CN1805879A

CN1805879A - Container and set and method for forming the same

Info

Publication number: CN1805879A
Application number: CNA2004800166336A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 亨德里克斯·安东尼厄斯·霍格兰
Original assignee: Fountain Technologies BV
Current assignee: Fountain Technologies BV
Priority date: 2003-05-02
Filing date: 2004-05-03
Publication date: 2006-07-19
Also published as: BRPI0409967A; ZA200509048B; NL1023335C2; RU2005137690A; NO20055700D0; MXPA05011780A; CA2524355A1; NZ543919A; JP2006525201A; WO2004096653A1; AU2004234311A1; US20070170085A1; EP1631498A1; KR20060027792A; NO20055700L

Abstract

Container, comprising a pallet (2) and an at least partly collapsible and/or disassemblable wall, (3) which wall in a first, folded-out position is placeable on the pallet for forming an inner space enclosed by the wall and the pallet, and in a second, separately from the pallet, is at least partly foldable, while the wall and the pallet can be separately stored and transported.

Description

Freight container, plank cover group and forming method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of freight container.The present invention is specifically related to a kind of freight container that comprises carriage, utilizes this carriage, and freight container can be lifted and move.

Background technology

In the practice, known containers comprises at the bottom of the case, by the pivotable wall panel that upwards pivots at the bottom of case, and connects them by means of anchor clamps, lock pin, card pincers etc., can build tank wall at the bottom of the case.This freight container has the following advantages, and promptly under empty state, only accounts for few space between storage and delivery period.Yet the shortcoming of this freight container is can not be used alone as at the bottom of the case that loose mail transports and storage products.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide the improvement freight container of the described type of preface.For this reason, according to freight container of the present invention, by representing its feature according to the feature of claim 1.

In freight container according to the present invention, tank wall by wall part, be by can forming at least with the plank of carriage separate storage, carriage can be stored and transport as carriage independently simultaneously.Therefore, tank wall can also separate cleaning with carriage, and for example, can regulate at the load that will transport.

Tank wall is preferably used the plastics manufacturing, and preferred during use promptly under the installing condition of freight container, is placed on the upside of carriage.

In the particularly advantageous embodiment that adopts according to freight container of the present invention, at the bottom of forming the case that has linked to each other or soon linked to each other with tank wall on the carriage.As a result, packed in the end face of carriage and the internal container space or the load that is about to pack into shields.And, during use, under the loading condition of freight container, can prevent tank wall moving at the bottom of the case at least with respect to carriage.Another advantage of this embodiment is, can also further simplify the installation of freight container.

In addition, use a plurality of case bottom parts that link to each other with tank wall to form at the bottom of the preferred case.These case bottom parts can also be provided with the device that is used to interconnect and/or is used to connect carriage.The advantage that interconnects and bring further simplification to install.And, if necessary, can make damp-proof design at the bottom of the case, in the case, this connects still better at the bottom of the fixed case.In addition, the preferred case bottom parts connecting box wall components that can pivot, preferably via integrally formed hinge, for example hinges connects.This hinge means can form with plain mode, is solid relatively, and in addition, for example can make moistureproof and antisoiling design in simple mode.Preferred in addition wall part is suitable for interconnecting, and perhaps interconnects, and being used for according to tank wall at least during use is moistureproof and/or antisoiling mode is stored and shipping goods, the product of solid or liquid for example, thus obtain suitable protection.

In freight container according to the present invention, can use the lashing device in a simple manner, be used for keeping during use tank wall.This lashing device for example can be restraint zone or sheet or anchor clamps, and by the lashing device, wall part can lean on each other and strain.Preferably employing belt or similarly device because use relatively simply, cheaply, and are changed easily.And therefore wall part needn't have special equipment, and can make the closure optimization always.

Wall part can design like this, and promptly on a carriage, a plurality of tank walls can form on another each other, and these tank walls are suitable for interconnecting and/or connect with carriage, are used for the height that few relatively wall part changes freight container.

If be provided with when needed at the bottom of the case, then be preferable between used life at the bottom of the case in the face of on the side of carriage, the friction intensifier is set, for example post, rib, friction material etc., thereby prevent moving with respect to carriage at the bottom of the case better.

The invention still further relates to a kind of cover group that forms by a series of planks, be used to form according to freight container of the present invention.Particularly, the present invention relates to by this cover group of representing its feature according to the feature of claim 14.

By this cover group,, can obtain to have the freight container of the suitable inner space of storing different product, on these products can be placed at the bottom of the case that is formed by box plate in very simple mode.

The case bottom parts preferably is provided with the hookup of collaborative work, thereby they can be fixed to one another.Preferred in addition case bottom parts forms like this, and promptly they can be specially at the bottom of the case of substantial rectangular in conjunction with at the bottom of the case that forms closure, the standard modular form of the corresponding carriage of the size and dimension at the bottom of this case, for example euro pallet.The wall part made from plank preferably also has hookup, is used for that wall part is leaning on support each other and/or wall part interconnects, and obtains fastening relatively external form.

In particularly advantageous embodiment, cover group according to the present invention comprises at least three different planks, and these planks are distinguished with the width of wall part and/or the shape of case bottom parts each other at least.These different planks in this cover group are suitable for interconnecting, thereby by plank is suitably selected, can obtain the inner space of different size and shape.

The invention still further relates to a kind of method that is used to form freight container, its feature is represented by the feature according to claim 19.

This method is brought following advantage, and promptly freight container can be reinstalled and fold in very simple mode, thereby can obtain such freight container: under installing condition, have the inner space of suitable size; Under folded state, take minimum space, for example can use standard brackets simultaneously.

The method according to this invention preferably is characterized in that, with box plate at the bottom of forming case on the carriage, described box plate and/or soon link to each other with a plurality of at least wall part, thereby determine the inner space by the wall part at the bottom of the case.It is damp-proof being assembled at the bottom of the preferred in addition described case, and simultaneously preferred case bottom parts interconnects.

The invention still further relates to a kind of method that is used for Product transport, its feature is represented by the feature according to claim 24.

In the particularly advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the tank wall of freight container forms around the product that is placed on the carriage, thereby can load in very simple mode.During unloading, remove tank wall again, thus can be easily from the nearly product of a side joint.

In particularly advantageous embodiment, before product is placed, with or the case bottom parts that soon links to each other with tank wall at the bottom of formation case on the carriage, thereby on load will be placed at the bottom of the case, and separate with carriage physics.This has brought following advantage, promptly, especially, does not depend on the selection of bracket material to the selection of carriage, and be seldom to depend on load at least.

Therefore, by the method according to this invention, for example liquid or pasty state, low viscosity or high-viscosity fluid, can on wooden, transport, the thing on the carriage be can prevent simultaneously at the bottom of the case, fragment or dirt, contact liq or paste above the carriage for example may be stayed.Therefore, for example be used to make the base material of rubber etc., can on wooden, transport.Yet, can certainly use other carriage, for example with plastics or metal carriage.And, also needn't carry out special cleaning to carriage.

Description of drawings

In further dependent claims, set forth other favourable embodiment of the present invention.For the present invention is described, further set forth illustrative embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 schematically shows the transparent view according to two kinds of embodiments of freight container of the present invention;

Fig. 2 schematically shows the transparent view according to carriage of the present invention;

Fig. 3～5 show three steps that freight container shown in Figure 1 is installed with first kind of embodiment;

Fig. 6 shows the assembly set that is used for forming according to another embodiment freight container of the present invention;

Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 show the installation of freight container shown in Figure 6;

Fig. 9 shows the embodiment of the carriage shown in Figure 2 under the disassembly status;

Figure 10 shows the thin portion transparent view during laying sidewall on Fig. 3 and the carriage shown in Figure 4;

Figure 11 shows the assembly set that is used for forming according to another embodiment freight container;

Figure 12 shows first step that freight container of the present invention is installed with assembly set shown in Figure 11.

The specific embodiment

In this explanation, identical or corresponding parts are represented with identical or corresponding reference number.In following accompanying drawing,, show illustrative embodiments, and these different illustrative embodiments should not be considered to be limitation of the present invention according to freight container of the present invention with different illustrative embodiments.

Fig. 1 shows two transparents view according to two kinds of different embodiments of freight container 1 of the present invention.In the left side of Fig. 1, show freight container 1 with plastic pallet 2, plastics tank wall 3 has been installed on plastic pallet 2, simultaneously on the right side of Fig. 1, show similar freight container with tank wall 3, tank wall 3 is installed on the wooden 2.Tank wall 3 comprises four planks 4, and they are maybe can be interconnective according to the mode that hereinafter further describes, and take this to impale inner space 5, and inner space 5 is impaled by tank wall 3 and carriage 2, and open-top.Alternatively, can provide the case lid (not shown).This case lid can separate with tank wall 3 to be provided, and also can link to each other with plank 4, perhaps uses the different parts that link to each other with different plank 4 to build.

Fig. 2 shows carriage 2, is specially the carriage 2 of plastics basically, shown in Fig. 1 left side.This carriage 2 comprises end face 6 and a series of supporting member 7 (being three in the example shown embodiment), as in the carriage of prior art, they adjoin extension each other, thereby end face 6 times, between supporting member 7, provide fork truck supporting plate (blade) to insert mouth 8.The fork truck supporting plate also can insert mouth 8 perpendicular to blade, and the groove 9 that passes between supporting member 7 and the end face 6 inserts.This General Construction of carriage 2 is very well-known.

In carriage 2 as shown in Figure 2, in end face 6, be provided with the insertion mouth 11 that rule separates apart near 10 places, four limits.Shown in illustrative embodiments in, show euro pallet, establish four on long limit and insert mouthfuls 11, be two at minor face.As will be below in greater detail, bracing means can be set in carriage with reference to Fig. 9.

Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 show two steps of how building freight container 1 of the present invention with four planks 4 according to first kind of embodiment on carriage shown in Figure 2.As shown in Figure 3, at first, two identical planks 4 that have flange 13 insert mouth 11, and make them reach the upright position, and flange 13 stretches out in the lower end of plank 4 as shown in figure 10.This moves the arrow P with two mirror images ₁Expression.Then, second group of plank 4 that will have a similar flange 13 inserts the insertion mouth 11 on carriages 2 minor faces, and makes them reach the upright position, as arrow P among Fig. 4 ₂Be schematically shown.Among the plank 4A that lays earlier, vertically arranged longitudinal edge 14 places are provided with groove 15 in Fig. 4.In addition vertical longitudinal edge 16 places of two plank 4B are provided with complementary ridge 17, and it can snap-in groove 15, thereby tank wall leans on locking each other, is locked to a certain degree at least.

Then, as shown in Figure 5, with clamping band 18 or similarly binding apparatus install around four

plank

4A, 4B, thereby four

plank

4A, 4B are leaning on each other and are being tightened up, and limit inner space 5 equably.When dismounting freight container 1, clamping band 18 can easily be opened, cuts off or otherwise remove, thereby these four

plank

4A, 4B can take away from carriage 2 with opposite order.

As shown in figure 10, preferably low side rounds flange 13 a little towards the inside in position shown in Figure 4, and the side in the outside orientation is provided with overhanging flange 19, it is when installing plank 4A, can mouthfuls 11 backs have been inserted at edge 19 when position shown in Fig. 3 and 10 upwards is pivoted to the upright position at plank 4A, in 6 times interlocks of end face of carriage 2.Therefore, tank wall 4 is fixed with carriage and is connected, and except by taking apart the plank, can not separate from carriage at least.

Fig. 6～8 show the replacement embodiment according to freight container 1 of the present invention, and freight container 1 comprises carriage 2 and folding tank wall 4.In this embodiment, carriage 2 has end face 6, has the leg 7 that nine rules separate apart below the end face 6, is used for holding elevator supporting plate 6 times from four different limits at end face.Along its periphery, for the reason of hereinafter further mentioning, end face 6 has with the level surperficial 20.

Tank wall 3 comprises four

plank

4A, 4B, and each has three ridges 13 at low longitudinal edge place.Directly over ridge 13, at every

plank

4A, 4B towards in-to-in one side, have groove 12 with following size, be that

corresponding plank

4A, 4B can move by this groove 12 on the level surperficial 20 low step 22, thereby the ridge 13 of each

plank

4A, 4B adjoins leg 7 on each limit of carriage 2 extends, and this as shown in Figure 7.

In Fig. 7, carriage 2 is placed on the bottom surface by its leg 7, and has made

plank

4A, 4B reach the position of perpendicular.As clear manifesting from Fig. 7, two longitudinal edges, 14,16 places of

plank

4A, 4B have flange 24, thereby when the

longitudinal edge

14,16 of the sub-4A of two boards, 4B is leaning on when mobile each other, the flange 24 of first plank 4A is engaged between the flange 24 of second plank 4B.Each flange has duct 25, thereby in the above-mentioned position of the flange 24 that is fitted to each other (Fig. 7), can obtain through hole 25, for example can pass this through hole 25 and insert pin 26 (Fig. 8), takes this to form piano hinge chain hinge.Method can obtain folding tank wall like this, and it can be simply folding around carriage 2, and the low step 22 of carriage 2 is contained in the groove 21, is used for locking tray 2.

When whole tank wall 3 is closed, as shown in Figure 8, alternatively, can provide anchor fitting 18 or similar device, be used for the sub-4A of two boards, 4B leaned at last each other and strain.In embodiment shown in Figure 8, anchor fitting 18 is short relatively clamping banies, an angle 24A of its encirclement freight container 1.Certainly, continuous clamping band, rope, contraction sheet etc. also can be used for locking plank 4.And in each angle 24, pin 26 can pass opening 25 and insert, so that obtain mentioned locking.

As clearly apparent from the Figure 8, the angle 24A shown in the right side is formed by the flange 24 that stretches out plank 4A plane a little, thereby pin 26 is positioned at the outside on this plane.Therefore can be achieved as follows advantage, promptly four

plank

4A, 4B can be folded into attitude shown in Figure 6.Certainly, can also realize this advantage by removing whole pin 26, thereby can pile up

plank

4A, 4B.

Fig. 9 represents to be in the carriage 2 according to Fig. 2 and 10 of disassembly status, is clearly shown that the bracing means 12 of metallic forms or plastic tape 28 have been contained between supporting member 7 and the end face 6.Downside at end face 6 is provided with groove 27, and the tubulose post of supporting member 7 can be fixed therein, and for example fixes by gluing grade.Groove 27 can for example stop up post by lid 30, and these lids can stretch into tubulose post 29.

To those skilled in the art, can there be these and many similar variations that are used to form this carriage 2 with very clear.

Figure 11 shows another embodiment according to freight container 1 of the present invention that is under the disassembly status.It is stack-mounted how that Figure 12 shows it.

It can be the carriage 2 of any kind that Figure 11 shows, for example as shown in the present or normal wood carriage.Carriage 2 has standard-sized end face 6, for example euro pallet.The width of two couples of

wall panel

4A, 4B is respectively B ₁, B ₂, be equivalent to the width and the length of carriage 2 end faces 6.Each

wall panel

4A, 4B comprise wall part 31 and the case bottom parts 32 of the connecting box wall components 31 that can pivot.Wall part 31 can for example be connected with piano hinge chain hinge 33 with case bottom parts 32, but preferred continuous by integrally formed hinge, for example hinges.Yet, also can use the hinge of other type.

Each case bottom parts 32 has and is essentially leg-of-mutton shape, one side the leg-of-mutton part pinioning hinge 33 or form hinge 33.Both sides 35 become angle α, β respectively at box plate 32 places of the first wall part 4A and the second wall part 4B in addition.Select α and β angle like this, promptly 2 α+2 β are approximately 360 °.The first free longitudinal edge 35A of each box plate 32 is provided with first hookup 36, and another free longitudinal edge 35B of each box plate 32 is provided with second hookup 37.In illustrated embodiment, first hookup 36 and second hookup 37 are designed to the connection sheet of jigsaw puzzle formula, and have the mutual assembling of form closure.Yet, also can use the hookup of other type, promptly two bottom parts 32 can interconnect, thus they can't move relative to each other, as shown in figure 12.

As shown in figure 12,

plank

4A, 4B are each other in to laying in opposite directions, thereby their case bottom parts 32 is pressed on the end face 6 of carriage 2, first hookup 36 of two adjacent case bottom parts 32 locks mutually with second hookup 37, just as blocks of jigsaw puzzle, thereby these four box plates 32 interfix, and prevent to move.So, the size of preferred case bottom parts 32 is such, and promptly they are in conjunction with the whole top 6 that covers carriage 2, and hinge 33 approximate longitudinal edges along end face 6 extend.Should be appreciated that wall part 31 can be at direction P then ₁And P ₂On be pivoted to the upright position around hinge 33 respectively, thereby their

longitudinal edge

14,16 is connected to each other.Then, as mentioned above, clamping band or similar anchor fitting can be installed around the tank wall 3 that therefore forms, and are used for locking wall part 31 at above-mentioned state, take this to impale inner space 5.

Because the end face 6 of carriage 2 in this embodiment by the 32 whole coverings of case bottom parts, so the material of the inner space 5 of packing into can not contact the end face 6 of carriage 2.Therefore, can use any carriage 2, no matter and whether it is clean.Especially under the situation of the material that transportation is polluted easily, this is favourable, for example the especially tough liquid of liquid, paste, food etc.Therefore, with freight container 1 according to the present invention, especially according to the freight container 1 of Figure 11 and Figure 12, the base material that for example is used to make plastics or rubber can be transported, for example wooden fragment of thing on the carriage can't be occurred in transportation and/or the danger that finishes of storage period chien shih base material.This example should not be considered by any way and limit.

Be to be understood that, shown in each embodiment in,

plank

4A, 4B, at least wall part 31, can be provided with the hookup of collaborative work, for example device for clamping, friction gear, form closure device, magnetic devices or similarly device, it is fixing to be used to make plank and wall part leaning on each other or each other.Importance only is that tank wall 3 is in the material storage and keep shape basically between the delivery period, and

plank

4A, 4B, and wall part 31 at least, can not take apart each other.

Should be appreciated that with shown in each illustrative embodiments, can provide case according to mode shown in Figure 11 and 12 at the bottom of.In freight container 1 according to the present invention, longitudinal edge and/or hookup can design like this, promptly by them, can obtain moistureproof the connection between the wall part 31 at

adjacent plank

4A, 4B, and acquisition tank wall 3 are connected with the protection against the tide of carriage 2.For this reason, for example can use plastics or rubber profile.Method can obtain damp-proof freight container 1, and it still is an easy-off like this.

In the use of plastic pallet, for example shown in Fig. 2,9 and 10, realize following advantage, promptly carriage very easily overhauls, and especially cleans, and is easy to make and use, and can tackle the variation that is about to the material of freight container traffic in simple mode in addition.

Can be mounted to different attitudes shown in the drawings according to freight container of the present invention, take this to impale the inner space, after this, the inner space load of can packing into, for example regular general cargo, bulk freight, possible liquid, paste etc.

Yet hi an alternative embodiment, load also can at first be piled on the carriage 2, as far as possible on case bottom parts 32, after this,

plank

4A, 4B, wall part 31 at least, the upright position shown in being pivoted to, take this to surround load, after this, can be in the manner described above fixing tank wall 3.Method like this, carriage can be with very simple mode loading and unloading.Obviously, freight container can be with opposite order unloading.And, for example can also before load is laid, make two or three board 4, tank wall 31 reaches the upright position at least, after this, should or each other plank or wall part leaning on the load closure.

Used box plate 32 in freight container 1 according to the present invention, shown in Figure 11 and 12, can realize following advantage, promptly case bottom parts 32 and wall part 31 tightly are pressed on the carriage 2 owing to load, and are fixed, and prevent to move.Certainly, other device can be set prevent, for example friction gear, joggle device etc. with respect to the moving of carriage 2.By the size and dimension of surge tank base plate 32, especially angle α and β, nature can be made the freight container of different size according to mode shown in Figure 11 and 12.And, can use trapezoidal box plate for example, its can with have shown in triangular shaped box plate combination in any, thereby with different plank 4A, the 4B of limited amount, can form a large amount of different freight containers 1.

The present invention is limited to the illustrative embodiments shown in accompanying drawing and the explanation never in any form.In the framework of the present invention that claim is listed, can carry out many changes to the present invention.

Therefore, for example, for the parts of freight container 1 according to the present invention, can use other material of non-plastics, and tank wall can be built according to different modes.

Claims

1. freight container, comprise carriage and can fold and/or demountable tank wall to small part, described tank wall is first, in the expanded position, can be placed on the carriage, be used to form the inner space that impales by tank wall and carriage, and in the position that separates second, with carriage, can fold to small part, tank wall and carriage can be stored separately and transport simultaneously.

2. according to the freight container of claim 1, wherein, described tank wall is used the plastics manufacturing at least basically, and wherein, is provided with to be used to the device that prevents that tank wall from moving with respect to carriage during use.

3. according to the freight container of claim 1 or 2, wherein, described wall part is placed on the carriage during use basically.

4. according to the freight container of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein, described tank wall is connected with at the bottom of the case.

5. according to the freight container of claim 4, wherein, build with a plurality of parts at the bottom of the described case.

6. according to the freight container of claim 5, wherein, each parts all is connected with an independent wall part.

7. according to the freight container of claim 4 or 5, wherein, described parts interconnect during use.

8. according to the freight container of arbitrary claim in the claim 4～7, wherein, described freight container at the bottom of the case of especially described freight container, is damp-proof.

9. according to the freight container of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein, described tank wall comprises a series of at least at expanded position plank connected to one another, described plank is provided with first hookup near downside simultaneously, and described carriage is provided with second hookup, first and second hookups can collaborative work, is used for tank wall is remained on carriage.

10. according to the freight container of claim 9, wherein, described plank can interconnect with hinge means.

11. according to the freight container of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein, in the expanded position of tank wall, at least one lashing device is arranged, is used for tank wall is locked in expanded position in the arranged outside of tank wall.

12. according to the freight container of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein, described tank wall is provided with integrally formed plastic hinge, is used to connect the parts that can move relative to each other.

13. according to the freight container of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein, at least two tank walls can pile up on carriage each other, described tank wall is provided with hookup simultaneously, is used for they being connect each other and/or connecting with carriage.

14. cover group that forms by a series of planks, each plank all is provided with wall part and the case bottom parts that can link to each other with the wall part pivot, thereby the case bottom parts can lean on each other in upper/lower positions and lay, promptly in this position, wall part can be pivoted to wall part each other to the upright position of small part contact, takes this to impale the inner space between wall part and case bottom parts.

15. according to the cover group of claim 14, wherein, described case bottom parts is provided with the hookup of collaborative work.

16. according to the cover group of claim 13 or 14, wherein, the shape of described case bottom parts is made to make and leaned on mobile four case bottom parts combination each other, limits at the bottom of the case that is essentially rectangle, this case bottom parts is specially triangle substantially.

17. according to the cover group of arbitrary claim in the claim 13～16, wherein, described wall part is provided with hookup, is used for that wall part is leaning on support each other and/or wall part interconnects.

18. according to the cover group of arbitrary claim in the claim 13～17, wherein, be provided with at least three different planks, these planks are distinguished by the width of wall part and/or the shape of case bottom parts at least, described plank is suitable for interconnecting.

19. method that is used to form freight container, wherein, form in the position, be suitable for the mutual wall part that pivots and/or connect with at least four tank wall is installed on carriage at tank wall, take this to impale in tank wall the inner space, described wall part forms in the position at described tank wall and is fixed.

20. according to the method for claim 19, wherein, with box plate at the bottom of forming case on the carriage, described box plate and/or soon link to each other with a plurality of at least wall part, thereby behind the formation tank wall, in the inner space on load can being placed at the bottom of the case.

21., wherein, be damp-proof with being assembled at the bottom of the described case according to the method for claim 20.

22., wherein, described case bottom parts is interconnected according to the method for claim 20 or 21.

23. according to the method for arbitrary claim in the claim 19～22, wherein, tank wall is carried out removable the connection with carriage, thus tank wall after use, can remove from carriage, and not do not damage, and can separate transportation with carriage.

24. method that is used for Product transport, wherein, at least use cover group according to arbitrary claim in the claim 14～18, or use is according to the method for arbitrary claim in the claim 19～13, form freight container according to arbitrary claim in the claim 1～13, wherein, product is locked in the inner space of formed freight container.

25. according to the method for claim 24, wherein, the product on carriage forms described tank wall.

26. according to the method for claim 25, wherein, before product is placed, with or the case bottom parts that soon links to each other with tank wall at the bottom of formation case on the carriage.