EP0590168B1 - Housing with connecting terminals - Google Patents

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EP0590168B1
EP0590168B1 EP92116360A EP92116360A EP0590168B1 EP 0590168 B1 EP0590168 B1 EP 0590168B1 EP 92116360 A EP92116360 A EP 92116360A EP 92116360 A EP92116360 A EP 92116360A EP 0590168 B1 EP0590168 B1 EP 0590168B1
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Herbert Neburg
Georg Dipl.-Ing. Gerber
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/58—Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable

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  • the invention relates to a terminal connection housing having a chamber, which is essentially formed by a lower part and a chamber cover, and arranged in the chamber, an opening for the passage of lines forming pressure elements.
  • a generic terminal connection housing can be found in the publication WO 91/10269.
  • the clamping of a cable with multiple lines in a circular opening is disclosed.
  • the cable is gripped by a clamp with movable pressure elements.
  • a U-shaped terminal block with ribs is inserted into the housing, whereby the ribs slide over the pressure elements, which then clamp the cable.
  • the ribs with locking recesses snap into the opening. Due to this rigid inner stop of the ribs on the housing, the size of the insertable cable is fixed. Lines or bundles of lines with different diameters cannot be clamped because the ribs rigidly limit the opening for the passage due to the stop.
  • This known cable connection is only suitable for connecting a single cable of a certain diameter, to which the opening, the clamp with the pressure elements and the clamping bracket must be adapted.
  • the European patent application EP-A-0.517.937 describes installation housings for devices in building system technology with strain relief means for cables to be introduced in order to relieve them against tension at terminals, as are common in general installation technology. In order to save space and to make do with inexpensive, thin housing walls, conventional strain relief devices could not be used here.
  • the installation housing according to the European patent application manure has the following characteristics. It is closed by a lid. A molded part is inserted between the side walls and forms a clamping lip for clamping a line to the counter-clamping area. The molded part has a clamping plane in which opposing gripping tabs of the walls are clamped by the arms of the molded part engaging behind them.
  • the molded part is secured against tilting by means of guides on the molded part and on the walls of the installation housing.
  • gripping edges are, for example, staircase-shaped. Through a recess or a support rib, the molded part can be gripped behind with a tool in the manner of a screwdriver and lifted out or levered out under support on housing edges.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a terminal connection housing, in which the lines to be connected are provided in a simple manner and without additional aids for strain relief and at the same time the falling out of individual or several lines from the terminals is prevented.
  • the lower part has at least three pressure elements which are arranged next to one another and are designed as resilient tongues and which form a plurality of openings lying next to one another and designed as gaps for the passage of lines next to and above one another.
  • ribs on the chamber cover which are not used as fastening elements are engaged with the lower part in such a way that the ribs resilient in both directions transversely to the gaps exert a force narrowing the gap on some of the tongues.
  • the individual tongue parts can be used to individually hold single or multiple lines.
  • the force exerted on the lines by the tongue parts depends, for example, on the respective line diameter, with thicker lines only widen the tongue parts acting on them, so that the gap between adjacent tongue parts is not also widened for thinner lines, which would reduce the holding force for these.
  • An increased effect of the tongue parts is achieved if the ribs adapt to the divided Tongues are divided. This results in independent clamping areas.
  • a clamping block with multiple clamps is provided in the chamber, which is fastened via a dovetail connection.
  • the fastening of the chamber cover can be achieved in a simple manner in that the chamber cover has a side wall with a snap nose.
  • terminal housing e.g. a connector housing
  • Is the terminal housing e.g. a connector housing
  • FIG. 1 shows a connector housing 20 as a terminal connection housing with four chambers 1 for the terminal connection of lines 8.
  • the section through the connector housing 20 is shown for simplification only for the left part with a chamber 1. However, the other three chambers 1 are the same built up, so that a detailed representation for them was omitted.
  • the lower part 3 belonging to the formation of the chamber 1 is provided with resilient tongues 2 on the line insertion side. Clamping blocks with multiple clamps 22 can be inserted into the chambers 1 (see FIG. 2, 3), which are fastened to the lower part 3 via a dovetail connection 4, 5.
  • the multiple terminals 22 can be plugged onto contact pins 6 in the chamber 1, which are contacted on a circuit board 7 on the bottom of the connector housing 20.
  • the resilient tongues 2 each consist of two tongue parts.
  • the top view according to FIG. 2 shows that the spring tongues 2 form two gaps 21 for the passage of the lines 8 to the multiple terminals 22 in the chamber 1.
  • FIG. 3 shows a terminal block with multiple terminals 22.
  • Each terminal half of the terminal block can accommodate four lines 8 one above the other.
  • the two clamping halves are connected to each other in pairs by a dovetail.
  • the resilient tongues 2 according to FIGS. 1 and 2 prevent the lines 8 from falling out of the multiple terminals 22.
  • the pressure of the resilient tongues 2 against the lines 8 located in the columns 21 is increased by fitting a chamber cover 11 according to FIG.
  • the chamber cover 11 has ribs 10 which are in engagement with the tongues 2 and press the outer edges of the tongues 2 in the direction of a narrowing of the gap.
  • the chamber cover 11 also has a guide rib 16 which slides into an adapted recess when the chamber cover 11 is placed on the lower part 3 and in this way for the correct engagement of the ribs 10 in the tongues 2 cares.
  • 5 shows the chamber cover 11 in a different perspective, in which both the guide rib 16 and the ribs 10 are visible. As shown here, the ribs 10 and the tongues 2 can be subdivided, as a result of which holding forces on the lines 8 of different strengths can be achieved for the different areas.
  • the chamber covers for the four chambers of the connector housing 20 according to FIG. 1 are constructed in the same way as described above. A simplification of the multiple coverage of several chambers 1 is possible by using a correspondingly constructed multiple cover in which the above-described features (10, 16, 18) of the chamber cover 11 are combined for several chambers 1.

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It is intended to create a simple means of strain relief for the cables (8) which make contact with connecting terminals (22) in a housing with connecting terminals. This is achieved by a special refinement of a chamber (1) for accommodating the connecting terminals (22). The chamber (1) is essentially formed by a lower part (3) having sprung tongues (2) on the cable entry side and by a chamber cover (11) whose ribs compress the tongues (2). In consequence, a retaining force is exerted on the cables (8). <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Klemmanschluß-Gehäuse mit einer Kammer, die im wesentlichen durch ein Unterteil und einen Kammerdeckel gebildet ist, und in der Kammer angeordneten, eine Öffnung zur Durchführung von Leitungen bildenden Druckelementen.The invention relates to a terminal connection housing having a chamber, which is essentially formed by a lower part and a chamber cover, and arranged in the chamber, an opening for the passage of lines forming pressure elements.

Ein gattungsgemäßes Klemmanschluß-Gehäuse ist der Druckschrift WO 91/10269 zu entnehmen. Hier ist das Anklemmen eines Kabels mit mehreren Leitungen in einer kreisförmigen Öffnung offenbart. Das Kabel wird von einer Klammer mit beweglichen Druckelementen umgriffen. Ein U-förmiger Klemmblock mit Rippen wird in das Gehäuse gesteckt, wobei sich die Rippen über die Druckelemente schieben, die das Kabel daraufhin festklammern. Zugleich verrasten die mit Rastausnehmungen versehenen Rippen in der Öffnung. Aufgrund dieses starren inneren Anschlags der Rippen an dem Gehäuse ist die Größe des einführbaren Kabels festgelegt. Leitungen oder Leitungsbündel mit unterschiedlichem Durchmesser sind nicht anklemmbar, da die Rippen wegen des Anschlags die Öffnung zur Durchführung starr begrenzen. Diese bekannte Kabelverbindung ist nur zum Anklemmen eines einzigen Kabels bestimmten Durchmessers geeignet, dem jeweils die Öffnung, die Klammer mit den Druckelementen und der Klemmbügel angepaßt sein müssen.A generic terminal connection housing can be found in the publication WO 91/10269. Here, the clamping of a cable with multiple lines in a circular opening is disclosed. The cable is gripped by a clamp with movable pressure elements. A U-shaped terminal block with ribs is inserted into the housing, whereby the ribs slide over the pressure elements, which then clamp the cable. At the same time, the ribs with locking recesses snap into the opening. Due to this rigid inner stop of the ribs on the housing, the size of the insertable cable is fixed. Lines or bundles of lines with different diameters cannot be clamped because the ribs rigidly limit the opening for the passage due to the stop. This known cable connection is only suitable for connecting a single cable of a certain diameter, to which the opening, the clamp with the pressure elements and the clamping bracket must be adapted.

In der europäischen Patentanmeldung EP-A-0.517.937 sind Installationsgehäuse für Geräte der Gebäudesystemtechnik beschrieben mit Zugentlastungsmitteln für einzuführende Leitungen, um diese an Klemmen, wie sie bei der allgemeinen Installationstechnik gebräuchlich sind, gegen Zug zu entlasten. Um Platz zu sparen und um mit kostengünstigen, dünnen Gehäusewänden auszukommen, konnte hier aus herkömmliche Zugentlastungsvorrichtungen nicht zurückgegriffen werden. Das Installationsgehäuse gemäß der europäischen Patentanmel dung weist folgende Merkmale auf. Es wird von einem Deckel abgeschlossen. Zwischen den Seitenwänden ist ein Formteil eingesetzt, das eine Klemmlippe zum Verklemmen einer Leitung an Gegenklemmbereich bildet. Das Formteil weist eine Spannebene auf, in der gegenüberliegende Greiflaschen der Wände durch diese hintergreifende Arme des Formteils verspannt werden. Durch Führungsmittel am Formteil und an den Wänden des Installationsgehäuses wird das Formteil gegen Verkippen gesichert. An einer von außen zugänglichen Seite des Formteils sind Greifkanten z.B. treppenförmig ausgebildet. Durch eine Ausnehmung bzw. eine Abstützrippe kann das Formteil mit einem Werkzeug nach Art eines Schraubendrehers hintergriffen und ausgehoben bzw. unter Auflage an Gehäusekanten ausgehebelt werden.The European patent application EP-A-0.517.937 describes installation housings for devices in building system technology with strain relief means for cables to be introduced in order to relieve them against tension at terminals, as are common in general installation technology. In order to save space and to make do with inexpensive, thin housing walls, conventional strain relief devices could not be used here. The installation housing according to the European patent application manure has the following characteristics. It is closed by a lid. A molded part is inserted between the side walls and forms a clamping lip for clamping a line to the counter-clamping area. The molded part has a clamping plane in which opposing gripping tabs of the walls are clamped by the arms of the molded part engaging behind them. The molded part is secured against tilting by means of guides on the molded part and on the walls of the installation housing. On one side of the molded part that is accessible from the outside, gripping edges are, for example, staircase-shaped. Through a recess or a support rib, the molded part can be gripped behind with a tool in the manner of a screwdriver and lifted out or levered out under support on housing edges.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Klemmanschluß-Gehäuse zu schaffen, bei dem für die anzuschließenden Leitungen auf einfache Weise und ohne zusätzliche Hilfsmittel für eine Zugentlastung gesorgt wird und zugleich das Herausfallen einzelner oder auch mehrerer Leitungen aus den Klemmen verhindert wird.The present invention has for its object to provide a terminal connection housing, in which the lines to be connected are provided in a simple manner and without additional aids for strain relief and at the same time the falling out of individual or several lines from the terminals is prevented.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe weist das Unterteil mindestens drei nebeneinander angeordnete, als federnde Zungen ausgeführte Druckelemente auf, die mehrere, nebeneinanderliegende, als Spalte ausgeführte Öffnungen zur Durchführung von Leitungen nebeneinander und übereinander bilden. Dabei sind nicht als Befestigungselemente verwendete Rippen am Kammerdeckel derart mit dem Unterteil im Eingriff, daß die in beiden Richtungen quer zu den Spalten federnden Rippen auf einige der Zungen eine die Spalte verengende Kraft ausüben.To achieve this object, the lower part has at least three pressure elements which are arranged next to one another and are designed as resilient tongues and which form a plurality of openings lying next to one another and designed as gaps for the passage of lines next to and above one another. Here, ribs on the chamber cover which are not used as fastening elements are engaged with the lower part in such a way that the ribs resilient in both directions transversely to the gaps exert a force narrowing the gap on some of the tongues.

Sins die Zungen geteilt, so kann mit den einzelnen Zungenteilen eine individuelle Halterung von ein- oder mehrfach eingeführten Leitungen vorgenommen werden. Die durch die Zungenteile auf die Leitungen ausgeübte Kraft ist z.B. abhängig vom jeweiligen Leitungsdurchmesser, wobei dickere Leitungen nur die auf sie wirkenden Zungenteile aufweiten, so daß der Spalt zwischen danebenliegenden Zungenteilen für dünnere Leitungen nicht auch noch aufgeweitet wird, was die Haltekraft für diese vermindern würde. Eine verstärkte Wirkung der Zungenteile wird erreicht, wenn die Rippen in Anpassung an die geteilten Zungen geteilt sind. Hierdurch ergeben sich voneinander unabhängige Klemmbereiche.If the tongues are divided, the individual tongue parts can be used to individually hold single or multiple lines. The force exerted on the lines by the tongue parts depends, for example, on the respective line diameter, with thicker lines only widen the tongue parts acting on them, so that the gap between adjacent tongue parts is not also widened for thinner lines, which would reduce the holding force for these. An increased effect of the tongue parts is achieved if the ribs adapt to the divided Tongues are divided. This results in independent clamping areas.

Eine vorteilhafte Ausführung besteht, wenn in der Kammer ein Klemmblock mit Mehrfachklemmen vorgesehen ist, der über eine Schwalbenschwanz-Verbindung befestigt ist. Um den Kammerdeckel möglichst leicht aufsetzen zu können, ist es zweckmäßig, wenn dieser mit einer Führungsrippe versehen ist. Die Befestigung des Kammerdeckels läßt sich auf einfache Weise dadurch erreichen, daß der Kammerdeckel eine Seitenwand mit einer Schnappnase aufweist.An advantageous embodiment exists if a clamping block with multiple clamps is provided in the chamber, which is fastened via a dovetail connection. In order to be able to put the chamber lid on as easily as possible, it is expedient if it is provided with a guide rib. The fastening of the chamber cover can be achieved in a simple manner in that the chamber cover has a side wall with a snap nose.

Ist das Klemmanschlußgehäuse z.B. ein Verbindergehäuse, wie es zur Verbindung von Geräten der Gebäudesystemtechnik häufig angewandt wird, so ist es von Vorteil, wenn mehrere gleichartige Kammern vorhanden sind. Eine vereinfachte Handhabung wird in diesem Fall dadurch erreicht, daß mehrere Kammern mit einem Mehrfachdeckel abgedeckt sind.Is the terminal housing e.g. a connector housing, as is often used to connect devices of building system technology, it is advantageous if there are several chambers of the same type. In this case, simplified handling is achieved in that several chambers are covered with a multiple cover.

Im folgenden wird eine Ausführungsform der Erfindung anhand einer Zeichnung im einzelnen erläutert.An embodiment of the invention is explained in detail below with reference to a drawing.

Es zeigen:

FIG 1
ein Verbindergehäuse im Schnitt ohne Kammerdeckel,
FIG 2
das Verbindergehäuse nach FIG 1 in der Draufsicht,
FIG 3
einen Klemmblock mit Mehrfachklemmen,
FIG 4
einen Kammerdeckel in der Seitenansicht,
FIG 5
den Kammerdeckel nach FIG 4 in der Frontansicht.
Show it:
FIG. 1
a connector housing on average without chamber cover,
FIG 2
1 in top view,
FIG 3
a terminal block with multiple terminals,
FIG 4
a chamber lid in side view,
FIG 5
the chamber cover of FIG 4 in the front view.

In FIG 1 ist ein Verbindergehäuse 20 als Klemmanschluß-Gehäuse mit vier Kammern 1 zum Klemmanschluß von Leitungen 8 dargestellt. Der Schnitt durch das Verbindergehäuse 20 ist zur Vereinfachung nur für den linken Teil mit einer Kammer 1 dargestellt. Die anderen drei Kammern 1 sind jedoch gleich aufgebaut, so daß auf eine Detaildarstellung für sie verzichtet wurde. Das zur Bildung der Kammer 1 gehörige Unterteil 3 ist an der Leitungseinführseite mit federnden Zungen 2 versehen. In die Kammern 1 sind Klemmblöcke mit Mehrfachklemmen 22 einsetzbar (siehe FIG 2, 3), die über eine Schwalbenschwanzverbindung 4, 5 am Unterteil 3 befestigt sind. Die Mehrfachklemmen 22 sind auf Kontaktstifte 6 in der Kammer 1 steckbar, die an einer Leiterplatte 7 am Boden des Verbindergehäuses 20 kontaktiert sind.1 shows a connector housing 20 as a terminal connection housing with four chambers 1 for the terminal connection of lines 8. The section through the connector housing 20 is shown for simplification only for the left part with a chamber 1. However, the other three chambers 1 are the same built up, so that a detailed representation for them was omitted. The lower part 3 belonging to the formation of the chamber 1 is provided with resilient tongues 2 on the line insertion side. Clamping blocks with multiple clamps 22 can be inserted into the chambers 1 (see FIG. 2, 3), which are fastened to the lower part 3 via a dovetail connection 4, 5. The multiple terminals 22 can be plugged onto contact pins 6 in the chamber 1, which are contacted on a circuit board 7 on the bottom of the connector housing 20.

Wie FIG 1 zeigt, bestehen die federnden Zungen 2 aus jeweils zwei Zungenteilen. Die Draufsicht nach FIG 2 zeigt, daß durch die federnden Zungen 2 zwei Spalte 21 zur Durchführung der Leitungen 8 zu den Mehrfachklemmen 22 in der Kammer 1 gebildet werden. Für die Schwalbenschwanzverbindung der Mehrfachklemmen 22 mit dem Unterteil 3 weist dieses eine entsprechende Ausnehmung und einen Vorsprung 5 auf.As FIG 1 shows, the resilient tongues 2 each consist of two tongue parts. The top view according to FIG. 2 shows that the spring tongues 2 form two gaps 21 for the passage of the lines 8 to the multiple terminals 22 in the chamber 1. For the dovetail connection of the multiple clamps 22 to the lower part 3, this has a corresponding recess and a projection 5.

FIG 3 zeigt einen Klemmblock mit Mehrfachklemmen 22. Jede Klemmhälfte des Klemmblocks kann vier Leitungen 8 übereinander aufnehmen. Die beiden Klemmhälften sind paarweise untereinander durch einen Schwalbenschwanz miteinander verbunden. Die federnden Zungen 2 gemäß FIG 1 und 2 hindern die Leitungen 8 am Herausfallen aus den Mehrfachklemmen 22. Der Andruck der federnden Zungen 2 an die in den Spalten 21 befindlichen Leitungen 8 wird durch Aufsetzen eines Kammerdeckels 11 gemäß FIG 4 verstärkt. Hierzu weist der Kammerdeckel 11 Rippen 10 auf, die mit den Zungen 2 im Eingriff sind und die Außenkanten der Zungen 2 in Richtung einer Spaltverengung drücken. Der Kammerdeckel 11 hat außerdem eine Führungsrippe 16, die beim Aufstecken des Kammerdeckels 11 auf das Unterteil 3 in eine angepaßte Ausnehmung gleitet und auf diese Weise für den richtigen Eingriff der Rippen 10 in die Zungen 2 sorgt. FIG 5 zeigt den Kammerdeckel 11 in einer anderen Perspektive, in der sowohl die Führungsrippe 16 als auch die Rippen 10 sichtbar sind. Wie hier dargestellt, können die Rippen 10 ebenso wie die Zungen 2 unterteilt sein, wodurch für die unterschiedlichen Bereiche verschieden starke Haltekräfte auf die Leitungen 8 erreichbar sind. An den Seitenwänden 18 des Kammerdeckels 11 befinden sich Schnappnasen 19, die in entsprechende Ausnehmungen des Unterteils 3 einschnappen und so den Kammerdeckel 11 halten.3 shows a terminal block with multiple terminals 22. Each terminal half of the terminal block can accommodate four lines 8 one above the other. The two clamping halves are connected to each other in pairs by a dovetail. The resilient tongues 2 according to FIGS. 1 and 2 prevent the lines 8 from falling out of the multiple terminals 22. The pressure of the resilient tongues 2 against the lines 8 located in the columns 21 is increased by fitting a chamber cover 11 according to FIG. For this purpose, the chamber cover 11 has ribs 10 which are in engagement with the tongues 2 and press the outer edges of the tongues 2 in the direction of a narrowing of the gap. The chamber cover 11 also has a guide rib 16 which slides into an adapted recess when the chamber cover 11 is placed on the lower part 3 and in this way for the correct engagement of the ribs 10 in the tongues 2 cares. 5 shows the chamber cover 11 in a different perspective, in which both the guide rib 16 and the ribs 10 are visible. As shown here, the ribs 10 and the tongues 2 can be subdivided, as a result of which holding forces on the lines 8 of different strengths can be achieved for the different areas. On the side walls 18 of the chamber cover 11 there are snap lugs 19 which snap into corresponding recesses in the lower part 3 and thus hold the chamber cover 11.

Die Kammerdeckel für die vier Kammern des Verbindergehäuses 20 nach FIG 1 sind, wie zuvor beschrieben, in gleicher Weise aufgebaut. Eine Vereinfachung der Mehrfachabdeckung von mehreren Kammern 1 ist dadurch möglich, daß ein entsprechend aufgebauter Mehrfachdeckel verwendet wird, in dem die vorbeschriebenen Merkmale (10, 16, 18) des Kammerdeckels 11 für mehrere Kammern 1 vereinigt sind.The chamber covers for the four chambers of the connector housing 20 according to FIG. 1 are constructed in the same way as described above. A simplification of the multiple coverage of several chambers 1 is possible by using a correspondingly constructed multiple cover in which the above-described features (10, 16, 18) of the chamber cover 11 are combined for several chambers 1.

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  1. A clamping connection housing comprising a compartment (1) consisting essentially of a bottom part (3) and a compartment cover (11) and having, disposed in the compartment (1), pressure members (2) forming an opening (21) through which wires (8) can be passed, characterised in that the bottom part (3) has at least three pressure members in the form of resilient tongues (2) disposed alongside one another to form a plurality of openings arranged alongside one another, forming gaps (21) through which wires can be passed alongside one another and one above the other, and that ribs (10) on the cover (11) of the compartment, which are not used as securing members, engage with the bottom part (3) in such a way that the ribs (10), yielding resiliently in both directions transverse to the gaps (21), exert a force on some of the tongues (2) that tends to narrow the gaps (21).
  2. A clamping connection housing according to claim 1, characterised in that the tongues (2) are divided.
  3. A clamping connection housing according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the ribs (10) are divided correspondingly to the divided tongues (2).
  4. A clamping connection housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that in the compartment (1) a terminal block with multiple terminals (22) is provided which is secured by means of a dovetail joint (4, 5).
  5. A clamping connection housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the compartment cover (11) is provided with a guide rib (16).
  6. A clamping connection housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the compartment cover (11) has a side wall (18) with a snap catch (19).
  7. A clamping connection housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that several similar compartments (1) are present.
  8. A clamping connection housing according to claim 7, characterised in that several compartments (1) are covered with a multiple cover.
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