JP6175859B2 - Bath lid - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bath lid placed on a bathtub.

  The flat bath lid is less likely to warp with heat in order to enhance heat retention, mainly a core material made of a heat insulating material such as foamed resin, and a decorative board made of hard resin that covers the front and back surfaces of the core material The reinforcing material is sandwiched between the core material and the decorative plate so as not to warp the bath lid, and the edge material (edge protector) covering the periphery of the core material.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a bath lid in which stretched olefin resin sheets are laminated on both surfaces of a resin foam as a reinforcing material, and a polypropylene resin plate is further laminated.

JP 2006-130243 A

  Conventionally, the strength to prevent the bath lid from warping due to the temperature difference between the bathtub and the bathroom relies on the decorative board and the reinforcing material, but the decorative board and the reinforcing material are the front and back surfaces of the core material (face material). Since it is the same size (area), it becomes an obstacle to weight reduction of the bath lid. Further, if reinforcing members are stacked on the front and back surfaces of the core material, the number of manufacturing steps increases.

  The present invention provides a bath lid that is lightweight and is less likely to warp the peripheral edge.

The first invention covers a flat plate portion made of a foamed resin having a compression set of 20% or less, and a side surface of the flat plate portion, and is more than the flat plate portion against stress that tends to warp the flat plate portion. An edge member that exhibits a large bending strength, and the edge member includes at least the front and back surfaces of an outer edge portion of the front and back surfaces of the flat plate portion and a side region of the side surface. And a protective portion made of a soft resin that covers a corner formed by the side surface and a reinforcing portion made of a hard resin that covers the side surface of the flat plate portion.

According to the first invention, since the flat plate portion is made of a foamed resin having a compression set of 20% or less, it is elastically deformed without being plastically deformed or broken against an external force applied to the bath lid during use. Stay on. For this reason, even if the flat plate portion is temporarily deformed by an external force, it immediately returns to the original state, and the bath lid does not remain locally depressed or greatly deformed. In addition, when the bathtub opening is covered with a bath lid when hot water is stored in the bathtub, the bath in the bathtub is not affected by the stress that causes the bath lid to warp in a concave shape due to the temperature difference between the bathtub and the bathroom. Since the edge material supports the flat plate part so that the peripheral edge of the flat plate part placed on the lid mounting surface (upper surface of the bath rim) does not warp, the bath lid and the bath lid mounting surface of the bathtub The gap generated between the two can be suppressed, and a high heat retention ability can be exhibited.
The protective part, which is the part exposed to the outside in the edge material, is made of soft resin, and while softening the contact with people and other components in the bathroom, let's warp the flat part by the reinforcing part made of hard resin The bending strength greater than that of the flat plate portion is exerted with respect to the stress.
Therefore, compared with the structure which forms the whole rim material with a soft resin, the thickness of an rim material can be made small and a bath lid can be further reduced in weight.

  The second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, the protection part and the reinforcing part are integrated at the time of manufacture.

  According to the second invention, it is not necessary to separately attach the reinforcing portion and the protective portion to the flat plate portion, and the manufacture of the bath lid becomes easy.

The third invention is the first or second aspect, said plate includes a core material wherein the compression set of 20% or less of the foamed resin, and covers the front and back surfaces of the core material, an external force In addition, a coating resin comprising a resin sheet or a resin film that elastically deforms following the core material is added.

According to the third invention, since the core material is made of a foamed resin having a compression set of 20% or less, the core material is elastically deformed without being subjected to plastic deformation or destruction with respect to an external force applied to the bath lid during use. Stay on. For this reason, even if the core material is temporarily deformed by an external force, it immediately returns to its original state, and the bath lid does not remain locally dented or greatly deformed.
Further, since the coating resin also has an elasticity that elastically deforms following the core material when an external force is applied, the coating resin does not hinder the elastic deformation in which the core material dented by the external force returns.

  A fourth invention is characterized in that, in the third invention, the core material and the coating resin are bonded so as to be in close contact with each other.

  According to the fourth invention, air does not enter between the core material and the coating resin, and the surface of the bath lid cannot be wrinkled. The surface of the bath lid can be made flat without any irregularities, and it does not impair the appearance. Moreover, the air in a bath lid expand | swells at the temperature of hot water at the time of use which covered the opening of the bathtub, and coating resin does not swell. Therefore, it looks good, and further, there is no gap between the upper surface of the bathtub rim on which the bath lid is placed, and high heat retention can be maintained.

The fifth aspect of the invention, in the first or second aspect, said plate, said compression set is the surface of the surface material of 20% or less of the foamed resin, the decorative surface to form embossed or skin layer Is formed.

  According to 5th invention, compared with the structure which provides the hard resin decorative board and reinforcement member of the same area as the front and back on the front and back of a flat plate part (surface material), it can reduce significantly in weight. Improved handling when carrying around.

  6th invention is set to any one of 1st-5th invention with respect to the surrounding surface of the said flat plate part rather than the length of the same direction as the thickness direction of the front and back of the said flat plate part in the said edge material. The length in the vertical direction is short.

  According to 6th invention, even if it does not provide a reinforcing member over the front and back of a flat plate part over a wide area, only by providing the edge material of a cross-sectionally long shape in the surrounding surface of a flat plate part, Warpage can be suppressed. Moreover, since the rim material becomes thin, the weight can be further reduced.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the bath lid excellent in the handleability and heat retention property is provided.

The schematic plan view of the bath lid of embodiment. (A) is a schematic perspective view of the bath lid of 1st Embodiment, (b) is AA sectional drawing in Fig.2 (a). (A) is a schematic perspective view of the bath lid of 2nd Embodiment, (b) is BB sectional drawing in Fig.3 (a). The schematic cross section which shows the modification of the rim material of the bath lid of embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a bath lid 1 of the embodiment. A bath lid 1 shown in FIG. 1 represents a bath lid 1A of the first embodiment or a bath lid 1B of the second embodiment, which will be described later.

  The bath lid 1 closes the opening of the bathtub and prevents the heat of the hot water stored in the bathtub from escaping to the outside. In a plan view when viewed from above, the bath lid 1 is formed, for example, in a substantially rectangular shape and is disposed so as to be passed over the upper surface of the rim of the bathtub.

  One or more bath lids 1 block the entire opening of the bathtub. In the example shown in FIG. 1, two bath lids 1 are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub, and these bath lids 1 cover the entire opening of the bathtub.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 2A is a schematic perspective view of the bath lid 1A according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

  The bath lid 1 </ b> A includes a flat plate portion 10 and an edge member 18 that covers the side surface of the flat plate portion 10. The flat plate portion 10 includes a core material 11 and a coating resin 12 that covers the front and back surfaces of the core material 11. The edge member 18 covers the side surface of the core material 11 and the side surface of the coating resin 12.

  The core material 11 is formed, for example, in a thin plate shape having a substantially rectangular planar shape, and has a front surface, a back surface on the opposite side, and a side surface (peripheral surface) formed along the outline of the core material 11. In the following description, the front and back of the core material 11 and the flat plate part 10 are not distinguished from each other, and may be simply represented as the surface.

  The core material 11 is made of a foamed resin that is elastically deformed when an external force is applied. The core material 11 is made of, for example, a foamed resin having a compression set calculated by a measurement method defined in JIS K6767 of 20% or less. The compression set is a strain that remains in a material when a load is applied to the material and then the load is removed.

Examples of the foamed resin having a compression set of 20% or less include polyolefin resins such as polypropylene, polyethylene, and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, flexible urethane foam, and polystyrene-polyolefin composite resin foam. For example, the compression set of polypropylene (EPP) foamed with beads at 30 to 60 magnifications is about 8% to 11%.
On the other hand, examples of the foamed resin having a compression set exceeding 20% include rigid urethane foam, polystyrene-based resin foamed by extrusion foaming or foaming bead method. For example, the compression set of polystyrene (EPS) foamed with beads at 30 to 60 times is about 21% to 24%. When the core material 11 is molded with a foamed resin having a compression set exceeding 20%, the dent generated in the core material 11 does not return to the original, and irregularities occur on the front and back surfaces of the bath lid 1A. Not suitable.

  The coating resin 12 covers the front and back surfaces of the core material 11. The front and back surfaces of the core material 11 are covered with the coating resin 12 and are not exposed to the outside. The coating resin 12 protects the front and back surfaces of the core material 11 and functions as a decorative surface.

  The coating resin 12 is thinner than the core material 11 and is made of, for example, a polyolefin-based resin sheet or resin film such as polypropylene or polyethylene. The coating resin 12 has elasticity that elastically deforms following the core material 11 when an external force is applied. Moreover, the coating resin 12 has non-water permeability.

  The coating resin 12 is bonded to the front and back surfaces of the core material 11, and the front and back surfaces of the core material 11 and the coating resin 12 are in close contact. For this reason, air does not enter between the core material 11 and the coating resin 12, and the surface of the bath lid 1A cannot be wrinkled. The surface of the bath lid 1A can be a flat surface without unevenness, and the appearance is not impaired.

  Moreover, at the time of use which covered the opening of the bathtub, the air in the bath lid 1A does not expand due to the temperature of the hot water, and the coating resin 12 does not expand. Therefore, it looks good, and furthermore, there is no gap between the top surface of the bathtub rim on which the bath lid 1A is placed, and high heat retention can be maintained.

  The side surface of the core material 11 and the side surface of the coating resin 12 are covered with the edge material 18 and are not exposed to the outside. The edge member 18 includes a protective portion 14 made of a soft resin and a reinforcing portion 17 made of a hard resin that is harder than the protective portion 14.

  The reinforcement part 17 consists of polypropylene, polyethylene, etc., for example. The protection part 14 consists of polyolefin, for example.

  The reinforcing portion 17 is formed in a hard strip shape, is provided continuously along the side surface (peripheral surface) of the flat plate portion 10, and covers the side surface of the flat plate portion 10. The reinforcing portion 17 is provided between the side surface of the flat plate portion 10 and the protection portion 14 and is not exposed to the outside.

  The protection unit 14 continuously covers the region extending from the outer edge portion of the front and back surfaces of the flat plate portion 10 (the front and back surfaces of the coating resin 12) and the side surfaces of the flat plate portion 10. That is, the protection part 14 covers the corners formed by the front and back surfaces and the side surfaces of the flat plate part 10.

  The protection unit 14 has a side surface 15 that is provided continuously along the side surface (peripheral surface) of the flat plate portion 10 and covers the side surface of the flat plate portion 10. Further, the protection part 14 has a collar part 16 that covers the outer edge part of the flat plate part 10. The collar portion 16 is formed so as to protrude from the upper end and the lower end of the side surface portion 15 in a direction parallel to the front and back surfaces of the flat plate portion 10.

  The edge member 18 continuously surrounds the side surface (peripheral surface) of the flat plate portion 10, and is bent larger than the flat plate portion 10 with respect to stress that tends to warp the flat plate portion 10 due to a temperature difference between the inside of the bathtub and the bathroom. The flat plate portion 10 is supported (reinforced) such that the peripheral edge of the flat plate portion 10 placed on the bathtub rim is not warped by exerting strength.

  According to the embodiment, the front and back surfaces of the core material 11 are covered with the coating resin 12 made of a resin sheet or a resin film, and the decorative surfaces are formed on the front and back surfaces of the bath lid 1A. Further, an edge member 18 that suppresses warpage of the flat plate portion 10 is provided on the peripheral surface of the flat plate portion 10.

  For this reason, compared with the structure which provides the hard resin decorative board and reinforcement member of the same area as the front and back in the front and back of the core material 11, 1 A of bath lids of embodiment become lightweight, and handling at the time of carrying etc. Improves.

  Further, since the core material 11 is made of a foamed resin having a compression set of 20% or less, the core material 11 is only elastically deformed without being plastically deformed or broken against an external force applied to the bath lid 1A during use. For this reason, even if the core material 11 is temporarily deformed by an external force, it immediately returns to the original state, and the bath lid 1 </ b> A does not remain locally recessed or greatly deformed.

  Further, the coating resin 12 also has elasticity that elastically deforms following the core material 11 when an external force is applied. For this reason, the coating resin 12 does not hinder the elastic deformation in which the core material 11 dented by an external force returns.

  Even if the bath lid 1A is covered with a bath lid 1A with hot water stored in the bathtub, even if the stress of the bath lid 1A warping in a concave shape due to the temperature difference between the bath and the bath, Since the edge member 18 supports the flat plate portion 10 so that the peripheral edge of the flat plate portion 10 placed on the lid placement surface (upper surface of the bathtub rim) does not warp, the bath lid 1A and the bath lid of the bathtub A gap generated between the mounting surface and the mounting surface can be suppressed, and a high heat retaining ability can be exhibited.

  While the protection part 14 which is a part exposed to the outside in the edge member 18 is made of soft resin, the contact with a person or other components in the bathroom is softened, while the side face of the flat plate part 10 and the protection part 14 are softened. The arranged reinforcing portion 17 made of hard resin exerts a bending strength greater than that of the flat plate portion 10 against a stress that tends to warp the peripheral edge of the flat plate portion 10.

  Therefore, compared with the conventional edge material (edge protector) which formed the whole edge material with the soft resin, according to 1st Embodiment, the thickness of the edge material 18 can be made small, and the bath lid 1A is further The weight can be reduced.

  The reinforcement part 17 and the protection part 14 are integrated at the time of manufacture by two-color molding or insert molding, so that it is not necessary to separately attach the reinforcement part 17 and the protection part 14 to the flat plate part 10, and the manufacture of the bath lid 1A is easy. It becomes.

  Further, in the edge member 18, the length b in the direction perpendicular to the peripheral surface of the flat plate portion 10 is shorter than the length a in the same direction as the thickness direction of the front and back surfaces of the flat plate portion 10. That is, the width b of the collar portion 16 in the direction parallel to the front and back surfaces of the flat plate portion 10 is smaller than the width a of the side surface portion 15 in the direction perpendicular to the peripheral length.

Even if the reinforcing member is not provided on the front and back surfaces of the flat plate part 10 over a wide area, the peripheral edge of the flat plate part 10 can be prevented from warping only by providing the edge member 18 having a vertically long cross section on the peripheral surface of the flat plate part 10. be able to. Moreover, since the edge material 18 becomes thin, it can further reduce in weight.
Moreover, since the protection part 14 including the collar part 16 is formed of a soft resin, the bath lid 1A can be prevented from slipping on the bathtub rim.

(Second Embodiment)
Fig.3 (a) is a model perspective view of the bath lid 1B of 2nd Embodiment, FIG.3 (b) is BB sectional drawing in Fig.3 (a).

  The bath lid 1 </ b> B of the second embodiment includes a flat plate portion 20 and an edge member 18 that covers the side surface of the flat plate portion 20. The configuration of the edge member 18 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  The flat plate portion 20 has a decorative surface 22 formed on the surface of a face material 21 by, for example, a texture process. The face material 21 is formed, for example, as a thin plate having a substantially rectangular planar shape, and has a front surface, a back surface on the opposite side, and a side surface (peripheral surface) formed along the outline of the face material 21. In the following description, the front and back surfaces of the face material 21 and the flat plate portion 20 are not distinguished from each other, and may be simply represented as the front surface.

  The face material 21 is made of a foamed resin that is elastically deformed when an external force is applied. Similar to the first embodiment, the face material 21 is made of, for example, a foamed resin having a compression set of 20% or less calculated by a measurement method defined in JIS K6767.

Examples of the foamed resin having a compression set of 20% or less include polyolefin resins such as polypropylene, polyethylene, and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, flexible urethane foam, and polystyrene-polyolefin composite resin foam. For example, the compression set of polypropylene (EPP) foamed with beads at 30 to 60 magnifications is about 8% to 11%.
On the other hand, examples of the foamed resin having a compression set exceeding 20% include rigid urethane foam, polystyrene-based resin foamed by extrusion foaming or foaming bead method. For example, the compression set of polystyrene (EPS) foamed with beads at 30 to 60 times is about 21% to 24%. When the face material 21 is molded with a foamed resin having a compression set exceeding 20%, the dent generated in the face material 21 does not return to the original, and irregularities occur on the front and back surfaces of the bath lid 1B. Not suitable

  The surface of the face material 21 is, for example, a decorative surface 22 formed by applying a fine pattern (unevenness) to the surface of a mold and transferring the pattern onto a molded product.

  The face material 21 is formed by, for example, a foam bead method. Specifically, gas (for example, hydrocarbon gas) is absorbed into a fine material resin, and the resin is softened at high temperature and foamed by applying pressure.

  A decorative surface 22 is formed by applying a grain having a size smaller than the particle size of each foamed bead to the surface of the face material 21 on which the foamed bead pattern is exposed by molding using the foamed bead method.

  Since the size of the grain is made smaller than the particle diameter of each foamed bead, the foamed bead pattern does not stand out from the surface of the face material 21, and a high-class feeling can be given to the appearance of the bath lid 1B. Further, the touch of the surface of the bath lid 1B can be improved, slipping can be prevented, and dirt, fingerprints and scratches can be made inconspicuous. Moreover, the decorative surface 22 has non-water permeability.

  According to the second embodiment, the decorative surface 22 is formed on the front and back surfaces of the face material 21 by embossing. Moreover, the edge material 18 which suppresses the curvature of the face material 21 is provided in the surrounding surface of the face material 21 (flat plate part 20).

  For this reason, the bath lid 1B of the second embodiment is composed of the flat plate portion 20 made of foamed resin and the edge member 18 that covers the periphery of the flat plate portion 20, and the surface of the flat plate portion (face material). Compared with a structure in which a hard resin decorative board and a reinforcing member having the same area as the front and back surfaces are provided on the back surface, the weight can be significantly reduced, and handling properties during carrying and the like are improved.

  Further, since the face material 21 is made of a foamed resin having a compression set of 20% or less, it does not undergo plastic deformation or breakage with respect to an external force applied to the bath lid 1B during use, but only elastically deforms. For this reason, even if the face material 21 is temporarily deformed by an external force, it immediately returns to the original state, and the bath lid 1B does not remain recessed or greatly deformed.

  When the bathtub lid is covered with the bath lid 1B while hot water is stored in the bathtub, even if the stress that the bath lid 1B warps in a concave shape due to the temperature difference between the bathtub and the bathroom, the bath of the bathtub Since the edge member 18 supports the flat plate portion 20 so that the peripheral edge of the flat plate portion 20 placed on the lid placement surface (upper surface of the bathtub rim) does not warp, the bath lid 1B and the bath lid of the bathtub A gap generated between the mounting surface and the mounting surface can be suppressed, and a high heat retaining ability can be exhibited.

  Also in the second embodiment, the protective portion 14 which is a portion exposed to the outside in the edge member 18 is made of a soft resin to soften the contact with a person or other components in the bathroom, while the side surface of the flat plate portion 20 The reinforcing portion 17 made of a hard resin disposed between the protective portion 14 and the plate portion 20 exhibits a bending strength greater than that of the flat plate portion 20 against a stress that tends to warp the peripheral edge of the flat plate portion 20. Yes.

  Therefore, compared with the conventional edge material (edge protector) which formed the whole edge material with the soft resin, according to 2nd Embodiment, the thickness of the edge material 18 can be made small, and the bath lid 1B is further The weight can be reduced.

  Moreover, it is good also as a structure which forms a skin layer on the surface of the face material 21, and the surface of the skin layer turns into a decorative surface. The skin layer is a layer having a high density on the surface of the molded product generated when the foamed resin is molded. That is, the decorative surface (skin layer) has a higher density than the portion (for example, the central portion in the thickness direction) between the front surface and the back surface of the face material 21.

  By forming the skin layer as a decorative surface, the pattern of the foamed beads can no longer be seen from the surface of the face material 21, and the appearance of the bath lid 1B can be given a high-class feeling. Moreover, this skin layer has non-water permeability.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a modification of the edge material of the bath lid according to the embodiment.

  The edge member 30 shown in FIG. 4 has a protective part 32 made of a soft resin and a reinforcing part 31 made of hard resin harder than the protective part 32. The side surface of the flat plate portion 10 of the first embodiment or the flat plate portion 20 of the second embodiment is covered with the edge material 30 and is not exposed to the outside.

  The reinforcement part 31 consists of polypropylene, polyethylene, etc., for example. The protection part 32 consists of polyolefin, for example.

  The reinforcing portion 31 is formed in a hard strip shape, is provided continuously along the side surfaces (peripheral surfaces) of the flat plate portions 10 and 20, and covers the side surfaces of the flat plate portions 10 and 20.

  The protection part 32 covers the outer edges of the front and back surfaces of the flat plate parts 10 and 20. Therefore, the edge member 30 composed of the protection part 32 and the reinforcement part 31 covers the corners formed by the front and back surfaces and the side surfaces of the flat plate parts 10 and 20. Further, the protection part 32 protrudes from the side surface of the reinforcement part 31. The protective portion 32 and the flat plate portions 10 and 20 protrude outward in the surface direction.

  The edge member 30 also continuously surrounds the side surfaces (peripheral surfaces) of the flat plate portions 10 and 20, and the flat plate portion is subjected to a stress that tends to warp the flat plate portions 10 and 20 due to a temperature difference between the bathtub and the bathroom. The flat plate portions 10 and 20 are supported so that the peripheral edge portions of the flat plate portions 10 and 20 placed on the bathtub rim are not warped by exhibiting a bending strength greater than that of the ten and twenty. doing).

  The soft protection part 32 protrudes from the side surface of the reinforcement part 31 at the outer edge parts of the front and back surfaces of the flat plate parts 10 and 20, so that the hard corner part is not exposed, and the protruding protection part 32 is a person or bathroom. By hitting the internal structure, the hit can be made soft. In addition, the reinforcing portions 31 made of hard resin provided on the side surfaces of the flat plate portions 10 and 20 are bent larger than the flat plate portions 10 and 20 against the stress that tends to warp the peripheral edge portions of the flat plate portions 10 and 20. Demonstrating strength.

The reinforcement part 31 and the protection part 32 are integrated at the time of manufacture by two-color molding or insert molding, so that it is not necessary to attach the reinforcement part 31 and the protection part 32 to the flat plate parts 10 and 20 separately, and the manufacture of the bath lid is possible. It becomes easy.
Moreover, since the protection part 32 is formed with soft resin, the bath lids 1A and 1B can be prevented from slipping on the bath rim.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A, 1B ... Bath lid, 10, 20 ... Flat plate part, 11 ... Core material, 12 ... Cover resin, 14, 32 ... Protection part, 17, 31 ... Reinforcement part, 18, 30 ... Edge material, 21 ... Surface Material, 22 ... Makeup

Claims (6)

A flat plate portion made of a foamed resin having a compression set of 20% or less ;
An edge member that covers the side surface of the flat plate portion and exhibits a greater bending strength than the flat plate portion with respect to the stress that tends to warp the flat plate portion;
With
The rim material is
Of the region extending over the outer edge of the front and back surfaces of the flat plate portion and the side of the side surface, at least a protective portion made of a soft resin that covers a corner formed by the front and back surfaces and the side surface,
And a reinforcing portion made of hard resin that covers a side surface of the flat plate portion.   The bath lid according to claim 1, wherein the protection part and the reinforcement part are integrated at the time of manufacture. The flat plate portion is
A core made of a foamed resin having a compression set of 20% or less;
Covering the front and back surfaces of the core material, and applying an external force, a coating resin consisting of a resin sheet or a resin film that elastically deforms following the core material;
The bath lid according to claim 1 or 2, comprising:   The bath lid according to claim 3, wherein the core material and the coating resin are bonded so as to be in close contact with each other. Said plate, the compression set is the surface of the surface material of 20% or less of the foamed resin, bath Lid according to claim 1 or 2 decorative surface to form embossed or skin layer is formed .   The length of a direction perpendicular | vertical with respect to the surrounding surface of the said flat plate part is shorter than the length of the said edge material in the same direction as the thickness direction of the front and back of the said flat plate part. Bath lid.

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