EP0416973B1 - Storage cabinet for small and numerous objects - Google Patents

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EP0416973B1
EP0416973B1 EP90402295A EP90402295A EP0416973B1 EP 0416973 B1 EP0416973 B1 EP 0416973B1 EP 90402295 A EP90402295 A EP 90402295A EP 90402295 A EP90402295 A EP 90402295A EP 0416973 B1 EP0416973 B1 EP 0416973B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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    • A47F5/0025—Display racks with shelves or receptables having separate display containers or trays on shelves or on racks
    • A47F5/0037—Display racks with shelves or receptables having separate display containers or trays on shelves or on racks being rotatable or tiltable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
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    • A47B49/008—Revolving cabinets or racks; Cabinets or racks with revolving parts with motorisation means

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  • the present invention relates to cupboards, furniture and storage or filing cabinets for small, numerous and different objects.
  • the invention applies for example to drugs in a pharmacy, where there are in stock a large number of different drugs, each generally having a small volume and being present in a few copies, or to mechanical parts in a workshop, archive files, laser discs, video cassettes, etc. and, in general, any classification of objects using drawers or shelves.
  • the invention relates to cupboards of the kind in question which have superimposed trays which can be moved individually to reveal the cleared surface of a tray, with a view to picking up or placing objects therein.
  • Document US-A-2,885,252 describes according to the preamble of claims 1 and 5 a cabinet with trays rotatably mounted about a common axis and movable independently of each other. Each tray has a circular periphery with a notch substantially following a circular sector. At rest, the indentations form an unobstructed vertical column. To access a tray, you rotate it to make it appear in the cleared column. This rotation is controlled by a roller shaft which can be selectively connected to the plates by intermediate clutch rollers. The movement of the intermediate rollers, to connect the roller shaft to a particular plate, is controlled by a plate selection button.
  • This tray cabinet therefore has a complex structure, and its use requires a preliminary step of adjusting a selection button.
  • the invention aims to provide a space-saving storage cabinet, easy access, simple operation, and to limit the width of the service corridor to what is only necessary for the passage of users.
  • the invention therefore relates to a first storage cabinet device for small objects, many and different, comprising a number of mobile trays superposed independent of each other, the trays being rotatably mounted around a single vertical axis and having a circular periphery around said axis, each tray having a notch in a circular sector, characterized in that indexing housings are provided on the periphery of the plates for cooperating with elastic members in order to index the plates in different predetermined positions, said elastic members consist of two roller shafts driven by motors, said roller shafts being applied elastically against the periphery of a plate when the latter is not in the indexed position, but not being in contact with the periphery of said plate when they are in indexing housings.
  • the shafts are each journalled in a yoke comprising a vertical upright and two arms, pivotally mounted on the frame of the assembly, one of the arms being provided with an extension, the end of which moves between two control contacts of the motors, the yoke being elastically biased towards the center of the device.
  • the invention also relates to a second storage cabinet device for objects of small dimensions, many and different, comprising a number of mobile trays superimposed independent of each other, the trays being rotatably mounted about an axis single vertical and having a circular periphery around said axis, characterized in that each plate consists of two left and right half-plates situated in the same horizontal plane and rotating independently of one another around the axis of rotation , each representing a circular sector of opening substantially equal to 120 degrees so that the half-trays can be placed in a so-called rest position where the half-trays are aligned vertically in two contiguous columns delimiting an access area frontal in the form of a circular sector of opening substantially equal to 120 degrees, the half-plates being formed so as to provide a space free between the two columns of half-plates, near and behind the axis of rotation, so as to allow the passage of a vertical roller shaft driven by an electric motor, and in that the half plates are mounted on the axis of rotation by means of pivots each comprising
  • the free space allowing the passage of the roller shaft can be obtained by off-centering each pivot relative to the circular sector constituted by the corresponding half-plate.
  • each pivot is pierced with an annular oblong hole and two circular holes distributed substantially at 120 degrees from one another on a circular periphery of said pivot, so that when all the half-plates are in the rest position, the set of holes constitutes three vertical channels inside the pivots, a first channel being formed by the alternating stack of oblong holes of the left half-plates centered on circular holes of the right half-plates, a second channel being by the alternating stack of oblong holes of the right half-plates centered on circular holes of the left half-plates, a third channel being constituted by the alternating stack of circular holes of the left half-plates and of circular holes of the half-plates rights.
  • Two light beam emitters emit a first vertical light beam passing through said first vertical channel before being detected by a first detection device, and a second vertical light beam passing through said second vertical channel before being detected by a second detection device , so that if one of the half-plates is turned manually, the cutting order of the beams determines the direction of rotation to be given to the roller shaft to drive the half-plate by continuing the movement thus initiated, a control means being provided for controlling the running of the motor of the roller shaft in a first direction if the first beam is cut first, and in a second direction if the second beam is cut first, said control means stopping the operation of said motor when the two beams are detected by said detection means.
  • the trays can be of molded material and have a height h less than that of the storage, while partitions or removable edges can have a higher height.
  • each annular separation is produced by fitting a removable partition onto a rib of a certain thickness formed on the surface of the tray, said removable partition being produced by assembling a central plate provided with a lower end and lateral spacing means spaced horizontally between them by a certain distance, with two lateral plates each comprising a lower end, a inner face on which said lateral spacing means are fixed, and an outer face, the spacing between said inner faces being substantially equal to the thickness of the rib and the lower end of the central plate being placed at a certain distance above the lower ends of the side plates.
  • Each removable partition may include pins arranged in vertical rows on the outer faces of its side walls, said pins making it possible to wedge a radial partition between two successive annular partitions.
  • the vertical rows of pins can be spaced apart by a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said removable partition including the pins, so that such a partition cut into two lateral ends to have a vertical row of pins on each outer face of each lateral end can be arranged and maintained in a radial arrangement on the surface of the plate, by interlocking of its lateral ends between vertical rows of pins, on two successive annular removable partitions.
  • Figures 1 and 2 schematically illustrate the general principle which is at the origin of the present invention.
  • the device comprises three superimposed plates 1 A , 1 B , 1 C , mounted to rotate about a vertical axis 2.
  • Each plate has the shape of a disc centered on axis 2, and which lacks a sector circular to form a notch.
  • the trays are arranged as close vertically as possible to each other. Under these conditions, it is only possible to have access to a part of a plate other than the upper plate, when this part of the plate is below the notch at least of the immediately upper plate.
  • An access zone is normally provided, on the front in the case of FIG.
  • the plates are normally arranged, at rest, with all the notches superimposed in front of the access zone, overall position called neutral.
  • the notches are 90 °, a quarter of a circle. It is not very useful if it is larger. A narrower cut saves storage space at the expense of quick access.
  • the plates are substantially planar.
  • the visibility of the objects placed on the trays can be improved if the trays have a conical surface whose center is higher than the periphery. This facilitates horizontal observation and is particularly advantageous for the trays located at a certain height.
  • Figure 4 shows in half-section two superimposed plates 5 A , 5 B. These trays are formed of 5 ', 5'',5''' crowns arranged in steps, equivalent to a conical shape, but due to the flat bottom of the boxes formed on the trays, this arrangement is more convenient for the placement of objects. and reading the indications (see below). Of course, a simple conical shape also comes within the scope of the present invention.
  • Each plate is compartmentalized by circular members receiving axial dividers.
  • the frames carry card holders allowing the identification of the products contained in the tray.
  • the system can be improved by making it automatic. To do this, there will be available for all of the plates two vertical roller shafts 6 A , 6 B (see FIG. 5) driven by motors M1, M2.
  • the motors are controlled by contacts 7 A , 7 B , organized as follows.
  • Each shaft 6 pivots in a yoke comprising a vertical upright 9 and two arms 8 fixed on the vertical upright 9.
  • the vertical upright 9 pivots in the frame 26 of the assembly.
  • Springs 27 can be provided to apply the yoke, with the shaft towards the center of the plates.
  • An arm 8 of each yoke is provided with an extension 8 A , forming a contact lever which struggles between the two contacts 7 A , 7 B.
  • the shafts are placed in the plate housings, and the 8 A extensions do not touch any of the contacts. Two trees are necessary due to the notches in the trays.
  • the plate can be rotated in one direction or the other.
  • the motors with two directions of rotation, automatically start to rotate in the direction initiated by manual pushing.
  • each plate can be simplified by producing the indexing housings by interruptions of a discontinuous friction strip (for example made of rubber) glued to the periphery of each plate.
  • a discontinuous friction strip for example made of rubber
  • the system can be supplemented by a manual blocking in neutral position, preventing any access to the plates and thus serving as global lock.
  • Another manual locking can on the contrary maintain the rollers in non-indexed positions, which has the effect of making all the plates free (in the event of a power failure for example) allowing manual use of the device.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of a tray. It consists of three identical baskets 10 A , 10 B , 10 C , each constituting a useful area and each being hung on the central axis, for example on a sleeve 12 rotatably mounted on the vertical axis.
  • This solution first allows easier manufacturing, the mold being cheaper, but above all, when a basket is presented in front of the active area, it can be removed from the central axis to transport it to another place where it will be, for example, filled. This avoids immobilizing the whole cabinet when we want to restock the floors.
  • each basket has chamfers 11 on its outer edges, these chamfers serving as indexing housing for the drive shaft.
  • each basket consists of corridors 13 in which will be housed the drugs or products to be stored.
  • the basket has a height "h" which can be less than the height of the products to be stored.
  • Means may be provided for fixing partitions of height H greater to the plates.
  • each corridor is equipped with stops or vertical grooves 15 making it possible to slide removable partitions 16 or radial partitions to isolate different types of products to be stored.
  • the attachment system on the central axis is shown here. In Figure 8, there is shown by way of example a circular housing system 15 open to accommodate the removable partitions 16. This system makes it possible to prevent the removable partition from having a movement of movement along a radius.
  • partitions 17 can be inserted which serve as partitions between compartments, of a height equal to the total useful height of each tray, while the tray itself has a lower height h.
  • the partitions 17 are advantageously transparent and can serve as label holders.
  • FIG. 9 An example of a partition is shown in perspective in FIG. 9. It consists of a honeycomb structure composed of a central wall 18 on which are fixed, for example by welding, two embossed walls 19, 20. The assembly can obviously be made all at once by extrusion. This system made up of three transparent walls makes it possible to constitute two rows of cells in which the labels for locating the products will be slipped. It is common for a product to be accompanied by two labels, one for designation, the other for stock.
  • This honeycomb structure is flexible enough to be curved. Its length "L” and its height "H” can be modified by cutting.
  • the honeycomb is placed in an annular groove in the basket.
  • the honeycomb therefore has two roles: to serve as a label holder and to define the storage height of the products. It actually serves as ledges to the corridors.
  • the corridor could be separated by removable radiant partitions, but it is common to want to split the corridor into small annular zones. To do this, a retaining clips can be fixed on a removable partition and one can slide into this clips a piece of honeycomb which again will serve as label holders and ledge.
  • two storage areas have been created in the corridor.
  • the removable partitions may include perforations 22 (FIG. 7) of any suitable shape, for passing screws or other fixings therein.
  • the clips can simply be slid and held by clamping on the partition.
  • FIG. 10 shows an advantageous alternative embodiment of the partitions of the plates.
  • FIG. 10 is presented a fragment of a tray comprising a bottom 40 and a rim 41.
  • annular ribs 42 On the bottom 40 are formed annular ribs 42, on which removable partitions 43 can be fitted to form annular partitions of the tray.
  • Each removable partition 43 is produced by assembling two side plates 44 on a central plate 45.
  • Each side plate 44 comprises two lateral ends, a lower end, an upper end, a smooth face and a face provided with pins 46.
  • the central plate 45 comprises two lateral ends, a lower end, an upper end, and has vertical undulations 47 regularly distributed.
  • the central plate is fixed to the respective smooth faces of the two side plates, by means of the corrugations 47 which maintain a certain spacing between the central plate and each side plate, so that the spacing between the respective smooth faces of the two side plates 44 is substantially equal to the thickness of an annular rib 42.
  • the lower end of the central plate 45 is located at a certain distance above the respective lower ends of the side plates 44, which allows the removable partition to fit together 43 on the rib, and the upper end of the central plate 45 projects above the respective upper ends of the side plates 44.
  • the side plates 44 are placed in correspondence with one another, the respective pins 47 of the two faces being themselves placed in correspondence from one face to the other.
  • the plates constituting the partition can be made of plastic, advantageously transparent.
  • the corrugations 47 can be fixed to the side plates, for example by welding or by gluing.
  • the corrugations 47 could be replaced by ribs on either side of the plate 45.
  • the spacing between the central plate and the side plates allows the partition to be used as a label holder.
  • the pins 46 are regularly distributed in vertical rows spaced by a distance e substantially equal to the total thickness of a removable partition, including the pins. It is thus advantageously possible to produce a radial partition by cutting a partition of the type previously described so that the lateral ends of its lateral plates each have a row of pins, and that its length is substantially equal to the radial distance between two successive annular partitions; the cut partition can thus be slid and held in a radial position between two vertical rows of pins than the two successive annular partitions.
  • the spacing e between the vertical rows of pins and the size of the pins must be adapted to the radial distance between two annular partitions, so that a partition cut to the correct length can effectively have pins at each lateral end of its side plates.
  • the pins can have a parallelepiped shape, as shown in Figure 10, or any other shape.
  • FIG. 11 to 14 show a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, in which each of the superimposed plates (1A, 1B, 1C, ...) consists of two half-plates 50, 51 located at the same level and rotatable independently of one another around a fixed shaft 52.
  • each half-plate 50, 51 has substantially the shape of a circular sector having an opening substantially equal to 120 degrees.
  • Each half tray is thus delimited by two lateral edges arranged substantially at 120 degrees, one by relative to each other, joined by a circular front edge.
  • the plates determine a notch open 120 degrees forward. To access the contents of one of the half-trays, simply bring it by rotation into the open notch, as in 1B.
  • Each half-plate 50, 51 is extended towards the rotation shaft 52 by a pivot, respectively 53, 54, rotatably mounted on the shaft 52.
  • the pivots 53, 54 are placed at different levels on the shaft 52, and are supported by any known means, for example by elastic rings snapped into peripheral grooves of the shaft 52.
  • Each pivot 53, 54 is of substantially cylindrical shape, and has a cylindrical lateral surface 58 which is connected to the lateral flanges of the corresponding half-plate, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13.
  • the lateral surface of the pivots has a notch 55 near its connection to the lateral edge situated towards the rear of the device in the rest position.
  • the lateral flange situated towards the rear in the rest position is not in a direction concurrent with the rotation shaft 52, so that the half-plates 50 and 51 leave between them a free space 56 in their rest position, as in figure 13.
  • roller shaft 57 In this free space 56 is disposed a rotating roller shaft 57, parallel to the shaft 52, at a distance from the fixed shaft 52 such that the roller shaft 57 is applied elastically against the cylindrical surface 58 of a pivot, when said shaft-roller is not opposite the notch 55 of said pivot.
  • the roller shaft 57 is driven by an electric motor (not shown).
  • the roller shaft 57 When the half-plates 50, 51 are in their rest position, the roller shaft 57 is not in contact with the pivots 53, 54 since it is opposite the notch 55 of each pivot. On the other hand, if one of the half-plates, for example 51, is slightly turned manually forwards, the roller shaft 57 is no longer in front of the notch 55 of the pivot 54, so that the the roller shaft 57 is applied elastically against the cylindrical lateral surface 58 of the pivot. The rotation of the roller shaft 57 in the desired direction then drives the half-plate 51 forward, by friction.
  • the training could be done as well by meshing.
  • the roller shaft 57 is in this case provided with teeth, as well as the lateral surface 58 of each pivot.
  • the pivots 53 and 54 are pierced with holes parallel to the fixed shaft 52, as shown in Figure 12.
  • the pivot 53 has three holes distributed over a circular periphery of said pivot, substantially 120 degrees from each other.
  • One of the holes 59, close to the notch 55, is of annular oblong shape, while the other two holes 60 and 61 are circular of diameter D.
  • the oblong hole 59 is of width equal to the diameter D, and of length for example equal to 3D.
  • the pivot 54 has three holes 59 ', 60', 61 'identical to the respective holes 59, 60, 61 of the pivot 53, distributed at the same distance from the fixed shaft 52 as the holes of the pivot 53, and also distributed at 120 degrees from each other with respect to the fixed shaft 52.
  • the oblong hole 59 ' is located 120 degrees from the notch 55 of the pivot 54, so that when the two half-plates 50 and 51 are assembled on the shaft 52 and placed in the rest position as shown in FIG. 13, the circular hole 61 'is centered on the oblong hole 59', and the holes 60 'and 61 are aligned.
  • the device further comprises two emitters of light beams, emitting light beams parallel to the fixed shaft 52.
  • a first light beam F1 crosses all of the holes 59 and 61 'of the various superimposed plates when all the half-plates are in rest position.
  • a second light beam F2 crosses all of the holes 59 ′ and 60 of the various superimposed plates when all the half-plates are in the rest position.
  • Two photoelectric cells (not shown) are arranged so as to detect the beams F1 and F2 after they have passed through the various holes of the superimposed plates.
  • the two light beams can again pass through the superimposed plates, and are detected by the photoelectric cells; the power supply to the electric motor driving the roller shaft 57 is then cut off, so that the half-plate 50 comes to a standstill in a position where one can have access to its contents.
  • the beam F1 is then cut first by the displacement of the circular hole 61, then the beam F2 is in turn cut by the displacement of the oblong hole 59.
  • This order of cutting of the beams determines the rotation of the roller shaft 57 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 13, which causes the half-plate 50 to return to its rest position, where the notch 55 of the half-plate comes in front of the roller shaft 57, which is not thus no longer in contact with the pivot 53.
  • the two beams F1 and F2 can then pass through the different holes of the superimposed plates, which stops the rotation of the roller shaft 57.
  • the movement is started manually, so that the beam F1 is first cut by the movement of the circular hole 61 ', then the beam F2 by the movement of the oblong hole 59.
  • This cutting order determines the rotation of the roller shaft 57 in the trigonometric direction, which causes the rotation of the half-plate 51 until the hole 60 'is in alignment with the beam F2 and the hole 59 ′ in alignment with the beam F1, which stops the rotation of the roller shaft 57.
  • the return of the half-plate 51 is carried out by initiating the movement manually, which first cuts the beam F2 by displacement of the hole 60 ', then the beam F1 by displacement of the oblong hole 59'.

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The cabinet comprises superimposed trays 1A, 1B, 1C... which rotate about a vertical axis 2. The trays have a sector-shaped cut-out. In the rest state, the cut-outs are superimposed in front of the access zone and thus form an open column. In order to gain access to a useful zone of a tray, it is made to rotate in order to make the sought zone appear in the open column. It is possible to take objects from that zone or to place objects in that zone. The pulling out of a drawer is avoided which is an obstacle in the drawn-out position. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne les placards, meubles et armoires de rangement ou de classement pour des objets de petites dimensions, nombreux et différents. L'invention s'applique par exemple à des médicaments dans une pharmacie, où il y a en stock un grand nombre de médicaments différents, chacun ayant en général un faible volume et étant présent en quelques exemplaires, ou encore à des pièces de mécanique dans un atelier, des fiches d'archives, des disques Laser, des cassettes vidéo, etc. et, d'une manière générale, tout classement d'objets utilisant des tiroirs ou de étagères.The present invention relates to cupboards, furniture and storage or filing cabinets for small, numerous and different objects. The invention applies for example to drugs in a pharmacy, where there are in stock a large number of different drugs, each generally having a small volume and being present in a few copies, or to mechanical parts in a workshop, archive files, laser discs, video cassettes, etc. and, in general, any classification of objects using drawers or shelves.

L'invention concerne les armoires du genre en question qui comportent des plateaux superposés qui peuvent être déplacés individuellement pour faire apparaître la surface dégagée d'un plateau, en vue d'y prendre ou d'y déposer des objets.The invention relates to cupboards of the kind in question which have superimposed trays which can be moved individually to reveal the cleared surface of a tray, with a view to picking up or placing objects therein.

Les dispositifs de ce genre les plus courants sont des meubles à tiroirs, utilisés depuis très longtemps. L'inconvénient de ces meubles dans les locaux où la place est chèrement mesurée impose en plus de la surface d'un meuble une surface équivalente à celle du meuble pour permettre le déploiement des tiroirs. Quand un tiroir profond est ouvert, l'utilisateur doit se mettre à côté et empêche l'utilisation simultanée d'un meuble adjacent. Si les tiroirs sont profonds, le couloir qui dessert les meubles doit être évidemment aussi large. Le fonctionnement automatique, ouverture et fermeture, des tiroirs présent des difficultés.The most common devices of this kind are drawers that have been used for a very long time. The disadvantage of this furniture in premises where the space is dearly measured imposes in addition to the surface of a piece of furniture a surface equivalent to that of the piece of furniture to allow the deployment of the drawers. When a deep drawer is opened, the user must stand beside it and prevent the simultaneous use of an adjacent piece of furniture. If the drawers are deep, the corridor serving the furniture must obviously be as wide. The automatic operation, opening and closing, of the drawers presents difficulties.

Le document US-A-2,885,252 décrit selon le préambule des revendications 1 et 5 une armoire à plateaux montés rotatifs autour d'un axe commun et mobiles indépendamment les uns des autres. Chaque plateau présente un pourtour circulaire avec une échancrure suivant sensiblement un secteur circulaire. Au repos, les échancrures forment une colonne verticale dégagée. Pour accéder à un plateau, on le fait tourner pour le faire apparaître dans la colonne dégagée. Cette rotation est commandée par un arbre-galet qui peut être sélectivement connecté aux plateaux par des galets intermédiaires d'embrayage. Le déplacement des galets intermédiaires, pour connecter l'arbre-galet à un plateau particulier, est commandé par un bouton de sélection de plateau. Cette armoire à plateau a donc une structure complexe, et son utilisation requiert une étape préliminaire de réglage d'un bouton de sélection.Document US-A-2,885,252 describes according to the preamble of claims 1 and 5 a cabinet with trays rotatably mounted about a common axis and movable independently of each other. Each tray has a circular periphery with a notch substantially following a circular sector. At rest, the indentations form an unobstructed vertical column. To access a tray, you rotate it to make it appear in the cleared column. This rotation is controlled by a roller shaft which can be selectively connected to the plates by intermediate clutch rollers. The movement of the intermediate rollers, to connect the roller shaft to a particular plate, is controlled by a plate selection button. This tray cabinet therefore has a complex structure, and its use requires a preliminary step of adjusting a selection button.

L'invention a pour but de proposer un meuble de rangement peu encombrant, d'accès facile, de fonctionnement simple, et permettant de limiter la largeur du couloir de desserte à ce qui est seulement nécessaire au passage des utilisateurs.The invention aims to provide a space-saving storage cabinet, easy access, simple operation, and to limit the width of the service corridor to what is only necessary for the passage of users.

L'invention a donc pour objet un premier dispositif d'armoire de rangement pour des objets de petites dimensions, nombreux et différents, comportant un certain nombre de plateaux mobiles superposés indépendants les uns des autres, les plateaux étant montés rotatifs autour d'un axe unique vertical et ayant un pourtour circulaire autour dudit axe, chaque plateau présentant une échancrure suivant un secteur circulaire, caractérisé en ce que des logements d'indexation sont prévus sur le pourtour des plateaux pour coopérer avec des organes élastiques en vue d'indexer les plateaux dans différentes positions prédéterminées, lesdits organes élastiques sont constitués par deux arbres galets entraînés par des moteurs, lesdits arbres galets étant appliqués élastiquement contre la périphérie d'un plateau lorsque celui-ci n'est pas en position indexée, mais n'étant pas en contact avec la périphérie dudit plateau lorsqu'ils se trouvent dans des logements d'indexation.The invention therefore relates to a first storage cabinet device for small objects, many and different, comprising a number of mobile trays superposed independent of each other, the trays being rotatably mounted around a single vertical axis and having a circular periphery around said axis, each tray having a notch in a circular sector, characterized in that indexing housings are provided on the periphery of the plates for cooperating with elastic members in order to index the plates in different predetermined positions, said elastic members consist of two roller shafts driven by motors, said roller shafts being applied elastically against the periphery of a plate when the latter is not in the indexed position, but not being in contact with the periphery of said plate when they are in indexing housings.

Avantageusement, les arbres sont tourillonnés chacun dans une chape comportant un montant vertical et deux bras, montée à pivotement sur le chassis de l'ensemble, un des bras étant muni d'un prolongement dont l'extrémité se déplace entre deux contacts de commande des moteurs, la chape étant sollicitée élastiquement vers le centre du dispositif.Advantageously, the shafts are each journalled in a yoke comprising a vertical upright and two arms, pivotally mounted on the frame of the assembly, one of the arms being provided with an extension, the end of which moves between two control contacts of the motors, the yoke being elastically biased towards the center of the device.

L'invention a aussi pour objet un second dispositif d'armoire de rangement pour des objets de petites dimensions, nombreux et différents, comportant un certain nombre de plateaux mobiles superposés indépendants les uns des autres, les plateaux étant montés rotatifs autour d'un axe unique vertical et ayant un pourtour circulaire autour dudit axe, caractérisé en ce que chaque plateau est constitué de deux demi-plateaux gauche et droit situés dans un même plan horizontal et rotatifs indépendamment l'un de l'autre autour de l'axe de rotation, représentant chacun un secteur circulaire d'ouverture sensiblement égale à 120 degrés de façon à ce que les demi-plateaux puissent être placés dans une position dite de repos où les demi-plateaux sont alignés verticalement en deux colonnes contigües délimitant une zone d'accès frontale en forme de secteur circulaire d'ouverture sensiblement égale à 120 degrés, les demi-plateaux étant formés de façon à ménager un espace libre entre les deux colonnes de demi-plateaux, au voisinage et à l'arrière de l'axe de rotation, de façon à permettre le passage d'un arbre-galet vertical entraîné par un moteur électrique, et en ce que les demi-plateaux sont montés sur l'axe de rotation à l'aide de pivots comportant chacun une surface cylindrique dotée d'une échancrure verticale disposée de façon que toutes les échancrures soient alignées face à l'arbre-galet lorsque tous les demi-plateaux sont en position de repos, sans contact entre ledit arbre-galet et lesdites échancrures, le diamètre des pivots étant adapté à ce que l'arbre-galet s'applique contre la surface latérale cylindrique d'un pivot lorsque le demi-plateau correspondant est déplacé de sa position de repos. Les pivots peuvent être entraînés par l'arbre-galet par friction ou par engrènement lorsque leur demi-plateau respectif est déplacé de sa position de repos.The invention also relates to a second storage cabinet device for objects of small dimensions, many and different, comprising a number of mobile trays superimposed independent of each other, the trays being rotatably mounted about an axis single vertical and having a circular periphery around said axis, characterized in that each plate consists of two left and right half-plates situated in the same horizontal plane and rotating independently of one another around the axis of rotation , each representing a circular sector of opening substantially equal to 120 degrees so that the half-trays can be placed in a so-called rest position where the half-trays are aligned vertically in two contiguous columns delimiting an access area frontal in the form of a circular sector of opening substantially equal to 120 degrees, the half-plates being formed so as to provide a space free between the two columns of half-plates, near and behind the axis of rotation, so as to allow the passage of a vertical roller shaft driven by an electric motor, and in that the half plates are mounted on the axis of rotation by means of pivots each comprising a cylindrical surface provided with a vertical notch arranged so that all the notches are aligned facing the roller shaft when all the half-plates are in rest position, without contact between said roller shaft and said notches, the diameter of the pivots being adapted so that the roller shaft is applied against the cylindrical lateral surface of a pivot when the corresponding half-plate is moved from its rest position. The pivots can be driven by the roller shaft by friction or by meshing when their respective half-plate is moved from its rest position.

L'espace libre permettant le passage de l'arbre-galet peut être obtenu en excentrant chaque pivot par rapport au secteur circulaire constitué par le demi-plateau correspondant.The free space allowing the passage of the roller shaft can be obtained by off-centering each pivot relative to the circular sector constituted by the corresponding half-plate.

Avantageusement, chaque pivot est percé d'un trou oblong annulaire et de deux trous circulaires répartis sensiblement à 120 degrés les uns des autres sur une périphérie circulaire dudit pivot, de façon à ce que lorsque tous les demi-plateaux sont en position de repos, l'ensemble des trous constitue trois canaux verticaux à l'intérieur des pivots, un premier canal étant constitué par l'empilement alterné de trous oblongs des demi-plateaux gauches centrés sur des trous circulaires des demi-plateaux droits, un deuxième canal étant constitué par l'empilement alterné de trous oblongs des demi-plateaux droits centrés sur des trous circulaires des demi-plateaux gauches, un troisième canal étant constitué par l'empilement alterné de trous circulaires des demi-plateaux gauches et de trous circulaires des demi-plateaux droits. Deux émetteurs de faisceaux lumineux émettent un premier faisceau lumineux vertical traversant ledit premier canal vertical avant d'être détecté par un premier dispositif de détection, et un deuxième faisceau lumineux vertical traversant ledit deuxième canal vertical avant d'être détecté par un deuxième dispositif de détection, de sorte que si l'un des demi-plateaux est tourné manuellement, l'ordre de coupure des faisceaux détermine le sens de rotation à donner à l'arbre-galet pour entraîner le demi-plateau en poursuivant le mouvement ainsi amorcé, un moyen de commande étant prévu pour commander la marche du moteur de l'arbre-galet dans un premier sens si le premier faisceau est coupé en premier, et dans un deuxième sens si le deuxième faisceau est coupé en premier, ledit moyen de commande arrêtant le fonctionnement dudit moteur lorsque les deux faisceaux sont détectés par lesdits moyens de détection.Advantageously, each pivot is pierced with an annular oblong hole and two circular holes distributed substantially at 120 degrees from one another on a circular periphery of said pivot, so that when all the half-plates are in the rest position, the set of holes constitutes three vertical channels inside the pivots, a first channel being formed by the alternating stack of oblong holes of the left half-plates centered on circular holes of the right half-plates, a second channel being by the alternating stack of oblong holes of the right half-plates centered on circular holes of the left half-plates, a third channel being constituted by the alternating stack of circular holes of the left half-plates and of circular holes of the half-plates rights. Two light beam emitters emit a first vertical light beam passing through said first vertical channel before being detected by a first detection device, and a second vertical light beam passing through said second vertical channel before being detected by a second detection device , so that if one of the half-plates is turned manually, the cutting order of the beams determines the direction of rotation to be given to the roller shaft to drive the half-plate by continuing the movement thus initiated, a control means being provided for controlling the running of the motor of the roller shaft in a first direction if the first beam is cut first, and in a second direction if the second beam is cut first, said control means stopping the operation of said motor when the two beams are detected by said detection means.

Les plateaux peuvent être en matière moulée et avoir une hauteur h inférieure à celle du stockage, alors que des cloisons ou des bordures amovibles peuvent avoir une hauteur supérieure.The trays can be of molded material and have a height h less than that of the storage, while partitions or removable edges can have a higher height.

Les plateaux peuvent comporter des séparations annulaires et radiales. Avantageusement, chaque séparation annulaire est réalisée par emboîtement d'une cloison amovible sur une nervure d'une certaine épaisseur formée sur la surface du plateau, ladite cloison amovible étant réalisée par l'assemblage d'une plaque centrale dotée d'une extrémité inférieure et de moyens latéraux d'écartement espacés horizontalement entre eux d'une certaine distance, avec deux plaques latérales comprenant chacune une extrémité inférieure, une face intérieure sur laquelle sont fixés lesdits moyens latéraux d'écartement, et une face extérieure, l'écartement entre lesdites faces intérieures étant sensiblement égal à l'épaisseur de la nervure et l'extrémité inférieure de la plaque centrale étant placée à une certaine distance au dessus des extrémités inférieures des plaques latérales. Chaque cloison amovible peut comporter des picots disposés en rangées verticales sur les faces extérieures de ses parois latérales, lesdits picots permettant de caler une cloison radiale entre deux cloisons annulaires successives. Les rangées verticales de picots peuvent être écartées d'une distance sensiblement égale à l'épaisseur de ladite cloison amovible y compris les picots, de façon qu'une telle cloison découpée en deux extrémités latérales pour comporter une rangée verticale de picots sur chaque face extérieure de chaque extrémité latérale puisse être disposée et maintenue dans une disposition radiale sur la surface du plateau, par emboîtement de ses extrémités latérales entre des rangées verticales de picots, sur deux cloisons amovibles annulaires successives.The trays can have annular and radial partitions. Advantageously, each annular separation is produced by fitting a removable partition onto a rib of a certain thickness formed on the surface of the tray, said removable partition being produced by assembling a central plate provided with a lower end and lateral spacing means spaced horizontally between them by a certain distance, with two lateral plates each comprising a lower end, a inner face on which said lateral spacing means are fixed, and an outer face, the spacing between said inner faces being substantially equal to the thickness of the rib and the lower end of the central plate being placed at a certain distance above the lower ends of the side plates. Each removable partition may include pins arranged in vertical rows on the outer faces of its side walls, said pins making it possible to wedge a radial partition between two successive annular partitions. The vertical rows of pins can be spaced apart by a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said removable partition including the pins, so that such a partition cut into two lateral ends to have a vertical row of pins on each outer face of each lateral end can be arranged and maintained in a radial arrangement on the surface of the plate, by interlocking of its lateral ends between vertical rows of pins, on two successive annular removable partitions.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront au cours de la description suivante, donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif, en regard des dessins joints, et qui fera bien comprendre comment l'invention peut être réalisée.Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear during the following description, given by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the attached drawings, and which will make it clear how the invention can be implemented.

Sur les dessins,

  • les figures 1 et 2 sont des vues en perspective simplifiées d'un exemple de dispositif selon l'invention, permettant d'expliquer le principe d'organisation du dispositif;
  • la figure 3 est une vue analogue à la figure 1, d'un autre exemple de réalisation de l'invention, avec une amélioration;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en coupe partielle d'une autre forme de réalisation de l'invention;
  • la figure 5 est une vue en perspective schématique illustrant un mode de fonctionnement automatique du dispositif;
  • la figure 6 est une vue en plan d'un plateau séparé en trois paniers identiques;
  • la figure 7 est une vue en coupe d'un panier suivant la ligne VII sur la figure 6;
  • la figure 8 est une vue en plan partielle détaillée du panier de la figure 7;
  • la figure 9 est une vue en perspective représentant un exemple de cloison utilisable pour compléter les plateaux du dispositif de la présente invention;
  • la figure 10 est une vue fragmentaire en perspective d'un autre exemple de cloison utilisable pour compléter les plateaux du dispositif de la présente invention;
  • la figure 10a est une vue de côté d'une cloison du type représenté sur la figure 10;
  • la figure 11 est une perspective schématique illustrant une forme de réalisation de l'invention, où chaque plateau est séparé en deux demi-plateaux indépendants;
  • la figure 12 est une vue de détail des pivots des demi-plateaux de la forme de réalisation de la figure 11;
  • la figure 13 est une vue de détail du dispositif d'entraînement des demi-plateaux de la forme de réalisation de la figure 11 ; et
  • la figure 14 est une coupe suivant la ligne XIV-XIV de la figure 13.
In the drawings,
  • Figures 1 and 2 are simplified perspective views of an example of a device according to the invention, to explain the principle of organization of the device;
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, of another embodiment of the invention, with an improvement;
  • Figure 4 is a partial sectional view of another embodiment of the invention;
  • Figure 5 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an automatic mode of operation of the device;
  • Figure 6 is a plan view of a tray separated into three identical baskets;
  • Figure 7 is a sectional view of a basket along line VII in Figure 6;
  • Figure 8 is a detailed partial plan view of the basket of Figure 7;
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a partition which can be used to complete the plates of the device of the present invention;
  • Figure 10 is a fragmentary perspective view of another example of a partition used to complete the plates of the device of the present invention;
  • Figure 10a is a side view of a partition of the type shown in Figure 10;
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective illustrating an embodiment of the invention, where each plate is separated into two independent half-plates;
  • Figure 12 is a detail view of the pivots of the half-plates of the embodiment of Figure 11;
  • Figure 13 is a detail view of the drive device of the half-plates of the embodiment of Figure 11; and
  • Figure 14 is a section along the line XIV-XIV of Figure 13.

Les figures 1 et 2 illustrent schématiquement le principe général qui est à l'origine de la présente invention. Le dispositif comporte dans cet exemple trois plateaux superposés 1A, 1B, 1C, montés rotatifs autour d'un axe vertical 2. Chaque plateau a la forme d'un disque centré sur l'axe 2, et auquel il manque un secteur circulaire pour former une échancrure. En vue d'économiser l'espace, et pour mettre les produits rangés sur les plateaux à l'abri, les plateaux sont disposés aussi proches verticalement que possible les uns des autres. Dans ces conditions, il n'est possible d'avoir accès à une partie d'un plateau autre que le plateau supérieur, que quand cette partie de plateau se trouve en dessous de l'échancrure au moins du plateau immédiatement supérieur. On prévoit normalement une zone d'accès, sur le devant dans le cas de la figure 1, et les plateaux sont normalement disposés, au repos, avec toutes les échancrures superposées devant la zone d'accès, position d'ensemble dite neutre. Dans l'exemple représenté, les échancrures sont de 90°, un quart de cercle. Il n'est pas très utile que ce soit plus grand. Une échancrure plus étroite fait gagner de la place de rangement aux dépens de la rapidité d'accès.Figures 1 and 2 schematically illustrate the general principle which is at the origin of the present invention. In this example, the device comprises three superimposed plates 1 A , 1 B , 1 C , mounted to rotate about a vertical axis 2. Each plate has the shape of a disc centered on axis 2, and which lacks a sector circular to form a notch. In order to save space, and to put the products stored on the trays sheltered, the trays are arranged as close vertically as possible to each other. Under these conditions, it is only possible to have access to a part of a plate other than the upper plate, when this part of the plate is below the notch at least of the immediately upper plate. An access zone is normally provided, on the front in the case of FIG. 1, and the plates are normally arranged, at rest, with all the notches superimposed in front of the access zone, overall position called neutral. In the example shown, the notches are 90 °, a quarter of a circle. It is not very useful if it is larger. A narrower cut saves storage space at the expense of quick access.

Pour accéder à une zone utile 31B du plateau 1B par exemple, où sont classés des objets, il suffit, à partir de la position neutre, de faire tourner ce plateau pour amener la zone utile 31B recherchée dans la partie libre laissée dégagée par les échancrures des autres plateaux supérieurs (figure 2). Pour éviter que les plateaux occupent n'importe quelles positions et pour que les échancrures soient correctement placées l'une au-dessus de l'autre, on peut prévoir un indexage, par exemple grâce à des organes élastiques tels que deux lames souples 3 (figure 3) coopérant avec, ou rentrant dans, des logements 4 prévus sur chaque plateau.To access a useful area 31 B of the tray 1 B for example, where objects are classified, it suffices, from the neutral position, to rotate this tray to bring the useful area 31 B sought in the free part left clear by the notches of the other upper plates (figure 2). To prevent the plates from occupying any position and so that the notches are correctly placed one above the other, provision may be made for indexing, for example by means of elastic members such as two flexible blades 3 ( Figure 3) cooperating with, or entering, housings 4 provided on each plate.

Dans les exemples schématiques ci-dessus, les plateaux sont sensiblement plans. La visibilité des objets disposés sur les plateaux peut être améliorée si les plateaux ont une surface conique dont le centre est plus élevé que la périphérie. Ceci facilite l'observation horizontale et est particulièrement avantageux pour les plateaux situés à une certaine hauteur.In the schematic examples above, the plates are substantially planar. The visibility of the objects placed on the trays can be improved if the trays have a conical surface whose center is higher than the periphery. This facilitates horizontal observation and is particularly advantageous for the trays located at a certain height.

La figure 4 représente en demi-coupe deux plateaux superposés 5A, 5B. Ces plateaux sont formés de couronnes 5', 5'', 5''' disposées en gradins, équivalents à une forme conique, mais en raison du fond plat des cases formées sur les plateaux, cette disposition est plus commode pour le placement des objets et la lecture des indications (voir plus loin). Bien entendu, une forme conique simple rentre aussi dans le cadre de la présente invention.Figure 4 shows in half-section two superimposed plates 5 A , 5 B. These trays are formed of 5 ', 5'',5''' crowns arranged in steps, equivalent to a conical shape, but due to the flat bottom of the boxes formed on the trays, this arrangement is more convenient for the placement of objects. and reading the indications (see below). Of course, a simple conical shape also comes within the scope of the present invention.

Chaque plateau est compartimenté par des membrures circulaires recevant des intercalaires axiaux. Les membrures portent des porte-fiches permettant le repérage des produits contenus dans le plateau.Each plate is compartmentalized by circular members receiving axial dividers. The frames carry card holders allowing the identification of the products contained in the tray.

Le système peut être amélioré en le rendant automatique. Pour ce faire, on disposera pour l'ensemble des plateaux deux arbres-galets verticaux 6A, 6B (voir figure 5) entraînés par des moteurs M₁, M₂. Les moteurs sont commandés par des contacts 7A, 7B, organisés comme suit. Chaque arbre 6 tourillonne dans une chape comportant un montant vertical 9 et deux bras 8 fixés sur le montant vertical 9. Le montant vertical 9 tourillonne dans le chassis 26 de l'ensemble. Des ressorts 27 peuvent être prévus pour appliquer la chape, avec l'arbre vers le centre des plateaux. Un bras 8 de chaque chape est muni d'un prolongement 8A, formant levier de contact se débattant entre les deux contacts 7A, 7B. En position d'arrêt des moteurs, les arbres sont placés dans les logements des plateaux, et les prolongements 8A ne touchent aucun des contacts. Deux arbres sont nécessaires en raison des échancrures des plateaux.The system can be improved by making it automatic. To do this, there will be available for all of the plates two vertical roller shafts 6 A , 6 B (see FIG. 5) driven by motors M₁, M₂. The motors are controlled by contacts 7 A , 7 B , organized as follows. Each shaft 6 pivots in a yoke comprising a vertical upright 9 and two arms 8 fixed on the vertical upright 9. The vertical upright 9 pivots in the frame 26 of the assembly. Springs 27 can be provided to apply the yoke, with the shaft towards the center of the plates. An arm 8 of each yoke is provided with an extension 8 A , forming a contact lever which struggles between the two contacts 7 A , 7 B. In the engine stop position, the shafts are placed in the plate housings, and the 8 A extensions do not touch any of the contacts. Two trees are necessary due to the notches in the trays.

Dès que l'on veut accéder à une zone utile d'un plateau, on fait légèrement tourner manuellement le plateau choisi dans le sens désiré, ce qui a pour effet de dégager un arbre 6A d'indexage (ou les deux) hors de son logement et de venir le mettre en contact avec la circonférence du plateau choisi et de l'y maintenir grâce aux ressorts 27. Simultanément, l'extrémité 8B du levier 8A vient lever un microcontact 7, et le maintient en position haute tant que l'arbre 6 n'est pas retombé dans un autre logement. Les deux microcontacts sont organisés pour commander chacun un sens de rotation du moteur correspondant au sens amorcé manuellement. L'arbre d'indexage mis en rotation assure alors une fonction de galet et entraîne par frottement la périphérie du plateau choisi. Les autres plateaux étant dans une position indexée, leurs périphéries ne sont en contact avec aucun des deux arbres-galets, et ils ne sont pas entraînés en rotation et restent immobiles. Dès que l'arbre est retombé dans le logement suivant, le levier 8 dégage le microcontact qui retombe, ce qui entraîne l'arrêt de l'arbre (ou des deux le cas échéant) et l'indexage du plateau avec le quartier suivant qui est maintenant accessible. Si l'on désire un autre quartier, l'utilisateur redonne une impulsion.As soon as you want to access a useful area of a platform, you manually rotate the chosen platform in the desired direction, which has the effect of freeing a 6 A indexing shaft (or both) out of its housing and come into contact with the circumference of the chosen plate and keep it there thanks to the springs 27. Simultaneously, the end 8 B of the lever 8 A comes to lift a microswitch 7, and keeps it in the high position as long that the shaft 6 has not fallen back into another housing. The two microswitches are organized to each control a direction of rotation of the motor corresponding to the direction primed manually. The rotating indexing shaft then performs a roller function and causes friction by periphery of the chosen plateau. The other plates being in an indexed position, their peripheries are not in contact with either of the two roller shafts, and they are not driven in rotation and remain stationary. As soon as the tree has fallen back into the next housing, the lever 8 releases the microswitch which falls back, which causes the shaft (or both if necessary) to stop and the table to be indexed with the next quarter which is now available. If another district is desired, the user gives an impulse.

On remarquera que suivant la zone utile recherchée, on peut faire tourner le plateau dans un sens ou dans l'autre. Les moteurs, à deux sens de rotation, se mettent automatiquement à tourner dans le sens initié par la poussée manuelle.It will be noted that, depending on the useful zone sought, the plate can be rotated in one direction or the other. The motors, with two directions of rotation, automatically start to rotate in the direction initiated by manual pushing.

La construction de chaque plateau peut être simplifiée en réalisant les logements d'indexage par des interruptions d'une bande de frottement discontinue (par exemple en caoutchouc) collée à la périphérie de chaque plateau.The construction of each plate can be simplified by producing the indexing housings by interruptions of a discontinuous friction strip (for example made of rubber) glued to the periphery of each plate.

Le système peut être complété par un blocage manuel en position neutre, interdisant tout accès aux plateaux et servant donc de serrure globale. Un autre blocage manuel peut au contraire maintenir les galets en positions non indexées, ce qui a pour effet de rendre tous les plateaux libres (en cas de panne de courant par exemple) permettant un usage manuel du dispositif.The system can be supplemented by a manual blocking in neutral position, preventing any access to the plates and thus serving as global lock. Another manual locking can on the contrary maintain the rollers in non-indexed positions, which has the effect of making all the plates free (in the event of a power failure for example) allowing manual use of the device.

Avantages du système : Advantages of the system :

  • 1°/ Pas de débordement dans l'allée.1 ° / No overflow in the aisle.
  • 2°/ Compte tenu de la profondeur des tiroirs classiques, l'opérateur est obligé de se mettre sur le côté du tiroir pour pouvoir se servir et de ce fait condamne l'utilisation de l'armoire contigüe pendant qu'il se sert. Dans le système de l'invention, l'opérateur se sert par devant et ne condamne pas l'utilisation de l'armoire contigüe.2 ° / Given the depth of conventional drawers, the operator is forced to stand on the side of the drawer to be able to use it and therefore condemns the use of the adjoining cupboard while it is being used. In the system of the invention, the operator uses it from the front and does not condemn the use of the adjoining cabinet.
  • 3°/ Automaticité du système : L'opérateur n'a plus à tirer ou repousser un tiroir, une légère poussée manuelle sur le plateau choisi et celui-ci vient automatiquement présenter une partie utile.3 ° / Automaticity of the system: The operator no longer has to pull or push a drawer, a slight manual push on the chosen tray and it automatically comes to present a useful part.
  • 4°/ Simplicité de construction, de fonctionnement et d'entretien puisque l'appareil ne comporte qu'un axe central au lieu de deux glissières télescopiques par tiroir.4 ° / Simplicity of construction, operation and maintenance since the device has only one central axis instead of two telescopic slides per drawer.
  • 5°/ Gain de place : Un tiroir classique nécessite une surface de développement égale à sa surface utile ; l'occupation utile est donc de 50% alors que le dispositif de l'invention ne déborde pas de l'emprise au sol du meuble dont 75% est occupée utilement.5 ° / Space saving: A traditional drawer requires a development surface equal to its useful surface; the useful occupation is therefore 50% while the the invention does not extend beyond the footprint of the furniture, 75% of which is usefully occupied.
  • 6°/ Suppression de l'habillage extérieur qui est assuré directement par les plateaux.6 ° / Removal of the external covering which is provided directly by the plates.

Les figures suivantes représentent à titre d'exemple, divers modes de réalisation de l'invention.The following figures show, by way of example, various embodiments of the invention.

La figure 6 est une représentation schématique d'un plateau. Il est constitué de trois paniers identiques 10A, 10B, 10C, constituant chacun une zone utile et chacun étant accroché sur l'axe central, par exemple sur un manchon 12 monté rotatif sur l'axe vertical. Cette solution permet d'abord une fabrication plus facile, le moule étant moins cher, mais surtout de permettre quand un panier se présente devant la zone active, de le décrocher de l'axe central pour le transporter dans un autre lieu où il sera, par exemple, rempli. Ceci évite d'immobiliser toute l'armoire quand on veut réapprovisionner les étages. On remarquera que chaque panier comporte des chanfreins 11 sur ses arêtes extérieures, ces chanfreins servant de logement d'indexation pour l'arbre moteur.Figure 6 is a schematic representation of a tray. It consists of three identical baskets 10 A , 10 B , 10 C , each constituting a useful area and each being hung on the central axis, for example on a sleeve 12 rotatably mounted on the vertical axis. This solution first allows easier manufacturing, the mold being cheaper, but above all, when a basket is presented in front of the active area, it can be removed from the central axis to transport it to another place where it will be, for example, filled. This avoids immobilizing the whole cabinet when we want to restock the floors. Note that each basket has chamfers 11 on its outer edges, these chamfers serving as indexing housing for the drive shaft.

Si on examine les figures 7 et 8, on voit que chaque panier est constitué de couloirs 13 dans lesquels seront logés les médicaments ou produits à stocker. Le panier est d'une hauteur "h" qui peut être inférieure à la hauteur des produits à stocker. Des moyens peuvent être prévus pour fixer aux plateaux des cloisons de hauteur H supérieure. Par exemple, dans les rebords du panier et les séparations annulaires 21, on ménage une rainure annulaire 14. Enfin, chaque couloir est équipé de butées ou de rainures verticales 15 permettant de glisser des séparations amovibles 16 ou cloisons radiales pour isoler des différents types de produits à stocker. Le système d'accrochage sur l'axe central est ici schématisé. Sur la figure 8, on a représenté à titre d'exemple un système de logements circulaires 15 ouverts pour loger les séparations amovibles 16. Ce système permet d'empêcher la séparation amovible d'avoir un mouvement de déplacement selon un rayon.If we examine Figures 7 and 8, we see that each basket consists of corridors 13 in which will be housed the drugs or products to be stored. The basket has a height "h" which can be less than the height of the products to be stored. Means may be provided for fixing partitions of height H greater to the plates. For example, in the rims of the basket and the annular partitions 21, an annular groove 14 is provided. Finally, each corridor is equipped with stops or vertical grooves 15 making it possible to slide removable partitions 16 or radial partitions to isolate different types of products to be stored. The attachment system on the central axis is shown here. In Figure 8, there is shown by way of example a circular housing system 15 open to accommodate the removable partitions 16. This system makes it possible to prevent the removable partition from having a movement of movement along a radius.

Dans les rainures annulaires 14, on peut insérer des cloisons 17 qui servent de séparations entre compartiments, d'une hauteur égale à la hauteur utile totale de chaque plateau, alors que le plateau lui-même a une hauteur h inférieure. Les cloisons 17 sont avantageusement transparentes et peuvent servir de porte-étiquettes.In the annular grooves 14, partitions 17 can be inserted which serve as partitions between compartments, of a height equal to the total useful height of each tray, while the tray itself has a lower height h. The partitions 17 are advantageously transparent and can serve as label holders.

Un exemple de cloison est représenté en perspective sur la figure 9. Elle est constituée d' une structure en nid d'abeille composée d'une paroi centrale 18 sur laquelle sont fixées, par exemple par soudure, deux parois gaufrées 19, 20. L'ensemble peut évidemment être réalisé d'un seul coup par extrusion. Ce système composé de trois parois transparentes permet de constituer deux rangées d'alvéoles dans lesquelles seront glissées les étiquettes de repérage des produits. Il est courant en effet qu'un produit soit accompagné de deux étiquettes, l'une de désignation, l'autre de stock. Cette structure en nid d'abeille est suffisamment souple pour être courbée. Sa longeur "L" et sa hauteur "H" sont modifiables par coupe.An example of a partition is shown in perspective in FIG. 9. It consists of a honeycomb structure composed of a central wall 18 on which are fixed, for example by welding, two embossed walls 19, 20. The assembly can obviously be made all at once by extrusion. This system made up of three transparent walls makes it possible to constitute two rows of cells in which the labels for locating the products will be slipped. It is common for a product to be accompanied by two labels, one for designation, the other for stock. This honeycomb structure is flexible enough to be curved. Its length "L" and its height "H" can be modified by cutting.

Sur la figure 7, le nid d'abeille est placé dans une rainure annulaire du panier. Le nid d'abeille a donc deux rôles : servir de porte-étiquettes et délimiter la hauteur de stockage des produits. Il sert en fait de rebords aux couloirs. On a vu que le couloir pouvait être séparé par des séparations amovibles rayonnantes mais il est courant de vouloir fractionner le couloir en petites zones annulaires. Pour ce faire, un clips de retenue peut être fixé sur une cloison amovible et l'on peut glisser dans ce clips un morceau de nid d'abeille qui là encore servira de porte-étiquettes et de rebord. On a donc ici constitué deux zones de stockage dans le couloir.In Figure 7, the honeycomb is placed in an annular groove in the basket. The honeycomb therefore has two roles: to serve as a label holder and to define the storage height of the products. It actually serves as ledges to the corridors. We have seen that the corridor could be separated by removable radiant partitions, but it is common to want to split the corridor into small annular zones. To do this, a retaining clips can be fixed on a removable partition and one can slide into this clips a piece of honeycomb which again will serve as label holders and ledge. Here, therefore, two storage areas have been created in the corridor.

A cet effet, les cloisons amovibles peuvent comporter des perforations 22 (figure 7) de toutes formes appropriées, pour y passer des vis ou autres fixations. Les clips peuvent être simplement glissés et maintenus par serrage sur la cloison.To this end, the removable partitions may include perforations 22 (FIG. 7) of any suitable shape, for passing screws or other fixings therein. The clips can simply be slid and held by clamping on the partition.

On peut organiser simplement des systèmes de subdivision des couloirs et des cases, en prévoyant des queues d'aronde, des trous et des ergots dans les plateaux et les cloisons ou sous-cloisons.One can organize simply systems of subdivision of the corridors and boxes, by providing dovetails, holes and lugs in the trays and the partitions or sub-partitions.

Les figures 10 et 10a représentent une variante avantageuse de réalisation des cloisons des plateaux. Sur la figure 10 est présenté un fragment de plateau comportant un fond 40 et un rebord 41. Sur le fond 40 sont formées des nervures annulaires 42, sur lesquelles peuvent être emboîtées des cloisons amovibles 43 pour constituer des cloisons annulaires du plateau.Figures 10 and 10a show an advantageous alternative embodiment of the partitions of the plates. In FIG. 10 is presented a fragment of a tray comprising a bottom 40 and a rim 41. On the bottom 40 are formed annular ribs 42, on which removable partitions 43 can be fitted to form annular partitions of the tray.

Chaque cloison amovible 43 est réalisée par assemblage de deux plaques latérales 44 sur une plaque centrale 45. Chaque plaque latérale 44 comprend deux extrémités latérales, une extrémité inférieure, une extrémité supérieure, une face lisse et une face garnie de picots 46. La plaque centrale 45 comprend deux extrémités latérales, une extrémité inférieure, une extrémité supérieure, et comporte des ondulations verticales 47 régulièrement réparties. La plaque centrale est fixée aux faces lisses respectives des deux plaques latérales, par l'intermédiaire des ondulations 47 qui maintiennent un certain écartement entre la plaque centrale et chaque plaque latérale, de sorte que l'écartement entre les faces lisses respectives des deux plaques latérales 44 est sensiblement égal à l'épaisseur d'une nervure annulaire 42. L'extrémité inférieure de la plaque centrale 45 est située à une certaine distance au dessus des extrémités inférieures respectives des plaques latérales 44, ce qui permet l'emboîtement de la cloison amovible 43 sur la nervure, et l'extrémité supérieure de la plaque centrale 45 fait saillie au dessus des extrémités supérieures respectives des plaques latérales 44. Les plaques latérales 44 sont placées en correspondance l'une de l'autre, les picots 47 respectifs des deux faces étant eux-mêmes placés en correspondance d'une face sur l'autre.Each removable partition 43 is produced by assembling two side plates 44 on a central plate 45. Each side plate 44 comprises two lateral ends, a lower end, an upper end, a smooth face and a face provided with pins 46. The central plate 45 comprises two lateral ends, a lower end, an upper end, and has vertical undulations 47 regularly distributed. The central plate is fixed to the respective smooth faces of the two side plates, by means of the corrugations 47 which maintain a certain spacing between the central plate and each side plate, so that the spacing between the respective smooth faces of the two side plates 44 is substantially equal to the thickness of an annular rib 42. The lower end of the central plate 45 is located at a certain distance above the respective lower ends of the side plates 44, which allows the removable partition to fit together 43 on the rib, and the upper end of the central plate 45 projects above the respective upper ends of the side plates 44. The side plates 44 are placed in correspondence with one another, the respective pins 47 of the two faces being themselves placed in correspondence from one face to the other.

Les plaques constituant la cloison peuvent être en matière plastique, avantageusement transparente. La fixation des ondulations 47 aux plaques latérales peut être réalisée par exemple par soudage ou par collage. Les ondulations 47 pourraient être remplacées par des nervures de part et d'autre de la plaque 45.The plates constituting the partition can be made of plastic, advantageously transparent. The corrugations 47 can be fixed to the side plates, for example by welding or by gluing. The corrugations 47 could be replaced by ribs on either side of the plate 45.

Entre deux ondulations 47, l'écartement entre la plaque centrale et les plaques latérales permet d'utiliser la cloison comme porte-étiquettes.Between two corrugations 47, the spacing between the central plate and the side plates allows the partition to be used as a label holder.

Les picots 46 sont régulièrement répartis en rangées verticales espacées d'une distance e sensiblement égale à l'épaisseur totale d'une cloison amovible, y compris les picots. On peut ainsi avantageusement réaliser une cloison radiale en découpant une cloison du type précédemment décrit de façon à ce que les extrémités latérales de ses plaques latérales comportent chacune une rangée de picots, et à ce que sa longueur soit sensiblement égale à la distance radiale entre deux cloisons annulaires successives ; la cloison découpée peut ainsi être glissée et maintenue dans une position radiale entre deux rangées verticales de picots que les deux cloisons annulaires successives. L'espacement e entre les rangées verticales de picots et la taille des picots doivent être adaptés à la distance radiale entre deux cloisons annulaires, de façon à ce qu'une cloison découpée à la bonne longueur puisse effectivement comporter des picots à chaque extrémité latérale de ses plaques latérales.The pins 46 are regularly distributed in vertical rows spaced by a distance e substantially equal to the total thickness of a removable partition, including the pins. It is thus advantageously possible to produce a radial partition by cutting a partition of the type previously described so that the lateral ends of its lateral plates each have a row of pins, and that its length is substantially equal to the radial distance between two successive annular partitions; the cut partition can thus be slid and held in a radial position between two vertical rows of pins than the two successive annular partitions. The spacing e between the vertical rows of pins and the size of the pins must be adapted to the radial distance between two annular partitions, so that a partition cut to the correct length can effectively have pins at each lateral end of its side plates.

Les picots peuvent avoir une forme parallélépipédique, telle que représentée sur la figure 10, ou toute autre forme.The pins can have a parallelepiped shape, as shown in Figure 10, or any other shape.

Les figures 11 à 14 représentent une forme particulièrement avantageuse de réalisation de l'invention, dans laquelle chacun des plateaux superposés (1A, 1B, 1C, ...) est constitué de deux demi-plateaux 50, 51 situés au même niveau et rotatifs indépendamment l'un de l'autre autour d'un arbre fixe 52. Comme présenté sur la figure 11, chaque demi-plateau 50, 51 a sensiblement la forme d'un secteur circulaire présentant une ouverture sensiblement égale à 120 degrés. Chaque demi-plateau est ainsi délimité par deux rebords latéraux disposés sensiblement à 120 degrés l'un par rapport à l'autre, joints par un rebord frontal circulaire. Lorsqu'ils sont en position de repos ou vers l'arrière, comme en 1A ou 1C, les plateau déterminent une échancrure ouverte à 120 degrés vers l'avant. Pour avoir accès au contenu d'un des demi-plateaux, il suffit de l'amener par rotation dans l'échancrure ouverte, comme en 1B.Figures 11 to 14 show a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, in which each of the superimposed plates (1A, 1B, 1C, ...) consists of two half-plates 50, 51 located at the same level and rotatable independently of one another around a fixed shaft 52. As shown in FIG. 11, each half-plate 50, 51 has substantially the shape of a circular sector having an opening substantially equal to 120 degrees. Each half tray is thus delimited by two lateral edges arranged substantially at 120 degrees, one by relative to each other, joined by a circular front edge. When in the rest position or backwards, as in 1A or 1C, the plates determine a notch open 120 degrees forward. To access the contents of one of the half-trays, simply bring it by rotation into the open notch, as in 1B.

Chaque demi-plateau 50, 51 se prolonge vers l'arbre de rotation 52 par un pivot, respectivement 53, 54, monté rotatif sur l'arbre 52. Les pivots 53, 54 sont placés à des niveaux différents sur l'arbre 52, et sont supportés par tout moyen connu, par exemple par des anneaux élastiques encliquetés dans des rainures périphériques de l'arbre 52.Each half-plate 50, 51 is extended towards the rotation shaft 52 by a pivot, respectively 53, 54, rotatably mounted on the shaft 52. The pivots 53, 54 are placed at different levels on the shaft 52, and are supported by any known means, for example by elastic rings snapped into peripheral grooves of the shaft 52.

Chaque pivot 53, 54 est de forme sensiblement cylindrique, et comporte une surface latérale cylindrique 58 qui se raccorde aux rebords latéraux du demi-plateau correspondant, comme représenté sur les figures 12 et 13. La surface latérale des pivots comporte une échancrure 55 près de son raccordement au rebord latéral situé vers l'arrière du dispositif en position de repos. De plus, le rebord latéral situé vers l'arrière en position de repos n'est pas dans une direction concourante avec l'arbre de rotation 52, de sorte que les demi-plateaux 50 et 51 laissent entre eux un espace libre 56 dans leur position de repos, comme sur la figure 13.Each pivot 53, 54 is of substantially cylindrical shape, and has a cylindrical lateral surface 58 which is connected to the lateral flanges of the corresponding half-plate, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13. The lateral surface of the pivots has a notch 55 near its connection to the lateral edge situated towards the rear of the device in the rest position. In addition, the lateral flange situated towards the rear in the rest position is not in a direction concurrent with the rotation shaft 52, so that the half-plates 50 and 51 leave between them a free space 56 in their rest position, as in figure 13.

Dans cet espace libre 56 est disposé un arbre-galet 57 rotatif, parallèle à l'arbre 52, à une distance de l'arbre fixe 52 telle que l'arbre-galet 57 s'applique élastiquement contre la surface cylindrique 58 d'un pivot, lorsque ledit arbre-galet n'est pas en face de l'échancrure 55 dudit pivot. L'arbre-galet 57 est entraîné par un moteur électrique (non représenté).In this free space 56 is disposed a rotating roller shaft 57, parallel to the shaft 52, at a distance from the fixed shaft 52 such that the roller shaft 57 is applied elastically against the cylindrical surface 58 of a pivot, when said shaft-roller is not opposite the notch 55 of said pivot. The roller shaft 57 is driven by an electric motor (not shown).

Lorsque les demi-plateaux 50, 51 sont dans leur position de repos, l'arbre-galet 57 n'est pas en contact avec les pivots 53, 54 puisqu'il est en face de l'échancrure 55 de chaque pivot. Par contre, si l'un des demi-plateaux, par exemple 51, est légèrement tourné manuellement vers l'avant, l'arbre-galet 57 n'est plus en face de l'échancrure 55 du pivot 54, de sorte que l'arbre-galet 57 est appliqué élastiquement contre la surface latérale cylindrique 58 du pivot. La rotation de l'arbre-galet 57 dans le sens voulu entraîne alors le demi-plateau 51 vers l'avant, par friction.When the half-plates 50, 51 are in their rest position, the roller shaft 57 is not in contact with the pivots 53, 54 since it is opposite the notch 55 of each pivot. On the other hand, if one of the half-plates, for example 51, is slightly turned manually forwards, the roller shaft 57 is no longer in front of the notch 55 of the pivot 54, so that the the roller shaft 57 is applied elastically against the cylindrical lateral surface 58 of the pivot. The rotation of the roller shaft 57 in the desired direction then drives the half-plate 51 forward, by friction.

L'entraînement pourrait se faire aussi bien par engrènement. L'arbre-galet 57 est dans ce cas doté de dents, ainsi que la surface latérale 58 de chaque pivot. Lorsqu'un demi-plateau 50, 51 est dans sa position de repos, son pivot n'est pas engrené sur l'arbre-galet 57 : l'engrènement ne se fait que lorsque le demi-plateau est déplacé de sa position de repos.The training could be done as well by meshing. The roller shaft 57 is in this case provided with teeth, as well as the lateral surface 58 of each pivot. When a half-plate 50, 51 is in its rest position, its pivot is not meshed on the roller shaft 57: the engagement takes place only when the half-plate is moved from its rest position .

Les pivots 53 et 54 sont percés de trous parallèles à l'arbre fixe 52, comme représenté à la figure 12. Le pivot 53 comporte trois trous répartis sur une périphérie circulaire dudit pivot, sensiblement à 120 degrés les uns des autres. Un des trous 59, proche de l'échancrure 55, est de forme oblongue annulaire, tandis que les deux autres trous 60 et 61 sont circulaires de diamètre D. Le trou oblong 59 est de largeur égale au diamètre D, et de longueur par exemple égale à 3D.The pivots 53 and 54 are pierced with holes parallel to the fixed shaft 52, as shown in Figure 12. The pivot 53 has three holes distributed over a circular periphery of said pivot, substantially 120 degrees from each other. One of the holes 59, close to the notch 55, is of annular oblong shape, while the other two holes 60 and 61 are circular of diameter D. The oblong hole 59 is of width equal to the diameter D, and of length for example equal to 3D.

Le pivot 54 comporte trois trous 59', 60', 61' identiques aux trous respectifs 59, 60, 61 du pivot 53, répartis à même distance de l'arbre fixe 52 que les trous du pivot 53, et répartis eux aussi à 120 degrés les uns des autres par rapport à l'arbre fixe 52. Le trou oblong 59' est situé à 120 degrés de l'échancrure 55 du pivot 54, de sorte que lorsque les deux demi-plateaux 50 et 51 sont assemblés sur l'arbre 52 et placés en position de repos comme représenté sur la figure 13, le trou circulaire 61' est centré sur le trou oblong 59', et les trous 60' et 61 sont alignés.The pivot 54 has three holes 59 ', 60', 61 'identical to the respective holes 59, 60, 61 of the pivot 53, distributed at the same distance from the fixed shaft 52 as the holes of the pivot 53, and also distributed at 120 degrees from each other with respect to the fixed shaft 52. The oblong hole 59 'is located 120 degrees from the notch 55 of the pivot 54, so that when the two half-plates 50 and 51 are assembled on the shaft 52 and placed in the rest position as shown in FIG. 13, the circular hole 61 'is centered on the oblong hole 59', and the holes 60 'and 61 are aligned.

Le dispositif comprend en outre deux émetteurs de faisceaux lumineux, émettant des faisceaux lumineux parallèles à l'arbre fixe 52. Un premier faisceau lumineux F1 traverse l'ensemble des trous 59 et 61' des différents plateaux superposés lorsque tous les demi-plateaux sont en position de repos. Un second faisceau lumineux F2 traverse l'ensemble des trous 59' et 60 des différents plateaux superposés lorsque tous les demi-plateaux sont en position de repos. Deux cellules photo-électriques (non représentées) sont disposées de façon à détecter les faisceaux F1 et F2 après leur traversée des différents trous des plateaux superposés.The device further comprises two emitters of light beams, emitting light beams parallel to the fixed shaft 52. A first light beam F1 crosses all of the holes 59 and 61 'of the various superimposed plates when all the half-plates are in rest position. A second light beam F2 crosses all of the holes 59 ′ and 60 of the various superimposed plates when all the half-plates are in the rest position. Two photoelectric cells (not shown) are arranged so as to detect the beams F1 and F2 after they have passed through the various holes of the superimposed plates.

Lorsque les cellules photo-électriques détectent les deux faisceaux lumineux, l'alimentation électrique du moteur de l'arbre-galet 57 est coupée. Lorsque tous les demi-plateaux sont dans leur position de repos, comme représenté sur la figure 13, l'arbre-galet 57 est donc immobile.When the photocells detect the two light beams, the power supply to the motor of the roller shaft 57 is cut. When all the half-plates are in their rest position, as shown in FIG. 13, the roller shaft 57 is therefore immobile.

Si l'on fait tourner manuellement un des demi-plateaux, par exemple le demi-plateau 50 de façon à l'amener vers l'avant, l'arbre-galet 57 vient en appui élastique contre la surface latérale cylindrique du pivot 53 et le faisceau lumineux F1, passant initialement dans le trou circulaire 60, est d'abord coupé par le déplacement dudit trou circulaire, tandis que le trou oblong 59 ne coupe pas immédiatement son faisceau lumineux. Pendant un bref instant, seul le faisceau lumineux F1 passant dans le trou 59 est détecté, avant d'être à son tour coupé. Cet ordre de coupure détermine la mise en rotation de l'arbre 57 dans le sens anti-trigonométrique sur la figure 13, ledit arbre entraînant le demi-plateau 50 vers l'avant, par friction.If one of the half-plates is rotated manually, for example the half-plate 50 so as to bring it forward, the roller shaft 57 comes to bear resiliently against the cylindrical lateral surface of the pivot 53 and the light beam F1, initially passing through the circular hole 60, is first cut by the displacement of said circular hole, while the oblong hole 59 does not immediately cut its light beam. For a brief instant, only the light beam F1 passing through the hole 59 is detected, before being in turn cut. This cutting order determines the rotation of the shaft 57 in the anti-trigonometric direction in Figure 13, said shaft driving the half-plate 50 forward, by friction.

Lorsque les trous 59 et 59', 61 et 61' sont alignés, les deux faisceaux lumineux peuvent à nouveau traverser les plateaux superposés, et sont détectés par les cellules photo-électriques ; l'alimentation du moteur électrique entraînant l'arbre-galet 57 est alors coupée, de sorte que le demi-plateau 50 s'immobilise dans une position où l'on peut avoir accès à son contenu.When the holes 59 and 59 ', 61 and 61' are aligned, the two light beams can again pass through the superimposed plates, and are detected by the photoelectric cells; the power supply to the electric motor driving the roller shaft 57 is then cut off, so that the half-plate 50 comes to a standstill in a position where one can have access to its contents.

Lorsque l'on veut remettre dans sa position initiale le demi-plateau 50, il suffit d'amorcer manuellement le mouvement de retour. Le faisceau F1 est alors coupé le premier par le déplacement du trou circulaire 61, puis le faisceau F2 est coupé à son tour par le déplacement du trou oblong 59. Cet ordre de coupure des faisceaux détermine la mise en rotation de l'arbre-galet 57 dans le sens trigonométrique sur la figure 13, ce qui entraîne le retour du demi-plateau 50 à sa position de repos, où l'échancrure 55 du demi-plateau vient en face de l'arbre-galet 57, qui n'est ainsi plus en contact avec le pivot 53. Comme les trous se retrouvent alignés dans leur position initiale, les deux faisceaux F1 et F2 peuvent alors traverser les différents trous des plateaux superposés, ce qui arrête la rotation de l'arbre-galet 57.When it is desired to return the half-plate 50 to its initial position, it suffices to manually initiate the return movement. The beam F1 is then cut first by the displacement of the circular hole 61, then the beam F2 is in turn cut by the displacement of the oblong hole 59. This order of cutting of the beams determines the rotation of the roller shaft 57 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 13, which causes the half-plate 50 to return to its rest position, where the notch 55 of the half-plate comes in front of the roller shaft 57, which is not thus no longer in contact with the pivot 53. As the holes are found aligned in their initial position, the two beams F1 and F2 can then pass through the different holes of the superimposed plates, which stops the rotation of the roller shaft 57.

Si l'on veut amener vers l'avant le demi-plateau 51, on amorce manuellement le mouvement, de sorte que le faisceau F1 est d'abord coupé par le déplacement du trou circulaire 61', puis le faisceau F2 par le déplacement du trou oblong 59. Cet ordre de coupure détermine la mise en rotation de l'arbre-galet 57 dans le sens trigonométrique, ce qui entraîne la rotation du demi-plateau 51 jusqu'à ce que le trou 60' soit dans l'alignement du faisceau F2 et le trou 59' dans l'alignement du faisceau F1, ce qui arrête la rotation de l'arbre-galet 57.If one wants to bring forward the half-plate 51, the movement is started manually, so that the beam F1 is first cut by the movement of the circular hole 61 ', then the beam F2 by the movement of the oblong hole 59. This cutting order determines the rotation of the roller shaft 57 in the trigonometric direction, which causes the rotation of the half-plate 51 until the hole 60 'is in alignment with the beam F2 and the hole 59 ′ in alignment with the beam F1, which stops the rotation of the roller shaft 57.

De la même façon, le retour du demi-plateau 51 s'effectue en amorçant le mouvement manuellement, ce qui coupe d'abord le faisceau F2 par déplacement du trou 60', puis le faisceau F1 par déplacement du trou oblong 59'.In the same way, the return of the half-plate 51 is carried out by initiating the movement manually, which first cuts the beam F2 by displacement of the hole 60 ', then the beam F1 by displacement of the oblong hole 59'.

Au cours de ces différents mouvements, seul le demi-plateau dont le mouvement a été amorcé est entraîné par l'arbre-galet 57. En effet, tous les autres demi-plateaux sont en position de repos, de telle sorte que l'arbre-galet 57 est en face de leurs échancrures 55 et donc n'est pas en contact avec leurs pivots.During these different movements, only the half-plate whose movement has been initiated is driven by the roller shaft 57. In fact, all the other half-plates are in the rest position, so that the shaft -galet 57 is opposite their notches 55 and therefore is not in contact with their pivots.

Cette forme de réalisation a été décrite et représentée avec une position particulière des trous oblongs 59 et 59'. Elle pourrait tout aussi bien fonctionner avec une autre disposition des trous respectant l'écartement angulaire entre les trous, et telle que, lorsque les demi-plateaux sont au repos, un des faisceaux passe dans les trous oblongs, 59, et l'autre faisceau passe dans les trous oblongs 59'.This embodiment has been described and shown with a particular position of the oblong holes 59 and 59 '. It could just as well work with another arrangement of the holes respecting the angular spacing between the holes, and such that, when the half-plates are at rest, one of the beams passes through the oblong holes, 59, and the other beam goes through the oblong holes 59 '.

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  1. A storage cupboard device for objects of small dimensions which are numerous and different, comprising a certain number of mobile trays (1) superposed independently from one another, the trays (1) being mounted so as to rotate around a single vertical axis (2) and having a circular perimeter around said axis, each tray (1) having an indentation along a circular sector, characterised in that indexing recesses (4) are provided on the periphery of the trays so as to cooperate with resilient bodies (3, 6) with a view to indexing the trays in different predetermined positions, said resilient bodies are constituted by two roller shafts (6) driven by motors (M1, M2), said roller shafts being applied resiliently against the periphery of a tray when the latter is not in the indexed position, but not being in contact with the periphery of said tray when they are positioned in indexing recesses (4).
  2. A device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the shafts (6) are each journalled in a fork joint (8, 9) comprising a vertical upright (9) and two arms (8), mounted so as to pivot on the frame (26) of the assembly, one of the arms (8) being provided with an extension (8A), the end (8B) of which is displaced between two control contacts (7A, 7B) for the motors, the fork joint being acted on resiliently towards the centre of the device, said contacts (7A, 7B) being adapted to control the rotation of the motors (M1, M2) in opposite directions.
  3. A device according to one of Claims 1 to 2, characterised in that each tray consists of several identical baskets (10), in the form of sectors of a circle, hooked at the centre to a sleeve (12) mounted so as to rotate on the vertical axis (2).
  4. A device according to Claim 3, characterised in that the outer corners of the baskets (10) are formed with chamfers (11), so that two adjacent chamfers of two adjacent baskets together form an indexing recess.
  5. A storage cupboard device for objects of small dimensions, which are numerous and different, comprising a number of mobile trays (1), superposed independently from one another, the trays (1) being mounted so as to rotate around a single vertical axis (52) and having a circular perimeter around said axis, characterised in that each tray is constituted of two left-hand (50) and right-hand (51) half-trays located in the same horizontal plane and rotating independently from one another around the axis of rotation (52), each representing a sector of a circle with an angle substantially equal to 120 degrees such that the two half-trays can be placed in what is known as a resting position where the half-trays are aligned vertically in two contiguous columns delimiting a front access zone in the form of a sector of a circle with an angle substantially equal to 120 degrees, the half-trays being formed so as to provide a free space (56) between the two columns of half-trays, in the vicinity of and behind the axis of rotation (52), so as to allow the passage of a vertical roller shaft (57) driven by an electric motor, and in that the half-trays are mounted on the axis of rotation (52) with the aid of pivots (53, 54) each comprising a cylindrical surface (58) provided with a vertical indentation (55) disposed such that all the indentations (55) are aligned to face the roller shaft (57) when all the half-trays are in the resting position, without contact between said roller shaft (57) and said indentations, the diameter of the pivots (53, 54) being adapted such that the roller shaft (57) is applied to the cylindrical lateral surface (58) of a pivot when the corresponding half-tray is displaced from its resting position.
  6. A device according to Claim 5, characterised in that the pivots (53, 54) are driven by the roller shaft (57) by friction when their respective half-tray is displaced from its resting position.
  7. A device according to Claim 5, characterised. in that the pivots (53, 54) are driven by the roller shaft (57) by meshing when their respective half-trays are displaced from their resting position.
  8. A device according to one of Claims 5 to 7, characterised in that the free space (56) allowing the passage of the roller shaft (57) is obtained by moving each pivot (53, 54) out of centre relative to the sector of a circle constituted by the corresponding half-tray.
  9. A device according to one of Claims 5 to 8, characterised in that each pivot (53, 54) is perforated by an annular oblong hole (59, 59') and by two circular holes (60, 60' or 61, 61') distributed substantially at 120 degrees from one another over a circular periphery of said pivot, such that when all the half-trays are in the resting position, the assembly of holes constitutes three vertical channels inside the pivots, a first channel being constituted by the alternate stacking of oblong holes (59) of the left-hand half-trays centred over the circular holes (61) of the right-hand half-trays, a second channel being constituted by the alternate stacking of oblong holes (59') of the right-hand half-trays centred over the circular holes (60) of the left-hand half-trays, a third channel being constituted by the alternate stacking of circular holes (61) of the left-hand half-trays and circular holes (60') of the right-hand half-trays, and in that two transmitters of light beams transmit a first vertical beam of light (F1) passing through said first vertical channel before being detected by a first detection device, and a second vertical beam of light (F2) passing through said second vertical channel before being detected by a second detection device, such that if one of the half-trays is turned manually, the order in which the beams (F1, F2) are cut determines the direction of rotation to be given to the roller shaft (57) in order to drive the half-tray by continuing the movement thus initiated, a control means being provided in order to control the operation of the roller shaft motor in a first direction if the first beam (F1) is cut first, and in a second direction if the second beam (F2) is cut first, said control means stopping the functioning of said motor when the two beams are detected by said detection means.
  10. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the trays (1) have a conical surface, the centre of which is higher than the periphery.
  11. A device according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the surface of the trays (1) is formed of crowns arranged in circular steps, the levels of which are higher as they approach the centre.
  12. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the trays comprise annular separations.
  13. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that each tray has a height (h) less than the storage height and comprises means for fastening partitions of a greater height (H).
  14. A device according to Claim 12 or Claim 13, characterised in that an annular groove (14) is provided in the edges of the basket and the annular separations, in order to receive partition elements (17), of a height greater than that (h) of the tray.
  15. A device according to Claim 14, characterised in that the partition (17) is composed of a central wall (18) to which are fastened two embossed walls (19, 20).
  16. A device according to any one of Claims 12 to 15, characterised in that the perimeter of the trays and the annular separations are provided with ribs or grooves (15) for fastening radial partitions (16).
  17. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that partitions are equipped with fastening means such as holes (22) or lugs, or dovetails.
  18. A device according to Claim 12, characterised in that each annular separation is produced by fitting a removable partition (43) to a rib (42) of a certain thickness formed on the surface of the tray (1, 50, 51), said removable partition being produced by assembling a central plate (45) provided with a lower extremity and lateral spacing means (47) spaced horizontally between them at a certain distance, with two lateral plates each comprising a lower extremity, an inner face to which are fastened said lateral spacing means, and an outer face, the spacing between said inner faces being substantially equal to the thickness of the rib (42) and the lower extremity of the central plate being placed above the lower extremities of the lateral plates.
  19. A device according to Claim 18, characterised in that each removable partition (43) comprises spikes (46) arranged in vertical rows on the outer faces of its lateral walls (44), said spikes making it possible to wedge a radial partition between two successive annular partitions.
  20. A device according to Claim 19, characterised in that the vertical rows of spikes are spaced at a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said removable partition including the spikes, such that such a partition cut out at two lateral extremities in order to comprise a vertical row of spikes on each outer face of each lateral extremity can be arranged and held in a radial arrangement on the surface of the tray, by fitting its lateral extremities between vertical rows of spikes, to two successive annular removable partitions.
  21. A device according to one of Claims 13 to 15 or 18 to 20, characterised in that the partitions (17, 43) are transparent.
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