EP0484190B1 - Apparatus with pendular movement for the swinging of at least one person - Google Patents

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EP0484190B1
EP0484190B1 EP91402402A EP91402402A EP0484190B1 EP 0484190 B1 EP0484190 B1 EP 0484190B1 EP 91402402 A EP91402402 A EP 91402402A EP 91402402 A EP91402402 A EP 91402402A EP 0484190 B1 EP0484190 B1 EP 0484190B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
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  • the invention relates to a pendulum movement device for swinging at least one person.
  • the invention relates especially but not exclusively to a child entertainment device and commonly known as a swing.
  • the invention relates to an apparatus of the type described in American patent US-A-2,800,949, that is to say an apparatus for the swinging of at least one person in a plane substantially perpendicular to the ground and this , essentially, under the effect of the actuation of a control member by the feet of this person.
  • the user can, by the only controlled swinging of his legs, generate and / or maintain the desired swinging of the seat and then slow down the movement.
  • pendulum movement devices of the aforementioned type perform their function, they are however criticized for not allowing the user to effectively develop a pushing action on his lower limbs.
  • a result which the invention aims to obtain is an apparatus of the aforementioned type which makes it possible to exploit the extension of the lower limbs of each user in particular to generate and / or maintain the pendulum movement sought.
  • rocking can be generated and / or maintained by the action of the feet 4 of the user on a support member 5.
  • the device comprises two opposite seats and each of the two lines of this device is provided with an extension 14 shaped according to the characteristic of the invention.
  • This technical feature allows the user to develop a real action generating deformation of the parallelogram since the support member can be moved by the extension of the lower limbs of said user.
  • each support member of the feet of a user can be effectively removed from the articulation of the means which adjoins the seat on which the user is located who develops the action against said member.
  • each hanger carries a handle 15 for the maintenance of each user.

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The invention relates to an apparatus (1) with pendular movement for the swinging of at least one person (2), referred to as the user, in a plane which is globally perpendicular to the ground (3). <??>It is characterised in that:   - on the one hand, instead of being carried by the suspension post (9) which is closest to each seat, the extension (14) having the member (5) for supporting the feet (4) of the user of this seat is carried by the suspension post (9) which is furthest away from the said seat, and   - on the other hand, this extension (14) of suspension post (9) is constructed so that, in a position of equilibrium of the apparatus, despite its linking to a suspension post far away from the seat (7) in question, the member (5) for supporting the feet of the user of this seat is brought back plumb with the means (10) for articulation of the suspension post which is closest to the seat (7) in question. <IMAGE>

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L'invention se rapporte à un appareil à mouvement pendulaire pour le balancement d'au moins une personne.The invention relates to a pendulum movement device for swinging at least one person.

L'invention concerne spécialement mais non exclusivement un appareil de divertissement des enfants et communément dénommé balancoire.The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a child entertainment device and commonly known as a swing.

Précisément, l'invention concerne un appareil du type de celui décrit dans le brevet américain US-A-2.800.949, c'est à dire un appareil pour le balancement d'au moins une personne dans un plan sensiblement perpendiculaire au sol et ce, essentiellement, sous l'effet de l'actionnement d'un organe de commande par les pieds de cette personne.Specifically, the invention relates to an apparatus of the type described in American patent US-A-2,800,949, that is to say an apparatus for the swinging of at least one person in a plane substantially perpendicular to the ground and this , essentially, under the effect of the actuation of a control member by the feet of this person.

Outre un support fixe tel un portique de suspension, un appareil de ce type comprend :

  • au moins un siège supporté par une poutre située approximativement dans l'axe du dit siège,
  • au moins deux suspentes rigides qui, sensiblement parallèles entre elles, sont reliées par des moyens d'articulation, d'une part, au support fixe et, d'autre part, à la poutre et ce, de manière à constituer avec ces éléments un parallélogramme déformable dans le plan perpendiculaire au sol dit plan de balancement.
In addition to a fixed support such as a suspension gantry, an apparatus of this type includes:
  • at least one seat supported by a beam located approximately in the axis of said seat,
  • at least two rigid lines which, substantially parallel to each other, are connected by articulation means, on the one hand, to the fixed support and, on the other hand, to the beam and this, so as to constitute with these elements a deformable parallelogram in the plane perpendicular to the ground called the rocking plane.

Dans cet appareil :

  • d'une part, chaque siège qui fait face à une suspente est situé sur la poutre à une distance de l'axe par lequel la dite poutre s'articule sur la suspente la plus proche qui correspond approximativement à la distance du siège de l'axe d'articulation des genoux de la majorité des utilisateurs de l'appareil lorsqu'ils seraient assis sur le siège considéré et,
  • d'autre part, la suspente précitée se prolonge sous le plan du siège pour, en position d'équilibre de l'appareil, présenter, sensiblement à l'aplomb de l'articulation précitée, un organe d'appui pour les pieds de l'utilisateur.
In this device:
  • on the one hand, each seat which faces a hanger is located on the beam at a distance from the axis by which said beam is articulated on the nearest hanger which corresponds approximately to the distance from the seat of the axis of articulation of the knees of the majority of the users of the device when they are seated on the seat considered and,
  • on the other hand, the aforementioned hanger extends under the seat plane to, in the equilibrium position of the device, present, substantially perpendicular to the aforementioned articulation, a support member for the feet of the 'user.

Par cela, l'utilisateur peut, par le seul balancement controlé de ses jambes, générer et/ou entretenir le balancement recherché du siège puis ralentir le mouvement.By this, the user can, by the only controlled swinging of his legs, generate and / or maintain the desired swinging of the seat and then slow down the movement.

Dans cette action seule donc pratiquement travaille la partie de chacun des membres inférieurs de l'homme qui s'étend du genou au pied.In this action alone therefore practically works the part of each of the lower limbs of the man which extends from the knee to the foot.

Bien que les appareils à mouvement pendulaire du type précité assurent leur fonction, on leur reproche toutefois de ne pas permettre à l'utilisateur de développer efficacement une action de poussée de ses membres inférieurs.Although pendulum movement devices of the aforementioned type perform their function, they are however criticized for not allowing the user to effectively develop a pushing action on his lower limbs.

Un résultat que l'invention vise à obtenir est un appareil du type précité qui permette d'exploiter l'extension des membres inférieurs de chaque utilisateur notamment pour générer et/ou entretenir le mouvement pendulaire recherché.A result which the invention aims to obtain is an apparatus of the aforementioned type which makes it possible to exploit the extension of the lower limbs of each user in particular to generate and / or maintain the pendulum movement sought.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un appareil du type précité notamment caractérisé en ce que :

  • d'une part, le prolongement présentant l'organe d'appui des pieds de l'utilisateur de ce siège est porté par la suspente la plus éloignée du dit siège et,
  • d'autre part, ce prolongement de suspente est conformé de manière telle qu'en position d'équilibre de l'appareil, malgré sa liaison à une suspente éloignée du siège considéré, l'organe d'appui des pieds de l'utilisateur de ce siège soit ramené à l'aplomb du moyen d'articulation de la suspente la plus proche du siège intéressé.
To this end, the invention relates to an apparatus of the aforementioned type, in particular characterized in that:
  • on the one hand, the extension presenting the support member for the feet of the user of this seat is carried by the hanger furthest from said seat and,
  • on the other hand, this line extension is shaped so that in the equilibrium position of the device, despite its connection to a line distant from the seat considered, the support member for the feet of the user. this seat is brought back in line with the articulation means of the hanger closest to the seat concerned.

L'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description ci-après faite à titre d'exemple non limitatif en regard du dessin ci-annexé qui représente schématiquement :

  • figure 1 : une vue de profil d'un appareil selon l'invention,
  • figure 2 : l'appareil représenté sur la figure 1 en cours d'utilisation.
The invention will be better understood with the aid of the description below given by way of nonlimiting example with regard to the appended drawing which schematically represents:
  • FIG. 1: a side view of an apparatus according to the invention,
  • Figure 2: the device shown in Figure 1 in use.

En se reportant au dessin, on voit un appareil 1 à mouvement pendulaire pour le balancement d'au moins une personne 2 dite utilisateur (silhouettée en traits fins) lequel balancement s'opère dans un plan globalement perpendiculaire au sol 3.Referring to the drawing, we see a device 1 with pendulum movement for the swinging of at least one person 2 called the user (silhouetted in fine lines) which swinging takes place in a plane generally perpendicular to the ground 3.

Bien que cela n'apparaisse pas de manière flagrante sur les dessins, le balancement peut être généré et/ou entretenu par l'action des pieds 4 de l'utilisateur sur un organe 5 d'appui.Although this is not obvious in the drawings, the rocking can be generated and / or maintained by the action of the feet 4 of the user on a support member 5.

Outre un support 6 tel un portique de suspension, l'appareil représenté comprend :

  • au moins un siège 7 supporté par une poutre 8 d'axe longitudinal sensiblement parallèle au plan de balancement,
  • au moins deux suspentes rigides 9 qui, généralement sensiblement parallèles entre elles, sont reliées par des moyens 10 d'articulation, d'une part, au support de suspension 6 et, d'autre part, à la poutre 8 et ce, de manière à constituer avec ces éléments un quadrilatère déformable tel un parallélogramme dans un plan approximativement parallèle à celui de balancement recherché, laquelle poutre formée d'au moins une membrure et/ou lesquelles suspentes peuvent être de tout type connu et notamment être chromées.
In addition to a support 6 such as a suspension gantry, the device shown comprises:
  • at least one seat 7 supported by a beam 8 with a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the rocking plane,
  • at least two rigid lines 9 which, generally substantially parallel to each other, are connected by articulation means 10, on the one hand, to the suspension support 6 and, on the other hand, to the beam 8 and so to constitute with these elements a deformable quadrilateral such as a parallelogram in a plane approximately parallel to that of desired swing, which beam formed from at least one member and / or which hangers can be of any known type and in particular be chromed.

Dans ces appareils :

  • d'une part, chaque siège 7 est situé sur la poutre 8 en vis à vis d'une suspente et à une distance de l'axe 11 du moyen 10 d'articulation de cette suspente sur la poutre qui correspond approximativement à la distance du siège de l'axe d'articulation des genoux 13 de la majorité des utilisateurs lorsqu'ils sont assis sur le siège 7 et,
  • d'autre part, l'organe 5 d'appui des pieds 4 de l'utilisateur de chaque siège est porté par un prolongement 14 de suspente 9 qui, en position d'équilibre de l'appareil, présente cet organe d'appui 5 au droit des pieds 4 de l'utilisateur et sensiblement à l'aplomb du moyen 10 d'articulation le plus proche du siège considéré.
In these devices:
  • on the one hand, each seat 7 is located on the beam 8 opposite a hanger and at a distance from the axis 11 of the means 10 of articulation of this hanger on the beam which corresponds approximately to the distance from the seat of the knee joint axis 13 of the majority of users when they are seated on the seat 7 and,
  • on the other hand, the member 5 for supporting the feet 4 of the user of each seat is carried by an extension 14 of the hanger 9 which, in the equilibrium position of the device, has this support member 5 in line with the feet 4 of the user and substantially perpendicular to the means 10 of articulation closest to the seat considered.

Selon l'invention :

  • d'une part, au lieu d'être porté par la suspente 9 la plus proche de chaque siège, le prolongement 14 présentant l'organe 5 d'appui des pieds 4 de l'utilisateur de ce siège est porté par la suspente 9 la plus éloignée du dit siège et,
  • d'autre part, ce prolongement 14 de suspente 9 est conformé de manière telle qu'en position d'équilibre de l'appareil, malgré sa liaison à une suspente éloignée du siège 7 considéré, l'organe 5 d'appui des pieds de l'utilisateur de ce siège soit ramené à l'aplomb du moyen 10 d'articulation de la suspente la plus proche du siège 7 intéressé.
According to the invention:
  • on the one hand, instead of being carried by the hanger 9 closest to each seat, the extension 14 having the support member 5 of the feet 4 of the user of this seat is carried by the hanger 9 the further from said seat and,
  • on the other hand, this extension 14 of the hanger 9 is shaped so that in the equilibrium position of the device, despite its connection to a hanger remote from the seat 7 considered, the support member 5 of the feet of the user of this seat is brought back into line with the means 10 for articulation of the hanger closest to the seat 7 concerned.

De préférence, l'appareil comprend deux sièges en vis à vis et chacune des deux suspentes de cet appareil est pourvue d'un prolongement 14 conformé selon la caractéristique de l'invention.Preferably, the device comprises two opposite seats and each of the two lines of this device is provided with an extension 14 shaped according to the characteristic of the invention.

Cette particularité technique permet à l'utilisateur de développer une réelle action génératrice de déformation du parallélogramme puisque l'organe d'appui peut être déplacé par l'extension des membres inférieurs du dit utilisateur.This technical feature allows the user to develop a real action generating deformation of the parallelogram since the support member can be moved by the extension of the lower limbs of said user.

En effet, chaque organe d'appui des pieds d'un utilisateur peut être effectivement éloigné de l'articulation du moyen qui jouxte le siège sur lequel se trouve l'utilisateur qui développe l'action contre le dit organe.Indeed, each support member of the feet of a user can be effectively removed from the articulation of the means which adjoins the seat on which the user is located who develops the action against said member.

De préférence, chaque suspente porte une poignée 15 pour le maintien de chaque utilisateur.Preferably, each hanger carries a handle 15 for the maintenance of each user.

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  1. Apparatus (1) with pendular motion for swinging at least one person (2), referred to as the user, in a plane generally perpendicular to the ground (3),
    the said apparatus comprising a support (6) such as a suspension frame, and:
    - at least one seat (7) supported by a beam (8) with a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the plane of swinging,
    - at least two rigid suspending members (9), substantially mutually parallel, connected by pivoting means (10) to the suspension support (6) and also to the beam (8), in such a manner as to form a quadrilateral with these members, such as a parallelogram, deformable in the plane of swinging sought,
    and in the said apparatus:
    - on the one hand, each seat (7) is positioned on the beam (8), facing a suspending member, and at a distance from the axis (11) of the pivoting means (10) of the said suspending member on the beam which corresponds approximately to the distance of the seat from the axis of articulation of the knees (13) of the majority of users when they are sitting on the seat (7), and
    - on the other hard, the member (5) supporting the feet (4) of the user of each seat is carried by an extension (14) of the suspending member (9) which, when the device is in its balanced position, locates the supporting member (5) in a position at right angles to the feet (4) of the user and substantially vertical to the pivoting means (10) closest to the respective seat,
    characterised in that:
    - on the one hand, the extension (14), positioning the member (5) supporting the feet (4) of the user of the seat, is carried on the suspending member (9) which is furthest from the said seat, and
    - on the other hard, the extension (14) of the suspending member (9) is constructed in such a manner that, when the apparatus is in its balanced position, the supporting member (5) for the feet of the user of the said seat (7) - in spite of its connection to a suspending member at a distance from the appropriate seat (7) - is returned to a position vertical to the pivoting means (10) of the suspending member closest to the appropriate seat (7).
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