EP0572297B1 - Dispositif de support à roulettes et bagages incorporant au moins un tel dispositif - Google Patents

Dispositif de support à roulettes et bagages incorporant au moins un tel dispositif Download PDF

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EP0572297B1
EP0572297B1 EP93401240A EP93401240A EP0572297B1 EP 0572297 B1 EP0572297 B1 EP 0572297B1 EP 93401240 A EP93401240 A EP 93401240A EP 93401240 A EP93401240 A EP 93401240A EP 0572297 B1 EP0572297 B1 EP 0572297B1
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Michel Aumasson
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
    • A45C5/14—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage with built-in rolling means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/26—Special adaptations of handles
    • A45C13/262—Special adaptations of handles for wheeled luggage

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  • the invention relates to a support device with wheels and luggage incorporating at least one such device.
  • Such support devices are used to transport relatively heavy individual loads, such as luggage, trunks, suitcases or the like.
  • Luggage is known provided with rollers incorporated to facilitate transport as well as a handle, or a handle or a wrist strap suitable for facilitating traction and gripping.
  • the invention aims to remedy the aforementioned drawbacks, by creating a new support, permanently adaptable or removable to a piece of luggage, capable of crossing obstacles without damage by sliding on said obstacles.
  • the subject of the invention is a support device on casters, adaptable to luggage, a suitcase, a trunk or the like, provided with at least one elongated body, this body comprising at its rear part a housing in which is placed a fixed orientation wheel, characterized in that said body is constituted by a sliding shoe in which are housed on the one hand the housing of the fixed orientation wheel and on the other hand, at its front part, another housing for a swivel castor.
  • the invention also relates to luggage comprising at least one device according to the invention.
  • a device comprises a body 1 of elongated shape shaped as a sliding shoe in the longitudinal direction.
  • the body 1 has at its front part (with reference to the direction of use) a housing 2 forming an orientation bowl for an orientable caster 3.
  • the body 1 has at its rear part a housing 4 suitable for receiving a caster 5 of fixed orientation, and oriented so that the rolling takes place in the longitudinal direction of the body 1.
  • the orientable caster 3 is mounted on the body 1 using a base plate 3a, for example of rectangular shape, on which is pivotally mounted an axle holder assembly 3b.
  • the axle holder assembly 3b comprises a circular plate and two integral lateral arms and substantially perpendicular to this base plate: the two lateral arms support the wheel 3c.
  • the caster 5 of longitudinal orientation relative to the body 1 is mounted for rotation directly on the body 1 by means of its axis 5a.
  • the body 1 is shaped as a sliding shoe and has a front part 6 inclined relative to the running plane.
  • the front part 6 has a first surface 6a which is substantially planar and inclined, for example at an angle between 30 ° and 60 ° relative to the rolling plane.
  • the surface 6a is tangentially connected to a surface 6b of generally convex shape.
  • the tangent plane 6c at the end of the surface 6b (symbolized by dotted lines in Figures 1 and 3) meets the wheel 3c substantially below the lower third of the wheel 3, when the latter is oriented in the direction of normal use, that is to say that the surface of intersection of the plane 6c with the wheel 3c is seen from the axis of rotation at an angle of the order of or substantially less than 120 °.
  • the central part 7 of the body 1 has a general V shape and without sharp angles capable of catching a ledge or any obstacle.
  • the rear part 8 of the body 1 has a substantially planar surface inclined with respect to the rolling plane at an angle included, for example between 30 ° and 60 °; the extension of this surface (in dotted lines) meets the fixed orientation roller 5.
  • the device according to the invention is part of a generally U-shaped outline, the sides 9, 10 of which have a flare opposite to the running surface.
  • the front housing 2 has a recess 2a or a similar cooperating shape for fixing the base plate 3a of the front caster 3.
  • the rear housing 4 has at least one orifice or the like 4a for housing a rotation axis 5a of a caster 5.
  • the axis 5a is through and passes through two orifices 4a arranged on either side housing 4.
  • the central part 7 has a lower edge 11 inclined downwards from front to rear, so that the front 11a of the lower edge 11 is situated substantially below the level of the axis of the wheel 3c and that the rear 11b of the lower edge 11 is situated slightly above the running surface of the caster 5.
  • central part 7 is part of the general outline shown in dotted lines in the form of U of the device.
  • the central part 7 has a section which widens from front to back and which has a V-shaped section, the point of which is formed by the lower edge 11.
  • the support device on casters has a shape always in contact with the ground and able to allow advancement by combination of sliding and / or rolling despite obstacles of various shape encountered.
  • the general flared U shape avoids embedding in a narrowing; the widening of the V-shaped section ensures the stability of the supported load; the pivoting of the front caster allows effortless change of direction.
  • a suitcase according to the invention is provided with two devices according to the invention substantially parallel to each other and to the side faces of the suitcase.
  • the front rollers 3 of the devices according to the invention are located on the same side in the normal rolling direction.
  • the invention also applies to any form of container: trunk, box, etc. provided with any number of devices according to the invention, permanently fixed (by heat sealing, gluing, riveting or a similar process) or removable (screwing, snap-fastening or a similar process).
  • the invention applies to all types of luggage, whether these are rigid or not.
  • the device can be manufactured as shown in Figure 7, that is to say that it consists of two pads integral with a rigid plate so as to constitute a kind of skateboard which can be fixed to the bottom of any flexible luggage so as to, on the one hand, to stiffen the bottom, and on the other hand, to provide it with wheels.
  • the device can be mounted automatically directly at the end of the chain for manufacturing suitcases: it will then consist at least of the side intended to be assembled to suitcases with the same material or a material compatible with that of the suitcases (in particular a thermoplastic material such as polypropylene).
  • the device can also come in one piece material (by molding, thermoforming or a similar process) with the luggage, or with the rigid plate in the case of a flexible luggage.

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EP93401240A 1992-05-25 1993-05-14 Dispositif de support à roulettes et bagages incorporant au moins un tel dispositif Expired - Lifetime EP0572297B1 (fr)

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FR9206355 1992-05-25
FR9206355A FR2691338A1 (fr) 1992-05-25 1992-05-25 Dispositif de support à roulettes et bagages incorporant au moins un tel dispositif.

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EP0572297B1 true EP0572297B1 (fr) 1996-12-11

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JP (1) JPH06181809A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA2096797A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE69306474T2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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CA2096797A1 (fr) 1993-11-26
EP0572297A1 (fr) 1993-12-01
HK1007941A1 (en) 1999-04-30
FR2691338B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1994-07-13
DE69306474D1 (de) 1997-01-23
DE69306474T2 (de) 1997-05-22
US5531465A (en) 1996-07-02
JPH06181809A (ja) 1994-07-05

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