KR20110117596A - Refrigerator having a drawer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a storage drawer for the refrigerator, by integrally providing an ice making unit in the storage drawer provided in the storage compartment retractable, the ice making unit is provided to be withdrawn through the front opening of the storage drawer Therefore, the convenience of use and space efficiency can be improved.

Description

Refrigerator with storage drawer for refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR HAVING A DRAWER}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a storage drawer in which an ice making unit is accommodated.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device for supplying low temperature cold air to a storage room where food is stored to keep food fresh at a low temperature. The refrigerator includes a freezer compartment for keeping the freezing temperature below the freezing temperature, and a refrigerating compartment for maintaining the temperature slightly above the freezing temperature. .

In the refrigerator, an ice making unit for manufacturing ice is installed in the freezer compartment. The ice making unit is an ice making tray for ice making, an ice storage body disposed under the ice making tray to store ice, and is capable of being pulled in and taken out of the freezer. And an ice making main body to which the ice making tray and the ice storage body are detachably installed.

Such an ice making unit is separately provided and accommodated in the freezing compartment, or provided with a partitioned space for installing the ice making unit on one side wall of the storage space forming the freezing compartment.

One aspect of the present invention provides a refrigerator having improved space efficiency of a refrigerator storage compartment.

In addition, another aspect of the present invention provides a refrigerator with improved ease of use.

To this end, a storage drawer for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided to be capable of drawing in and out of a storage compartment and includes a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, and both side walls extending upward from a circumference of the bottom surface. In the storage drawer for a refrigerator having a direct wall, the storage drawer has a plurality of storage spaces partitioned to accommodate food, wherein any one of the plurality of storage spaces is an ice making unit for generating ice, The front wall of the accommodation space in which the ice making unit is housed may be provided with an ice making unit drawing part opened to allow the ice making unit to be drawn in and drawn out.

The ice making unit may include an ice making tray in which ice is formed and an ice storage body storing ice iced in the ice making tray, and at least one of the ice making tray and the ice storage body is slid through the ice making unit drawing unit. It may be provided to be withdrawable.

The storage drawer may further include a storage tray covering an upper portion of the storage space in which the ice making unit is accommodated.

In addition, the storage tray may be provided on the vertical wall of the storage drawer to be slidable.

In addition, the storage drawer may be provided with a cold air inlet opening to supply cold air to the ice making unit side.

In addition, the cold air inlet may be provided on the rear wall.

The ice making tray may include a frame having an upper and lower opening, an ice making container rotatably disposed in the frame, and an ice making container configured to make ice making, and a rotating handle disposed at the front of the frame to rotate the ice making container. It may include.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a refrigerator includes: a storage compartment; a door for opening and closing the storage compartment; a storage drawer provided to be able to be pulled in and out of the storage compartment to accommodate food; and a plurality of independent storage interiors of the storage drawer. A partition partitioning the space; and an ice making unit housed in one of the plurality of storage spaces to generate ice; And an open ice making unit drawing unit.

In addition, the storage compartment may include a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, and the storage drawer may be disposed in the freezing compartment.

The ice making unit includes an ice making tray in which ice is formed, and an ice storage body storing ice iced in the ice making tray, and at least one of the ice making tray and the ice storage body slides through the ice making unit drawing unit. It may be provided to be able to withdraw and withdraw.

In addition, a cold air inlet hole may be provided at one side wall of the accommodation space in which the ice making unit is accommodated so as to supply cold air to the ice making unit side.

In addition, the ice making unit may further include a cold air guide cover disposed above the ice making tray.

The storage drawer may further include a storage tray covering an upper portion of the storage space in which the ice making unit is accommodated.

In addition, the storage tray is supported on the upper end of the storage drawer may be provided to be movable sliding.

In addition, the ice tray may include a frame, an ice making container rotatably disposed in the frame, and an ice making container configured to make ice, and a rotating handle disposed on the front of the frame to rotate in conjunction with the ice making container.

The ice making unit may be a manual ice maker in which ice is separated from the ice making tray as the ice making tray is twisted.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a refrigerator includes: a freezer compartment; a storage drawer having a bottom surface and a vertical wall and slidably installed in the freezer compartment; and an ice making tray for generating ice and the ice making tray being twisted. An ice making unit including an ice storage unit for storing the ice falling from the ice making tray; An ice making unit accommodating space, wherein the ice making unit includes an ice making unit housing coupled to the ice making unit accommodating space, and the ice making tray and the ice receiving body are slidably movable in the ice making unit housing. It may be provided to be pulled out and withdrawn through the unit withdrawal unit.

In addition, the rear wall of the freezing chamber may be provided with a cold air discharge hole protruding to penetrate the storage drawer and the ice making unit housing and positioned adjacent to the ice making tray.

In addition, the ice-making unit housing may include a first opening portion corresponding to the ice-making unit lead-out portion on the front surface, a second opening portion through which the cold air discharge hole passes, and a hexahedron-shaped body portion having a plurality of cold air flow holes formed on a side surface thereof. Can be.

In addition, the bottom surface may be provided with an insertion rib extending in the front-rear direction of the storage drawer to insert and fix the partition, the partition may be provided with a ring portion coupled to surround the upper edge of the vertical wall.

As described above, the refrigerator provided with the storage drawer for the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention may improve the space efficiency of the refrigerator storage compartment.

In addition, the refrigerator having a storage drawer for the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention is not only convenient to use when the ice is drawn out but also improves the efficiency of the refrigerator.

In addition, in the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, as the ice tray is withdrawn after the storage drawer is drawn out, water supply for ice making according to an increase in the drawing distance is facilitated.

1 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the storage drawer of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention is drawn out.
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the storage drawer of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an operation state diagram of the storage tray of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.
5 shows a state in which the ice making unit of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention is drawn out.
6 is a perspective view showing a storage drawer provided with an ice making unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment according to the technical idea of the refrigerator of the present invention as described above.

1 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the drawer of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention is drawn out.

Referring to FIG. 1, a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10 in which storage chambers 12 and 13 are formed, and doors 16 and 17 opening and closing the front surface of the main body 10.

The storage chambers 12 and 13 may be formed of a first storage chamber 12 at an upper portion and a second storage chamber 13 at a lower portion by a horizontal partition 11 partitioning the inside of the main body 10 up and down.

The refrigerator of the present embodiment may be a bottom mounted freezer (BMF) type refrigerator. The first storage compartment 12 may function as a refrigerating compartment, and the second storage compartment 13 may function as a freezer compartment.

Meanwhile, the storage compartments 12 and 13 may be used as the first storage compartment 12 as the freezing compartment, the second storage compartment 13 as the refrigerating compartment, or the first storage compartment 12 and the second storage compartment 13 as the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment. ) Temperature can be controlled, the number of storage rooms is not limited to two.

The lower part of the main body 10 is provided with a machine room (not shown) in which various electrical equipment is installed, and a compressor (not shown), a condenser (not shown), and an electric box (not shown) forming a refrigeration cycle may be installed in the machine room. Can be.

The doors 16 and 17 include a refrigerating chamber door 16 for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber 12 and a freezing chamber door 17 for opening and closing the freezing chamber 13.

A plurality of door guards 18 may be provided inside the doors 16 and 17 to store beverages and small foods.

A plurality of shelves 14 on which food is placed may be provided in the upper refrigerating chamber 12, and a storage drawer 20 for storing food may be provided in the freezing chamber 13 in the lower freezing chamber 13.

Referring to FIG. 2, the storage drawer 20 is a drawer-type drawer container provided to slide in and out of the freezer compartment 13 along rails 15 provided on both side walls of the freezer compartment 13, and both sides of the storage drawer 20. The guide 28 supported by the rail 15 may be provided.

The storage drawer 20 may be provided with a storage space 40 for storing food therein, and an ice making unit 60 for generating ice may be integrally provided at one side of the storage space 40.

Since the ice making unit 60 of the present embodiment is integrally provided on one side of the storage space 40 of the storage drawer 20, the invalid space of the freezing compartment 13 in which the ice making unit 60 is installed can be reduced, thereby freezing the chamber 13. The space utilization of the can be improved.

That is, when the existing ice making unit 60 is installed in the freezer compartment 13, a separate structure such as a rail or an intermediate partition occupies a predetermined space in the freezer compartment 13 on the inside of the freezer compartment 13. 13 is limited in volume, the ice making unit 60 of the present embodiment is integrally provided in the storage drawer 20 withdrawn from the freezing chamber 13 of the freezing chamber 13 for installing the ice making unit 60 Unnecessary space can be reduced.

3 is an exploded perspective view of a storage drawer for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is an operating state of the storage tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the refrigerator drawer 20 includes a bottom surface 21 and a vertical wall extending upward from the circumference of the bottom surface 21 to form a storage space 40 where food and the like are stored therein. It may have a hexahedron shape having an upper portion 22 provided with (22).

The vertical wall 22 includes both side walls 23 and 24 extending upward from both edges of the bottom surface 21, and the front wall 25 extending upward from the front and rear edges of the bottom surface 21, respectively; It may be made of the rear wall (26).

In the storage space 40, a partition 30 may be provided to divide the storage space 40 into a plurality of areas. The partition 30 may be provided to contact the front wall 25 and the rear wall 26 of the storage drawer 20 so that the partition 30 may be divided into two independent spaces by dividing the storage space 40 in left and right directions. have. In addition, the partition 30 may be integrally provided with the storage drawer 20 or may be separately molded and mounted on the storage drawer 20.

As a result, the storage space 40 includes a first storage space 41 and a second storage space 43 partitioned by the partition 30, and the first storage space 41 stores food, for example, food. The function of the storage unit is performed, and the second storage space 43 performs the function of the ice making unit in which the ice making unit 60 generating ice is stored.

The front wall 25 forming the first storage space 41 is provided with a handle portion 27 for gripping when the storage drawer 20 is pulled out, and the second storage space 43 in which the ice making unit 60 is accommodated. ), The ice making unit drawing part 50 may be provided at the front wall 25 of the ice making unit 60 to open and draw the ice making unit 60.

The ice making unit 60 is provided to be able to slide in and out from the storage drawer 20 through the ice making unit drawing unit 50, so that the user does not withdraw the storage drawer 20 introduced into the freezer compartment 13 even though the ice making unit is withdrawn. Since only the unit 60 can be taken out from the storage drawer 20, not only convenience of use is improved but also cold air loss can be prevented.

The manual ice making unit 60 installed in the second storage space 43 to make ice is disposed on the ice making tray 70 for ice making and the lower portion of the ice making tray 70 to ice the ice made in the ice making tray 70. It can be provided with the ice storage body 80 to accommodate.

The ice tray 70 is a frame 71 of a rectangular shape having an upper and lower opening, and an ice tray 73 rotatably installed inside the frame 71 to rotate ice, and a frame to rotate the ice tray 73. Is disposed on the front of the 71 may be provided with a rotary knob 75 to interlock with the ice making container (73).

The rotary knob 75 is rotatably provided on the same axis as the rotary shaft 72 of the ice maker 73. When the rotary knob 75 is rotated, the ice maker 73 rotates the rotary shaft 72 of the ice maker 73. As the ice is rotated in the frame 71 and twisted about, the ice of the ice making container 73 is separated from the ice making container 73 and falls to the ice storage body 80 under the ice making container 73.

Support ribs 77 protruding to guide sliding in and out of the ice making tray 70 are provided at both sides of the frame 71, and the support ribs 77 have a storage drawer for forming a second storage space 43. 20 may be supported by the first guide part 45 formed on the side wall of the partition 20 and the side wall of the partition 30.

On the other hand, the ice making tray 70 of the manual ice making unit 60 of the present embodiment is configured to separate the ice from the ice making container 73 by rotating the handle 75 rotates the ice of the ice making container 73, The present invention is not limited thereto, and when the lever rotates by providing a lever that interlocks with the gear, ice may be separated from the ice maker according to the twist of the ice tray connected to the gear. That is, any user can be applied as long as the user is a manual ice maker that separates the ice by twisting the ice tray 70.

The ice housing 80 is formed in a rectangular cylindrical shape with an upper opening, and a handle 81 for gripping when the ice storage body 80 is pulled out is provided on the front surface of the ice storage body 80, and the ice storage body ( Both sides of the support 80 may be provided with support ribs 83 which are supported by the second guide part 47 provided under the both side walls of the second storage space 43 and slide.

In addition, the ice making unit 60 may include a cold air guide cover 90 disposed above the ice making tray 70 to guide the cold air supplied to the ice making tray 70.

The cold air guide cover 90 may be provided with a cold air guide surface 91 for guiding movement of cold air, and a plurality of cold air discharge ports 93 for discharging cold air moved along the cold air guide surface 91 to the bottom.

Meanwhile, an ice making unit 60 is installed on the rear wall 26 of the storage drawer 20 forming the second storage space 43, and the cold air blown from the cold air supply device (not shown) is installed in the second storage space 43. The cold air inlet 51 may be provided so as to be guided to the side.

As a result, a portion of the cold air introduced into the second storage space 43 through the cold air inlet 51 by the cold air supply device (not shown) moves along the cold air guide surface 91 and passes through the cold air discharge port 93. It may be discharged downward and transferred to the ice making container 73.

Meanwhile, an upper portion of the second storage space 43 of the storage drawer 20 in which the ice making unit 60 is installed prevents leakage of cold air introduced into the ice making unit 60 and at the same time, the inflow of foreign matter into the ice making unit 60 side. The storage tray 53 may have an area corresponding to the opened surface of the upper portion of the second storage space 43 and cover the upper portion of the second storage space 43.

The storage tray 53 includes a storage unit 54 capable of accommodating small items and a storage drawer so that an edge of the storage tray 53 can be supported on an upper end of the vertical wall 22 of the storage drawer 20. 20 is provided with a support surface 55 which is respectively supported on the top of the front wall 25 and the top of the rear wall 26, the support surface 55 is a vertical wall of the storage drawer 20 as shown in FIG. 22 may be provided to be slidably moved in the left and right directions along the upper end.

Hereinafter will be described the operation and effect of the storage drawer for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the ice making unit 60 is integrally provided in the storage drawer 20 provided to be pulled out of the freezing compartment 13 so that an additional invalid space for installing the ice making unit 60 in the freezing compartment 13 can be reduced. Therefore, the space utilization of the freezer compartment 13 is in an improved state.

In addition, the ice making unit 60 is accommodated in the second storage space 43 of the storage drawer 20 in a state in which water is adequately supplied to the ice making tray 70 and the ice making tray accommodated in the second storage space 43 ( 70 generates ice by cold air introduced through the cold air inlet hole 51 of the storage drawer 20 from the cold air supply device (not shown) of the refrigerator.

In this case, the cold air introduced into the second storage space 43 may be minimized by the storage tray 53 sealing the upper portion of the second storage space 43, thereby shortening the ice making time.

On the other hand, in the case of withdrawing ice from the ice making unit 60, as shown in FIG. 5, the user does not have to withdraw the storage drawer 20 introduced into the freezing compartment 13, without the ice storage body in front of the freezing compartment 13 ( Since only 80) can be taken out of the ice, it is possible to prevent a decrease in efficiency due to ease of use and loss of cold air.

In addition, when the user supplies water to the ice making tray 70, after the storage drawer 20 is withdrawn from the freezing chamber 13, the ice making tray 70 may be withdrawn from the storage drawer 20 so that the withdrawal distance is extended. Manual watering can be facilitated.

Hereinafter, a storage drawer having an ice making unit according to another embodiment will be described. Description of the same parts as in the present embodiment described above will be omitted.

6 is a perspective view showing a storage drawer provided with an ice making unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the storage drawer 20 includes a storage space 40 in which food is stored, and the storage space 40 is formed by a partition 95 detachably provided. ) And the second storage space 43.

An insertion rib 96 is formed on the bottom surface 21 of the storage space 40 to cross the storage space 40, and a lower end of the partition 95 is inserted into and fixed to the insertion rib 96. .

In addition, the upper edge portion of the partition 95 may be provided with a ring portion (95a) coupled to surround the upper edge of the rear wall (26). In addition, a plurality of cold air flow holes 95b may be provided on the sidewall of the partition 95 to allow cold air to flow between the first and second storage spaces 41 and 43.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the ice making unit 100 provided in the second storage space 43, unlike the ice making unit described above may be provided as a separate assembly and mounted in the second storage space 43.

The ice making unit 100 includes an ice making unit housing 110 having a shape corresponding to the second storage space 43, and an ice making tray 70 and an ice container 80 inside the ice making unit housing 110. Can be accommodated.

The ice making unit housing 110 may include a body portion 111 having a rectangular box shape, and the body portion 111 may be inserted into the second storage space 43 and detachably coupled to the storage drawer 20. .

To this end, the front surface of the ice making unit housing 111 is provided with a position fixing groove 113 corresponding to the position fixing protrusion 97 provided inside the front wall 25 of the storage drawer 20, the ice making unit housing 111 The rear of the) may be provided with a fitting protrusion 115 coupled to the fitting groove 98 formed in the rear wall 26 of the storage drawer 20.

Meanwhile, a plurality of cold air distribution holes 117 and 118 may be provided at the periphery of the ice making unit housing 111 to evenly introduce cold air around the ice making unit housing 111.

The cold air distribution holes 117 and 118 function as a passage through which cold air of the freezer compartment 13 is transferred to the ice making tray 70, and the cold air introduced through the cold air distribution holes 117 and 118 is provided in the ice making tray 70 and the ice container. Cool 80.

In addition, a front surface of the ice making unit housing 111 is provided with a first opening 114 corresponding to an ice making unit drawing part 50 for drawing the ice making tray 70 and the ice container 80 into and out of the ice making unit. The rear surface of the housing 111 may be provided with a second opening 116 opened in a shape corresponding to the cold air inlet 51 formed in the rear wall 26 of the second storage space 40 side.

The first guide part 112 and the second guide part 119 for slidably supporting the ice tray 70 and the ice storage body 80 are disposed on both inner walls of the ice making unit housing 111 so as to be spaced apart vertically. Support ribs 77 and 83 corresponding to the first and second guide parts 112 and 119 may be provided at both sides of the ice tray 70 and the ice container 80, respectively.

On the other hand, the rear wall of the freezing chamber 13 may be provided with a cold air discharge hole 120 protruding to supply the cold air generated in the cold air supply device toward the second storage space (43).

The cold air discharge hole 120 is positioned at a position adjacent to the rear side of the ice making tray 70 by passing through the second opening 116 of the ice making unit housing 111 when the storage drawer 20 is inserted into the freezing compartment 13. Will be. Through this, it is possible to smoothly supply the cold air to the ice making tray 70 to shorten the ice making time.

In the above, specific embodiments have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art may make various changes without departing from the spirit of the technical idea of the invention as set forth in the claims below. .

10: main body, 21: drawer,
30: partition, 40: storage space,
50: ice making unit outlet, 51: cold air inlet,
53: storage tray, 60: ice making unit,
70: ice tray, 80: ice housing,
90: cold air guide cover.

Claims (20)

A storage drawer for a refrigerator having a bottom surface and a vertical wall including a front wall, a rear wall, and a side wall extending upward from a circumference of the bottom surface, the drawer being retractable and drawn out in the storage compartment,
The storage drawer is provided with a plurality of storage spaces partitioned to accommodate food, wherein any one of the plurality of storage spaces the ice making unit for generating ice, the front of the storage space accommodated the ice making unit A drawer for a refrigerator, characterized in that the wall is provided with an ice making unit drawer which is opened so that the ice making unit can be drawn in and drawn out. The method of claim 1,
The ice making unit includes an ice making tray in which ice is formed, and an ice storage body storing ice iced in the ice making tray, and at least one of the ice making tray and the ice storage body slides in and out through the ice making unit drawing unit. Refrigerator storage drawer, characterized in that provided as possible. The method of claim 2,
The storage drawer is a storage drawer for a refrigerator, characterized in that further comprises a storage tray for covering the upper portion of the storage space accommodated in the ice making unit. The method of claim 3, wherein
The storage tray is a storage drawer for a refrigerator, characterized in that the support is provided on the top of the vertical wall of the storage drawer to be slidable. The method of claim 2,
The storage drawer is a refrigerator drawer, characterized in that the cold air inlet opening is provided to supply the cold air to the ice making unit side. 6. The method of claim 5,
The cold air inlet is a refrigerator drawer, characterized in that provided on the rear wall. The method of claim 2,
The ice tray includes a frame having an upper and lower opening, an ice making container rotatably disposed in the frame to make ice making, and a rotating handle disposed on a front surface of the frame to rotate the ice making container and connected to the ice making container. Refrigerator drawer, characterized in that. Storage room;
A door for opening and closing the storage compartment; and
A storage drawer provided in the storage compartment so as to accommodate food therein;
A partition partitioning the inside of the storage drawer into a plurality of independent storage spaces;
An ice making unit accommodated in one of the plurality of storage spaces to generate ice;
And an open ice making unit drawing unit on one side of a vertical wall of the storage space in which the ice making unit is accommodated, for entering and withdrawing the ice making unit. The method of claim 8,
The storage compartment comprises a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, wherein the storage drawer is disposed in the freezer compartment. The method of claim 9,
The ice making unit includes an ice making tray in which ice is formed, and an ice storage body storing ice iced in the ice making tray, and at least one of the ice making tray and the ice storage body slides in and out through the ice making unit drawing-out unit. A refrigerator characterized by being able to withdraw. The method of claim 10,
And a cold air inlet hole is formed at one side wall of the storage space in which the ice making unit is accommodated so as to supply cold air to the ice making unit side. 12. The method of claim 11,
The ice making unit further comprises a cold air guide cover disposed above the ice making tray. 12. The method of claim 11,
The storage drawer further comprises a storage tray covering an upper portion of the storage space in which the ice making unit is accommodated. The method of claim 13,
The storage tray is a refrigerator characterized in that the support is provided on the upper end of the storage drawer to be slidable. The method of claim 10,
The ice tray includes a frame, an ice making container rotatably disposed in the frame, and an ice making container for making ice, and a rotating handle disposed in front of the frame and rotating in conjunction with the ice making container. The method of claim 10,
And the ice making unit is a manual ice maker which separates ice from the ice making tray as the ice making tray is twisted. Freezer;
A storage drawer having a bottom surface and a vertical wall and slidably installed in the freezing compartment;
An ice making unit including an ice making tray for generating ice and an ice container storing ice falling from the ice making tray as the ice making tray is twisted;
And an ice making unit accommodating space which is partitioned by a partition to accommodate the ice making unit and is provided in the storage drawer and has an ice making unit drawer open at the front.
The ice making unit includes an ice making unit housing coupled to the ice making unit accommodating space, and the ice making tray and the ice receiving body are slidably installed in the ice making unit housing so that the ice making unit can be pulled out and drawn out through the ice making unit drawing unit. Refrigerator, characterized in that provided. The method of claim 17,
And a cold air discharge hole protruding from the rear wall of the freezing compartment to protrude through the storage drawer and the ice making unit housing and positioned adjacent to the ice making tray. 19. The method of claim 18,
The ice making unit housing may include a first opening part corresponding to the ice making unit drawing part on a front surface, a second opening part through which the cold air discharge hole passes, and a hexahedral body part having a plurality of cold air flow holes formed around a side surface thereof. Refrigerator. The method of claim 17,
The bottom surface is provided with an extension rib extending in the front-rear direction of the storage drawer for inserting and fixing the partition, the partition is provided with a ring portion coupled to surround the upper edge of the vertical wall.

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