KR20180130400A - Rice cooker using washe rice capsule - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a convenient rice cooker which simply cooks rice by using a washed rice capsule and a cooking water capsule (or a cooling water bottle). The convenient rice cooker according to the present invention recognizes identification codes displayed on the washed rice capsule and the cooking water capsule, and selects an adequate cooking mode according to the types of rice and water, and operates. Time that the washed water is soaked in the cooking water can be adjusted, and thus the time for soaking the rice can be adjusted in the process of cooking rice. Also, the time for soaking the rice can be adjusted when the cooking of rice is reserved.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a rice cooker,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cooking device for cooking rice, and more particularly, to a simple cooking device in which washed rice is easily cooked using a cleaned capsule encapsulated in a capsule form.

Due to the rapid increase in small size furniture and the cultivation of modern vegetation with irregular eating habits, development and dissemination of home appliances related to simple cooking are rapidly increasing.

As a result, kitchen appliances such as microwave ovens, dishwashers, rice cookers, and gas ranges used in kitchens are being actively developed in various fields in various functions and applications, and the related product market is gradually diversified and rapidly growing . In particular, Asian countries that have rice stocks regard the rice cooker as a necessity for the kitchen.

However, until now, the rice cooker has not largely deviated from the method in which the user is washing the rice, the rice is filled with the water according to the amount, and the type of the desired rice is selected and operated.

Rice rice cooked in ordinary households is cooked variously by a small amount of rice cooker from a rice cooker of a small number of people, and the taste of rice has a certain limit due to influence of people who cook rice or temperature.

In addition, the number of single-person households is increasing due to nuclear family, increase in marriage age, and increase in life expectancy.

In the case of single-person households, it is often the case that rice is washed out to build rice, and that the necessity of washing dishes every time is dependent on eating out or delivering food rather than eating rice at home.

Of course, ready-to-eat rice products that have been specially processed and sealed to heat and cook have also been introduced. However, even those instant-rice products do not satisfy the taste of freshly cooked rice.

The present invention is intended to provide a cooking device using a cleaning microcapsule which can easily cook rice from a single person or small furniture according to the current trend.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple cooking device that allows a user to easily cook rice without washing rice.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a simple cooking device capable of selecting various types of rice (washed rice) and kinds of cooked rice according to the taste of a user and cooking various rice.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a simple cooking device that operates in a cooking mode suitable for the type of rice by allowing the cooking mode to be operated according to the type of rice (washing rice) while identifying the type of rice .

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a simple cooking device which can cook rice of a predetermined quality by controlling the time during which the rice (washing rice) is called as the cooking water even during the reservation cooking.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] The present invention provides a simple cooking device which can easily cook rice using a washing-unsealed sealed rice capsule and a cooking water capsule containing the rice cake. The simple cooking utensil according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a capsule mounting portion in which a cleaning microcapsule and a cooking water capsule are mounted, a heating pot in which washing water and cooking water are charged, a heating portion for heating the heating pot, .

The simple cooking utensil according to the present invention includes a code reader unit for recognizing an identification code provided in the cleaned microcapsule and the cooking water capsule, and can operate in a proper cooking mode by recognizing the identification code without any additional operation of the user .

In addition, the simple cooking utensil according to the present invention may include a cooking utensil capable of filling the cooking water, or a cooking utensil mounting part capable of mounting the cooking utensil containing the cooking utensil, instead of using the cooking utensil.

In addition, the simple cooking utensil according to the present invention provides a structure in which the heating part can slide in and out, and provides a structure in which the heating pot installed in the heating part is sealed during the cooking operation.

The simple cooking utensil according to the present invention has the effect of allowing the rice to be cooked without the troublesome operation of washing the rice by allowing the washed rice capsules sealed with the washed rice to be put into the rice cooker.

In addition, providing various types of rice microcapsules and cooked rice has an effect of allowing a user to easily cook various flavors of rice.

In addition, the simple cooking utensil according to the present invention identifies the type of rice and the type of cooked rice so that a cooking mode suitable for the type of rice can be operated, thereby failing to operate in a proper cooking mode due to a user's inoperability There is an effect that can be reduced.

In addition, since the simple cooking utensil according to the present invention can adjust the time at which the rice flour is opened and the time at which the rice flour is introduced, the time during which the rice is called the rice flour can be appropriately adjusted even during the reservation cooking, The cooking operation can be performed in a state in which the rice is constantly invited, thereby providing the effect of building rice of a certain quality.

1 is a view showing an appearance of a simple cooking apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing the appearance of the heating device of the simple cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, with the top cover being opened.
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining the operation of the capsule opening section of the simple cooking apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing the appearance of a simple cooking apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view for explaining a method of using the simple cooking apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining another method of using the simple cooking apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view showing the appearance of a simple cooking device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a view for explaining a cooking water supply mounting portion of the simple cooking apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or preliminary meaning and the inventor shall properly define the concept of the term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way It should be construed in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. It should be noted that the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention, It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications are possible.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a simple cooking apparatus using a cleaned microcapsule according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing the appearance of a simple cooking device using a cleaned microcapsule according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a drawing showing a heating device of a simple cooking device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device using a cleaned microcapsule according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

As shown in the drawing, the simple cooking device 100-1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the rice can be easily cooked using the uncapped rice capsule 10 and the cooking water capsule 20 .

The simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a capsule mounting unit 110, a heating unit 120, an operation switch unit 130, a display unit 140, (150), and a control unit (160).

The capsule mounting portion 110 is mounted with the cleaning uncapsulated capsule 10 and the cooking water capsule 20, and serves to unseal the mounted capsule. To this end, the capsule mounting portion 110 includes a capsule opening portion 115. [

The heating unit 120 is provided with a heating pot 125. After the cleaning pot and the cooking water are charged into the heating pot 125, the cooking operation is performed. The heating unit 120 may have a structure capable of sliding in and out.

The heating unit 120 may be an induction heating system or a heating system using an electrothermal heater. When the heating unit 120 is heated by the induction heating method, the heating pot 125 includes a material which can be heated by electromagnetic induction.

The operation switch unit 130 receives a preset cooking time, a cooking mode selection, a cooking operation, and the like from a user.

The display unit 140 displays information such as an operation of the operation switch unit 130, an operation in progress, and the like.

The code reader unit 150 performs a function of recognizing the identification codes of the cleaned capsules 10 and the cooking water capsules 20.

The control unit 160 receives the information of the identification code recognized by the code reader unit 150 and performs a function of controlling the heating unit 120 according to the setting by the operation of the operation switch unit 130. [ The control unit 160 may control the heating unit 120 by automatically selecting a cooking mode according to various kinds of washing and cooking water, and may further control the heating unit 120 in a cooking mode set by the user .

For a typical rice cooker, the user should wash the rice and mix it with the rice to be washed (rice), put it in the rice cooker, and use the cook mode to cook rice.

In the present invention, the un-washed capsules (10) and the cooked water capsules (20) are used, so that the un-washed capsules (10) and the cooked water capsules (20) .

Herein, the untreated microcapsule 10 is a form in which a certain amount of untreated microspheres is sealed. It has a similar shape to the currently available instant rice products. In the case of instant rice products, the prepared rice is specially treated to be stored for a long period of time. The rice is cooked by the user, or the rice microcapsule 10 according to the present invention is not a prepared rice but a certain amount of washed rice.

At this time, the sealing may be a vacuum sealing, or may be a seal in which oxygen is removed and filled with nitrogen. Since the rice, which is cereal, is oxidized when it is ripened, it is possible to reduce the oxidation of rice which occurs in the distribution process by circulating the rice after washing and sealing.

It is preferable that the unshaved microcapsule 10 is marked with an identification code 12 such as a bar code or a QR code. The identification code 12 displayed on the untreated microcapsule 10 includes information on the untreated microbes. In addition, the identification code 12 may be configured with an RF-ID. In this case, the code reader unit 150 is configured as an RF-IF reader.

The identification code may include, for example, the type of rice, the date of the rice, the weight of the rice, and the like.

The untreated microcapsule 10 means a type in which the untreated microcapsule is sealed and packed. In this case, the type of the packaging material can be variously applied. In the illustrated embodiment, the uncapsulated capsule 10 has a disk shape, but the shape of the uncapped capsule 10 can be designed in various forms.

The cooking water capsule 20 is packed with water for cooking rice, and the packaging form may be packed in a circular capsule as shown, in a sealed form with a vinyl pouch, or in a bottle-shaped container have. The capsules according to the present invention are meant to be packaged in a sealed form and are not limited to those packaged in a specific form of a capsule.

Like the uncapped capsule 10, the cooked water capsule 20 is preferably displayed with an identification code 22 such as a bar code or a QR code. The identification code 22 displayed on the cooking water capsule 20 includes information on the cooking number. The information on the cooking number may be related to the type of cooking number. For example, in the case where the cooking water is the seawater for the seaweed rice, the information about the number of the cooking water is transmitted to the controller 160 so that the cooking mode for the seaweed rice can be operated.

To this end, the simple kitchen appliance according to the present invention preferably includes a code reader unit 150 for recognizing the identification codes 12 and 22 provided in the cleaned capsules 10 and the cooking water capsules 20. The identification codes 12 and 22 recognized by the code reader unit 150 are transmitted to the controller 160. The controller 160 controls the operation of the heating unit 120 using the received washing information and cooking number information . Here, controlling the operation of the heating unit 120 means controlling the temperature of the heating unit according to the cooking mode.

The types of rice that cook rice may be rice, grain, brown rice, barley rice, etc. Depending on the type of rice, the temperature profile such as heating time, heating temperature, pressure,

However, the simple cooking device 100-1 according to the present invention is not limited to the simple structure of the washing uncapsulant 10, but the conventional rice cooker has a mode in which the user selects a cooking mode with white rice, And the identification codes 12 and 22 displayed on the cooking water capsule 20 and transmits the identification codes 12 and 22 to the controller 160. The controller 160 automatically selects the optimum cooking mode according to the type of rice and the number of cooked rice So that the cooking operation can be performed.

This has the effect of solving the problem that the rice is not properly cooked if a proper cooking mode is not selected due to inactivity of the user.

In addition, if the washing water and the cooking water are provided in the form of capsules, the user can easily select the washing water and the cooking water to make the rice. Generally, rice is cooked using mineral water, but rice can be cooked using seasoned water. For example, seafood soup can be cooked when seafood soup is fed into the cooking water, and rice can be cooked to add another flavor by adding carbonated water as a cooking water.

A heating pot 125 is detachably mounted to the heating unit 120. When the uncooked capsules 10 and the cooking water capsules 20 are attached to the simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention and then the cooking operation is performed, the rice sealed in the uncooked capsules 10 is opened After entering the heating pot 125, the cooking water contained in the cooking water capsule 20 is introduced into the heating pot 125.

It is preferable that the heating pot 125 is disposed at the lower portion of the capsule mounting portion 110 as shown in the drawing in order to allow the introduction of washing water and the feeding of cooking water to be performed by dropping by self weight.

The cooking pot 125 must be sealed in the cooking process and the upper portion of the cooking pot 125 must be opened after rice is cooked. The conventional cooker has a hinge-shaped lid to open and close the lid. However, in the simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention, the heating unit 120, to which the heating pot 125 is mounted, And provides a usable structure.

1, when the heating unit 120 is pulled in, the upper part of the heating pot 125 is closed, and when the heating unit 120 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 2, So that the heating pot 125 can be taken out from the heating unit 120.

The simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention includes an operation switch unit 130. [

It is possible to perform a cooking function for setting the cooking completion time through the operation of the operation switch unit 130. [ In addition, the operation mode of the operation switch unit 130 can be adjusted to select a detailed taste.

For example, even if the rice is cooked using the same rice white, the rice may be preferred to the cooked rice depending on the taste of the user, or the rice may be preferred to the cooked rice.

As described above, the simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention acquires the information about the washing rice and the information about the cooking number, and the control unit automatically selects the cooking mode. However, even in the automatically selected mode, It is possible to choose the degree of quality of rice (choice of rice and rice) additionally.

4 is a view for explaining the operation of the capsule opening section of the simple cooking apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the simple cooking device 100-1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the rice capsules 10 and the cooking water capsules 20 are cooked using capsules. The untreated microcapsule 10 is mounted on the capsule mounting portion 110 and is opened by the capsule opening portion 115. The unsealed microcapsule 10 is opened by the capsule opening portion 115, And the washed rice cake is introduced into the heating pot 125.

The unsealed capsules 10 may be opened by a capsule unsealing part 115 as shown in the figure.

Capsule opening 115 may be configured such that upper block 112 and lower block 114 are divided so that lower block 114 is folded upward.

The untreated microcapsule 10 is mounted on the upper block 112 and the lower block 114 and the lower block 114 is folded toward the upper block 112 with the untreated microcapsule 10 mounted thereon The untreated capsules 10 are incised and opened.

It is more preferable that the uncut microcapsule 10 be made to be cut by making the thickness of the portion to be cut thinner than the other portions so as to be smoothly folded.

At this time, the cleaned capsules 10 may further include a cutter (not shown) for forming a cut-out in order to smoothly cut the uncapped capsules 10.

When the cutter includes a cutter, the cutter raises the undiluted microcapsule 10, and then the lower block 114 is folded up to open the undiluted microcapsule 10.

In the case of the cooked water capsule 20, the cooked water is stored, and the liquid flows down by the self weight only by simply piercing it. Therefore, the opening of the cooking water capsule 20 can be realized with a relatively simple structure in which holes are drilled in the upper and lower portions of the cooking water capsule 20. [

The simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention can adjust the time of putting the washing rice and the time of feeding the cooking water. This is very useful when the reserved cooking time becomes long.

When the washing water is fed into the washing water, the washing water is called by the washing water from that time. However, when the time to be called becomes longer, the taste of rice may change when cooked, and there is a fear that it may change in the summer season.

However, since the simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention can control the closing time of the washing machine and the closing time of the cooking water, when the reserved cooking is selected, It starts from the opening of the capsule. Therefore, it is possible to introduce the washing water and the cooking water into the cooking pot a certain amount of time before the heating start time at which the heating pot is heated. Therefore, even when the cooking time is changed, There is an effect that can be.

In other words, when the reserved cooking function is performed, the controller 160 calculates the time required for cooking from the input cooking completion time and the time for feeding the cooking utensil and the cooking water, (115).

Therefore, it is possible to control the time at which the washing water is immersed in the washing water before the heating is started.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a simple cooking device using a cleaned microcapsule according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a method of using a simple cooking device using a cleaned microcapsule according to a second embodiment of the present invention FIG. 7 is a view for explaining another method of using the simple cooking apparatus using the cleaned microcapsule according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a view for explaining another method of using the cleaned microcapsule according to the second embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device using a capsule. Fig.

The simple cooking apparatus 100-2 using the cleaning uncapsulated capsule according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a heating unit 120 on which the heating pot 125 is mounted and a heating unit 120 on which the cooking water stored in the heating pot 125 is stored A water supply control unit 170 that supplies the cooking water to the cooking pot 125 stored in the cooking water tank 175 and an operation switch unit 130 that receives a cooking mode and a reservation time, A code reader unit 150 for recognizing the identification code 12 of the unshaved microcapsule 10, and a display unit 140 for displaying an operation state of the heating unit 120 And a control unit 160 for controlling the control unit 160.

The simple cooking apparatus 100-2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is a system in which the process of opening and cleaning the uncapsulated capsule 10 into a heating pot and supplying the cooking water to the cooking cistern is performed by a user And the subsequent cooking operation is performed.

Since the rice untreated capsule 10 contains a predetermined amount of rice, the user prepares the washing rice in the heating pot 125 of the heating unit 120 and prepares the cooking water in the cooking water tank 175 by the user .

If the cooking utensil is carried out in the cooking pot 125 of the simple cooking apparatus 100-2 according to the present embodiment and the cooking utensil is filled with the cooking utensil 175 in the cooking utensil 175, So that the cooking water filled in the cooking cans 175 is introduced into the cooking pot 125. At this time, the flow rate of the supplied cooking water is automatically selected by the controller 160 or set to a flow rate suitable for the cooking mode selected by the user.

The cooking utensil 175 is preferably provided with a lid 177 at an upper portion thereof so that the user can pour cooking water into the cooking utensil 175 while the lid 177 is opened.

6, the simple cooking apparatus 100-2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is a system in which the user opens the untreated microcapsule 10 and puts the washing bean into the heating pot 125 And the untreated capsules 10 may be directly introduced into the heating pot 125 as shown in FIG.

One of the reasons why one person does not eat rice at home is the hassle of washing dishes. Every time you cook rice, you have to clean the rice cooker to cook rice again.

In order to reduce such inconvenience, the simple cooking device 100-2 according to the present invention allows the container 16 of the untreated microcapsule 10 to be directly introduced into the heating pot 125, The capsule 10 can be used as a rice bowl to eat.

In this case, the user can make the untreated capsules 10 consist of the lower container 14 and the sealing film 16. The lower container 16 may be made of a synthetic resin, a metal material, or the like, and is preferably made of a heat resistant material that is not deformed at a high temperature in the cooking process or does not elute foreign substances.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a simple cooking device using a cooking water capsule according to a third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 10 is a view for explaining a cooking waterproofing mounting part of the simple cooking device according to the third embodiment of the present invention And FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The simple cooking apparatus 100-3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a heating unit 120 to which the heating pot 125 is mounted and a cooking water dispenser 30, A water supply control unit 180 for supplying the cooking water to the cooking pot 125 stored in the cooking water bottle 30 and an operation switch unit for receiving a cooking mode and a reservation time, A code reader unit 150 for recognizing the identification code 12 of the unshaved microcapsule 10, a controller 130 for controlling the heating unit 120 (Not shown).

The simple cooking apparatus 100-3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that it is possible to mount the kitchen water bottle 30 which is sealed and sold on the bottle top in place of the cooking water bottle 175 of the second embodiment .

In the case of the first embodiment, a cooking water capsule in which the number of dishes for one use is stored is used, but in the present embodiment, the cooking water stored for the number of dishes for a multi use amount can be mounted on the simple cooking device.

The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the second embodiment except that the cooking utensil is replaced by the cooking utensil mounting portion 185, and thus a duplicate description will be omitted.

10, when the cooking water bottle 30 is sealed with the sealing film 32 and the cooking water bottle 30 is connected to the cooking water bottle mounting portion 185, the cooking water bottle mounting portion 185 (Not shown) may be inserted through the sealing film 32.

When the cooking water bottle 30 is mounted on the cooking water bottle mounting portion 185 as described above, the cooking water contained in the cooking water bottle 30 flows to the water supply control portion 180 through the cooking water supply pipe 182, The cooking water is fed into the heating pot 125. [

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention will be indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing detailed description. It is intended that all changes and modifications that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims, as well as any equivalents thereof, be within the scope of the present invention.

10: washing microcapsules
20: Cooked water capsule
30: Catering
100-1, 100-2, 100-3: Simple cooking device
110: Capsule mounting part
115: Capsule opening section
120:
125: Heating pot
130: Operation switch section
140:
150: Code reader unit
160:
170, 180:
175: catering canteens
185: Caterpillar mounting section

Claims (12)

A capsule mounting portion to which the cleaning microcapsule and the cooking water capsule are mounted;
A heating unit disposed at a lower portion of the capsule mounting unit and equipped with a heating pot;
An operation switch section for receiving a cooking mode and a reservation time;
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the heating unit according to an input of the operation switch unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a code reader unit for recognizing an identification code included in the cleaned capsule and the cooking water capsule,
And the information recognized by the code reader unit is transmitted to the control unit.
The method according to claim 1,
The heating unit
And the upper part of the heating pot is opened in a state in which the heating section is drawn out.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a capsule unsealing unit for unsealing the capsule mounted on the capsule mounting unit to allow the contents contained in the capsule to be introduced into the heating pot.
The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
When performing the reserved cooking function,
Calculating a time required for cooking, deriving a cooking start time,
The cooking time can be controlled by allowing the cooking water to be introduced into the cooking pot before a preset time at the cooking start time so that the time for which the washing time is called the cooking water can be adjusted.
A cooking canteen in which cooking water is stored;
A heating unit disposed at a lower portion of the capsule mounting unit and equipped with a heating pot;
An operation switch section for receiving a cooking mode and a reservation time;
A water supply amount adjusting unit for supplying the cooking water stored in the cooking water tank to the heating pot; And
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the heating unit and the feed amount adjusting unit according to an input of the operation switch unit.
A cooker mount on which a cooking water bottle is mounted;
A heating unit disposed at a lower portion of the capsule mounting unit and equipped with a heating pot;
An operation switch section for receiving a cooking mode and a reservation time;
A water supply amount adjusting unit for supplying the cooking water stored in the cooker to the heating pot; And
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the heating unit and the feed amount adjusting unit according to an input of the operation switch unit.
8. The method according to claim 6 or 7,
Further comprising a capsule mounting portion on which the cleaning microcapsules are mounted.
9. The method of claim 8,
And a capsule unsealing unit for unsealing the unsealed capsule mounted on the capsule mounting unit to allow the washes contained in the unsealed capsule to enter into the heating pot.
9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising a code reader unit for recognizing an identification code included in the cleaned capsule,
And the information recognized by the code reader unit is transmitted to the control unit.
8. The method according to claim 6 or 7,
The heating unit
And the upper part of the heating pot is opened in a state in which the heating section is drawn out.
8. The method according to claim 6 or 7,
The control unit
When performing the reserved cooking function,
Calculating a time required for cooking, deriving a cooking start time,
Wherein the cooking time can be adjusted by allowing the cooking water to be introduced into the cooking pot before a preset time at the cooking start time so that the time for the washing water to be immersed in the washing water can be adjusted.

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