EP0761888A1 - Removable lockable bollard - Google Patents

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EP0761888A1
EP0761888A1 EP96420286A EP96420286A EP0761888A1 EP 0761888 A1 EP0761888 A1 EP 0761888A1 EP 96420286 A EP96420286 A EP 96420286A EP 96420286 A EP96420286 A EP 96420286A EP 0761888 A1 EP0761888 A1 EP 0761888A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F13/00—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions
    • E01F13/02—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions free-standing; portable, e.g. for guarding open manholes ; Portable signs or signals specially adapted for fitting to portable barriers
    • E01F13/024—Removable barriers with permanently installed base members, e.g. to provide occasional passage
    • E01F13/026—Detachable barrier bollards or parking posts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
    • E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
    • E01F9/658—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by means for fixing
    • E01F9/673—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by means for fixing for holding sign posts or the like
    • E01F9/685—Subsoil means, e.g. foundations

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  • the invention relates to a lockable removable terminal used in public spaces to mark and organize pedestrian traffic and the parking of cars and other mobiles.
  • It relates more particularly to the removable terminals which can be removed to free the passage or to clear the ground, for example to make temporary constructions such as podium or marquee.
  • bollards relates to the terminals in which the sole is extended by a tubular barrel which, of smaller diameter than it, is fitted into the vertical well of a base sealed in the ground.
  • Such bollards must meet many safety rules. Indeed, they must not be able to be removed by an unauthorized person, to guarantee their function, and above all to avoid that the well of the base, whose mouth is flush with the ground level, constitutes a source of accident for pedestrians.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by providing a removable bollard provided with locking means opposing the removal of any of its elements, bollard or cover, for any unauthorized person and eliminating the risks consecutive in the absence of a cover after extraction of the terminal.
  • the base comprises on the one hand, in its upper and outer part, a radial lug provided with a lower bearing for the rotor of a pivoting bolt and a bearing upper for the imprisonable end of a removable key for actuating the rotor, on the other hand, and in the bottom of its vertical well, a vertical housing capable of receiving all or part of the cover, and, in addition and projecting of the internal cylindrical face of its well, vertical positioning ribs, while the bole of the terminal has a lower flange with radial notches capable of cooperating with the ribs of the well and laterally of a radial fin capable of come under the pivoting trajectory of the bolt, and that the cover comprises, near its peripheral edge, on the one hand, positioning fingers projecting downward and capable of cooperating with one vertical ribs of the well, and, on the other hand, a keeper capable of receiving the end of the bolt.
  • the cover can be stored inside the base when not in use, which makes it possible, during the extraction of the terminal, to very quickly close the well of this base. .
  • the cover is engaged again in the base housing. This arrangement simplifies the task of maintenance personnel and considerably reduces the risk of accidents.
  • the cover is locked by the same means as those locking the terminal, which prevents its extraction by an unauthorized person.
  • the rotor of the pivoting bolt comprises a head which, projecting axially in the upper bearing for the end piece of the key, has in cross section an asymmetrical profile complementary to that internal to the end piece, while the upper bearing has at least one longitudinal groove which, opening into a housing provided for the bolt between the two bearings, allows the passage of at least one lug projecting radially from the tip of the key.
  • the particular profile of the rotor head is opposed to its actuation by standard commercial keys, while the lug is opposed to any extraction of the key when its tip has been engaged in the upper bearing and pivoted to bring the mechanism in unlocked position.
  • This constructive arrangement therefore makes it possible to extract the key only when the mechanism is brought into the locking position and therefore encourages personnel wishing to recover their key, after extraction of the terminal, to put the cover in place and to lock it.
  • this lockable removable terminal is composed of a terminal 2, the sole 3 of which is integral with a tubular barrel 4, of diameter smaller than that of the sole, and a base 5 sealable in the ground and comprising an axial well 6 for receiving the barrel 4 of the base.
  • This base can also receive a cover 7. It is provided with a locking mechanism which can be actuated by a removable key 8.
  • the base 5 has, at its upper part, and as shown in FIG. 5, a radial lug 10 projecting outwards.
  • this lug and provided with an upper bearing 12 and a lower bearing 13 for the rotor 14 of the locking mechanism, constituted here by a rotary bolt 15 driven in rotation by the head 14a of the rotor 14.
  • This bolt is disposed, in part, in a housing 16 formed between the two bearings 12 and 13.
  • the head 14a forms an axial projection in the upper bearing 12.
  • This head has, in cross section, a shape not symmetrical or not compatible with the standard forms of traditional keys, so as to oppose its rotation drive by an unsuitable tool. It is obvious that the shape of this head is complementary to the internal profile of the end piece 8a of the key 8.
  • the key 8 is moreover provided with at least one and in this case two lugs 17 which can reach the housing 16 of the ear 10 by virtue of vertical grooves 11 formed in the bearing 12, visible in FIG. 5.
  • the vertical well 6 of the base is extended beyond its bottom 6a by a vertical housing 18, arranged diametrically and capable of containing all or part of the cover 7. As shown in FIG. 12, this housing is capable of receiving at least the lower half of the cover 7, the other half of which is housed in part in the barrel 4 of the terminal 2.
  • the cover comprises near its peripheral edge, on the one hand, two positioning fingers 19 projecting downward and on the other hand, a cavity 20 forming a keeper for the bolt 15.
  • the fingers 19 are diametrically opposite the keeper 20.
  • the facing edges 19a of the two fingers form a flared light downwards.
  • Figures 6 to 8 show that, when the cover is in the housing 18, it is positioned with its keeper 20 facing downwards and so that its two fingers 19 are positioned on either side of one of the ribs vertical 22 projecting inside the barrel 4 of the terminal 2.
  • the base 5 comprises, projecting from the internal face of its well 6, and as shown in FIG. 5, several vertical ribs 23 and 24.
  • This Figure also shows that the housing 18 for the cover has, at its bottom, a clearance 25 for angular positioning of the keeper 20 of the cover.
  • the barrel 4 of terminal 2 is provided with a collar 26 which has radial notches 23a and 24a corresponding to the ribs 23 and 24 of the well 6 and intended to ensure the angular positioning of this terminal during its implementation place in this barrel. This positioning is necessary to orient, relative to the locking device, a radial fin 27 projecting from the barrel of the terminal and which, as shown in Figures 6 and 7, is intended to cooperate with the rotary bolt 15 of the locking mechanism.
  • the barrel 4 is provided with two diametrically opposite cutouts 28 facilitating the passage of the upper part of the cover when this barrel is placed in the base.
  • the housing 12a of the bearing 12, formed in the ear 10 of the base is normally closed by a plug 30, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the cover is in turn extracted (FIG. 10), then placed on the mouth of the well 6. During this positioning, it is angularly positioned so that the two fingers 19 are arranged on either side of the rib 23 projecting inside the barrel, then is pressed. During this maneuver, the sloping edges 19a of the fingers 19 cooperate with the rib 23 to ensure precise angular positioning of the cover, so that its keeper 20 comes in perfect coincidence with the trajectory of the bolt 15. In a following phase, the bolt is returned to the locked position, the key 8 is extracted and the plug 30 is replaced.
  • the operator When replacing the terminal, the operator is obliged to correctly position the cover, failing which his fingers 19, larger than the width of the housing 18, oppose the complete engagement of the cover in this housing, which prevents the subsequent installation of the keg of the terminal.
  • the ribs 23 and 24 of the was obligate to radially position the notches 23a, 24a of the terminal failing which the flange 26 thereof cannot penetrate into the well.

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The bollard (2) is designed to fit into a base (5) sunk into the ground and having a vertical socket (6) to receive the foot of the bollard. The upper outer portion of the base has a radial lug (10) equipped with a lower bearing (13) for the rotor (14) of a pivoting bolt (15), and an upper bearing (12) for the end of a detachable key (8) which actuates the rotor. The base of the socket has a diametrical vertical recess (18) to receive all or part of a cover (7) which fits over the top of the socket when the bollard is not in use. The lower end (4) of the bollard has two side cut-outs (28) to receive the upper portion of the cover when the cover is stowed in the recess and the bollard is fitted over it.

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L'invention est relative à une borne amovible verrouillable utilisée dans les espaces publics pour baliser et organiser les circulations piétonnes et le stationnement des automobiles et autres mobiles.The invention relates to a lockable removable terminal used in public spaces to mark and organize pedestrian traffic and the parking of cars and other mobiles.

Elle vise plus particulièrement les bornes démontables pouvant être retirées pour libérer le passage ou pour dégager le sol, par exemple pour réaliser des constructions temporaires telles que podium ou chapiteau.It relates more particularly to the removable terminals which can be removed to free the passage or to clear the ground, for example to make temporary constructions such as podium or marquee.

Elle concerne les bornes dans lesquelles la semelle est prolongée par un fût tubulaire qui, de plus petit diamètre qu'elle, s'emmanche dans le puits vertical d'une embase scellée dans le sol. De telles bornes doivent satisfaire à de nombreuses règles de sécurité. En effet, elles ne doivent pas pouvoir être retirées par une personne non habilitée, pour garantir leur fonction, et surtout pour éviter que le puits de l'embase, dont l'embouchure affleure le niveau du sol, constitue une source d'accident pour les piétons.It relates to the terminals in which the sole is extended by a tubular barrel which, of smaller diameter than it, is fitted into the vertical well of a base sealed in the ground. Such bollards must meet many safety rules. Indeed, they must not be able to be removed by an unauthorized person, to guarantee their function, and above all to avoid that the well of the base, whose mouth is flush with the ground level, constitutes a source of accident for pedestrians.

A cette fin, il est connu de doter l'embase ou la borne de moyens de verrouillage coopérant avec d'autres éléments. Toutefois, ces moyens conçus pour assurer la liaison borne-embase sont bien souvent sans effet sur la liaison entre l'embase et le couvercle d'obturation du puits qui peut ainsi être démonté en libérant le puits avec le risque de constituer une source d'accidents.To this end, it is known to provide the base or the terminal with locking means cooperating with other elements. However, these means designed to ensure the connection terminal-base are very often without effect on the connection between the base and the shutter cover of the well which can thus be removed by releasing the well with the risk of constituting a source of accidents.

Un autre inconvénient de ce type de borne résulte de l'indépendance du couvercle par rapport à la borne et à l'embase. En effet, si le personnel chargé de l'extraction de la borne n'a pas pris soin de se munir d'un couvercle, le puits de l'embase peut rester béant pendant le temps nécessaire au personnel pour amener un couvercle prélevé dans un magasin de stockage.Another drawback of this type of terminal results from the independence of the cover with respect to the terminal and the base. In fact, if the personnel responsible for extracting the terminal did not take care to provide itself with a cover, the well of the base can remain open for the time necessary for the personnel to bring a cover taken from a warehouse.

La présente invention a pour objet de remédier à ces inconvénients en fournissant une borne démontable dotée de moyens de verrouillage s'opposant à l'enlèvement de l'un quelconque de ses éléments, borne ou couvercle, pour toute personne non habilitée et supprimant les risques consécutifs en l'absence de couvercle après extraction de la borne.The object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by providing a removable bollard provided with locking means opposing the removal of any of its elements, bollard or cover, for any unauthorized person and eliminating the risks consecutive in the absence of a cover after extraction of the terminal.

A cet effet, dans la borne selon l'invention, l'embase comporte d'une part, dans sa partie supérieure et externe, une oreille radiale munie d'un palier inférieur pour le rotor d'un pêne pivotant et d'un palier supérieur pour l'embout emprisonnable d'une clé amovible d'actionnement du rotor, d'autre part, et dans le fond de son puits vertical, un logement vertical apte à recevoir tout ou partie du couvercle, et, de plus et en saillie de la face interne cylindrique de son puits, des nervures verticales de positionnement, tandis que le fût de la borne est doté d'une collerette inférieure avec des crans radiaux aptes à coopérer avec les nervures du puits et latéralement d'une ailette radiale apte à venir sous la trajectoire pivotante du pêne, et que le couvercle comporte, à proximité de son bord périphérique, d'une part, des doigts de positionnement saillant vers le bas et aptes à coopérer avec l'une des nervures verticales du puits, et, d'autre part, une gâche apte à recevoir l'extrémité du pêne.To this end, in the terminal according to the invention, the base comprises on the one hand, in its upper and outer part, a radial lug provided with a lower bearing for the rotor of a pivoting bolt and a bearing upper for the imprisonable end of a removable key for actuating the rotor, on the other hand, and in the bottom of its vertical well, a vertical housing capable of receiving all or part of the cover, and, in addition and projecting of the internal cylindrical face of its well, vertical positioning ribs, while the bole of the terminal has a lower flange with radial notches capable of cooperating with the ribs of the well and laterally of a radial fin capable of come under the pivoting trajectory of the bolt, and that the cover comprises, near its peripheral edge, on the one hand, positioning fingers projecting downward and capable of cooperating with one vertical ribs of the well, and, on the other hand, a keeper capable of receiving the end of the bolt.

Grâce à cet agencement, le couvercle peut être stocké à l'intérieur de l'embase lorsqu'il n'est pas utilisé, ce qui permet, lors de l'extraction de la borne, d'obturer très rapidement le puits de cette embase. Lors de la remise en place de la borne, le couvercle est engagé à nouveau dans le logement de l'embase. Cet aménagement simplifie la tâche du personnel d'entretien et réduit considérablement les risques d'accident.Thanks to this arrangement, the cover can be stored inside the base when not in use, which makes it possible, during the extraction of the terminal, to very quickly close the well of this base. . When the terminal is replaced, the cover is engaged again in the base housing. This arrangement simplifies the task of maintenance personnel and considerably reduces the risk of accidents.

Par ailleurs, lorsqu'il est mis en place pour obturer le puits, le couvercle est verrouillé par les mêmes moyens que ceux verrouillant la borne, ce qui évite son extraction par une personne non habilitée.Furthermore, when it is put in place to close the well, the cover is locked by the same means as those locking the terminal, which prevents its extraction by an unauthorized person.

Dans une forme d'exécution préférée, le rotor du pêne pivotant comporte une tête qui, saillant axialement dans le palier supérieur pour l'embout de la clé, présente en section transversale un profil dissymétrique complémentaire à celui interne de l'embout, tandis que le palier supérieur présente, au moins une rainure longitudinale qui, débouchant dans un logement ménagé pour le pêne entre les deux paliers, permet le passage d'au moins un ergot saillant radialement de l'embout de la clé.In a preferred embodiment, the rotor of the pivoting bolt comprises a head which, projecting axially in the upper bearing for the end piece of the key, has in cross section an asymmetrical profile complementary to that internal to the end piece, while the upper bearing has at least one longitudinal groove which, opening into a housing provided for the bolt between the two bearings, allows the passage of at least one lug projecting radially from the tip of the key.

Le profil particulier de la tête du rotor s'oppose à son actionnement par des clés standard du commerce, tandis que l'ergot s'oppose à toute extraction de la clé lorsque son embout a été engagé dans le palier supérieur et pivoté pour amener le mécanisme en position de déverrouillage. Cette disposition constructive ne permet donc d'extraire la clé que lorsque le mécanisme est amené en position de verrouillage et incite donc le personnel désirant récupérer sa clé, après extraction de la borne, à mettre en place le couvercle et à le verrouiller.The particular profile of the rotor head is opposed to its actuation by standard commercial keys, while the lug is opposed to any extraction of the key when its tip has been engaged in the upper bearing and pivoted to bring the mechanism in unlocked position. This constructive arrangement therefore makes it possible to extract the key only when the mechanism is brought into the locking position and therefore encourages personnel wishing to recover their key, after extraction of the terminal, to put the cover in place and to lock it.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages ressortiront de la description qui suit en référence au dessin schématique annexé représentant, à titre d'exemple, une forme d'exécution de cette borne amovible.

  • Figure 1 est une vue de côté en élévation représentant les différents éléments de la borne,
  • Figures 2 et 3 sont des vues de face en bout représentant les côtés opposés du couvercle,
  • Figure 4 est une vue en plan par dessous de la borne,
  • Figure 5 est une vue en plan par dessus de l'embase,
  • Figures 6 à 11 sont des vues de côté avec coupe partielle de l'embase, lors des différentes phases d'extraction de la borne et de mise en place du couvercle,
  • Figure 12 est une vue de côté en coupe suivant XII-XII de figure 9 de l'embase, lorsqu'elle contient le couvercle.
Other characteristics and advantages will emerge from the description which follows with reference to the appended diagrammatic drawing representing, by way of example, an embodiment of this removable terminal.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevation view representing the various elements of the terminal,
  • Figures 2 and 3 are end-to-end views showing the opposite sides of the cover,
  • Figure 4 is a plan view from below of the terminal,
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view from above of the base,
  • Figures 6 to 11 are side views with partial section of the base, during the various phases of extraction of the terminal and fitting of the cover,
  • Figure 12 is a side view in section along XII-XII of Figure 9 of the base, when it contains the cover.

De façon connue, cette borne amovible verrouillable est composée d'une borne 2 dont la semelle 3 est solidaire d'un fût tubulaire 4, de diamètre plus petit que celui de la semelle, et d'une embase 5 scellable dans le sol et comportant un puits axial 6 de réception du fût 4 de l'embase. Cette embase peut également recevoir un couvercle 7. Elle est dotée d'un mécanisme de verrouillage actionnable par une clé amovible 8.In a known manner, this lockable removable terminal is composed of a terminal 2, the sole 3 of which is integral with a tubular barrel 4, of diameter smaller than that of the sole, and a base 5 sealable in the ground and comprising an axial well 6 for receiving the barrel 4 of the base. This base can also receive a cover 7. It is provided with a locking mechanism which can be actuated by a removable key 8.

Selon l'invention, l'embase 5 comporte, à sa partie supérieure, et comme montré à la figure 5, une oreille radiale 10 saillant vers l'extérieur.According to the invention, the base 5 has, at its upper part, and as shown in FIG. 5, a radial lug 10 projecting outwards.

Comme montré plus en détails aux figures 6 à 11, cette oreille et munie d'un palier supérieur 12 et d'un palier inférieur 13 pour le rotor 14 du mécanisme de verrouillage, constitué ici par un pêne rotatif 15 entraîné en rotation par la tête 14a du rotor 14. Ce pêne est disposé, en partie, dans un logement 16 ménagé entre les deux paliers 12 et 13. La tête 14a forme une saillie axiale dans le palier supérieur 12. Cette tête présente, en section transversale, une forme non symétrique ou non compatible avec les formes normalisées des clés traditionnelles, de manière à s'opposer à son entraînement en rotation par un outil non adapté. Il est évident que la forme de cette tête est complémentaire du profil interne de l'embout 8a de la clé 8.As shown in more detail in FIGS. 6 to 11, this lug and provided with an upper bearing 12 and a lower bearing 13 for the rotor 14 of the locking mechanism, constituted here by a rotary bolt 15 driven in rotation by the head 14a of the rotor 14. This bolt is disposed, in part, in a housing 16 formed between the two bearings 12 and 13. The head 14a forms an axial projection in the upper bearing 12. This head has, in cross section, a shape not symmetrical or not compatible with the standard forms of traditional keys, so as to oppose its rotation drive by an unsuitable tool. It is obvious that the shape of this head is complementary to the internal profile of the end piece 8a of the key 8.

La clé 8 est, par ailleurs, dotée d'au moins un et en l'occurrence de deux ergots 17 pouvant parvenir dans le logement 16 de l'oreille 10 grâce à des rainures verticales 11 ménagées dans le palier 12, visibles figure 5.The key 8 is moreover provided with at least one and in this case two lugs 17 which can reach the housing 16 of the ear 10 by virtue of vertical grooves 11 formed in the bearing 12, visible in FIG. 5.

Le puits vertical 6 de l'embase se prolonge au-delà de son fond 6a par un logement vertical 18, disposé diamétralement et apte à contenir tout ou partie du couvercle 7. Comme montré figure 12, ce logement est apte à recevoir au moins la moitié inférieure du couvercle 7, dont l'autre moitié se loge en partie dans le fût 4 de la borne 2. Une gouttière verticale 21, allant du logement 18 à l'embouchure de l'embase, assure le guidage vertical des bords du couvercle.The vertical well 6 of the base is extended beyond its bottom 6a by a vertical housing 18, arranged diametrically and capable of containing all or part of the cover 7. As shown in FIG. 12, this housing is capable of receiving at least the lower half of the cover 7, the other half of which is housed in part in the barrel 4 of the terminal 2. A vertical gutter 21, going from the housing 18 to the mouth of the base, provides vertical guidance of the edges of the cover .

Comme le montrent les figures 2 et 3, le couvercle comporte à proximité de son bord périphérique, d'une part, deux doigts de positionnement 19 saillant vers le bas et d'autre part, une cavité 20 formant gâche pour le pêne 15. Dans la forme d'exécution représentée, les doigts 19 sont diamétralement opposés à la gâche 20. Les bords en vis à vis 19a des deux doigts forment une lumière évasée vers le bas. Les figures 6 à 8 montrent que, lorsque le couvercle est dans le logement 18, il est positionné avec sa gâche 20 tournée vers le bas et de manière que ses deux doigts 19 se positionnent de part et d'autre de l'une des nervures verticales 22 saillant à l'intérieur du fût 4 de la borne 2. Enfin, l'embase 5 comporte, en saillie de la face interne de son puits 6, et comme montré à la figure 5, plusieurs nervures verticales 23 et 24. Cette figure montre également que le logement 18 pour le couvercle comporte, dans son fond, un dégagement 25 de positionnement angulaire de la gâche 20 du couvercle.As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the cover comprises near its peripheral edge, on the one hand, two positioning fingers 19 projecting downward and on the other hand, a cavity 20 forming a keeper for the bolt 15. In the embodiment shown, the fingers 19 are diametrically opposite the keeper 20. The facing edges 19a of the two fingers form a flared light downwards. Figures 6 to 8 show that, when the cover is in the housing 18, it is positioned with its keeper 20 facing downwards and so that its two fingers 19 are positioned on either side of one of the ribs vertical 22 projecting inside the barrel 4 of the terminal 2. Finally, the base 5 comprises, projecting from the internal face of its well 6, and as shown in FIG. 5, several vertical ribs 23 and 24. This Figure also shows that the housing 18 for the cover has, at its bottom, a clearance 25 for angular positioning of the keeper 20 of the cover.

Comme le montrent les figures 1 et 4, le fût 4 de la borne 2 est doté d'une collerette 26 qui comporte des crans radiaux 23a et 24a correspondant aux nervures 23 et 24 du puits 6 et destinés à assurer le positionnement angulaire de cette borne lors de sa mise en place dans ce fût. Ce positionnement est nécessaire pour orienter, par rapport au dispositif de verrouillage, une ailette radiale 27 saillant du fût de la borne et qui, comme montré figures 6 et 7, est destinée à coopérer avec le pêne tournant 15 du mécanisme de verrouillage. Enfin, le fût 4 est doté de deux découpes 28, diamétralement et opposées facilitant le passage de la partie supérieure du couvercle lorsque ce fût est mis en place dans l'embase.As shown in Figures 1 and 4, the barrel 4 of terminal 2 is provided with a collar 26 which has radial notches 23a and 24a corresponding to the ribs 23 and 24 of the well 6 and intended to ensure the angular positioning of this terminal during its implementation place in this barrel. This positioning is necessary to orient, relative to the locking device, a radial fin 27 projecting from the barrel of the terminal and which, as shown in Figures 6 and 7, is intended to cooperate with the rotary bolt 15 of the locking mechanism. Finally, the barrel 4 is provided with two diametrically opposite cutouts 28 facilitating the passage of the upper part of the cover when this barrel is placed in the base.

Le logement 12a du palier 12, ménagé dans l'oreille 10 de l'embase est normalement obturé par un bouchon 30, comme le montre la figure 6.The housing 12a of the bearing 12, formed in the ear 10 of the base is normally closed by a plug 30, as shown in FIG. 6.

Lorsque la borne est en place, et comme le montre la figure 6, sa semelle 3 repose sur la partie supérieure de l'embase 5 et son fût est entièrement logé à l'intérieur du puits 6 contenant le couvercle 7. Le pêne 15 est en position de verrouillage, c'est à dire est pivoté de manière à venir au-dessus de l'ailette 27 pour empêcher toute extraction de la borne par une personne non autorisée.When the terminal is in place, and as shown in FIG. 6, its sole 3 rests on the upper part of the base 5 and its barrel is entirely housed inside the well 6 containing the cover 7. The bolt 15 is in the locked position, that is to say is pivoted so as to come above the fin 27 to prevent any extraction of the terminal by an unauthorized person.

Lorsqu'il est nécessaire d'extraire la borne 2, il faut dans un premier temps retirer le bouchon 30, comme montré à la figure 7, puis engager l'embout 8a de la clé de manoeuvre 8 dans le logement 12 et faire pivoter cette clé d'une fraction de tour, de manière à amener le pêne 15 de sa position de verrouillage à une position de déverrouillage dans laquelle il se loge dans l'oreille 10 en dégageant le passage vertical de l'ailette 15, comme montré à la figure 8. On notera que, dans cette position, les ergots 17 s'opposent à toute extraction de la clé 8 car, en raison du pivotement de la clé, ils ne sont plus en coïncidence avec les rainures verticales 11 permettant leur extraction, mais au contraire immobilisées dans le logement 16 sous le palier 12.When it is necessary to extract the terminal 2, you must first remove the plug 30, as shown in Figure 7, then engage the tip 8a of the operating key 8 in the housing 12 and rotate this key of a fraction of a turn, so as to bring the bolt 15 from its locked position to an unlocked position in which it is housed in the ear 10 by releasing the vertical passage of the fin 15, as shown in the Figure 8. Note that, in this position, the lugs 17 oppose any extraction of the key 8 because, due to the pivoting of the key, they are no longer in coincidence with the vertical grooves 11 allowing their extraction, but on the contrary immobilized in the housing 16 under the bearing 12.

Après extraction de la borne, comme montré figure 9, le couvercle est à son tour extrait (figure 10), puis posé sur l'embouchure du puits 6. Pendant cette mise en place, il est positionné angulairement de manière que les deux doigts 19 soient disposés de part et d'autre de la nervure 23 saillant à l'intérieur du fût, puis est enfoncé. Pendant cette manoeuvre, les bords en pente 19a des doigts 19 coopèrent avec la nervure 23 pour assurer un positionnement angulaire précis du couvercle, de manière que sa gâche 20 vienne en parfaite coïncidence avec la trajectoire du pêne 15. Dans une phase suivante, le pêne est ramené en position de verrouillage, la clé 8 est extraite et le bouchon 30 est remis en place.After extraction of the terminal, as shown in FIG. 9, the cover is in turn extracted (FIG. 10), then placed on the mouth of the well 6. During this positioning, it is angularly positioned so that the two fingers 19 are arranged on either side of the rib 23 projecting inside the barrel, then is pressed. During this maneuver, the sloping edges 19a of the fingers 19 cooperate with the rib 23 to ensure precise angular positioning of the cover, so that its keeper 20 comes in perfect coincidence with the trajectory of the bolt 15. In a following phase, the bolt is returned to the locked position, the key 8 is extracted and the plug 30 is replaced.

On notera que, pour extraire la clé, il faut ramener ses ergots 17 en coïncidence avec les rainures verticales 11 ménagées dans le palier 12, c'est à dire la ramener dans la position de verrouillage par le pêne. Cette disposition oblige donc le personnel à verrouiller le tampon pour récupérer la clé de service.It will be noted that, in order to extract the key, it is necessary to bring back its pins 17 in coincidence with the vertical grooves 11 formed in the bearing 12, that is to say bring it back into the locking position by the bolt. This provision therefore requires staff to lock the buffer to retrieve the service key.

Lors de la remise en place de la borne, l'opérateur est obligé de positionner correctement le couvercle, à défaut de quoi ses doigts 19, plus grands que la largeur du logement 18, s'opposent à l'engagement complet du couvercle dans ce logement, ce qui empêche la mise en place ultérieure du fût de la borne. De même, les nervures 23 et 24 du fût obligent à positionner radialement les crans 23a, 24a de la borne à défaut de quoi la collerette 26 de celle-ci ne peut pas pénétrer dans le puits.When replacing the terminal, the operator is obliged to correctly position the cover, failing which his fingers 19, larger than the width of the housing 18, oppose the complete engagement of the cover in this housing, which prevents the subsequent installation of the keg of the terminal. Similarly, the ribs 23 and 24 of the was obligate to radially position the notches 23a, 24a of the terminal failing which the flange 26 thereof cannot penetrate into the well.

Il ressort de ce qui précède que, grâce à la structure de cette borne et en particulier à son couvercle imperdable, se logeant dans l'embase, et au dispositif de verrouillage, commun à la borne et au couvercle, mais aussi à la mise en oeuvre d'une clé spéciale imperdable, il est pratiquement impossible qu'une personne non habilitée puisse extraire la borne et le couvercle. De plus, le personnel de service est incité à remettre systématiquement en place le couvercle et à le verrouiller dès que la borne est extraite, ce qui supprime tous les risques d'accident.It appears from the above that, thanks to the structure of this terminal and in particular to its captive cover, being housed in the base, and to the locking device, common to the terminal and to the cover, but also to the setting in work of a special captive key, it is practically impossible that an unauthorized person can extract the terminal and the cover. In addition, service personnel are encouraged to systematically replace the cover and lock it as soon as the terminal is removed, which eliminates all risk of accident.

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Borne amovible verrouillable comprenant une embase (5) scellable dans le sol avec un puits vertical (6) apte à recevoir un fût tubulaire (4) saillant vers le bas depuis la semelle (3) de la borne (2) et de moyens de verrouillage du fût dans l'embase, caractérisée en ce que l'embase (5) comporte d'une part, dans sa partie supérieure et externe, une oreille radiale (10) munie d'un palier inférieur (13) pour le rotor (14) d'un pêne pivotant (15) et d'un palier supérieur (12) pour l'embout emprisonnable d'une clé amovible (8) d'actionnement du rotor, d'autre part, et dans le fond de son puits vertical (6), un logement vertical (18) apte à recevoir tout ou partie du couvercle (7), et, de plus, et en saillie de la face interne cylindrique de son puits (6), des nervures verticales (23, 24) de positionnement, tandis que le fût (4) de la borne est doté d'une collerette inférieure (26) avec des crans radiaux (23a, 24a), aptes à coopérer avec les nervures (23, 24) du puits (6), et latéralement d'une ailette radiale (27) apte à venir sous la trajectoire pivotante du pêne (15), et que le couvercle (7) comporte, à proximité de son bord périphérique, d'une part, des doigts de positionnement (19) saillant vers le bas et aptes à coopérer avec l'une (23) des nervures verticales du puits (6), et, d'autre part, une gâche (20) apte à recevoir l'extrémité du pêne (15).Removable lockable bollard comprising a base (5) sealable in the ground with a vertical well (6) capable of receiving a tubular barrel (4) projecting downwards from the base (3) of the bollard (2) and locking means of the barrel in the base, characterized in that the base (5) comprises on the one hand, in its upper and outer part, a radial lug (10) provided with a lower bearing (13) for the rotor (14 ) a pivoting bolt (15) and an upper bearing (12) for the lockable end of a removable key (8) for actuating the rotor, on the other hand, and in the bottom of its vertical well (6), a vertical housing (18) capable of receiving all or part of the cover (7), and, moreover, and projecting from the cylindrical internal face of its well (6), vertical ribs (23, 24) positioning, while the barrel (4) of the terminal is provided with a lower flange (26) with radial notches (23a, 24a), capable of cooperating with the ribs (23, 24) of the well (6), and laterally of a radial fin (27) adapted to come under the pivoting path of the bolt (15), and that the cover (7) comprises, near its peripheral edge, on the one hand, positioning fingers (19) projecting downwards and capable of cooperating with one (23) of the vertical ribs of the well (6), and, on the other hand, a keeper (20) capable of receiving the end of the bolt (15). Borne selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le logement (18), ménagé dans le puits (6) de l'embase (5) pour recevoir le couvercle (7), est disposé dans le plan diamétral de cette embase et a une profondeur lui permettant de recevoir sensiblement la moitié de ce couvercle.Terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (18), formed in the well (6) of the base (5) for receiving the cover (7), is arranged in the diametral plane of this base and has a depth allowing it to receive substantially half of this cover. Borne selon l'ensemble des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisée en ce que le fût (4) de la borne (2) comporte deux découpes latérales (28), diamétralement opposées, pour le passage de la partie supérieure du couvercle (7).Terminal according to all of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the barrel (4) of the terminal (2) comprises two lateral cutouts (28), diametrically opposed, for the passage of the upper part of the cover (7). Borne selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que le rotor (14) du pêne pivotant (15) comporte une tête (14a) qui, saillant axialement dans le palier supérieur (12) pour l'embout (8a) de la clé, présente en section transversale un profil dissymétrique complémentaire à celui interne de l'embout (8a) , tandis que le palier supérieur (12) présente, au moins une rainure longitudinale (11) qui, débouchant dans un logement (16) ménagé pour le pêne (15) entre les deux paliers (12 et 13) permet le passage d'au moins un ergot radial (17) saillant de l'embout (8a) de la clé.Terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the rotor (14) of the pivoting bolt (15) comprises a head (14a) which, projecting axially in the upper bearing (12) for the end piece (8a ) of the key, has in cross section an asymmetrical profile complementary to that of the internal end piece (8a), while the upper bearing (12) has at least one longitudinal groove (11) which, opening into a housing (16 ) formed for the bolt (15) between the two bearings (12 and 13) allows the passage of at least one radial lug (17) projecting from the end piece (8a) of the key. Borne selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que les doigts de positionnement (19) du couvercle (7) ont une longueur supérieure à la hauteur de la gâche (20).Terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the positioning fingers (19) of the cover (7) have a length greater than the height of the keeper (20).
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