CN217468973U - Connector set with guiding structure and its plug connector and socket connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a connector group with a guiding structure and a plug connector and a socket connector, wherein a tongue plate, a plug-in plate and a plug guide are arranged on the butting side of the plug connector, and The plug guide can correspond to the tongue plate and is provided with at least one plug guide unit; the butt side of the socket connector is provided with a socket accommodating space, a plug space and a socket guide. When plugged into the socket connector, the tongue plate can extend into the socket accommodating space, the plug board can extend into the insertion space, and each of the socket guide units and each of the plug guide units will guide each other. In this way, through the structure of the plug guide and the socket guide, the plugging direction of the user when plugging the connector set can be guided and guided.

Description

Connector set with guiding structure and its plug connector and socket connector

technical field

The utility model relates to a connector group, in particular to a connector group provided with a plug-in board and a plug-in space, wherein the plug connector is provided with a plug guide, and the socket connector is provided with a socket guide to prevent When the plug connector is plugged into the socket connector, the plug guide member and the socket guide member can achieve the effect of guiding and guiding the plugging direction.

Background technique

With the advancement of communication technology and electronic technology, electronic devices with various functions, such as: mobile power devices that can be carried around for continuous power supply of mobile phones, mobile phones that allow people to communicate at both ends of the world, and can satisfy people's listening anytime, anywhere The Walkman for music and the Personal Computer (Personal Computer) that can assist people in handling various things have become indispensable tools in modern people's life and work.

Various electronic devices (such as: smart phones, tablet computers, desktop computers, notebook computers, digital cameras, etc.) must be installed on the body of each electronic device in order to receive electronic signals and power from the outside world. A signal connector is configured on the top. Generally speaking, a signal connector refers to all the connecting components and their accessories used in electronic signals and power supplies. It is the bridge of all signals, and its quality will affect the transmission of current and signals. Reliability has an impact and is also closely related to the work of electronic devices, and through signal connectors, multiple electronic devices can be connected to form a complete system to achieve mutual transmission of electronic signals or power. A device is an indispensable element for realizing a predetermined function.

With the change of use and installation position, the connector also has a variety of different types of structures to adapt to and meet the needs of use, but no matter what kind of connector, it will always be designed in the direction of thinness and lightness to meet the increasingly thin and light electronic products without taking up too much space. However, with the different installation positions of the connectors, the workers sometimes need to plug and unplug the connectors when the sight is blocked. Therefore, it is easy to cause the connectors to fail to be plugged in accurately, or to deviate from the correct direction when unplugging (for example, , pulling out the connector obliquely), resulting in breakage and damage of internal components (such as tongues or terminals), affecting the work of the connector. The above-mentioned problems caused by blind mating (that is, the situation where the line of sight is blocked) often occurs, and after the connector is thinned, it is more likely to cause damage to the connector due to improper force. Therefore, how to make the connector in the In use, it has good pluggability and assembly stability to avoid the above situation, which is the problem to be discussed in the present invention.

Utility model content

In order to stand out in the fiercely competitive market, the applicant relies on the rich experience in the design, processing and manufacture of various power or signal connectors for many years, and upholds the research spirit of excellence. After the experiment, a connector set with a guiding structure and a plug connector and a socket connector of the present invention are finally developed. The present invention can provide users with a better experience.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a connector set with a guiding structure, including a plug connector and a socket connector, wherein the plug connector includes a plug insulating body, multiple plug metal terminals and a plug A guide piece, a tongue plate and a plug-in board are arranged on the butting side of the plug insulating body, and the tongue plate and the plug-in board are separated by a distance; the metal terminals of the plug can be embedded in the plug insulating body , one end of which will expose the tongue plate; the plug guide is made of insulating material, and corresponding to the tongue plate, it is provided with at least one plug guide unit; the socket connector includes a socket insulating body, a plurality of socket metal Terminals, a socket metal shell and a socket guide, a socket accommodating space is provided on the butting side of the socket insulating body; the socket metal terminals can be embedded in the socket insulating body, and one end of the socket accommodating space is exposed outside the socket accommodating space space, when the plug connector is plugged into the socket connector, the tongue plate will extend into the socket accommodating space, and the plug metal terminals will be electrically connected with the corresponding socket metal terminals; the socket A socket assembly space is arranged in the metal shell, and the socket insulating body can extend into and be fixed to the socket assembly space, and a plug space is formed between the outer wall surface of the socket insulating body and the inner wall surface of the socket metal shell , when the plug connector is plugged into the socket connector, the plug board can extend into the plug space; the socket guide is made of insulating material, and is located at any position on the adjacent butting side of the socket insulating body an outer wall surface, which is provided with at least one socket guide unit; when the plug connector is plugged into the socket connector, each of the socket guide units will be guided and combined with each of the plug guide units, so that , through the structure of the plug guide and the socket guide, the user can operate the connector set more conveniently, and can keep the expected good plug-in direction.

Optionally, the plug guide is coupled to the plug board, and each of the socket guide units is located in the plug space.

Optionally, the plug guide unit is a groove or a notch, and the socket guide unit is a bump.

Optionally, the plug guide unit is a bump, and the socket guide unit is a groove or a notch.

Optionally, the plug guide is integrally formed with the plug insulating body, and the socket guide is integrally formed with the socket insulating body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a plug connector with a guiding structure, comprising a plug insulating body, multiple plug metal terminals and a plug guide, wherein a tongue is provided on the butting side of the plug insulating body A plug board and a plug board, and the tongue board and the plug board are separated by a distance; the plug metal terminals are embedded in the plug insulation body, and the front end of the plug connector will expose the tongue board. When assembled to a socket connector, the tongue plate will protrude into the socket connector, and the plug metal terminals will be electrically connected with the multiple socket metal terminals in the socket connector; the plug guide It is an insulating material, and corresponds to the tongue plate, and is provided with at least one plug guide unit. When the plug connector is assembled to the socket connector, each of the plug guide units can be connected with one of the socket connector. The socket guides are guided and combined with each other; in this way, the plug guides provided on the plug connector can assist the user to maintain the correct direction and convenience of plugging during use.

Optionally, the plug guide is coupled to the plug strip.

Optionally, the plug guide unit is a groove or a notch.

Optionally, the plug guide unit is a bump.

Optionally, the plug guide is integrally formed with the plug insulating body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a socket connector with a guiding structure, comprising a socket insulating body, multiple socket metal terminals, a socket metal shell and a socket guide, wherein the socket insulating body There is a socket accommodating space on the mating side of the socket; the socket metal terminals are embedded in the socket insulating body, and the front end of the socket accommodating space will be exposed outside the socket accommodating space. When the socket connector is assembled to a plug connector, the socket A tongue plate of the plug connector can be inserted into the accommodating space, and the metal terminals of the socket are electrically connected with the metal terminals of the plurality of plugs in the plug connector; a socket assembly space is arranged in the metal shell of the socket, and The socket insulating body can extend into and be fixed to the socket assembly space, and a plug space is formed between the outer wall surface of the socket insulating body and the inner wall surface of the socket metal shell; the socket guide is made of insulating material, And any outer wall surface on the adjacent butting side of the socket insulating body is provided with at least one socket guide unit, and when the socket connector is assembled to the plug connector, each of the socket guide units can be connected with the A plug guide of the plug connector is guided and combined; in this way, the socket guide provided by the socket connector can make the butt plug connector combine with itself in the correct plug direction, so as to improve the time of plugging. convenience.

Optionally, each of the socket guide units is located in the insertion space.

Optionally, the plug guide unit is a groove or a notch.

Optionally, the plug guide unit is a bump.

Optionally, the plug guide is integrally formed with the plug insulating body.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic diagram of the connector group of the present invention when it is not plugged in;

2 is a perspective view of the plug connector of the present invention;

3 is an exploded schematic diagram of the plug connector of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the docking side direction of the plug connector of the present invention;

5 is a schematic diagram of a plug guide unit according to other embodiments of the present invention;

6 is a perspective view of the socket connector of the present invention;

7 is an exploded schematic diagram of the socket connector of the present invention;

8 is a schematic diagram of the connector group of the present invention when it has been plugged;

9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the connector set of the present invention when it has been inserted; and

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the mating side direction of the socket connector of the present invention.

[Description of reference numerals]

C: Connector group

1: Plug connector

11: Plug insulation body

111: Tongue plate

112: Main body

1120: Opening

113: Plug-in board

12: Plug metal terminal

13: Plug guide

131: Plug guide unit

14: Plug metal shell

140: Plug assembly space

2: Socket connector

21: Socket insulation body

210: Socket accommodation space

22: Socket metal terminal

23: Socket guide

231: Socket guide unit

24: Socket metal shell

240: Socket assembly space

241: Plug space

3: Transmission line

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical content and advantages of the present utility model more clearly understood, the embodiments disclosed by the present utility model will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification, and the present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be based on different viewpoints and applications. , various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, it is stated in advance that the accompanying drawings of the present invention are merely schematic illustrations and are not drawn according to the actual size. In addition, unless the context clearly indicates or defines, the meanings of "a" and "the" in the present invention include a plurality of. In addition, the following embodiments will further describe the related technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art, and in case of conflict, any definitions given herein will control. Since the same thing can be expressed in a variety of ways, alternative words and synonyms may be used for any term discussed or recited herein without special qualification as to whether a term is described or discussed herein, and the use of one or more synonyms does not preclude other synonym. The examples used anywhere in the specification of the present invention, including the use of any terms, are only illustrative, and in no way limit the scope and meaning of the present invention or any terms. Likewise, the present invention is not limited to the various embodiments disclosed in the specification. Although the terms first, second or third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, each such element should not be limited by the foregoing terms, which are primarily used to distinguish one element from another and should not be Any element imposes any substantial limitation and should not limit the actual order of assembly or arrangement of the various elements. In addition, the directional terms mentioned in the embodiments, such as "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., only refer to the directions of the drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to illustrate and not to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, the term "or", as used herein, should include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items, as the case may be.

Terms such as "substantially" or "approximately", as used herein, may refer to a number or a plurality of numbers within a range of deviations from a particular value that can be recognized or determined by those skilled in the art. The average value includes certain specified errors that may occur when measuring the specified value, taking into account the limitations of the measurement system or equipment, for example, the numerical value substantially stated can include ± of the specified value. 5%, ±3%, ±1%, ±0.5%, ±0.1% or one or more standard deviation ranges.

The utility model relates to a connector set with a guiding structure and its plug connector and socket connector. Since there are many types of connectors today, the present utility model is aimed at, in addition to the original butt joint structure for combining metal terminals, A connector set with a plug-in board and a plug-in space is also provided for improvement, wherein the plug-in board and the plug-in space do not have metal terminals for transmitting electrical signals. In addition, the connector set of the present invention is not limited to the form drawn in the accompanying drawings, and those skilled in the art can adjust the appearance and shape of each component according to product requirements. Therefore, as long as the connector set and its related components have subsequent implementations The related basic structure and effect of the example are the connector group and its plug connector and socket connector to be protected by the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , in one embodiment, the connector set C includes a plug connector 1 and a socket connector 2 , wherein the plug connector 1 at least consists of a plug insulating body 11 , a plurality of The plug metal terminal 12 and a plug guide 13 are formed, and a tongue plate 111 and a plug-in plate 113 are provided on the mating side of the plug insulating body 11. The tongue plate 111 and the plug-in plate 113 are opposite to each other and They are separated by a distance, wherein, the above-mentioned “butting side” refers to the opposite side of the plug connector 1 and the socket connector 2 when they are plugged together. Taking FIG. 1 as an example, the butting side of the plug insulating body 11 is shown in FIG. 1 . top right. In this embodiment, the plug insulating body 11 includes a main base body 112 and the tongue plate 111 and two other components, wherein the main base body 112 is provided with an opening 1120 through which the tongue plate 111 can pass through. And assembled to the main base body 112 , so that one side of the tongue plate 111 can expose one side of the main base body 112 . In other embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can integrally manufacture the tongue plate 111 on the main base body 112 according to product requirements (that is, the plug insulating body 11 is only a single piece components), or the plug insulating body 11 can be composed of three or more components.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 3 , each of the plug metal terminals 12 is embedded in the plug insulating body 11 , and one end (or the butt end) of the plug is exposed to one side of the tongue plate 111 , thereby exposing the plug to the outside. The butting side of the insulating body 11, wherein the above-mentioned “butting end” refers to the opposite end of the plug connector 1 and the socket connector 2 when they are plugged together. Taking FIG. 3 as an example, the butting end of the plug metal terminal 12 is at The lower left of Figure 3, and can be in the shape of a sheet (commonly known as "gold finger"), but not limited to this. Further, the other end of each of the plug metal terminals 12 can be electrically connected to a transmission line 3 so as to transmit or receive electrical signals. In addition, in this embodiment, the plug connector 1 is further provided with a plug metal shell 14, the plug metal shell 14 is provided with a plug assembly space 140, and the plug insulating body 11 can be inserted into and fixed to the socket assembly The space 140 is used to improve the overall strength of the plug connector 1 , prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI), or protect the plug insulating body 11 through the plug metal shell 14 .

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, the plug guide 13 is combined with the plug board 113 and formed integrally with the plug board 113 , for example, the plug guide 13 in FIG. 2 It is located at the end of the plug board 113 facing outward (the lower left of FIG. 2 ), but not limited to this. At other positions close to or away from the plug board 113, the plug guide 13 is made of insulating material and can correspond to the position of the tongue 111, that is, at least one side of the plug guide 13 can be Opposite to any side of the tongue plate 111 , and located on the mating side of the plug connector 1 (or the plug insulating body 11 ). Further, the plug guide 13 is provided with at least one plug guide unit 131, in this embodiment, the plug guide unit 131 is in the form of a groove (as shown in FIG. 4 ), that is, the plug The top surface and the bottom surface of the guide member 13 will not communicate with each other, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the plug guide unit 131 can be in the form of a notch (as shown in FIG. 5 ) or Other structures are sufficient as long as they are sufficient to achieve the matching and guiding functions referred to in the subsequent description.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 to 7 , in this embodiment, the socket connector 2 includes a socket insulating body 21 , a plurality of socket metal terminals 22 , a socket guide member 23 and a socket metal shell 24 . , wherein a socket accommodating space 210 is provided on the butting side of the socket insulating body 21, and the above-mentioned "butting side" refers to the opposite side when the plug connector 1 and the socket connector 2 are plugged together, as shown in FIG. 1 . For example, the mating side of the socket insulating body 21 is the lower left in FIG. 1 , and the shape and quantity of the socket accommodating space 210 can be matched with the tongue plate 111 , as shown in FIGS. 8 to 9 , when the plug connector 1 and the socket connector 2 are plugged together, the tongue plate 111 of the plug connector 1 can extend into the corresponding socket accommodating space 210. In this embodiment, the tongue plate 111 is a single component, but its There is a slit on it (as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 ), and the socket insulating body 21 is provided with two socket accommodation spaces 210 (as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 ), and the two socket accommodation spaces 210 are separated from each other. The wall of the socket can be accommodated in the crack of the tongue plate 111, so that the tongue plate 111 can smoothly extend into the socket accommodating spaces 210. In other implementations of the present invention, the shapes of the tongue plate 111 and the socket accommodating spaces 210 are the same as those of the socket accommodating space 210 The quantity can be adjusted according to actual needs, and is not limited to the form disclosed in the drawings, as long as they can be matched and plugged with each other.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , each of the socket metal terminals 22 can be embedded in the socket insulating body 21 , and one end (or the butt end) of the socket metal terminal 22 can be exposed to the socket accommodating space 210 , and then the socket insulation can be exposed to the outside. The mating side of the main body 21, wherein, the above-mentioned "mating end" refers to the opposite end of the plug connector 1 and the socket connector 2 when they are plugged together. In FIG. 6, the mating end of the socket metal terminal 22 is shown in the figure 6 at the bottom left. Further, the other end of each of the socket metal terminals 22 can extend beyond the socket insulating body 21 and be soldered to a circuit board, but not limited thereto. After the plug insulating body 11 is assembled to the socket insulating body 21 , one end of the plug metal terminals 12 exposed to the tongue plate 111 can be electrically connected to the one end of the socket metal terminals 22 exposed to the socket accommodating space 210 , to transmit electrical signals to each other.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , a socket assembling space 240 is provided in the socket metal shell 24 , and the socket insulating body 21 can extend into and be fixed to the socket assembling space 240 , and is on the outer wall of the socket insulating body 21 . With respect to the inner wall surface of the socket metal shell 24, there will be a distance between the two surfaces, so as to form a plug space 241 (as shown in FIG. 10) between the two, when the plug connector 1 is plugged into the socket connector 2 Afterwards, the plug board 113 can extend into the plug space 241 (as shown in FIG. 9 ) to play a guiding effect, so that the plug connector 1 and the socket connector 2 can be correctly plugged relation.

As shown in FIG. 6 , FIG. 7 and FIG. 10 , the socket guide 23 is made of insulating material, and is provided with at least one socket guide unit 231 . In this embodiment, the socket guide 23 can be insulated from the socket The body 21 is integrally formed and located on the same outer wall surface of the insertion space 241 , so that the socket guide units 231 are also located in the insertion space 241 , but not limited to this, in other embodiments of the present invention Among them, the socket guide 23 can be an independent component, and can be arranged on any outer wall surface of the socket insulating body 21 adjacent to its own butting side, for example, another outer wall surface away from the plug space 241, as long as the socket The guide member 23 can be matched and assembled with the plug guide member 13 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 , in this embodiment, the socket guide unit 231 is a protrusion (as shown in FIG. 10 ), when the plug connector 1 is plugged into the socket connector 2 , the socket guide unit 231 can be guided and combined with the corresponding plug guide unit 131 to achieve the expected guiding effect, for example, the socket guide unit 231 in the form of a bump can extend into the plug in the form of a groove In the guiding unit 131, the lateral outer diameter of the bump (the left and right extending direction in FIG. 10 ) can be the same or substantially the same as the lateral inner diameter of the groove (the left and right extending direction in FIG. 4 ), so that the The plug connector 1 maintains the correct insertion and extraction direction, so that the components are not damaged due to deviation from the correct insertion and extraction direction.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 10 , in other embodiments of the present invention, according to product requirements, the socket guide unit 231 can be changed to a groove or a notch (that is, the socket guide unit 231 can communicate with the socket accommodating space 210 ), the plug guide unit 131 can be changed to a bump, as long as the socket guide unit 231 and the plug guide unit 131 are sufficiently matched to each other to guide and assemble. Further, whether it is a plug connector or a socket connector, it can be adjusted to the form of a wire end connector (that is, the metal terminal is electrically connected to the transmission line) or the form of a board end connector (that is, the metal terminal is connected to the circuit board. phase electrical connection), and can be applied to horizontal type or vertical type connector structure, and is not limited to the appearance in the drawings of the embodiments.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and the protection scope claimed by the present utility model is not limited to this. Those skilled in the art can change according to the required design according to the technical content disclosed by the present utility model. Or rearranged, should belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (15)

1. A connector set having a guide structure, comprising:

a plug connector, comprising:

a plug insulation body, wherein a tongue plate and a plug board are arranged at the butt joint side of the plug insulation body, and the tongue plate and the plug board are separated by a distance;

a plurality of plug metal terminals embedded in the plug insulating body, one end of each plug metal terminal is exposed out of the tongue plate; and

a plug guide piece made of insulating material and provided with at least one plug guide unit corresponding to the tongue plate; and

a receptacle connector, comprising:

a socket insulation body, the butt joint side of which is provided with a socket accommodating space;

a plurality of socket metal terminals embedded in the socket insulating body, wherein one end of each socket metal terminal is exposed out of the socket accommodating space, the tongue plate extends into the socket accommodating space under the condition that the plug connector is plugged into the socket connector, and the plug metal terminals are electrically connected with the corresponding socket metal terminals;

a socket metal housing having a socket assembling space therein, the socket insulating body being capable of extending into and being fixed to the socket assembling space, and forming a plugging space between an outer wall surface of the socket insulating body and an inner wall surface of the socket metal housing, the plugging plate being capable of extending into the plugging space in a state where the plug connector is plugged into the socket connector; and

the socket guide piece is made of insulating materials, is positioned on any outer wall surface of the adjacent butt joint side of the socket insulating body and is provided with at least one socket guide unit; under the condition that the plug connector is plugged into the socket connector, each socket guide unit and each plug guide unit are mutually guided and combined.

2. The connector set of claim 1, wherein the plug guide is coupled to the jack board, and each of the receptacle guide units is located in the jack space.

3. The connector set according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plug guide elements are grooves or notches and the socket guide elements are projections.

4. The connector set according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plug guide elements are projections and the socket guide elements are recesses or indentations.

5. The connector set according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plug guide is formed integrally with the plug housing and the socket guide is formed integrally with the socket housing.

6. A plug connector having a guide structure, comprising:

a plug insulation body, wherein a tongue plate and a plug board are arranged at the butt joint side of the plug insulation body, and the tongue plate and the plug board are separated by a distance;

a plurality of plug metal terminals embedded in the plug insulating body, wherein the front ends of the plug metal terminals are exposed out of the tongue plate, the tongue plate extends into a socket connector when the plug connector is assembled to the socket connector, and the plug metal terminals are electrically connected with the plurality of socket metal terminals in the socket connector; and

and the plug guide piece is made of insulating material and is provided with at least one plug guide unit corresponding to the tongue plate, and each plug guide unit can be combined with one socket guide piece of the socket connector in a guide way under the condition that the plug connector is assembled to the socket connector.

7. The plug connector of claim 6, wherein the plug guide is coupled to the patch panel.

8. A plug connector as claimed in claim 6 or 7, wherein the plug guide elements are recesses or indentations.

9. A plug connector as claimed in claim 6 or 7, wherein the plug guide elements are projections.

10. The plug connector of claim 6 or 7, wherein the plug guide is integrally formed with the plug insulator body.

11. A receptacle connector having a guide structure, comprising:

a socket insulation body, the butt joint side of which is provided with a socket accommodating space;

a plurality of socket metal terminals embedded in the socket insulating body, wherein the front ends of the socket metal terminals are exposed out of the socket accommodating space, and under the condition that the socket connector is assembled to a plug connector, the socket accommodating space can be used for a tongue plate of the plug connector to extend into, and the socket metal terminals are electrically connected with the plurality of plug metal terminals in the plug connector;

a socket metal housing, in which a socket assembling space is provided, and the socket insulating body can be inserted and fixed into the socket assembling space, and an inserting space is formed between the outer wall surface of the socket insulating body and the inner wall surface of the socket metal housing; and

the socket guide piece is made of insulating materials, is positioned on any outer wall surface of the adjacent butt joint side of the socket insulating body and is provided with at least one socket guide unit, and each socket guide unit can be combined with one plug guide piece of the plug connector in a guide mode when the socket connector is assembled to the plug connector.

12. The socket connector of claim 11, wherein each of the socket guide units is located in the insertion space.

13. Socket connector according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the socket guide unit is a groove or a notch.

14. Socket connector according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the socket guide unit is a protrusion.

15. The socket connector according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the socket guide is integrally formed with the socket insulator body.

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