JP6440534B2 - Toilet device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet device.

  Patent document 1 is disclosing the conventional toilet device. This toilet device is placed and fixed on the upper surface of a toilet body having a toilet bowl. The toilet device includes a toilet seat, a toilet lid, a support member, and a pair of armrest members. The toilet seat and the toilet lid are pivotally supported by a cover that covers a local cleaning device and the like fixed to the rear upper surface of the toilet body. The support member has a shape in which left and right side portions of a substantially rectangular plate are bent in the same direction. The support member is fixed to the rear upper surface of the toilet body in a state where the left and right side portions rise from the upper surface of the toilet body, and is covered with a cover. Each armrest member has an overhanging portion, a rising portion, and an armrest portion. The overhanging portion is connected to the outer surfaces of the left and right sides of the support member and extends outward in the left and right directions. This overhanging part protrudes from the left and right side surfaces of the cover. The rising portion is continuous with the outer end portion of the overhang portion. The overhanging portion extends upward when the toilet device is fixed to the toilet body. The armrest portion is continuous with the upper end portion of the rising portion. The armrest extends in the front-rear direction of the toilet body when the toilet device is fixed to the toilet body. The armrest is positioned at a height that makes it easy to rest the elbow on both the left and right sides of the toilet user sitting on the toilet seat. This toilet device can attach a toilet seat, a toilet lid, and an armrest member to a toilet body at the same time. Further, since the armrest member is fixed to the toilet body in this toilet device, the armrest member does not get in the way and can clean the floor surface as compared with the armrest member fixed to the floor surface.

JP 2001-363 A

  However, in the toilet device of Patent Document 1, the left and right side portions of the support member fixing the armrest member are positioned in the cover, and the left and right side portions are raised to a position slightly higher than the upper surface of the toilet body. is there. For this reason, in this toilet device, the armrest member has an overhanging portion and a rising portion in order to position the armrest portion at a height at which the toilet user can easily put on the elbow. For this reason, this toilet device is inferior in design because the protruding portion and the rising portion of the armrest member are exposed and the armrest member protrudes in the laterally outward direction from the toilet seat. In addition, when the toilet device is fixed to a toilet body installed in a narrow toilet room, the armrest member protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the toilet seat, so the distance between the armrest portion and the wall surface of the toilet room is narrow. There is a possibility that the use of the part may be hindered, or the armrest member may interfere with the wall surface of the toilet room and may be difficult to fix to the toilet body. Further, in this toilet device, the connecting portion between the overhanging portion of the armrest member and the left and right side portions of the support member is far from the armrest portion. For this reason, in this toilet device, when a force is applied to the armrest portion, a large moment force is applied to the rising portion and the overhanging portion of the armrest member, the connecting portion between the overhanging portion and the left and right side portions of the support member, and the support member. . Therefore, this toilet device needs to increase the strength of the armrest member and the support member and to make the connection between the overhanging portion of the armrest member and the left and right side portions of the support member have a high strength structure, which may increase the size. There is. If the toilet device is enlarged, the design may be inferior, or if it is fixed to a toilet body installed in a narrow toilet room, the use of the armrest may be hindered or it may be difficult to fix to the toilet body. is there.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said conventional situation, Comprising: It sets it as the problem which should be solved to provide the toilet device which can be fixed to a toilet bowl main body and can use an armrest member favorably.

The toilet device of the present invention is a toilet device mounted and fixed on the upper surface of a toilet body having a toilet bowl portion,
When fixed to the toilet body,
A toilet seat that undulates above the toilet bowl,
A support member that has the same width as that of the toilet seat, and extends upward from the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body;
An armrest member attached to the support member and extending forward from at least one of the left and right sides of the support member;
Equipped with a,
The support member is fixed to the upper surface of the toilet body, and has a frame for connecting and supporting the armrest member, and a cover for covering the frame,
The armrest member is connected to a vertical frame of the frame and extends forward,
The cover conceals a connecting portion between the frame and the armrest member.

In this toilet device, since the armrest member extends forward from at least one of the left and right side portions of the support member having the same width as the toilet seat, the armrest member should be used well even in a narrow toilet room. Can be fixed to the toilet body. Note that the width dimension of the support member is not limited to the exact width dimension of the toilet seat, and the minimum dimension that does not interfere with the armrest member extending from at least one of the left and right sides of the support member when the toilet seat is raised. It should be larger and smaller than the maximum dimension slightly larger than the width dimension of the toilet seat. In addition, since the armrest member extends forward from at least one of the left and right side portions of the support member, the toilet device has a clean design.
Furthermore, the support member of the toilet device of the present invention may include a frame that is fixed to the upper surface of the toilet body and that supports the armrest member by connecting it, and a cover that covers the frame. The armrest member may be connected to a vertical frame included in the frame and extend forward. For this reason, the moment force concerning the part which connects an armrest member and a vertical frame can be restrained small.
Furthermore, this toilet device conceals the connecting portion between the frame and the armrest member by the cover. For this reason, this toilet device can have a neat design while the armrest member has the necessary strength by the frame.

  Therefore, this toilet device can be fixed to the toilet body and the armrest member can be used satisfactorily.

It is a perspective view which shows the flush toilet bowl of Example 1. FIG. It is a front view which shows the flush toilet bowl of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view illustrating the flush toilet of Example 1. It is a toilet device of Example 1, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the cover. It is a perspective view which shows the flame | frame of the toilet device of Example 1, a toilet seat, and a baseplate. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the flame | frame and armrest member of the toilet device of Example 1. FIG.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The armrest member of the toilet device of the present invention may be configured to be curved while spreading outward . In this case, this toilet device can give a soft impression as compared with the case where the armrest member has a linear design.
Moreover, the toilet device of this invention can be equipped with the washing | cleaning apparatus which supplies washing water to a toilet bowl part. The cover may include a backrest member that covers a front side of the cleaning device. In this case, the toilet device can prevent the cleaning device from being seen from the front by the backrest member. For this reason, a structure can be simplified compared with the case where the member and backrest member which cover the front side of a washing | cleaning apparatus are provided separately.

Cleaning apparatus of the toilet apparatus of the present invention, together may be covered with the cover, that could be fixed to the rear upper surface of the toilet body. In this case, the toilet device can be designed to be neat because the frame placed on the upper surface of the toilet body and fixed thereon and the cleaning device are covered with the same cover.

  The frame of the toilet device of the present invention may fix the cleaning device to the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body and to the toilet body. In this case, the toilet device can fix the frame to the upper surface of the toilet body without requiring labor.

  Next, Example 1 which actualized the flush toilet bowl which attached the toilet device of this invention to the toilet bowl main body is demonstrated, referring drawings.

<Example 1>
The flush toilet bowl of Example 1 is provided with the toilet body 1 and the toilet device 10, as shown in FIGS. The toilet body 1 includes a toilet bowl 3, a toilet drainage channel (not shown) communicating with the downstream side of the toilet bowl 3, and a side wall 5 that covers the front, rear, left and right of the toilet bowl 3 and the toilet drainage channel. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the toilet device 10 includes a toilet seat 20, a support member 30, a pair of armrest members 60 and 60, a cleaning tank 70 that is a cleaning device, a local cleaning device (not shown), and a base plate 80. Yes. As shown in FIG. 3, the support member 30 has a frame 40 and a cover 50.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the frame 40 includes a mounting surface portion 41, two vertical frames 42 and 42, and two horizontal frames 43 and 44. The mounting surface portion 41 forms a bent piece 41 </ b> A in which both ends located at the left and right end portions are bent upward when a substantially rectangular metal plate is mounted and fixed on the rear upper surface of the toilet body 1. Moreover, the mounting surface part 41 forms the recessed parts 41B and 41C which notched the center part of the both ends located front and back. A base plate 80, which will be described later, is stacked on the mounting surface portion 41 on the upper side. The concave portion 41B on the front side of the mounting surface portion 41 forms a gap for the cleaning nozzle (not shown) of the local cleaning device mounted and fixed on the upper surface of the base plate 80 to extend into the toilet bowl portion 3. . Further, the recessed portion 41C on the rear side of the mounting surface portion 41 is connected to the inlet of the flow path leading to the toilet bowl 3 of the toilet bowl body 1 with the drain port 71A of the washing tank 70 mounted and fixed on the upper surface of the base plate 80. A space is formed (see FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, each vertical frame 42 includes a first vertical frame 142 and a second vertical frame 143. The first vertical frame 142 is formed by bending a substantially rectangular metal plate along the long side and both ends in the short side direction in the same direction. The second vertical frame 143 is a rectangular metal plate that is substantially the same as the shape of the center surface 142A of the first vertical frame 142, and is housed between the bent portions 142B of the first vertical frame 142 so that the first vertical frame 142 The first vertical frame 142 is assembled so as to overlap the center surface 142A. Each vertical frame 42 has a lower end portion on both left and right ends of the mounting surface portion 41 in a state where the center surface 142A of the first vertical frame 142 is positioned on the outer side in the left-right direction and the second vertical frame 143 is positioned on the inner side in the left-right direction. It stands on the upper surface of the part. The two vertical frames 42, 42 stand parallel to each other at the same position in the front-rear direction when the placement surface 41 is placed and fixed on the rear upper surface of the toilet body 1. Each first vertical frame 142 is provided with a rectangular opening 142C through which a connecting projection 63 of an armrest member 60 (described later) is inserted above the center surface 142A. The position where the opening 142C is provided is such that the armrest member 60 that is inserted through the opening 142C and is connected to the second vertical frame 143 and extends forward is easy to put on the elbow of the toilet user sitting on the toilet seat 20. It is set to be. Each of the second vertical frames 143 is provided with two through-holes 143 </ b> A that are desired from the opening 142 </ b> C of the first vertical frame 142 and that are oblique to the front and rear and the top and bottom. Each second vertical frame 143 is joined to the inner surface with a nut 144 having the same inner diameter dimension coaxially as the through hole 143A.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the two horizontal frames 43 and 44 are formed by connecting the first horizontal frame 43 connecting the upper ends of the two vertical frames 42 and 42 and the two vertical frames 42 and 42. It is the 2nd horizontal frame 44 which connected the intermediate part. The first horizontal frame 43 is formed by bending a substantially rectangular metal plate along the long side at the central portion in the short side direction and connecting the two vertical frames 42 and 42 to the upper surface portion 43A and the front surface portion 43B. Is forming. Further, the first horizontal frame 43 is bent at both ends of the upper surface portion 43A to form a folded portion 43C that is joined to the outside of the center surface 142A of the two vertical frames 42, 42. The second horizontal frame 44 is formed by bending a substantially rectangular metal plate along the long side at the central portion in the short side direction, and connecting the two vertical frames 42 and 42 to the upper surface portion 44A and the front surface portion 44B. Is forming. The second horizontal frame 44 includes a pair of rising pieces 44C and 44C extending upward from both ends of the front surface portion 44B, and a pair of hanging pieces 44D extending downward from the front surface portion 44B on the inner side of the rising pieces 44C. 44D is formed. Each rising piece 44 </ b> C has an upper end engaged with a locking piece of the first vertical frame 142 and is in contact with and joined to the front surface of the bent portion 142 </ b> B of the first vertical frame 142. Each hanging piece 44D fixes a rotating device that pivotally supports a toilet seat 20 described later.

  The toilet seat 20 is made of resin, and as shown in FIG. 1, when the toilet device 10 is fixed to the toilet body 1, the toilet seat 20 is positioned on the upper surface of the toilet bowl 3 in a lying state. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the toilet seat 20 is pivotally supported by a rotation device whose left and right rear end portions are fixed to the respective hanging pieces 44D of the second horizontal frame 44, and between the lying state and the standing state. Rotate.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cleaning tank 70 includes a tank body 71, an inner lid 73, a water supply device 75, an on-off valve (not shown), and a drive device 77 having an operation handle 77A. . The tank body 71 is made of resin, and a drain port 71A is open at the lower end. The tank body 71 is placed and fixed on the base plate 80 with a drain port 71A inserted into a through hole 80A (see FIG. 5) provided in the base plate 80. The base plate 80 is made of resin. The base plate 80 is overlaid on the upper side of the mounting surface portion 41 of the frame 40. The base plate 80 is attached with four mounting bolts 81, 81, 81, 81 extending downward (see FIG. 5). Each mounting bolt 81 is inserted through a through hole provided in the mounting surface portion 41 of the frame 40. The inner lid 73 is made of resin, and is detachably mounted on the upper end of the tank main body 71, and can close the upper end opening of the tank main body 71. The water supply device 75 is provided on the upper portion of the tank main body 71 and supplies cleaning water to the tank main body 71. The on-off valve opens and closes the drain. When a washing switch provided in a remote controller (not shown) of the flush toilet bowl is operated, the drive device 77 performs toilet flushing by electrically operating the water supply device 75 and the on-off valve. Moreover, even if the toilet handle user etc. operate the operation handle 77A manually, the drive device 77 operates the water supply device 75 and the opening / closing valve to perform toilet cleaning. The operation handle 77A is attached to the outside of the right side surface portion of the side member 53 of the cover 50 described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cover 50 includes a backrest member 51 that covers the front side of the cleaning tank 70, a side member 53 that covers the left and right and rear sides of the cleaning tank 70, and a lid member that covers the upper side of the cleaning tank 70. 55. The backrest member 51 is made of resin, and the front portion has cushioning properties. The backrest member 51 is attached to the front of the cleaning tank 70 and has a substantially square shape when viewed from the front. As for the backrest member 51, the left and right end portions protrude in the left-right direction from the left and right side portions 53L and 53R of the side member 53 described later. The backrest member 51 has an upper end projecting upward from the lid member 55. The backrest member 51 has a lower end portion disposed along the upper surface of the rear end of the toilet seat 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the backrest member 51 is detachably attached to the first horizontal frame 43 and the second horizontal frame 44 via a fixing bracket 51A. This backrest member 51 can be put on the back by a toilet user seated on the toilet seat 20.

  The side member 53 is made of resin, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the left and right side surface portions 53L and 53R and the rear side surface portion 53B continuous from the rear end portions of the left and right side surface portions 53L and 53R are provided. doing. The left and right side surfaces 53L and 53R of the side member 53 have a slightly narrower spacing than the lateral width of the toilet seat 20 (see FIG. 2). The left and right side surfaces 53L and 53R of the side member 53 are provided with first openings through which connecting projections 63 of an armrest member 60 described later are inserted. The right side surface portion 53R of the side member 53 is provided with a second opening through which the shaft portion of the operation handle 77A is inserted. The side member 53 is fixed to the left and right sides and the rear side surface 80S of the base plate 80 with the inner surface of the lower end in contact therewith. The lid member 55 is made of resin, is placed on the upper end surface of the side member 53, and closes the upper opening formed between the backrest member 51 and the side member 53.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the armrest member 60 includes an armrest main body 61, a connection convex portion 63, a cap member 65, and a bolt 67. The armrest body 61 is made of resin on the surface, has cushioning properties, and a core material having strength is inserted therein. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the armrest body 61 is connected to the vertical frame 42 of the frame 40 that is the support member 30, and comes into contact with the left and right side portions 53 </ b> L and 53 </ b> R of the side member 53 of the cover 50. From the end face 61B of the end portion to the tip end portion, it is curved inward while spreading outward. As shown in FIG. 6, the connection convex portion 63 protrudes from the end surface 61 </ b> B of the base end portion of the armrest body 61, and has the same cross-sectional shape as the opening 142 </ b> C provided in the first vertical frame 142 of the frame 40. Yes. The armrest main body 61 is open on the side surface opposite to the end surface 61B of the base end portion where the connection convex portion 63 is formed, and a concave portion 61A that enters the connection convex portion 63 is formed. The connection convex part 63 is provided with two through holes through which the bolts 67 are inserted. These through holes are inserted through the shafts of the bolts 67 inserted into the recesses 61A. The cap member 65 can be inserted into the recess 61A of the armrest main body 61 to close the opening of the recess 61A.

Next, an assembly procedure of the toilet device 10 will be described.
First, in the toilet device 10, the mounting surface portion 41 constituting the frame 40 and the two vertical frames 42, 42 are joined, and in this state, the four mounting bolts 81, 81, 81, 81 are attached. It is attached to the mounting surface portion 41. Next, the base plate 80 is stacked and assembled on the upper side of the mounting surface portion 41 of the frame 40. Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning tank 70 is fixed to the base plate 80 while the drain port 71 </ b> A of the cleaning tank 70 is inserted into the through hole 80 </ b> A of the base plate 80. Next, the first horizontal frame 43 constituting the frame 40 is screwed to the two vertical frames 42 and 42. Next, the shaft part is inserted into the second opening provided in the side member 53 of the cover 50, and the side member 53 of the cover 50 to which the operation handle 77 </ b> A is attached is fixed to the base plate 80. Next, the toilet seat unit that pivotally supports the toilet seat 20 on the rotating device fixed to the hanging piece 44D of the second horizontal frame 44 is screwed to the two vertical frames 42 and 42. Next, the backrest member 51 is screwed to the two vertical frames 42 and 42 and the first horizontal frame 43. And the cover member 55 is mounted in the upper end surface of the side member 53 of the cover 50, and the assembly of the toilet device 10 in the assembly process of a factory is complete | finished.

The attachment of the armrest member 60 is performed as described below at the site where the flush toilet is installed.
First, the connecting projections 63 of the armrest members 60 are provided on the left and right side surfaces 53L and 53R of the side member 53 of the cover 50 so that the tip ends are positioned in the direction (forward direction) in which the toilet seat 20 is attached. One opening and an opening 142 </ b> C provided in each first vertical frame 142 are inserted. Next, the shaft portion of the bolt 67 inserted into the recess 61 </ b> A of the armrest main body 61 is inserted into the through hole provided in the connection convex portion 63 of the armrest main body 61, and screwed into the nut 144 joined to the second vertical frame 143. The connecting projection 63 is connected to the second vertical frame 143, and the armrest member 60 is attached to the support member 30 including the frame 40 and the cover 50. And the cap member 65 is inserted in the recessed part 61A of the armrest main body 61, and the opening of the recessed part 61A is closed. In this way, the armrest member 60 is attached in a state in which the end surface 61B of the base end portion of the armrest main body 61 is in contact with the left and right side surface portions 53L and 53R of the side surface member 53 of the cover 50. Further, the portion where the end surface 61B of the base end portion of the armrest body 61 and the left and right side surface portions 53L and 53R of the side surface member 53 of the cover 50 are in contact with each other is located inside the left and right side surface portions of the backrest member 51. The portion where the armrest member 60 is connected to the cover 50 cannot be viewed from the front.

Next, a procedure for fixing the toilet device 10 assembled in this manner to the toilet body 1 will be described.
The toilet device 10 is lifted with the armrest member 60 or the like as a handle, and four fixing holes (not shown) provided on the rear upper surface of the toilet body 1 fixed to the floor surface in the toilet room are below the toilet device 10. The toilet device 10 is placed on the upper surface of the rear part of the toilet body 1 while inserting the mounting bolts 81 projecting from each other. Next, the nut is tightened from below the mounting bolts 81 inserted through the fixing holes of the toilet body 1 to complete the fixing of the toilet device 10 to the toilet body 1. Thus, this toilet device 10 can fix the washing tank 70 to the upper surface of the rear part of the toilet body 1 and the frame 40.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the toilet device 10 includes left and right side portions 53 </ b> L. Of the side member 53 of the cover 50 having a slightly narrower interval than the lateral width of the toilet seat 20. An armrest member 60 extends forward from 53R. For this reason, even if it is a narrow toilet room, an elbow can be put on the armrest main body 61, the armrest member 60 can be used favorably, and can be fixed to the toilet bowl main body 1. In addition, the width dimension of the side member 53 of the cover 50 which is the support member 30 is larger than the minimum dimension that the armrest member 60 does not interfere when the toilet seat 20 is erected. In addition, since the armrest member 60 extends forward from the left and right side surfaces 53L and 53R of the side member 53 of the cover 50 that is the support member 30, the toilet device 10 has a clean design. Further, in the toilet device 10, since the armrest member 60 only extends forward from each vertical frame 42 that connects and supports each armrest member 60, the connection convex portion 63 of the armrest member 60 and the vertical frame 42 The moment force applied to the part connecting is not large. For this reason, this toilet device 10 does not need to be enlarged in order to ensure intensity | strength.

  Therefore, the toilet device 10 of Example 1 can be fixed to the toilet body 1 and the armrest member 60 can be used satisfactorily.

  In addition, the toilet device 10 secures strength by the frame 40, and the cover 50 conceals the connection portion between the frame 40 and the frame 40 and the armrest member 60. For this reason, this toilet device 10 can be made into the neat design, while the armrest member 60 has required intensity | strength.

  Further, the toilet device 10 can be made a neat design because the frame 40 and the washing tank 70 mounted and fixed on the upper surface of the toilet body 1 are covered with the same cover 50.

  Moreover, since this toilet device 10 fixes the washing tank 70 to the rear upper surface of the toilet main body 1 and the frame 40, the frame 40 can be fixed to the upper surface of the toilet main body 1 without labor.

The present invention is not limited to the first embodiment described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the first embodiment, the support member has the frame and the cover. However, the support member may be configured only by the cover that covers the cleaning device or the like as long as it has strength.
(2) Although the cover has the back member, the side member, and the lid member separately in the first embodiment, the back member and the side member may be integrally formed. Further, it may be a cover that covers not only the backrest member but also the frame, the cleaning tank, and the like.
(3) Although the toilet cleaning device is covered with the cover in the first embodiment, the frame and the local cleaning device may be covered with the cover without covering the toilet cleaning device.
(4) In Example 1, the washing tank is fixed to the upper surface of the rear part of the toilet body and the frame is fixed to the toilet body. However, the washing tank and the frame may be separately fixed to the toilet body.
(5) In Example 1, the toilet bowl cleaning device is a cleaning tank, but the toilet bowl cleaning device may be a valve device directly connected to a water supply source.
(6) In Example 1, the toilet device did not have a toilet lid, but may have a toilet lid.
(7) In the first embodiment, the frame has the mounting surface portion, the two vertical frames, and the two horizontal frames. However, the frame may be in any form as long as it has strength to support the armrest member. Is not limited.
(8) In Example 1, although the toilet device was attached to the flush toilet body, it may not be flushed as long as the toilet body has a toilet bowl.
(9) In the first embodiment, the toilet device includes a frame that is a support member and a pair of armrest members that extend forward from the left and right side portions of the cover, but the armrest member is attached to only one of the left and right side portions of the support member. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Toilet body 3 ... Toilet bowl part 10 ... Toilet device 20 ... Toilet seat 30 ... Support member 40 ... Frame 50 ... Cover 60 ... Armrest member 70 ... Washing tank (washing device)

Claims (5)

A toilet device mounted and fixed on the upper surface of a toilet body having a toilet bowl,
When fixed to the toilet body,
A toilet seat that undulates above the toilet bowl,
A support member that has the same width as that of the toilet seat, and extends upward from the upper surface of the rear portion of the toilet body;
An armrest member attached to the support member and extending forward from at least one of the left and right sides of the support member;
Equipped with a,
The support member is fixed to the upper surface of the toilet body, and has a frame for connecting and supporting the armrest member, and a cover for covering the frame,
The armrest member is connected to a vertical frame of the frame and extends forward,
The said cover is concealing the connection part of the said frame and the said armrest member, The toilet device characterized by the above-mentioned . The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the armrest body of the armrest member is curved while spreading outward . A cleaning device for supplying cleaning water to the toilet bowl,
The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the cover includes a backrest member that covers a front side of the cleaning device.   The toilet device according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning device is covered with the cover and is fixed to a rear upper surface of the toilet body.   5. The toilet device according to claim 4, wherein the frame fixes the cleaning device to an upper surface of a rear portion of the toilet body and is fixed to the toilet body.

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