阅读说明：本技术 一种可包装的冷冻鸡鸭切块装置及包装方法 (Packable frozen chicken and duck cutting device and packaging method ) 是由 不公告发明人 于 2020-06-15 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种可包装的冷冻鸡鸭切块装置,涉及冷冻鸡鸭切块包装技术领域,包括机体,所述机体的顶端安装有按压机构,且按压机构的内侧包括有支撑架,所述支撑架的一侧连接有第一电动推杆,且第一电动推杆通过连接轴与支撑架相连接,所述第一电动推杆的顶端连接有按压架。本发明的有益效果是：该可包装的冷冻鸡鸭切块装置,通过对由水箱、水泵和水管构成的冷却机构的设置,人们能够启动水泵,便于水箱中的冷却液经水管呈螺旋状逆行而上流动,一者增加对固定筒的冷却时长,二者便于该装置能够对固定筒具有针对性的冷却,减少电能的损耗,避免装置内部下方的温度过低,造成鸡鸭块与传送带之间因出现冰冻结现象,而降低鸡鸭块的后续包装速度。(The invention discloses a packaged frozen chicken and duck cutting device, which relates to the technical field of frozen chicken and duck cutting and packaging. The invention has the beneficial effects that: this frozen chicken and duck cutting device that can pack, through to by the water tank, the setting of the cooling body that water pump and water pipe constitute, people can start the water pump, the coolant liquid in the water tank of being convenient for is the heliciform retrograde motion and flows on, one increases when the cooling to the solid fixed cylinder, the two is convenient for the device can have corresponding cooling to the solid fixed cylinder, reduce the loss of electric energy, avoid the temperature of the inside below of device low excessively, cause because of appearing the ice phenomenon of freezing between chicken and duck piece and the conveyer belt, and reduce the follow-up packing speed of chicken and duck piece.)

1. The utility model provides a frozen chicken and duck cutting device that can pack, includes organism (1), its characterized in that: the top end of the machine body (1) is provided with a pressing mechanism (4), the inner side of the pressing mechanism (4) comprises a support frame (401), one side of the support frame (401) is connected with a first electric push rod (402), the first electric push rod (402) is connected with the support frame (401) through a connecting shaft (404), the top end of the first electric push rod (402) is connected with a pressing frame (403), the top end of the inner part of the machine body (1) is provided with a fixed cylinder (3), the inner side of the fixed cylinder (3) is connected with a blade group (16), the inner part of the machine body (1) is provided with a cooling mechanism (2), the inner side of the cooling mechanism (2) comprises a water tank (201), the inner part of the water tank (201) is provided with a water pump (202), one end of the water pump (202) is connected with a water pipe (203), the inner side of the water pipe, and the outer wall of fixed axle (205) is connected with fly leaf (206), the top of water tank (201) is connected with inlet (204), the inboard mid-mounting of organism (1) has first fixed plate (10), and the top both sides sliding connection of first fixed plate (10) has second conveyer belt (17).

2. The packagable frozen chicken and duck dicer of claim 1, wherein: the utility model discloses a machine body, including organism (1), second fixed plate (11) is installed to the inboard below of organism (1), and drive mechanism (13) are installed in the outside of second fixed plate (11), the top of second fixed plate (11) is slided and is settled there is push pedal (14), and the back connection of push pedal (14) has second electric putter (15), the inboard of drive mechanism (13) is including first conveyer belt (1301), be sliding connection between the top middle part of second fixed plate (11) and first conveyer belt (1301), and the inner wall one side of first conveyer belt (1301) is connected with first receipts reel (1302), the winding of the inner wall opposite side of first conveyer belt (1301) has second receipts reel (1303).

3. The packagable frozen chicken and duck dicer of claim 1, wherein: the first electric push rod (402) and the support frame (401) form a rotating structure through a connecting shaft (404), and the outer side of a pressing frame (403) connected with the top end of the first electric push rod (402) is attached to the inner wall of the blade group (16).

4. The packagable frozen chicken and duck dicer of claim 1, wherein: storage cylinder (7) are all installed to the outer wall both sides of organism (1), and are connected with case (9) that gathers materials on one side of the inside bottom of storage cylinder (7), motor (5) are installed on the top of storage cylinder (7), and the one end of motor (5) is connected with packagine machine structure (6), discharge gate (12) are installed to the bottom of organism (1).

5. The packagable frozen chicken and duck dicer of claim 2, wherein: the diameter of the first winding drum (1302) is larger than that of the second winding drum (1303), and the top end of the first winding drum (1302) and the top end of the second winding drum (1303) are on the same horizontal line.

6. The packagable frozen chicken and duck dicer of claim 4, wherein: the inboard of packagine machine structure (6) is including rotating plate (601), and the lantern ring (602) is installed to the inboard of rotating plate (601), the inner wall of lantern ring (602) is connected with spring shaft (603), and the other end of spring shaft (603) is connected with buckle (604), wrapping bag (8) have been cup jointed to the inboard of lantern ring (602).

7. The packagable frozen chicken and duck dicer of claim 6, wherein: the buckles (604) and the lantern ring (602) form a detachable structure through the spring shafts (603), and four groups of the lantern ring (602) are distributed at equal intervals.

8. The packagable frozen chicken and duck dicer of claim 2, wherein: the push plate (14) and the second fixing plate (11) form a sliding structure through a second electric push rod (15), and the push plate (14) is symmetrical about the central axis of the second fixing plate (11).

9. The packaging method of the packagable frozen chicken and duck cutting device comprises three steps of manual bagging, bagging of products and storage, and is characterized in that: the packaging method specifically comprises the following steps:

the method comprises the following steps: manually bagging, wherein the packaging bag (8) is manually arranged on the inner side of the lantern ring (602), the buckle (604) is buckled, and the packaging bag is buckled with the inner wall of the lantern ring (602), so that the manual bagging process is completed;

step two: putting the product into a bag, and after the frozen chicken and duck are cut into pieces, pressing the product downwards through a pressing frame (403) until the product falls on a first conveyor belt (1301) and a second conveyor belt (17), and carrying out classified conveying to the bag;

and step three, storage is carried out, after the step two is finished, the motor (5) is started, so that the motor drives the rotating plate (601) to rotate, the packaging bag (8) at the moment is in a full shape, the packaging bag is clamped to the clamping groove on the outer wall of the storage barrel (7), the rotating plate (601) continuously rotates, the packaging bag (8) is separated from the lantern ring (602), the packaging bag (8) filled with the product is made to fall into the storage barrel (7), and storage operation is carried out.

10. The packaging method of the packagable frozen chicken and duck dicer as claimed in claim 9, wherein the packaging method comprises the following steps: the difference between the width of the inner side of the clamping groove on the outer wall of the material storage barrel (7) in the storage process and the thickness of the rotating plate (601) is 1 cm.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of frozen chicken and duck cutting and packaging, in particular to a packagable frozen chicken and duck cutting device and a packaging method.

Background

With the development of food technology and the progress of the social era, frozen meat food is very rich, and chicken, duck, fish, meat and the like exist in the frozen meat food, the most common are frozen chicken and duck, but when the frozen meat food needs to be made into a dish, the dish needs to be cut into pieces in advance, so that a frozen chicken and duck cutting device is indispensable, and meanwhile, the method for packaging the frozen chicken and duck is also diversified.

When the existing frozen chicken and duck cutting device is used, the cutting process can not be pertinently cooled through a cooling mechanism, so that the inner side of the device is wholly in a cooling state, the waste of electric energy is very easy to cause, and the local separation of cut products is quickly completed through the arrangement of the first fixing plate and the second fixing plate.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a packaged frozen chicken and duck cutting device and a packaging method, which solve the problems in the background technology.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme: a packaged frozen chicken and duck dicer, which comprises a machine body, wherein the top end of the machine body is provided with a pressing mechanism, and the inner side of the pressing mechanism comprises a supporting frame, one side of the supporting frame is connected with a first electric push rod, the first electric push rod is connected with the supporting frame through a connecting shaft, the top end of the first electric push rod is connected with a pressing frame, the top end inside the machine body is provided with a fixed cylinder, the inner side of the fixed cylinder is connected with a blade group, the cooling mechanism is arranged in the machine body, the inner side of the cooling mechanism comprises a water tank, a water pump is arranged in the water tank, one end of the water pump is connected with a water pipe, a fixed shaft is arranged on the inner side of the water pipe, the outer wall of the fixed shaft is connected with a movable plate, the top of water tank is connected with the inlet, the inboard mid-mounting of organism has first fixed plate, and the top both sides sliding connection of first fixed plate has the second conveyer belt.

Optionally, a second fixing plate is installed below the inner side of the machine body, a transmission mechanism is installed on the outer side of the second fixing plate, a push plate is arranged at the top end of the second fixing plate in a sliding mode, a second electric push rod is connected to the back face of the push plate, the inner side of the transmission mechanism comprises a first conveying belt, the top middle portion of the second fixing plate is connected with the first conveying belt in a sliding mode, a first winding drum is connected to one side of the inner wall of the first conveying belt, and a second winding drum is wound on the other side of the inner wall of the first conveying belt.

Optionally, the first electric push rod and the support frame form a rotating structure through a connecting shaft, and the outer side of the pressing frame connected to the top end of the first electric push rod is attached to the inner wall of the blade group.

Optionally, a storage cylinder is installed on both sides of the outer wall of the machine body, a material collecting box is connected to one side of the bottom end inside the storage cylinder, a motor is installed on the top end of the storage cylinder, a packaging mechanism is connected to one end of the motor, and a discharge hole is installed at the bottom end of the machine body.

Optionally, the diameter of the first winding drum is larger than that of the second winding drum, and the top end of the first winding drum and the top end of the second winding drum are on the same horizontal line.

Optionally, packagine machine constructs's inboard including the rotor plate, and the lantern ring is installed to the inboard of rotor plate, the inner wall of lantern ring is connected with the spring axle, and the other end of spring axle is connected with the buckle, the wrapping bag has been cup jointed to the inboard of lantern ring.

Optionally, the buckle passes through the spring shaft and constitutes detachable construction with the lantern ring, and the lantern ring equidistance distributes and has four groups.

Optionally, the push plate and the second fixing plate form a sliding structure through a second electric push rod, and the push plate is symmetrical with respect to a central axis of the second fixing plate.

A packaging method of a packagable frozen chicken and duck cutting device comprises three steps of manual bagging, product bagging, storage and storage, and specifically comprises the following steps:

the method comprises the following steps: manually bagging, namely manually arranging the packaging bag on the inner side of the lantern ring, buckling the buckle, and buckling the buckle with the inner wall of the lantern ring to finish the manual bagging process;

step two: putting the product into a bag, and after the frozen chicken and duck are cut into pieces, pressing the product downwards through a pressing frame until the product falls on a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt, and carrying out classified conveying to the bag;

and step three, storing, after the step two is finished, starting the motor to drive the rotating plate to rotate, wherein the packaging bag is in a full shape, so that the packaging bag is clamped to the clamping groove on the outer wall of the storage barrel, and the rotating plate continuously rotates to separate the packaging bag from the lantern ring, so that the packaging bag filled with the product falls into the storage barrel, and the storage operation is finished.

Optionally, the difference between the width of the inner side of the clamping groove on the outer wall of the storage cylinder in the storage process and the thickness of the rotating plate is 1 cm.

The invention provides a packaged frozen chicken and duck cutting device and a packaging method, and the device has the following beneficial effects:

1. this frozen chicken and duck cutting device that can pack, through to by the water tank, the setting of the cooling body that water pump and water pipe constitute, people can start the water pump, the coolant liquid in the water tank of being convenient for is the heliciform retrograde motion and flows on, one increases when the cooling to the solid fixed cylinder, the two is convenient for the device can have corresponding cooling to the solid fixed cylinder, reduce the loss of electric energy, avoid the temperature of the inside below of device low excessively, cause because of appearing the ice phenomenon of freezing between chicken and duck piece and the conveyer belt, and reduce the follow-up packing speed of chicken and duck piece.

2. This frozen chicken and duck cutting device that can pack, through the setting to pressing means, the manual work promotes first electric putter, and along with the connecting axle is rotatory, move to the vertical regional department in below of support frame until pressing the frame, restart first electric putter, it promotes the inboard that presses the frame to insert the blade group of being convenient for, and push down the chicken and duck wholly and move down, accelerate the process of chicken and duck cutting, effectively avoid the production of noise, so replace traditional equipment through wholly chopping the defect that produces the noise to the chicken and duck.

3. This frozen chicken and duck cutting device that can pack, through the setting to first fixed plate and second fixed plate, cubic product after the cutting falls to the second conveyer belt on first fixed plate surface and the first conveyer belt department at second fixed plate top middle part respectively, and under the conveying effect of conveyer belt, removes the packagine machine structure department to the organism both sides, and the inboard wrapping bag of packagine machine structure of being convenient for is categorised to accomodate, packing work cubic product.

4. This frozen chicken and duck cutting device that can pack, through the setting that the height is high, the footpath differs to first winding drum and second winding drum, it makes the top of conveyer belt be in the horizontality and distributes, and then the below of conveyer belt is in the tilt state and distributes, so foul or moisture on the conveyer belt of can being convenient for put down the landing along the slope, until the workbin portion that gathers materials.

5. This packing method of frozen chicken and duck cutting device that can pack accomodates the back through the wrapping bag to the cubic product after the cutting, starter motor, its output shaft drives the rotor plate and rotates, then the wrapping bag at this moment is the filling form, and it rotates along with the rotor plate, until butt in the inner wall department of storage cylinder to the draw-in groove department of card to storage cylinder outer wall, and the rotor plate lasts the rotation, then separates wrapping bag and lantern ring, makes the wrapping bag that is equipped with the product fall in the storage cylinder.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a packageable frozen chicken and duck dicing device and a packaging method of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a partial structure of the inner side of a machine body of the packagable frozen chicken and duck dicing device and the packaging method of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the internal structure of a fixed cylinder of the packagable frozen chicken and duck cutting device and packaging method of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of a first fixing plate of the apparatus and method for cutting and packaging a packagable frozen chicken and duck;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the internal structure of a liquid inlet of the packagable frozen chicken and duck cutting device and the packaging method of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic top view of a collar of a packaged frozen chicken and duck cutting device and a packaging method according to the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of the top structure of a support frame of the packagable frozen chicken and duck dicing device and packaging method of the invention.

In the figure: 1. a body; 2. a cooling mechanism; 201. a water tank; 202. a water pump; 203. a water pipe; 204. a liquid inlet; 205. a fixed shaft; 206. a movable plate; 3. a fixed cylinder; 4. a pressing mechanism; 401. a support frame; 402. a first electric push rod; 403. a pressing frame; 404. a connecting shaft; 5. an electric motor; 6. a packaging mechanism; 601. a rotating plate; 602. a collar; 603. a spring shaft; 604. buckling; 7. a storage cylinder; 8. packaging bags; 9. a material collecting box; 10. a first fixing plate; 11. a second fixing plate; 12. a discharge port; 13. a transmission mechanism; 1301. a first conveyor belt; 1302. a first take-up drum; 1303. a second take-up reel; 14. pushing the plate; 15. a second electric push rod; 16. a blade set; 17. a second conveyor belt.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments.

In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified; the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", "front", "rear", "head", "tail", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are only for convenience in describing and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being fixed or detachable or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Referring to fig. 1-7, the present invention provides a technical solution: a packaged frozen chicken and duck dicer comprises a machine body 1, a cooling mechanism 2, a water tank 201, a water pump 202, a water pipe 203, a liquid inlet 204, a fixed shaft 205, a movable plate 206, a fixed cylinder 3, a pressing mechanism 4, a support frame 401, a first electric push rod 402, a pressing frame 403, a connecting shaft 404, a motor 5, a packaging mechanism 6, a rotating plate 601, a lantern ring 602, a spring shaft 603, a buckle 604, a storage cylinder 7, a packaging bag 8, a material collecting box 9, a first fixed plate 10, a second fixed plate 11, a discharge port 12, a transmission mechanism 13, a first conveyor belt 1301, a first winding cylinder 1302, a second winding cylinder 1303, a push plate 14, a second electric push rod 15, a blade group 16 and a second conveyor belt 17, wherein the pressing mechanism 4 is installed at the top end of the machine body 1, the support frame 401 is arranged on the inner side of the pressing mechanism 4, the first electric push rod 402 is connected to one side of the support frame 401, and the first electric, the top of first electric putter 402 is connected with and presses down frame 403, solid fixed cylinder 3 is installed on the inside top of organism 1, and the inboard of solid fixed cylinder 3 is connected with blade group 16, the internally mounted of organism 1 has cooling body 2, and the inboard of cooling body 2 is including water tank 201, the internally mounted of water tank 201 has water pump 202, and the one end of water pump 202 is connected with water pipe 203, fixed axle 205 is installed to the inboard of water pipe 203, and the outer wall connection of fixed axle 205 has fly leaf 206, the top of water tank 201 is connected with inlet 204, the inboard mid-mounting of organism 1 has first fixed plate 10, and the top both sides sliding connection of first fixed plate 10 has second conveyer belt 17.

Further, a second fixing plate 11 is installed below the inner side of the machine body 1, a transmission mechanism 13 is installed on the outer side of the second fixing plate 11, a push plate 14 is slidably arranged at the top end of the second fixing plate 11, a second electric push rod 15 is connected to the back of the push plate 14, a first conveying belt 1301 is arranged on the inner side of the transmission mechanism 13, the middle of the top end of the second fixing plate 11 is slidably connected with the first conveying belt 1301, a first winding drum 1302 is connected to one side of the inner wall of the first conveying belt 1301, and a second winding drum 1303 is wound on the other side of the inner wall of the first conveying belt 1301.

Furthermore, the first electric push rod 402 forms a rotating structure with the support frame 401 through the connecting shaft 404, the outer side of the pressing frame 403 connected to the top end of the first electric push rod 402 is attached to the inner wall of the blade group 16, and after the first electric push rod 402 is started, the pressing frame 403 can be pushed to move downwards and extend into the blade group 16 formed by the transversely distributed blades and the longitudinally distributed blades, so that the chicken and duck can be pushed to be wholly down to complete the dicing work.

Further, storage barrels 7 are installed on two sides of the outer wall of the machine body 1, a material collecting box 9 is connected to one side of the bottom end of the interior of each storage barrel 7, a motor 5 is installed on the top end of each storage barrel 7, one end of each motor 5 is connected with a packaging mechanism 6, and a discharge port 12 is installed at the bottom end of the machine body 1.

Further, the diameter of the first winding cylinder 1302 is larger than that of the second winding cylinder 1303, and the top end of the first winding cylinder 1302 and the top of the second winding cylinder 1303 are located on the same horizontal line, so that the upper side of the conveyor belt is located in a horizontal state, and the lower side of the conveyor belt is located in an inclined state, and therefore dirt or moisture on the conveyor belt can be conveniently put down along an incline and slide down until the inside of the material collecting box 9.

Further, the inner side of the packaging mechanism 6 comprises a rotating plate 601, a sleeve ring 602 is installed on the inner side of the rotating plate 601, a spring shaft 603 is connected to the inner wall of the sleeve ring 602, a buckle 604 is connected to the other end of the spring shaft 603, and the packaging bag 8 is sleeved on the inner side of the sleeve ring 602.

Further, the fasteners 604 form a detachable structure with the collar 602 through the spring shaft 603, and four sets of the collars 602 are equidistantly distributed, so that the opening of the packaging bag 8 is conveniently placed on the inner wall of the collar 602, the fasteners 604 rotate along with the spring shaft 603 and are fastened to the inner wall of the collar 602, and the fixing operation of the packaging bag 8 is completed.

Further, the push pedal 14 constitutes sliding construction through second electric putter 15 and second fixed plate 11, and the push pedal 14 is symmetrical about the axis of second fixed plate 11, after the regional dicing in the middle part of chicken and duck, it sees through the slotted hole that first fixed plate 10 middle part was seted up, falls to 11 surface departments of second fixed plate, then, start second electric putter 15 for it promotes the push pedal 14 activity, can promote the operation respectively to the head and the afterbody of chicken and duck, until the bottom of organism 1, and through discharge gate 12 roll-off.

A packaging method of a packagable frozen chicken and duck cutting device comprises three steps of manual bagging, product bagging and storage, and specifically comprises the following steps:

the method comprises the following steps: manually bagging, namely manually arranging the packaging bag 8 on the inner side of the sleeve ring 602, buckling the buckle 604 and buckling the buckle with the inner wall of the sleeve ring 602 to finish the manual bagging process;

step two: putting the product into a bag, and after the frozen chicken and duck are cut into pieces, pressing the product downwards through a pressing frame 403 until the product falls on the first conveyor belt 1301 and the second conveyor belt 17, and carrying out classified conveying on the product into the bag;

and step three, storing, after the step two is completed, starting the motor 5 to drive the rotating plate 601 to rotate, wherein the packaging bag 8 is in a full shape, so that the packaging bag is clamped to the clamping groove on the outer wall of the storage barrel 7, and the rotating plate 601 continuously rotates to separate the packaging bag 8 from the lantern ring 602, so that the packaging bag 8 filled with the product falls into the storage barrel 7 to complete the storage operation.

Further, the difference between the inner width of the clamping groove on the outer wall of the material storage cylinder 7 and the thickness of the rotating plate 601 in the storage process is 1 cm.

To sum up, when the device and the method for cutting and packaging the packaged frozen chicken and duck are used, firstly, the whole chicken and duck is respectively arranged at the inner sides of two fixed cylinders 3 in the machine body 1 by workers, then, the first electric push rod 402 is manually pushed and rotates along with the connecting shaft 404 until the pressing frame 403 moves to the vertical area below the supporting frame 401, then, the first electric push rod 402 (type: NKLA4) is started to push the pressing frame 403 to be inserted into the inner side of the blade group 16, and the whole chicken and duck is pressed downwards, so that the blade group 16 can conveniently cut the chicken and duck into blocks, then, the first electric push rod 402 is continuously pressed downwards, the cut block-shaped products respectively fall to the second conveying belt 17 on the surface of the first fixed plate 10 and the first conveying belt 1301 in the middle of the top end of the second fixed plate 11, and move to the packaging mechanisms 6 at the two sides of the machine body 1 under the conveying action of the conveying belts, then, the packaging bag 8 is manually arranged on the inner side of the lantern ring 602 in advance, the buckle 604 is buckled, the packaging bag 8 rotates along with the spring shaft 603 and is buckled with the inner wall of the lantern ring 602, the manual bagging process is completed, the motor 5 (model: MPM1141) is started to drive the rotating plate 601 to rotate until the opening of the lantern ring 602 faces the transmission direction of the conveyor belt, so that the blocky products fall into the packaging bag 8 in the conveying process of the conveyor belt until the packaging bag 8 is full and is full, finally, the motor 5 is started again to drive the rotating plate 601 to rotate until the packaging bag 8 abuts against the inner wall of the storage cylinder 7 and is clamped to the clamping groove on the outer wall of the storage cylinder 7, and the rotating plate 601 continuously rotates to separate the packaging bag 8 from the lantern ring 602, so that the packaging bag 8 with the products falls into the storage cylinder 7, and the storage and storage operation is completed.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art should be considered to be within the technical scope of the present invention, and the technical solutions and the inventive concepts thereof according to the present invention should be equivalent or changed within the scope of the present invention.