EP0679413B1 - Illuminated inflatable balloon - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract
Description
La présente invention concerne un perfectionnement aux ballons gonflables et éventuellement éclairants.The present invention relates to an improvement to inflatable and possibly illuminating balloons.
On connaît des ballons qui comprennent une enveloppe gonflable par un gaz, susceptibles d'être reliés au sol par un élément allongé de telle sorte que le ballon gonflé par un gaz plus léger que l'air peut être maintenu en hauteur à distance du sol, et renfermant un moyen d'éclairage susceptible d'être relié à une source d'énergie électrique, par exemple au secteur grâce à un fil conducteur, de telle sorte que le ballon et les inscriptions que son enveloppe peut porter peuvent être bien visibles notamment la nuit.Balloons are known which comprise an envelope inflatable by a gas, capable of being connected to the ground by an elongated element so that the balloon inflated by a gas lighter than air can be kept high away from the ground, and containing a lighting means capable of being connected to a source of electrical energy, for example to the sector by means of a conducting wire, so that the balloon and the inscriptions that its envelope can bear can be clearly visible, in particular the night.
Un ballon gonflable avec dispositif d'illumination intérieure est également décrit dans FR-A- 717 535.An inflatable balloon with an interior lighting device is also described in FR-A-717 535.
Le perfectionnement selon l'invention est tel que le ballon comprend des moyens d'actionnement sensibles à la déformation de ladite enveloppe et/ou à la pression du gaz dans cette enveloppe et susceptibles d'agir sur un organe d'actionnement de moyens interrupteurs interposés dans la liaison entre lesdits moyens d'éclairage et ladite source d'énergie électrique pour couper/établir cette liaison de part et d'autre d'au moins un seuil déterminé.The improvement according to the invention is such that the balloon comprises actuating means sensitive to the deformation of said envelope and / or to the pressure of the gas in this envelope and capable of acting on an actuating member of interposed switch means. in the connection between said lighting means and said source of electrical energy to cut / establish this connection on either side of at least one determined threshold.
Selon l'invention, lesdits moyens d'actionnement sont de préférence disposés au moins en partie à l'intérieur de ladite enveloppe.According to the invention, said actuating means are preferably arranged at least partially inside said envelope.
Selon une exécution préférée, lesdits moyens d'actionnement comprennent au moins un élément filaire s'étendant dans ladite enveloppe et reliant une partie de cette enveloppe audit organe d'actionnement, placé à un autre endroit à la périphérie de cette enveloppe.According to a preferred embodiment, said actuating means comprise at least one wire element extending in said envelope and connecting a part of this envelope to said actuating member, placed at another location on the periphery of this envelope.
Dans une variante, lesdits moyens d'actionnement peuvent comprendre au moins un ressort constituant au moins en partie ledit élément filaire et agissant avant le déclenchement desdits moyens interrupteurs.In a variant, said actuating means may comprise at least one spring constituting at least partially said wire element and acting before the triggering of said switch means.
Dans une autre variante, lesdits moyens d'actionnement peuvent comprendre au moins un ressort agissant dans le sens contraire de la tension dudit élément filaire et agissant avant le déclenchement desdits moyens interrupteurs.In another variant, said actuating means may comprise at least one spring acting in the opposite direction to the tension of said wire element and acting before the triggering of said switch means.
Dans une autre variante, lesdits moyens d'actionnement peuvent comprendre au moins un premier ressort constituant au moins en partie ledit élément filaire et au moins un second ressort agissant dans le sens contraire de la tension dudit élément filaire, le premier ressort présentant un coefficient d'allongement supérieur à celui du second ressort.In another variant, said actuating means may comprise at least one first spring constituting at least partially said wire element and at least one second spring acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element, the first spring having a coefficient of elongation greater than that of the second spring.
Selon l'invention, lesdits moyens d'actionnement peuvent avantageusement comprendre une platine solidaire de ladite enveloppe et portant dans cette enveloppe un appui, l'une des extrémités dudit ressort agissant dans le sens contraire de la tension dudit élément filaire étant placée contre cet appui, du côté de cette platine, et ledit organe d'actionnement comprenant une partie s'étendant au travers de ce ressort et présentant une partie sur laquelle prend apppui l'autre extrémité de ce ressort.According to the invention, said actuating means may advantageously comprise a plate integral with said envelope and carrying in this envelope a support, one of the ends of said spring acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element being placed against this support , on the side of this plate, and said actuating member comprising a part extending through this spring and having a part on which the other end of this spring bears.
Selon l'invention, ledit organe d'actionnement peut avantageusement comprendre un élément filaire présentant la forme d'une épingle dont les branches s'étendent au travers dudit ressort et dont les extrémités des branches sont pliées, ledit élément filaire étant connecté à la boucle de cette épingle et ledit ressort prenant appui sur ces extrémités repliées .According to the invention, said actuating member may advantageously comprise a wire element having the shape of a pin whose branches extend through said spring and whose ends of the arms are bent, said wire element being connected to the loop of this pin and said spring bearing on these folded ends.
La présente invention sera mieux comprise à l'étude d'un ballon décrit à titre d'exemple non limitatif et représenté sur le dessin sur lequel:
- la figure 1 représente un ballon à l'état gonflé ;
- la figure 2 représente le ballon selon la
revendication 1 à l'état légèrement dégonflé ; - la figure 3 représente, en vue agrandie et en coupe verticale, la partie inférieure du ballon précitée, le ballon étant gonflé ;
- la figure 4 représente une vue correspondant à la figure 3, le ballon étant au moins partiellement dégonflé ;
- la figure 5 représente une coupe verticale agrandie de la partie inférieure du ballon précité, perpendiculairement à la figure 4 ;
- et la figure 6 représente une vue de dessus de la partie inférieure du ballon précité représentée sur les figures 3 à 5.
- FIG. 1 represents a balloon in the inflated state;
- FIG. 2 represents the balloon according to
claim 1 in the slightly deflated state; - 3 shows, in enlarged view and in vertical section, the lower part of the aforementioned balloon, the balloon being inflated;
- Figure 4 shows a view corresponding to Figure 3, the balloon being at least partially deflated;
- FIG. 5 represents an enlarged vertical section of the lower part of the above-mentioned balloon, perpendicular to FIG. 4;
- and FIG. 6 represents a top view of the lower part of the aforementioned balloon represented in FIGS. 3 to 5.
Le ballon repésenté sur les figures 1 et 2 comprend une enveloppe 2 par exemple en un matériau souple, transparent ou translucide, qui, lorsqu'elle est gonflée par un gaz par exemple plus léger que l'air, se présente sous la forme d'une sphère.The balloon represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises an
Cette enveloppe présente à sa partie supérieure, ou pôle nord, un passage circulaire dans lequel est fixée de façon étanche une platine 3 et présente à sa partie inférieure, ou pôle sud, une ouverture circulaire dans laquelle est fixée de façon étanche une platine 4.This envelope has at its upper part, or north pole, a circular passage in which a
Entre la platine 3 et la platine 4, le ballon 1 présente un élément filaire 5 qui comprend un fil souple 6 dont l'extrémité supérieure est fixée de façon connue à la platine supérieure 3 et un ressort 7 en spirale dont l'extrémité supérieure est fixée à l'extrémité inférieure du fil 6 et dont l'extrémité inférieure est reliée à la platine 4 comme on le décrira plus loin.Between the
Sur le fil 6 est fixé un support d'ampoule 8 qui porte deux ampoules opposées 9 et 10.On the
Comme on le voit sur la figure 1, lorsque le ballon 1 est à l'état gonflé, l'élément filaire 5 s'étend verticalement selon une diagonale de l'enveloppe 2, le ressort 7 étant tendu.As can be seen in FIG. 1, when the
Lorsque le ballon est gonflé, le support 8 portant les ampoules 9 et 10 est sensiblement au milieu de l'élément filaire 5, sensiblement à égale distance des platines 3 et 4.When the balloon is inflated, the
Lorsque le ballon 1 se dégonfle par évacuation volontaire ou non du gaz que l'enveloppe 2 contient, la longueur de l'élément filaire 5 diminue notamment sous l'effet de la traction provoquée par le ressort 7 la partie supérieure de l'enveloppe 2 descend et la partie inférieure de l'enveloppe a tendance à se rapprocher de l'axe vertical de telle sorte que le ballon prend, en section, sensiblement la forme d'un coeur ou d'une poire.When the
Comme on peut le voir sur les figures 3 à 6, la platine 4 est disposée à l'extérieur de l'enveloppe 2 et sa partie périphérique est accouplée à un anneau 11 disposé à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe 2 grâce à des vis 12 réparties en périphérie, le bord de l'ouverture inférieure précitée de l'enveloppe 2 étant pris entre la partie périphérique de la platine 4 et cet anneau 11, un joint d'étanchéité 13 étant interposé entre ce bord de l'enveloppe 2 et la platine 4. La platine supérieure est fixée de façon équivalente.As can be seen in Figures 3 to 6, the
A sa partie centrale, la platine 4 présente une partie cylindrique en saillie 14 qui s'étend vers l'intérieur de l'enveloppe 2.At its central part, the
Dans cette partie en saillie 14 est disposé un ressort en spirale 15 dont l'extrémité supérieure vient en appui contre un circlips 16 monté dans la partie supérieure de cette partie cylindrique 14.In this projecting
L'extrémité inférieure du ressort 7 est fixée à la boucle 17 d'une épingle 18 qui présente deux branches 19 et 20 qui viennent s'étendre vers le bas au travers du ressort 15 et qui présente des extrémités 21 et 22 pliées radialement vers l'extérieur, sensiblement parallèlement à la platine 4, l'extrémité du ressort 15 venant en appui sur ces parties repliées 21 et 22.The lower end of the spring 7 is fixed to the
Pour laisser latéralement le passage aux branches 21 et 22 de l'épingle 18, la partie cylindrique en saillie 14 présente deux fentes verticales diamétralement opposées 23 et 24 ouvertes vers le haut. Pour limiter la course vers le bas de l'épingle 18 sous l'effet de l'extension du ressort 15, ces fentes 23 et 24 présentent une longueur déterminée afin que les parties repliées 21 et 22 de l'épingle 18 viennent en appui contre leur fond.To leave the passage laterally to the
Sur un côté, la partie cylindrique 14 de la platine 4 porte un interrupteur électrique 25 dont le plot mobile d'actionnement 26 est situé verticalement en face de la partie d'extrémité 21 de l'épingle 18.On one side, the
Le ballon 1 présente en outre un câble électrique gainé 27 dont une extrémité est fixée à la platine 4 de façon étanche grâce à un système d'écrou 28 connu et dont l'autre extrémité est susceptible d'être fixée au sol afin de pouvoir maintenir le ballon à l'état gonflé à une altitude déterminée.The
Les conducteurs électriques 29 que contient le câble 27 et qui débouchent à l'intérieur de la partie cylindrique 14 traversent un orifice 30 ménagé dans la paroi de cette dernière et sont connectés électriquement à l'interrupteur 25, ce dernier étant connecté électriquement aux ampoules 9 et 10 par un conducteur de longueur appropriée.The
Comme on peut le voir en particulier sur la figure 3, lorsque le ballon 1 est à l'état gonflé, le ressort 7 est tendu et le ressort 15 est comprimé, l'épingle 18 étant dans une position haute de telle sorte que sa partie d'extrémité 21 est à sa position haute et que le plot d'actionnement 26 de l'interrupteur 25 est à sa position sortie. Dans cette position, l'interrupteur 25 établit la connexion électrique entre le conducteur 29 relié au sol à une source d'énergie électrique et les ampoules 9 et 10 qui sont alors éclairantes.As can be seen in particular in FIG. 3, when the
Comme on l'a vu précédemment, lorsque le ballon 1 se dégonfle, la distance entre les platines 3 et 4 diminue, l'élément filaire 5 restant cependant tendu sous l'effet du ressort 7 dont la longueur diminue au fur et à mesure.As we saw previously, when the
Comme le coefficient d'allongement du ressort 7 est choisi de façon à être assez largement supérieur au coefficient d'allongement du ressort 15 qui agit dans le sens contraire de la tension établie dans l'élément filaire 5, en-deça d'une longueur déterminée de l'élément filaire 5, l'épingle 18 se déplace vers le bas de telle sorte que sa partie d'extrémité 21 vient appuyer sur le plot d'actionnement 26 de l'interrupteur 25 pour l'amener à sa position rentrée visible sur la figure 4 dans laquelle le circuit d'alimentation des ampoules 9 et 10 est coupé.As the coefficient of elongation of the spring 7 is chosen so as to be considerably greater than the coefficient of elongation of the
Grâce à la combinaison des ressorts 7 et 15 en opposition, la variation de longueur de l'élément filaire 5 permettant le passage de l'interrupteur 25 de sa position fermée à sa position ouverte est courte. Cela permet d'éviter au moins en partie des clignotements des ampoules 9 et 10.Thanks to the combination of the
Ainsi, les moyens précités de sécurité pour fermer/ouvrir le circuit d'alimentation des ampoules sont soumis à la variation de la forme de l'enveloppe 2 qui elle m^me dépend de la pression dans cette enveloppe.Thus, the aforementioned safety means for closing / opening the supply circuit of the bulbs are subject to the variation of the shape of the
Accessoirement, comme on le voit en particulier sur la figure 5, la platine 5 est équipée d'une valve 31 permettant de gonfler le ballon 1. Cette platine présente en outre des passages traversants 32 recouverts du côté extérieur par une plaque 33 constituant une soupape de sécurité, cette plaque 33 présentant un axe 34 traversant la platine 4, un ressort de rappel 35 étant interposé entre l'extrémité intérieure de l'axe 32 et la face intérieure de la platine 4.Incidentally, as seen in particular in Figure 5, the
La présente invention ne se limite pas aux exemples ci-dessus décrits. Bien des variantes de réalisation sont possibles sans sortir du cadre défini par les revendications annexées.The present invention is not limited to the examples described above. Many alternative embodiments are possible without departing from the scope defined by the appended claims.
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- Balloon (1) comprising an envelope (2) that can be inflated with a gas, which is capable of being connected to the ground by an elongate element (27) and enclosing a means of illumination (9) capable of being connected to an electrical power supply, characterized in that it comprises actuation means (7,15) which are sensitive to the deformation of the said envelope and/or to the pressure of the gas in this envelope and are capable of acting on a member (18) for actuating switching means (25) interposed in the connection between the said illumination means and the said electrical power supply in order to make/break this connection on either side of at least one defined threshold.
- Balloon according to Claim 1, characterized in that the said actuation means are arranged at least partly inside the said envelope.
- Balloon according to one of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the said actuation means comprise at least one filar element (5) extending in the said envelope and connecting part of this envelope to the said actuation member, placed at another point on the periphery of this envelope.
- Balloon according to Claim 3, characterized in that the said actuation means comprise at least one spring (7) forming, at least partly, the said filar element and acting before the said switching means are actuated.
- Balloon according to Claim 3, characterized in that the said actuation means comprise at least one spring (15) acting in the direction counter to the tension in the said filar element and acting before the said switching means are actuated.
- Balloon according to Claim 3, characterized in that the said actuation means comprise at least one first spring (7) forming, at least partly, the said filar element and at least one second spring (15) acting in the direction counter to the tension in the said filar element, the first spring having an elongation coefficient greater than that of the second spring.
- Balloon according to one of Claims 5 and 6, characterized in that the said actuation means comprise a support-plate (4) fastened to the said envelope and carrying in this envelope a bearing surface, one of the ends of the said spring (15) acting in the direction counter to the tension in the said filar element being placed against this bearing surface, on the side of this support-plate, and the said actuation member (18) comprising a part (21) extending through this spring and having a part on which the other end of this spring bears.
- Balloon according to Claim 7, characterized in that the said actuation member comprises a filar element having the shape of a hairpin (18), the branches (19, 20) of which extend through the said spring (15) and the ends of the branches of which are bent, the said filar element (5) being connected to the loop of this hairpin and the said spring (15) bearing on these bent-over ends.
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