EP0002637B1 - Device for storing and laying juxtaposed floor sections, especially for merry-go-rounds - Google Patents

Device for storing and laying juxtaposed floor sections, especially for merry-go-rounds Download PDF

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EP0002637B1
EP0002637B1 EP78400215A EP78400215A EP0002637B1 EP 0002637 B1 EP0002637 B1 EP 0002637B1 EP 78400215 A EP78400215 A EP 78400215A EP 78400215 A EP78400215 A EP 78400215A EP 0002637 B1 EP0002637 B1 EP 0002637B1
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  • the present invention relates to a device for the installation and removal of the floor elements of a ride which can be transported on a trailer, in particular of a ride called auto-skooter, comprising a base element secured to the trailer forming the base part. of the track floor with the front ends of this base element two vertical wall elements generally constituting the lower part of the vertical pillars supporting the roof of the arena, perpendicular beams being arranged laterally from the base part of the floor for support the floor elements.
  • the problem which the present invention therefore seeks to solve is the manipulation, namely the laying and removal by a simple device of the additional floor elements intended to form the floor of the carousel from a basic floor element constituted by the floor of the transport trailer, the additional floor elements being stored and transported in said trailer.
  • the present invention therefore relates to a device for the storage and installation of floors by juxtaposed elements of the above type comprising on the inner face of each vertical wall element located at the ends of the base element of the floor at least one support element forming a raceway, the floor elements comprising, at each of their ends and in the vicinity of the edge intended to be the farthest from the base part of the floor, at least one means capable of cooperating with the aforesaid support element for vertically suspending, by means of said means, the floor elements from the support elements, a lifting and tilting means mounted oscillating about an axis parallel to the longitudinal edge of the base element of the floor, this means being likely to hang a floor element suspended from the support elements, to release it, to bring it by tilting above the plane of the floor joists, to push it on said beams and to replace the floor elements on the support elements by a reverse operation.
  • the lateral support elements consist of rolling tracks sloping towards the side where the floor elements must be put in place, the means provided at each end of the floor element for cooperating with the support element being a roller, the raceways comprising a stop at their lower end.
  • the means for lifting and tilting the floor elements consists of two slides articulated at the ends of the central element and capable of being tilted around this axis by a control jack, a carriage which can slide along of each of said slides, this carriage carrying a means for hooking a floor element by cooperation with additional means provided on said floor element and means for sliding the two carriages.
  • the length of the stroke of the carriage in the slide is at least equal to the width of a floor element.
  • the slides are secured to the side panel of the corresponding side and articulated around the axis of articulation of the side panel, this side panel being tilted by jacks articulated at their other end on the frame of the central part.
  • the means for sliding each carriage consists of a jack housed in the slide in the vicinity of the point of articulation thereof.
  • the surfaces of the support beams of the floor and the side panel on which the floor elements are supported during their movement are constituted by anti-friction means such as rollers.
  • the carousel comprises a basic central element comprising a floor 1 having a width compatible with road traffic and a length, perpendicular to the plane of the drawing, equal to the width of the track of the carousel.
  • This floor is carried by a frame 2 which also carries end walls, not shown, perpendicular to the floor 1 and therefore parallel to the plane of the figure.
  • the device is symmetrical and the floor of the merry-go-round track is deployed on either side of the central part 1. In the drawing, however, only the case, also possible, has been shown, where the track is made on only one side of the storage space for the floor elements.
  • On the two end walls facing each other are fixed inclined raceways 3, parallel and having a stop 4 at their lower end.
  • the floor elements comprise in known manner a support body 5 whose length perpendicular to the plane of the figure is equal to the width of the track and whose width is for example 1.10 meters.
  • a sheet metal 6 is fixed on the upper surface of the carrier body so that the floor can constitute one of the vehicle supply conductors.
  • These floor elements are stored during transport above the element 1 by being suspended by lateral rollers 7 between the two raceways 3 of the two end walls.
  • the floor elements also carry on each of their two end faces a lug 8 which is used for their handling but which can also be used, by cooperation with a means not shown attached to the other end of each side face, to ensure the joining of the installed floor elements.
  • the floor also comprises, in known manner, a number of parallel beams 9 distributed over the entire width of the track and adjusted in level to receive the floor elements 5.
  • beams 9 At their end close to part 1, beams 9 have a recess 10 intended to receive the side panel 11 shown in phantom in the tilted position in this recess.
  • This drop side is articulated on the side of the chassis 2 by an axis 12 and its displacement between the raised position shown in dashed lines and its tilted position represented in broken lines, is provided by one or more jacks 13 articulated between an axis 14 secured to the side panel 11 and an axis 15 carried by the frame 2.
  • the side panel 11 1 is generally formed by profiles which extend the beams 9 with bracing. To facilitate the movement of the floor elements 5 on the beams 9 and the corresponding profiles of the side panel 11, the upper surface of these is provided with rollers 16 generally produced in the form of roller chains.
  • the actual handling device of the floor elements 5 is constituted by two slides preferably constituted by a C-shaped section which are articulated on the same axis 12 as the side panel 11 and secured to the latter at the two ends of said side panel 11 of so as to tilt with it passing outside the end face of the floor elements 5.
  • the slides are made up of two parts of section in C, the base 17 and an extension 17 'secured together by a lateral hinge 18 and a corresponding attachment means on the opposite face of the slide.
  • the slides (assembly 17, 17 ′) are used to guide carriages 19 carried by rollers 20, these carriages bearing on a body projecting through the slot in the base 17 of the slideway and comprising a clamp 21 constituted by two stops elastic articulated around axes 22. These two stops leave between them an interval in which can be accommodated the lug 8 of the lateral face of a floor element.
  • the movement of a carriage 19 is controlled by a jack 23 housed in the base 17 of the slide.
  • the operation of the device described above is as follows.
  • the frame 2 is leveled then the beams 9 are put in place and wedged in level.
  • the slide (assembly 17-17 ') is deployed and secured, if it was not already, with the drop side 11.
  • the carriage 19 is in the position shown with the clamps 21 enclosing the lug 8 of the first floor element .
  • the jack 23 is then extended by a few centimeters to make the roller 7 escape the stop 4, then the jacks 13 are actuated to tilt the side panel 11 and the slides (together 17 and 17 ') which drive with them the first floor element 5 which rests on the rollers 16 of the drop side.
  • the rollers 16 of the side panel are level with those of the beams 9. Then the cylinder 23 is extended to pass the floor element of the rollers of the drop side on the rollers of the beams 9, at least until the drop side 11 is released.
  • the clamps 21 are then released from the lugs 8 and the carriages 19 are brought backwards in order to free them from said lug, then the sideboard 11, the slides (assembly 17, 17 ′) and the carriages 19 are brought back to the starting position by commanding suitably the jacks 23 and 13 for loading the second floor element 5 which is lowered by gravity by pressing on the stop 4 and the cycle is repeated with this second floor element 5 which pushes the first element placed on the beams 9 and is secured with him.
  • the penultimate floor element is placed, the first element 5 is in abutment at the end of the track, which leaves between the penultimate element 5 and the floor 1 only the place of an element 5.
  • its position on the drop side 11 is adjusted with the jack 23 so that its lower edge is in contact with the edge adjacent to the floor part 10 so that it comes to fit exactly in free space.
  • the folding of the runway is done by a reverse operation, the floor elements 5 joined together being brought back to the removal position, that is to say with the first element to be removed above the drop side, by displacement of all of the elements still in place with the jack 23, the first and second elements 5 to be removed are then separated before the resuspension operation of the first element 5 which drives the floor elements 5 removed before it onto the raceway 3.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif pour la mise en place et le retrait des éléments de plancher d'un manège transportable sur remorque, notamment d'un manège dit auto- skooter, comportant un élément de base solidaire de la remorque formant la partie de base du plancher de la piste avec aux extrémités frontales de cet élément de base deux éléments de parois verticales constituant en général la partie inférieure des piliers verticaux supportant la toiture du manège, des poutrelles perpendiculaires étant disposées latéralement à partir de la partie de base du plancher pour supporter les éléments de plancher.The present invention relates to a device for the installation and removal of the floor elements of a ride which can be transported on a trailer, in particular of a ride called auto-skooter, comprising a base element secured to the trailer forming the base part. of the track floor with the front ends of this base element two vertical wall elements generally constituting the lower part of the vertical pillars supporting the roof of the arena, perpendicular beams being arranged laterally from the base part of the floor for support the floor elements.

Dans le cas d'un manège dans lequel le plancher de la remorque servant au transport des éléments est incorporé dans le plancher de la piste, par exemple dans le manège du type décrit dans le FR-A-2 153 797, on a déjà proposé de replier une partie des éléments de la piste en les rabattant pour former les ridelles de la remorque. On ne peut toutefois obtenir de cette manière qu'une longueur de piste limitée et il est nécessaire de compléter cette partie centrale par des éléments placés en bout de part et d'autre de la remorque et des éléments de piste qui en sont solidaires, de sorte que cette solution ne résoud que partiellement le problème. En outre l'utilisation des poutres longitudinales de la couverture comme flèches pour transporter ces éléments lourds oblige à renforcer lesdites poutres qui doivent être conçues pour comporter un chemin de roulement spécialisé occupant toute leur longueur.In the case of a merry-go-round in which the floor of the trailer used to transport the elements is incorporated into the floor of the track, for example in the merry-go-round of the type described in FR-A-2 153 797, it has already been proposed to fold back part of the track elements by folding them down to form the drop sides of the trailer. However, only a limited length of track can be obtained in this way and it is necessary to complete this central part with elements placed at the end on either side of the trailer and track elements which are integral therewith, so this solution only partially solves the problem. In addition, the use of the longitudinal beams of the cover as arrows for transporting these heavy elements means that said beams must be reinforced, which must be designed to include a specialized raceway occupying their entire length.

Le problème que cherche donc à résoudre la présente invention, est la manipulation, à savoir la pose et le retrait par un dispositif simple des éléments de plancher supplémentaires destinés à former le plancher du manège à partir d'un élément de plancher de base constitué par le plancher de la remorque de transport, les éléments de plancher supplémentaires étant stockés et transportés dans ladite remorque.The problem which the present invention therefore seeks to solve is the manipulation, namely the laying and removal by a simple device of the additional floor elements intended to form the floor of the carousel from a basic floor element constituted by the floor of the transport trailer, the additional floor elements being stored and transported in said trailer.

La présente invention a donc pour objet un dispositif pour le stockage et la mise en place de planchers par éléments juxtaposés du type ci-dessus comportant sur la face intérieure de chaque élément de paroi verticale se trouvant aux extrémités de l'élément de base du plancher au moins un élément support formant chemin de roulement, les éléments de plancher comportant, à chacune de leurs extrémités et au voisinage du bord destiné à être le plus éloigné de la partie de base du plancher, au moins un moyen susceptible de coopérer avec l'élément support susdit pour suspendre verticalement à l'aide desdits moyens les éléments de plancher aux éléments supports, un moyen de levage et de basculement monté oscillant autour d'un axe parallèle au bord longitudinal de l'élément de base du plancher, ce moyen étant susceptible d'accrocher un élément de plancher suspendu aux éléments supports, de l'en dégager, de l'amener par basculement au-dessus du plan des poutrelles de plancher, de le pousser sur lesdites poutrelles et de remettre en place les éléments de plancher sur les éléments supports par une manoeuvre inverse.The present invention therefore relates to a device for the storage and installation of floors by juxtaposed elements of the above type comprising on the inner face of each vertical wall element located at the ends of the base element of the floor at least one support element forming a raceway, the floor elements comprising, at each of their ends and in the vicinity of the edge intended to be the farthest from the base part of the floor, at least one means capable of cooperating with the aforesaid support element for vertically suspending, by means of said means, the floor elements from the support elements, a lifting and tilting means mounted oscillating about an axis parallel to the longitudinal edge of the base element of the floor, this means being likely to hang a floor element suspended from the support elements, to release it, to bring it by tilting above the plane of the floor joists, to push it on said beams and to replace the floor elements on the support elements by a reverse operation.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, les éléments supports latéraux sont constitués par des chemins de roulement en pente vers le côté où doivent être mis en place les éléments de plancher, le moyen prévu à chaque extrémité de l'élément de plancher pour coopérer avec l'élément support étant un galet, les chemins de roulement comportant une butée à leur extrémité inférieure.According to another characteristic of the invention, the lateral support elements consist of rolling tracks sloping towards the side where the floor elements must be put in place, the means provided at each end of the floor element for cooperating with the support element being a roller, the raceways comprising a stop at their lower end.

Selon une autre caractéristique le moyen de levage et de basculement des éléments de plancher est constitué par deux glissières articulées aux extrémités de l'élément central et susceptibles d'être basculées autour de cet axe par un vérin de commande, un chariot pouvant coulisser le long de chacune desdites glissières, ce chariot portant un moyen d'accrochage d'un élément de plancher par coopération avec un moyen complémentaire prévu sur ledit élément de plancher et un moyen pour faire coulisser les deux chariots. Selon une autre caractéristique la longueur de la course du chariot dans la glissière est au moins égale à la largeur d'un élément de plancher.According to another characteristic, the means for lifting and tilting the floor elements consists of two slides articulated at the ends of the central element and capable of being tilted around this axis by a control jack, a carriage which can slide along of each of said slides, this carriage carrying a means for hooking a floor element by cooperation with additional means provided on said floor element and means for sliding the two carriages. According to another characteristic, the length of the stroke of the carriage in the slide is at least equal to the width of a floor element.

Selon une autre caractéristique les glissières sont solidarisées avec la ridelle du côté correspondant et articulées autour de l'axe d'articulation de la ridelle, cette ridelle étant basculée par des vérins articulés à leur autre extrémité sur le bâti de la partie centrale. Selon une autre caractéristique le moyen pour faire coulisser chaque chariot est constitué par un vérin logé dans la glissière au voisinage du point d'articulation de celle-ci.According to another characteristic, the slides are secured to the side panel of the corresponding side and articulated around the axis of articulation of the side panel, this side panel being tilted by jacks articulated at their other end on the frame of the central part. According to another characteristic, the means for sliding each carriage consists of a jack housed in the slide in the vicinity of the point of articulation thereof.

Selon une autre caractéristique, les surfaces des poutrelles support du plancher et de la ridelle sur lesquelles les éléments de plancher sont en appui pendant leur déplacement son constituées par des moyens antifriction tels que des galets.According to another characteristic, the surfaces of the support beams of the floor and the side panel on which the floor elements are supported during their movement are constituted by anti-friction means such as rollers.

L'invention sera décrite plus en détail ci-après avec référence au dessin ci-annexé dont la figure unique est une vue en élévation latérale schématique d'un mode de réalisation du dispositif conforme à l'invention pour la mise en place et le retrait des éléments de plancher d'un manège.The invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawing, the single figure of which is a diagrammatic side elevation view of an embodiment of the device according to the invention for fitting and removing floor elements of a merry-go-round.

Dans le mode de réalisation préférentiel illustré, le manège comporte un élément central de base comprenant un plancher 1 ayant une largeur compatible avec la circulation sur route et une longueur, perpendiculairement au plan du dessin, égale à la largeur de la piste du manège. Ce plancher est porté par un bâti 2 qui porte également des parois d'extrémité, non représentées, perpendiculaires au plancher 1 et donc parallèles au plan de la figure. En général le dispositif est symétrique et le plancher de la piste du manège est déployé de part et d'autre de la partie centrale 1. Dans le dessin on n'a toutefois représenté que le cas, également possible, où la piste est réalisée sur un seul côté de l'emplacement de stockage des éléments de plancher. Sur les deux parois d'extrémité se faisant vis-à-vis sont fixés des chemins de roulement inclinés 3, parallèles et présentant à leur extrémité inférieure une butée 4.In the preferred embodiment illustrated, the carousel comprises a basic central element comprising a floor 1 having a width compatible with road traffic and a length, perpendicular to the plane of the drawing, equal to the width of the track of the carousel. This floor is carried by a frame 2 which also carries end walls, not shown, perpendicular to the floor 1 and therefore parallel to the plane of the figure. In general, the device is symmetrical and the floor of the merry-go-round track is deployed on either side of the central part 1. In the drawing, however, only the case, also possible, has been shown, where the track is made on only one side of the storage space for the floor elements. On the two end walls facing each other are fixed inclined raceways 3, parallel and having a stop 4 at their lower end.

Les éléments de plancher comportent de manière connue un corps porteur 5 dont la longueur perpendiculairement au plan de la figure est égale à la largeur de la piste et dont la largeur est par exemple de 1,10 mètre. Sur la surface supérieure du corps porteur est fixée une tôle 6 de manière que le plancher puisse constituer l'un des conducteurs d'alimentation des véhicules. Ces éléments de plancher sont stockés pendant le transport au-dessus de l'élément 1 en étant suspendus par des galets latéraux 7 entre les deux chemins de roulement 3 des deux parois d'extrémité. Les éléments de plancher portent également sur chacune de leurs deux faces d'extrémité un ergot 8 qui est utilisé pour leur manutention mais qui peut également servir, par coopération avec un moyen non représenté fixé à l'autre extrémité de chaque face latérale, à assurer la solidarisation des éléments de plancher mis en place.The floor elements comprise in known manner a support body 5 whose length perpendicular to the plane of the figure is equal to the width of the track and whose width is for example 1.10 meters. A sheet metal 6 is fixed on the upper surface of the carrier body so that the floor can constitute one of the vehicle supply conductors. These floor elements are stored during transport above the element 1 by being suspended by lateral rollers 7 between the two raceways 3 of the two end walls. The floor elements also carry on each of their two end faces a lug 8 which is used for their handling but which can also be used, by cooperation with a means not shown attached to the other end of each side face, to ensure the joining of the installed floor elements.

Le plancher comporte d'autre part, de manière connue, un certain nombre de poutrelles parallèles 9 réparties sur toute la largeur de la piste et réglées de niveau pour recevoir les éléments de plancher 5. A leur extrémité voisine de la partie 1, des poutrelles 9 présentent un décrochement 10 destiné à recevoir la ridelle latérale 11 représentée en traits mixtes en position basculée dans ce décrochement. Cette ridelle est articulée sur le côté du châssis 2 par un axe 12 et son déplacement entre la position relevée représentée en traits tiretés et sa position basculée représentée en traits mixtes, est assuré par un ou plusieurs vérins 13 articulés entre un axe 14 solidaire de la ridelle 11 et un axe 15 porté par le bati 2. La ridelle 11 1 est constituée en général par des profilés qui prolongent les poutrelles 9 avec des entretoisements. Pour faciliter le déplacement des éléments de plancher 5 sur les poutrelles 9 et les profilés correspondants de la ridelle 11, la surface supérieure de ceux-ci est garnie de rouleaux 16 réalisés en général sous forme de chaînes à rouleaux.The floor also comprises, in known manner, a number of parallel beams 9 distributed over the entire width of the track and adjusted in level to receive the floor elements 5. At their end close to part 1, beams 9 have a recess 10 intended to receive the side panel 11 shown in phantom in the tilted position in this recess. This drop side is articulated on the side of the chassis 2 by an axis 12 and its displacement between the raised position shown in dashed lines and its tilted position represented in broken lines, is provided by one or more jacks 13 articulated between an axis 14 secured to the side panel 11 and an axis 15 carried by the frame 2. The side panel 11 1 is generally formed by profiles which extend the beams 9 with bracing. To facilitate the movement of the floor elements 5 on the beams 9 and the corresponding profiles of the side panel 11, the upper surface of these is provided with rollers 16 generally produced in the form of roller chains.

Le dispositif de manutention proprement dit des éléments de plancher 5 est constitué par deux glissières constituées de préférence par un profilé en C qui sont articulées sur le même axe 12 que la ridelle 11 et solidarisées avec celle-ci aux deux extrémités de ladite ridelle 11 de façon à basculer avec celle-ci en passant à l'extérieur de la face terminale des éléments de plancher 5. Pour présenter une longueur suffisante sans gêner par leur présence les autres opérations de déploiement du manège, lesglis- sières sont constituées en deux parties de section en C, la base 17 et un prolongement 17' solidarisés ensemble par une charnière latérale 18 et un moyen de solidarisation correspondant sur la face opposée de la glissière. Les glissières (ensemble 17, 17') servent au guidage de chariots 19 portés par des galets 20, ces chariots portant sur un corps venant en saillie à travers la fente de la base 17 de la glissière et comportant une pince 21 constituée par deux butées élastiques articulées autour d'axes 22. Ces deux butées laissent entre elles un intervalle dans lequel peut venir se loger l'ergot 8 de la face latérale d'un élément de plancher. Le déplacement d'un chariot 19 est commandé par un vérin 23 logé dans la base 17 de la glissière.The actual handling device of the floor elements 5 is constituted by two slides preferably constituted by a C-shaped section which are articulated on the same axis 12 as the side panel 11 and secured to the latter at the two ends of said side panel 11 of so as to tilt with it passing outside the end face of the floor elements 5. To present a sufficient length without hampering by their presence the other operations of deployment of the carousel, the slides are made up of two parts of section in C, the base 17 and an extension 17 'secured together by a lateral hinge 18 and a corresponding attachment means on the opposite face of the slide. The slides (assembly 17, 17 ′) are used to guide carriages 19 carried by rollers 20, these carriages bearing on a body projecting through the slot in the base 17 of the slideway and comprising a clamp 21 constituted by two stops elastic articulated around axes 22. These two stops leave between them an interval in which can be accommodated the lug 8 of the lateral face of a floor element. The movement of a carriage 19 is controlled by a jack 23 housed in the base 17 of the slide.

Le fonctionnement du dispositif ci-dessus décrit est le suivant. A l'arrivée des éléments du manège sur le lieu d'implantation, le bâti 2 est mis de niveau puis les poutrelles 9 sont mises en place et calées de niveau. La glissière (ensemble 17-17') est déployée et solidarisée, si elle ne l'était déjà, avec la ridelle 11. Le chariot 19 se trouve dans la position représentée avec les pinces 21 enserrant l'ergot 8 du premier élément de plancher. Le vérin 23 est alors allongé de quelques centimètres pour faire échapper le galet 7 à la butée 4, puis les vérins 13 sont actionnés pour faire basculer vers l'extérieur la ridelle 11 et les glissières (ensemble 17 et 17') qui entraînent avec elles le premier élément de plancher 5 qui repose sur les galets 16 de la ridelle. A la fin du basculement lorsque la ridelle 11 se trouve logée dans le redan 10 des poutrelles 9, les galets 16 de la ridelle sont de niveau avec ceux des poutrelles 9. On allonge alors le vérin 23 pour faire passer l'élément de plancher des galets de la ridelle sur les galets des poutrelles 9, au moins jusqu'à ce que la ridelle 11 soit dégagée. On dégage alors les pinces 21 des ergots 8 et ramène les chariots 19 vers l'arrière pour le dégager dudit ergot puis ramène ensuite la ridelle 11, les glissières (ensemble 17, 17') et les chariots 19 à la position de départ en commandant convenablement les vérins 23 et 13 pour charger le deuxième élément de plancher 5 qui est descendu par gravité en appui sur la butée 4 et le cycle est recommencé avec ce deuxième élément de plancher 5 qui refoule le premier élément posé sur les poutrelles 9 et est solidarisé avec lui. Lorsque l'on pose l'avant dernier élément de plancher, le premier élément 5 est en butée à l'extrémité de la piste ce qui laisse entre l'avant dernier élément 5 et le plancher 1 seulement la place d'un élément 5. Au cours de la mise en place du dernier élément 5 on règle avec le vérin 23 son emplacement sur la ridelle 11 pour que son bord inférieur soit au contact du bord voisin de la partie de plancher 10 de manière qu'il vienne s'emboîter exactement dans l'espace libre.The operation of the device described above is as follows. When the elements of the arena arrive at the site, the frame 2 is leveled then the beams 9 are put in place and wedged in level. The slide (assembly 17-17 ') is deployed and secured, if it was not already, with the drop side 11. The carriage 19 is in the position shown with the clamps 21 enclosing the lug 8 of the first floor element . The jack 23 is then extended by a few centimeters to make the roller 7 escape the stop 4, then the jacks 13 are actuated to tilt the side panel 11 and the slides (together 17 and 17 ') which drive with them the first floor element 5 which rests on the rollers 16 of the drop side. At the end of the tilting when the side panel 11 is housed in the step 10 of the beams 9, the rollers 16 of the side panel are level with those of the beams 9. Then the cylinder 23 is extended to pass the floor element of the rollers of the drop side on the rollers of the beams 9, at least until the drop side 11 is released. The clamps 21 are then released from the lugs 8 and the carriages 19 are brought backwards in order to free them from said lug, then the sideboard 11, the slides (assembly 17, 17 ′) and the carriages 19 are brought back to the starting position by commanding suitably the jacks 23 and 13 for loading the second floor element 5 which is lowered by gravity by pressing on the stop 4 and the cycle is repeated with this second floor element 5 which pushes the first element placed on the beams 9 and is secured with him. When the penultimate floor element is placed, the first element 5 is in abutment at the end of the track, which leaves between the penultimate element 5 and the floor 1 only the place of an element 5. During the installation of the last element 5, its position on the drop side 11 is adjusted with the jack 23 so that its lower edge is in contact with the edge adjacent to the floor part 10 so that it comes to fit exactly in free space.

Le repliement de la piste se fait par une manoeuvre inverse, les éléments de plancher 5 solidarisés entre eux étant ramenés en position d'enlèvement, c'est-à-dire avec le premier élément à enlever au-dessus de la ridelle, par déplacement de l'ensemble des éléments encore en place avec le vérin 23, le premier et le deuxième éléments 5 à enlever étant ensuite désolidarisés avant l'opération de remise en suspension du premier élément 5 qui refoule sur le chemin de roulement 3 les éléments de plancher 5 enlevés avant lui.The folding of the runway is done by a reverse operation, the floor elements 5 joined together being brought back to the removal position, that is to say with the first element to be removed above the drop side, by displacement of all of the elements still in place with the jack 23, the first and second elements 5 to be removed are then separated before the resuspension operation of the first element 5 which drives the floor elements 5 removed before it onto the raceway 3.

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1. Apparatus for the emplacement and retrieval of the deck elements (5) of an amusement ride transportable on a trailer comprising a base element connected to the trailer forming the base portion of the trackway deck (1) with, at the front ends of said base element two vertical wall elements forming in-general the lower portion of the vertical posts supporting the amusement ride roofing, perpendicular beams (9) being disposed laterally from the base portion of the deck (1) for supporting the deck elements (5), characterized in that it comprises on the inner face of each vertical wall element which is at the ends of the base element of deck (1) one or several support elements (3), the deck elements (5) comprising, at each of their ends and in the vicinity of the edge which is to be the most remote from the base portion of deck (1), at least one means (7) for co-acting with the above mentioned support element (3) for suspending vertically with the assistance of said means (7) the deck elements (5) to the support elements (3), a lifting and swinging means pivotally mounted about an axis (12) parallel to the longitudinal edge of the base element of deck (1), said means being adapted for catching a deck element (5) suspended to the support elements (3), disengaging it therefrom, swinging it and bringing it above the plane of the deck beams (9), pushing it onto said beams and retrieving the deck elements (5) onto the support elements through a reverse action.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support elements are lateral and formed by rolling tracks (3) sloping to the side where the deck elements (5) have to be emplaced, the means foreseen at each end of the deck element (5) for co-acting with said support elements being a roller (7), the rolling tracks (3) comprising an abutment (4) at their lower end.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lifting and swinging means of the deck elements (5) is formed by two slideways (assembly 17, 17') pivoted at the ends of the central element of deck (1) and adapted for being swung about said axis (12) by a control jack (13), whereby two carriages (19) can slide along each of said slideways (assembly 17, 17'), each carriage (19) carrying a catching. means (21) of a deck element (5) through cooperation with a complementary means (8) provided on said deck element (5) and a means (23) for sliding the two carriages (19).
4. Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the means for sliding each carriage (19) is formed by a jack (13) housed inside the base (17) of each slideway.
5. Apparatus according to one of claims 3 and 4, wherein the length of the stroke of each carriage (19) in each slideway (assembly 17, 17') is at least equal to the width of a deck element (5).
6. Apparatus according to one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the slideways (assembly 17 and 17') are connected by a rail member (11) situated on the same side of the trailer and pivoted about the same articulation axis (12), said member (11) being swung by the same control jacks (13) pivoted at their other end on the support frame (2) of the central portion of deck (1).
7. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the beams (9) and the rail member (11) on which bear the deck elements (5) during their displacement comprise at their upper portion antifriction means such as rollers (16).
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