JP4870001B2 - Damping force generator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a damping force generator suitable for use in a vehicle hydraulic shock absorber or the like.

  Conventionally, as a damping force generating device for a hydraulic shock absorber, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a piston that slides in contact with the inner periphery of a damper tube is provided with a pressure side channel and an extension side channel, and the pressure side channel is opened and closed by a pressure side disk valve. The expansion-side flow path is opened and closed by the expansion-side disk valve, and the compression-side damping force is generated by the deformation of the compression-side disk valve in the middle and high speed range of the piston. The expansion-side damping force is generated by the deformation of the expansion-side disk valve. There is something that generates.

Further, in this damping force generator, the push rod is inserted into the hollow portion of the piston support member, and the two oil chambers partitioned by the piston inside the damper tube are formed by the needle valve provided at the tip of the push rod. The opening of the bypass path to be connected can be adjusted. As a result, in the low speed region of the piston, a compression side damping force is generated by the passage resistance of the bypass passage rotated and adjusted by the needle valve in the compression side stroke, and in the expansion side stroke, the bypass passage rotated and adjusted by the needle valve is generated. The extension side damping force is generated by the passage resistance.
JP2003-269515

  The damping force generator described in Patent Document 1 adjusts the opening degree of the bypass passage, which is a low-speed square passage, by a needle valve provided on the push rod, and as a result, only adjusts the damping force in the low speed region of the piston. Absent.

  An object of the present invention is to adjust the damping force on the high speed region side of the piston in the damping force generator.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the piston that is in sliding contact with the inner periphery of the damper tube is provided with a pressure side channel and an extension side channel, the pressure side channel is opened and closed by a pressure side disk valve, and the extension side channel is opened and closed by an extension side disk valve. In the damping force generating apparatus, a pressure side opening adjustment valve for adjusting the opening of the piston pressure side flow path by an external operation, and an extension side opening adjustment valve for adjusting the opening of the piston expansion side flow path by an external operation A pressure side piston block having a pressure side flow path, an extension side piston block having an extension side flow path, and a seat block sandwiched between the pressure side piston block and the extension side piston block. The seat block includes a pressure side inlet communicating with the pressure side passage of the pressure side piston block, and an extension side inlet communicating with the extension side passage of the extension side piston block, and the pressure side opening adjustment valve is a pressure side inlet It consists compression side valve needle approaching and moving away from one in which the extension side opening regulating valve is set to be the toward and away from the extension side needle valve in the extension side flow inlet.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the pressure-side piston block further includes an annular portion attached to the piston support member, and a plurality of column portions erected at a plurality of circumferential positions of the annular portion. A pressure-side flow path is formed in the section and the column section, an expansion-side needle valve is disposed in the space between the adjacent column sections, and an annular section on which the expansion-side piston block is attached to the piston support member, and a plurality of annular sections in the circumferential direction It is composed of a plurality of pillars standing at a position, and an extension-side flow path is formed in the annular part and the pillars, and the pressure-side needle valve is arranged in the space between the adjacent pillars .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, in the hollow portion of the piston support member, a pressure side operating means for advancing and retracting the pressure side needle valve to a pressure side inlet of the seat block, and an extension side needle valve are arranged in the seat block. An extension side operating means for advancing and retracting to the extension side inflow port is provided .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the compression side operation means and the expansion side operation means further comprise an adjustment rod inserted into the hollow portion of the piston support member, and the compression side needle valve is operated by rotating the adjustment rod. Is moved in the axial direction to advance and retract to the pressure side inlet of the seat block, and the extension side needle valve is moved in the axial direction by the axial movement operation of the adjusting rod to advance and retract to the extension side inlet of the seat block. It is.

(Claim 1)
(a) The damping force generator includes a pressure-side opening adjustment valve that adjusts the opening of the piston pressure-side flow path by an external operation and the opening of the piston extension-side flow path by an external operation regardless of the speed of the piston. The expansion side opening adjustment valve to be adjusted is provided. Therefore, after the pressure side flow passage and the expansion side flow passage of the piston are opened by the pressure side disc valve and the extension side disc valve on the high speed region side of the piston, the pressure side opening adjustment valve and the extension side opening adjustment valve are A damping force commensurate with the degree of opening of the adjusted pressure-side channel and the extension-side channel can be generated. That is, the adjustment range of the damping force in the high-speed region of the piston can be expanded by adjusting the opening degree of the pressure side passage and the extension side passage by the pressure side opening degree adjustment valve and the extension side opening degree adjustment valve.

(b) The piston has a pressure side piston block having a pressure side channel, an extension side piston block having an extension side channel, and a seat block sandwiched between the pressure side piston block and the extension side piston block. A pressure-side needle valve having a pressure-side inlet communicating with the pressure-side passage of the piston block and an extension-side inlet communicating with the extension-side passage of the extension-side piston block, and the pressure-side opening adjustment valve contacting and separating from the pressure-side inlet The extension side opening adjustment valve is made up of an extension side needle valve that contacts and separates from the extension side inflow port, so that the pressure side needle valve and the extension side needle valve can be easily incorporated into the piston.

(Claim 2 )
(c) The pressure side piston block is composed of an annular portion attached to the piston support member and a plurality of column portions standing at a plurality of circumferential positions of the annular portion, and a pressure side flow path is formed in the annular portion and the column portion. The extending side needle valve is arranged in the space between the adjacent column parts, and the extending side piston block consists of an annular part attached to the piston support member, and a plurality of pillar parts erected at a plurality of circumferential positions of the annular part, By forming the expansion-side flow path in the annular part and the column part and arranging the compression-side needle valve in the space between the adjacent column parts, the compression-side needle valve and the expansion-side needle valve are easier to the piston. Can be built in.

(Claim 3 )
(d) In the hollow portion of the piston support member, there are provided pressure side operation means for moving the pressure side needle valve back and forth to the pressure side inlet of the seat block and extension side operation means for moving the extension side needle valve back and forth to the extension side inlet of the seat block. Thus, the compression side needle valve and the extension side needle valve can be externally operated with a simple configuration.

(Claim 4 )
(e) The pressure side operation means and the expansion side operation means comprise an adjustment rod inserted through the hollow portion of the piston support member, and the pressure side needle valve is moved in the axial direction by rotating the adjustment rod, thereby causing the pressure side inlet of the seat block. By moving the expansion side needle valve in the axial direction by moving the adjustment rod in the axial direction and moving it back and forth to the expansion side inlet of the seat block, the simple structure sharing a single adjustment rod allows the compression side The needle valve and the extension needle valve can be operated externally.

  1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a hydraulic shock absorber, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a damping force generator, FIG. 3 is a pressure side piston block, (A) is a side view, (B) is an end view, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an enlarged side piston block, (A) is a side view, (B) is an end view, and (C). 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 shows a seat block, (A) is a sectional view, (B) is a plan view, and FIG. 8 shows a pressure side needle valve. , (A) is a cross-sectional view, (B) is a plan view, FIG. 9 is an extension side needle valve, (A) is a cross-sectional view, (B) is a plan view, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing damping force characteristics. is there.

  In the hydraulic shock absorber 10 shown in FIG. 1, an inner tube 12 is slidably inserted into an outer tube 11 and a partition member (not shown) is placed on the upper portion of the inner tube 12, as in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-269515. An oil chamber 13 is provided at the lower portion, and an oil reservoir chamber 14 is defined at the upper portion thereof. A piston rod 16 is coupled to a cap 15 provided at the upper end opening of the outer tube 11 via a joint bolt 15A and a lock nut 15B. The piston rod 16 is inserted into the inner tube 12 through a partition member, and the piston Piston bolts 17 and 18 are coupled to the insertion end of the rod 16 via joint bolts 16 </ b> A, and a piston 20 is provided on the piston bolts 17 and 18 with a nut 19 so that the piston 20 can be slidably contacted with the inner tube 12. The piston 20 partitions the oil chamber 13 inside the inner tube 12 into a piston-side oil chamber 13A and a rod-side oil chamber 13B.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the piston 20 includes a compression side piston block 30 (FIG. 3 and FIG. 4) including a compression side flow path 31, and an expansion side piston block 40 (FIGS. 5 and 6) including an expansion side flow path 41. A pressure side inlet 51 having a pressure side piston block 30 and a seat block 50 (FIG. 7) sandwiched between the extension side piston block 40 and the seat block 50 communicating with the pressure side flow path 31 of the pressure side piston block 30, and an extension side piston An extension side inlet 52 communicating with the extension side flow path 41 of the block 40.

  The compression side piston block 30 has a generally annular shape as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and is inserted into the small diameter portion of the piston bolt 17 together with the compression side disk valve 32, the valve seat 33, and the valve stopper 34, together with the piston bolt. 17 and the end face of the joint bolt 16A. The pressure side channel 31 is opened and closed by a pressure side disk valve 32.

  The extension side piston block 40 has a generally annular shape as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 and is inserted into the large-diameter hollow portion on the tip end side of the piston bolt 17 and is prevented from coming off by the retaining ring 18A. Along with the extension side disk valve 42, the valve seat 43 and the valve stopper 44, it is sandwiched between the end face of the piston bolt 17 and the nut 19. The extension side channel 41 is opened and closed by the extension side disk valve 42.

  With the compression side piston block 30 and the expansion side piston block 40 attached to the piston bolts 17 and 18 as described above, the seat block 50 formed of the annular plate shown in FIG. In this state, the compression side piston block 30 and the extension side piston block 40 are sandwiched. In the present embodiment, a flanged ring holder 45 is fitted to the outer periphery on the end face side of the extension side piston block 40 with which the seat block 50 contacts, and the piston is inserted into an annular groove formed between the flange of the ring holder 45 and the seat block 50. The ring 46 is loaded, and the piston ring 46 is in sliding contact with the inner tube 12.

  In the hydraulic shock absorber 10, the oil in the piston-side oil chamber 13 </ b> A passes through the pressure-side flow path 31 of the pressure-side piston block 30 and pushes and opens the pressure-side disk valve 32 in the medium-to-high speed range of the piston 20. It moves to the oil chamber 13B and generates a compression side damping force due to the bending deformation of the compression side disk valve 32 during this period. In the extension side stroke, the oil in the rod side oil chamber 13B passes through the extension side flow passage 41 of the extension side piston block 40 and pushes open the extension side disk valve 42 to move to the piston side oil chamber 13A. The extension side damping force due to the bending deformation of 42 is generated.

  Accordingly, the hydraulic shock absorber 10 adjusts the damping force on the high speed region side of the piston 20, so that the opening of the pressure side passage 31 of the piston 20 is adjusted by an external operation, An expansion side opening degree adjustment valve 70 that adjusts the opening degree of the extension side flow path 41 by an external operation is provided.

  In this embodiment, the piston 20 is a combination piston of the pressure side piston block 30, the extension side piston block 40, and the seat block 50, and specifically, the pressure side opening adjustment valve 60 contacts the pressure side inlet 51 of the seat block 50. The pressure-side needle valve 61 (FIG. 8) is separated, and the stretch-side opening degree adjusting valve 70 is composed of a stretch-side needle valve 71 (FIG. 9) that contacts and separates from the stretch-side inlet 52 of the seat block 50.

  The compression-side piston block 30 includes an annular portion 30A that is inserted and attached to a small diameter portion of the piston bolt 17, and a plurality of columns that are provided upright at a plurality of circumferential positions (four positions in this embodiment) of the annular portion 30A. The pressure side flow path 31 is formed in the annular portion 30A and the column portion 30B, and the expansion side needle valve 71 is disposed in the space between the adjacent column portions 30B and 30B. The extension-side piston block 40 includes an annular portion 40A that is inserted into and attached to the small diameter portion of the piston bolt 18, and a plurality of column portions that are erected at a plurality of circumferential positions (four positions in the present embodiment) of the annular portion 40A. 40B, the expansion side flow passage 41 is formed in the annular portion 40A and the column portion 40B, and the compression side needle valve 61 is disposed in the space between the adjacent column portion 40B and the column portion 40B.

  Further, the pressure side operation means for moving the pressure side needle valve 61 back and forth to the pressure side inlet 51 of the seat block 50, and the extension side operation means for moving the extension side needle valve 71 back and forth to the extension side inlet 52 of the seat block 50, It is provided in the hollow portion of the piston rod 16 and the piston bolts 17 and 18. In the present embodiment, the compression side operation means and the expansion side operation means comprise an adjustment rod 80 inserted through the hollow portion of the piston rod 16 and the like, and the compression side needle valve 61 is moved in the axial direction by rotating the adjustment rod 80. Then, it is advanced and retracted to the pressure side inlet 51 of the seat block 50, and the expansion side needle valve 71 is moved in the axial direction by the axial movement operation of the adjusting rod 80 to advance and retract to the extension side inlet 52 of the seat block 50.

  Specifically, the compression side adjustment 81 is rotatably provided at the center of the cap 15, the adjustment plate 82 engaged with the inner end surface of the compression side adjustment 81 is made rotatable, and the adjustment rod 80 is inserted into the noncircular hole of the adjustment plate 82. The adjustment rod 80 can be rotated by engaging the outer peripheral portion of the non-circular cross section of the upper end portion, and the non-circular cross section of the adjustment bar 83 is arranged in the axial direction on the inner periphery of the non-circular cross section of the lower end portion of the adjustment rod 80. Also, the adjustment bar 83 is fixedly engaged in such a manner that the adjustment bar 83 can be rotated, and the arm 61A of the compression side needle valve 61 is fitted to the tip screw portion 83A of the adjustment bar 83 arranged in the large-diameter hollow portion on the tip end side of the piston bolt 17. The screw part 61B is screwed. The arm 61 </ b> A of the pressure side needle valve 61 extends from a vertically long anti-rotation window 17 </ b> A provided in the distal end side large-diameter hollow portion of the piston bolt 17, so that the pressure side needle valve 61 faces the pressure side inlet 51 of the seat block 50. Accordingly, the compression side needle valve 61 is moved in the axial direction by the rotation operation of the adjustment rod 80 applied from the compression side adjustment 81 and is advanced and retracted to the compression side inlet 51 of the seat block 50.

  Further, the expansion side adjustment 91 is screwed through the hollow portion of the compression side adjustment 81, the inner end surface of the expansion side adjustment 91 is abutted with the upper end surface of the adjustment rod 80, and is disposed in the intermediate medium diameter hollow portion of the piston bolt 17. The outer peripheral portion of the through hole 71B of the arm 71A of the extension needle valve 71 is brought into contact with the lower end surface of the adjustment rod 80 to be adjusted. The arm 71 </ b> A of the extension side needle valve is extended from a vertically long anti-rotation window 17 </ b> B provided in the middle middle diameter hollow portion of the piston bolt 17, and the extension side needle valve 71 faces the extension side inlet 52 of the seat block 50. An adjustment bar 83 is loosely inserted into the through hole 71B. Accordingly, when the adjustment rod 80 is moved in the axial direction by the positive direction screwing of the extension side adjustment 91, the arm 71A of the extension side needle valve 71 is pushed in, and the extension side needle valve 71 is moved to the extension side flow of the seat block 50. Proceed to the side of closing the entrance 52. When the expansion side adjustment 91 is screwed in the reverse direction and the adjustment rod 80 is moved back in the axial direction, the return spring 93 supported by the spring receiver 92 attached to the hollow portion of the piston bolt 17 is extended. The arm 71 </ b> A of the side needle valve 71 is returned, and the expansion side needle valve 71 retracts to the side that opens the expansion side inlet 52 of the seat block 50. As a result, the expansion side needle valve 71 is moved in the axial direction by the axial movement operation of the adjustment rod 80 applied from the expansion side adjustment 91 to advance and retract to the expansion side inlet 52 of the seat block 50.

  In the hydraulic shock absorber 10, after the pressure side flow path 31 of the piston 20 is opened by the pressure side disk valve 32 in the pressure side stroke on the high speed region side of the piston 20, it is externally operated by the pressure side adjustment 81 and the adjustment rod 80. The pressure side needle valve 61 is advanced and retracted to the pressure side inlet 51 of the seat block 50 to generate a damping force corresponding to the adjusted opening degree of the pressure side flow path 31. In FIG. 10, Mid is a damping force characteristic when the adjustment opening degree of the pressure side flow path 31 by the pressure side needle valve 61 is in an intermediate state, and High is when the adjustment opening degree of the pressure side flow path 31 by the pressure side needle valve 61 is in a small area state. The damping force characteristic “Low” indicates the damping force characteristic when the adjustment opening degree of the pressure side flow path 31 by the pressure side needle valve 61 is in a large area state.

  Further, in the extension side stroke of the piston 20 on the high speed side, after the extension side passage 41 of the piston 20 is opened by the extension side disk valve 42, the extension side that is externally operated by the extension side adjustment 91 and the adjustment rod 80 is operated. The needle valve 71 generates a damping force commensurate with the opening degree of the extension side flow passage 41 that is adjusted by being advanced and retracted by the extension side inflow port 52 of the seat block 50. The damping force characteristic in the extension side stroke is the same as the damping force characteristic shown in FIG. 10 in the compression side stroke.

According to the present embodiment, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(a) The damping force generator of the hydraulic shock absorber 10 includes a pressure side opening adjustment valve 60 that adjusts the opening degree of the pressure side flow path 31 of the piston 20 by an external operation regardless of the speed of the piston 20, and the extension of the piston 20. It has what has the expansion side opening degree adjustment valve 70 which adjusts the opening degree of the side flow path 41 by external operation. Accordingly, after the pressure side flow path 31 and the expansion side flow path 41 of the piston 20 are opened by the pressure side disk valve 32 and the expansion side disk valve 42 on the high speed region side of the piston 20, A damping force commensurate with the opening degree of the pressure side channel 31 and the extension side channel 41 adjusted by the extension side opening degree adjusting valve 70 can be generated. That is, the adjustment range of the damping force in the high speed region of the piston 20 is expanded by adjusting the opening degree of the pressure side passage 31 and the extension side passage 41 by the pressure side opening degree adjustment valve 60 and the extension side opening degree adjustment valve 70. it can.

  (b) The piston 20 includes a pressure-side piston block 30 including a pressure-side flow path 31, an expansion-side piston block 40 including an expansion-side flow path 41, and a seat block 50 sandwiched between the pressure-side piston block 30 and the expansion-side piston block 40. And the seat block 50 includes a pressure side inlet 51 communicating with the pressure side flow path 31 of the pressure side piston block 30, and an extension side inlet 52 communicating with the extension side flow path 41 of the extension side piston block 40. The opening adjustment valve 60 is composed of a pressure side needle valve 61 that contacts and separates from the pressure side inlet 51, and the expansion side opening adjustment valve 70 is composed of an expansion side needle valve 71 that contacts and separates from the expansion side inlet 52. The pressure side needle valve 61 and the extension side needle valve 71 can be easily incorporated into the piston 20.

  (c) The pressure side piston block 30 includes an annular portion 30A attached to the piston bolt 17 and a plurality of column portions 30B standing at a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction of the annular portion 30A. A passage 31 is formed, an expansion side needle valve 71 is disposed in a space between adjacent column portions 30B, and an annular portion 40A where the expansion side piston block 40 is attached to the piston bolt 18 and a plurality of circumferential positions of the annular portion 40A It is composed of a plurality of column portions 40B that are erected on each other, and an extension-side flow passage 41 is formed in the annular portion 40A and the column portion 40B, and the compression-side needle valve 61 is disposed in a space between adjacent column portions 40B. Thus, the compression side needle valve 61 and the extension side needle valve 71 can be more easily incorporated into the piston 20.

  (d) Pressure side operating means for advancing and retracting the pressure side needle valve 61 to the pressure side inlet 51 of the seat block 50 in the hollow portion of the piston rod 16 and the like, and the extension side needle valve 71 to advance and retract to the extension side inlet 52 of the seat block 50 Since the extending side operating means is provided, the compression side needle valve 61 and the extending side needle valve 71 can be externally operated with a simple configuration.

  (e) The pressure side operation means and the expansion side operation means comprise an adjustment rod 80 inserted through a hollow portion such as the piston rod 16 and the like, and the compression side needle valve 61 is moved in the axial direction by the rotation operation of the adjustment rod 80 to thereby seat block By moving the expansion side needle valve 71 in the axial direction by moving the adjustment rod 80 in the axial direction and moving it forward and backward to the expansion side inlet 52 of the seat block 50, a single adjustment is performed. With a simple structure sharing the rod 80, the compression side needle valve 61 and the extension side needle valve 71 can be externally operated.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and even if there is a design change or the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is included in the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a hydraulic shock absorber. FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the damping force generator. FIG. 3 shows the compression side piston block, (A) is a side view, (B) is one end view, and (C) is the other end view. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. FIG. 5 shows an extension side piston block, (A) is a side view, (B) is one end view, and (C) is the other end view. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. FIG. 7 shows a seat block, where (A) is a sectional view and (B) is a plan view. 8A and 8B show the pressure side needle valve, where FIG. 8A is a sectional view and FIG. 8B is a plan view. 9A and 9B show an extension side needle valve, where FIG. 9A is a sectional view and FIG. 9B is a plan view. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing damping force characteristics.

Explanation of symbols

10 Hydraulic shock absorber 12 Inner tube (damper tube)
16 Piston rod (piston support member)
20 Piston 30 Pressure side piston block 30A Annular part 30B Column 31 Pressure side flow path 32 Pressure side disk valve 40 Extension side piston block 40A Annular part 40B Column part 41 Extension side flow path 42 Extension side disk valve 50 Seat block 51 Pressure side inlet 52 Extension Side inlet 60 Pressure side opening adjustment valve 61 Pressure side needle valve 70 Extension side opening adjustment valve 71 Extension side needle valve 80 Adjustment rod

Claims (4)

In a damping force generator in which a piston slidably in contact with the inner periphery of a damper tube is provided with a pressure side channel and an extension side channel, the pressure side channel is opened and closed by a pressure side disk valve, and the extension side channel is opened and closed by an extension side disk valve ,
A pressure side opening adjustment valve for adjusting the opening of the pressure side flow path of the piston by an external operation;
An extension side opening adjustment valve for adjusting the opening of the extension side flow path of the piston by an external operation ,
The piston has a pressure side piston block having a pressure side channel, an extension side piston block having an extension side channel, and a seat block sandwiched between the pressure side piston block and the extension side piston block,
The seat block includes a pressure side inlet that communicates with the pressure side passage of the pressure side piston block, and an extension side inlet that communicates with the extension side passage of the extension side piston block.
The pressure side opening adjustment valve consists of a pressure side needle valve that contacts and separates from the pressure side inlet,
A damping force generating device characterized in that the expansion side opening degree adjustment valve is composed of an expansion side needle valve that contacts and separates from the expansion side inflow port . The pressure side piston block is composed of an annular part attached to the piston support member and a plurality of pillars erected at a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction of the annular part. Place the expansion needle valve in the space between the pillars,
The expansion side piston block is composed of an annular part that is attached to the piston support member and a plurality of pillars that are erected at a plurality of circumferential positions of the annular part. The damping force generator according to claim 1 , wherein a compression side needle valve is disposed in a space between the column portions. A pressure side operation means for advancing and retracting the pressure side needle valve to the pressure side inlet of the seat block and an extension side operation means for advancing and retracting the extension side needle valve to the extension side inlet of the seat block are provided in the hollow portion of the piston support member. Item 3. The damping force generator according to Item 2 . The compression side operation means and the extension side operation means are composed of an adjustment rod inserted through the hollow portion of the piston support member,
By rotating the adjustment rod, the pressure side needle valve is moved in the axial direction to advance and retract to the pressure side inlet of the seat block,
4. The damping force generating device according to claim 3 , wherein the adjusting needle is moved in the axial direction to move the extending side needle valve in the axial direction so as to advance and retract to the extending side inlet of the seat block.

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