EP0864019A1 - Movable covering device, particularly for swimming pools - Google Patents

Movable covering device, particularly for swimming pools

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EP0864019A1
EP0864019A1 EP96941075A EP96941075A EP0864019A1 EP 0864019 A1 EP0864019 A1 EP 0864019A1 EP 96941075 A EP96941075 A EP 96941075A EP 96941075 A EP96941075 A EP 96941075A EP 0864019 A1 EP0864019 A1 EP 0864019A1
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Marc Girerd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
    • E04H4/06—Safety devices; Coverings for baths
    • E04H4/08—Coverings consisting of rigid elements, e.g. coverings composed of separate or connected elements
    • E04H4/084—Coverings consisting of rigid elements, e.g. coverings composed of separate or connected elements with lifting mechanism
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B7/00—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation
    • E04B7/16—Roof structures with movable roof parts
    • E04B7/163—Roof structures with movable roof parts characterised by a pivoting movement of the movable roof parts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H3/00—Buildings or groups of buildings for public or similar purposes; Institutions, e.g. infirmaries or prisons
    • E04H3/10—Buildings or groups of buildings for public or similar purposes; Institutions, e.g. infirmaries or prisons for meetings, entertainments, or sports
    • E04H3/14—Gymnasiums; Other sporting buildings
    • E04H3/16—Gymnasiums; Other sporting buildings for swimming
    • E04H3/165—Gymnasiums; Other sporting buildings for swimming having movable parts

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  • Mobile cover device in particular for swimming pools
  • the present invention relates to a mobile cover device, in particular for swimming pools, play areas or the like, more particularly for medium-sized swimming pools such as a private swimming pool.
  • the object of the invention is thus to propose a mobile covering device which is at the same time simple, stable and reliable.
  • the mobile cover device for swimming pools, play areas or the like, comprising a movable roof between a low position where it covers in a substantially hermetic manner a first region which may be the pool, the play area or the like , and a high position where the roof covers at a certain height a second region offset from the first region, the roof having a first edge on the side of the first region and a second edge opposite the first edge, the device further comprising a structure having an articulation with the ground and an articulation with the roof at a distance from the second edge, and having from the articulation with the ground a general orientation going from the second region to the first region when the roof is in the low position, is characterized by support means for supporting the roof in the vicinity from the second edge when the roof is in the high position, the roof being separated from the support means when it is in the low position.
  • the support means can be and are preferably arranged permanently at a certain distance from the first region such as a swimming pool. They are not used when the roof is in the low position. In the high position, the roof is stabilized by the support means. This allows to provide for the roof a relatively heavy and / or bulky, capable of covering a swimming pool or the like of relatively large size, and having for example the appearance of a traditional roof.
  • a relatively heavy structure is capable, by its own weight, of sealing substantially the periphery of the first region when the roof is in the low position. We can thus protect the first region against the intrusion of small animals or insects. If the roof is opaque, the development of algae and other harmful phenomena due to light and in particular photosynthesis is prevented.
  • the device comprises means for hoisting the second edge of the roof to its position defined by the support means.
  • the hoisting means comprise a winch or the like associated with a pulling cable extending between the roof and a position close to the support means, so that by pulling on the cable the roof initially in the low position is pulled along a path leading to the second edge towards the support means, with spontaneous pivoting of the pivoting structure also causing the rise of the first edge.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 are schematic perspective views showing the device according to the invention with the roof in the high position and respectively in the low position;
  • FIGS 3, 4 and 5 are schematic sectional views showing the device of Figures 1 and 2 in the low position, in the intermediate position during an operation, and respectively in the high position;
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view, with parts cut away, of the support means.
  • FIG. 7 is an elevational view of the support means when the roof is in the high position.
  • the movable cover device 1 comprises a roof 2 which the device allows to move between a low position ( Figures 2 and 3) in which the roof 2 superiorly closes a first region which in the example is a rectangular swimming pool 3, and a high position (FIGS. 1 and 5) in which the roof 2 forms a shelter from the sun or the weather over a second region such as a terrace 4 adjacent to a longitudinal edge 6 of the pool 3.
  • the roof 2 has the form of a conventional roof with two oblique sides 7, closed at each end by a vertical triangular wall 8.
  • the roof is made of opaque material and has a rectangular lower peripheral edge 9 designed and dimensioned to rest in a substantially sealed manner on the rectangular periphery 11 of the swimming pool 3.
  • the periphery 11 includes the abovementioned edge 6. If necessary, a j anointed sealing can equip the edge 9 of the roof to rely on the perimeter 11 of the pool 3 2 when the roof is down. It is also conceivable that the lower edge 9 is large enough to surround the periphery 11 of the swimming pool 3 and to rest, for example, on a cemented, tiled or tiled surround, formed around the swimming pool 3.
  • the upper position and the lower position of the roof 2 be parallel to each other, but it is also conceivable, for example in the case of a single-roof single roof section, that it is horizontal in the low position and inclined in the high position.
  • the device comprises an articulated structure formed in the example of two parallel tilting pillars 12 comprising a first articulation 13 with the edge 6 of the swimming pool 3 and a second articulation 14 with the roof
  • the joints 13 and 14 have axes parallel to the edge ⁇ of the swimming pool. Relative to a vertical plane P
  • first edge 16 of the roof 2 is the one which moves above the swimming pool 3 when the roof 2 passes from one to the other of its high and low positions. It follows from the above that the weight of the roof 2 tends to make it pivot towards the terrace 4 around the joints 14.
  • the pillars 12 pass from a lying position above the swimming pool 3, represented in FIG. 3, to an upright position represented in FIG. 5, in which the pillars 12 more particularly support the region from the first edge 16 to the roof 2.
  • Elastic means or springs 15, produced for example in the form of gas cylinders, are mounted between the pillars 12 and the ground, and urge the pillars 12 towards the lying position.
  • the plane Q ( Figure 5) passing through the axes of the joints 13 and 14 is inclined towards the terrace 4 when the roof 2 is in the high position. Thanks to this arrangement, the roof 2 can, in the low position, cover a swimming pool, for example 5 meters wide, without the roof 2 being placed at an excessive height in the high position.
  • the tilting pillars 12 it was preferred to give the tilting pillars 12 an angled configuration with a substantially vertical lower part and an upper part 17 inclined towards the second region 4 in a manner corresponding to the slope of the pan 7 of the roof 2 when the roof 2 is in the high position.
  • the roof 2 in the high position is in abutment against the upper part 17 of the pillars 12. This strengthens the stability.
  • pillars 12 whose visible bottom part is vertical are ia in most cases aesthetically preferred.
  • the device according to the invention further comprises means 18 for supporting the roof 2, when it is in the high position, in the region of its second edge 19, opposite the first edge 16.
  • the second edge 19 is the one that moves above the terrace 4 when the roof 2 passes from one to the other of its high and low positions.
  • the means 18 comprise a fixed mast 21 fixed to the ground in a position adjacent to the edge of the second region 4
  • the roof 2 is supported by the mast 21 when it is in the high position in the region of its second edge 19.
  • the entire roof, and in particular the second edge 19, are spaced from the mast 21.
  • the mobile covering device further comprises means for pulling the edge 19 towards the mast 21 and for hoisting the second edge 19 substantially to the top of the mast 21 when it is necessary to pass the roof from the low position of FIGS. 2 and 3 in the high position of FIGS. 1 and 5.
  • the hoisting means comprise a winch 22 (FIGS. 3 to 5) which can be actuated manually or by a motor, the manual solution being preferred for its reliability and its simplicity.
  • On the winch 22 is wound one end of a cable 23 which extends to the region of the edge 19 which must come as close as possible to the mast 21 when the roof is in the high position.
  • the cable 23 passes through a deflection pulley 24 at the top of the mast 21 and through a carriage 26 rises freely movable along the mast 21 arranged in rail for this carriage (see FIG. 6 ).
  • the carriage 26 and a console 27 fixed to the edge 19 of the roof 2 carry muffling pulleys 28 and respectively 29 by which the cable 23 performs several trips back and forth between the carriage 26 and the console 27.
  • the end 31 of the cable opposite the winch 22 is hooked, in the example shown, to the carriage 26.
  • the top of the mast 21 further carries an automatic coupling device 32 of the type fixed to the rear of heavy goods vehicles, and the console 27 carries a coupling ring 33 compatible with the automatic coupling device 32.
  • a groove 36 extending from the base of the mast 21 to the first edge 6 of the pool 3.
  • the groove 36 is placed in the same vertical plane as that followed by the console 27 when the roof 2 passes from the high position to the low position or vice versa.
  • the pulleys 29 carried by the roof 2 are substantially located under the pulleys 28 of the carriage 26, which is substantially located at the top of the mast 21.
  • the end of the movement causes the engagement of the ring 33 in the automatic coupling 32 to result in the situation represented in FIG. 7.
  • the coupling 32, 33 has a safety function in the event of breakage of the cable 23.
  • the coupling 32, 33 also has a function of horizontal immobilization of the edge 19 relative to the mast 21.
  • the invention is not limited to the example described and shown.
  • the number of the tilting pillars could be reduced to a alone. If there are several pillars, these can be joined by crosspieces whose particular purpose is to better synchronize them in their rotation around the joint 13 with the ground.
  • the carriage such as 26 is not essential, it would be possible to directly connect the cable from the top of the mast or the like to the roof such as 2. There is then the disadvantage that the cable is not retracted when the roof is in low position. It is not essential to lock the roof 2 in the high position. It is also possible to lock it with means different from those with automatic coupling described and shown.
  • the edge 19 of the roof could, by sliding along the mast at the end of the movement towards the high position, pass through an asymmetrical projection from which it could no longer then be released until the winch is maneuvered in the direction of unwinding.
  • the springs such as 15, pushing the pillars 12 towards the lying position, drive the roof 2 away from the mast 21 and thus release the edge 19 of the projection provided along the mast.
  • the projection is erasable by means of a control accessible at the base of the mast to release the edge 19 of the roof when the operator wishes to undertake a maneuver to return the roof 2 to the low position.
  • each cable preferably extends in a vertical plane passing through the center of the ball joint. It is possible to increase the stability of the assembly by means of two jacks mounted between the tilting pillar and the roof in an oblique position on either side of the tilting pillar.

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Abstract

PCT No. PCT/FR96/01891 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 1, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 1, 1998 PCT Filed Nov. 29, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/20114 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 5, 1997A roof movable between a raised position in which it forms a shelter over a terrace and a lowered position in which it forms a cover over a swimming pool. The roof is mounted on pivotable pillars via hinges. One edge of the roof is supported in the raised position by a winch and cable device for moving the roof assembly between the two positions.

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"Dispositif de couverture mobile, notamment pour piscine" DESCRIPTION La présente invention concerne un dispositif de couverture mobile, notamment pour piscine, aire de jeu ou analogue, plus particulièrement pour piscine de dimension moyenne telle qu'une piscine privée. "Mobile cover device, in particular for swimming pools" DESCRIPTION The present invention relates to a mobile cover device, in particular for swimming pools, play areas or the like, more particularly for medium-sized swimming pools such as a private swimming pool.
On connaît d'après les US-A-3 854 149 et 3 209 373 des dispositifs de couverture mobile pour piscine. La mobilité consiste à faire passer la couverture proprement dite d'une position où elle forme couvercle au-dessus de la piscine à une position où la couverture forme abri contre le soleil ou la pluie au-dessus d'une terrasse ou analogue aménagée à proximité de la piscine. La structure décrite dans le US-A-3 854 149 est du type basculant. La couverture est composée de panneaux articulés. Pour mettre le dispositif en position abri, il est nécessaire d'installer des colonnes support. Selon leFrom US-A-3 854 149 and 3 209 373, mobile cover devices for swimming pools are known. Mobility consists in passing the cover itself from a position where it forms a cover above the pool to a position where the cover forms a shelter against the sun or the rain above a terrace or the like arranged nearby. of the swimming pool. The structure described in US-A-3 854 149 is of the tilting type. The cover is made up of hinged panels. To put the device in the shelter position, it is necessary to install support columns. According to
US-A-3 209 373, la couverture proprement dite est supportée par des bras pivotants. En position abri, la structure est instable, notamment en cas de vent.US-A-3,209,373, the cover itself is supported by pivoting arms. In the shelter position, the structure is unstable, especially in the event of wind.
Le brevet soviétique 318 237 décrit un dispositif pour la couverture mobile des stades. Chaque panneau de couverture est supporté par deux bras oscillants formant parallélogramme deformable. Un tel dispositif est très coûteux à réaliser si l'on veut parvenir à de bons résultats en matière de qualité de fonctionnement, de stabilité, de sécurité et de fiabilité.Soviet patent 318,237 describes a device for the mobile covering of stadiums. Each cover panel is supported by two oscillating arms forming a deformable parallelogram. Such a device is very expensive to produce if one wants to achieve good results in terms of operating quality, stability, security and reliability.
Le but de l'invention est ainsi de proposer un dispositif de couverture mobile qui soit à la fois simple, stable et fiable.The object of the invention is thus to propose a mobile covering device which is at the same time simple, stable and reliable.
Suivant l'invention, le dispositif de couverture mobile, pour piscine, aire de jeu ou analogue, comprenant un toit mobile entre une position basse où il recouvre de manière sensiblement hermétique une première région pouvant être la piscine, l'aie de jeu ou analogue, et une position haute où le toit recouvre à une certaine hauteur une deuxième région décalée par rapport à la première région, le toit ayant un premier bord du côté de la première région et un deuxième bord opposé au premier bord, le dispositif comprenant en outre une structure ayant une articulation avec le sol et une articulation avec le toit à distance du deuxième bord, et ayant à partir de l'articulation avec le sol une orientation générale allant de la deuxième région vers la première région lorsque le toit est en position basse, est caractérisé par des moyens de support pour supporter le toit au voisinage du deuxième bord lorsque le toit est en position haute, le toit étant écarté des moyens de support lorsqu'il est en position basse.According to the invention, the mobile cover device, for swimming pools, play areas or the like, comprising a movable roof between a low position where it covers in a substantially hermetic manner a first region which may be the pool, the play area or the like , and a high position where the roof covers at a certain height a second region offset from the first region, the roof having a first edge on the side of the first region and a second edge opposite the first edge, the device further comprising a structure having an articulation with the ground and an articulation with the roof at a distance from the second edge, and having from the articulation with the ground a general orientation going from the second region to the first region when the roof is in the low position, is characterized by support means for supporting the roof in the vicinity from the second edge when the roof is in the high position, the roof being separated from the support means when it is in the low position.
Les moyens de support peuvent être et sont de préférence aménagés de manière permanente à une certaine distance de la première région telle que piscine. Ils sont inutilisés lorsque le toit est en position basse. En position haute, le toit est stabilisé par les moyens de support. Ceci permet de prévoir pour le toit un ensemble relativement lourd et/ou volumineux, capable de recouvrir une piscine ou analogue de relativement grande dimension, et ayant par exemple l'aspect d'une toiture traditionnelle. Une structure relativement lourde est capable, par son propre poids, de fermer de manière sensiblement étanche le pourtour de la première région lorsque le toit est en position basse. On peut ainsi protéger la première région contre l'intrusion des petits animaux ou insectes. Si le toit est opaque, le développement des algues et autres phénomènes nuisibles dus à la lumière et en particulier à la photosynthèse est empêche. De préférence, le dispositif comprend des moyens de hissage du deuxième bord du toit jusqu'à sa position définie par les moyens de support. Il est avantageux que les moyens de hissage comprennent un treuil ou analogue associé à un câble de traction s'étendant entre le toit et une position voisine des moyens de support, de manière que par traction sur le câble le toit initialement en position basse soit tire selon un trajet conduisant le deuxième bord vers les moyens de support, avec pivotement spontané de la structure pivotante provoquant également la montée du premier bord.The support means can be and are preferably arranged permanently at a certain distance from the first region such as a swimming pool. They are not used when the roof is in the low position. In the high position, the roof is stabilized by the support means. This allows to provide for the roof a relatively heavy and / or bulky, capable of covering a swimming pool or the like of relatively large size, and having for example the appearance of a traditional roof. A relatively heavy structure is capable, by its own weight, of sealing substantially the periphery of the first region when the roof is in the low position. We can thus protect the first region against the intrusion of small animals or insects. If the roof is opaque, the development of algae and other harmful phenomena due to light and in particular photosynthesis is prevented. Preferably, the device comprises means for hoisting the second edge of the roof to its position defined by the support means. It is advantageous that the hoisting means comprise a winch or the like associated with a pulling cable extending between the roof and a position close to the support means, so that by pulling on the cable the roof initially in the low position is pulled along a path leading to the second edge towards the support means, with spontaneous pivoting of the pivoting structure also causing the rise of the first edge.
Il suffit alors, pour l'essentiel, de manoeuvrer les moyens de hissage pour faire passer le toit de sa position basse à sa position haute.It then suffices, essentially, to maneuver the hoisting means to move the roof from its low position to its high position.
D'autres particularités et avantages de l'invention ressortiront encore de la description ci-après, relative à un exemple non limitatif. Aux dessins annexés :Other features and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description below, relating to a non-limiting example. In the accompanying drawings:
- les figures 1 et 2 sont des vues schématiques en perspective montrant le dispositif selon l'invention avec le toit en position haute et respectivement en position basse ; - les figures 3, 4 et 5 sont des vues schématiques en coupe montrant le dispositif des figures 1 et 2 en position basse, en position intermédiaire lors d'une manoeuvre, et respectivement en position haute ;- Figures 1 and 2 are schematic perspective views showing the device according to the invention with the roof in the high position and respectively in the low position; - Figures 3, 4 and 5 are schematic sectional views showing the device of Figures 1 and 2 in the low position, in the intermediate position during an operation, and respectively in the high position;
- la figure 6 est une vue en perspective, avec arrachements, des moyens de support ; et- Figure 6 is a perspective view, with parts cut away, of the support means; and
- la figure 7 est une vue en élévation des moyens de support lorsque le toit est en position haute.- Figure 7 is an elevational view of the support means when the roof is in the high position.
Dans l'exemple représenté aux figures 1 à 5, le dispositif de couverture mobile 1 comporte un toit 2 que le dispositif permet de déplacer entre une position basse (figures 2 et 3) dans laquelle le toit 2 ferme supérieurement une première région qui dans l'exemple est une piscine rectangulaire 3, et une position haute (figures 1 et 5) dans laquelle le toit 2 forme abri contre le soleil ou les intempéries au-dessus d'une deuxième région telle qu'une terrasse 4 adjacente à un bord longitudinal 6 de la piscine 3.In the example shown in Figures 1 to 5, the movable cover device 1 comprises a roof 2 which the device allows to move between a low position (Figures 2 and 3) in which the roof 2 superiorly closes a first region which in the example is a rectangular swimming pool 3, and a high position (FIGS. 1 and 5) in which the roof 2 forms a shelter from the sun or the weather over a second region such as a terrace 4 adjacent to a longitudinal edge 6 of the pool 3.
Dans l'exemple représenté le toit 2 a la forme d'un toit classique à deux pans obliques 7, fermé à chaque extrémité par une paroi triangulaire verticale 8.In the example shown, the roof 2 has the form of a conventional roof with two oblique sides 7, closed at each end by a vertical triangular wall 8.
Le toit est réalisé en matière opaque et comporte un bord périphérique inférieur 9 rectangulaire conçu et dimensionné pour s'appuyer de manière sensiblement étanche sur le pourtour rectangulaire 11 de la piscine 3. Le pourtour 11 inclut le bord 6 précité. Au besoin, un joint d'étanchéité peut équiper le bord 9 du toit pour s'appuyer sur le pourtour 11 de la piscine 3 lorsque le toit 2 est en position basse. Il est également concevable que le bord inférieur 9 soit suffisamment grand pour entourer le pourtour 11 de la piscine 3 et s'appuyer par exemple sur un entourage cimenté, dallé ou carrelé, ménagé autour de la piscine 3.The roof is made of opaque material and has a rectangular lower peripheral edge 9 designed and dimensioned to rest in a substantially sealed manner on the rectangular periphery 11 of the swimming pool 3. The periphery 11 includes the abovementioned edge 6. If necessary, a j anointed sealing can equip the edge 9 of the roof to rely on the perimeter 11 of the pool 3 2 when the roof is down. It is also conceivable that the lower edge 9 is large enough to surround the periphery 11 of the swimming pool 3 and to rest, for example, on a cemented, tiled or tiled surround, formed around the swimming pool 3.
Il est préféré, comme le montre l'exemple représenté, que la position haute et la position basse du toit 2 soient parallèles l'une à l'autre, mais il est également concevable, par exemple dans le cas d'un toit à un seul pan de toiture, que celui-ci soit horizontal en position basse et incliné en position haute.It is preferred, as shown in the example shown, that the upper position and the lower position of the roof 2 be parallel to each other, but it is also conceivable, for example in the case of a single-roof single roof section, that it is horizontal in the low position and inclined in the high position.
Le dispositif comprend une structure articulée formée dans l'exemple de deux piliers basculants parallèles 12 comportant une première articulation 13 avec le bord 6 de la piscine 3 et une deuxième articulation 14 avec le toitThe device comprises an articulated structure formed in the example of two parallel tilting pillars 12 comprising a first articulation 13 with the edge 6 of the swimming pool 3 and a second articulation 14 with the roof
2. Les articulations 13 et 14 ont des axes parallèles au bord β de la piscine. Relativement a un plan vertical P2. The joints 13 and 14 have axes parallel to the edge β of the swimming pool. Relative to a vertical plane P
(figure 3) parallèle aux axes des articulations 13 et 14 et passant par le centre de gravite G du toit 2, l'axe d'articulation 14 est situe du côte d'un premier bord 16 du toit 2. Le premier bord 16 du toit 2 est celui qui se déplace au-dessus de la piscine 3 lorsque le toit 2 passe de l'une à l'autre des ses positions haute et basse. Il resuite de ce qui précède que le poids du toit 2 tend a faire pivoter celui-ci vers la terrasse 4 autour des articulations 14.(Figure 3) parallel to the axes of the hinges 13 and 14 and passing through the center of gravity G of the roof 2, the hinge axis 14 is located on the side of a first edge 16 of the roof 2. The first edge 16 of the roof 2 is the one which moves above the swimming pool 3 when the roof 2 passes from one to the other of its high and low positions. It follows from the above that the weight of the roof 2 tends to make it pivot towards the terrace 4 around the joints 14.
Lorsque le toit 2 passe de la position basse a la position haute, les piliers 12 passent d'une position couchée au-dessus de la piscine 3, représentée a la figure 3, a une position dressée représentée a la figure 5, dans laquelle les piliers 12 soutiennent plus particulièrement la région du premier bord 16 au toit 2. Des moyens élastiques ou ressorts 15, réalisés par exemple sous la forme de vérins à gaz, sont montés entre les piliers 12 et le sol, et sollicitent les piliers 12 vers la position couchée. Dans l'exemple représenté, le plan Q (figure 5) passant par les axes des articulations 13 et 14 est incliné vers la terrasse 4 lorsque le toit 2 est en position haute. Grâce à cette disposition, le toit 2 peut, en positon basse, couvrir une piscine de par exemple 5 mètres de large sans que la toiture 2 se place à une hauteur excessive en position haute. On voit en effet à la figure 3 que grâce à l'inclinaison du plan Q les piliers 12 n'ont pas besoin de s'étendre sur toute la largeur de la piscine 3 lorsque le toit 2 est en position basse. En outre, dans l'exemple représenté, la disposition inclinée du plan Q est rendue encore plus bénéfique par l'inclinaison du pan de toit tourné vers la piscine 3, car l'inclinaison du plan Q permet alors de placer plus haut l'axe d'articulation 14. La distance entre les axes 13 et 14 est ainsi augmentée, pour une distance donnée entre le bord périphérique inférieur 9 du toit 2 et la terrasse 4 lorsque le toit est en position haute.When the roof 2 passes from the low position to the high position, the pillars 12 pass from a lying position above the swimming pool 3, represented in FIG. 3, to an upright position represented in FIG. 5, in which the pillars 12 more particularly support the region from the first edge 16 to the roof 2. Elastic means or springs 15, produced for example in the form of gas cylinders, are mounted between the pillars 12 and the ground, and urge the pillars 12 towards the lying position. In the example shown, the plane Q (Figure 5) passing through the axes of the joints 13 and 14 is inclined towards the terrace 4 when the roof 2 is in the high position. Thanks to this arrangement, the roof 2 can, in the low position, cover a swimming pool, for example 5 meters wide, without the roof 2 being placed at an excessive height in the high position. We see in fact in Figure 3 that thanks to the inclination of the plane Q the pillars 12 do not need to extend over the entire width of the pool 3 when the roof 2 is in the low position. In addition, in the example shown, the inclined arrangement of the plane Q is made even more beneficial by the inclination of the roof panel facing the swimming pool 3, since the inclination of the plane Q then makes it possible to place the axis higher. articulation 14. The distance between the axes 13 and 14 is thus increased, for a given distance between the lower peripheral edge 9 of the roof 2 and the terrace 4 when the roof is in the high position.
On aurait pu réaliser l'inclinaison du plan Q avec des piliers 12 rectilignes disposes avec une inclinaison lorsque le toit 2 est en position haute. Dans l'exemple représenté, on a préféré donner aux piliers basculants 12 une configuration coudée avec une partie inférieure sensiblement verticale et une partie supérieure 17 inclinée vers la deuxième région 4 d'une manière correspondant à la pente du pan 7 du toit 2 lorsque le toit 2 est en position haute. Ainsi, le toit 2 en position haute est en butée contre la partie supérieure 17 des piliers 12. Ceci renforce la stabilité. En outre des piliers 12 dont la partie inférieure visible est verticale sont dans ia plupart des cas préfères sur le plan esthétique. Le dispositif selon l'invention comprend en outre des moyens 18 pour supporter le toit 2, lorsqu'il est en position haute, dans la région de son deuxième bord 19, opposé au premier bord 16. Le deuxième bord 19 est celui qui se déplace au-dessus de la terrasse 4 lorsque le toit 2 passe de l'une à l'autre de ses positions haute et basse.We could have made the inclination of the plane Q with rectilinear pillars 12 arranged with an inclination when the roof 2 is in the high position. In the example shown, it was preferred to give the tilting pillars 12 an angled configuration with a substantially vertical lower part and an upper part 17 inclined towards the second region 4 in a manner corresponding to the slope of the pan 7 of the roof 2 when the roof 2 is in the high position. Thus, the roof 2 in the high position is in abutment against the upper part 17 of the pillars 12. This strengthens the stability. In addition pillars 12 whose visible bottom part is vertical are ia in most cases aesthetically preferred. The device according to the invention further comprises means 18 for supporting the roof 2, when it is in the high position, in the region of its second edge 19, opposite the first edge 16. The second edge 19 is the one that moves above the terrace 4 when the roof 2 passes from one to the other of its high and low positions.
Les moyens 18 comprennent un mât fixe 21 fixé au sol en position adjacente au bord de la deuxième région 4The means 18 comprise a fixed mast 21 fixed to the ground in a position adjacent to the edge of the second region 4
(terrasse) opposé à la première région (piscine) 3. Comme représenté aux figures 1 et 5, le toit 2 est soutenu par le mât 21 lorsqu'il est en position haute dans la région de son deuxième bord 19. Lorsque le toit 2 est en position basse, la totalité du toit, et en particulier le deuxième bord 19, sont écartés du mât 21.(terrace) opposite the first region (swimming pool) 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the roof 2 is supported by the mast 21 when it is in the high position in the region of its second edge 19. When the roof 2 is in the low position, the entire roof, and in particular the second edge 19, are spaced from the mast 21.
Le dispositif de couverture mobile comprend en outre des moyens pour tirer le bord 19 vers le mât 21 et pour hisser le deuxième bord 19 sensiblement jusqu'au sommet du mât 21 lorsqu'il faut faire passer le toit de la position basse des figures 2 et 3 à la position haute des figures 1 et 5. Les moyens de hissage comprennent un treuil 22 (figures 3 à 5) pouvant être actionné manuellement ou par un moteur, la solution manuelle étant préférée pour sa fiabilité et sa simplicité. Sur le treuil 22 est enroule l'une des extrémités d'un câble 23 qui s'étend jusqu'à la région du bord 19 devant se rapprocher le plus du mât 21 lorsque le toit est en position haute. Entre le treuil 22 et le bord 19 du toit 2, le câble 23 passe par une poulie de renvoi 24 au sommet du mât 21 et par un chariot 26 monte librement mobile le long du mât 21 aménage en rail pour ce chariot (voir figure 6) . Le chariot 26 et une console 27 fixée au bord 19 du toit 2 portent des poulies de moufflage 28 et respectivement 29 grâce auxquelles le câble 23 effectue plusieurs allers et retours entre le chariot 26 et la console 27. L'extrémité 31 du câble opposée au treuil 22 est accrochée, dans l'exemple représenté, au chariot 26.The mobile covering device further comprises means for pulling the edge 19 towards the mast 21 and for hoisting the second edge 19 substantially to the top of the mast 21 when it is necessary to pass the roof from the low position of FIGS. 2 and 3 in the high position of FIGS. 1 and 5. The hoisting means comprise a winch 22 (FIGS. 3 to 5) which can be actuated manually or by a motor, the manual solution being preferred for its reliability and its simplicity. On the winch 22 is wound one end of a cable 23 which extends to the region of the edge 19 which must come as close as possible to the mast 21 when the roof is in the high position. Between the winch 22 and the edge 19 of the roof 2, the cable 23 passes through a deflection pulley 24 at the top of the mast 21 and through a carriage 26 rises freely movable along the mast 21 arranged in rail for this carriage (see FIG. 6 ). The carriage 26 and a console 27 fixed to the edge 19 of the roof 2 carry muffling pulleys 28 and respectively 29 by which the cable 23 performs several trips back and forth between the carriage 26 and the console 27. The end 31 of the cable opposite the winch 22 is hooked, in the example shown, to the carriage 26.
Le sommet du mât 21 porte en outre un dispositif d'attelage automatique 32 du type fixé à l'arrière des véhicules poids lourds, et la console 27 porte un anneau d'attelage 33 compatible avec le dispositif d'attelage automatique 32. Une commande de déverrouillage 34 part du dispositif d'attelage automatique 32 jusqu'à un point facilement accessible à un operateur, par exemple à 1,50 mètre de hauteur sur le mât 21.The top of the mast 21 further carries an automatic coupling device 32 of the type fixed to the rear of heavy goods vehicles, and the console 27 carries a coupling ring 33 compatible with the automatic coupling device 32. A control for unlocking 34 from the automatic coupling device 32 to a point easily accessible to an operator, for example 1.50 meters in height on the mast 21.
Il est en outre prévu dans le sol de la terrasse 4 une rainure 36 s'étendant depuis la base du mât 21 jusqu'au premier bord 6 de la piscine 3. La rainure 36 est placée dans le même plan vertical que celui suivi par la console 27 lorsque le toit 2 passe de la position haute a la position basse ou inversement.There is also provided in the floor of the terrace 4 a groove 36 extending from the base of the mast 21 to the first edge 6 of the pool 3. The groove 36 is placed in the same vertical plane as that followed by the console 27 when the roof 2 passes from the high position to the low position or vice versa.
On va maintenant décrire le fonctionnement du dispositif de couverture selon l'invention. Lorsque le toit 2 est en position basse (figures 2 et 3) , les piliers 12 sont en position couchée au-dessus de la piscine 3. Le chariot 26 d'une part et la console 27 avec ses poulies de moufflage 29 d'autre part sont escamotés dans la rainure 36 du sol de la terrasse 4, de même que les brins de câble formant le moufflage entre le chariot 26 et la console 27.We will now describe the operation of the covering device according to the invention. When the roof 2 is in the low position (Figures 2 and 3), the pillars 12 are in the supine position above the pool 3. The carriage 26 on the one hand and the console 27 with its pulleys 29 are retracted into the groove 36 in the floor of the terrace 4, as are the strands of cable forming the muffling between the carriage 26 and the console 27.
Pour faire passer le toit 2 en position haute, il suffit d'actionner le treuil 22 dans le sens de la traction sur le câble 23. Le deuxième bord 19 du toit 2 est ainsi tiré vers le mât 21 et ceci oblige les piliers 12 a pivoter vers le haut autour de leurs articulations 13 avec le sol comme représente a la figure 4. Ceci comprime les ressorts 15. Pendant la montée, le chariot 26 prend de lui-même, a tout instant, une position en hauteur le long du mât 21 telle qu'il soit en équilibre a l'égard des différentes forces ou composantes de forces verticales s 'exerçant sur lui. Lorsque le câble 23 a été suffisamment enroulé pour que la longueur des brins entre les poulies de moufflage 28 et 29 soit minimale, les poulies 29 portées par le toit 2 sont sensiblement situées sous les poulies 28 du chariot 26, lequel est sensiblement situé au sommet du mât 21. La fin du mouvement provoque l'engagement de l'anneau 33 dans l'attelage automatique 32 pour aboutir à la situation représentée à la figure 7.To move the roof 2 to the high position, it suffices to actuate the winch 22 in the direction of traction on the cable 23. The second edge 19 of the roof 2 is thus pulled towards the mast 21 and this forces the pillars 12 a pivot up around their joints 13 with the ground as shown in FIG. 4. This compresses the springs 15. During the ascent, the carriage 26 assumes itself, at all times, a height position along the mast 21 such that it is in equilibrium with respect to the different forces or components of vertical forces acting on it. When the cable 23 has been sufficiently wound so that the length of the strands between the muffling pulleys 28 and 29 is minimum, the pulleys 29 carried by the roof 2 are substantially located under the pulleys 28 of the carriage 26, which is substantially located at the top of the mast 21. The end of the movement causes the engagement of the ring 33 in the automatic coupling 32 to result in the situation represented in FIG. 7.
En position haute, c'est la tension du câble 23 qui soutient principalement a la hauteur voulue le deuxième bord 19 du toit 2. Cette fonction de blocage du câble 23 est assurée par le treuil 22 qui est en général réalisé pour s'opposer à tout mouvement de dévidement du câble 23 sous l'action de la tension du câble 23. L'attelage 32, 33 a une fonction de sécurité pour les cas de rupture du câble 23. L'attelage 32, 33 a en outre une fonction d'immobilisation horizontale du bord 19 relativement au mât 21.In the high position, it is the tension of the cable 23 which mainly supports the second edge 19 of the roof 2 at the desired height. This cable blocking function 23 is provided by the winch 22 which is generally produced to oppose any movement of unwinding of the cable 23 under the action of the tension of the cable 23. The coupling 32, 33 has a safety function in the event of breakage of the cable 23. The coupling 32, 33 also has a function of horizontal immobilization of the edge 19 relative to the mast 21.
Pour faire passer le toit 2 en position basse, on provoque le relâchement de l'attelage 32, 33 au moyen de la commande 34, puis on actionne le treuil 22 dans le sens du dévidement. A mesure que le câble est dévidé, le bord 19 du toit perd de la hauteur et en même temps les ressorts 15 poussent les piliers basculants 12 vers leur position couchée. Le mouvement inverse de celui décrit précédemment se produit jusqu'à ce que la position basse telle que représentée aux figures 2 et 3 soit réalisée.To move the roof 2 to the low position, the coupling 32, 33 is released by means of the command 34, then the winch 22 is actuated in the direction of unwinding. As the cable is unwound, the edge 19 of the roof loses height and at the same time the springs 15 push the rocking pillars 12 to their lying position. The reverse movement from that described above occurs until the low position as shown in Figures 2 and 3 is achieved.
Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée à l'exemple décrit et représenté . II pourrait y avoir au moins deux mâts tels que 21 et/ou deux câbles pouvant être actionnés par un même treuil ou par deux treuils différents pouvant être synchronisés.Of course, the invention is not limited to the example described and shown. There could be at least two masts such as 21 and / or two cables that can be actuated by the same winch or by two different winches that can be synchronized.
Il est également possible de remplacer le mât 21 par une structure fixée sur une structure existante telle qu'une façade ou analogue.It is also possible to replace the mast 21 with a structure fixed to an existing structure such as a facade or the like.
Notamment dans le cas où il y a au moins deux mâts, le nombre des piliers basculants pourrait être ramené a un seul. S'il y a plusieurs piliers, ceux-ci peuvent être reunis par des traverses ayant notamment pour but de mieux les synchroniser dans leur rotation autour de l'articulation 13 avec le sol. Le chariot tel que 26 n'est pas indispensable, il serait possible de raccorder directement le câble du sommet du mât ou analogue au toit tel que 2. On a alors l'inconvénient que le câble n'est pas escamoté lorsque le toit est en position basse. II n'est pas indispensable de verrouiller le toit 2 en position haute. Il est également possible de le verrouiller avec des moyens différents de ceux a attelage automatique décrits et représentes. Par exemple, le bord 19 du toit pourrait en glissant le long du mât a la fin du mouvement vers la position haute franchir un ressaut asymétrique dont il ne pourrait plus ensuite se dégager tant que le treuil n'est pas manoeuvré dans le sens du dévidement. Lorsqu'une telle manoeuvre du treuil intervient, les ressorts tels que 15, poussant les piliers 12 vers la position couchée, entraînent le toit 2 a l'écart du mât 21 et dégagent ainsi le bord 19 du ressaut prévu le long du mât.In particular in the case where there are at least two masts, the number of the tilting pillars could be reduced to a alone. If there are several pillars, these can be joined by crosspieces whose particular purpose is to better synchronize them in their rotation around the joint 13 with the ground. The carriage such as 26 is not essential, it would be possible to directly connect the cable from the top of the mast or the like to the roof such as 2. There is then the disadvantage that the cable is not retracted when the roof is in low position. It is not essential to lock the roof 2 in the high position. It is also possible to lock it with means different from those with automatic coupling described and shown. For example, the edge 19 of the roof could, by sliding along the mast at the end of the movement towards the high position, pass through an asymmetrical projection from which it could no longer then be released until the winch is maneuvered in the direction of unwinding. . When such an operation of the winch occurs, the springs such as 15, pushing the pillars 12 towards the lying position, drive the roof 2 away from the mast 21 and thus release the edge 19 of the projection provided along the mast.
Un autre moyen pourrait consister en ce que le ressaut soit effaçable au moyen d'une commande accessible à la base du mât pour libérer le bord 19 du toit lorsque l'operateur désire entreprendre une manoeuvre de retour du toit 2 a la position basse.Another means could be that the projection is erasable by means of a control accessible at the base of the mast to release the edge 19 of the roof when the operator wishes to undertake a maneuver to return the roof 2 to the low position.
Dans le cas ou il n'y a qu'un seul pilier basculant, son articulation avec le toit peut être du type rotule pour permettre de régler l'inclinaison du toit, au moyen des deux treuils commandes indépendamment l'un de l'autre, associes chacun a l'un des deux mâts fixes. Entre chaque mât fixe et le toit, chaque câble s'étend de préférence dans un plan vertical passant par le centre de la rotule. Il est possible d'accroître la stabilité de l'ensemble au moyen de deux vérins montes entre le pilier basculant et le toit en position oblique de part et d'autre du pilier basculant . In the case where there is only one tilting pillar, its articulation with the roof can be of the ball-joint type to allow to adjust the inclination of the roof, by means of the two winches controlled independently of each other , each associated with one of the two fixed masts. Between each fixed mast and the roof, each cable preferably extends in a vertical plane passing through the center of the ball joint. It is possible to increase the stability of the assembly by means of two jacks mounted between the tilting pillar and the roof in an oblique position on either side of the tilting pillar.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Dispositif de couverture mobile, pour piscine, aire de jeu ou analogue (3) , comprenant un toit (2) mobile entre une position basse où le toit recouvre de manière sensiblement hermétique une première région pouvant être la piscine, l'aire de jeu ou analogue et une position haute où le toit recouvre à une certaine hauteur une deuxième région1. Movable cover device, for swimming pools, play areas or the like (3), comprising a roof (2) movable between a low position where the roof covers in a substantially hermetic manner a first region which may be the pool, the area of play or the like and a high position where the roof covers a second region at a certain height
(4) décalée par rapport à la première région (3), le toit ayant un premier bord (16) du côte de la première région (3) et un deuxième bord (19) opposé au premier bord (16), le dispositif comprenant en outre une structure (12) ayant une articulation (13) avec le sol et une articulation (14) avec le toit à distance du deuxième bord (19), et ayant à partir de l'articulation (13) avec le sol une orientation générale allant de la deuxième région (4) vers la première région (3) lorsque le toit est en position basse, caractérisé par des moyens de support (18) pour supporter le toit (2) au voisinage du deuxième bord (19) lorsque le toit (2) est en position haute, le toit étant écarté des moyens de support lorsqu'il est en position basse.(4) offset from the first region (3), the roof having a first edge (16) on the side of the first region (3) and a second edge (19) opposite the first edge (16), the device comprising further a structure (12) having an articulation (13) with the ground and an articulation (14) with the roof at a distance from the second edge (19), and having from the articulation (13) with the ground an orientation general from the second region (4) to the first region (3) when the roof is in the low position, characterized by support means (18) for supporting the roof (2) in the vicinity of the second edge (19) when the roof (2) is in the high position, the roof being separated from the support means when it is in the low position.
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens de hissage (22, 23) du deuxième bord (19) du toit jusqu'à sa position définie par les moyens de support. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises lifting means (22, 23) of the second edge (19) of the roof to its position defined by the support means.
3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de hissage comprennent un treuil ou analogue (22) associé à un câble de traction (23) s'étendant entre le toit (2) et une position (24) voisine des moyens de support, de manière que par traction sur le câble (23) le toit (2) initialement en position basse soit tiré selon un trajet conduisant le deuxième bord (19) vers les moyens de support (18) , avec pivotement spontané de la structure pivotante (12) provoquant également la montée du premier bord (16) . 3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the hoisting means comprise a winch or the like (22) associated with a traction cable (23) extending between the roof (2) and a position (24) close to support means, so that by pulling on the cable (23) the roof (2) initially in the low position is pulled along a path leading the second edge (19) to the support means (18), with spontaneous pivoting of the pivoting structure (12) also causing the first edge (16) to rise.
4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérise en ce qu'entre ladite position voisine (24) et le toit (2) le câble passe par un chariot (26) guide selon un trajet sensiblement vertical, sensiblement à l'aplomb de ladite position voisine.4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that between said neighboring position (24) and the roof (2) the cable passes through a guide carriage (26) along a substantially vertical path, substantially perpendicular to said neighboring position.
5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le chariot (26) est librement mobile le long dudit trajet .5. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the carriage (26) is freely movable along said path.
6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérise en ce que la structure pivotante (12) est articulée au sol au voisinage du bord (6) de la première région (3) adjacent à la deuxième région (4) .6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the pivoting structure (12) is articulated on the ground in the vicinity of the edge (6) of the first region (3) adjacent to the second region (4).
7. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la structure pivotante (12) est articulée au toit (2) du coté du premier bord (16) du toit relativement à un plan vertical (P) passant par le centre de gravité (G) du toit.7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the pivoting structure (12) is articulated to the roof (2) on the side of the first edge (16) of the roof relative to a vertical plane (P) passing through the center of gravity (G) of the roof.
8. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé par des moyens élastiques (15) sollicitant la structure pivotante (12) vers son orientation angulaire correspondant à la position basse du toit. 8. Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by elastic means (15) urging the pivoting structure (12) towards its angular orientation corresponding to the low position of the roof.
9. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce qu'un plan (Q) passant par les articulations (13, 14) de la structure pivotante (12) avec le sol et respectivement avec le toit est incliné vers la deuxième région (4) lorsque le toit est en position haute. 9. Device according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that a plane (Q) passing through the joints (13, 14) of the pivoting structure (12) with the ground and respectively with the roof is inclined towards the second region (4) when the roof is in the high position.
10. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que la structure pivotante (12) est cambrée de manière a présenter, lorsque le toit (2) est en position haute, une partie sensiblement verticale, partant de l'articulation au sol (13), suivie par une partie (17) inclinée vers la deuxième région (4) .10. Device according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the pivoting structure (12) is arched so as to have, when the roof (2) is in the high position, a substantially vertical part, starting from the articulation on the ground (13), followed by a part (17) inclined towards the second region (4).
11. Dispositif selon la revendication 10, caractérise en ce que lorsque le toit est en position haute, la partie (17) inclinée vers la deuxième région suit une pente du11. Device according to claim 10, characterized in that when the roof is in the high position, the part (17) inclined towards the second region follows a slope of the
12. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérise en ce qu'en position basse le toit est appuyé de manière sensiblement étanche sur le sol autour de la première région (3) . 12. Device according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that in the low position the roof is supported substantially sealed on the ground around the first region (3).
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