WO2014080557A1 - 耳型部、人工頭部及びこれらを用いた測定装置ならびに測定方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a measuring device and a measurement for evaluating an earphone type or headphone type acoustic device in which a housing having a vibrating body is accommodated in an ear of a human body or pressed against the ear to hear sound by vibration transmission.
- the present invention relates to an ear mold part and an artificial head used in a method and a measuring apparatus.
- Patent Document 1 describes an acoustic device such as a mobile phone that transmits air conduction sound and bone conduction sound to a user.
- Patent Document 1 describes that air conduction sound is sound that is transmitted to the eardrum through the ear canal through the vibration of the air due to the vibration of the object, and is transmitted to the user's auditory nerve by the vibration of the eardrum.
- Patent Document 1 describes that bone conduction sound is sound transmitted to the user's auditory nerve through a part of the user's body (for example, cartilage of the outer ear) that contacts the vibrating object. ing.
- Patent Document 1 In the telephone set described in Patent Document 1, it is described that a short plate-like vibrating body made of a piezoelectric bimorph and a flexible material is attached to the outer surface of a housing via an elastic member. Further, in Patent Document 1, when a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric bimorph of the vibrating body, the vibrating body bends and vibrates as the piezoelectric material expands and contracts in the longitudinal direction, and the user contacts the vibrating body with the auricle. It is described that air conduction sound and bone conduction sound are transmitted to the user.
- Headphones In addition to the phone that conveys sound by hand and by pressing it against the ear, the cartilage conduction earphone that is used by being hooked and held somewhere on the human head, Headphones are known.
- the inventor evaluates an acoustic device that transmits a bone conduction sound through the cartilage of the outer ear to the user, such as a cartilage conduction earphone or a headphone that is used while being hooked and held somewhere on the head of the human body. It has been recognized that it is necessary to measure the amount of vibration that acts approximately on the auditory nerve of the human body due to the vibration of the vibrating body.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described recognition, and a measuring device that can measure a vibration amount weighted by vibration transmission characteristics of a human ear and can evaluate an acoustic device such as an earphone or a headphone having a vibrating body, and The purpose is to provide a measurement method and the like.
- the present invention relates to a measuring device for evaluating an acoustic device that holds a housing including a vibrating element by a head including a human ear and hears sound by vibration transmission, and an ear-shaped part that imitates the human ear And a human body model unit that holds the acoustic device, and a vibration detection unit arranged in the ear mold unit.
- the present invention it is possible to measure the amount of vibration in consideration of the characteristics of vibration transmission to the human ear, and it is possible to evaluate an earphone having a vibrating body, a headphone type acoustic device, a hearing aid, or the like.
- FIG. 2 is a partial detail view of the measuring apparatus of FIG. 1. It is a partial detail drawing which shows the modification of the measuring apparatus of FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the principal part of the measuring apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the measuring apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 7 is a partial detail view of the measuring apparatus of FIG. 6. FIG. 7 is a partial detail view showing a modification of the measuring apparatus of FIG. 6.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a measuring apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the measuring apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes an ear mold portion 50 supported by the base 30 and a human body model portion including a holding portion 70 that holds the acoustic device 100.
- a cartilage conduction earphone as an example is shown as the acoustic device 100.
- FIG. 1 shows a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a measuring apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the measuring apparatus 10 includes an ear mold portion 50 supported by the base 30 and a human body model portion including a holding portion 70 that holds the acoustic device 100.
- a cartilage conduction earphone as an example is shown as the acoustic device 100.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a measuring apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the measuring apparatus 10 includes an ear mold portion 50 supported by the base 30 and a human body model portion including a
- the acoustic device 100 includes a housing 101 that is embedded in a hole of a human ear, includes a piezoelectric element 102 inside the housing, and vibrates the housing 101 by the piezoelectric element 102. It is something to be made.
- the ear mold portion 50 imitates a human ear, and is an ear model 51, an artificial external ear canal portion 52 that is coupled to or integrally formed with the ear model 51, and an artificial external ear canal portion 52 that is coupled to or integral with the artificial external ear canal portion 52. And an artificial tympanic membrane part 57 formed on the surface.
- the artificial external auditory canal portion 52 has a size that covers the ear model 51, and an artificial external ear canal 53 is formed at the center.
- the ear mold 50 is supported by the base 30 via a support member 54 at the peripheral edge of the artificial external ear canal 52.
- the ear model 51 includes an auricle, an auricular nodule, a scaphoid fossa, an antiaural ring, a conch boat, an auricular cavity, an antitragus, an appendix, an tragus, an auricle leg, a lower leg of an auricle, a triangular fossa, and an auricle Either a leg or a notch between the beads may be provided. Thereby, it can cope with holding
- the holding unit includes an anti-ankle lower leg and a notch between the beads.
- the holding unit measures an acoustic device including a main body having an ear hook part between the ear ring and the temporal region, and a vibration part that is vibrated by an audio signal supplied from the main body and embedded in the concha cavity.
- the ear model 51 may include an ear ring, a temporal region, and a concha cavity as a holding unit.
- the ear model 51 includes an auricle, an auricular nodule, a scaphoid fossa, an antiaural ring, a conch boat, an auricular cavity, an antitragus, an appendix, an tragus, an auricle leg, a lower leg of an auricle, a triangular fossa, and an auricle Either a leg or a notch between the beads may be provided. Thereby, it can cope with holding
- the holding unit includes an anti-ankle lower leg and a notch between the beads.
- the holding unit measures an acoustic device including a main body having an ear hook part between the ear ring and the temporal region, and a vibration part that is vibrated by an audio signal supplied from the main body and embedded in the concha cavity.
- the ear model 51 may include an ear ring, a temporal region, and a concha cavity as a holding unit.
- the ear mold portion 50 is made of, for example, a material similar to the material of an average ear model used for HATS (Head And Torso Simulator) or KEMAR (a name of electronic mannequin for acoustic research of Knowles), for example, It may be made of a material conforming to IEC60318-7 or IEC60268-7. This material can be formed of a material such as rubber having a Shore hardness of 30 to 60 (for example, Shore hardness 35 or Shore hardness 55).
- the thickness of the artificial external auditory canal 52 that is, the length of the artificial external auditory canal 53 is suitable if it corresponds to the length to the human eardrum (cochlea), and is appropriately set within a range of 5 mm to 40 mm, for example. In the present embodiment, the length of the artificial external ear canal 53 is approximately 28.5 mm.
- the artificial eardrum unit 57 is formed at the end of the artificial external ear canal unit 52 so as to block the artificial external ear canal 53, and vibration from the artificial external ear canal 53 is transmitted to the artificial eardrum unit 57.
- the artificial eardrum portion 57 is made of a material similar to an average ear model material used for, for example, HATS or KEMAR of a human body model, for example, a material conforming to IEC60318-7 or IEC60268-7, and has a thin film shape. is there.
- the thickness may be, for example, about 0.05 mm to 2 mm so that the response to vibration of the human eardrum can be reproduced.
- a portion contacting the space of the artificial ear canal 53 of the artificial eardrum 57 may be closer to the size of the average eardrum of a human body, for example, 0.5 cm 2 ⁇ What is necessary is just a circular shape of about 2.5 cm ⁇ 2 >, an ellipse shape, or a rectangular shape.
- the artificial eardrum portion 57 is not limited to the materials and thicknesses described above, and is a biological material mainly composed of a polymer aminoglycoside extracted from the shell of red snow crab, which is a general artificial eardrum material, or calf dermis It may consist of a biomaterial whose main component is a component purified from the collagen. Rather than attaching an artificial eardrum made of these biomaterials to the artificial external ear canal part 52, an artificial eardrum is formed from a material compliant with the above-mentioned IEC 60318-7 or IEC60268-7, The thickness and area may be adjusted so as to approach the physical characteristics of an artificial eardrum made of a biomaterial.
- the artificial eardrum portion 57 made of these materials is an adhesive selected in consideration of the materials of the artificial ear canal portion 52 and the artificial eardrum portion 57 so as to block the artificial ear canal 53 at the end portion of the artificial ear canal portion 52. It may be fixed by.
- the ear mold part 50 may be made of the same material as the artificial external auditory canal part 52 and the ear model 51 or from a different material by integral molding using a mold.
- a vibration detection part 55 is arranged on the artificial eardrum part 57 on the end surface of the artificial external ear canal part 52 opposite to the ear model 51 side.
- the vibration detector 55 may be on the ear model side.
- the vibration detection unit 55 includes a vibration detection element 56 such as a piezoelectric acceleration pickup, for example.
- 3A is a plan view of the ear mold portion 50 as viewed from the base 10, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb of FIG. 3A.
- FIG. 3A illustrates a case where a plurality of chip-shaped vibration detecting elements 56 are arranged on the artificial eardrum portion 57, for example.
- One vibration detection element 56 may be provided.
- the vibration detection elements 56 When a plurality of vibration detection elements 56 are arranged, they may be arranged at appropriate intervals around the artificial eardrum portion 57 and the artificial ear canal 53, or in an arc shape so as to surround the opening periphery of the artificial ear canal 53.
- the vibration detection element 56 may be disposed.
- the artificial external auditory canal portion 52 has a rectangular shape, but the artificial external auditory canal portion 52 may have an arbitrary shape.
- the vibration detecting element 56 may be embedded in the artificial eardrum portion 57 so that only the lead wire is drawn out of the artificial eardrum portion 57 or attached to the artificial eardrum portion 57 with an adhesive or the like. It may be.
- the vibration detecting element 56 disposed in the artificial eardrum portion 57 can mainly reproduce the vibration of cartilage conduction in the eardrum. For example, it is possible to obtain information for converting the sound into the same level as the vibration of the artificial eardrum portion 57 in the air conduction sound.
- the vibration detection element 56 is disposed in the vicinity of the center portion of the artificial eardrum portion 57 and in the peripheral portion of the artificial eardrum portion 57.
- the vibration detection element 56 at the center can measure the vibration of cartilage conduction in the artificial eardrum 57. Further, when arranged on the side surface of the artificial external ear canal 53, the behavior of vibration from the ear to the inner ear on the side surface of the external ear canal 53 can be measured.
- the vibration detecting element 56 disposed around the artificial eardrum portion 57 that is, outside the artificial external ear canal 53 in FIG. 3A, measures a vibration component transmitted from the external auditory canal to the inner ear without passing through the eardrum. can do.
- the chip-like vibration detecting element 56 for example, a commercially available one such as an ultra-compact and lightweight NP-2106 manufactured by Ono Sokki Co., Ltd., PV-08A, PV-90B manufactured by Rion Co., Ltd., or the like can be selected as appropriate. Good.
- the weight is about 0.7 g.
- the vibration characteristic of the artificial eardrum differs from the vibration characteristic of the actual human eardrum by adding the weight. In consideration of becoming a thing, the weight of the artificial eardrum portion 57 may be reduced in advance.
- the vibration detection element 56 of about 0.2g is lightweight and suitable like TYPE7302 by the Accor company.
- the vibration detecting element 56 in the artificial eardrum portion 57 is a result of vibration of the eardrum caused by a so-called air conduction component that is emitted as an air conduction sound from the acoustic device and reaches the eardrum, and the inner wall of the artificial ear canal 52 vibrates due to vibration of the acoustic device.
- the eardrum vibration due to the emitted radiation component in the external auditory canal and the component that itself vibrates the eardrum are detected in a simulated manner.
- the holding unit 70 that holds the acoustic device 100 such as an earphone will be described.
- the acoustic device 100 is a cartilage conduction earphone
- the earphone housing 101 is partially or entirely embedded in the ear hole. Since the ear mold part 50 faithfully mimics the shape of a human ear and naturally includes an auricle or an external auditory canal, it is preferable to embed an earphone in the auricle or the external auditory canal.
- FIG. 4 shows a modification of the ear mold 50.
- the ear mold 50 does not have the artificial eardrum 57 and includes a vibration detection element 56 at the rear end of the artificial ear canal 53, that is, on the back surface of the artificial ear canal 52.
- a vibration component transmitted to the inner ear without passing through the so-called eardrum in the human body for example, a component (bone conduction component) transmitted to the inner ear via the jaw bone or the temporal bone can be measured.
- the vibration detecting element 56 is disposed on the side surface of the artificial external ear canal 53. Thereby, the behavior of the vibration from the ear toward the inner ear on the side surface of the external auditory canal 53 can be measured.
- a plurality of vibration detection elements 56 are provided, and the total sense of hearing can be detected by adding the measured values calibrated for each output value.
- the calibration width of each output value may be adjusted by obtaining a transfer function converted to the air conduction sound base by a conventionally known threshold method or adjustment method.
- FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the main part of the measuring apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
- One or more vibration detection elements 56 are connected to the signal processing unit 75.
- the signal processing unit 75 measures the amount of vibration in the artificial ear canal unit 52 or the artificial eardrum unit 57 by the acoustic device 100 based on the output of the vibration detection element 56 (each). Further, the signal processing unit 75 measures the audibility based on the measured vibration amount.
- These measurement results are output to an output unit 76 such as a display unit, a printer, or a storage unit, and are used for evaluation of the acoustic device 100.
- the measurement includes analyzing the frequency characteristics of the generated air conduction sound and vibration sound by processing such as fast Fourier transform.
- the vibration level weighted by the vibration transmission characteristic of the human ear can be measured, so that the acoustic apparatus 100 can be correctly evaluated.
- the microphone 58 supported in a hollow manner is provided in the artificial external ear canal 53 or the terminal end of the artificial external ear canal 53, air conduction through the artificial external ear canal 53 simultaneously with the vibration level.
- the sound pressure can also be measured, and thereby the audibility level in which the vibration level corresponding to the cartilage conduction and the sound pressure level corresponding to the air conduction sound pressure are combined can be measured, so that the acoustic device 100 can be evaluated in more detail. It becomes.
- the radiation component in the external auditory canal that has become an airway component from vibration inside the artificial external ear canal 53 can be measured.
- the correlation between the vibration level corresponding to the cartilage conduction and the sound pressure level corresponding to the air-conducted sound pressure is determined by a large number of actual subjects at the beginning of creating the measurement device in advance, as is well known in the art.
- correlation data between the audibility of vibration sound pressure using only a vibration sound source and the audibility of air conduction sound pressure using only an air conduction sound source, the audibility of each sound pressure when having a vibration sound source and an air conduction sound source, and air conduction It can be obtained by appropriately referring to correlation data with the audibility of the air conduction sound pressure by only the sound source.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a measuring apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the human body model portion further includes a human head model 130.
- the head model 130 is made of, for example, HATS or KEMAR.
- the artificial ear 131 of the head model 130 is detachable from the head model 130.
- an ear model 132 similar to the ear mold unit 50 of the first embodiment and the ear model 132 are coupled.
- a vibration detection unit 135 including a vibration detection element 136 is disposed around the opening of the artificial external ear canal 133, similarly to the ear mold portion 50 of the first embodiment.
- the artificial ear 131 is detachably attached to an attachment portion 138 formed on the side surface of the head model 130 as shown in FIG.
- the holding unit 150 includes an ear pinna or a hole that communicates with the artificial external auditory canal 133 of the artificial external auditory canal 134 for holding the acoustic device 100 such as an earphone.
- the same effect as the measuring apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment can be obtained.
- the acoustic device 100 is evaluated by detachably attaching the artificial ear 131 for vibration detection to the human head model 130, an actual usage mode in which the influence of the head is taken into consideration. This makes it possible to evaluate more appropriately.
- the acoustic device 100 to be measured is assumed to be an acoustic device such as an earphone, in which the piezoelectric vibrator 102 vibrates and transmits vibration to the housing 101 and vibrates to the ear via the housing.
- the acoustic device 100 to be measured can be used to cover the entire ear, such as headphones held by a person's head, or to transmit vibrations to the ear by an acoustic device provided on a head-mounted display, or to the vine part of glasses. Even if the vibration element is embedded and the vine vibrates to transmit the vibration sound, it can be similarly evaluated by easily deforming the holding portion that holds the acoustic device.
- FIG. 8 shows a modification of the measuring apparatus of FIG.
- the measuring apparatus shown in FIG. 8 does not have the artificial eardrum 137 in the artificial ear 131 and includes a vibration detecting element 136 at the rear end of the artificial external ear canal 133.
- the vibration component transmitted to the inner ear without passing through the eardrum in the human body can be measured.
- the vibration detecting element 136 is disposed on the side surface of the artificial external ear canal 133. Thereby, the behavior of vibration from the ear toward the inner ear on the side surface of the external auditory canal 133 can be measured.
- the air conduction sound pressure in the artificial external auditory canal 133 can be measured simultaneously with the vibration level. Since the audibility level obtained by combining the corresponding vibration level and the sound pressure level corresponding to the air conduction sound pressure can be measured, the acoustic device 100 can be evaluated in more detail.
- the correlation between the vibration level corresponding to the cartilage conduction and the sound pressure level corresponding to the air-conducted sound pressure is determined by a large number of actual subjects at the beginning of creating the measurement device in advance, as is well known in the art.
- correlation data between the audibility of vibration sound pressure using only a vibration sound source and the audibility of air conduction sound pressure using only an air conduction sound source, the audibility of each sound pressure when having a vibration sound source and an air conduction sound source, and air conduction It can be obtained by appropriately referring to correlation data with the audibility of the air conduction sound pressure by only the sound source.
- the acoustic device 100 that generates vibration is attached to the measurement device in a predetermined posture.
- the acoustic device is driven with a predetermined power.
- the detection result of the vibration detection unit is obtained by the measuring device.
- this is sufficient, but it is also effective to compare it with the measurement result of the air conduction sound pressure obtained as follows, for example. That is, before or after, (1) an acoustic device that generates vibration is attached to the measuring device in a predetermined posture. (2) The acoustic device is driven with a predetermined power. (3) A normal air conduction volume is measured in a measuring device in which a microphone is mounted in a hollow shape in the ear canal of an ear mold such as HATS or KEMAR of a well-known human body model that does not include an eardrum unit. (4) Then, the correspondence between the measurement result of the vibration amount of the artificial eardrum obtained by the measurement apparatus of the present invention and the measurement result of the air conduction volume is taken.
- the measurement device of the present invention detects the amount of vibration when driven by applying the same power using a speaker that outputs 150 dB at the air conduction volume. As a result, the vibration amount of the artificial eardrum when a 150 dB sound is heard can be measured.
- the vibration amount equivalent to 150 dB is detected in the above-described air conduction volume by using an acoustic device that transmits sound only by vibration sound or vibration sound and air conduction sound. Thereby, the vibration amount equivalent to the air conduction volume of a general speaker can be measured.
- the vibration amount equivalent to 150 dB is measured by combining the sound due to vibration transmission and the air conduction sound.
- a vibration amount equivalent to 150 dB which is a general air conduction volume.
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図1は、本発明の第1実施の形態に係る測定装置の概略構成を示す図である。本実施の形態に係る測定装置10は、基台30に支持された耳型部50を備えるとともに、音響装置100を保持する保持部70を備える人体模型部を備える。なお、以下の説明において、一例としての軟骨伝導イヤホンを音響装置100として示している。音響装置100は、図2の断面図に示すように、人の耳の穴に埋入させる筐体101を有し、当該筺体内部に圧電素子102を備え、当該圧電素子102により筺体101を振動させるものである。
図6は、本発明の第2実施の形態に係る測定装置の概略構成を示す図である。本実施の形態に係る測定装置110は、人体模型部がさらに人体の頭部模型130を備える。頭部模型130は、例えばHATSやKEMAR等からなる。頭部模型130の人工耳131は、頭部模型130に対して着脱自在である。
次に、本発明の測定装置を用いた一例にかかる測定方法について、以下に説明する。
30 基台
50 耳型部
51 耳模型
52 人工外耳道部
53 人工外耳道
54 支持部材
55 振動検出部
56 振動検出素子
57 人工鼓膜部
58 マイクロフォン
70 保持部
100 音響装置
101 筐体
102 振動素子
110 測定装置
130 頭部模型
131 人工耳
132 耳模型
133 人工外耳道
134 人工外耳道部
135 振動検出部
137 人工鼓膜部
138 装着部
139 マイクロフォン
150 保持部
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- 振動素子を備える筺体を人体の耳を含む頭部により保持させて振動伝達により音を聞かせる音響装置を評価するための測定装置であって、
人体の耳を模した耳型部を備えるとともに、音響装置を保持する人体模型部と、前記耳型部に配置された振動検出部と、を備える測定装置。 - 前記耳型部は、耳模型と、該耳模型に連なる人工外耳道部と、を含み、
前記人工外耳道部に人工外耳道が形成されている、請求項1に記載の測定装置。 - 前記人工外耳道は、5mmから40mmの長さを有する、請求項2に記載の測定装置。
- 前記耳型部は、前記人工外耳道部に連なる人工鼓膜部を含む請求項2又は3に記載の測定装置。
- 前記人工鼓膜部は、0.05mmから2mmの厚みを有する、請求項4に記載の測定装置。
- 前記人工鼓膜部は、前記人工外耳道に向かって露出する部位の面積が、0.5cm2から2.5cm2である、請求項4又は5に記載の測定装置。
- 前記振動検出部は、前記人工鼓膜部に配置された一または複数個の振動検出素子を備える、請求項4から6のいずれか一項に記載の測定装置。
- 前記振動検出部は、前記人工外耳道の周辺部に配置された一または複数の振動検出素子を備える、請求項2乃至請求項7のいずれか一項に記載の測定装置。
- 前記音響装置は、前記耳型部の耳介部或いは孔部によって保持される、請求項1乃至請求項8のいずれか一項に記載の測定装置。
- 前記人体模型部は、人体の頭部模型をさらに備え、前記耳型部は、前記頭部模型を構成する人工耳として、当該頭部模型に着脱自在である、請求項1乃至請求項9のいずれか一項に記載の測定装置。
- 前記音響装置は、前記頭部模型によって保持される、請求項10に記載の測定装置。
- 前記耳型部は、IEC60318-7に準拠した耳介モデル或いはIEC60268-7に準拠した耳介モデルと同じ素材からなる部位を含む、請求項1乃至請求項11のいずれか一項に記載の測定装置。
- 振動素子を備える筺体を人体により保持させて振動伝達により音を聞かせる音響装置を評価するための測定方法であって、
人体模型部に前記音響装置を保持させて、人体の耳を模した耳型部に前記音響装置の振動を伝達させ、該振動体の振動により前記耳型部に伝達される振動を、振動検出部により検出する、測定方法。 - 耳模型と当該耳模型に連なる人工外耳道部とを備え、前記耳模型が、振動素子を有する音響装置を保持する耳型部。
- 人工鼓膜部をさらに備える請求項14に記載の耳型部。
- 前記耳模型及び前記人工外耳道部は、同一材料から一体的に作製されたものである請求項14に記載の耳型部。
- 前記人工外耳道部に、前記耳模型が、接着或いは溶着されている請求項14に記載の耳型部。
- 請求項14乃至請求項17のいずれか一項に記載の耳型部、および当該耳型部に配置された振動検出部を備える振動検出用耳型部。
- 前記振動検出部は、前記耳型部に埋設あるいは固着されている請求項18に記載の振動検出用耳型部。
- 耳模型と当該耳模型に連なる人工外耳道部とを備えた耳型部と、頭部模型とを備え、振動素子を有する音響機器が、前記耳型部或いは頭部模型のいずれか或いは双方により保持される人工頭部。
- 請求項18或いは請求項19に記載の振動検出用耳型部と、頭部模型とを備えた振動検出用人工頭部。
- 振動素子を備えるとともに人体の耳を含む頭部により保持されて、振動伝達により音を聞かせる音響装置を評価するための測定装置であって、
人体の耳介を模した耳模型と人体の外耳道を模した人工外耳道部とを備える耳型部と、
当該耳型部に配置されたマイクロフォンと、を備え、
前記音響機器を前記耳型部に振動を伝達させる状態で保持する測定装置。
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