TW202231542A - Automatic packing apparatus capable of sucking vacuum packs of different sizes at one time to improve packing efficiency and reduce equipment costs - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an automatic packing apparatus, which includes a machine, an XYZ moving module, a carton expanding module and a vacuum pack suction module. A vacuum pack conveying module is used to transport multiple vacuum packs into the machine for positioning, a carton transport module is used to transport cartons to the machine for positioning, the carton expanding module is used to open one inner ear and one outer ear of the carton, then the vacuum pack suction module is configured to suck the vacuum pack into the carton through the XYZ moving module, and finally the carton full of the vacuum pack is pushed out of the machine, so as to complete the packing operation. Thereby, the automatic packing apparatus of the present invention can suck vacuum packs of different sizes at one time, so as to improve packing efficiency and reduce equipment costs, thereby realizing an intelligent production line with high production capacity and low space utilization rate.

Description

Automatic packing equipment

The present invention is related to automatic equipment, and particularly refers to an automatic packing equipment that can absorb a plurality of vacuum bags of different sizes.

Due to the aging of the labor age group in traditional industries, in the traditional factory environment with shortage of labor, the demand for automated equipment used in food packaging to replace human labor is increasing, and it can reduce the occupational injuries caused by laborers due to long-term handling or repeating the same work.

In order to meet the needs of consumers, vacuum packs of different sizes are sold in the market for filling ingredients, so that the relevant industry of automation equipment must design the corresponding jig according to the aforementioned vacuum packs of different sizes, which will not only increase the production In addition, it is necessary to stop the fixture to replace the fixture, thus affecting the production efficiency.

The cartoning machine disclosed in the TW M470810 patent case mainly uses a gripping mechanism to grip the bag body and move it to the top of the guiding mechanism, so as to carry out the packing operation. However, the aforementioned clamping devices cannot share bags of different sizes, and lack the function of detecting whether the bags have broken vacuum.

The fully automatic stacking machine disclosed in the TW M471119 patent case mainly uses two sets of reclaiming devices to absorb the boards and synchronously carry out the loading and unloading operations, at the same time calculate the weight of the boards to be moved, and then stack the boards to be moved neatly according to its settings. or layered separately. Although this patent document can absorb plates of different sizes, it does not have the function of packing.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic packing equipment, which can absorb a plurality of vacuum packs of different sizes, and can carry out packing operations on the sucked vacuum packs.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned main purpose, the automatic packing equipment of the present invention includes a machine table, an XYZ moving module, a box expanding module, and a vacuum bag suction module. The XYZ moving module is arranged on the machine table to provide the moving effect of XYZ three axes; the box expansion module has a lifting cylinder, a lifting seat, a first box expansion cylinder, and a first box expansion board , a second box expansion cylinder and a second box expansion plate, the lifting cylinder is set on the machine table, the lifting base is connected to the lifting cylinder, the first box expansion cylinder is set on the lifting base, the first A box expansion plate is connected to the first box expansion cylinder and can be driven by the first box expansion cylinder to open one of the outer ears of the carton outwards. The second box expansion cylinder is arranged on the lifting seat. The second box expansion board is connected to the second box expansion cylinder and can be driven by the second box expansion cylinder to open one of the inner ears of the carton to the outside; the vacuum bag suction module has a connecting seat, a A shock plate, a support plate, a plurality of shock-absorbing springs and two vacuum suction cups, the connecting seat is arranged on the XYZ moving module, the shock-absorbing plate is arranged under the connecting seat and is connected to the connecting seat, and the support plate is located in the The shock-absorbing plate is below and connected to the shock-absorbing plate, the shock-absorbing springs are arranged between the shock-absorbing plate and the support plate, and the vacuum suction cups are arranged under the support plate in a front-to-rear manner and are connected to the support plate.

As can be seen from the above, the automatic cartoning equipment of the present invention utilizes the box expansion module to open one of the inner ears and one of the outer ears of the carton to avoid mutual interference between the edge of the carton and the vacuum bag to be packed, and then use The XYZ moving module drives the vacuum pack suction module to put a plurality of vacuum packs with different sizes into the carton until the carton is full, and then push the carton out of the machine, and this is done Packing work.

Preferably, the vacuum bag suction module further has two pressure sensors, and each of the pressure sensors is arranged on the top surface of the vacuum suction cup to sense the suction pressure of the vacuum suction cup, so as to ensure Each of the vacuum suction cups has suction to the vacuum pack.

Preferably, the vacuum bag suction module further has a spring compression sensor, and the spring compression sensor has a light emitting element, a light receiving element and a light shielding plate, and the light emitting element is arranged on the shock-absorbing plate. The light-receiving element is disposed on the bottom surface of the shock-absorbing plate and corresponds to the light-emitting element, and the light-shielding plate is disposed on the top surface of the support plate and located between the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element. Therefore, if the compression of the shock-absorbing springs is too large, the shading plate will leave between the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, so that the light-receiving element can receive the light emitted by the light-emitting element. The XYZ moving module will stop to reduce the situation of vacuum pack being crushed.

Preferably, the vacuum bag suction module further has a vacuum breaking sensor, the vacuum breaking sensor is located on the machine table and below the vacuum bag suction module, and the vacuum breaking sensor has a light The emitting element and a light receiving element are located on the left and right sides of the vacuum bag suction module and correspond to each other. Thereby, when the vacuum bag has a hole, the contents of the vacuum bag will fall and block the light emitted by the light emitting element, and the XYZ moving module will stop at this time, so that the user will have a broken hole. The vacuum bag with the hole is removed, so that the vacuum bag with the hole can be prevented from being loaded into the carton.

Preferably, the vacuum bag suction module further has at least one elastic body, and the bottom end of the elastic body is connected to the top surface of the support plate and its top abuts the avoidance when the vacuum suction cups suck the vacuum bags. shock plate, which can help the shock absorber spring to provide a cushioning effect.

Preferably, the machine has a feeding port, a feeding port facing the feeding port, and a carton input port located between the feeding port and the feeding port. The feeding port is provided with a vacuum pack conveying module, which transports the vacuum packs into the machine for positioning, and the carton input port is provided with a carton conveying module, which transports a The carton is transported into the machine for positioning.

The detailed structure, features, assembly or usage of the automatic packing equipment provided by the present invention will be described in the detailed description of the following embodiments. However, those with ordinary knowledge in the field of the present invention should understand that these detailed descriptions and specific embodiments for implementing the present invention are only used to illustrate the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the patent application for the invention.

The applicant first explains that in the entire specification, including the embodiments described below and the claims of the scope of the patent application, the terms related to the directionality are based on the directions in the drawings. Next, in the embodiments and drawings to be introduced below, the same element numbers represent the same or similar elements or their structural features.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 first, the automatic packing equipment 10 of the present invention includes a machine 20 , a vacuum package conveying module 30 , a carton conveying module 40 , an XYZ moving module 50 , a A box expansion module 60, and a vacuum bag suction module 70.

The machine table 20 is made of aluminum extrusion material. The machine table 20 has a feeding port 21 , a feeding port 22 opposite to the feeding port 21 , and a carton input port 23 located between the feeding port 21 and the feeding port 22 .

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the vacuum package conveying module 30 has a first conveying platform 31 , a second conveying platform 32 and a first guide wheel 33 . The front end of the first conveying platform 31 is vertically abutted against the rear end of the second conveying platform 32 , the front end of the second conveying platform 32 is penetrated in the machine table 20 through the feeding port 21 , and the first guide wheel 33 is arranged on the second conveying platform The left side of 32 is adjacent to the junction of the first conveying platform 31 and the second conveying platform 32 . In addition, the left side of the first conveying platform 31 is provided with a blocking strip 34, the right side of the first conveying platform 31 is provided with a guide plate 35, the left side of the second conveying platform 32 is provided with a first baffle 36, A first positioning plate 38 is provided on the right side of the two conveying platforms 32. The first positioning plate 38 is connected to a first positioning air cylinder 37, so that the first positioning plate 38 can be driven by the first positioning air cylinder 37 to move toward the first positioning plate 38. The direction of the baffle plate 36 is moved, in addition, the front end of the second conveying platform 30 is provided with a positioning rod 39 . Therefore, when the vacuum packs 12 of different sizes are placed on the first conveying platform 31 in sequence, each vacuum pack 12 will be driven by the first conveying platform 31 to move in the direction of the second conveying platform 32, During the movement, it is guided by the guide plate 35 and abuts against the stop bar 34 . After reaching the second conveying platform 32 , it will be further guided by the first guide wheel 33 to smoothly turn, and then driven by the second conveying platform 32 to move in the direction of the machine table 20 . Once the vacuum pack 12 touches the positioning rod 39 , , the first conveying platform 31 and the second conveying platform 32 will stop at the same time, and the first positioning plate 38 is driven by the first positioning air cylinder 37 to press against the vacuum pack 12, so that the vacuum pack 12 is positioned.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 8 , the carton conveying module 40 has a third conveying platform 41 . The third conveying platform 41 is arranged on the carton input port 23 of the machine 20 , and a second conveying platform 41 is arranged at the front end of the third conveying platform 41 . Baffle 48, a second guide wheel 42 is arranged on the left side of the third conveying platform 41, a second positioning cylinder 43 is arranged on the right side of the third conveying platform 41, and the second positioning cylinder 43 is connected to a second positioning plate 44 . In addition, the carton conveying module 40 further has three guide rods 45 , a sliding seat 46 and a push plate 47 . The guide rods 45 are arranged on the machine table 20 in parallel with each other and go from the feeding port 21 to the discharging port 22 . The sliding seat 46 extends in the direction of the guide rods 45 and can be driven by a power source (such as a motor) to reciprocate along the guide rods 45 . The push plate 47 is connected to the sliding seat 46 and can be synchronized with the sliding seat 46 move. Therefore, when the carton 14 (size is not limited) is placed on the third conveying platform 41, the carton 14 will be driven by the third conveying platform 41 to move forward, and will pass through the second guide wheel 42 during the moving process. The guide turns smoothly (as shown in FIG. 7 ), and then continues to be driven by the third conveying platform 41 to move forward. Once the carton 14 abuts against the second baffle 48 , the third conveying platform 41 will stop moving. The second positioning plate 44 is driven by the second positioning air cylinder 43 to press against the carton 14, so that the carton 14 is positioned.

As shown in FIG. 1, the XYZ moving module 50 has two X-axis rails 51, two X-axis sliders 52, a Y-axis rail seat 53, a Y-axis rail 54, a Y-axis slider 55, and a Z-axis slider The block base 56, a Z-axis slider 57 and a Z-axis rail 58, wherein: the X-axis rails 51 are arranged on the top surface of the machine table 20; the X-axis sliders 52 can be displaced back and forth on the X The axis track 51; the Y axis track seat 53 is connected to the two X axis sliders 52; the Y axis track 54 is arranged on the Y axis track seat 53 so as to be able to displace left and right; the Y axis slider 55 is arranged on the Y axis track 54; the Z axis slider The seat 56 is connected to the Y-axis slider 55 ; the Z-axis slider 57 is arranged on the Z-axis slider seat 56 ; the Z-axis rail 58 is arranged on the Z-axis slider 57 so as to be displaceable up and down. In this way, the XYZ moving module 50 can provide movements in the XYZ three-axis directions.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the box expansion module 60 has a lifting cylinder 61 , an L-shaped lifting seat 62 , a first box expansion cylinder 63 , a first box expansion plate 64 , and a second box expansion pressure Cylinder 65 and a second expansion plate 66 . The lift cylinder 61 is arranged on the machine table 20 and above the discharge port 22; the lift base 62 is connected to the lift cylinder 61, so that the lift base 62 can be driven by the lift cylinder 61 to ascend or descend; the first box expansion cylinder 63 The first box expansion plate 64 is connected to the first box expansion cylinder 63, so that the first box expansion plate 64 can be driven by the first box expansion cylinder 63 to face each other. One outer ear 18 of the carton 14 moves; the second box expansion cylinder 65 is arranged on the other end of the lift seat 62 and is located above the discharge port 22; the second box expansion plate 66 is connected to the second box expansion cylinder 65, so that the second expansion The box board 66 can be driven by the second box expansion pneumatic cylinder 65 to move relative to one of the inner ears 16 of the carton 14 . In this way, after the positioning of the carton 14 is completed, the lift seat 62 will first descend to an appropriate height under the drive of the lift cylinder 61, and then the first box expansion board 64 will be driven by the first box expansion cylinder 63 to lift the carton 14. An outer ear 18 closer to the guide rod 45 is stretched outward, and at the same time, the second box expansion plate 66 will be driven by the second box expansion pneumatic cylinder 65 to open an inner ear 16 of the carton 14 closer to the outlet 22, so that Interference between the edges of the carton 14 and the vacuum pack 12 to be packed can be avoided.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the vacuum bag suction module 70 has a connection seat 71 , a shock absorber plate 72 , a support plate 73 , four shock absorber springs 75 and two vacuum suction cups 76 . The connecting seat 71 is arranged on the Z-axis track 58 by means of screw locking (as shown in FIG. 1 ), so that the vacuum bag suction module 70 can move in the three-axis direction along with the XYZ moving module 50; the shock-absorbing plate 72 is located in the The connection seat 71 is located below the connection seat 71 and is fixed on the connection seat 71 by means of screws; the support plate 73 is located under the shock absorber plate 72 and is locked on the shock absorber plate 72 by four equal-height screws 74; four shock absorber springs 75 are arranged on the shock absorber plate 72 Four equal-height screws 74 are sleeved between the shock plate 72 and the support plate 73 in a one-to-one manner to provide a shock-absorbing effect; two vacuum suction cups 76 are arranged under the support plate 73 in a side-by-side manner. And the support plate 73 is connected by four pillars 77 respectively. Thereby, the two vacuum suction cups 76 can suck the vacuum packs 12 of different sizes according to actual needs. For example, in FIG. 5a, each vacuum suction cup 76 sucks a 3KG vacuum pack 12, and in FIG. 5b, each vacuum suction cup 76 sucks 2KG As shown in FIG. 5 c , one of the vacuum suction cups 76 sucks two 2KG vacuum bags 12 at the same time, and the other vacuum suction cup 76 sucks 3KG vacuum bags 12 . However, no matter which suction method is mentioned above, the pressure on the vacuum suction cup 76 at the moment of suction will be transmitted to the support plate 73 through the four struts 77, and the support plate 73 will move up and squeeze the four shock absorber springs 75, so that the four shock absorbers The spring 75 is compressed to provide a cushioning effect. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 , the vacuum bag suction module 70 further has two elastic bodies 78 (herein, we take Uniglue as an example, but not limited to this), and the bottom ends of the elastic bodies 78 are connected to the support plate 73 On the top surface, when the support plate 73 moves upward, the top end of the elastic body 78 abuts against the shock absorber plate 72 , which can help the four shock absorber springs 75 to provide a shock absorber effect.

In actual operation, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 , the vacuum pack conveying module 30 is used first to transport a plurality of vacuum packs 12 of different sizes to the fixed point to be sucked for positioning, and at the same time, the carton conveying module 40 is used to transport the carton 14 It is transported to the machine 20 for positioning, and then the inner ear 16 and the outer ear 18 of the carton 14 are opened by the box expansion module 60, and then the XYZ moving module 50 is used to control the vacuum pack suction module 70 to suck a plurality of vacuum packs 12 and put them into place. The carton 14 is placed in the carton 14, and finally the carton 14 filled with the vacuum pack 12 is pushed out of the machine 20 from the discharge port 22 through the push plate 47, thus completing the packing operation.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3 , the vacuum bag suction module 70 further has two pressure sensors 79 , and the two pressure sensors 79 are arranged on the top surfaces of the two vacuum suction cups 76 in a one-to-one manner. It is used to sense the suction pressure of the two vacuum suction cups 76 , so as to ensure that the two vacuum suction cups 76 are sucked successfully.

In FIG. 4 , the vacuum bag suction module 70 further has a spring compression sensor 80 , and the spring compression sensor 80 has a fixing seat 81 , a light emitting element 83 , a light receiving element 84 and a light shielding plate 85 . The fixing base 81 is provided on the bottom surface of the shock-absorbing plate 72 by means of screw locking and has two extending portions 82 parallel to each other; The other extension 82 of the fixing base 81 corresponds to the light emitting element 83 ; the shading plate 85 is arranged on a fixing plate 86 , and the fixing plate 86 is arranged on the top surface of the supporting plate 73 by means of screw locking. Therefore, when the compression of the four shock-absorbing springs 75 is normal, the shading plate 85 will be kept between the light-emitting element 83 and the light-receiving element 84, so that the light-receiving element 84 cannot receive the light emitted by the light-emitting element 83. Once the compression amount of the four shock-absorbing springs 75 is too large, it means that the downward force of the two vacuum suction cups 76 is too large. At this time, the shading plate 85 will leave between the light-emitting element 83 and the light-receiving element 84, so that the light-receiving element 84 After receiving the light emitted by the light emitting element 83 , the XYZ moving module 50 will stop working, so as to reduce the situation that the vacuum package 12 is crushed.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the vacuum bag suction module 70 further has a vacuum breaking sensor 90 . The vacuum breaking sensor 90 is arranged on the machine and is located below the vacuum bag suction module 70 . The vacuum breaking sensor 90 has One light-emitting element 91 and one light-receiving element 92, the light-emitting element 91 and the light-receiving element 92 are located on the left and right sides of the vacuum bag suction module 70 and correspond to each other. Thereby, when the sucked vacuum pack 12 is in a normal state, the light receiving element 92 can receive the light emitted by the light emitting element 91. Once the sucked vacuum pack 12 has a hole, the contents of the vacuum pack 12 will be lost. When the light emitted by the light emitting element 92 is dropped and blocked, the XYZ moving module 50 will stop working at this time, so that the user can remove the vacuum bag 12 with holes, so as to avoid the vacuum bag 12 with holes Packed into carton 14.

To sum up, the automatic packing equipment 10 of the present invention can absorb vacuum packs 12 of different sizes at one time, so as to improve packing efficiency and reduce equipment cost, thereby realizing an intelligent production line with high productivity and low space utilization. In addition, the automatic packing equipment 10 of the present invention is further equipped with functions such as detecting the suction pressure of the vacuum suction cup 76, detecting the compression amount of the shock absorber spring 75, and detecting whether the vacuum bag 12 has holes, etc., which can be convenient for users to adjust without using tools. , so that the production speed and automation efficiency can be optimized.

10: Automatic packing equipment 12: Vacuum bag 14: carton 16: inner ear 18: outer ear 20: Machine 21: Feeding port 22: discharge port 23: Carton input port 30: Vacuum package conveying module 31: The first conveying platform 32: Second conveying platform 33: The first guide wheel 34: Stop strip 35: Guide plate 36: First bezel 37: The first positioning air cylinder 38: The first positioning plate 39: Positioning rod 40: Carton conveying module 41: The third conveying platform 42: The second guide wheel 43: Second positioning air cylinder 44: Second positioning plate 45: Guide rod 46: Slider 47: Push Plate 48: Second bezel 50:XYZ mobile module 51: X-axis track 52: X-axis slider 53: Y-axis track seat 54: Y-axis track 55: Y-axis slider 56: Z-axis slider seat 57: Z-axis slider 58: Z-axis track 60: Box expansion module 61: Lifting air cylinder 62: Lifting seat 63: The first expansion box pneumatic cylinder 64: The first expansion board 65: The second expansion cylinder 66: Second expansion board 70: Vacuum bag suction module 71: Connector 72: Shock plate 73: Support plate 74: Contour screw 75: Shock spring 76: Vacuum suction cup 77: Pillar 78: Elastomer 79: Pressure Sensor 80: Spring compression sensor 81: Fixed seat 82: Extensions 83: Light emitting element 84: Light receiving element 85: visor 86: Fixed plate 90: Breaking vacuum sensor 91: Light emitting element 92: Light receiving element

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the automatic packing equipment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vacuum package conveying module provided by the automatic packing equipment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the vacuum bag suction module provided by the automatic packing equipment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 3 , mainly showing the position of the spring compression sensor. 5a-5c are perspective views of the vacuum bag suction module provided by the automatic packing equipment of the present invention sucking vacuum bags of different sizes. FIG. 6 is a partial rear view of the automatic packing equipment of the present invention, mainly showing the position of the vacuum breaking sensor. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the automatic packing equipment of the present invention during operation. 8 is a perspective view of a carton conveying module and a carton expanding module provided by the automatic cartoning equipment of the present invention. Fig. 9 is similar to Fig. 8 and mainly shows that the vacuum suction cup prepares the sucked vacuum bag to be put into the carton. Fig. 10 is similar to Fig. 9, and mainly shows that the push plate pushes out the carton full of vacuum bags out of the machine.

10: Automatic packing equipment

20: Machine

21: Feeding port

22: discharge port

23: Carton input port

30: Vacuum package conveying module

31: The first conveying platform

32: Second conveying platform

33: The first guide wheel

34: Stop strip

35: Guide plate

41: The third conveying platform

42: The second guide wheel

43: Second positioning air cylinder

44: Second positioning plate

50:XYZ mobile module

51: X-axis track

52: X-axis slider

53: Y-axis track seat

54: Y-axis track

55: Y-axis slider

56: Z-axis slider seat

57: Z-axis slider

58: Z-axis track

70: Vacuum bag suction module

Claims (6)

An automatic cartoning device for placing a plurality of vacuum packs in a carton, two opposite long sides of the carton respectively have an outer ear, and two opposite short sides of the carton respectively have an inner ear, the automatic cartoning Equipment includes: a machine; An XYZ mobile module, located on the machine; A box expansion module has a lifting cylinder, a lifting seat, a first box expansion cylinder, a first box expansion plate, a second box expansion cylinder and a second box expansion plate. The lifting cylinder Set on the machine table, the lift base is connected to the lift cylinder, the first box expansion cylinder is set at one end of the lift base, and the first box expansion plate is connected to the first box expansion cylinder and can receive the first expansion cylinder. One of the outer ears of the carton is stretched outward by the driving of the expansion cylinder, the second expansion cylinder is arranged at the other end of the lifting seat, the second expansion plate is connected to the second expansion cylinder and One of the inner ears of the carton can be propped outward by the driving of the second box expansion pneumatic cylinder; and A vacuum bag suction module has a connection seat, a shock absorber plate, a support plate, a plurality of shock absorber springs and two vacuum suction cups, the connection seat is arranged on the XYZ moving module, and the shock absorber plate is arranged on the connection Below the seat and connected to the connecting seat, the support plate is located below the shock absorber plate and connected to the shock absorber plate, the shock absorber springs are arranged between the shock absorber plate and the support plate, the vacuum suction cups are side by side The way is arranged below the support plate and connected to the support plate. The automatic packing equipment according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum bag suction module further has two pressure sensors, each of which is arranged on a top surface of the vacuum suction cup for sensing a The suction pressure of the vacuum suction cup. The automatic packing equipment according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum bag suction module further has a spring compression sensor, the spring compression sensor has a light emitting element, a light receiving element and a light shielding plate, the The light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are both disposed in front of the shock-absorbing plate and corresponding to each other, and the light-shielding plate is disposed on the top surface of the support plate and located between the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element. The automatic packing equipment according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum bag suction module further has a vacuum breaking sensor, and the vacuum breaking sensor is arranged on the machine and below the vacuum bag suction module, The vacuum breaking sensor has a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light emitting element and the light receiving element are located on the left and right sides of the vacuum bag suction module and correspond to each other. The automatic packing equipment according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum bag suction module further has an elastic body, the bottom end of the elastic body is connected to the top surface of the support plate, and the vacuum suction cups absorb the vacuum Its top end abuts the shock-absorbing plate when wrapping. The automatic cartoning equipment according to claim 1, wherein the machine has a feeding port, a discharging port opposite to the feeding port, and a carton located between the feeding port and the discharging port The input port is provided with a vacuum bag conveying module, and the carton input port is provided with a carton conveying module.

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