US3923451A - Continuous tunnel kiln for curing molded concrete products - Google Patents

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US3923451A
US3923451A US493928A US49392874A US3923451A US 3923451 A US3923451 A US 3923451A US 493928 A US493928 A US 493928A US 49392874 A US49392874 A US 49392874A US 3923451 A US3923451 A US 3923451A
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  • ABSTRACT A system for curing molded concrete products, such as green concrete blocks supported on pallets, wherein a carousel chassis mounting circumferentially spaced carriers, with generally radially extending, vertically spaced shelf members for supporting the products, is disposed for indexing rotary travel in a circular kiln tunnel, the carousel carriers comprising racks with substantially imperforate inner and outer end walls, a substantially imperforate bottom wall. a substantially imperforate radial wall, and a substantially imperforate top wall, but being sidewisely open at at least one side.
  • Circumferentially spaced groups of rack surrounding seals comprising circumferentially spaced resilient wiper blades are mounted to form sealed compartments between the groups as a result of carriers being stopped in indexed position at a series of circumferentially spaced locations in the tunnel, and means is provided for introducing heated air with entrained steam into certain compartment, recirculating it, and entraining added steam in the recirculated flow.
  • At least one carriage mounted for reciprocatory movement on the tunnel floor indexes the carousel chassis which issupported on rollers which adjust in position automatically to accommodate variations in chassis level.
  • This invention relates to kilns for curing molded concrete products, and particularly green cement blocks supported on pallets, in much shorter time periods than has been possible heretofore.
  • One of the prime objects of the present invention is to provide a superior kiln which is capable of producing high quality products in a relatively short curing time such as hours, using available aggregates and cements (i.e. type I) in the area in which the kiln is to operate.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a continuous and uniformly controlled curing kiln, particularly for the concrete block industry, wherein novel blade assembly seals are provided at predetermined circumferentially spaced locations within a circular processing tunnel to cooperate with carousel chassismounted racks which engage these seals to provide isolated sections or compartments within the tunnel whose recirculated atmosphere is so controlled that the hydration of the cement is accomplished, in a manner to provide uniformly high quality products.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an automatic system of the character described which permits the high speed operation of the associated blockmaking and other handling equipment in an economic manner.
  • Still another object of the invention is to design a kiln of the type indicated which requires substantially no repair or maintenance and operates completely automatically to process the blocks on a first in first out basis, through a controlled atmosphere in accordance with the composition of the block being processed.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an improved carousel structure wherein a chassis made up of arcuate sections, having spaced apart rack mounts, is
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a system of the character described wherein heated air with entrained stream is introduced into steam compartments, recirculated, and wherein added steam is entrained in the recirculated flow dependent on conditons measured within the particular compartment.
  • a still further object of the invention is to design a kiln system of the character described wherein an improved carousel indexing mechanism is employed.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a continuous kiln of the type mentioned wherein the rack carousel is supported on an automatically self-aligning system of independent rollers which can individually accommodate to the carousel surface which they support at a given moment.
  • An improved carousel comprising a chassis with spaced apart rack carriers mounted thereon is moved on guides, such as guide rollers, provided in a circular kiln tunnel.
  • the rack carriers while sidewisely open, have substantially imperforate end and top and bottom walls, and a substantially imperforate radial wall, and cooperate with circumferentially spaced groups of seal blades mounted in the tunnel to form sealed compartments between the groups as a result of the carriers being stopped in indexed position at predetermined locations in the tunnel.
  • I-Iot air with entrained steam is introduced into certain of the compartments and recirculated continuously.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic top plan view of the kiln with portions of the annular tunnel roof and carousel racks removed in the interest of clarity;
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, transverse, sectional view taken on the line 22 of FIG. 1, and illustrating the mechanism for introducing heated air with entrained steam to those portions of the kiln tunnel which employ it in the processing operation;
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary, transverse, sectional view taken on the line 33 of FIG. 1, and particularly illustrating the construction of a rack carrier, and mechanism for indexing the carousel and racks around the kiln;
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary side elevational view taken on the line 44 of FIG. 3 to particularly illustrate the carousel indexing mechanism, the chain lines illustrating a tilted, inoperative position of the rack engaging dog;
  • FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged, top plan schematic view of several racks illustrating the manner in which products are supported by the shelves of the rack carriers;
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary, transverse sectional view, taken on the line 77 of FIG. 1, and particularly illustrating the tunnel! seal blade assemblies which define the kiln processing compartments;
  • FIG. 8 isa sectional plan view taken on the line 8-8 of FIG. 7; i
  • FIG. 9' is a top plan view of a carousel chassis section
  • FIG. .10 is an end elevational view thereof, taken on the line l010 of FIG. 9;
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective, plan view of a wiper pan which is mounted on the underside of the chassis section under each rack mount fabrication which is provided thereon;
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic, electrical control system diagram
  • FIG. 13 is a transverse sectional view, similar to FIG. 3, illustrating a preferred form of carousel support system
  • FIG. 14 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a support element used in the system.
  • FIG. 15 is a side elevational view thereof.
  • a letter K generally designates the kiln or kiln framewhich includes octagonal inner and outer side walls 10 and 11, respectively, covered by a top wall 12.
  • the walls 10 12 are of insulated character, comprising, for example, a foam plastic core sandwiched between inner and outer metal sheets, and the walls 12 together form an enclosure open along its bottom which can rest on the concrete floor 13 of a concrete block manufacturing plant (see FIG. 3).
  • the inner and outer walls 10 and 11 have a break or opening 10a and 11a respectively, provided for purposes of permitting access for a loader machine, generally designated L, and an unloader machine generally designated U, which load palleted blocks to, and unload palleted blocks from, the kiln K.
  • L loader machine
  • U unloader machine
  • bulkheads 14 22 divide the enclosure K into a series of arcuate compartments 23 30, the purpose of which will presently become apparent.
  • pedestals 31 Provided within the enclosure K and extending through the compartments 23 are a series of pedestals 31 (FIG. 3) which bolt to plates (not shown) embedded in the fioor 13.
  • the pedestals 31 are bifurcated at their upper ends and mount cross pins 33 on which guide rollers 34 are freely rotatable.
  • horizontal rollers 35 Also provided on like pedestals 31, are horizontal rollers 35, joumaled on vertical pins 33a which are operative to engage the chassis assembly of a carousel generally designated C, which will now be described.
  • the chassis assembly (FIGS. 3 and 9 11), which fonns the base framework for the carousel, comprises circumferentially abutting arcuate sections A (one section and a fragmentary portion of the next adjacent section being shown in FIG. 9) each consisting of arcuate inner and outer tubular members 36 and 37, respectively, joined by pairs of radially extending channel members 37a and by end members 37b.
  • the end members 37b may be bolted or otherwise secured together to fix the arcuate sections A in circular formation.
  • Welded in position radially intermediate the tubular members 36 and 37 are arcuate bar members 38 and 39 which secure to the undersides of members 37a and 37b.
  • pairs of channels 37a function as mount plates for rack carriers, generally designated R, which bolt to their upper faces as at 40.
  • thrust blocks 41 Welded in position between the bars 38 and 39 are thrust blocks 41, which in a manner to be described, are engaged by indexing mechanism (to be described) for moving the carousel C around the kiln enclosure K.
  • each wedge-shaped rack R includes sets of outer, upright angle members 42, intermediate angle members 43, and inner butting angle members 44.
  • Welded to the upper and lower ends of the angle members 42, 43 and 44 are solid, imperforate upper and lower walls 45 and 46, respectively, which completely cover the upper and lower ends of rack R, and it will be observed that it is bottom walls46 which bolt to the chassis members 370.
  • While the radial sides of racks R are open, imperforate solid end walls 45a and 46a completely cover the ends of each rack R as indicated in FIGS. 3 and 6.
  • a solid, imperforate, radially extending partition 47 effectively segregates one side of the rack R from another.
  • each rack R is a wiper pan member, generally designated 48 (FIG. 11), which is intermediately recessed as at 48a to accommodate the bars 39.
  • the pans 48 are welded to the members 37a and 39 to further seal the bottoms of racks R.
  • each of the bulkheads 14 22 includes racksurrounding wiper blade assemblies generally designated W (FIGS. 1, 7 and 8) which are shown in detail in FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • Each of the wiper assemblies W includes four separate side, bottom and top wiper units 49a, 49b, and 490 respectively, which are so positioned as to each be engaged by a rack R passing therethrough.
  • the construction of the wiper units 49a 49c is identical so the construction of only one will be described in detail.
  • one of the bulkheads 16 is shown as supporting a vertical plate 49 having spaced apart angle members 50 fixed thereto. Opposite angle members 50 are supported by a like frame strip or wall 49.
  • Each of the angle members 50 supports a resilient rubber wiper blade 51, which, for example, may be made of a flexible resilient neoprene material.
  • the spacing between blades 51 which typically might be eight inches, for instance, is something less than the distance a (FIG. 6) constituting the width of each rack R at its inner end (which might typically be ten inches) so that there will always be at least one blade 50 (and preferably two) in contact with the end surface of the indexed rack R when the rack is halted in indexed position.
  • each wiper unit 49a 49c is so predetermined as to be always greater than the space 0 (FIG. 6) between racks R. This, with proper indexing, assures that, when the racks R are stopped in indexed position, there always will be a rack R at each wiper unit W, thus effectively isolating each of the compartments 23 30.
  • FIGS. 1, 4 and 5 particularly illustrate the indexing units l which are utilized, as shown in FIG. 1, at generally radially opposite locations.
  • frameworks generally designated 52, FIGS. 4 and 5, which include a bottom plate 53, and a top plate 54, connected by spacer members 55, the spacers 55 being spaced apart for a purpose which will presently be described.
  • the top plates 54 include openings 56 with arcuate walls 56a and 56b (FIG. 5) conforming to arcs taken on the axis of revolution of the carousel C.
  • Mounted to move back and forth along opening 56 is a carriage 57 mounting dependent, horizontally disposed, rollers 58 which engage the walls 56a and 56b of the opening 56 and assure that the carriage 57 will be moved in an arcuate path corresponding to the arcuate path in which the carousel chassis thrust blocks 41 (FIG. 9) are moved.
  • Also provided on the carriage 57 are sets of upper and lower guide rollers 59 and 60, respectively, which travel along the plate 54 at the edges of opening 56.
  • a carousel pusher assembly comprising support bars 62, journaling a pin 63 on which a dog member 64 is eccentrically pivotally mounted.
  • the dog member 64 has a locating key 65 for engagement with platform 61, as shown in FIG. 4, when the dog is in rack indexing position, and also includes a stop member 66 which limits the extent of its movement beyond the inoperative position (shown in broken lines in FIG. 4). It will be observed that the dog 64 is mounted off-center so that it will always be gravity-retumed to the position in which it is shown in FIG. 4.
  • each carriage 57 Provided to reciprocate each carriage 57 is a double acting, hydraulic cylinder 67, disposed inside the inner wall 12 as shown, so as to separate the cylinder 67 from the atmosphere of the kiln treating compartments.
  • Each cylinder 67 includes a piston rod 67a, to which a chain 68 is connected which passes through an opening 74 in wall 12 around a sprocket 69 journaled on a pin 70 provided on the platform assembly 52.
  • the chain 68 is connected to the indexing carriage 61 by a suitable coupling member 71.
  • a return cable 72 which passes around an idler pulley 73 mounted within the inner enclosure wall 12 and which extends through a similar opening 74 in inner wall 12 to a series of idler pulleys 75, 76 and 77, and finally connects to the carriage at 78.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate the mechanism for supplying hot air, or hot air and steam, to the treated compartments.
  • an oil heater unit 79 which supplies hot oil to the heating system now to be described is shown.
  • Hot oil from the heater 79 is pumped via supply lines 80 to a circular manifold 81 and via lines 80a to a series of fin tubes or coils 82 (FIG. 2) disposed in the vertical air supply heater assembly H, which is depicted in FIG. 2.
  • the oil returns through a manifold 81a and return lines 80b and 800.
  • FIG. 2 provides a tubular vertical duct 83 to receive air from a blower fan 84 which moves it to a lower manifold 85, connected with a duct 86 which, as FIG. 1 indicates, extends radially to the inner side of the indexing pathway of the .racks R.
  • a return duct 87 receives the atmosphere of the particular compartment and returns it to fan 84 for recirculation.
  • the units H in compartments 23 and 24 are constructed as described thus far.
  • a steam pipe 88 supplied with steam from a suitable source such as a steam boiler which may be disposed within the inner wall 12 adjacent to oil heaters 79, has nozzle ports 89 which inject the steam S in a countercurrent direction to the air which is being forced through the system in the direction of arrows x by fan 84.
  • pipe 88 might be a water pipe releasing water under tap pressure in a fine stream through the fine nozzle ports 89 into the heated air stream for instant vaporization to provide the requisite entrained steam.
  • no unit heater H is utilized and, rather, cooling fans 90 are provided to introduce ambient air at room temperature to compartment 30 (which then is exhausted through ducts provided in the roof of the enclosure).
  • Compartment 29 is a bleed off chamber from which steam vapor may be removed by roof fans.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a typical circuit in which a circuit line 1-1 connected across a power source represented by lines L-l and L-2 includes a fan motor 84 and a thermostat T.
  • a line l-l including the components described, for each of the compartments 23 and 24, which utilize heated. air only (no steam) and comprise presetting compartments in which the blocks take a preset at elevated temperatures which typically might reach 1 10F
  • the thermostats T in either of chambers 23 and 24 indicate that the temperature is falling below such a preset level
  • the fans 84 in these compartments willbe turned on to blow warm air past the fin tubes 82 and raise the temperature to the designated level once again.
  • the oil heater 79 which includes a continuously operated pump, supplies hot oil to all of the fin tubes 82 in the system.
  • Lines 1-2 are utilized for each compartment 25 28 which receive entrained steam in the heated air, and a humidistat y is utilized in each compartment to operate a solenoid-opened valve V, when the humidity falls below the designated level.
  • a parallel line 1-3 for each line 1-2 includes the thermostat T provided in each compartment 25 28. It will be noted that the valve V can be opened to provide entrained steam only when the fan 84 is operating, whereas the fan 84 in each of these compartments can supply heated air without steam, when so directed by the thermostat T in the particular compartment.
  • the temperature may be gradually increased to l90F as the blocks proceed from compartment 25 to compartment 28, with the thermostats being set in compartments 25 28 to maintain typical intermediate levels therein respectively.
  • the loader L loads the palleted blocks sequentially to the shelves 470 of adjacent racks R to dispose them in the supported position illustrated in FIG. 6 at a time when the carousel C is halted in an indexed position.
  • the unloader U unloads pallets sequentially from the racks R which have moved into the unloader zone from the compartment 30.
  • Such loading and unloading equipment is commercially available and need not be described here.
  • the pair of cylinders 67 are concurrently activated to move carriages 61 in a clockwise direction in FIG. 1, to the end position in which they are shown in FIG. 1,
  • the indexed distance d is predetermined to halt the following rack R in each instance in a position radially opposite a wiper assembly W so that when the carousel C is halted in indexed position, there will always be a rack R sealing each of the wiper units W and effectively isolating each of the compartments 23 30.
  • the double acting cylinders 67 are then immediately reversed, so that cables 72 return the carriages 61 in a counterclockwise direction.
  • the carousel C is indexed through identical distances d in a uniformly timed manner, such that each product processed requires the same amount of time to proceed from the loading machine L to the unloading machine U, and since conditions in the kiln K are rigidly controlled, it should be clear that the blocks will all be subjected to identical curing conditions and will be cured uniformly.
  • an improved version of the invention includes a series of circumferentially abutting arcuate wear strips 100, welded to the lower surfaces of rails 36 and 37. It is to be understood that the entire kiln structure remains the same in this modified embodiment of the invention, except for the changed construction (including wear strips 100) which will now be described, wherein the rollers 34 are supported for restricted universal movement as well as rotation.
  • rollers 34 are used in pairs, as indicated particularly in FIG. 15, and they are journaled on bushings 101 provided on transversely or radially disposed pins 102.
  • the bushings 101 may suitably be bronze bushings of a type which may be readily procured in the marketplace.
  • the pins 102 are supported by a generally box-like roller mount frame structure, generally designated 103, which is itself pivotally supported by a pivot pin 105 which extends transversely or radially as indicated.
  • the pin 105 is supported by an intermediate frame mount 106, journaled by similar bushings 107 provided for a pin 108 supported by the fixed base mount structure, generally designated 110, which is fixedly supported on the bed 13.
  • the base mount 110 includes a bottom anchor plate 111 which may be bolted or otherwise fixed to the concrete floor 13.
  • the base structure 110 includes a pair of end walls 112 and a pair of side walls 113 and the roller mount 103 includes side walls 114 joined by end walls 115. Supports 116 are fixed on side walls 114 and include lower portions 117 having openings 1 18 for journaling the roller mount structure 103 on the pin 105.
  • Each of the pins 102, 105 and 108 includes a suitable cotter pin 0, and a grease fitting g to provide proper lubrication.
  • the intermediate frame structure 106 comprises side plates 119 with end members for supporting bushings 107. Pivoting movement of the intermediate frame structure 106 on bushings 107 is limited by the engagement of the lower surfaces of plates 1 19 with the upper surfaces of base plates 1 13 and typically a space of about l/l6 inch is left between these members. This permits a limited pivoting of frame structure 106 and the structure 103 and wheels 34, which it carries, in a radial plane or direction as indicated by arrow a.
  • intermediate frame structure 103 on pin 105 in what may be termed a generally circumferential plane, or a vertical plane, as indicated by arrow b, is limited by engagement of the side plates 114 with the end plates 112 of base structure 1 10, and typically a l/l6 inch space is also provided between members 114 and 112.
  • the wear strips 100 are preferably constructed of jalloy plate of 400 to 500 Brinell hardness and these are engaged by the wheels 34 which typically may have a hardness factor of 360 Brinell. Shims are, in some instances, used between the base plates 1 11 and the floor 13.
  • each pair of rollers 35 has essentially a restricted universal pivoting movement with relation to either the rail 36 or the rail 37 which it is supporting, and is capable of universally rocking to accommodate to irregularities in carousel chassis construction, to the extent that line contact across the width of wheels 34, as indicated in FIG. 13, is maintained by these loadbearing surfaces.
  • a circular tunnel structure having inner, outer and top walls defining an essentially closed passageway except for ends at which loading and unloading can be accomplished;
  • a carousel comprising circumferentially spaced carriers, with vertically spaced, generally radially extending shelf members for supporting the products, disposed for indexing rotary travel in said passagey;
  • said carriers having a substantially imperforate inner and outer end wall, a substantially imperforate bottom wall, a substantially imperforate radial wall, and a substantially imperforate top wall, but being sidewisely open;
  • circumferentially spaced groups of circumferentially spaced resilient wiper blades mounted by said tunnel structure along the top, bottom, and inner and outer ends of the pathway of said carriers to extend into the path of said carriers and form sealed compartments between said groups as a result of carriers being stopped in indexed position at a series of circumferentially spaced locations in said tunnel structure, radially opposite said groups, said groups of blades being spaced apart a distance equal to a multiple of the distance between the radial walls of said carriers;
  • said recirculating means comprises a fan and ducting connected with said tunnel enclosure by a supply duct and a return duct and wherein said fluid is introduced countercurrent to the supply flow.
  • said carousel comprises a circular chassis made up of joined arcuate sections comprising inner and outer circumferentially extending rails joined by radially extending members forming circumferentially spaced wedge shaped rack mounts, said carriages comprise upstanding racks, with vertically spaced shelves, fixed on said 10 mounts, and rollers are mounted on said tunnel structure to engage and support said chassis for travel in its rotary pathway.
  • thrust blocks are provided in circumferentially spaced position on said sections circumferentially intermediate said rack mounts and radially between said inner and outer rails, and said means for indexing the carousel includes a traveling dog for engaging said thrust blocks and moving the carousel.
  • a circular tunnel structure having inner, outer and top walls defining an essentially closed passageway except for ends at which loading and unloading can be accomplished;
  • a carousel comprising circumferentially spaced carriers, with vertically spaced generally radially extending shelf members for supporting the products, disposed for indexing rotary travel in said passageway;
  • said carriers having substantially imperforate inner and outer end walls, a substantially imperforate bottom wall, a substantially imperforate radial wall, and a substantially imperforate top wall, but being sidewisely open;
  • said means for introducing heated air with entrained steam includes a fan and ducting housing heating elements and connected with a supply duct leading to certain compartments and a return duct leading therefrom, and a fluid-filled nozzle to entrain steam in the hot air circulated by the fan is disposed to direct the fluid in a direction counterflow to the air flow.
  • said means for introducingheated air with entrained steam includes a fan and ducting housing heating elements connected with a supply duct leading to said certain compart ments and a return duct leading therefrom, a fluid dispensing member is provided to entrain steam in the heated air, and means is included for sensing the humidity and temperature in said compartments and operating said fan and fluid dispensing member accordingly, said latter means including a circuit which operates said fluid dispensing member only when said fan is operating.
  • a circular tunnel structure having inner, outer and top walls defining an essentially closed passageway except for ends at which loading and unloading can be accomplished;
  • a carousel comprising a circular chassis made up of joined arcuate sections comprising inner and outer circumferentially extending rails joined by radially extending members forming circumferentially spaced rack mounts and circumferentially spaced rack carriers, with vertically spaced generally radially extending shelf members for supporting the products secured on said chassis over said mounts, disposed for indexing rotary travel in said passageway on said support rollers;
  • said carriers having substantially imperforate inner and outer end walls, a substantially imperforate bottom wall, a substantially imperforate radial wall, and a substantially imperforate top wall, but being sidewisely open;
  • thrust receiving members are provided in circumferentially spaced position beneath said chassis circumferentially intermediate said rack mounts; and said indexing means is operated to engage successive thrust receiving members.
  • a circular tunnel structure having inner, outer and top walls defining an essentially closed passageway except for ends at which loading and unloading can be accomplished;
  • a carousel comprising circumferentially spaced carriers, with vertically spaced generally radially extending shelf members for supporting the products, disposed for indexing rotary travel in said passageway;
  • said carriers having substantially imperforate inner and outer end walls, a substantially imperforate bottom wall, a substantially imperforate radial wall, and a substantially imperforate top wall, but being sidewisely open;
  • a guide plate having arcuate means providing a guide wall, conforming to an arc taken from the axis of revolution of the carousel mounted beneath the path thereof;
  • said dog means being eccentrically mounted on said carriage to be gravity returned from a tilted inoperative position to an operative pushing position in which it engages and pushes said carousel.
  • a circular tunnel structure having inner, outer and top walls defining an essentially closed passageway except for ends at which loading and unloading can be accomplished;
  • a carousel comprising a circular chassis comprising inner and outer circumferentially extending wear rails providing circumferentially spaced rack mounts and circumferentially spaced rack carriers, with vertically spaced generally radially extending shelf members for supporting the products secured on said chassis over said mounts, disposed for rotary travel in said passageway;
  • said carriers having substantially imperforate inner and outer end walls, a substantially imperforate bottom wall, a substantially imperforate radial wall, and a substantially imperforate top wall, but being sidewisely open;
  • a radially inner and outer series of circumferentially spaced roller structures receiving said wear rails and mounting said carousel and rack carriers for travel within said tunnel structure;
  • roller structure comprising fixed base mounts and rollers mounted for restricted universal pivoting movment thereon to self-align with said wear rails;
  • said means to form sealed compartments between said carriers comprises circumferentially spaced groups of circumferentially spaced resilient wiper blades mounted by said tunnel structure along the top, bottom, and inner and outer ends of the pathways of said rack carriers to extend into the path of said carriers and form sealed compartments between said groups as a result of carriers being stopped in indexed position at a series of circumferentially spaced locations in said tunnel structure, radially opposite said groups, said groups of blades being spaced apart a distance equal to a multiple of the distance between the radial walls of said carriers.
  • said base mounts include a first pivot and a pivot limiting surface; and said rollers are mounted on said pivot on an intermediate frame carrying a second pivot disposed perpendicularly to said first pivot and incorporating a rol- 14 25.
  • said first pivot comprises a generally circumferentially extending pin.

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