attach and detach through appropriate fixing means such as a screw, and it is possible to partially replace the lighting device components.

  Furthermore, the handrail guide connecting member 5a according to the present embodiment has a compatible structure with respect to the handrail guide connecting member 5a of the existing passenger conveyor without the lighting device as shown in FIG. The illumination lamp holding member 7 and the illumination lamp cover member 6 can be retrofitted to the existing passenger conveyor only by exchanging the handrail guide connecting member 5a from the existing one according to the present embodiment. . That is, when retrofitting a lighting device to a passenger conveyor without an existing lighting device, with the respective guide members 5 left on the balustrade panel 3, the original handrail guide connecting member 5a between them, The unit is replaced with a new united handrail guide connecting member 5a with a lighting device.

  The illuminating lamp holding member 7 and the illuminating lamp cover member 6 can be individually attached to and detached from the handrail guide connecting member 5a, and these members can be partially exchanged.

  In the said Example, when the illuminating lamp 8 is comprised with LED tube light, since the whole illuminating lamp 8 in each balustrade panel 3 can be comprised with a continuous elongate light, the number of the power supply terminals and installation aspect Can be made simpler than a plurality of fluorescent tubes. Although not shown, the power supply terminals are provided at both ends of the unitized lighting device assembly.

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted perspective view showing a step of attaching a lighting device used in a passenger conveyor (escalator) of another embodiment (second embodiment) of the present invention to a balustrade panel of the passenger conveyor.
Also in this embodiment, an escalator is illustrated as an example of a passenger conveyor. The difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment lies in the illuminating lamp, and otherwise the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, a plurality of fluorescent tubes 81 are used as the illuminating lamp 8, and each fluorescent tube 81 has a length that can be accommodated in the illuminating lamp holding member 7 between the handrail connecting members 5a, 5a. Each illumination lamp holding member 7 is provided with a socket 80 of a fluorescent tube.

  FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the vicinity of a balustrade apparatus in a passenger conveyor (escalator) of another embodiment (third embodiment) of the present invention.

  Also in this embodiment, an escalator is illustrated as an example of a passenger conveyor. The difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment lies in the illuminating lamp, and otherwise the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, a plurality of LEDs 9 are used as the illuminating lamps 8, and these LEDs 9 are arranged at appropriate intervals in the longitudinal direction of a cylindrical space formed by the illuminating lamp holding member 7 and the illuminating lamp cover member 6. Has been. The light emitted from the LED 9 passes through the illuminating lamp cover 6 and appears as a continuum near the handrail guide 5.

  In addition, the illuminating device applied to the said Example is applicable not only to an escalator but the moving walk etc. which are comprised with several pallets to which a movable conveyance belt | band | zone is connected endlessly.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Passenger conveyor 2 ... Step, 3 ... Railing, 4 ... Hand rail, 5 ... Hand rail guide, 5a ... Hand rail guide connecting member, 6 ... Illuminating lamp cover, 7 ... Illuminating lamp holding member, 8 ... Illuminating lamp.

Claims (13)

An endless movable transport belt that carries passengers and travels along the movement path;
A handrail that moves in synchronization with the movable transport zone;
Balustrade panels arranged on both the left and right sides of the movable transport belt;
A handrail guide fixedly disposed on the upper edge of the balustrade panel to guide the movement of the handrail;
As a connection of a plurality of guide members that are elements of the hand rail guide, a hand rail guide connection member that is attached to the upper edge of the balustrade panel between the guide members,
An illumination light illuminating the periphery of the balustrade panel;
An illumination lamp holding member that holds the illumination lamp;
An illumination light cover member that covers the illumination light, and
The illuminating lamp holding member and the illuminating lamp cover member are fixedly supported by the handrail guide connecting member, and are integrated with the handrail guide connecting member via the handrail guide connecting member and the handrail guide connecting member. A passenger conveyor with a lighting device characterized in that it can be attached to and detached from the balustrade panel by any of the members and separate members.   The passenger conveyor with a lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the handrail guide connecting member has a structure compatible with a handrail guide connecting member of a specific existing passenger conveyor that does not have a lighting device. . The handrail guide connecting member is provided with a fitting groove for fitting to the upper edge of the balustrade panel,
The illuminating lamp holding member and the illuminating lamp cover member are attached to the lower end of the wall body that hangs from the lower end of the handrail guide connecting member and forms the fitting groove along the panel surface of the balustrade panel. The passenger conveyor with a lighting device according to claim 1 or 2. The illuminating lamp holding member is supported on the lower end of the wall body via a screw,
4. The passenger conveyor with illumination device according to claim 3, wherein the illumination light cover member is supported by a lower end of the illumination light holding member via a screw. The balustrade panel is configured by joining together a plurality of panel members, and the handrail guide connecting members are arranged in a plurality so as to be located at the joints between the balustrade panels,
A plurality of the lamp holders are arranged to have a length according to the span between the joints of the balustrade panel, and these lamp holders are connected in series via the handrail guide connecting member,
A plurality of the illuminating lamp cover members are arranged in accordance with the number of the illuminating lamp holding members, each is formed of a transparent strip, and protrudes downward from the illuminating lamp holding member to the illuminating lamp holding member. Installed and
The illuminating lamp holding members and the corresponding illuminating lamp cover members form a tubular illuminating lamp or a cylindrical space for receiving a plurality of LED lights arranged along the longitudinal direction of the handrail guide. The passenger conveyor with a lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. An endless movable transport belt that travels on a moving path with passengers on it, a handrail that moves in synchronization with the movable transport belt, a balustrade panel that is disposed on the left and right sides of the movable transport belt, A handrail guide fixedly arranged on the upper edge of the balustrade panel to guide movement, and a lighting device applied to a passenger conveyor,
As a connection of a plurality of guide members serving as elements of the handrail guide, a handrail guide connection member having a structure attached to the upper edge of the balustrade panel of the passenger conveyor so as to fill between the guide members,
An illumination lamp holding member for holding an illumination lamp that illuminates the periphery of the balustrade panel of the passenger conveyor;
An illumination lamp cover member that covers the illumination lamp, and
The illuminating lamp holding member and the illuminating lamp cover member are unitized as an assembly together with the handrail guide connecting member, and are integrated with the handrail guide connecting member via the handrail guide connecting member. An illuminating device for a passenger conveyor, which is configured to be detachable from the balustrade panel by any of the handrail guide connecting members.   7. The passenger conveyor lighting device according to claim 6, wherein the handrail guide connecting member has a structure that is compatible with a handrail guide connecting member of a specific existing passenger conveyor that does not have a lighting device. . The handrail guide connecting member has a structure that is attached to the upper edge of the balustrade panel at a position between the guide members by fitting,
The said illumination light holding member and the said illumination light cover member are comprised so that it may be located along the panel surface of the said balustrade panel, when the said handrail guide connection member is attached to the said balustrade panel. Lighting equipment for passenger conveyors.   The handrail guide connecting member is provided with a fitting groove to be fitted to the upper edge of the balustrade panel, and the illumination lamp holding member and the illumination lamp cover member are provided at the lower end of the wall body forming the fitting groove. The lighting device for a passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein is suspended and supported. The illuminating lamp holding member is supported on the lower end of the wall body via a screw,
The illumination device for a passenger conveyor according to claim 9, wherein the illumination lamp cover member is supported by a lower end of the illumination lamp holding member via a screw. The lighting lamp holding members are arranged in a plurality of lengths according to the span between seams of the balustrade panel, and these lighting lamp holding members are connected in series via the handrail guide connecting member,
A plurality of the illumination lamp cover members are arranged according to the number of the illumination lamp holding members, each of which is formed of a transparent strip, and protrudes downward from the illumination lamp holding member, so that the illumination Attached to the lamp holder,
11. A tubular space for receiving a tubular illuminating lamp or a plurality of LED lights is formed by these illuminating lamp holding members and the corresponding illuminating lamp cover members, respectively. Lighting equipment for passenger conveyors. An endless movable transport belt that travels on a moving path with passengers on it, a handrail that moves in synchronization with the movable transport belt, a balustrade panel that is disposed on the left and right sides of the movable transport belt, As a connection between a handrail guide fixedly arranged on the upper edge of the balustrade panel to guide the movement and a plurality of guide members which are elements of the handrail guide, between the guide members and on the upper edge of the balustrade panel In a method of attaching a lighting device to a passenger conveyor comprising:
An illuminating lamp holding member for holding an illuminating lamp for illuminating the periphery of the balustrade panel and an illuminating lamp cover member for covering the illuminating lamp are attached to the handrail guide connecting member before being attached to the balustrade panel. A unit assembly step of attaching and unitizing the illuminating lamp holding member, the illuminating lamp cover member, and the handrail guide connecting member;
After the unit assembling step, the handrail guide connecting member is inserted between the guide members and fitted to the upper edge of the balustrade panel, so that the illumination lamp holding member and the illumination are together with the handrail guide connecting member. A unit mounting step of mounting a lamp cover member on the balustrade panel;
A lighting device mounting method for a passenger conveyor. The passenger conveyor to which the lighting device is to be attached is an existing renewal target passenger conveyor that originally has no lighting device, and the unitized handrail guide connecting member of the lighting device is an element of the passenger conveyor. Make the structure compatible with the handrail guide connecting member of
The unit mounting step is performed by replacing the original handrail guide connecting member between them with the handrail guide connecting member of the unitized lighting device in a state where the guide member is left on the balustrade panel. The lighting device mounting method for a passenger conveyor according to claim 12.

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