EP0187082A1 - Utilisation control means for courts, e.g. tennis courts - Google Patents
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- EP0187082A1 EP0187082A1 EP85402411A EP85402411A EP0187082A1 EP 0187082 A1 EP0187082 A1 EP 0187082A1 EP 85402411 A EP85402411 A EP 85402411A EP 85402411 A EP85402411 A EP 85402411A EP 0187082 A1 EP0187082 A1 EP 0187082A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B61/00—Tennis nets or accessories for tennis or like games, e.g. volley-ball
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
- A63B71/06—Indicating or scoring devices for games or players, or for other sports activities
- A63B71/0697—Reservation devices
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
- A63B2225/72—Means preventing unauthorised use, e.g. by lowering a tennis net
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- the present invention relates to a device for controlling the use of a field such as a tennis court.
- the present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks by providing an automatic device for controlling the use of a field such as a tennis court and opposing its use by unauthorized persons.
- the invention relates to a device for controlling the use of a ground such as a tennis court, characterized by the fact that it comprises at least one winch, an obstacle suspended above the ground. by means of said winch, and means for the selective control of said winch.
- This obstacle which, in the case of a tennis court, can for example be suspended above the net, prevents when it is in the low position the use of the court.
- a person with a suitable means of empowerment can however cause the winch to function, causing the obstacle to be raised to a level where it no longer prevents the use of the ground.
- This obstacle may, for example, include a rod suspended at two points substantially at its ends from ropes passing over deflection pulleys situated above the ground and wound on said winch.
- the obstacle may also include a curtain capable of being deployed vertically by means of the winch.
- this curtain is constituted by a set of slats, suspended in the manner of the slats of a blind, on ropes passing over deflection pulleys situated above the ground and wound on the winch.
- the control means allowing the selective use of the winch, and consequently of the ground, can for example be constituted by a card reader.
- card reader any device allowing the reading of an identification element such as a magnetic card, a punch card, a token, etc.
- the device can then preferably comprise storage means for storing the time of use of the land with a given card.
- the storage means for example a microcomputer, verify that the time and day coded on the card, that is to say the time and the day for which the card holder purchased his share of co-ownership corresponds to the current time and day.
- the storage means are used to record the duration for which the card has remained in the reader.
- the drawings illustrate a building 1 inside which a covered tennis court 2 has been arranged.
- Two ropes 3 are wound on winches 4 and pass through return pulleys 5 suspended from the roof of the building 1 substantially vertical to the net 6.
- a rod 7 is mounted at the end of the ropes 3 and a panel 8 is suspended from the rod 7.
- slats 9 are mounted on ropes 3 in the manner of blind slats.
- the winches 4 are controlled by a magnetic card reader 10 also connected by a microcomputer 11.
- Figure 1 shows the device when the tennis court 2 is not used.
- the microcomputer 11 verifies, in the case of a tennis court sold as a timeshare, that the time and day coded on the card correspond to the time and on the current day, and in this case, cause the winches 4 to start up and the panel 8 to rise from the rod 7 and the slats 9.
- the bottom of the panel 8 is at a height greater than the regulatory height of a tennis court and the strips 9 are folded horizontally above the rod 7.
- the tennis court can then be used until the microcomputer 11 causes the ropes 3 to descend at the end of the authorized time slot.
- the card 12 can, via the reader 10, directly cause the winches 4 to operate, in which case the microcomputer 11 is used to record the duration of use of the tennis court using the card 12 particular introduced in the reader.
- the invention can be applied to an outdoor field, in which case the pulleys are mounted on brackets.
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Description
La présente invention concerne un dispositif de contrôle de l'utilisation d'un terrain tel qu'un court de tennis.The present invention relates to a device for controlling the use of a field such as a tennis court.
Jusqu'à présent, ce contrôle était effectué manuellement, généralement à l'aide de fiches. Ce contrôle manuel présente toutefois l'inconvénient de nécessiter la présence d'une personne habilitée à proximité du terrain. En outre, aucun obstacle physique n'est opposé à l'utilisation du terrain par une personne non autorisée.Until now, this control has been carried out manually, generally using sheets. This manual control has the disadvantage of requiring the presence of an authorized person near the ground. In addition, no physical obstacle is opposed to the use of the land by an unauthorized person.
Ceci présente des inconvénients tant dans le cas où le terrain est loué à l'heure que lorsqu'il est vendu en multipropriété, chaque propriétaire pouvant l'utiliser uniquement certains jours a certaines heures.This has drawbacks both when the land is rented by the hour and when it is sold as a timeshare, each owner being able to use it only on certain days at certain times.
La présente invention vise à pallier ces inconvénients en fournissant un dispositif automatique permettant le contrôle de l'utilisation d'un terrain tel qu'un court de tennis et s'opposant à son utilisation par des personnes non autorisées.The present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks by providing an automatic device for controlling the use of a field such as a tennis court and opposing its use by unauthorized persons.
A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un dispositif de contrôle de l'utilisation d'un terrain tel qu'un court de tennis, caractérisé parle fait qu'il comprend au moins un treuil, un obstacle suspendu au-dessus du terrain par l'intermédiaire dudit treuil, et des moyens pour la commande sélective dudit treuil.To this end, the invention relates to a device for controlling the use of a ground such as a tennis court, characterized by the fact that it comprises at least one winch, an obstacle suspended above the ground. by means of said winch, and means for the selective control of said winch.
Cet obstacle qui, dans le cas d'un court de tennis, peut par exemple être suspendu au-dessus du filet, empêche lorsqu'il est en position basse l'utilisation du court.This obstacle which, in the case of a tennis court, can for example be suspended above the net, prevents when it is in the low position the use of the court.
Une personne disposant d'un moyen d'habilitation convenable peut toutefois provoquer le fonctionnement du treuil, provoquant le relevage de l'obstacle jusqu'à un niveau où il ne s'oppose plus à l'utilisation du terrain.A person with a suitable means of empowerment can however cause the winch to function, causing the obstacle to be raised to a level where it no longer prevents the use of the ground.
Cet obstacle peut par exemple, comprendre une tringle suspendue en deux points sensiblement à ses extrémités à des filins passant sur des poulies de renvoi situées au-dessus du terrain et enroulés sur ledit treuil.This obstacle may, for example, include a rod suspended at two points substantially at its ends from ropes passing over deflection pulleys situated above the ground and wound on said winch.
L'obstacle peut également comprendre un rideau susceptible d'être déployé verticalement au moyen du treuil.The obstacle may also include a curtain capable of being deployed vertically by means of the winch.
Dans un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, ce rideau est constitué par un ensemble de lamelles, suspendues à la manière des lamelles d'un store, à des filins passant sur des poulies de renvoi situées au-dessus du terrain et enroulés sur le treuil.In a particular embodiment of the invention, this curtain is constituted by a set of slats, suspended in the manner of the slats of a blind, on ropes passing over deflection pulleys situated above the ground and wound on the winch.
Les moyens de commande permettant l'utilisation sélective du treuil, et par conséquent du terrain, peuvent par exemple être constitués par un lecteur de carte. TG/JD/DCP - CDE 30161The control means allowing the selective use of the winch, and consequently of the ground, can for example be constituted by a card reader. TG / JD / DCP - CDE 30161
Par lecteur de carte, on entend tout dispositif permettant la lecture d'un élément d'identification tel qu'une carte magnétique, une carte perforée, un jeton etc...By card reader is meant any device allowing the reading of an identification element such as a magnetic card, a punch card, a token, etc.
Le dispositif peut alors comprendre de préférence des moyens de mémorisation pour mémoriser le temps d'utilisation du terrain avec une carte donnée.The device can then preferably comprise storage means for storing the time of use of the land with a given card.
Dans un premier mode de fonctionnement, correspondant au cas de la multipropriété, les moyens de mémorisation, par exemple un micro-ordinateur, vérifient que l'heure et le jour codés sur la carte, c'est-à-dire l'heure et le jour pour lequel le détenteur de la carte a acheté sa part de copropriété, correspondent à l'heure et au jour actuels.In a first operating mode, corresponding to the case of timeshare, the storage means, for example a microcomputer, verify that the time and day coded on the card, that is to say the time and the day for which the card holder purchased his share of co-ownership corresponds to the current time and day.
Dans un autre mode de fonctionnement, correspondant au cas de la location à l'heure, les moyens de mémorisation sont utilisés pour comptabiliser la durée pendant laquelle la carte est restée dans le lecteur.In another operating mode, corresponding to the case of rental by the hour, the storage means are used to record the duration for which the card has remained in the reader.
On décrira maintenant, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés dans lesquels :
- - La figure 1 est une vue transversale d'un court de tennis muni d'un dispositif selon l'invention en position de non-utilisation du court,
- - la figure 2 est une vue similaire à la figure 1 dans laquelle le dispositif est en position d'utilisation.
- FIG. 1 is a transverse view of a tennis court provided with a device according to the invention in the position of non-use of the court,
- - Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 in which the device is in the position of use.
Les dessins illustrent un bâtiment 1 à l'intérieur duquel a été aménagé un court de tennis couvert 2.The drawings illustrate a building 1 inside which a covered
Deux filins 3 sont enroulés sur des treuils 4 et passent dans des poulies de renvoi 5 suspendues au toit du bâtiment 1 sensiblement à la verticale du filet 6.Two
Une tringle 7 est montée au bout des filins 3 et un panneau 8 est suspendu à la tringle 7.A
En outre, des lamelles 9 sont montées sur des filins 3 à la manière des lamelles de store.In addition,
Toute inscription souhaitée, par exemple publicitaire, peut être inscrite sur le panneau 8 et les lamelles 9.Any desired inscription, for example advertising, can be registered on the
Les treuils 4 sont commandés par un lecteur de carte magnétique 10 relié par ailleurs par un micro-ordinateur 11.The
La figure 1 représente le dispositif lorsque le court de tennis 2 n'est pas utilisé.Figure 1 shows the device when the
Dans cette position, le panneau 8 et la tringle 7 sont en position basse et les lamelles 9 sont disposées verticalement au-dessus de la tringle 7. Ainsi, le court de tennis 2 est inutilisable. TG/JD/DCP - CDE 30161In this position, the
Lorsqu'une carte magnétique 12 est introduite dans le lecteur 10, le micro-ordinateur 11 vérifie, dans le cas d'un court de tennis vendu en multipropriété, que l'heure et le jour codés sur la carte correspondent à l'heure et au jour actuels, et dans ce cas, provoquent la mise en marche des treuils 4 et la remontée du panneau 8 de la tringle 7 et des lamelles 9.When a
Dans cette position, le bas du panneau 8 se trouve à une hauteur supérieure à la hauteur réglementaire d'un court de tennis et les lamelles 9 sont repliées horizontalement au-dessus de la tringle 7.In this position, the bottom of the
Le court de tennis peut alors être utilisé jusqu'à ce que le micro-ordinateur 11 provoque la descente des filins 3 à la fin de la tranche horaire autorisée.The tennis court can then be used until the
En variante, la carte 12 peut, par l'intermédiaire du lecteur 10, provoquer directement le fonctionnement des treuils 4 auquel cas le micro-ordinateur 11 est utilisé pour comptabiliser la durée d'utilisation du court de tennis à l'aide de la carte 12 particulière introduite dans le lecteur.As a variant, the
Diverses variantes et modifications peuvent bien entendu être apportées à la description ci-dessus sans sortir pour autant ni du cadre ni de l'esprit de l'invention.Various variants and modifications can of course be made to the above description without departing from the scope or the spirit of the invention.
C'est ainsi en particulier que l'invention peut être appliquée à un terrain de plein air, auquel cas les poulies sont montées sur des potences.Thus, in particular, the invention can be applied to an outdoor field, in which case the pulleys are mounted on brackets.
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FR8418454 | 1984-12-04 | ||
FR8418454A FR2573989B1 (en) | 1984-12-04 | 1984-12-04 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE USE OF A LAND SUCH AS A TENNIS COURT |
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US1998454A (en) * | 1933-09-12 | 1935-04-23 | Samuel E Gordon | Dividing barrier for a game and means for controlling the same |
FR2424592A1 (en) * | 1978-04-28 | 1979-11-23 | Gusciani Pierre | Automatic net raiser for tennis courts - uses remote controlled motor operated by tokens or coins |
DE2829838A1 (en) * | 1978-07-07 | 1980-01-17 | Klaus W Knittel | Protective cage for throwing events in indoor athletics - has lifting rod at bottom connected by ropes to lifting gear |
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US1998454A (en) * | 1933-09-12 | 1935-04-23 | Samuel E Gordon | Dividing barrier for a game and means for controlling the same |
FR2424592A1 (en) * | 1978-04-28 | 1979-11-23 | Gusciani Pierre | Automatic net raiser for tennis courts - uses remote controlled motor operated by tokens or coins |
DE2829838A1 (en) * | 1978-07-07 | 1980-01-17 | Klaus W Knittel | Protective cage for throwing events in indoor athletics - has lifting rod at bottom connected by ropes to lifting gear |
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CN102760334A (en) * | 2012-06-28 | 2012-10-31 | 深圳市海吉源科技有限公司 | Playing court consumption management method and net setting device |
CN102760334B (en) * | 2012-06-28 | 2015-03-11 | 深圳市海吉源科技有限公司 | Playing court consumption managementnet setting device |
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