JP7341960B2 - How to knit knitted fabric - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a method of knitting a knitted fabric using a flat knitting machine.

The flat knitting machine includes a plurality of needle beds and a plurality of yarn feeders that supply knitting yarn to the knitting needles of the plurality of needle beds. When knitting is performed using such a flat knitting machine, when a knitted fabric section is knitted using a certain yarn feeder X, that yarn feeder X may cross another stopped yarn feeder Y. . At this time, the knitting yarn extending from the yarn feeder Y may be woven into the knitted fabric portion. As a technique for solving such problems, for example, there is a method for knitting a knitted fabric disclosed in Patent Document 1.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for solving the above-mentioned problems that occur in intarsia knitting. FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1 shows that after a first knitted fabric portion is knitted using a first yarn feeder (numeral 11) in step 1, a first knitted fabric portion is knitted using a second yarn feeder (numeral 13) in steps 2 to 4. It is shown that two knitted fabric sections are knitted. At least a portion of the first knitted fabric portion overlaps the second knitted fabric portion in the knitting width direction on the needle bed. As shown in step 3, when the second yarn feeder crosses the first yarn feeder, both the second yarn feeder and the first yarn feeder are kicked back. By kicking back both yarn feeders, the knitting yarn extending from the first yarn feeder to the first knitted fabric portion is prevented from being knitted into the second knitted fabric portion.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-1852

In the technique of Patent Document 1, when the second knitted fabric portion is knitted, the second yarn feeder is kicked back once. At this time, the tension of the knitting yarn extending from the second yarn feeder changes. As a result, the size of the stitch may change before and after kicking back at the second yarn feeder. Depending on the material of the knitting yarn, the difference in stitch size in the second knitted fabric portion may be noticeable.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a method of knitting a knitted fabric in which there is no need to kick back the second yarn feeder when the second yarn feeder is moved across the stopped first yarn feeder. It is about providing.

<1> The method for knitting the knitted fabric of the present invention is as follows:
A method of knitting a knitted fabric using a flat knitting machine equipped with a first yarn feeder and a second yarn feeder,
After knitting a first knitted fabric portion by moving the first yarn feeder, with the first yarn feeder stopped, move the second yarn feeder across the first yarn feeder to knit a second knitted fabric portion. In the knitting method of knitted fabric for knitting the ground part,
Performing steps A, B, and C between the end of knitting of the first knitted fabric portion and the start of knitting of the second knitted fabric portion,
In the step A, using the first yarn feeder, the end stitches of the first knitted fabric part are attached to a knitting needle different from the knitting needle on which the first knitted fabric part and the second knitted fabric part are locked. Organize the first part that leads to
In the step B, the knitting yarn extending from the first yarn feeder to the first stitch is in a state where it intersects with a crossover yarn connecting the end stitch and the first stitch,
In the step C, the first stitch and the first knitted fabric portion are locked to a needle bed opposite to the needle bed on which the second knitted fabric portion is knitted.

Here, the first knitted fabric portion and the second knitted fabric portion may be knitted on the same needle bed, or may be knitted on different opposing needle beds. For example, when the first knitted fabric part and the second knitted fabric part are both knitted on the front needle bed, there is a two-layer knitted fabric in which the first knitted fabric part overlaps in the middle of the second knitted fabric part in the knitting width direction. organized. For example, if the first knitted fabric part is knitted on the front needle bed and the second knitted fabric part is knitted on the back needle bed, the first knitted fabric part is located in the middle of the front knitted fabric part in the knitting width direction. A shaped knitted fabric is knitted.

<2> As one form of the method for knitting the knitted fabric of the present invention,
Before the step A, the first knitted fabric portion is knitted back and forth,
When knitting the first knitted fabric portion outward, knitting stitches on empty needles,
In the step A, the first stitch may be knitted continuously in the wale direction of the hook.

<3> As one form of the method for knitting the knitted fabric of the present invention,
Before the step A, the first knitted fabric portion is knitted back and forth,
After the step B, a third knitted fabric portion adjacent to the first knitted fabric portion in the knitting width direction is knitted back and forth using a yarn feeder different from the first yarn feeder,
When knitting the third knitted fabric portion back and forth, tuck stitches that overlap the stitches of the first knitted fabric portion are knitted,
After reciprocating knitting of the third knitted fabric portion, the first stitch may be overlapped with the stitch of the third knitted fabric portion as the step C.

According to the method for knitting a knitted fabric of the present invention, the knitting yarn extending from the first yarn feeder to the first stitch is gathered to the needle bed opposite to the needle bed on which the second knitted fabric portion is knitted. Therefore, when knitting the second knitted fabric portion that overlaps the first knitted fabric portion in the knitting width direction, there is no need to stop the second yarn feeder. Since the second knitted fabric portion is knitted without stopping the second yarn feeder, variations in the size of the plurality of stitches arranged in the knitting width direction of the second knitted fabric portion are unlikely to occur.

According to the configuration of form <2> above, the first stitch becomes a knit stitch continuing in the wale direction of the hanging stitch. Knit stitches are easier to move than hook stitches. Therefore, when moving the first stitch in order to join the first knitted fabric portion to another knitted fabric portion (for example, the second knitted fabric portion), the first stitch can be moved stably.

According to the configuration of form <3> above, the overlapped stitches connecting the first knitted fabric portion to the third knitted fabric portion and the tuck stitches connecting the third knitted fabric portion to the first knitted fabric portion are in the same wale direction. Align the height. Therefore, the seam between the first knitted fabric part and the third knitted fabric part is neatly finished.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of knitwear, which is a knitted fabric according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing an example of a method for knitting a knitted fabric according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a first knitting process chart showing the procedure of the knitting method of the knitted fabric according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a second knitting process diagram following FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the locked state of the stitches at the time when S6 in FIG. 3 is completed. FIG. 6 is a knitting process diagram showing the procedure of a method for knitting a knitted fabric according to the second embodiment.

<Embodiment 1>
In the first embodiment, an example of knitting knitwear having an intarsia structure using the method of knitting a knitted fabric of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. Of course, the knitted fabric knitted by the knitted fabric knitting method of this example is not limited to knitwear, and may be, for example, an industrial material such as a seat cover.

The knitwear 100 shown in FIG. 1 has a body 50, a right sleeve 60R, and a left sleeve 60L. The body 50 includes a front body 50F and a back body 50B. A handle portion 70 is formed on the front body 50F. The handle 70 is obtained by intarsia knitting. Therefore, the knitting yarn that makes up the handle 70 is different from the knitting yarn that makes up the parts other than the handle 70.

The procedure for knitting the handle 70 will be explained based on the image diagram of FIG. 2. In this example, a knitting example using the first yarn feeder 8 used for knitting the handle 70 and the second yarn feeder 9 used for knitting other than the handle 70 will be described. In FIG. 2, the yarn feeders 8 and 9 are indicated by inverted triangular marks. When viewed from the front needle bed FB, the first yarn feeder 8 is arranged closer to the front than the second yarn feeder 9. In other words, the second yarn feeder 9 is located closer to the front than the first yarn feeder 8 when viewed from the rear needle bed BB. The horizontal bars shown at both ends of the body 50 are the boundaries between the front body 50F and the back body 50B. "T+Number" in FIG. 2 indicates the organization number . Of course, three or more yarn feeders may be used for knitting.

T0 shows the body 50 knitted up to just before the handle 70. The body 50 of this example is knitted by tubular knitting using the second knitting yarn 9Y fed from the second yarn feeder 9. From this state, at T1, insert the first yarn feeder 8 from outside the knitting width of the body 50, move the first yarn feeder 8 to the right, and then move it to the left, as shown by the U-turn arrow. A round-trip formation will be carried out. By this reciprocating knitting, the first knitted fabric portion 1 is knitted in two stages in the wale direction on the front needle bed FB. The first knitted fabric portion 1 is knitted by the first knitting yarn 8Y fed from the first yarn feeder 8.

At T2, as shown by the U-turn arrow, reciprocating knitting is performed in which the second yarn feeder 9 is moved rightward and then moved leftward. By this reciprocating knitting, the third knitted fabric portion 3 is knitted in two stages in the wale direction on the front needle bed FB. The third knitted fabric portion 3 is knitted using the second knitting yarn 9Y. The third knitted fabric portion 3 is a knitted fabric portion adjacent to the first knitted fabric portion 1 in the knitting width direction and joined to the first knitted fabric portion 1. The joining procedure will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

At T3, the second yarn feeder 9 is moved to the right and the second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted on the rear needle bed BB. The second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted using the second knitting yarn 9Y. The first knitted fabric portion 1 and the second knitted fabric portion 2 overlap in the knitting width direction. In this example, the knitting range of the first knitted fabric portion 1 overlaps with the knitting range of the second knitted fabric portion 2. Therefore, when knitting the second knitted fabric portion 2, the second yarn feeder 9 crosses the first yarn feeder 8. In this example, the second knitted fabric portion 2 can be knitted without stopping the second yarn feeder 9 by performing the operations shown in the knitting process diagrams of FIGS. 3 and 4, which will be described later.

At T4, as indicated by the U-turn arrow, reciprocating knitting is performed to knit two rows of fourth knitted fabric portions 4 in the wale direction. The fourth knitted fabric portion 4 is knitted using the second knitting yarn 9Y.

At T5, the second yarn feeder 9 is moved to the left and the second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted on the rear needle bed BB. Also at T5, the second yarn feeder 9 crosses the first yarn feeder 8. Further, the second knitted fabric portion 2 can be knitted without stopping the second yarn feeder 9. The arrangement of the yarn feeders 8 and 9 at the end of T5 is the same as that of T1. Therefore, after T5, the handle 70 is knitted on the body 50 by repeating the knitting from T1 to T5.

Next, a detailed knitting process for the part having an intarsia pattern will be explained based on FIGS. 3 and 4. 3 and 4 illustrate a knitting example using a two-bed flat knitting machine including a front needle bed FB and a rear needle bed BB. In knitting using a two-bed flat knitting machine, the knitwear 100 is knitted by needleless knitting in which empty needles are placed between adjacent stitches. Of course, the knitwear 100 of this example can also be knitted using a four-bed flat knitting machine. The knitting needles provided in the flat knitting machine may be compound needles equipped with sliders that open and close hooks, or latch needles that include latches that open and close hooks.

"S+number" in FIGS. 3 and 4 indicates the number of the knitting process. The right columns of FIGS. 3 and 4 show the locked state of the stitches on the front needle bed FB and the rear needle bed BB. In the right column, black dots indicate knitting needles, circle marks indicate stitches, V-shaped marks indicate hanging stitches or tuck stitches, and inverted triangle marks indicate yarn feeders 8 and 9. The capital letters outside the margin indicate the positions of the knitting needles. The portions actually knitted in each step are shown in thick lines, and the newly knitted stitches are shown in black.

S0 in FIG. 3 shows a stitch corresponding to the left half of T0 in FIG. 2. In S1, the first yarn feeder 8 is moved to the right to form hook stitches 10 on the empty needles J of the rear needle bed BB, and then the yarn feeders are stopped by the knitting needles L, N, P, R, and T of the front needle bed FB. The first knitted fabric portion 1 is knitted. It is not necessary to organize the number 10. Unlike this example, the hook 10 may be formed on the empty needle of the front needle bed FB. This S1 corresponds to the outbound formation of T1 in FIG. Since only half of the first knitted fabric portion 1 is shown in FIG. 3, the first yarn feeder 8 actually moves to a position outside the margin.

In S2, the first yarn feeder 8 is moved to the left to knit the first knitted fabric portion 1 that is locked to the knitting needles T, R, P, N, and L of the front needle bed FB. The formation of S2 corresponds to the return formation of T1 in FIG. Further, in this S2, after the knitting of the first knitted fabric portion 1 is completed, the first yarn feeder 8 is moved to the left to knit a first stitch 11 that is continuous in the wale direction of the pick stitch 10 (step A).

Here, if the hanging stitch 10 is not knitted in S1, the first stitch 11 becomes a hanging stitch. Further, in this example, the first stitch 11 is knitted on the rear needle bed BB, but it may be knitted on the front needle bed FB. In that case, before performing the next S3, the first stitch 11 is moved from the front needle bed FB to the rear needle bed BB.

In S3, the first knitting yarn 8Y extending from the first yarn feeder 8 to the first stitch 11 crosses the crossover yarn 12 connecting the end stitch 1E and the first stitch 11 (Step B). The end stitch 1E is the stitch knitted last among the plurality of stitches of the first knitted fabric portion 1 knitted in S3. The crossover thread 12 is a portion that crosses between the front needle bed FB and the rear needle bed BB. Specifically, in S3 of this example, the first yarn feeder 8 is moved to the right, and the first knitting yarn 8Y extending from the first yarn feeder 8 to the first stitch 11 is made to intersect with the crossover yarn 12.

In S4, the second yarn feeder 9 is moved to the right, and the third knitted fabric portion 3 is knitted on the knitting needles B, D, F, H, and J of the front needle bed FB. The formation of S4 corresponds to the outbound formation of T2 in FIG.

In S5, the second yarn feeder 9 is moved to the left, and after knitting tuck stitches 30 on the knitting needles L of the front needle bed FB, the third stitch is knitted on the knitting needles J, H, F, D, and B of the front needle bed FB. Organize area 3. The formation of S5 corresponds to the return formation of T2 in FIG. The tuck stitch 30 is formed in the end stitch 1E of the first knitted fabric portion 1. The first knitted fabric portion 1 and the third knitted fabric portion 3 are connected by the tuck stitches 30. Unlike this example, the tuck stitches 30 may be formed in stitches of the first knitted fabric portion 1 other than the end stitches 1E.

In S6, the first stitch 11 and the first knitted fabric portion 1 are brought into a state in which they are locked to the front needle bed FB that faces the rear needle bed BB on which the second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted (step C). Specifically, in S6 of this example, the first stitch 11 is moved to the front needle bed FB opposite to the rear needle bed BB where the second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted. At this time, the first knitting yarn 8Y crossing the crossover thread 12 is caught on the crossover thread 12 and brought to the front needle bed FB side.

In S6 of this example, the first stitch 11 is overlapped with the stitch 31 of the third knitted fabric portion 3. The stitch 31 is a stitch located in the third knitted fabric portion 3 at a position closest to the first knitted fabric portion 1 . The first knitted fabric portion 1 and the third knitted fabric portion 3 are connected by the overlapped stitch 13 between the stitch 31 and the first stitch 11. After knitting the third knitted fabric part 3, the first stitch 11 is overlapped with the stitch 31 of the third knitted fabric part 3, so that the overlapped stitch 13 connecting the first knitted fabric part 1 to the third knitted fabric part 3 and the The tuck stitches 30 connecting the third knitted fabric part 3 to the first knitted fabric part 1 are aligned at the same height in the wale direction. Therefore, the seam between the first knitted fabric portion 1 and the third knitted fabric portion 3 is neatly finished.

Here, the first stitch 11 may be moved at any time before the second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted. For example, the first stitch 11 may be moved before S4.

The state of the stitches at the end of S6 will be explained with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 5. The knitting needle 5 shown in FIG. 5 is the knitting needle J of the front needle bed FB in FIG. 3. Furthermore, in FIG. 5, fixed sinkers 6 arranged between adjacent knitting needles 5 are shown by dotted lines. The shape of the fixed sinker 6 differs from the actual shape.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first knitting yarn 8Y that intersected with the crossover thread 12 extending from the first stitch 11 in S3 of FIG. It's caught in between. Therefore, the base point (see the white arrow) of the first knitting yarn 8Y extending from the first stitch 11 toward the first yarn feeder 8 is moved toward the front needle bed FB side and hidden by the fixed sinker 6. Therefore, even if the knitting needles of the rear needle bed BB (not shown) are moved, the first knitting yarn 8Y is less likely to be caught by the knitting needles of the rear needle bed BB. Furthermore, if the base point of the first knitting yarn 8Y is placed in a position hidden by the fixed sinker 6, even if a stitch presser (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 3-66415) provided on the carriage comes into contact with the first knitting yarn 8Y, , the base point of the first knitting yarn 8Y is difficult to be pulled out to the outside of the fixed sinker 6. If the base point of the first knitting yarn 8Y is maintained inside the fixed sinker 6, the inclination of the first knitting yarn 8Y in the course direction will not become large, so that the first knitting yarn 8Y will not be caught on the knitting needles of the rear needle bed BB. hard.

Here, as shown in S6 of FIG. 3, by moving the first stitch 11 after knitting the third knitted fabric portion 3 and immediately before knitting the second knitted fabric portion 2, the first stitch 11 is held at a position close to the knitting needles 5. Therefore, the base point of the first knitting yarn 8Y is also arranged at a position close to the knitting needles 5. Therefore, the state in which the base point of the first knitting yarn 8Y is hidden by the fixed sinker 6 is easily maintained.

In S7 of FIG. 4, the first yarn feeder 8 is moved to the left, and the first yarn feeder 8 is placed at a position overlapping the double stitch 13 in the knitting width direction. As a result, the first knitting yarn 8Y extending from the first yarn feeder 8 to the first stitch 11 becomes shorter. Although S7 is not essential, performing S7 makes it even more difficult for the first knitting yarn 8Y to be knitted into the second knitted fabric portion 2 when the second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted.

In S8, the second yarn feeder 9 is moved to the right and the second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted. The composition of S8 corresponds to the composition of T3 in FIG. As already explained using FIG. 5, the first knitting yarn 8Y extending from the first yarn feeder 8 is moved toward the front needle bed FB side, making it difficult to be caught by the knitting needles of the rear needle bed BB. Therefore, the second yarn feeder 9 does not need to stop when passing through the first yarn feeder 8. Further, there is no need to move the first yarn feeder 8.

The fourth knitted fabric portion 4 of T4 in FIG. 2 can be knitted by knitting that is symmetrical to S4 and S5 in FIG. 3. Further, the second knitted fabric portion 2 of T5 in FIG. 2 can be knitted by a left-right symmetrical knitting with S8 in FIG. There is no need to stop the second yarn feeder 9 when knitting the second knitted fabric portion 2 as well.

According to the knitting method of the knitted fabric of this example, since the second yarn feeder 9 does not stop when the second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted, the size of each stitch constituting the second knitted fabric portion 2 is Easy to match. Therefore, the second knitted fabric portion 2 has a good appearance.

<Embodiment 2>
In Embodiment 2, an example of knitting a knitted fabric in which a part of the knitted fabric in the knitting width direction is in a two-layer state on the front needle bed FB side will be described based on the knitting process diagram of FIG. 6. The view of FIG. 6 is the same as that of FIG. Note that another knitted fabric portion may be provided on the rear needle bed BB.

S0 shows a state in which the second knitted fabric portion 2 is locked to the knitting needles B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R, and T of the front needle bed FB. The second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted by the second knitting yarn 9Y of the second yarn feeder 9. From this state, the first knitted fabric portion 1 is knitted within the knitting width of the second knitted fabric portion 2.

In S1, the first yarn feeder 8 is moved to the right, and after knitting 10 stitches on the knitting needles K of the rear needle bed BB and 15 tuck stitches on the knitting needles L of the front needle bed FB, the first yarn feeder 8 is knitted in the right direction. The knitted fabric portion 1 is knitted. The tuck stitches 15 are for joining the ends of the first knitted fabric portion 1 in the knitting width direction to the second knitted fabric portion 2. The first yarn feeder 8 in this example is located further back than the second yarn feeder 9 when viewed from the front needle bed FB. Therefore, the first knitted fabric portion 1 is not joined to the second knitted fabric portion 2 at a position other than the tuck stitch 15. Here, the hook 10 may be knitted on empty needles on the front needle bed FB. For example, hook stitches 10 may be knitted on the knitting needles K of the front needle bed FB.

In S2, the first yarn feeder 8 is moved to the left, the first knitted fabric portion 1 is knitted on the front needle bed FB, and then the first stitch 11 continuing in the wale direction of the pick stitch 10 is knitted (Step A). Unlike this example, when the hook 10 is knitted on the front needle bed FB, the first stitch 11 is also knitted on the front needle bed FB.

In S3, the first yarn feeder 8 is moved to the right, and the first knitting yarn 8Y extending from the first yarn feeder 8 is made to intersect with the crossing yarn 12 (Step B). Instead of moving the first yarn feeder 8, the first knitting yarn 8Y may be made to intersect with the crossover yarn 12 by racking the rear needle bed BB leftward relative to the front needle bed FB.

In S4, the first knitted fabric portion 1 is moved from the front needle bed FB to the rear needle bed BB (step C). As a result, the first knitting yarn 8Y crossing the crossover thread 12 is caught on the crossover thread 12 and brought to the rear needle bed BB. Therefore, the base point of the first knitting yarn 8Y extending from the first yarn feeder 8 to the first stitch 11 is brought to the rear needle bed BB. Here, when the first stitch 11 is knitted on the front needle bed FB, both the first knitted fabric portion 1 and the first stitch 11 are moved to the rear needle bed BB in S4.

After S4, the second yarn feeder 9 is moved to the right and the second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted on the front needle bed FB. Since the base point of the first knitting yarn 8Y is located near the rear needle bed BB, the second knitted fabric portion 2 can be knitted without stopping the second yarn feeder 9.

<Summary>
The method of knitting a knitted fabric of the present invention is effective for knitting a knitted fabric in which the first knitted fabric portion 1 overlaps within the knitting range of the second knitted fabric portion 2. Therefore, in addition to Embodiments 1 and 2, the knitted fabric of the present invention can also be applied to, for example, knitwear in which the knitting width of the front body and the knitting width of the back body are different, or multilayer knitted fabric with three or four layers. Organization methods can be applied.

1 First knitted fabric part, 1E End stitch 2 Second knitted fabric part 3 Third knitted fabric part 4 Fourth knitted fabric part 5 Knitting needle 6 Fixed sinker 8 First yarn feeder, 8Y First knitting yarn 9 Second yarn feeder , 9Y second knitting yarn 10 hanging stitches, 11 first stitches, 12 crossing yarns, 13 overlapping stitches, 15 tuck stitches 30 tuck stitches, 31 stitches
50 body, 50F front body, 50B back body
60L left sleeve, 60R right sleeve
70 Handle
100 knitwear

Claims (3)

A method of knitting a knitted fabric using a flat knitting machine equipped with a first yarn feeder and a second yarn feeder,
After knitting a first knitted fabric portion by moving the first yarn feeder, with the first yarn feeder stopped, move the second yarn feeder across the first yarn feeder to knit a second knitted fabric portion. In the knitting method of the knitted fabric for knitting the ground part 2,
Performing steps A, B, and C between the end of knitting of the first knitted fabric portion and the start of knitting of the second knitted fabric portion,
In the step A, using the first yarn feeder, the end stitches of the first knitted fabric part are attached to a knitting needle different from the knitting needle on which the first knitted fabric part and the second knitted fabric part are locked. Organize the first part that leads to
In the step B, the knitting yarn extending from the first yarn feeder to the first stitch is in a state where it intersects with a crossover yarn connecting the end stitch and the first stitch,
In the step C, the first stitch and the first knitted fabric portion are locked to a needle bed opposite to the needle bed on which the second knitted fabric portion is knitted. Before the step A, the first knitted fabric portion is knitted back and forth,
When knitting the first knitted fabric portion outward, knitting stitches on empty needles,
The method for knitting a knitted fabric according to claim 1, wherein in the step A, the first stitch is knitted successively in the wale direction of the hook. Before the step A, the first knitted fabric portion is knitted back and forth,
After the step B, a third knitted fabric portion adjacent to the first knitted fabric portion in the knitting width direction is knitted back and forth using a yarn feeder different from the first yarn feeder,
When knitting the third knitted fabric portion back and forth, tuck stitches that overlap the stitches of the first knitted fabric portion are knitted,
The method of knitting a knitted fabric according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, after the reciprocating knitting of the third knitted fabric portion, the first stitch is overlapped with the stitch of the third knitted fabric portion in the step C.

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