EP1655427A2 - Method and device for securing a panel, Swimming pool cover comprising such a device - Google Patents

Method and device for securing a panel, Swimming pool cover comprising such a device Download PDF

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EP1655427A2
EP1655427A2 EP05291893A EP05291893A EP1655427A2 EP 1655427 A2 EP1655427 A2 EP 1655427A2 EP 05291893 A EP05291893 A EP 05291893A EP 05291893 A EP05291893 A EP 05291893A EP 1655427 A2 EP1655427 A2 EP 1655427A2
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    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to a method for locking a panel, such as a pool cover rolling shutter, in a locking device and for removing it, a locking device for carrying out this method and an installation for cover for a pool, such as a swimming pool, incorporating this locking device.
  • the swimming pool cover installations may comprise, in known manner, an articulated leaf shutter which is adapted to float on the water of the pool.
  • This roller shutter is intended to cover the basin, especially to protect it from the outside environment and to heat the water by the greenhouse effect.
  • Such roller shutter is usually mounted at one of its ends on a shaft of horizontal axis which is provided in a pool compartment adjacent to one of the end walls of the basin (this compartment is sometimes called “well” By the person skilled in the art), for unwinding and winding the shutter under the control of a suitable control means through a slot in said end wall, respectively for deployment on the water and his withdrawal from it.
  • Patent document FR-A-2 646 870 describes a safety device for locking a free end of such a shutter on the end wall of a swimming pool, which comprises an electromagnet provided with a vertical plunger provided to cooperate with a horizontal tab integral with the free end of the shutter.
  • This plunger core under the control of an electric actuator, can occupy a locking position in which it passes through an orifice formed in this tab and an unlocking position in which it disappears above said tab.
  • a major disadvantage of such a locking device lies in the fact that it can be forced by deliberate deformation of the tab to disengage it from the plunger, and that its unlocking can occur unexpectedly in case of malfunction of the electric actuator , for example due to water.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a method for locking a panel, such as a pool cover rolling shutter, in a locking device and to remove it, said device comprising a frame provided with an opening for the engagement and withdrawal of said panel and a locking means mounted movably within said frame, which overcomes this disadvantage.
  • step (iii) is implemented by operating means for controlling said locking means in a predetermined direction.
  • the removal of said panel in step (iv) controls the actuation in the opposite direction of said control means to obtain the return of said locking means from said unlocking position to said arming position.
  • said actuation in the opposite direction can be implemented by the return inside said frame of a mobile resetting means, on which supports a song of said panel engaged in said opening, against said control means.
  • said locking means and said resetting means can pivot in directions parallel to the direction of engagement and withdrawal of said panel, both being recalled against the engagement of said panel respectively by first and second recall means connecting them to said frame.
  • said control means can be movable in translation in a housing of said frame in a direction parallel to the pivoting plane of said locking means.
  • step (ii) can be implemented by pivoting guidance of a free end of said locking means on a ramp which is provided with a face of said panel, when the engagement of said panel in said opening, then by crossing this ramp to obtain an abutment of said locking means against said ramp.
  • step (iii) can comprise a withdrawal of said locking means by pivoting inside said frame, which is controlled by said control means via the exercise of a translational force applied to a thrust member that includes said control means, said thrust member pivotally driving a member of transmission of said control means which is rotatably coupled to said locking means.
  • step (iii) further comprises an immobilization of said locking means in said unlocking position, via said first return means reminding said locking means against said force and an abutment of said thrust member opposing the cessation of said effort.
  • said resetting means can cooperate with said thrust member by retracting a resilient abutment of the latter performing said abutment inside said housing, which makes it stop simultaneously. said translation force applied to said thrust member and recalls said locking means, via said transmission member, in said reset position.
  • step (iv) directly controls the return of said locking means from said unlocking position to said arming position.
  • this withdrawal in step (iv) controls the rotation in said arming position, inside said frame, of a locking vane of a wheel with radial vanes via a shaft of this wheel which, perpendicular to the direction of withdrawal of said panel, is recalled both in axial translation and in rotation in contact with a guide surface substantially perpendicular to the axis of said shaft, said surface having recesses and ridges which are located at different dimensions on said axis and which are connected two by two to each other by circumferential corrugations.
  • said panel in said locking position, forms an acute angle with said locking means, so as to oppose the removal of said panel.
  • Another object of the present invention is to propose a locking device for the implementation of the aforementioned method according to the invention, said device being intended to receive in the locked state a panel, such as a rolling shutter cover for pool, and to allow an unlocking said panel for removal from said device, which comprises a frame provided with an opening for receiving an end edge of said panel, which also remedies the aforementioned drawback residing in particular in the possibility to force the device to unlock and in the risk of accidental unlocking.
  • this device according to the invention has a satisfactory locking reliability, which effectively prevents the risk of deliberate unlocking by young children, including the risk of accidental unlocking, in the context of safety standards in force for roller shutters.
  • said resetting means which is intended to be pushed by said edge, is mounted on a second return means connecting it to said frame and is adapted to actuate said control means concomitantly with the withdrawal. the panel of said device, so as to return said locking means from said unlocking position to said arming position.
  • said locking means may comprise a locking pallet pivotally mounted on a first pivot axis integral with said frame and perpendicular to the direction of engagement of said panel, said control means being provided to control a rotation of said first axis so as to bring said locking pallet from said locking position to said unlocking position.
  • said resetting means may comprise a reset pallet pivotally mounted on a second pivot axis integral with said frame and parallel to said first axis.
  • said control means may comprise a thrust member which is reversibly movable in translation in a housing of said frame and in a direction perpendicular to said first and second axes, and which is intended to being actuated from outside said frame so as to press a transmission member of said control means to which it is mounted, said transmission member being rotatably coupled to said locking pallet so as to cause the latter to pivot on said first axis from said locking position to said unlocking position.
  • said thrust member comprises an elastic abutment which is adapted to cooperate in abutment with an edge of an orifice of a wall. said housing so as to immobilize said thrust member in said unlocking position, and which is provided with a retraction projection designed to retract said elastic stop in said housing so as to actuate said thrust member from said unlocking position to said arming position, following a thrust exerted on said projection through said orifice by a thrust pin of said rearming pallet pivotally urged against said thrust member, concomitantly with the removal of said panel.
  • said thrust member may comprise a push button which is operable from the outside of said frame and which extends inside said housing by a U-shaped elastic tab, whose top is mounted in contact with said transmission member, a fixed wing connects said push button to said vertex and the other wing has a flexibly free end forming said resilient stop provided with said retraction projection.
  • said device comprises inside said frame a wheel with radial vanes comprising a shaft of axis perpendicular to the direction of engagement and removal of said panel, said shaft being mounted movably in translation along said axis and in rotation about this axis via its free end which is adapted to evolve in contact with a fixed guide surface substantially perpendicular to said shaft, said surface having recesses and ridges which are located at different sides on said axis and which are connected in pairs by circumferential corrugations, said shaft being urged by said first biasing means so as to be reversibly translational and rotational on said guide surface, for obtaining said positions of locking and arming.
  • said locking means comprises at least one of said fins which is adapted to be pushed by said end edge of said panel, said control means comprising at least one other fin intended to be pushed by an actuating member introduced into said frame, and said resetting means comprising said first return means combined with said guide surface for the reversible guide in translation and in rotation of said shaft.
  • said first return means is a compression spring mounted in abutment around said shaft on an abutment which is provided radially with said shaft, at one end of the latter opposite said free end.
  • said guiding surface forms 2n ramps (n integer equal to or greater than 3) substantially parabolic which are alternately rising and falling on the circumference of said surface, defining n peaks where said The shaft urges said first compression biasing means to bias said shaft toward one of the adjacent n recesses.
  • this second embodiment of the invention has the particular advantage of providing a direct and effective rearming of the locking device.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a roofing installation for a pool, such as a swimming pool, said installation comprising a shutter type articulated blades with at least one end plate is intended to be locked facing a rim of said basin, and a locking device of said or each end blade which is mounted on said basin rim.
  • said installation is characterized in that said locking device is as defined above, in relation to the first or second aforementioned modes.
  • said end blade of said shutter can be provided on one of its faces with said locking abutment.
  • said locking stop may advantageously have a leading face facing said edge of said ramp-shaped panel, which is adapted to pivotally guiding a free end of said locking means behind said ramp following its crossing, upon engagement of said end blade in said opening.
  • said locking stop may advantageously consist of a wedge, such as a right-angled triangle shaped corner whose hypotenuse is formed by said leading face.
  • the locking device 10 according to a first embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in FIG. 1 is mounted on the internal face of an end wall 20 of a pool basin filled with water 30, and is intended, on the one hand, to receive in translation the free end of a shutter 40 (shown in Figure 2) for the cover of the basin and, on the other hand, to allow an unlocking of the flap 40 in order to its removal from the device 10.
  • the roller shutter 40 is constituted by a plurality of hollow blades 41 hinged together in pairs, and it is for example movably mounted at its other end on a shaft (not shown) which is adapted, opposite the pelvis, for winding and unrolling it on the water 30.
  • the device 10 is delimited externally by a frame 11 having an opening 12 which is intended to receive a longitudinal edge 42 of the end plate 41a of the shutter 40 and which is defined by a vertical plane ⁇ in use (ie when the device 10 is mounted on the wall 20 of the basin).
  • the adjectives "front” and “rear” applied to the device 10 will be understood to mean respectively the side facing the introduction of the shutter 40 and towards the opening 12, and the side opposite the opening 12 which is intended to be turned towards the wall 20 of the basin.
  • the wall 11a of the frame 11 has a front face 11b (vertical in use) in which are formed in a reentrant and convergent manner two upper and lower oblique edges 12a and 12b of the opening 12 (FIG. ie intended to be respectively facing the outer and inner faces 43 and 44 of the end plate 41a when introducing it into the opening 12).
  • the spacing between the reentrant ends 12aa and 12ba of these edges 12a and 12b defines the height of the opening 12, in relation to a given maximum allowable thickness of the end plate 41a of the shutter 40 to be introduced into the opening 12. It will be noted that these reentrant edges 12a and 12b are adapted to guide the end blade 41a inside the frame 11.
  • the wall 11a of the frame 11 has internally, from the lower edge 12b to the upper edge 12a of the opening 12, a bottom support face 11c (horizontal in use) which is perpendicular to the plane II of the opening 12 and which is intended for receiving the inner face 44 of the end plate 41a, a rear abutment face 11d (vertical in use) which faces the opening 12 being perpendicular to the lower face 11c and which is intended to form a stop for depressing the edge 42 of the end plate 41a inside the frame 11, a generally oblique connecting face 11 e extending at an acute angle the rear face 11d upwards and towards the front face 11b, and an upper cover face 11f which is parallel to the lower face 11c and extends to the front face 11b.
  • the wall 11a of the frame 11 furthermore has two lateral faces (not visible in FIG. 1) which interconnect the lower support face 11c and the upper cover face 11f.
  • the locking pallet 13 is mounted on a first pivot axis 13a which is mounted integral with the lateral faces of the frame 11 (ie being perpendicular to the direction of translation of the end plate 41a illustrated by the arrow A in FIG. 2), near the front face 11b and substantially facing the junction between this front face 11b and the upper edge 12a of the opening 12.
  • a first pivot axis 13a which is mounted integral with the lateral faces of the frame 11 (ie being perpendicular to the direction of translation of the end plate 41a illustrated by the arrow A in FIG. 2), near the front face 11b and substantially facing the junction between this front face 11b and the upper edge 12a of the opening 12.
  • FIG. 13a is mounted forward with respect to the reentrant end 12aa of this upper edge 12a, so that the free end 13b of the pallet 13 opens opposite the opening 12 but set back from the plane ⁇ thereof due to the stop formed by the upper edge 12a.
  • the pallet 13 is mounted in abutment on a first return means 13c,
  • the locking pallet 13 is adapted to cooperate with a locking abutment 45 which is adjacent to the edge 42 which is provided with the end plate 41a on its outer face 43, so that this pallet 13 is returned to a position of locking against the stop 45 via the first return means 13c, forming an acute angle ⁇ with the blade 41a.
  • the abutment 45 is constituted in this example by a wedge in the shape of a right triangle whose hypotenuse 45a is formed by the inclined leading face of this abutment, which forms a suitable guide ramp. for pivotally guiding the free end 13b of the pallet 13, during the introduction of the end plate 41a into the opening 12, to wedge it behind this wedge 45 while opposing the pivoting of this free end 13b.
  • the control means 14 are provided for controlling a rotation of the first axis 13a, so as to rotate the locking pallet 13 from the locking position to the unlocking position, in which the free end 13b of the pallet 13 is removed by direction of the abutment rear face 11d (see Figure 5).
  • the control means 14 comprise, on the one hand, a thrust member 14 'which is reversibly movable in translation perpendicular to the first axis inside a housing 11g of the frame 11 formed along the face before 11b (ie a vertical housing in use) and, secondly, a transmission member 14 "of the lever type which is integral in rotation with the first axis 13a and in contact with which is mounted the thrust member 14 '.
  • pushing member 14 ' is intended to be actuated from the outside of the frame 11, for example by means of a tool such as a token, a key or a magnetic card, so as to press the transmission member 14 "to pivot on the first axis 13a and thus cause the pivoting of the pallet 13 of the locking position to that of unlocking.
  • a tool such as a token, a key or a magnetic card
  • the lever constituting the transmission member 14 "forms with the locking pallet 13 an obtuse angle ⁇ which is advantageously between 100 ° and 150 °.
  • the housing 11g in which is mounted the thrust member 14 ' opens on the upper cover face 11f by an actuating orifice whose one edge is formed by the front face 11b and a rear edge is defined by an open wall 11 i extending at right angles from the upper face 11f substantially perpendicular to the first axis 13a and terminating just above the latter.
  • the housing 11g is designed to communicate with the internal space of the frame 11 via an orifice 11j which is formed in the partition 11i opposite the oblique connecting face 11e and which divides the partition 11i into two lower and upper half-partitions 11 i and 11 ib.
  • the pushing member 14 comprises a push button 14a operable from the outside of the frame 11 which extends inside the housing 11g by a U-shaped elastic tab 14b.
  • the tab 14b comprises a fixed wing 14ba which is secured to the button 14a along the front face 11b of the frame 11 and which terminates in a vertex 14bb mounted in contact with the transmission member 14 ", and a movable wing 14bc in flexion towards the fixed wing 14ba which is mounted at its base adjacent the top 14bb against the lower half-wall 11 ia and which has a free end forming a resilient abutment 14b 'retractable for reversible immobilization of the thrust member 14' in the unlocked position .
  • This elastic abutment 14bd has a rectangular shape of greater width than that of the rest of the movable wing 14bc, and is designed to partially leave the housing 11g via the orifice 11j abutting under a shoulder 11 i 'of the end of the upper half-wall 11 ib (ie the upper edge of the orifice 11j), so as to immobilize the thrust member 14 'resting on the transmission member 14 "in the unlocking position, following the depression of the push button 14a in the housing 11 g.
  • the reset pallet 15 is intended to be pushed up to the rear face 11d of the frame 11 by the edge 42 of the end plate 41a, during the introduction thereof into the opening 12, and to be recalled to a retraction projection 14b "of the thrust member 14 'due to the aforementioned withdrawal of the end plate 41a.
  • the reset pallet 15 is mounted on a second pivot axis 15a which is mounted integral with the lateral faces of the frame 11 (ie being perpendicular to the translation direction A of the end plate 41a), in the vicinity immediately of the upper cover face 11f and the upper half wall 11 ib and above the orifice 11j.
  • the second axis 15a is mounted substantially in line with the end 12aa of the upper edge 12a of the opening 12, i.e. behind the first axis 13a.
  • the free end 15b of the pallet 15, whose bent shape is adapted to receive the edge 42 of the end plate 41a can open substantially in the plane ⁇ of the opening 12, taking into account the the abutment formed by this upper edge 12a.
  • the pallet 15 is mounted in abutment on a second return means 15c, consisting in this example of a compression spring, which is fixed in a second recess 15d of the oblique connecting face 11e.
  • the reset pallet 15 is provided at right angles on its front face with a thrust finger 15e, substantially facing the second return means 15c, so that the finger 15e push the retraction projection 14b "through the 11j orifice during the return pivoting of the pallet 15 induced by the removal of the end plate 41a, and thus retract the elastic stop 14b 'inside the housing 11g to raise the push member 14' up to its initial high position corresponding to the arming position of the locking pallet 13.
  • the retraction protrusion 14b is formed on the rear face of the movable wing 14bc of the tab 14b while being directed towards the rear of the frame 11.
  • This projection 14b has a form of lug having in its lower part an oblique ramp R designed to guide sliding the thrust finger 15e, when removing the end plate 41 has, so as to facilitate the thrust of this protrusion 14b ".
  • a locking device 10 operates in the following manner, described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7, for the implementation of the method of locking and removing a panel, such as a rolling shutter 40 of cover for swimming pool.
  • the roller shutter 40 is inserted in order to lock it in the device 1 by the longitudinal edge 42 of its end blade 41 in the opening 12 until this edge 42 push in the direction of the arrow At the free end 15b bent of the reset pallet 15, which pivots the pallet 15 in the direction of the arrow B (see Figure 3).
  • This introduction also induces a thrust, by the guide ramp 45a of the abutment 45 covering the end plate 41a, of the free end 13b of the locking pallet 13, which causes the latter to pivot slightly in the same direction of the arrow C (see Figure 3) and in the opposite direction of the arrow D (see Figure 4), so that this free end 13b crosses the ramp 45a to finally come to the front of the stop 45 in the locking position illustrated in Figure 4.
  • the end plate 41a is locked in a position where it keeps the rearing pallet 15 pushed against the rear face 11d of the frame 11, without it being possible to extract the blade 41a from the device 10 due to the pivotal locking of the locking pallet 13 on the axis 13a.
  • the thrust member 14 ' is actuated, for example by means of a suitable tool, as illustrated in FIG. FIG. 5, so as to apply to this thrust member 14 'a translational force in the direction of the arrow E.
  • the locking device 10 is able to lock again the end plate 41a of the shutter 40, as described above with reference to Figures 2 to 7.
  • the locking device 110 according to a second embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in FIG. 8 is mounted on the internal face of an end wall 20 of a pool basin filled with water 30, and is intended, on the one hand, to receive in translation the end plate 141a of a shutter 140 (shown in Figure 11) similar to the roller shutter 40 for its locking by means of a locking stop 145 whose blade 141a is provided and, secondly, to allow unlocking of the shutter 140 for removal from the device 110.
  • a shutter 140 shown in Figure 11
  • the device 110 is delimited externally by a frame 111 having an opening 112 which is intended to receive a longitudinal edge 142 of the end plate 141a of the shutter 140.
  • This frame 111 is essentially different from the aforementioned frame 11 in connection with said first embodiment of the invention, in that its upper cover face 111f has a through hole O which opens out of the frame 111 and thus makes accessible to an operator inside the frame 111 located behind the opening 112.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 is mounted inside the frame 111 a wheel 113 with radial fins 114a, 114b, 114c having a shaft 115 of axis 115a perpendicular to the direction A 'of engagement and removal of the panel 140.
  • the shaft 115 is mounted to move in translation along the axis 115a and substantially rotates about this axis 115a, via a bearing 116 (see Figure 10) guiding one of its ends 115b.
  • a compression spring 117 (not shown in FIG.
  • This spring 117 is intended to return the shaft 115 in translation along the axis 115a towards a fixed guide surface 119 which is substantially perpendicular to this axis 115a and in contact with which the free end 115c of the shaft 115 is intended to evolve.
  • the guiding surface 119 has three depressions 119a and three ridges 119b which are located on different sides on the axis 115a and which are connected in pairs by six circumferential corrugations 119c (the three ridges 119b are shown schematically in FIG. 8 and FIGS. 11 to 17 in three lines spaced 120 ° apart).
  • At least one of the fins 114a has a shape suitable for cooperating with the end blade 141a of the panel 140, so as to be pushed by said end edge 142 introduced inside the frame 111 and to lock the panel cooperating in a locking position with the upper face of this blade 141a, via the spring system 117 / guide surface 119 which is provided to revolve the fins 114a to 114c in the opposite direction of the direction of rotation applied to them by the aforementioned thrust.
  • the other two wings angularly offset by 120 ° in this embodiment, can be used to control the rotation of the fin 114a, via a rod or actuating key 150 that an operator enters into the O-port of the frame 111.
  • the spring system 117 / guide surface 119 is also provided to revolve the fins 114a to 114c so as to position the one of them which is angularly closest to the vertical in the rearming position following the disengagement of the end plate 141a from the opening 112 of the device 110.
  • the guiding surface 119 forms, in this example, six substantially parabolic corrugations 119c which form alternately rising and falling ramps on the circumference of this surface 119, defining three peaks 119b in which the spring 117 is stressed in compression to return the shaft 115 in translation and in rotation towards one of the three adjacent depressions 119a.
  • the locking device 110 operates in the following manner, described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 17, for implementing the method of locking and removing the panel 140.
  • the shutter 140 is inserted in the direction of arrow A 'so as to lock it in the device 110 by the longitudinal edge 142 of its end plate 141a in the opening 112. until this song 142 turns in the direction of the arrow B 'the fin 114a which is in a lower vertical arming position on the shaft 115 (see FIG. 12), so that the locking abutment 145 of the blade 141a is found behind this fin 114a (see FIG. 13). Note that in this stable arming position of the fin 114a, the free end 115c of the shaft 115 is located in a recess 119a of the guide surface 19.
  • the compression spring 117 associated with the guide surface 119 recalls, via the shaft 115 whose free end 115c is positioned between this hollow 119a and the adjacent peak 119b, the fin 114a rotating in the opposite direction in the opposite direction. of the arrow C ', which has the effect of pivotally locking the fin 114a in the locking position against the stop 145.
  • an operating rod or key 150 is introduced into the opening O of the frame 111 as illustrated in FIGS. by applying a thrust force in the direction of the arrow D 'on the adjacent vane 114b and accessible via this orifice O.
  • This force is applied so that the fin 114a rotates in the direction of the arrow E' and exceeds at its rotation the angular sector in which it would be biased in the opposite direction, this "return" sector being predefined by the construction of the spring system 117 / guide surface 119 and reflecting the passing of the next peak 119b by the end 115c of the shaft 115.

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La présente invention concerne notamment un procédé pour verrouiller un panneau (40), tel qu'un volet roulant de couverture pour piscine, dans un dispositif de verrouillage (10) et pour l'en retirer, un dispositif de verrouillage pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé comportant un bâti (11) pourvu d'une ouverture (12) pour l'engagement et le retrait du panneau et un moyen de verrouillage (13) monté mobile à l'intérieur du bâti. Ce procédé comprend les étapes successives suivantes : (i) on engage le panneau dans l'ouverture, à l'intérieur de laquelle le moyen de verrouillage occupe au préalable une position d'armement, où il est apte à être amené directement par le panneau dans une position de verrouillage, (ii) le panneau engagé dans l'ouverture amène directement le moyen de verrouillage de la position d'armement à la position de verrouillage, où il est verrouillé en butée par le moyen de verrouillage, (iii) on amène le moyen de verrouillage de la position de verrouillage à une position de déverrouillage, où il est retiré du panneau, et (iv) on retire le panneau du dispositif par l'ouverture, ce retrait rappelant concomitamment le moyen de verrouillage de la position de déverrouillage à la position d'armement, en vue de mettre à nouveau en oeuvre les étapes (i) à (iv).The present invention relates in particular to a method for locking a panel (40), such as a pool cover shutter, in a locking device (10) and for removing it, a locking device for the implementation of this method comprising a frame (11) provided with an opening (12) for engaging and removing the panel and a locking means (13) movably mounted within the frame. This process comprises the following successive steps: (i) the panel is engaged in the opening, inside which the locking means first occupies an arming position, where it is adapted to be brought directly by the panel into a locking position, (ii) the panel engaged in the opening directly brings the locking means of the cocking position to the locking position, where it is locked in abutment by the locking means, (iii) bringing the locking means of the locking position to an unlocking position, where it is removed from the panel, and (iv) the panel of the device is withdrawn through the opening, this withdrawal reminding concomitantly the locking means from the unlocking position to the cocking position, with a view to implementing steps (i) to (iv) again; ).

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La présente invention concerne un procédé pour verrouiller un panneau, tel qu'un volet roulant de couverture pour piscine, dans un dispositif de verrouillage et pour l'en retirer, un dispositif de verrouillage pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé et une installation de couverture pour un bassin, tel qu'un bassin de piscine, incorporant ce dispositif de verrouillage.The present invention relates to a method for locking a panel, such as a pool cover rolling shutter, in a locking device and for removing it, a locking device for carrying out this method and an installation for cover for a pool, such as a swimming pool, incorporating this locking device.

Les installations de couverture pour bassin de piscine peuvent comporter de manière connue un volet roulant de type à lames articulées qui est adapté pour flotter sur l'eau du bassin. Ce volet roulant est destiné à recouvrir le bassin, notamment en vue de le protéger de l'environnement extérieur et de réchauffer l'eau par effet de serre. Un tel volet roulant est usuellement monté en l'une de ses extrémités sur un arbre d'axe horizontal qui est prévu dans un compartiment de la piscine adjacent à l'une des parois d'extrémité du bassin (ce compartiment est parfois appelé « puits » par l'homme du métier), pour dérouler et enrouler le volet roulant sous la commande d'un moyen de commande approprié à travers une fente ménagée dans cette paroi d'extrémité, respectivement en vue de son déploiement sur le plan d'eau et de son retrait de celui-ci.The swimming pool cover installations may comprise, in known manner, an articulated leaf shutter which is adapted to float on the water of the pool. This roller shutter is intended to cover the basin, especially to protect it from the outside environment and to heat the water by the greenhouse effect. Such roller shutter is usually mounted at one of its ends on a shaft of horizontal axis which is provided in a pool compartment adjacent to one of the end walls of the basin (this compartment is sometimes called "well" By the person skilled in the art), for unwinding and winding the shutter under the control of a suitable control means through a slot in said end wall, respectively for deployment on the water and his withdrawal from it.

On a cherché par le passé à verrouiller l'extrémité libre du volet roulant à l'emplacement de l'autre paroi d'extrémité du bassin, pour minimiser les risques d'intrusion volontaire ou accidentelle en dessous du volet de personnes s'aventurant aux abords de cette extrémité libre. En effet, des enfants qui chercheraient à se baigner en déverrouillant cette extrémité libre ou bien qui feraient se retourner le volet roulant en tombant dessus seraient susceptibles de se retrouver prisonniers sous ce volet, avec un danger potentiel de noyade.In the past, it has been sought to lock the free end of the shutter at the location of the other end wall of the pool, to minimize the risk of accidental or accidental intrusion below the flap of persons venturing to around this free end. Indeed, children who would seek to swim by unlocking this free end or who would turn the rolling shutter by falling on it would likely be trapped under this flap, with a potential danger of drowning.

Le document de Brevet FR-A-2 646 870 décrit un dispositif de sécurité pour le verrouillage d'une extrémité libre d'un tel volet roulant sur la paroi d'extrémité d'un bassin de piscine, qui comporte un électroaimant pourvu d'un noyau plongeur vertical prévu pour coopérer avec une patte horizontale solidaire de l'extrémité libre du volet roulant. Ce noyau plongeur, sous la commande d'un actionneur électrique, peut occuper une position de verrouillage dans laquelle il traverse un orifice formé dans cette patte et une position de déverrouillage dans laquelle il s'efface au-dessus de ladite patte.Patent document FR-A-2 646 870 describes a safety device for locking a free end of such a shutter on the end wall of a swimming pool, which comprises an electromagnet provided with a vertical plunger provided to cooperate with a horizontal tab integral with the free end of the shutter. This plunger core, under the control of an electric actuator, can occupy a locking position in which it passes through an orifice formed in this tab and an unlocking position in which it disappears above said tab.

Un inconvénient majeur d'un tel dispositif de verrouillage réside dans le fait qu'il peut être forcé par déformation volontaire de la patte pour la désengager du noyau plongeur, et que son déverrouillage peut se produire intempestivement en cas de dysfonctionnement de l'actionneur électrique, par exemple dû à l'eau.A major disadvantage of such a locking device lies in the fact that it can be forced by deliberate deformation of the tab to disengage it from the plunger, and that its unlocking can occur unexpectedly in case of malfunction of the electric actuator , for example due to water.

Un but de la présente invention est de proposer un procédé pour verrouiller un panneau, tel qu'un volet roulant de couverture pour piscine, dans un dispositif de verrouillage et pour l'en retirer, ledit dispositif comportant un bâti pourvu d'une ouverture pour l'engagement et le retrait dudit panneau et un moyen de verrouillage monté mobile à l'intérieur dudit bâti, qui remédie à cet inconvénient.An object of the present invention is to provide a method for locking a panel, such as a pool cover rolling shutter, in a locking device and to remove it, said device comprising a frame provided with an opening for the engagement and withdrawal of said panel and a locking means mounted movably within said frame, which overcomes this disadvantage.

A cet effet, le procédé selon l'invention comprend les étapes successives suivantes :

  • (i) on engage ledit panneau dans ladite ouverture, à l'intérieur de laquelle ledit moyen de verrouillage occupe au préalable une position d'armement, où il est apte à être amené directement par ledit panneau dans une position de verrouillage,
  • (ii) ledit panneau engagé dans ladite ouverture amène directement ledit moyen de verrouillage de ladite position d'armement à ladite position de verrouillage, où il est verrouillé en butée par ledit moyen de verrouillage,
  • (iii) on amène ledit moyen de verrouillage de ladite position de verrouillage à une position de déverrouillage, où il est retiré du panneau, et
  • (iv) on retire ledit panneau dudit dispositif par ladite ouverture, ce retrait rappelant concomitamment ledit moyen de verrouillage de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement, en vue de mettre à nouveau en oeuvre les étapes (i) à (iv).
For this purpose, the method according to the invention comprises the following successive steps:
  • (i) said panel is engaged in said opening, inside which said locking means occupies an arming position beforehand, where it is adapted to be brought directly by said panel into a locking position,
  • (ii) said panel engaged in said opening directly brings said locking means from said cocking position to said locking position, where it is locked in abutment by said locking means,
  • (iii) bringing said locking means from said locking position to an unlocking position, where it is removed from the panel, and
  • (iv) said panel is removed from said device by said opening, this withdrawal reminding concomitantly said locking means of said unlocking position at said arming position, to carry out again steps (i) to (iv).

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, l'étape (iii) est mise en oeuvre en actionnant des moyens de commande dudit moyen de verrouillage dans un sens prédéterminé.According to another characteristic of the invention, step (iii) is implemented by operating means for controlling said locking means in a predetermined direction.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, le retrait dudit panneau à l'étape (iv) commande l'actionnement en sens inverse desdits moyens de commande pour l'obtention du rappel dudit moyen de verrouillage de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement.According to a first embodiment of the invention, the removal of said panel in step (iv) controls the actuation in the opposite direction of said control means to obtain the return of said locking means from said unlocking position to said arming position.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce premier mode selon l'invention, ledit actionnement en sens inverse peut être mis en oeuvre par le rappel à l'intérieur dudit bâti d'un moyen mobile de réarmement, sur lequel appuie un chant dudit panneau engagé dans ladite ouverture, contre lesdits moyens de commande.According to another characteristic of this first mode according to the invention, said actuation in the opposite direction can be implemented by the return inside said frame of a mobile resetting means, on which supports a song of said panel engaged in said opening, against said control means.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce premier mode selon l'invention, ledit moyen de verrouillage et ledit moyen de réarmement peuvent pivoter dans des directions parallèles à la direction d'engagement et de retrait dudit panneau, en étant tous deux rappelés à l'encontre de l'engagement dudit panneau respectivement par des premier et second moyens de rappels les reliant audit bâti.According to another characteristic of this first mode according to the invention, said locking means and said resetting means can pivot in directions parallel to the direction of engagement and withdrawal of said panel, both being recalled against the engagement of said panel respectively by first and second recall means connecting them to said frame.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce premier mode selon l'invention, lesdits moyens de commande peuvent être mobiles en translation dans un logement dudit bâti dans une direction parallèle au plan de pivotement dudit moyen de verrouillage.According to another characteristic of this first mode according to the invention, said control means can be movable in translation in a housing of said frame in a direction parallel to the pivoting plane of said locking means.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce premier mode selon l'invention, l'étape (ii) peut être mise en oeuvre par un guidage en pivotement d'une extrémité libre dudit moyen de verrouillage sur une rampe dont est pourvue une face dudit panneau, lors de l'engagement dudit panneau dans ladite ouverture, puis par le franchissement de cette rampe pour l'obtention d'une mise en butée dudit moyen de verrouillage contre ladite rampe.According to another characteristic of this first mode according to the invention, step (ii) can be implemented by pivoting guidance of a free end of said locking means on a ramp which is provided with a face of said panel, when the engagement of said panel in said opening, then by crossing this ramp to obtain an abutment of said locking means against said ramp.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce premier mode selon l'invention, l'étape (iii) peut comprendre un retrait dudit moyen de verrouillage par pivotement à l'intérieur dudit bâti, qui est commandé par lesdits moyens de commande via l'exercice d'un effort de translation appliqué à un organe de poussée que comportent lesdits moyens de commande, ledit organe de poussée entraînant en pivotement un organe de transmission desdits moyens de commande qui est couplé en rotation audit moyen de verrouillage.According to another characteristic of this first mode according to the invention, step (iii) can comprise a withdrawal of said locking means by pivoting inside said frame, which is controlled by said control means via the exercise of a translational force applied to a thrust member that includes said control means, said thrust member pivotally driving a member of transmission of said control means which is rotatably coupled to said locking means.

Selon une autre caractéristique avantageuse de ce premier mode selon l'invention, l'étape (iii) comprend en outre une immobilisation dudit moyen de verrouillage dans ladite position de déverrouillage, via ledit premier moyen de rappel rappelant ledit moyen de verrouillage à l'encontre dudit effort et une mise en butée dudit organe de poussée s'opposant à la cessation dudit effort.According to another advantageous characteristic of this first embodiment according to the invention, step (iii) further comprises an immobilization of said locking means in said unlocking position, via said first return means reminding said locking means against said force and an abutment of said thrust member opposing the cessation of said effort.

Selon une autre caractéristique avantageuse de ce premier mode selon l'invention, ledit moyen de réarmement peut coopérer avec ledit organe de poussée en escamotant une butée élastique de ce dernier réalisant ladite mise en butée à l'intérieur dudit logement, ce qui fait cesser simultanément ledit effort de translation appliqué sur ledit organe de poussée et rappelle ledit moyen de verrouillage, par l'intermédiaire dudit organe de transmission, dans ladite position de réarmement.According to another advantageous characteristic of this first embodiment according to the invention, said resetting means can cooperate with said thrust member by retracting a resilient abutment of the latter performing said abutment inside said housing, which makes it stop simultaneously. said translation force applied to said thrust member and recalls said locking means, via said transmission member, in said reset position.

Selon un second mode de réalisation de l'invention, le retrait dudit panneau à l'étape (iv) commande directement le rappel dudit moyen de verrouillage de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement.According to a second embodiment of the invention, the removal of said panel in step (iv) directly controls the return of said locking means from said unlocking position to said arming position.

Selon ce second mode, ce retrait à l'étape (iv) commande la rotation dans ladite position d'armement, à l'intérieur dudit bâti, d'une ailette de verrouillage d'une roue à ailettes radiales via un arbre de cette roue qui, perpendiculaire à la direction de retrait dudit panneau, est rappelé à la fois en translation axiale et en rotation au contact d'une surface de guidage sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe dudit arbre, ladite surface présentant des creux et des crêtes qui sont situés à des cotes différentes sur ledit axe et qui sont reliés deux à deux entre eux par des ondulations circonférentielles.According to this second mode, this withdrawal in step (iv) controls the rotation in said arming position, inside said frame, of a locking vane of a wheel with radial vanes via a shaft of this wheel which, perpendicular to the direction of withdrawal of said panel, is recalled both in axial translation and in rotation in contact with a guide surface substantially perpendicular to the axis of said shaft, said surface having recesses and ridges which are located at different dimensions on said axis and which are connected two by two to each other by circumferential corrugations.

Selon une autre caractéristique commune auxdits premier et second modes selon l'invention, dans ladite position de verrouillage, ledit panneau forme un angle aigu avec ledit moyen de verrouillage, de manière à s'opposer au retrait dudit panneau.According to another characteristic common to said first and second modes according to the invention, in said locking position, said panel forms an acute angle with said locking means, so as to oppose the removal of said panel.

Un autre but de la présente invention est de proposer un dispositif de verrouillage pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé précité selon l'invention, ledit dispositif étant destiné à recevoir à l'état verrouillé un panneau, tel qu'un volet roulant de couverture pour piscine, et à permettre un déverrouillage dudit panneau en vue de son retrait dudit dispositif, lequel comporte un bâti pourvu d'une ouverture destinée à recevoir un chant d'extrémité dudit panneau, qui remédie également à l'inconvénient précité résidant notamment dans la possibilité de forcer le dispositif pour son déverrouillage et dans les risques de déverrouillages accidentels.Another object of the present invention is to propose a locking device for the implementation of the aforementioned method according to the invention, said device being intended to receive in the locked state a panel, such as a rolling shutter cover for pool, and to allow an unlocking said panel for removal from said device, which comprises a frame provided with an opening for receiving an end edge of said panel, which also remedies the aforementioned drawback residing in particular in the possibility to force the device to unlock and in the risk of accidental unlocking.

A cet effet, un dispositif selon l'invention comporte en outre :

  • un moyen de verrouillage qui est monté mobile à l'intérieur dudit bâti et qui est pourvu d'un premier moyen de rappel le reliant audit bâti, ledit moyen de verrouillage étant adapté pour coopérer avec une butée de verrouillage adjacente audit chant dont est pourvue une face dudit panneau, lors de l'introduction dudit panneau dans ladite ouverture, de telle manière que ledit panneau amène ledit moyen de verrouillage d'une position d'armement, où ledit moyen de verrouillage est apte à être verrouillé directement par ledit panneau contre ladite butée, à une position de verrouillage contre cette dernière.
  • des moyens de commande prévus pour commander le mouvement dudit moyen de verrouillage de sorte à le faire passer de ladite position de verrouillage à une position de déverrouillage, et
  • un moyen de réarmement qui est monté mobile à l'intérieur dudit bâti et qui est adapté pour coopérer avec ledit moyen de verrouillage pour le rappeler de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement.
For this purpose, a device according to the invention further comprises:
  • a locking means which is mounted movably inside said frame and which is provided with a first return means connecting it to said frame, said locking means being adapted to cooperate with a locking abutment adjacent to said edge which is provided with a facing said panel, upon insertion of said panel into said opening, such that said panel causes said locking means to be cocked, wherein said locking means is adapted to be directly locked by said panel against said stop, at a locking position against the latter.
  • control means for controlling the movement of said locking means so as to move it from said lock position to an unlock position, and
  • resetting means which is movably mounted within said frame and which is adapted to cooperate with said locking means to return it from said unlocking position to said cocking position.

On notera que ce dispositif selon l'invention présente une fiabilité de verrouillage satisfaisante, qui permet de prévenir efficacement les risques de déverrouillages volontaires par de jeunes enfants, notamment, ainsi que les risques de déverrouillages accidentels, dans le cadre des normes de sécurité en vigueur relatives aux volets roulants pour couverture de piscine.Note that this device according to the invention has a satisfactory locking reliability, which effectively prevents the risk of deliberate unlocking by young children, including the risk of accidental unlocking, in the context of safety standards in force for roller shutters.

Selon ledit premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, ledit moyen de réarmement, qui est destiné à être poussé par ledit chant, est monté sur un second moyen de rappel le reliant audit bâti et est adapté pour actionner lesdits moyens de commande concomitamment au retrait du panneau dudit dispositif, de sorte à rappeler ledit moyen de verrouillage de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement.According to said first embodiment of the invention, said resetting means, which is intended to be pushed by said edge, is mounted on a second return means connecting it to said frame and is adapted to actuate said control means concomitantly with the withdrawal. the panel of said device, so as to return said locking means from said unlocking position to said arming position.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce premier mode selon l'invention, ledit moyen de verrouillage peut comporter une palette de verrouillage montée pivotante sur un premier axe de pivotement solidaire dudit bâti et perpendiculaire à la direction d'engagement dudit panneau, lesdits moyens de commande étant prévus pour commander une rotation dudit premier axe de sorte à amener ladite palette de verrouillage de ladite position de verrouillage à ladite position de déverrouillage.According to another characteristic of this first embodiment according to the invention, said locking means may comprise a locking pallet pivotally mounted on a first pivot axis integral with said frame and perpendicular to the direction of engagement of said panel, said control means being provided to control a rotation of said first axis so as to bring said locking pallet from said locking position to said unlocking position.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce premier mode selon l'invention, ledit moyen de réarmement peut comporter une palette de réarmement montée pivotante sur un second axe de pivotement solidaire dudit bâti et parallèle audit premier axe.According to another characteristic of this first mode according to the invention, said resetting means may comprise a reset pallet pivotally mounted on a second pivot axis integral with said frame and parallel to said first axis.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce premier mode selon l'invention, lesdits moyens de commande peuvent comporter un organe de poussée qui est mobile réversiblement en translation dans un logement dudit bâti et dans une direction perpendiculaire auxdits premier et second axes, et qui est destiné à être actionné de l'extérieur dudit bâti de sorte à appuyer sur un organe de transmission desdits moyens de commande au contact duquel il est monté, ledit organe de transmission étant couplé en rotation à ladite palette de verrouillage de sorte à entraîner cette dernière en pivotement sur ledit premier axe en l'amenant de ladite position de verrouillage à ladite position de déverrouillage.According to another characteristic of this first mode according to the invention, said control means may comprise a thrust member which is reversibly movable in translation in a housing of said frame and in a direction perpendicular to said first and second axes, and which is intended to being actuated from outside said frame so as to press a transmission member of said control means to which it is mounted, said transmission member being rotatably coupled to said locking pallet so as to cause the latter to pivot on said first axis from said locking position to said unlocking position.

Selon une autre caractéristique avantageuse de ce premier mode selon l'invention, ledit organe de poussée comporte une butée élastique qui est adaptée pour coopérer en butée avec un bord d'un orifice d'une paroi dudit logement de sorte à immobiliser ledit organe de poussée dans ladite position de déverrouillage, et qui est pourvue d'une saillie d'escamotage conçue pour escamoter ladite butée élastique dans ledit logement de sorte à actionner ledit organe de poussée de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement, suite à une poussée exercée sur ladite saillie à travers ledit orifice par un doigt de poussée de ladite palette de réarmement rappelé en pivotement contre ledit organe de poussée, concomitamment au retrait dudit panneau.According to another advantageous characteristic of this first embodiment according to the invention, said thrust member comprises an elastic abutment which is adapted to cooperate in abutment with an edge of an orifice of a wall. said housing so as to immobilize said thrust member in said unlocking position, and which is provided with a retraction projection designed to retract said elastic stop in said housing so as to actuate said thrust member from said unlocking position to said arming position, following a thrust exerted on said projection through said orifice by a thrust pin of said rearming pallet pivotally urged against said thrust member, concomitantly with the removal of said panel.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce premier mode selon l'invention, ledit organe de poussée peut comporter un bouton poussoir qui est actionnable de l'extérieur dudit bâti et qui se prolonge à l'intérieur dudit logement par une patte élastique en forme de U, dont le sommet est monté au contact dudit organe de transmission, dont une aile fixe relie ledit bouton poussoir audit sommet et dont l'autre aile présente une extrémité libre mobile en flexion formant ladite butée élastique pourvue de ladite saillie d'escamotage.According to another characteristic of this first embodiment according to the invention, said thrust member may comprise a push button which is operable from the outside of said frame and which extends inside said housing by a U-shaped elastic tab, whose top is mounted in contact with said transmission member, a fixed wing connects said push button to said vertex and the other wing has a flexibly free end forming said resilient stop provided with said retraction projection.

Selon ledit second mode de réalisation de l'invention, ledit dispositif comporte à l'intérieur dudit bâti une roue à ailettes radiales comportant un arbre d'axe perpendiculaire à la direction d'engagement et de retrait dudit panneau, ledit arbre étant monté mobile en translation selon ledit axe et en rotation autour de cet axe via son extrémité libre qui est adaptée pour évoluer au contact d'une surface de guidage fixe sensiblement perpendiculaire audit arbre, ladite surface présentant des creux et des crêtes qui sont situés à des cotes différentes sur ledit axe et qui sont reliés deux à deux entre eux par des ondulations circonférentielles, ledit arbre étant sollicité par ledit premier moyen de rappel de sorte à être rappelé réversiblement en translation et en rotation sur ladite surface de guidage, pour l'obtention desdites positions de verrouillage et d'armement.According to said second embodiment of the invention, said device comprises inside said frame a wheel with radial vanes comprising a shaft of axis perpendicular to the direction of engagement and removal of said panel, said shaft being mounted movably in translation along said axis and in rotation about this axis via its free end which is adapted to evolve in contact with a fixed guide surface substantially perpendicular to said shaft, said surface having recesses and ridges which are located at different sides on said axis and which are connected in pairs by circumferential corrugations, said shaft being urged by said first biasing means so as to be reversibly translational and rotational on said guide surface, for obtaining said positions of locking and arming.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce second mode selon l'invention, ledit moyen de verrouillage comporte au moins l'une desdites ailettes qui est adaptée pour être poussée par ledit chant d'extrémité dudit panneau, lesdits moyens de commande comportant au moins une autre ailette destinée à être poussée par un organe d'actionnement introduit dans ledit bâti, et ledit moyen de réarmement comportant ledit premier moyen de rappel combiné à ladite surface de guidage pour le guidage réversible en translation et en rotation dudit arbre.According to another characteristic of this second embodiment according to the invention, said locking means comprises at least one of said fins which is adapted to be pushed by said end edge of said panel, said control means comprising at least one other fin intended to be pushed by an actuating member introduced into said frame, and said resetting means comprising said first return means combined with said guide surface for the reversible guide in translation and in rotation of said shaft.

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce second mode selon l'invention, ledit premier moyen de rappel est un ressort de compression monté en appui autour dudit arbre sur une butée dont est radialement pourvu ledit arbre, en une extrémité de ce dernier opposée à ladite extrémité libre.According to another characteristic of this second embodiment according to the invention, said first return means is a compression spring mounted in abutment around said shaft on an abutment which is provided radially with said shaft, at one end of the latter opposite said free end. .

Selon une autre caractéristique de ce second mode selon l'invention, ladite surface de guidage forme 2n rampes (n entier égal ou supérieur à 3) sensiblement paraboliques qui sont alternativement montantes et descendantes sur la circonférence de ladite surface, en définissant n crêtes où ledit arbre sollicite ledit premier moyen de rappel en compression pour rappeler ledit arbre vers l'un des n creux adjacents.According to another characteristic of this second embodiment according to the invention, said guiding surface forms 2n ramps (n integer equal to or greater than 3) substantially parabolic which are alternately rising and falling on the circumference of said surface, defining n peaks where said The shaft urges said first compression biasing means to bias said shaft toward one of the adjacent n recesses.

On notera que ce second mode de réalisation selon l'invention présente notamment l'avantage de procurer un réarmement direct et efficace du dispositif de verrouillage.It will be noted that this second embodiment of the invention has the particular advantage of providing a direct and effective rearming of the locking device.

Un autre but de la présente invention est de proposer une installation de couverture pour un bassin, tel qu'un bassin de piscine, ladite installation comportant un volet roulant de type à lames articulées dont au moins une lame d'extrémité est destinée à être verrouillée en regard d'un rebord dudit bassin, et un dispositif de verrouillage de ladite ou de chaque lame d'extrémité qui est monté sur ledit rebord de bassin.Another object of the present invention is to provide a roofing installation for a pool, such as a swimming pool, said installation comprising a shutter type articulated blades with at least one end plate is intended to be locked facing a rim of said basin, and a locking device of said or each end blade which is mounted on said basin rim.

Selon l'invention, ladite installation est caractérisée en ce que ledit dispositif de verrouillage est tel que défini ci-dessus, en relation avec les premier ou second modes précités.According to the invention, said installation is characterized in that said locking device is as defined above, in relation to the first or second aforementioned modes.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, ladite lame d'extrémité dudit volet roulant peut être pourvue sur l'une de ses faces de ladite butée de verrouillage.According to another characteristic of the invention, said end blade of said shutter can be provided on one of its faces with said locking abutment.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, ladite butée de verrouillage peut avantageusement présenter une face d'attaque tournée vers ledit chant dudit panneau en forme de rampe, laquelle est adaptée pour guider en pivotement une extrémité libre dudit moyen de verrouillage derrière ladite rampe suite à son franchissement, lors de l'engagement de ladite lame d'extrémité dans ladite ouverture.According to another characteristic of the invention, said locking stop may advantageously have a leading face facing said edge of said ramp-shaped panel, which is adapted to pivotally guiding a free end of said locking means behind said ramp following its crossing, upon engagement of said end blade in said opening.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, ladite butée de verrouillage peut avantageusement être constituée d'un coin, tel qu'un coin en forme de triangle rectangle dont l'hypoténuse est formée par ladite face d'attaque.According to another characteristic of the invention, said locking stop may advantageously consist of a wedge, such as a right-angled triangle shaped corner whose hypotenuse is formed by said leading face.

D'autres caractéristiques, avantages et détails de la présente invention ressortiront à la lecture de la description suivante de plusieurs exemples de réalisation de l'invention, donnés à titre illustratif et non limitatif, ladite description étant réalisée en référence avec les dessins joints, parmi lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en section verticale d'un dispositif de verrouillage selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention monté sur une paroi d'extrémité d'un bassin de piscine rempli d'eau,
  • la figure 2 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 1 dans une position d'armement apte à recevoir l'extrémité libre d'un volet roulant située à distance,
  • la figure 3 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 2 illustrant une phase initiale d'introduction de l'extrémité libre du volet roulant à l'intérieur de ce dispositif,
  • la figure 4 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 3 illustrant une position de verrouillage de l'extrémité libre du volet roulant à l'intérieur de ce dispositif,
  • la figure 5 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 4 illustrant une position de déverrouillage de l'extrémité libre du volet roulant à l'intérieur de ce dispositif,
  • la figure 6 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 5 illustrant une phase initiale de retrait de l'extrémité libre du volet roulant de ce dispositif,
  • la figure 7 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 6 se trouvant à nouveau dans la position d'armement de la figure 2, suite au retrait de l'extrémité libre du volet roulant de ce dispositif,
  • la figure 8 est une vue schématique en section verticale d'un dispositif de verrouillage selon un second mode de réalisation de l'invention monté sur une paroi d'extrémité d'un bassin de piscine rempli d'eau,
  • la figure 9 est une vue schématique en section verticale selon le plan IX-IX de la figure 8 dudit dispositif,
  • la figure 10 est une vue schématique en perspective d'une partie du dispositif de la figure 8,
  • la figure 11 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 8 dans une position d'armement apte à recevoir l'extrémité libre d'un volet roulant située à distance,
  • la figure 12 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 11 illustrant une phase initiale d'introduction de l'extrémité libre du volet roulant à l'intérieur de ce dispositif,
  • la figure 13 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 12 illustrant une position de verrouillage de l'extrémité libre du volet roulant à l'intérieur de ce dispositif,
  • la figure 14 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 13 illustrant une phase initiale de l'opération de déverrouillage du volet roulant à l'intérieur de ce dispositif,
  • la figure 15 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 14 illustrant une position de déverrouillage de l'extrémité libre du volet roulant à l'intérieur de ce dispositif,
  • la figure 16 est une vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 15 illustrant une phase initiale de retrait de l'extrémité libre du volet roulant de ce dispositif, et
  • la figure 17 est vue schématique en section verticale du dispositif de la figure 16 se trouvant à nouveau dans la position d'armement de la figure 11, suite au retrait du volet roulant du dispositif.
Other characteristics, advantages and details of the present invention will emerge on reading the following description of several examples of embodiment of the invention, given for illustrative and not limiting, said description being made with reference to the accompanying drawings, among which :
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of a locking device according to a first embodiment of the invention mounted on an end wall of a pool basin filled with water,
  • FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 1 in a cocking position adapted to receive the free end of a remote shutter,
  • FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 2 illustrating an initial phase of introduction of the free end of the shutter into this device,
  • FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 3 illustrating a locking position of the free end of the shutter inside this device,
  • FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 4 illustrating an unlocking position of the free end of the roller shutter inside this device,
  • FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 5 illustrating an initial phase of removal of the free end of the rolling shutter of this device,
  • FIG. 7 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 6 being again in the cocking position of FIG. 2, following the withdrawal of the free end of the roller shutter of this device,
  • FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of a locking device according to a second embodiment of the invention mounted on an end wall of a pool basin filled with water,
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic view in vertical section along the plane IX-IX of FIG. 8 of said device,
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of part of the device of FIG. 8,
  • FIG. 11 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 8 in a cocking position adapted to receive the free end of a remote roller shutter,
  • FIG. 12 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 11 illustrating an initial phase of introduction of the free end of the shutter into this device,
  • FIG. 13 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 12 illustrating a locking position of the free end of the shutter inside this device,
  • FIG. 14 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 13 illustrating an initial phase of the operation of unlocking the roller shutter inside this device,
  • FIG. 15 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 14 illustrating an unlocking position of the free end of the roller shutter inside this device,
  • FIG. 16 is a diagrammatic view in vertical section of the device of FIG. 15 illustrating an initial phase of removal of the free end of the roller shutter of this device, and
  • Figure 17 is a schematic vertical section of the device of Figure 16 is again in the cocking position of Figure 11, following removal of the roller shutter of the device.

Le dispositif de verrouillage 10 selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention qui est illustré à la figure 1 est monté sur la face interne d'une paroi d'extrémité 20 d'un bassin de piscine rempli d'eau 30, et il est destiné, d'une part, à recevoir en translation l'extrémité libre d'un volet roulant 40 (illustré à la figure 2) pour la couverture du bassin et, d'autre part, à permettre un déverrouillage du volet 40 en vue de son retrait du dispositif 10. Comme illustré à la figure 2, le volet roulant 40 est constitué d'une pluralité de lames creuses 41 articulées deux à deux entre elles, et il est par exemple monté mobile par son autre extrémité sur un arbre (non illustré) qui est adapté, à l'opposé du bassin, pour l'enrouler et le dérouler sur l'eau 30.The locking device 10 according to a first embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in FIG. 1 is mounted on the internal face of an end wall 20 of a pool basin filled with water 30, and is intended, on the one hand, to receive in translation the free end of a shutter 40 (shown in Figure 2) for the cover of the basin and, on the other hand, to allow an unlocking of the flap 40 in order to its removal from the device 10. As shown in Figure 2, the roller shutter 40 is constituted by a plurality of hollow blades 41 hinged together in pairs, and it is for example movably mounted at its other end on a shaft ( not shown) which is adapted, opposite the pelvis, for winding and unrolling it on the water 30.

Le dispositif 10 est délimité extérieurement par un bâti 11 présentant une ouverture 12 qui est destinée à recevoir un chant longitudinal 42 de la lame d'extrémité 41a du volet roulant 40 et qui est définie par un plan vertical Π en utilisation (i.e. lorsque le dispositif 10 est monté sur la paroi 20 du bassin).The device 10 is delimited externally by a frame 11 having an opening 12 which is intended to receive a longitudinal edge 42 of the end plate 41a of the shutter 40 and which is defined by a vertical plane Π in use (ie when the device 10 is mounted on the wall 20 of the basin).

On entendra dans la présente description par les adjectifs « avant » et « arrière » appliqués au dispositif 10, respectivement le côté tourné vers l'introduction du volet roulant 40 et vers l'ouverture 12, et le côté opposé à l'ouverture 12 qui est destiné à être tourné vers la paroi 20 du bassin.In the present description, the adjectives "front" and "rear" applied to the device 10 will be understood to mean respectively the side facing the introduction of the shutter 40 and towards the opening 12, and the side opposite the opening 12 which is intended to be turned towards the wall 20 of the basin.

Comme illustré à la figure 1, la paroi 11a du bâti 11 présente une face avant 11 b (verticale en utilisation) dans laquelle sont formés d'une manière rentrante et convergente deux bords obliques supérieur et inférieur 12a et 12b de l'ouverture 12 (i.e. destinés à se trouver respectivement en regard des faces externe et interne 43 et 44 de la lame d'extrémité 41 a lors de l'introduction de celle-ci dans l'ouverture 12). L'espacement entre les extrémités rentrantes 12aa et 12ba de ces bords 12a et 12b définit la hauteur de l'ouverture 12, en relation avec une épaisseur maximale admissible donnée de la lame d'extrémité 41 a du volet roulant 40 destinée à être introduite dans l'ouverture 12. On notera que ces bords rentrants 12a et 12b sont adaptés pour guider la lame d'extrémité 41 a à l'intérieur du bâti 11.As illustrated in FIG. 1, the wall 11a of the frame 11 has a front face 11b (vertical in use) in which are formed in a reentrant and convergent manner two upper and lower oblique edges 12a and 12b of the opening 12 (FIG. ie intended to be respectively facing the outer and inner faces 43 and 44 of the end plate 41a when introducing it into the opening 12). The spacing between the reentrant ends 12aa and 12ba of these edges 12a and 12b defines the height of the opening 12, in relation to a given maximum allowable thickness of the end plate 41a of the shutter 40 to be introduced into the opening 12. It will be noted that these reentrant edges 12a and 12b are adapted to guide the end blade 41a inside the frame 11.

La paroi 11a du bâti 11 présente intérieurement, du bord inférieur 12b au bord supérieur 12a de l'ouverture 12, une face inférieure de support 11c (horizontale en utilisation) qui est perpendiculaire au plan II de l'ouverture 12 et qui est destinée à recevoir la face interne 44 de la lame d'extrémité 41 a, une face arrière de butée 11d (verticale en utilisation) qui fait face à l'ouverture 12 en étant perpendiculaire à la face inférieure 11 c et qui est destinée à former une butée pour l'enfoncement du chant 42 de la lame d'extrémité 41 a à l'intérieur du bâti 11, une face de liaison 11 e globalement oblique prolongeant selon un angle aigu la face arrière 11d vers le haut et vers la face avant 11b, et une face supérieure de couverture 11f qui est parallèle à la face inférieure 11c et qui s'étend jusqu'à la face avant 11b. La paroi 11a du bâti 11 présente en outre deux faces latérales (non visibles à la figure 1) qui relient entre elles la face inférieure de support 11c et la face supérieure de couverture 11f.The wall 11a of the frame 11 has internally, from the lower edge 12b to the upper edge 12a of the opening 12, a bottom support face 11c (horizontal in use) which is perpendicular to the plane II of the opening 12 and which is intended for receiving the inner face 44 of the end plate 41a, a rear abutment face 11d (vertical in use) which faces the opening 12 being perpendicular to the lower face 11c and which is intended to form a stop for depressing the edge 42 of the end plate 41a inside the frame 11, a generally oblique connecting face 11 e extending at an acute angle the rear face 11d upwards and towards the front face 11b, and an upper cover face 11f which is parallel to the lower face 11c and extends to the front face 11b. The wall 11a of the frame 11 furthermore has two lateral faces (not visible in FIG. 1) which interconnect the lower support face 11c and the upper cover face 11f.

A l'intérieur du bâti 11, sont montés :

  • une palette pivotante de verrouillage 13 qui est adaptée pour coopérer en butée dans une position de verrouillage avec la lame d'extrémité 41 a, lors de l'introduction de celle-ci en translation dans l'ouverture 12,
  • des moyens de commande 14 prévus pour commander le pivotement de la palette de verrouillage 13, de sorte à la faire passer de la position de verrouillage à une position de déverrouillage, et
  • une palette pivotante de réarmement 15 qui est adaptée pour coopérer avec les moyens de commande 14 de sorte à rappeler la palette de verrouillage 13 de la position de déverrouillage à une position d'armement, dans laquelle la palette 13 est à nouveau apte à verrouiller le volet roulant 40.
Inside the frame 11, are mounted:
  • a pivoting locking pallet 13 which is adapted to cooperate in abutment in a locking position with the end plate 41a, when the latter is inserted in translation into the opening 12,
  • control means 14 provided for controlling the pivoting of the locking pallet 13 so as to move it from the locking position to an unlocking position, and
  • a pivoting reset pallet 15 which is adapted to cooperate with the control means 14 so as to recall the locking pallet 13 from the unlocking position to an arming position, in which the pallet 13 is again able to lock the rolling shutter 40.

Plus précisément, la palette de verrouillage 13 est montée sur un premier axe de pivotement 13a qui est monté solidaire des faces latérales du bâti 11 (i.e. en étant perpendiculaire à la direction de translation de la lame d'extrémité 41 a illustrée par la flèche A à la figure 2), à proximité de la face avant 11 b et sensiblement en regard de la jonction entre cette face avant 11 b et le bord supérieur 12a de l'ouverture 12. Comme illustré à la figure 1, l'axe 13a est monté en avant par rapport à l'extrémité rentrante 12aa de ce bord supérieur 12a, de telle sorte que l'extrémité libre 13b de la palette 13 débouche en regard de l'ouverture 12 mais en retrait du plan Π de celle-ci, du fait de la butée formée par le bord supérieur 12a. De plus, la palette 13 est montée en appui sur un premier moyen de rappel 13c, constitué dans cet exemple d'un ressort de compression, qui est fixé dans un premier évidement 13d de la face oblique de liaison 11 e.More specifically, the locking pallet 13 is mounted on a first pivot axis 13a which is mounted integral with the lateral faces of the frame 11 (ie being perpendicular to the direction of translation of the end plate 41a illustrated by the arrow A in FIG. 2), near the front face 11b and substantially facing the junction between this front face 11b and the upper edge 12a of the opening 12. As illustrated in FIG. 13a is mounted forward with respect to the reentrant end 12aa of this upper edge 12a, so that the free end 13b of the pallet 13 opens opposite the opening 12 but set back from the plane Π thereof due to the stop formed by the upper edge 12a. In addition, the pallet 13 is mounted in abutment on a first return means 13c, constituted in this example by a compression spring, which is fixed in a first recess 13d of the oblique connecting face 11 e.

La palette de verrouillage 13 est adaptée pour coopérer avec une butée de verrouillage 45 qui est adjacente au chant 42 dont est pourvue la lame d'extrémité 41 a sur sa face externe 43, de telle manière que cette palette 13 soit rappelée dans une position de verrouillage contre la butée 45 via le premier moyen de rappel 13c, en formant un angle aigu α avec la lame 41a.The locking pallet 13 is adapted to cooperate with a locking abutment 45 which is adjacent to the edge 42 which is provided with the end plate 41a on its outer face 43, so that this pallet 13 is returned to a position of locking against the stop 45 via the first return means 13c, forming an acute angle α with the blade 41a.

Comme illustré aux figures 3 et 4, la butée 45 est constituée dans cet exemple d'un coin en forme de triangle rectangle dont l'hypoténuse 45a est formée par la face d'attaque inclinée de cette butée, laquelle forme une rampe de guidage adaptée pour guider en pivotement l'extrémité libre 13b de la palette 13, lors de l'introduction de la lame d'extrémité 41 a dans l'ouverture 12, pour la caler derrière ce coin 45 en s'opposant au pivotement de cette extrémité libre 13b.As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, the abutment 45 is constituted in this example by a wedge in the shape of a right triangle whose hypotenuse 45a is formed by the inclined leading face of this abutment, which forms a suitable guide ramp. for pivotally guiding the free end 13b of the pallet 13, during the introduction of the end plate 41a into the opening 12, to wedge it behind this wedge 45 while opposing the pivoting of this free end 13b.

Les moyens de commande 14 sont prévus pour commander une rotation du premier axe 13a, de sorte à faire pivoter la palette de verrouillage 13 de la position de verrouillage à celle de déverrouillage, dans laquelle l'extrémité libre 13b de la palette 13 est retirée en direction de la face arrière de butée 11d (voir figure 5). A cet effet, les moyens de commande 14 comportent, d'une part, un organe de poussée 14' qui est mobile réversiblement en translation perpendiculairement au premier axe à l'intérieur d'un logement 11g du bâti 11 formé le long de la face avant 11b (i.e. un logement vertical en utilisation) et, d'autre part, un organe de transmission 14" de type levier qui est solidaire en rotation du premier axe 13a et au contact duquel est monté l'organe de poussée 14'. L'organe de poussée 14' est destiné à être actionné de l'extérieur du bâti 11, par exemple au moyen d'un outil tel qu'un jeton, une clef ou une carte magnétique, de sorte à appuyer sur l'organe de transmission 14" pour le faire pivoter sur le premier axe 13a et entraîner ainsi le pivotement de la palette 13 de la position de verrouillage à celle de déverrouillage.The control means 14 are provided for controlling a rotation of the first axis 13a, so as to rotate the locking pallet 13 from the locking position to the unlocking position, in which the free end 13b of the pallet 13 is removed by direction of the abutment rear face 11d (see Figure 5). For this purpose, the control means 14 comprise, on the one hand, a thrust member 14 'which is reversibly movable in translation perpendicular to the first axis inside a housing 11g of the frame 11 formed along the face before 11b (ie a vertical housing in use) and, secondly, a transmission member 14 "of the lever type which is integral in rotation with the first axis 13a and in contact with which is mounted the thrust member 14 '. pushing member 14 'is intended to be actuated from the outside of the frame 11, for example by means of a tool such as a token, a key or a magnetic card, so as to press the transmission member 14 "to pivot on the first axis 13a and thus cause the pivoting of the pallet 13 of the locking position to that of unlocking.

Comme illustré à la figure 1, le levier constituant l'organe de transmission 14" forme avec la palette de verrouillage 13 un angle obtus β qui est avantageusement compris entre 100° et 150°.As illustrated in Figure 1, the lever constituting the transmission member 14 "forms with the locking pallet 13 an obtuse angle β which is advantageously between 100 ° and 150 °.

Plus précisément, le logement 11g dans lequel est monté l'organe de poussée 14' débouche sur la face supérieure de couverture 11f par un orifice d'actionnement dont l'un des bords est formé par la face avant 11 b et dont un bord arrière est défini par une cloison ouverte 11 i s'étendant à angle droit à partir de la face supérieure 11f, sensiblement à l'aplomb du premier axe 13a et se terminant juste au-dessus de ce dernier. Le logement 11g est conçu pour communiquer avec l'espace interne du bâti 11 via un orifice 11j qui est formé dans la cloison 11i en regard de la face oblique de liaison 11e et qui divise cette cloison 11i en deux demi-cloisons inférieure et supérieure 11 ia et 11 ib.More specifically, the housing 11g in which is mounted the thrust member 14 'opens on the upper cover face 11f by an actuating orifice whose one edge is formed by the front face 11b and a rear edge is defined by an open wall 11 i extending at right angles from the upper face 11f substantially perpendicular to the first axis 13a and terminating just above the latter. The housing 11g is designed to communicate with the internal space of the frame 11 via an orifice 11j which is formed in the partition 11i opposite the oblique connecting face 11e and which divides the partition 11i into two lower and upper half-partitions 11 i and 11 ib.

L'organe de poussée 14' comporte un bouton poussoir 14a actionnable de l'extérieur du bâti 11 qui se prolonge à l'intérieur du logement 11g par une patte élastique 14b en forme de U. La patte 14b comporte une aile fixe 14ba qui est solidaire du bouton 14a en longeant la face avant 11 b du bâti 11 et qui se termine par un sommet 14bb monté au contact de l'organe de transmission 14", et une aile mobile 14bc en flexion en direction de l'aile fixe 14ba qui est montée à sa base adjacente au sommet 14bb contre la demi-cloison inférieure 11 ia et qui présente une extrémité libre formant une butée élastique 14b' escamotable en vue d'une immobilisation réversible de l'organe de poussée 14' dans la position de déverrouillage.The pushing member 14 'comprises a push button 14a operable from the outside of the frame 11 which extends inside the housing 11g by a U-shaped elastic tab 14b. The tab 14b comprises a fixed wing 14ba which is secured to the button 14a along the front face 11b of the frame 11 and which terminates in a vertex 14bb mounted in contact with the transmission member 14 ", and a movable wing 14bc in flexion towards the fixed wing 14ba which is mounted at its base adjacent the top 14bb against the lower half-wall 11 ia and which has a free end forming a resilient abutment 14b 'retractable for reversible immobilization of the thrust member 14' in the unlocked position .

Cette butée élastique 14bd présente une forme rectangulaire de largeur supérieure à celle du reste de l'aile mobile 14bc, et elle est conçue pour sortir partiellement du logement 11g via l'orifice 11j en venant en butée sous un épaulement 11 i' de l'extrémité de la demi-cloison supérieure 11 ib (i.e. le bord supérieur de l'orifice 11j), de sorte à immobiliser l'organe de poussée 14' en appui sur l'organe de transmission 14" dans la position de déverrouillage, suite à l'enfoncement du bouton poussoir 14a dans le logement 11 g.This elastic abutment 14bd has a rectangular shape of greater width than that of the rest of the movable wing 14bc, and is designed to partially leave the housing 11g via the orifice 11j abutting under a shoulder 11 i 'of the end of the upper half-wall 11 ib (ie the upper edge of the orifice 11j), so as to immobilize the thrust member 14 'resting on the transmission member 14 "in the unlocking position, following the depression of the push button 14a in the housing 11 g.

La palette de réarmement 15 est destinée à être poussée jusqu'à la face arrière 11d du bâti 11 par le chant 42 de la lame d'extrémité 41a, lors de l'introduction de celle-ci dans l'ouverture 12, et à être rappelée vers une saillie d'escamotage 14b" de l'organe de poussée 14' du fait du retrait précité de la lame d'extrémité 41a.The reset pallet 15 is intended to be pushed up to the rear face 11d of the frame 11 by the edge 42 of the end plate 41a, during the introduction thereof into the opening 12, and to be recalled to a retraction projection 14b "of the thrust member 14 'due to the aforementioned withdrawal of the end plate 41a.

A cet effet, la palette de réarmement 15 est montée sur un second axe de pivotement 15a qui est monté solidaire des faces latérales du bâti 11 (i.e. en étant perpendiculaire à la direction de translation A de la lame d'extrémité 41a), à proximité immédiate de la face supérieure de couverture 11f et de la demi-cloison supérieure 11 ib et au-dessus de l'orifice 11j. On notera que le second axe 15a est monté sensiblement à l'aplomb de l'extrémité 12aa du bord supérieur 12a de l'ouverture 12, i.e. en arrière du premier axe 13a. Il en résulte que l'extrémité libre 15b de la palette 15, dont la forme coudée est adaptée pour recevoir le chant 42 de la lame d'extrémité 41 a, peut déboucher sensiblement dans le plan Π de l'ouverture 12, compte tenu de la butée formée par ce bord supérieur 12a. De plus, la palette 15 est montée en appui sur un second moyen de rappel 15c, constitué dans cet exemple d'un ressort de compression, qui est fixé dans un second évidement 15d de la face oblique de liaison 11e.For this purpose, the reset pallet 15 is mounted on a second pivot axis 15a which is mounted integral with the lateral faces of the frame 11 (ie being perpendicular to the translation direction A of the end plate 41a), in the vicinity immediately of the upper cover face 11f and the upper half wall 11 ib and above the orifice 11j. Note that the second axis 15a is mounted substantially in line with the end 12aa of the upper edge 12a of the opening 12, i.e. behind the first axis 13a. As a result, the free end 15b of the pallet 15, whose bent shape is adapted to receive the edge 42 of the end plate 41a, can open substantially in the plane Π of the opening 12, taking into account the the abutment formed by this upper edge 12a. In addition, the pallet 15 is mounted in abutment on a second return means 15c, consisting in this example of a compression spring, which is fixed in a second recess 15d of the oblique connecting face 11e.

La palette de réarmement 15 est pourvue à angle droit sur sa face avant d'un doigt de poussée 15e, sensiblement en regard du second moyen de rappel 15c, de sorte que ce doigt 15e vienne pousser la saillie d'escamotage 14b" à travers l'orifice 11j lors du rappel en pivotement de la palette 15 induit par le retrait de la lame d'extrémité 41 a, et escamoter ainsi la butée élastique 14b' à l'intérieur du logement 11g pour faire remonter l'organe de poussée 14' jusqu'à sa position initiale haute correspondant à la position d'armement de la palette de verrouillage 13.The reset pallet 15 is provided at right angles on its front face with a thrust finger 15e, substantially facing the second return means 15c, so that the finger 15e push the retraction projection 14b "through the 11j orifice during the return pivoting of the pallet 15 induced by the removal of the end plate 41a, and thus retract the elastic stop 14b 'inside the housing 11g to raise the push member 14' up to its initial high position corresponding to the arming position of the locking pallet 13.

Plus précisément, la saillie d'escamotage 14b" est formée sur la face arrière de l'aile mobile 14bc de la patte 14b en étant dirigée vers l'arrière du bâti 11. Cette saillie 14b" présente une forme d'ergot comportant en sa partie inférieure une rampe oblique R conçue pour guider en glissement le doigt de poussée 15e, lors du retrait de la lame d'extrémité 41 a, de sorte à faciliter la poussée de cette saillie 14b".More specifically, the retraction protrusion 14b "is formed on the rear face of the movable wing 14bc of the tab 14b while being directed towards the rear of the frame 11. This projection 14b "has a form of lug having in its lower part an oblique ramp R designed to guide sliding the thrust finger 15e, when removing the end plate 41 has, so as to facilitate the thrust of this protrusion 14b ".

Un dispositif de verrouillage 10 selon l'invention fonctionne de la manière suivante, décrite en référence aux figures 2 à 7, pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé de verrouillage et de retrait d'un panneau, tel qu'un volet roulant 40 de couverture pour piscine.A locking device 10 according to the invention operates in the following manner, described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7, for the implementation of the method of locking and removing a panel, such as a rolling shutter 40 of cover for swimming pool.

Comme illustré aux figures 2 et 3, on introduit le volet roulant 40, en vue de son verrouillage dans le dispositif 1, par le chant longitudinal 42 de sa lame d'extrémité 41 a dans l'ouverture 12 jusqu'à ce que ce chant 42 vienne pousser dans le sens de la flèche A l'extrémité libre 15b coudée de la palette de réarmement 15, ce qui fait pivoter cette palette 15 dans le sens de la flèche B (voir figure 3). Cette introduction induit également une poussée, par la rampe de guidage 45a de la butée 45 recouvrant la lame d'extrémité 41 a, de l'extrémité libre 13b de la palette de verrouillage 13, ce qui fait légèrement pivoter cette dernière dans le même sens de la flèche C (voir figure 3) puis dans le sens inverse de la flèche D (voir figure 4), de sorte que cette extrémité libre 13b franchisse la rampe 45a pour venir finalement se caler à l'avant de la butée 45 dans la position de verrouillage illustrée à la figure 4.As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the roller shutter 40 is inserted in order to lock it in the device 1 by the longitudinal edge 42 of its end blade 41 in the opening 12 until this edge 42 push in the direction of the arrow At the free end 15b bent of the reset pallet 15, which pivots the pallet 15 in the direction of the arrow B (see Figure 3). This introduction also induces a thrust, by the guide ramp 45a of the abutment 45 covering the end plate 41a, of the free end 13b of the locking pallet 13, which causes the latter to pivot slightly in the same direction of the arrow C (see Figure 3) and in the opposite direction of the arrow D (see Figure 4), so that this free end 13b crosses the ramp 45a to finally come to the front of the stop 45 in the locking position illustrated in Figure 4.

Comme illustré à la figure 4, la lame d'extrémité 41 a est verrouillée dans une position où elle maintient la palette de réarmement 15 poussée contre la face arrière 11d du bâti 11, sans qu'il soit possible d'extraire la lame 41a du dispositif 10 du fait du blocage en pivotement de la palette de verrouillage 13 sur l'axe 13a.As illustrated in FIG. 4, the end plate 41a is locked in a position where it keeps the rearing pallet 15 pushed against the rear face 11d of the frame 11, without it being possible to extract the blade 41a from the device 10 due to the pivotal locking of the locking pallet 13 on the axis 13a.

Pour commander le déverrouillage de la lame d'extrémité 41 a dans le dispositif 10 en vue de la retirer de celui-ci, on actionne l'organe de poussée 14', par exemple au moyen d'un outil approprié, comme illustré à la figure 5, de manière à appliquer à cet organe de poussée 14' un effort en translation dans le sens de la flèche E.To control the unlocking of the end blade 41a in the device 10 in order to remove it from the latter, the thrust member 14 'is actuated, for example by means of a suitable tool, as illustrated in FIG. FIG. 5, so as to apply to this thrust member 14 'a translational force in the direction of the arrow E.

Cet enfoncement de l'organe de poussée 14' dans son logement 11g induit simultanément :

  • un pivotement vers le bas du levier de transmission 14" dans le sens de la flèche F et un pivotement concomitant vers le haut de la palette de verrouillage 13 dans le sens de la flèche G, et
  • une sortie hors du logement 11g dans le sens de la flèche H de la butée élastique 14b' de l'organe de poussée 14' par l'orifice 11j de la cloison 11i, venant caler élastiquement cette butée 14b' sous l'épaulement 11 i', sous l'effet de la force de rappel exercée par le premier moyen de rappel 13c dans le sens de la flèche I. Il en résulte une immobilisation de la palette de verrouillage 13 dans la position de déverrouillage illustrée à la figure 5, qui permet l'extraction ultérieure de la lame d'extrémité 41 a.
This depression of the thrust member 14 'in its housing 11g induces simultaneously:
  • a downward pivoting of the transmission lever 14 "in the direction of the arrow F and a concomitant upward pivoting of the locking pallet 13 in the direction of the arrow G, and
  • an outlet out of the housing 11g in the direction of the arrow H of the elastic abutment 14b 'of the thrust member 14' by the orifice 11j of the partition 11i, coming elastically wedge this abutment 14b 'under the shoulder 11 i ', under the effect of the restoring force exerted by the first return means 13c in the direction of the arrow I. This results in immobilization of the locking pallet 13 in the unlocking position illustrated in Figure 5, which allows the subsequent extraction of the end plate 41 a.

Comme illustré à la figure 6, lorsqu'on commence à retirer du dispositif 10 la lame d'extrémité 41 a dans le sens de la flèche J, la palette de réarmement 15 est rappelée en pivotement contre le chant 42 de la lame 41 a par le second moyen de rappel 15c dans le sens de la flèche K puis, comme illustré à la figure 7, ce rappel en pivotement de la palette de réarmement 15 se poursuit jusqu'à ce que le doigt de poussée 15e de cette dernière vienne pousser d'arrière en avant dans le sens de la flèche L la saillie 14b" de l'organe de poussée 14', ce qui a pour effet de désengager la butée élastique 14b' en l'escamotant à l'intérieur du logement 11g.As shown in FIG. 6, when the end plate 41a starts to be withdrawn from the device in the direction of the arrow J, the reset pallet 15 is pivotally biased against the edge 42 of the blade 41a by the second return means 15c in the direction of the arrow K and, as illustrated in FIG. 7, this pivotal return of the reset pallet 15 continues until the thrust finger 15e of the latter comes to push rearward in the direction of the arrow L the projection 14b "of the thrust member 14 ', which has the effect of disengaging the elastic abutment 14b' by retracting inside the housing 11g.

Cet escamotage de la butée élastique 14b' se traduit par la remontée en translation dans le sens de la flèche M de l'organe de poussée 14' dans le logement 11g, de telle sorte que le bouton poussoir 14a retrouve sa position initiale haute affleurant la face supérieure de couverture 11f du bâti 11, ce qui rappelle la palette de verrouillage 13 dans la position initiale d'armement illustrée à la figure 7 via le pivotement dans le sens de la flèche N du levier de transmission 14".This retraction of the elastic abutment 14b 'is reflected by the rise in translation in the direction of the arrow M of the thrust member 14' in the housing 11g, so that the push button 14a returns to its initial high position flush with the 11f upper cover face of the frame 11, reminding the locking pallet 13 in the initial cocking position shown in Figure 7 via the pivoting in the direction of the arrow N of the transmission lever 14 ".

Il en résulte que le dispositif de verrouillage 10 est apte à verrouiller à nouveau la lame d'extrémité 41a du volet roulant 40, comme décrit ci-dessus en référence aux figures 2 à 7.As a result, the locking device 10 is able to lock again the end plate 41a of the shutter 40, as described above with reference to Figures 2 to 7.

Le dispositif de verrouillage 110 selon un second mode de réalisation de l'invention qui est illustré à la figure 8 est monté sur la face interne d'une paroi d'extrémité 20 d'un bassin de piscine rempli d'eau 30, et il est destiné, d'une part, à recevoir en translation la lame d'extrémité 141a d'un volet roulant 140 (illustré à la figure 11) analogue au volet roulant 40 précité pour son verrouillage par l'intermédiaire d'une butée de verrouillage 145 dont la lame 141a est pourvue et, d'autre part, à permettre un déverrouillage du volet 140 en vue de son retrait du dispositif 110.The locking device 110 according to a second embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in FIG. 8 is mounted on the internal face of an end wall 20 of a pool basin filled with water 30, and is intended, on the one hand, to receive in translation the end plate 141a of a shutter 140 (shown in Figure 11) similar to the roller shutter 40 for its locking by means of a locking stop 145 whose blade 141a is provided and, secondly, to allow unlocking of the shutter 140 for removal from the device 110.

Le dispositif 110 est délimité extérieurement par un bâti 111 présentant une ouverture 112 qui est destinée à recevoir un chant longitudinal 142 de la lame d'extrémité 141 a du volet roulant 140. Ce bâti 111 se distingue essentiellement du bâti 11 précité en relation avec ledit premier mode de l'invention, en ce que sa face supérieure de couverture 111f présente un orifice O traversant qui débouche à l'extérieur du bâti 111 et qui rend ainsi accessible à un opérateur l'intérieur du bâti 111 situé en arrière de l'ouverture 112.The device 110 is delimited externally by a frame 111 having an opening 112 which is intended to receive a longitudinal edge 142 of the end plate 141a of the shutter 140. This frame 111 is essentially different from the aforementioned frame 11 in connection with said first embodiment of the invention, in that its upper cover face 111f has a through hole O which opens out of the frame 111 and thus makes accessible to an operator inside the frame 111 located behind the opening 112.

Comme illustré aux figures 9 et 10, est montée à l'intérieur du bâti 111 une roue 113 à ailettes radiales 114a, 114b, 114c comportant un arbre 115 d'axe 115a perpendiculaire à la direction A' d'engagement et de retrait du panneau 140. L'arbre 115 est monté mobile en translation selon l'axe 115a et sensiblement en rotation autour de cet axe 115a, via un palier 116 (voir figure 10) guidant l'une de ses extrémités 115b. Un ressort de compression 117 (non représenté à la figure 10) est monté autour de l'arbre 115 en prenant appui, d'une part, sur le palier 116 et, d'autre part, sur une butée 118 s'étendant radialement autour dudit arbre 115 en étant solidaire des ailettes 114a, 114b et 114c. Ce ressort 117 est destiné à rappeler l'arbre 115 en translation selon l'axe 115a, vers une surface de guidage fixe 119 qui est sensiblement perpendiculaire à cet axe 115a et au contact de laquelle l'extrémité libre 115c de l'arbre 115 est destinée à évoluer.As illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, is mounted inside the frame 111 a wheel 113 with radial fins 114a, 114b, 114c having a shaft 115 of axis 115a perpendicular to the direction A 'of engagement and removal of the panel 140. The shaft 115 is mounted to move in translation along the axis 115a and substantially rotates about this axis 115a, via a bearing 116 (see Figure 10) guiding one of its ends 115b. A compression spring 117 (not shown in FIG. 10) is mounted around the shaft 115 while bearing, on the one hand, on the bearing 116 and, on the other hand, on a stop 118 extending radially around said shaft 115 being integral with the fins 114a, 114b and 114c. This spring 117 is intended to return the shaft 115 in translation along the axis 115a towards a fixed guide surface 119 which is substantially perpendicular to this axis 115a and in contact with which the free end 115c of the shaft 115 is intended to evolve.

La surface de guidage 119 présente dans cet exemple de réalisation trois creux 119a et trois crêtes 119b qui sont situés à des cotes différentes sur l'axe 115a et qui sont reliés deux à deux entre eux par six ondulations circonférentielles 119c (les trois crêtes 119b sont représentées schématiquement à la figure 8 et aux figures 11 à 17 par trois traits espacés de 120°).In this embodiment, the guiding surface 119 has three depressions 119a and three ridges 119b which are located on different sides on the axis 115a and which are connected in pairs by six circumferential corrugations 119c (the three ridges 119b are shown schematically in FIG. 8 and FIGS. 11 to 17 in three lines spaced 120 ° apart).

L'une au moins des ailettes 114a présente une forme appropriée pour coopérer avec la lame d'extrémité 141a du panneau 140, de manière à être poussée par ledit chant d'extrémité 142 introduit à l'intérieur du bâti 111 et à verrouiller le panneau en coopérant dans une position de verrouillage avec la face supérieure de cette lame 141a, via le système ressort 117 / surface de guidage 119 qui est prévu pour rappeler en rotation les ailettes 114a à 114c en sens inverse du sens de rotation qui leur est appliqué par la poussée précitée. Les deux autres ailettes, décalées angulairement de 120° dans cet exemple de réalisation, sont utilisables pour commander la rotation de l'ailette 114a, par l'intermédiaire d'une tige ou clé d'actionnement 150 qu'un opérateur introduit dans l'orifice O du bâti 111. Le système ressort 117 / surface de guidage 119 est également prévu pour rappeler en rotation les ailettes 114a à 114c de sorte à positionner celle d'entre elles qui est angulairement la plus proche de la verticale dans la position de réarmement, suite au dégagement de la lame d'extrémité 141 a de l'ouverture 112 du dispositif 110.At least one of the fins 114a has a shape suitable for cooperating with the end blade 141a of the panel 140, so as to be pushed by said end edge 142 introduced inside the frame 111 and to lock the panel cooperating in a locking position with the upper face of this blade 141a, via the spring system 117 / guide surface 119 which is provided to revolve the fins 114a to 114c in the opposite direction of the direction of rotation applied to them by the aforementioned thrust. The other two wings, angularly offset by 120 ° in this embodiment, can be used to control the rotation of the fin 114a, via a rod or actuating key 150 that an operator enters into the O-port of the frame 111. The spring system 117 / guide surface 119 is also provided to revolve the fins 114a to 114c so as to position the one of them which is angularly closest to the vertical in the rearming position following the disengagement of the end plate 141a from the opening 112 of the device 110.

Comme illustré à la figure 10, la surface de guidage 119 forme dans cet exemple six ondulations 119c sensiblement paraboliques qui forment des rampes alternativement montantes et descendantes sur la circonférence de cette surface 119, en définissant trois crêtes 119b où le ressort 117 est sollicité en compression pour rappeler l'arbre 115 en translation et en rotation vers l'un des trois creux 119a adjacents.As illustrated in FIG. 10, the guiding surface 119 forms, in this example, six substantially parabolic corrugations 119c which form alternately rising and falling ramps on the circumference of this surface 119, defining three peaks 119b in which the spring 117 is stressed in compression to return the shaft 115 in translation and in rotation towards one of the three adjacent depressions 119a.

Le dispositif de verrouillage 110 selon l'invention fonctionne de la manière suivante, décrite en référence aux figures 11 à 17, pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé de verrouillage et de retrait du panneau 140.The locking device 110 according to the invention operates in the following manner, described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 17, for implementing the method of locking and removing the panel 140.

Comme illustré aux figures 11 et 12, on introduit dans le sens de la flèche A' le volet roulant 140, en vue de son verrouillage dans le dispositif 110, par le chant longitudinal 142 de sa lame d'extrémité 141a dans l'ouverture 112 jusqu'à ce que ce chant 142 fasse tourner dans le sens de la flèche B' l'ailette 114a qui se trouve en position verticale inférieure d'armement sur l'arbre 115 (voir figure 12), de telle sorte que la butée de verrouillage 145 de la lame 141a se retrouve derrière cette ailette 114a (voir figure 13). On notera que dans cette position stable d'armement de l'ailette 114a, l'extrémité libre 115c de l'arbre 115 est située dans un creux 119a de la surface de guidage 19.As illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12, the shutter 140 is inserted in the direction of arrow A 'so as to lock it in the device 110 by the longitudinal edge 142 of its end plate 141a in the opening 112. until this song 142 turns in the direction of the arrow B 'the fin 114a which is in a lower vertical arming position on the shaft 115 (see FIG. 12), so that the locking abutment 145 of the blade 141a is found behind this fin 114a (see FIG. 13). Note that in this stable arming position of the fin 114a, the free end 115c of the shaft 115 is located in a recess 119a of the guide surface 19.

Le ressort de compression 117 associé à la surface de guidage 119 rappelle alors, via l'arbre 115 dont l'extrémité libre 115c est positionnée entre ce creux 119a et la crête 119b adjacente, l'ailette 114a en rotation en sens inverse dans le sens de la flèche C', ce qui a pour effet de bloquer en pivotement l'ailette 114a en position de verrouillage contre la butée 145.The compression spring 117 associated with the guide surface 119 then recalls, via the shaft 115 whose free end 115c is positioned between this hollow 119a and the adjacent peak 119b, the fin 114a rotating in the opposite direction in the opposite direction. of the arrow C ', which has the effect of pivotally locking the fin 114a in the locking position against the stop 145.

Pour commander le déverrouillage de la lame d'extrémité 141a dans le dispositif 110 en vue de la retirer de celui-ci, on introduit une tige ou clé d'actionnement 150 dans l'ouverture O du bâti 111 comme illustré aux figures 14 et 15 en appliquant un effort de poussée dans le sens de la flèche D' sur l'ailette 114b adjacente et accessible via cet orifice O. Cet effort est appliqué de sorte que l'ailette 114a tourne dans le sens de la flèche E' et dépasse suite à sa rotation le secteur angulaire dans lequel elle serait rappelée en sens inverse, ce secteur « de rappel » étant prédéfini par la construction du système ressort 117 / surface de guidage 119 et traduisant le dépassement de la crête 119b suivante par l'extrémité 115c de l'arbre 115. De fait de ce dépassement angulaire pour l'ailette 114a, le couple de rotation dans le sens E' est transmis à l'ailette 114b, qui vient alors buter sur la face supérieure de la lame d'extrémité 141a en formant un angle obtus avec cette dernière (voir figure 15).
Comme illustré à la figure 16, il en résulte que lorsqu'on exerce un effort de traction sur la lame d'extrémité 141 a dans le sens de la flèche F', l'ailette 114b ne bloque pas la butée de verrouillage 145, ce qui permet de retirer la lame 141a du dispositif 110. Ce désengagement de l'ailette 114b de la lame 141a induit un rappel en rotation de l'ailette 114b vers le bas dans le sens de la flèche G', jusqu'à la position inférieure et stable d'armement illustrée à la figure 17 qui correspond au passage de l'extrémité 115c de l'arbre 115 dans le creux suivant 119a de la surface 119. Il en résulte que le dispositif de verrouillage 110 est apte à verrouiller à nouveau le volet roulant 140, comme décrit ci-dessus en référence aux figures 11 à 17 (en remplaçant les ailettes 114a et 114b par les ailettes 114b et 114c, respectivement).To control the unlocking of the end blade 141a in the device 110 in order to remove it from the latter, an operating rod or key 150 is introduced into the opening O of the frame 111 as illustrated in FIGS. by applying a thrust force in the direction of the arrow D 'on the adjacent vane 114b and accessible via this orifice O. This force is applied so that the fin 114a rotates in the direction of the arrow E' and exceeds at its rotation the angular sector in which it would be biased in the opposite direction, this "return" sector being predefined by the construction of the spring system 117 / guide surface 119 and reflecting the passing of the next peak 119b by the end 115c of the shaft 115. Because of this angular overrange for the fin 114a, the torque in the direction E 'is transmitted to the fin 114b, which then abuts on the upper face of the end plate 141a in forming an angle us with the latter (see figure 15).
As illustrated in FIG. 16, it follows that when a traction force is exerted on the end blade 141 a in the direction of the arrow F ', the fin 114b does not block the locking abutment 145; which makes it possible to remove the blade 141a from the device 110. This disengagement of the fin 114b from the blade 141a induces a reversion of the vane 114b downwards in the direction of the arrow G ', to the lower position and stable armament illustrated at the 17 which corresponds to the passage of the end 115c of the shaft 115 in the following recess 119a of the surface 119. As a result, the locking device 110 is able to lock the shutter 140 again, as described above. above with reference to Figures 11-17 (replacing the fins 114a and 114b by the fins 114b and 114c, respectively).

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Procédé pour verrouiller un panneau (40, 140), tel qu'un volet roulant de couverture pour piscine, dans un dispositif de verrouillage (10, 110) et pour l'en retirer, ledit dispositif comportant un bâti (11, 111) pourvu d'une ouverture (12, 112) pour l'engagement et le retrait dudit panneau et un moyen de verrouillage (13, 113) monté mobile à l'intérieur dudit bâti,
caractérisé en ce que ledit procédé comprend les étapes successives suivantes : (i) on engage ledit panneau dans ladite ouverture, à l'intérieur de laquelle ledit moyen de verrouillage occupe au préalable une position d'armement, où il est apte à être amené directement par ledit panneau dans une position de verrouillage, (ii) ledit panneau engagé dans ladite ouverture amène directement ledit moyen de verrouillage de ladite position d'armement à ladite position de verrouillage, où il est verrouillé en butée par ledit moyen de verrouillage, (iii) on amène ledit moyen de verrouillage de ladite position de verrouillage à une position de déverrouillage, où il est retiré dudit panneau, et (iv) on retire ledit panneau dudit dispositif par ladite ouverture, ce retrait rappelant concomitamment ledit moyen de verrouillage de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement, en vue de mettre à nouveau en oeuvre les étapes (i) à (iv). A method for locking a panel (40, 140), such as a pool cover shutter, in and out of a locking device (10, 110), said device comprising a frame (11, 111) provided with an opening (12, 112) for engaging and removing said panel and a locking means (13, 113) movably mounted within said frame,
characterized in that said method comprises the following successive steps: (i) said panel is engaged in said opening, inside which said locking means occupies an arming position beforehand, where it is adapted to be brought directly by said panel into a locking position, (ii) said panel engaged in said opening directly brings said locking means from said cocking position to said locking position, where it is locked in abutment by said locking means, (iii) bringing said locking means from said locking position to an unlocking position, where it is removed from said panel, and (iv) said panel is removed from said device by said opening, this withdrawal reminding concomitantly said locking means from said unlocking position to said arming position, with a view to implementing again steps (i) to (iv) . Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'étape (iii) est mise en oeuvre en actionnant des moyens de commande (14, 114b) dudit moyen de verrouillage (13, 113) dans un sens (E, E') prédéterminé.Method according to claim 1, characterized in that step (iii) is carried out by operating control means (14, 114b) of said locking means (13, 113) in a predetermined direction (E, E ') . Procédé selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit retrait dudit panneau (40) à l'étape (iv) commande l'actionnement en sens inverse (M) desdits moyens de commande (14) pour l'obtention du rappel dudit moyen de verrouillage (13) de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement.A method according to claim 2, characterized in that said removal of said panel (40) in step (iv) controls the reverse actuation (M) of said control means (14) to obtain the recall of said means of locking (13) said unlocking position to said arming position. Procédé selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que ledit actionnement en sens inverse (M) est mis en oeuvre par le rappel à l'intérieur dudit bâti (11) d'un moyen mobile de réarmement (15), sur lequel appuie un chant (42) dudit panneau (41a) engagé dans ladite ouverture (12), contre lesdits moyens de commande (14).A method according to claim 3, characterized in that said actuation in the opposite direction (M) is implemented by the return inside said frame (11) of a movable resetting means (15) on which a song is supported (42) of said panel (41a) engaged in said opening (12), against said control means (14). Procédé selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de verrouillage (13) et ledit moyen de réarmement (15) pivotent dans des directions parallèles à la direction d'engagement (A) et de retrait (J) dudit panneau (40), en étant tous deux rappelés à l'encontre de l'engagement dudit panneau respectivement par des premier et second moyens de rappels (13c et 15c) les reliant audit bâti (11).Method according to claim 4, characterized in that said locking means (13) and said resetting means (15) pivot in directions parallel to the direction of engagement (A) and withdrawal (J) of said panel (40) , both of which are recalled against the engagement of said panel respectively by first and second return means (13c and 15c) connecting them to said frame (11). Procédé selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de commande (14) sont mobiles en translation dans un logement (11g) dudit bâti (11) dans une direction parallèle au plan de pivotement dudit moyen de verrouillage (13).Method according to claim 5, characterized in that said control means (14) are movable in translation in a housing (11g) of said frame (11) in a direction parallel to the pivoting plane of said locking means (13). Procédé selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que l'étape (ii) est mise en oeuvre par un guidage en pivotement d'une extrémité libre (13b) dudit moyen de verrouillage (13) sur une rampe (45a) dont est pourvue une face (43) dudit panneau (40), lors de l'engagement dudit panneau dans ladite ouverture (12), puis par le franchissement de cette rampe pour l'obtention d'une mise en butée dudit moyen de verrouillage contre ladite rampe.A method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that step (ii) is carried out by a pivoting guide of a free end (13b) of said locking means (13) on a ramp (45a) of which is provided a face (43) of said panel (40), during the engagement of said panel in said opening (12), then by crossing this ramp to obtain an abutment of said locking means against said ramp . Procédé selon la revendication 6 ou 7, caractérisé en ce que l'étape (iii) comprend un retrait dudit moyen de verrouillage (13) par pivotement à l'intérieur dudit bâti (11), qui est commandé par lesdits moyens de commande (14) via l'exercice d'un effort de translation appliqué à un organe de poussée (14') que comportent lesdits moyens de commande (14), ledit organe de poussée entraînant en pivotement un organe de transmission (14") desdits moyens de commande qui est couplé en rotation audit moyen de verrouillage.A method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that step (iii) comprises a withdrawal of said locking means (13) by pivoting within said frame (11), which is controlled by said control means (14). ) via the exercise of a translation force applied to a thrust member (14 ') that comprises said control means (14), said thrust member pivotally driving a transmission member (14 ") of said control means which is rotatably coupled to said locking means. Procédé selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'étape (iii) comprend en outre une immobilisation dudit moyen de verrouillage (13) dans ladite position de déverrouillage, via ledit premier moyen de rappel (13c) rappelant ledit moyen de verrouillage à l'encontre dudit effort et une mise en butée dudit organe de poussée (14') s'opposant à la cessation dudit effort.Method according to claim 8, characterized in that step (iii) further comprises immobilizing said locking means (13) in said unlocking position, via said first return means (13c) recalling said locking means against said force and an abutment of said thrust member (14 ') opposing the cessation of said effort . Procédé selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de réarmement (15) coopère avec ledit organe de poussée (14') en escamotant à l'intérieur dudit logement (11g) une butée élastique (14b') dudit organe de poussée réalisant ladite mise en butée, ce qui fait cesser simultanément ledit effort de translation appliqué sur ledit organe de poussée et rappelle ledit moyen de verrouillage (13), par l'intermédiaire dudit organe de transmission (14"), dans ladite position de réarmement.A method according to claim 9, characterized in that said resetting means (15) cooperates with said thrust member (14 ') by retracting within said housing (11g) an elastic stop (14b') of said thrust member said abutment, which simultaneously stops said translational force applied to said thrust member and recalls said locking means (13) through said transmission member (14 ") in said reset position. Procédé selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit retrait dudit panneau (140) à l'étape (iv) commande directement le rappel dudit moyen de verrouillage (113) de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement.A method according to claim 2, characterized in that said removal of said panel (140) in step (iv) directly controls the return of said locking means (113) from said unlocking position to said arming position. Procédé selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le retrait à l'étape (iv) commande la rotation dans ladite position d'armement, à l'intérieur dudit bâti (111), d'une ailette de verrouillage (114a) d'une roue (113) à ailettes radiales (114a, 114b, 114c) via un arbre (115) de cette roue, dont l'axe (115a) est perpendiculaire à la direction (F') de retrait dudit panneau (140) et qui est rappelé à la fois en translation axiale et en rotation au contact d'une surface de guidage (119) sensiblement perpendiculaire audit axe, ladite surface présentant des creux (119a) et des crêtes (119b) qui sont situés à des cotes différentes sur ledit axe et qui sont reliés deux à deux entre eux par des ondulations circonférentielles (119c).A method according to claim 11, characterized in that the removal in step (iv) controls the rotation in said cocked position within said frame (111), a locking wing (114a) of a wheel (113) with radial vanes (114a, 114b, 114c) via a shaft (115) of this wheel, whose axis (115a) is perpendicular to the direction (F ') of withdrawal of said panel (140) and which is recalled both in axial translation and in rotation in contact with a guide surface (119) substantially perpendicular to said axis, said surface having depressions (119a) and ridges (119b) which are situated at different sides on said axis and which are connected in pairs to each other by circumferential corrugations (119c). Procédé selon une des revendications précédentes,
caractérisé en ce que, dans ladite position de verrouillage, ledit panneau (40, 140) forme un angle aigu (α) avec ledit moyen de verrouillage (13, 113), de manière à s'opposer au retrait dudit panneau.Method according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that , in said locking position, said panel (40, 140) forms an acute angle (α) with said locking means (13, 113), so as to oppose the removal of said panel. Dispositif de verrouillage (10, 110) pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé selon une des revendications précédentes, ledit dispositif étant destiné à recevoir à l'état verrouillé un panneau (40, 140), tel qu'un volet roulant de couverture pour piscine, et à permettre un déverrouillage dudit panneau en vue de son retrait dudit dispositif, lequel comporte un bâti (11, 111) pourvu d'une ouverture (12, 112) destinée à recevoir un chant d'extrémité (42, 142) dudit panneau,
caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif comporte en outre : - un moyen de verrouillage (13, 113) qui est monté mobile à l'intérieur dudit bâti et qui est pourvu d'un premier moyen de rappel (13c, 117) le reliant audit bâti, ledit moyen de verrouillage étant adapté pour coopérer avec une butée de verrouillage (45a, 145) adjacente audit chant dont est pourvue une face (43) dudit panneau, lors de l'introduction dudit panneau dans ladite ouverture, de telle manière que ledit panneau amène ledit moyen de verrouillage d'une position d'armement, où ledit moyen de verrouillage est apte à être verrouillé directement par ledit panneau contre ladite butée, à une position de verrouillage contre cette dernière. - des moyens de commande (14, 114b) prévus pour commander le mouvement dudit moyen de verrouillage de sorte à le faire passer de ladite position de verrouillage à une position de déverrouillage, et - un moyen de réarmement (15, 117) qui est monté mobile à l'intérieur dudit bâti et qui est adapté pour coopérer avec ledit moyen de verrouillage pour le rappeler de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement. Locking device (10, 110) for implementing the method according to one of the preceding claims, said device being intended to receive in the locked state a panel (40, 140), such as a shutter rolling shutter for swimming pool, and to allow an unlocking of said panel for the purpose of removing it from said device, which comprises a frame (11, 111) provided with an opening (12, 112) intended to receive an end edge (42 142) of said panel
characterized in that said device further comprises: a locking means (13, 113) which is mounted movably inside said frame and which is provided with a first return means (13c, 117) connecting it to said frame, said locking means being adapted to cooperate with a locking abutment (45a, 145) adjacent to said edge which is provided with a face (43) of said panel, upon insertion of said panel into said opening, such that said panel brings said locking means to a position of arming, wherein said locking means is adapted to be locked directly by said panel against said stop, in a locking position against the latter. control means (14, 114b) provided for controlling the movement of said locking means so as to move it from said locking position to an unlocking position, and a resetting means (15, 117) which is mounted movably inside said frame and which is adapted to cooperate with said locking means to return it from said unlocking position to said arming position. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de réarmement (15), qui est destiné à être poussé par ledit chant (42), est monté sur un second moyen de rappel (15c) le reliant audit bâti (11) et est adapté pour actionner lesdits moyens de commande (14) concomitamment au retrait du panneau dudit dispositif, de sorte à rappeler ledit moyen de verrouillage de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement.Device (10) according to claim 14, characterized in that said resetting means (15), which is intended to be pushed by said edge (42), is mounted on a second return means (15c) connecting it to said frame ( 11) and is adapted to actuate said control means (14) concomitantly with the removal of the panel from said device, so as to return said locking means from said unlocking position to said arming position. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 14 ou 15, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de verrouillage comporte une palette de verrouillage (13) montée pivotante sur un premier axe de pivotement (13a) solidaire dudit bâti (11) et perpendiculaire à la direction d'engagement (A) dudit panneau (40), lesdits moyens de commande (14) étant prévus pour commander une rotation dudit premier axe de sorte à amener ladite palette de verrouillage de ladite position de verrouillage à ladite position de déverrouillage.Device (10) according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that said locking means comprises a locking pallet (13) pivotally mounted on a first pivot axis (13a) integral with said frame (11) and perpendicular to the direction of rotation. engagement (A) of said panel (40), said control means (14) being provided for controlling a rotation of said first axis so as to bring said locking pallet from said locking position to said unlocking position. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 16, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de réarmement comporte une palette de réarmement (15) montée pivotante sur un second axe de pivotement (15a) solidaire dudit bâti (11) et parallèle audit premier axe (13a).Device (10) according to claim 16, characterized in that said resetting means comprises a reset pallet (15) pivotally mounted on a second pivot axis (15a) integral with said frame (11) and parallel to said first axis (13a) . Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 17, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de commande (14) comportent un organe de poussée (14') qui est mobile réversiblement en translation dans un logement (11g) dudit bâti (11) et dans une direction perpendiculaire auxdits premier et second axes (13a et 15a), et qui est destiné à être actionné de l'extérieur dudit bâti de sorte à appuyer sur un organe de transmission (14") desdits moyens de commande au contact duquel il est monté, ledit organe de transmission étant couplé en rotation à ladite palette de verrouillage (13) de sorte à entraîner cette dernière en pivotement sur ledit premier axe en l'amenant de ladite position de verrouillage à ladite position de déverrouillage.Device (10) according to claim 17, characterized in that said control means (14) comprise a thrust member (14 ') which is reversibly movable in translation in a housing (11g) of said frame (11) and in one direction perpendicular to said first and second axes (13a and 15a), and which is intended to be actuated from the outside of said frame so as to press on a transmission member (14 ") of said control means to which it is mounted, said transmission member being rotatably coupled to said locking pallet (13) so as to cause the latter to pivot on said first axis by moving it from said locking position to said unlocking position. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 18, caractérisé en ce que ledit organe de poussée (14') comporte une butée élastique (14b') qui est adaptée pour coopérer en butée avec un bord (11i') d'un orifice (11j) d'une paroi (11i) dudit logement (11g) de sorte à immobiliser ledit organe de poussée dans ladite position de déverrouillage, et qui est pourvue d'une saillie d'escamotage (14b") conçue pour escamoter ladite butée élastique dans ledit logement de sorte à actionner ledit organe de poussée de ladite position de déverrouillage à ladite position d'armement, suite à une poussée exercée sur ladite saillie à travers ledit orifice par un doigt de poussée (15e) de ladite palette de réarmement (15) rappelée en pivotement contre ledit organe de poussée, concomitamment au retrait dudit panneau (40).Device (10) according to claim 18, characterized in that said thrust member (14 ') comprises a resilient abutment (14b') which is adapted to cooperate in abutment with an edge (11i ') of an orifice (11j) a wall (11i) of said housing (11g) so as to immobilize said thrust member in said unlocking position, and which is provided with a retraction projection (14b ") designed to retract said elastic stop in said housing so as to actuate said pushing member from said unlocking position to said cocking position, following a thrust exerted on said projection through said orifice by a pushing finger (15e) of said reset paddle (15) recalled in pivoting against said thrust member, concomitantly with the removal of said panel (40). Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 19, caractérisé en ce que ledit organe de poussée (14') comporte un bouton poussoir (14a) qui est actionnable de l'extérieur dudit bâti (11) et qui se prolonge à l'intérieur dudit logement (11g) par une patte élastique (14b) en forme de U, dont le sommet (14bb) est monté au contact dudit organe de transmission (14"), dont une aile fixe (14ba) relie ledit bouton poussoir audit sommet et dont l'autre aile (14bc) présente une extrémité libre mobile en flexion formant ladite butée élastique (14b') pourvue de ladite saillie d'escamotage (14b").Device (10) according to claim 19, characterized in that said thrust member (14 ') comprises a push button (14a) which is operable from outside said frame (11) and which extends inside said housing (11g) by a U-shaped elastic tab (14b), the top of which (14bb) is mounted in contact with said transmission member (14 "), of which a fixed wing (14ba) connects said push button to said vertex and whose other wing (14bc) has a flexibly free end forming said elastic stop ( 14b ') provided with said retraction projection (14b "). Dispositif (110) selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte à l'intérieur dudit bâti (111) une roue (113) à ailettes radiales (114a, 114b, 114c) comportant un arbre (115) d'axe (115a) perpendiculaire à la direction d'engagement (A') et de retrait (F') dudit panneau (140), ledit arbre étant monté mobile en translation selon ledit axe et en rotation autour de cet axe via son extrémité libre (115c) qui est adaptée pour évoluer au contact d'une surface de guidage fixe (119) sensiblement perpendiculaire audit axe, ladite surface présentant des creux (119a) et des crêtes (119b) qui sont situés à des cotes différentes sur ledit axe et qui sont reliés deux à deux entre eux par des ondulations circonférentielles (119c), ledit arbre étant sollicité par ledit premier moyen de rappel (117) de sorte à être rappelé réversiblement en translation et en rotation sur ladite surface de guidage, pour l'obtention desdites positions de verrouillage et d'armement.Device (110) according to claim 14, characterized in that it comprises inside said frame (111) a wheel (113) with radial fins (114a, 114b, 114c) comprising a shaft (115) of axis ( 115a) perpendicular to the direction of engagement (A ') and withdrawal (F') of said panel (140), said shaft being movably mounted in translation along said axis and in rotation about this axis via its free end (115c) which is adapted to evolve in contact with a fixed guide surface (119) substantially perpendicular to said axis, said surface having depressions (119a) and ridges (119b) which are located at different sides on said axis and which are connected two to two between them by circumferential corrugations (119c), said shaft being urged by said first biasing means (117) so as to be reversibly translated and rotated on said guide surface, for obtaining said positions of locking and arming. Dispositif (140) selon la revendication 21, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de verrouillage comporte au moins l'une desdites ailettes (114a) qui est adaptée pour être poussée par ledit chant d'extrémité (142) dudit panneau (140), lesdits moyens de commande comportant au moins une autre ailette (114b) destinée à être poussée par un organe d'actionnement (150) introduit dans ledit bâti (111), et ledit moyen de réarmement comportant ledit premier moyen de rappel (117) combiné à ladite surface de guidage (119) pour le guidage réversible en translation et en rotation dudit arbre (115).Device (140) according to claim 21, characterized in that said locking means comprises at least one of said fins (114a) which is adapted to be pushed by said end edge (142) of said panel (140), said control means comprising at least one other fin (114b) intended to be pushed by an actuating member (150) introduced into said frame (111), and said resetting means comprising said first return means (117) combined with said guiding surface (119) for the reversible guide in translation and in rotation of said shaft (115). Dispositif (140) selon la revendication 21 ou 22,
caractérisé en ce que ledit premier moyen de rappel (117) est un ressort de compression monté en appui autour dudit arbre (115) sur une butée (118) dont est radialement pourvu ledit arbre, en une extrémité (115b) de ce dernier opposée à ladite extrémité libre (115c).Device (140) according to claim 21 or 22,
characterized in that said first biasing means (117) is a compression spring mounted abutting said shaft (115) on a stop (118) which is radially provided with said shaft, at one end (115b) of the latter opposite to said free end (115c). Dispositif (140) selon la revendication 23, caractérisé en ce que ladite surface de guidage (119) forme 2n rampes (n entier égal ou supérieur à 3) sensiblement paraboliques (119c) qui sont alternativement montantes et descendantes sur la circonférence de ladite surface, en définissant n crêtes (119b) où ledit arbre (115) sollicite ledit premier moyen de rappel (117) en compression pour rappeler ledit arbre vers l'un des n creux (119a) adjacents.Device (140) according to claim 23, characterized in that said guide surface (119) forms 2n ramps (n equal integer or greater than 3) substantially parabolic (119c) which are alternately rising and falling on the circumference of said surface, defining n peaks (119b) where said shaft (115) biases said first biasing means (117) in compression to bias said shaft to one of the n recesses (119a) adjacent. Installation de couverture pour un bassin, tel qu'un bassin de piscine, ladite installation comportant un volet roulant (40) de type à lames articulées (41, 41a) dont au moins une lame d'extrémité (41 a) est destinée à être verrouillée en regard d'un rebord (20) dudit bassin, et un dispositif de verrouillage (10) de ladite ou de chaque lame d'extrémité qui est monté sur ledit rebord de bassin, caractérisée en ce que ledit dispositif de verrouillage (10, 110) est tel que défini à l'une des revendications 14 à 24.Covering installation for a pool, such as a swimming pool, said installation comprising an articulated leaf shutter (40) (41, 41a) of which at least one end plate (41 a) is intended to be locked opposite a flange (20) of said basin, and a locking device (10) of said or each end blade which is mounted on said basin rim, characterized in that said locking device (10, 110) is as defined in one of claims 14 to 24. Installation de couverture selon la revendication 25,
caractérisée en ce que ladite lame d'extrémité (41a) dudit volet roulant (40) est pourvue sur l'une de ses faces (43) de ladite butée de verrouillage (45).Cover installation according to claim 25,
characterized in that said end plate (41a) of said shutter (40) is provided on one of its faces (43) of said locking abutment (45). Installation de couverture selon la revendication 26,
caractérisée en ce que ladite butée de verrouillage (45) présente une face d'attaque (45a) en forme de rampe, tournée vers ledit chant (42) dudit panneau (40), laquelle rampe est adaptée pour guider en pivotement une extrémité libre (13b) dudit moyen de verrouillage (13) derrière ladite rampe suite à son franchissement, lors de l'engagement de ladite lame d'extrémité (41a) dans ladite ouverture (12).Cover installation according to claim 26,
characterized in that said locking abutment (45) has a ramp-shaped leading face (45a) facing said edge (42) of said panel (40), which ramp is adapted to pivotally guide a free end ( 13b) of said locking means (13) behind said ramp following its crossing, upon engagement of said end blade (41a) in said opening (12). Installation de couverture selon la revendication 27,
caractérisée en ce que ladite butée de verrouillage (45) est constituée d'un coin, tel qu'un coin en forme de triangle rectangle dont l'hypoténuse est formée par ladite face d'attaque (45a).Cover installation according to claim 27,
characterized in that said locking abutment (45) is constituted by a wedge, such as a right triangle-shaped corner whose hypotenuse is formed by said leading face (45a).
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