阅读说明：本技术 一种板式家具z扣连接件及连接工艺 (Z-shaped buckle connecting piece and connecting process for plate-type furniture ) 是由 舒婷莎 于 2021-06-18 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及家具行业零部板件加工设备的技术领域,尤其涉及家具制作的一种板式家具Z扣连接件及连接工艺,包括第一连接板、第二连接板和连接件,所述第一连接板上设有斜孔,所述斜孔的一端口设置于第一连接板的板面上,另一端口设置于第一连接板的侧壁上,所述第二连接板的板面上设有承接孔,所述连接件能够沿斜孔插入承接孔内使第一连接板与第二连接板垂直连接成型,较现有三合一连接件的板材连接拼装,涉及使用的设备少、工序少、部件少、而且牢固性和美观性都更好,且生产简单、安装方便,从而大大降低了劳动强度、也大大提高了人工操作的生产效率。(The invention relates to the technical field of processing equipment of zero plate parts in the furniture industry, in particular to a plate-type furniture Z-shaped buckle connecting piece and a connecting process for manufacturing furniture, which comprises a first connecting plate, a second connecting plate and a connecting piece, the first connecting plate is provided with an inclined hole, one port of the inclined hole is arranged on the plate surface of the first connecting plate, the other port of the inclined hole is arranged on the side wall of the first connecting plate, the board surface of the second connecting board is provided with a bearing hole, the connecting piece can be inserted into the bearing hole along the inclined hole to vertically connect and form the first connecting board and the second connecting board, compared with the existing board connection and assembly of three-in-one connecting piece, the connecting piece has the advantages of less used equipment, less working procedures, less parts, better firmness and aesthetic property, and the production is simple, the installation is convenient, thereby greatly reducing the labor intensity and greatly improving the production efficiency of manual operation.)

1. The utility model provides a panel furniture Z detains connecting piece, includes first connecting plate (1), second connecting plate (2) and connecting piece (3), its characterized in that: be equipped with inclined hole (1a) on first connecting plate (1), a port of inclined hole (1a) sets up on the face of first connecting plate (1), and another port sets up on the lateral wall of first connecting plate (1), be equipped with on the face of second connecting plate (2) and accept hole (2a), connecting piece (3) can follow inclined hole (1a) and insert and accept in hole (2a) and make first connecting plate (1) and second connecting plate (2) be connected the shaping perpendicularly.

2. A panel furniture Z-clip connection according to claim 1, wherein: the side wall of the first connecting plate (1) is provided with a first aligning hole (1b), the surface of the second connecting plate (2) is provided with a second aligning hole (2b), the first aligning hole (1b) and the second aligning hole (2b) are arranged correspondingly, and a limiting part (4) is arranged in the first aligning hole (1b) or the corresponding second aligning hole (1 b).

3. A panel furniture Z-clip connection according to claim 2, wherein: the side wall of the first connecting plate (1) is provided with at least two first aligning holes (1b), the plate surface of the second connecting plate (2) is correspondingly provided with second aligning holes (2b), and each first aligning hole (1b) or each corresponding second aligning hole (2b) is internally provided with a limiting part (4).

4. A panel furniture Z-clip connection according to claim 1, wherein: the Z-shaped buckle connecting piece further comprises a cover plate (5), the cover plate (5) is matched with the port of the surface of the first connecting plate (1) in a buckling mode, and the outer surface of the cover plate (5) can be flush with the surface of the first connecting plate (1).

5. A panel furniture Z-clip connection according to claim 1, wherein: the Z-shaped buckle connecting piece further comprises a bearing piece (6), the bearing piece (6) is embedded into the bearing hole (2a), and a connecting hole (6a) for inserting the connecting piece (3) is formed in the bearing piece (6).

6. A panel furniture Z-clip connection according to claim 5, wherein: two connecting holes (6a) are formed in the bearing piece (6), and the connecting holes (6a) are symmetrically formed in the bearing piece (6).

7. A Z-fastener attachment for panel furniture according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein: the range of an included angle alpha between the inclined hole (1a) and the plate surface of the first connecting plate (1) is 15-75 degrees.

8. A plate type furniture connecting process is characterized in that: the method comprises the following steps:

step 1), processing inclined holes and vertical hole grooves, wherein a wood board processing machine is adopted to process the inclined holes (1a) and the first alignment holes (1b) on the first connecting plate (1) and the bearing holes (2a) and the second alignment holes (2b) on the second connecting plate (2) respectively to meet the process requirements;

step 2), arranging a bearing piece and a limiting piece, namely arranging the bearing piece (6) in a bearing hole (2a) and arranging the limiting piece (4) in a first aligning hole (1b) or a second aligning hole (2 b);

step 3), aligning the first connecting plate with the second connecting plate, inserting a limiting piece (4) in the first aligning hole (1b) or the second aligning hole (2b) into the second aligning hole (2b) or the first aligning hole (1b), and aligning the inclined hole (1a) on the first connecting plate (1) with the bearing hole (2a) of the second connecting plate (2);

and 4) connecting the first connecting plate with the second connecting plate, and inserting the connecting piece (3) into the bearing hole (2a) along the inclined hole (1a) to vertically connect and mold the first connecting plate (1) and the second connecting plate (2).

9. A panel furniture connecting process according to claim 8, wherein: the wood board processing machine comprises an orientation adjusting device and an integrated processing device, wherein the orientation adjusting device is in transmission connection with the integrated processing device; the integrated processing device comprises a groove milling device (7) and a drilling device (8), wherein the groove milling device (7) is used for milling a vertical hole groove of the blockboard, and the drilling device (8) is used for drilling an inclined hole of the blockboard; the direction adjusting device comprises a rotating mechanism and a telescopic mechanism, the rotating mechanism is used for adjusting the rotating angle of the integrated processing device, and the telescopic mechanism is used for adjusting the vertical displacement of the groove milling device (7) to enable the groove milling device to mill a vertical hole and a groove.

10. A panel furniture connecting process according to claim 9, wherein: the integrated processing device further comprises a connecting plate (9) and a partition plate (10), the connecting plate (9) and the partition plate (10) are arranged vertically, the connecting plate (9) is fixedly installed at the lower end of the rotating shaft (11), and the groove milling device (7) and the drilling device (8) are respectively installed on two opposite side faces of the partition plate (10).

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of part processing equipment in the furniture industry, in particular to a Z-shaped buckle connecting piece and a Z-shaped buckle connecting process for plate-type furniture.

Background

In the plate fitment assembly process of furniture trade, often adopt trinity connecting piece to carry out the connection of panel and assemble, trinity connecting piece is by the eccentric wheel, the connecting rod, buried nut constitutes, at first need install buried nut in one of them panel, it is fixed through buried nut with the one end of connecting rod again, the other end inserts in another panel, it is fixed with the other end of connecting rod through the eccentric wheel at last, thereby realize assembling of two panels fixedly, from this it is visible, the panel that adopts trinity connecting piece is connected and is assembled, the part that relates to the use is many, installation and operation steps are many, the technology is complicated, thereby greatly reduced manual operation's efficiency.

In summary, there is a need for a Z-button connecting member for panel furniture and a connecting process thereof, which have a simple structure and are convenient to operate and can improve the panel assembling efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to: the Z-shaped buckle connecting piece for the plate furniture and the connecting process are provided, aiming at the problems that the existing three-in-one connecting piece is connected and assembled by plates, the number of used parts is large, the number of installation and operation steps is large, and the process is complex, so that the efficiency of manual operation is greatly reduced.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:

the utility model provides a board-like furniture Z knot connecting piece and connection technology, includes first connecting plate, second connecting plate and connecting piece, be equipped with the inclined hole on the first connecting plate, a port of inclined hole sets up on the face of first connecting plate, and another port sets up on the lateral wall of first connecting plate, be equipped with on the face of second connecting plate and accept the hole, the connecting piece can follow the inclined hole and insert to accept downthehole messenger's first connecting plate and the perpendicular shaping of being connected of second connecting plate.

Be equipped with the inclined hole on the first connecting plate, a port of inclined hole sets up on the face of first connecting plate, another port sets up on the lateral wall of first connecting plate, be equipped with on the face of second connecting plate and accept the hole, in the installation, place the lateral wall of first connecting plate on the face of second connecting plate, make the position of inclined hole relative with the position of accepting the hole, adopt the connecting piece to insert along the inclined hole and accept downtheholely, make first connecting plate and second connecting plate be connected the shaping perpendicularly, whole installation, adopt the connecting piece to perforate along first connecting plate slant and can realize the shaping of assembling of panel, connect the assembly than the panel of current trinity connecting piece, it is few to relate to the part that uses, installation convenient operation, the process is simple, thereby the efficiency of manual operation is greatly improved.

Preferably, a first aligning hole is formed in the side wall of the first connecting plate, a second aligning hole is formed in the plate surface of the second connecting plate, the first aligning hole and the second aligning hole are arranged correspondingly, and a limiting part is arranged in the first aligning hole or the corresponding second aligning hole. In the assembling process, the first aligning hole is opposite to the second aligning hole, the first aligning hole and the second aligning hole are connected in series through the limiting part, the effect of aligning and guiding the inclined hole and the bearing hole is achieved, and the assembling speed of the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate can be improved.

Preferably, at least two first alignment holes are formed in the side wall of the first connecting plate, second alignment holes are correspondingly formed in the plate surface of the second connecting plate, and a limiting member is arranged in each first alignment hole or each corresponding second alignment hole. Through relative and the establishing ties of two at least first counterpoint holes and second counterpoint hole, have the effect of location, can avoid, assembling the in-process, first connecting plate rotates for the second connecting plate to improve the speed of assembling of first connecting plate and second connecting plate.

Preferably, the Z-snap connection further comprises a cover plate, the cover plate is adapted to the port of the first connection plate surface, and the outer surface of the cover plate can be flush with the first connection plate surface. The apron has the effect of shielding port on the first connecting plate face, has the effect of pleasing to the eye first connecting plate outward appearance, and the port of first connecting plate face adds the closure behind the cover plate good, all has stronger inhibitory action to dampproofing waterproof and harmful gas's release.

Preferably, the Z-button connecting piece further comprises a receiving piece, the receiving piece is embedded into the receiving hole, and a connecting hole for inserting the connecting piece is formed in the receiving piece. The bearing piece is embedded into the bearing hole and is inserted into the connecting hole through the connecting piece, and the effect of stabilizing the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate can be achieved.

Preferably, the bearing piece is provided with two connecting holes, and the connecting holes are symmetrically arranged on the bearing piece. Through being equipped with two connecting holes on the receiving piece, when making the face that first connecting plate was equipped with the inclined hole up or down the installation, all there is corresponding connecting hole and inclined hole counterpoint on the receiving piece to be favorable to improving the convenience of first connecting plate and second connecting plate assembly operation.

A plate-type furniture connecting process comprises the following steps: step 1) processing inclined holes and vertical hole grooves, wherein a wood board processing machine is adopted to process the inclined holes and the first alignment holes on the first connecting plate and the bearing holes and the second alignment holes on the second connecting plate respectively to meet the process requirements; step 2) arranging a bearing piece and a limiting piece, wherein the bearing piece is arranged in the bearing hole, and the limiting piece is arranged in the first aligning hole or the second aligning hole; step 3), aligning the first connecting plate with the second connecting plate, inserting a limiting piece in the first aligning hole or the second aligning hole into the second aligning hole or the first aligning hole, and aligning the inclined hole in the first connecting plate with the bearing hole in the second connecting plate; and 4) connecting the first connecting plate with the second connecting plate, and inserting the connecting piece into the bearing hole along the inclined hole to vertically connect and form the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate.

Adopt plank processing machinery can realize the inclined hole on to first connecting plate, accept the hole on first counterpoint hole and the second connecting plate, the processing of second counterpoint hole, more conventional, need adopt different machining device, process inclined hole and perpendicular hole groove respectively, improve machining efficiency greatly when reducing manufacturing procedure, it is downthehole to insert second counterpoint hole or first counterpoint with first counterpoint hole or the downthehole locating part of second counterpoint, make the inclined hole of first connecting plate and the hole of accepting of second connecting plate counterpoint, make things convenient for the connecting piece to insert along the inclined hole and accept downthehole messenger's first connecting plate and the perpendicular connection shaping of second connecting plate, the installation effectiveness of first connecting plate and second connecting plate has been improved.

Preferably, the wood board processing machine comprises an orientation adjusting device and an integrated processing device, and the orientation adjusting device is in transmission connection with the integrated processing device; the integrated processing device comprises a groove milling device and a drilling device, the groove milling device is used for milling a vertical hole groove of the blockboard, and the drilling device is used for drilling an inclined hole of the blockboard; the direction adjusting device comprises a rotating mechanism and a telescopic mechanism, the rotating mechanism is used for adjusting the rotating angle of the integrated processing device, and the telescopic mechanism is used for adjusting the vertical displacement of the groove milling device to enable the groove milling device to mill a vertical hole and a groove. The working plate processing device is arranged on a machine tool, the woodworking plate processing device comprises a position adjusting device and an integrated processing device, the position adjusting device is in transmission connection with the integrated processing device, the position adjusting device comprises a rotating mechanism and a telescopic mechanism, the integrated processing device comprises a milling groove device and a drilling device, according to the requirements of a processing technology, the integrated processing device is driven to rotate by the rotating mechanism to be positioned at the processing angle position of the woodworking plate, the integrated processing device extends out of the telescopic mechanism and can be driven to vertically move to the processing position of the woodworking plate, so that the operation of milling a vertical hole groove of the woodworking plate is realized, the milling groove device returns to an original station through the contraction of the telescopic mechanism, the extended milling groove device is prevented from obstructing the operation of the drilling device, the switching from the milling groove device to the drilling device is finished, and the inclined hole drilling operation of the woodworking plate can be finished through the drilling device, the telescopic mechanism is matched with the up-down action of the Z shaft of the machine tool to adjust the distance between the groove milling device and the woodworking plate and mill a vertical hole groove or drill an inclined hole on the woodworking plate, so that the operations of milling the vertical hole groove and drilling the inclined hole of the woodworking plate on one device are realized, and the problems that in the machining process of the woodworking plate, the inclined hole and the vertical hole groove are machined, the inclined hole machining device and a cutting machine need to be installed and detached on a machine tool spindle respectively, the cost is high, the installation accuracy is poor, the time consumption is long, and the machining efficiency is seriously influenced are solved.

Preferably, the integrated processing device further comprises a connecting plate and a partition plate, the connecting plate and the partition plate are arranged vertically, the connecting plate is fixedly installed at the lower end of the rotating shaft, and the groove milling device and the drilling device are respectively installed on two opposite side faces of the partition plate. The groove milling device and the drilling device are respectively arranged on the two opposite side surfaces of the partition plate, so that the two devices are integrally arranged, and the purposes of milling a vertical hole groove and drilling an inclined hole on a blockboard through one device are achieved.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that: the invention relates to a Z-shaped buckle connecting piece for plate-type furniture and a connecting process, wherein an inclined hole is formed in a first connecting plate, one end port of the inclined hole is formed in the plate surface of the first connecting plate, the other end port of the inclined hole is formed in the side wall of the first connecting plate, a bearing hole is formed in the plate surface of a second connecting plate, in the installation process, the side wall of the first connecting plate is placed on the plate surface of the second connecting plate, the position of the inclined hole is opposite to the position of the bearing hole, a connecting piece is inserted into the bearing hole along the inclined hole, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are vertically connected and formed, in the whole installation process, the connecting piece is obliquely perforated along the first connecting plate to realize the assembling and forming of plates.

The beneficial effects of other embodiments of the application are as follows:

1. in the assembling process, the first aligning hole is opposite to the second aligning hole, the first aligning hole and the second aligning hole are connected in series through the limiting part, the effect of aligning and guiding the inclined hole and the bearing hole is achieved, and the assembling speed of the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate can be improved.

2. The cover plate has the function of shielding the upper port of the plate surface of the first connecting plate and has the effect of beautifying the appearance of the first connecting plate.

3. The bearing piece is embedded into the bearing hole and is inserted into the connecting hole through the connecting piece, and the effect of stabilizing the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate can be achieved.

4. Through being equipped with two connecting holes on the receiving piece, when making the face that first connecting plate was equipped with the inclined hole up or down the installation, all there is corresponding connecting hole and inclined hole counterpoint on the receiving piece to be favorable to improving the convenience of first connecting plate and second connecting plate assembly operation.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a Z-button connection piece for panel furniture and the connection process.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate after being installed.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the first connecting plate.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the woodworking plate processing device.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of view B in fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a schematic side view of the woodworking plate processing apparatus.

Reference numerals

1-a first connecting plate, 1 a-inclined holes, 1 b-a first aligning hole, 2-a second connecting plate, 2 a-bearing holes, 2 b-a second aligning hole, 3-connecting pieces, 4-limiting pieces, 5-cover plates, 6-bearing pieces, 6 a-connecting holes, 7-groove milling devices, 8-drilling devices, 9-connecting plates, 10-partition plates and 11-rotating shafts.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, the Z-button connecting member for panel furniture and the connecting process of the embodiment include a first connecting plate 1, a second connecting plate 2 and a connecting member 3, wherein the first connecting plate 1 is provided with an inclined hole 1a, one end of the inclined hole 1a is disposed on the panel surface of the first connecting plate 1, the other end is disposed on the side wall of the first connecting plate 1, an included angle α between the inclined hole 1a and the panel surface of the first connecting plate 1 ranges from 15 ° to 75 °, the panel surface of the second connecting plate 2 is provided with a receiving hole 2a, during the installation process, the side wall of the first connecting plate 1 is placed on the panel surface of the second connecting plate 2, the position of the inclined hole 1a is opposite to the position of the receiving hole 2a, the connecting member 3 is inserted into the receiving hole 2a along the inclined hole 1a, so that the first connecting plate 1 and the second connecting plate 2 are vertically formed, still include apron 5, the port lock adaptation of apron 5 and first connecting plate 1 face, and apron 5 can keep the parallel and level with first connecting plate 1 face, and apron 5 has the effect of shielding port on first connecting plate 1 face, has the effect of pleasing to the eye first connecting plate 1 outward appearance, still includes adapting piece 6, and adapting piece 6 imbeds in accepting hole 2a, be equipped with on adapting piece 2a and be used for connecting piece 3 male connecting hole 6a, and adapting piece 6 imbeds in accepting hole 2a, inserts in connecting hole 6a through connecting piece 3, can realize the effect of firm first connecting plate 1 and second connecting plate 2, and whole installation adopts connecting piece 3 to perforate along first connecting plate 1 slant and can realize the assembly shaping of panel, and the panel connection assembly of current trinity connecting piece is less than the part that uses, and installation convenient operation, simple process, thereby greatly improving the efficiency of manual operation.

The first aligning hole 1b, the bearing hole 2a and the second aligning hole 2b are vertical hole grooves, and the inclined hole 1a and the first aligning hole 1b on the first connecting plate 1 and the bearing hole 2a on the second connecting plate 2 can be aligned by adopting a wood board processing machine, second counterpoint hole 2 b's processing, more conventional, need adopt different machining device, processing inclined hole 1a and perpendicular hole groove respectively, the manufacturing procedure of connecting plate has been reduced, the machining efficiency of connecting plate has been improved greatly, insert in first counterpoint hole 1b with locating part 4 in second counterpoint hole 2b, make inclined hole 1a of first connecting plate 1 counterpoint with the accepting hole 2a of second connecting plate 2, make things convenient for connecting piece 3 to insert in accepting hole 2a along inclined hole 1a and make first connecting plate 1 and second connecting plate 2 be connected the shaping perpendicularly, thereby the installation effectiveness of first connecting plate 1 and second connecting plate 2 has been improved.

The side wall of the first connecting plate 1 is provided with a first contraposition hole 1b, the plate surface of the second connecting plate 2 is provided with a second contraposition hole 2b, the first contraposition hole 1b and the second contraposition hole 2b are correspondingly arranged, a limiting piece 4 is arranged in the first contraposition hole 1b or the corresponding second contraposition hole 2b, in the assembling process, the first contraposition hole 1b is opposite to the second contraposition hole 2b, the first contraposition hole 1b is connected with the second contraposition hole 2b in series through the limiting piece 4, the effect of contraposition guiding of the inclined hole 1a and the bearing hole 2a is achieved, the assembling speed of the first connecting plate 1 and the second connecting plate 2 can be improved, the side wall of the first connecting plate 1 is provided with at least two first contraposition holes 1b, the plate surface of the second connecting plate 2 is correspondingly provided with second contraposition holes 2b, each first contraposition hole 1b or the corresponding second contraposition hole 2b is provided with a limiting piece 4, through relative and the establishing ties of two at least first counterpoint holes 1b and second counterpoint hole 2b, have the effect of location, can avoid, assembling the in-process, first connecting plate 1 rotates for second connecting plate 2 to improve first connecting plate 1 and second connecting plate 2 assemble the speed.

Be equipped with two connecting holes 6a on the adapting piece 2a, just connecting hole 6a is in the symmetry sets up on the adapting piece 2a, through be equipped with two connecting holes 6a on adapting piece 2a, when making first connecting plate 1 be equipped with the face of inclined hole 1a up or down installation, all have corresponding connecting hole 6a and inclined hole 1a to counterpoint on adapting piece 2a to be favorable to improving the convenience of first connecting plate 1 and the assembly operation of second connecting plate 2, connecting piece 3 is the bolt, connecting hole 6a is the screw, and adapting piece 6 is the elastic material structure, has the effect that makes things convenient for bolt male.

The wood board processing device is arranged on a machine tool and comprises an orientation adjusting device and an integrated processing device, the orientation adjusting device is in transmission connection with the integrated processing device, the orientation adjusting device comprises a rotating mechanism and a telescopic mechanism, the integrated processing device comprises a milling groove device 7 and a drilling device 8, the integrated processing device is driven to rotate by the rotating mechanism according to the requirements of processing technology, so that the integrated processing device is positioned at the processing angle position of the wood board, the integrated processing device extends out by the telescopic mechanism and can drive the milling groove device 7 to vertically move to the processing position of the wood board, thereby realizing the operation of milling a vertical hole groove of the wood board, the milling groove device 7 returns to the original station by the contraction of the telescopic mechanism, thereby avoiding the extended milling groove device 7 from obstructing the operation of the drilling device 8, further completing the switching from the milling groove device 7 to the drilling device 8, and completing the inclined hole drilling operation of the wood board by the drilling device 8, the telescopic mechanism is matched with the up-down action of the Z shaft of the machine tool to adjust the distance between the groove milling device 7 and the woodworking plate and mill a vertical hole groove or drill an inclined hole on the woodworking plate, so that the operations of milling the vertical hole groove and drilling the inclined hole of the woodworking plate on one device are realized, and the problems that in the machining process of the woodworking plate, the inclined hole and the vertical hole groove are machined, an inclined hole machining device and a cutting machine need to be installed and disassembled on a machine tool spindle respectively, the cost is high, the installation accuracy is poor, the time consumption is long, and the machining efficiency is seriously influenced are solved.

The integrated processing device further comprises a connecting plate 9 and a partition plate 10, the connecting plate 9 and the partition plate 10 are arranged vertically, the connecting plate 9 is fixedly installed at the lower end of the rotating shaft 11, the groove milling device 7 and the drilling device 8 are installed on two opposite side faces of the partition plate 10 respectively, and the groove milling device 7 and the drilling device 8 are installed on two opposite side faces of the partition plate 10 respectively to achieve integrated installation of two devices, so that the purpose of milling vertical holes and drilling inclined holes on a woodworking plate through one device is achieved.

The above embodiments are only used for illustrating the invention and not for limiting the technical solutions described in the invention, and although the present invention has been described in detail in the present specification with reference to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and therefore, any modification or equivalent replacement of the present invention is made; all such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and the appended claims.