EP0682165B1 - Dispositif de rideau semi-rigide et flottant destiné à couvrir une piscine - Google Patents
Dispositif de rideau semi-rigide et flottant destiné à couvrir une piscine Download PDFInfo
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- EP0682165B1 EP0682165B1 EP19950440028 EP95440028A EP0682165B1 EP 0682165 B1 EP0682165 B1 EP 0682165B1 EP 19950440028 EP19950440028 EP 19950440028 EP 95440028 A EP95440028 A EP 95440028A EP 0682165 B1 EP0682165 B1 EP 0682165B1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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- the present invention relates to a device of semi-rigid and floating curtain intended to cover a swimming pool.
- curtain devices have a major drawback, that of promoting the proliferation of bacteria, constant enemies of swimming pools, because hinges connecting the blades have cavities where water stagnates, which allows bacteria to grow there, especially when the curtain is rolled up.
- EP-A-0 595 725 describes a panel flexible winding closure, in particular for covering a outdoor pool, which consists of at least one plate translucent with a continuous outer wall and a discontinuous interior wall, parallel and separated by groups of cells delimited by parallel walls perpendicular to the exterior and interior walls, said groups of cells being separated by a space longitudinal resulting from a wall interruption interior and having the width of at least one cell.
- This type of pool cover intended for maintaining the water temperature in cold weather, if also helps prevent leaves or other debris plants can soil the pool water, does not allow not reduce the risk of bacteria development, because of the fairly large spaces that separate the groups of alveoli and which can retain quantities of water not negligible when winding the panel on a drum storage.
- the present invention aims to remedy these disadvantages by proposing a semi-rigid curtain device and floating which can significantly reduce the risks of bacteria development.
- the curtain device according to the invention has flexible panels and waterproof, each made in one piece by a process extrusion and comprising hollow and waterproof profiles in rigid plastic, and it is characterized essentially in that said panels are secured between them edge to edge, in that the hollow profiles are longitudinally connected two by two and tightly by a narrow band made of plastic flexible and in that each of the profiles has a cross section transverse substantially in the form of a ring segment.
- the outer edge of one of the two profiles extremes of a panel has an element longitudinally female snap, and the outer edge of the other extreme profile of said panel has longitudinally a male coupling element, the assembly of two profiles contiguous being achieved by introduction of the male element of a panel in the female element of another panel.
- the curtain comprises peripherally, on its two lateral edges and on its extreme free edge, a continuous edge projecting upwards.
- At least one of the profiles of a panel has a longitudinal groove below able to mesh with the protruding longitudinal notches a drive drum for winding and unwinding of the curtain, said drive drum having a diameter smaller than the diameter defining the curvature of the underside of a longitudinal profile.
- a curtain device according to the invention is thus articulated transversely so as to allow its winding on a drum, and the connections between different profiles and panels are waterproof.
- connections between the different panels do on the other hand have no cavities allowing the water to stagnate when the curtain is rolled up, thus avoiding development of bacteria and mold.
- the shape of the segment profiles ring, associated with a suitable diameter of the drum has the effect of strongly applying one against each other, when winding, the walls of two contiguous profiles, thus removing residual water, so that the curtain can be stored practically dry.
- a panel 1 allowing with others to constitute a curtain according to the invention, includes profiles 10, 11, 12 and 13 connected longitudinally two by two by a fastener 14, the sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 being made of plastic rigid and the fasteners 14 being made up of a strip of thin plastic material, the whole can be made in a single operation by extrusion.
- the female imprint 2 is a groove 20 longitudinal, of substantially cross section triangular, made in the rigid wall of the profile extreme 10, immediately below the upper plane of the curtain.
- the male imprint 3 made of a material flexible plastic of the same nature as that of the fasteners 14, is a longitudinal bulge 30 of triangular section secured to the end of a clip 31 itself secured to the upper part of the lateral side of the profile 13, the bulge 30 being of external dimensions slightly larger than the internal dimensions of the throat 20.
- the bulge 30 has longitudinally lips 32 which are crushed during the force introduction in groove 20, and which return to their initial position in the groove 20, preventing any infiltration of water.
- Profiles 10, 11, 12 and 13 are hollow, and closed at their ends by plugs, not shown, preferably made of flexible plastic. These caps can advantageously be joined together to others and have an upward protruding part so as to form a rim laterally on the curtain peripheral, the continuity of this peripheral rim of the free transverse side can be provided by an element suitable, not shown, introduced for example in the groove 20 of end profile 10 of panel 1 end of curtain.
- Each of the sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 has a cross section substantially in ring segment, their lower edge 15 and their upper edge 16 being arcs of concentric circles, and the lateral edges 17 and 18 not being parallel but arranged in a sector angular, so as to allow the curtain to be rolled up on a storage drum.
- the lower edge 15 has centrally a longitudinal groove 19 intended to allow engagement panels 1 on the notches 40 of a drive roller 4, as can be seen in FIG. 4.
- the drive roller 4 is preferably of a diameter less than the diameter defining the radius of curvature of the lower edge 15 of a profile, so that when passing over the drive roller 4, the walls side 17 and 18 of two contiguous profiles come closer gradually from each other until they are tackled strongly against each other, thus driving towards the roller 4 the drops of water that could have remained there, roller 4 being on the other hand perforated in order to allow the evacuation of this water.
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Description
- la figure 1 représente une vue en perspective d'une section transversale d'un dispositif de rideau selon l'invention.
- la figure 2 représente une vue partielle en coupe transversale du même dispositif.
- la figure 3 représente une vue partielle en coupe transversale du même dispositif, au niveau de la liaison entre deux panneaux.
- la figure 4 représente une vue partielle en coupe transversale du même dispositif sur un rouleau d'entraínement.
Claims (9)
- Dispositif de rideau semi-rigide et flottant destiné à couvrir une piscine, réalisé par juxtaposition de panneaux solidarisés entre eux de façon souple et étanche, réalisés chacun d'une seule pièce par un procédé d'extrusion et comprenant des profilés creux et étanches (10, 11, 12, 13) en matière plastique rigide, caractérisé en ce que lesdits panneaux (1) sont solidarisés entre eux bord à bord, en ce que les profilés (10, 11, 12, 13) sont reliés longitudinalement deux à deux par leurs bords supérieurs au moyen d'une bande (14) de faible largeur réalisée en matière plastique souple, et en ce que chacun desdits profilés (10, 11, 12, 13) présente une section transversale sensiblement en segment d'anneau, leur bord inférieur (15) et leur bord supérieur (16) étant des arcs de cercles concentriques et leurs bords latéraux (17, 18) étant disposés selon un secteur angulaire.
- Dispositif selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que d'une part le bord extérieur (18) d'un des deux profilés extrêmes (10) d'un panneau (1) comporte longitudinalement un élément d'accrochage femelle (2), et d'autre part le bord extérieur (17) de l'autre profilé extrême (13) dudit panneau (1) comporte longitudinalement un élément d'accrochage mâle (3), en vue de l'assemblage de deux panneaux (1) contigus.
- Dispositif selon la revendication 2 caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'accrochage femelle (2) est une gorge (20) pratiquée longitudinalement dans le profilé (10) immédiatement sous le plan supérieur du rideau, et l'élément d'accrochage mâle (3) est un renflement (30) saillant longitudinalement sous le plan supérieur du rideau.
- Dispositif selon la revendication 3 caractérisé en ce que le renflement mâle (30) est de forme générale sensiblement équivalente à la forme de la gorge longitudinale (20), de dimensions sensiblement supérieures aux dimensions internes de ladite gorge (20), et est réalisé en matière plastique souple.
- Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 3 et 4, caractérisé en ce que le renflement (30) est relié au profilé (13) par l'intermédiaire d'une attache longitudinale (31) en matière plastique souple.
- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que l'un au moins des profilés (10, 11, 12, 13) d'un panneau (1) comporte inférieurement une gorge longitudinale (19), apte à s'engrener sur les crans longitudinaux (40) en saillie d'un rouleau d'entraínement (4) servant à l'enroulement et au déroulement du rideau.
- Dispositif selon la revendication 6 caractérisé en ce que le rouleau d'entraínement (4) a un diamètre inférieur au diamètre définissant la courbure de la face inférieure (15) d'un profilé (10, 11, 12, 13).
- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte, sur ses deux bords latéraux et sur son bord extrême libre, un rebord périphérique continu saillant vers le haut.
- Dispositif selon la revendication 8 caractérisé en ce que le rebord périphérique est formé par un prolongement des bouchons servant à obturer les extrémités des profilés (10, 11, 12, 13), les deux rebords latéraux ainsi créés étant raccordés l'un à l'autre, du côté transversal libre, par un élément approprié introduit dans la gorge (20) du profilé (10) du panneau (1) extrême.
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FR9405928A FR2719862B1 (fr) | 1994-05-10 | 1994-05-10 | Dispositif de rideau semi-rigide et flottant destiné à couvrir une piscine. |
FR9405928 | 1994-05-10 |
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EP0682165A1 EP0682165A1 (fr) | 1995-11-15 |
EP0682165B1 true EP0682165B1 (fr) | 1999-08-04 |
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DE (1) | DE69511157D1 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2136819T3 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2719862B1 (fr) |
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FR2761711B1 (fr) * | 1997-04-03 | 2002-05-10 | Daniel Hebert | Lame pour tablier de couverture de piscine comportant une levre de recouvrement et tablier obtenu |
FR2795117B1 (fr) * | 1999-06-16 | 2003-06-27 | Carvalho Manuel De | Ensemble d'elements pour la realisation de couvertures de piscines |
FR2841142B1 (fr) * | 2002-06-25 | 2005-03-25 | Cosnet | Bac pediluve pour couloir de passage de betail, et couloir constitue de plusieurs bacs disposes bout a bout |
DE60319715T2 (de) | 2003-12-12 | 2009-04-02 | de Troostembergh-de Troostembergh, Amaury Charles Marie Gobert, Tielt-Winge | Schwimmbadrolladen |
FR2886960B1 (fr) * | 2005-06-08 | 2008-11-28 | Rehau Sa | Couverture articulee de protection pour la surface superieure d'une piscine |
FR2888266B1 (fr) * | 2005-07-11 | 2007-10-05 | Joel Queirel | Volet roulant pour couverture de piscine |
BE1018051A5 (fr) | 2008-03-19 | 2010-04-06 | Troostembergh Amaury Charles Marie Gobert De | Volet de piscine a circulation forcee. |
FR3114112B1 (fr) | 2020-09-11 | 2023-01-27 | Diffusion Equipements Loisirs | couverture flottante pour le bassin d'une piscine |
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DE3024010A1 (de) * | 1980-06-26 | 1982-01-07 | Müller, Peter B., 8131 Kempfenhausen | Abdeckung fuer schwimmbecken |
FR2638483B1 (fr) * | 1988-10-28 | 1991-01-25 | Legeais Joseph | Lame profilee pour fermeture a rideau et rideau de fermeture correspondant |
NL8900522A (nl) * | 1989-03-03 | 1990-10-01 | Gen Electric | Buigbaar geprofileerd plaatvormig orgaan. |
FR2697271B1 (fr) * | 1992-10-28 | 1995-01-13 | Charles Belpaume | Panneau souple enroulable de fermeture, notamment pour recouvrir une piscine extérieure. |
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EP0682165A1 (fr) | 1995-11-15 |
ES2136819T3 (es) | 1999-12-01 |
FR2719862B1 (fr) | 1996-08-23 |
DE69511157D1 (de) | 1999-09-09 |
FR2719862A1 (fr) | 1995-11-17 |
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