EP1541784A1 - Roller shutter-type swimming pool cover - Google Patents

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EP1541784A1
EP1541784A1 EP03447288A EP03447288A EP1541784A1 EP 1541784 A1 EP1541784 A1 EP 1541784A1 EP 03447288 A EP03447288 A EP 03447288A EP 03447288 A EP03447288 A EP 03447288A EP 1541784 A1 EP1541784 A1 EP 1541784A1
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Amaury de Troostembergh
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De Troostembergh-De Troostembergh Baudouin Jean-M
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  • the present invention relates to a swimming pool shutter consisting of a series of profile assemblies connected to each other on the length by a flexible connecting element, each set being consisting of two rigid longitudinal extreme profiles and at least a rigid longitudinal central section.
  • Shutters suspended from rails generally provide a insulation against poor heat loss.
  • U.S. Patent 3,683,428 counteracts all these disadvantages by offering a floating insulating shutter that holds up while supporting the inevitable small waves of the water surface thanks to the flexible connections and which is easy to use and easy to handle on a daily basis, thus favoring its use and avoiding "long periods of dormancy".
  • this component even if it is available in pre-assembled units is that it does not provide a easy installation for the skilled person, who must lay the slats on water and cut them to the width of the pool before assembling them.
  • the assembly of the fasteners on the slice of the slats of the shutter, the synchronization of the alternation of the fasteners between the pre-assembled units to keep folding the accordion shutter and then still laying the flexible membrane on the top of the tie between two successive lamellae are complicated and painful tasks for the skilled person.
  • the manufacture of such a component requires various operations such as the manufacture of slats, the preparation of pre-assembly, manufacture of fasteners and membranes flexible and packaging in mounting kit.
  • An object of the invention is to overcome these disadvantages, while providing the same benefits, by providing a pool flap in the form of assemblies of pre-assembled profiles whose installation does not requires easier intervention, and the manufacture and preparation are simplified.
  • the invention provides a pool flap characterized in that said rigid end sections respectively comprise a male longitudinal end and a female longitudinal end, said rigid longitudinal end profiles of two sets consecutive assemblies are assembled by a sealed interlocking complementary male and female ends, said connecting element flexible between said profiles is a flexible polymer having a interface on each side with the rigid profile.
  • the assembly of the shutter according to the invention therefore implies an easy size (to the width of the pool) of several profiles in once and a simple nesting for the skilled person.
  • the manufacture of the swimming pool shutter according to the invention is a step relatively simple, for example, that includes only one step molding and more particularly extrusion.
  • the forced nesting tightness of the complementary ends avoids any accumulation of limestone or algae that could occur.
  • the hollow slats constituting the shutter must be cut either oblique or staircase.
  • the slats are cut obliquely, it is impossible to plug the ends with prefabricated shutter elements, because depending on the angle of cut, the plugs must have different dimensions.
  • This approximation used to follow the curvature of the edge of the pool present, besides the disadvantage of complicating the closure of the slats, another major disadvantage. Slats slipped into each other during assembly are not attached to each other. As soon as cut is made and that the slats are assembled, they are always free for a back-and-forth movement.
  • these lamellae are provided in clear plastic at the top surface (in contact with atmosphere) and black plastic at the bottom surface (in contact with the water).
  • This arrangement of two colors of plastic allows you to enjoy a greenhouse effect to warm the pool water.
  • the fact that the plastic of the upper surface of the shutter is transparent also causes algae growth in the profiles when the ends of the hollow lamellae are not clogged and at the level of the assembly area and the appearance of condensation. This accumulation of algae occurs in places inaccessible to cleaning, night aesthetics and presents a risk of contamination of the water of the swimming pool.
  • the swimming pool flap according to the invention does not suffer from a accumulation of algae at the assembly area.
  • the assembly of the shutter according to the invention is a forced interlocking which provides a sealed assembly area in which no accumulation of algae and limestone is not possible.
  • the join having role of resisting the movement of waves on the surface of the water is not ensured in the pool flap according to the invention by assembling the male and female housings but by the flexible connecting elements between the longitudinal rigid sections.
  • the sets of sections connected to each other by said flexible connecting element are obtained by molding and preferably by extrusion.
  • At least one of said rigid profiles longitudinal members having a first surface (Sa) and a second surface (SE) located on either side of the horizontal plane joining the flexible connecting elements, will present said first surface less than said second surface.
  • said rigid sections central and, preferably, the extreme rigid profiles also will have a first surface smaller than the second surface. This asymmetry in the surfaces allows the rigid profiles to play the role solar collectors and warm the pool water.
  • Rigid profiles used in the pool flap according to the invention will be hollow or solid and preferably made of polyvinyl chloride. vinyl.
  • the flexible link elements will, for their part, preferably polyurethane.
  • the aforementioned materials are suitable materials very well the manufacture of rigid profiles and flexible membranes, especially in the context of coextrusion and particularly suitable well to the application of the pool flap according to the invention.
  • a preferred embodiment of a set of sections according to the invention is represented by a sectional view in FIG. set includes solid profiles connected to each other on the length by a flexible connecting element (2).
  • the set is composed two rigid longitudinal sections (3, 4) and one succession of 5 rigid longitudinal central sections (1).
  • Profiles rigid extremities (3, 4) respectively have one end longitudinal male (3) and a female longitudinal end (4).
  • the assembly of such assemblies is illustrated in FIG. rigid longitudinal extremes (3, 4) of two consecutive sets are assembled by a forced sealing engagement (5) ends male (3) and female (4) complementary.
  • FIG. 2 furthermore presents the assembly of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 in which the surfaces lying side of the horizontal plane joining the flexible connecting elements are not identical.
  • the surface in contact with the water Se (surface lower than that defined above) is greater than the surface in contact with the atmosphere Sa (upper surface with respect to audit plan).
  • the sun heats to a temperature Ta, the Sa surface that plays in this case the role of absorption surface of the heat.
  • the rigid profiles will preferably be dark in color increase the heat absorption capabilities of rigid profiles.
  • the water temperature designated here Te is below the temperature of the air of the atmosphere Ta during the day. This temperature gradient creates a heat flux that moves to the surface having a lower temperature, in this case Se of temperature Te, obedient the well-known laws of heat transport and diffusion.
  • the surface is in this case, what is called the area of restitution.
  • This heat transfer from the surface Sa to the surface Se is possible only if the surface Sa is less than or equal to the surface Se.
  • the temperature Te is greater than the temperature Ta.
  • the surface Sa is always smaller than the surface Se. Therefore, the heat transfer from the surface with the greater temperature (Se to Te) can not be done to the surface having a lower temperature (Sa to Ta) since Sa is more small that Se. In this case, Sa does not play the role of surface of restitution.
  • the shutter according to the invention therefore has the double advantage to be able to capture the heat provided by the sun to transmit it to water when the outside temperature is above the temperature water (during the day) and reduce heat loss during the night.
  • Another application of the swimming pool shutter according to the invention consist in providing hollow profiles, not closed at the ends, to heat the pool water by simply circulating water from the pool in the profiles.
  • FIG. 3 presents a particular application of the swimming pool according to the invention.
  • the advantage at the finishing level provided by the pool flap of the invention (3B or 3C) clearly compared to the finish provided by a pool flap of the prior art (3A).
  • the swimming pool flap according to the invention may comprise different types of rigid profiles. These can be hollow (3B) or solid (3C), the assembly may comprise an alternation of hollow and solid profiles, whatever the number of hollow units consecutive or consecutive full sets.
  • the flap can be composed of a series of consecutive sets comprising hollow sections all along the rectangular part of the pool and a series of consecutive sets including solid profiles to facilitate roundness finishing, as described previously.
  • the swimming pool flap according to the invention may also comprise narrower sections (3B or C) than was feasible for other pool shutters belonging to the prior art (3A) given that the joints between the profiles of the prior art all took the water. Therefore, it was impossible to ensure the flotation of very narrow that could have provided a better finish in the rounds.
  • the swimming pool flap according to the invention makes it possible to manufacture very narrow because the elastic connection between the profiles is perfectly tight and therefore increases the support surface of the flap on the water, thus allowing to obtain an approximation as close as possible to follow the curvature of the pool.

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The cover consists of a series of hollow or solid plastic slats, connected by flexible joints (2) between their adjacent long edges to form groups. Each group of slats is joined to an adjacent one by interlocking male/female couplings (5) along the edges of the end slats (3, 4) in each group. The groups of slats and joints can be made by coextrusion.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un volet de piscine composé d'une série d'ensembles de profilés reliés l'un à l'autre sur la longueur par un élément de liaison souple, chaque ensemble étant composé de deux profilés extrêmes longitudinaux rigides et d'au moins un profilé central longitudinal rigide.The present invention relates to a swimming pool shutter consisting of a series of profile assemblies connected to each other on the length by a flexible connecting element, each set being consisting of two rigid longitudinal extreme profiles and at least a rigid longitudinal central section.

Un tel volet est connu du brevet US 3 683 428. Ce document divulgue des lamelles reliées entre elles par des attaches flexibles alternées permettant de replier le volet en accordéon. Le dessus de la jonction entre les lamelles entre lesquelles se trouvent les attaches est recouvert d'une membrane souple telle que de l'autocollant. Ce type de volet résout une grande partie des désavantages de la plupart des volets de piscine. En effet, généralement, couvrir et découvrir la piscine est une opération si lourde et si pénible, que le propriétaire ne recouvre plus la piscine. Dès lors, les longues périodes de dormance du volet résultent en l'accumulation de colorations ponctuelles, d'algues et de calcaire qui nécessitent ensuite une utilisation de produits chimiques pour remédier à la détérioration du volet. Cette utilisation de produits chimiques n'est évidement pas recommandable dans l'environnement d'une piscine. Les volets suspendus à rails procurent généralement une isolation contre la perte de chaleur médiocre. Le brevet US 3 683 428 contrecarre tous ces désavantages en offrant un volet isolant flottant qui tient en place tout en supportant les petites vagues inévitables de la surface de l'eau grâce aux liaisons souples et qui est aisément utilisable et facile à manipuler au quotidien, favorisant dès lors son utilisation et évitant les "longues périodes de dormance".Such a component is known from US Pat. No. 3,683,428. document discloses slats interconnected by fasteners flexible hoses to fold the accordion flap. The top of the junction between the lamellae between which are the fasteners is covered with a flexible membrane such as a sticker. This guy component resolves many of the disadvantages of most pool shutters. Indeed, generally, cover and discover the pool is such a cumbersome and painful operation that the owner does not cover plus the pool. Therefore, the long periods of dormancy of the shutter result in the accumulation of spot colorations, algae and limestone that then require the use of chemicals to remedy the deterioration of the shutter. This use of products chemicals is obviously not recommended in the environment a swimming pool. Shutters suspended from rails generally provide a insulation against poor heat loss. U.S. Patent 3,683,428 counteracts all these disadvantages by offering a floating insulating shutter that holds up while supporting the inevitable small waves of the water surface thanks to the flexible connections and which is easy to use and easy to handle on a daily basis, thus favoring its use and avoiding "long periods of dormancy".

Néanmoins, un inconvénient de ce volet, même s'il est disponible en unités pré-assemblées est qu'il ne procure pas une installation aisée pour l'homme du métier, qui doit poser les lamelles sur l'eau et les couper à la largeur de la piscine avant de les assembler. En effet, l'assemblage des attaches sur la tranche des lamelles du volet, la synchronisation de l'alternance des attaches entre les unités pré-assemblées pour maintenir le pliage du volet en accordéon et ensuite encore la pose de la membrane souple sur le dessus de l'attache entre deux lamelles successives sont des tâches compliquées et pénibles pour l'homme du métier. De plus, la fabrication d'un tel volet nécessite diverses opérations telles que la fabrication des lamelles, la préparation du pré-assemblage, la fabrication des attaches et des membranes souples et l'emballage en kit de montage.Nevertheless, a disadvantage of this component, even if it is available in pre-assembled units is that it does not provide a easy installation for the skilled person, who must lay the slats on water and cut them to the width of the pool before assembling them. In effect, the assembly of the fasteners on the slice of the slats of the shutter, the synchronization of the alternation of the fasteners between the pre-assembled units to keep folding the accordion shutter and then still laying the flexible membrane on the top of the tie between two successive lamellae are complicated and painful tasks for the skilled person. In addition, the manufacture of such a component requires various operations such as the manufacture of slats, the preparation of pre-assembly, manufacture of fasteners and membranes flexible and packaging in mounting kit.

Un objectif de l'invention est de pallier ces inconvénients, tout en procurant les mêmes avantages, en procurant un volet de piscine sous forme d'ensembles de profilés pré-assemblés dont la pose ne nécessite une intervention plus aisée, et dont la fabrication et la préparation sont simplifiées.An object of the invention is to overcome these disadvantages, while providing the same benefits, by providing a pool flap in the form of assemblies of pre-assembled profiles whose installation does not requires easier intervention, and the manufacture and preparation are simplified.

En effet, l'invention procure un volet de piscine caractérisé en ce que lesdits profilés extrêmes rigides comportent respectivement une extrémité longitudinale mâle et une extrémité longitudinale femelle, lesdits profilés extrêmes rigides longitudinaux de deux ensembles consécutifs étant assemblés par un emboítement étanche forcé des extrémités mâle et femelle complémentaires, ledit élément de liaison souple entre lesdits profilés est un polymère souple possédant une interface de chaque côté avec le profilé rigide .Indeed, the invention provides a pool flap characterized in that said rigid end sections respectively comprise a male longitudinal end and a female longitudinal end, said rigid longitudinal end profiles of two sets consecutive assemblies are assembled by a sealed interlocking complementary male and female ends, said connecting element flexible between said profiles is a flexible polymer having a interface on each side with the rigid profile.

L'assemblage du volet selon l'invention implique dès lors une mise à taille aisée (à la largeur de la piscine) de plusieurs profilés en une seule fois et un emboítement simple pour l'homme du métier. De plus, la fabrication du volet de piscine selon l'invention est une étape relativement simple, par exemple, qui ne comprend qu'une seule étape de moulage et plus particulièrement d'extrusion. L'emboítement forcé étanche des extrémités complémentaire évite toute accumulation de calcaire ou d'algues qui pourrait se produire.The assembly of the shutter according to the invention therefore implies an easy size (to the width of the pool) of several profiles in once and a simple nesting for the skilled person. Of moreover, the manufacture of the swimming pool shutter according to the invention is a step relatively simple, for example, that includes only one step molding and more particularly extrusion. The forced nesting tightness of the complementary ends avoids any accumulation of limestone or algae that could occur.

L'état de la technique, notamment dans les brevets DE 19646117 C et EP 1 233 125 A1, révèle en outre des volets pour piscine constitués de lamelles creuses, comportant généralement des profilés internes, les lamelles creuses possédant chacune un raccord mâle à une extrémité et un raccord femelle à l'autre extrémité. Les raccords mâles et femelles sont prévus pour être glissés l'un dans l'autre et pour procurer de cette manière un assemblage bien connu et aisé du volet. Il faut néanmoins remarquer que la zone d'assemblage du volet de piscine joue le rôle de jointure et que cette zone doit dès lors présenter une certaine souplesse de mouvement pour pouvoir suivre les mouvements des vagues à la surface de l'eau. Ce type d'assemblage bien qu'aisé présente, de par sa nature, le désavantage de ne pas être étanche de sorte que de l'eau s'accumule autour de la zone d'assemblage et quelquefois stagne à l'intérieur des profilés quand les extrémités ne sont pas bouchées. Ceci provoque une accumulation de calcaire et nuit à la souplesse de l'assemblage au niveau de la liaison.The state of the art, especially in patents DE 19646117 C and EP 1 233 125 A1, further discloses shutters for pool consisting of hollow slats, usually with internal sections, the hollow slats each having a connection male at one end and a female connector at the other end. The male and female fittings are provided to be slipped into each other and to provide in this way a well known and easy assembly of shutter. It should be noted, however, that the assembly area of the shutter pool plays the role of join and that this area must therefore present some flexibility of movement to be able to follow the wave movements on the surface of the water. This type of assembly although present, by its nature, the disadvantage of not being tight so that water accumulates around the area assembly and sometimes stagnates inside the profiles when the ends are not clogged. This causes an accumulation of limestone and impairs the flexibility of the connection at the level of the connection.

Lorsque la piscine possède un escalier d'accès intégré dans un arrondi, les lamelles creuses constituant le volet doivent être coupées soit en oblique, soit en escalier. Dans le cas où les lamelles sont coupées en oblique, il est impossible de boucher les extrémités avec des éléments d'obturation préfabriqués, car selon l'angle de coupe, les bouchons devront posséder différentes dimensions. Cette approximation utilisée pour suivre la courbure du bord de la piscine présente, outre le désavantage de compliquer le bouchage des lamelles, un autre désavantage majeur. Les lamelles glissées l'une dans l'autre lors de l'assemblage ne sont pas fixées l'une à l'autre. Dès que la découpe est réalisée et que les lamelles sont assemblées, elles sont toujours libres pour un mouvement de va-et-vient. Le contour que le volet assemblé doit dès lors décrire n'est pas celui obtenu comme résultat final à cause du glissement longitudinal des lamelles les unes par rapport aux autres. Dans le cas où les lamelles sont coupées perpendiculairement par rapport à la longueur, il est possible de boucher les extrémités avec des éléments d'obturation préfabriqués. Le désavantage majeur du glissement des lamelles les unes par rapport aux autres est toutefois toujours présent dans ce cas-ci et la coupe du volet résulte à nouveau en un manque de finition du à l'approximation utilisée pour suivre la courbure du bord de la piscine. Dans les deux cas de coupe de profilés, le fait que les profilés ne soient pas fixés l'un à l'autre ne permet pas d'assurer qu'une ligne oblique ou perpendiculaire de découpe réalisée en travers de divers profilés consécutifs soit maintenue puisque rien n'assure l'alignement d'un côté au moins des profilés.When the pool has an integrated access staircase in a rounded section, the hollow slats constituting the shutter must be cut either oblique or staircase. In the case where the slats are cut obliquely, it is impossible to plug the ends with prefabricated shutter elements, because depending on the angle of cut, the plugs must have different dimensions. This approximation used to follow the curvature of the edge of the pool present, besides the disadvantage of complicating the closure of the slats, another major disadvantage. Slats slipped into each other during assembly are not attached to each other. As soon as cut is made and that the slats are assembled, they are always free for a back-and-forth movement. The outline that the shutter assembled must therefore describe is not that obtained as a result final because of the longitudinal sliding of the slats relative to each other to others. In the case where the slats are cut perpendicular to the length, it is possible to close the ends with prefabricated shutter elements. The major disadvantage of the sliding of the slats with respect to others however is still present in this case and the shutter cut again results in a lack of finish from the approximation used to follow the curvature of the edge of the pool. In both cases cutting profiles, the fact that the profiles are not attached to each other does not ensure that an oblique or perpendicular line of cutting made across various consecutive profiles is maintained since nothing assures the alignment of at least one side of the profiles.

Dans certains cas, ces lamelles sont procurées en plastique transparent à la surface supérieure (en contact avec l'atmosphère) et en plastique noir à la surface inférieure (en contact avec l'eau). Cet agencement de deux couleurs de plastique permet de profiter d'un effet de serre pour réchauffer l'eau de la piscine. Malheureusement, le fait que le plastique de la surface supérieure du volet soit transparent provoque aussi une croissance d'algues dans les profilés quand les extrémités des lamelles creuses ne sont pas bouchées et au niveau de la zone d'assemblage et l'apparition de condensation. Cette accumulation d'algue se produit dans des endroits peu accessibles au nettoyage, nuit à l'esthétique et présente un risque de contamination de l'eau de la piscine.In some cases, these lamellae are provided in clear plastic at the top surface (in contact with atmosphere) and black plastic at the bottom surface (in contact with the water). This arrangement of two colors of plastic allows you to enjoy a greenhouse effect to warm the pool water. Sadly, the fact that the plastic of the upper surface of the shutter is transparent also causes algae growth in the profiles when the ends of the hollow lamellae are not clogged and at the level of the assembly area and the appearance of condensation. This accumulation of algae occurs in places inaccessible to cleaning, night aesthetics and presents a risk of contamination of the water of the swimming pool.

Le volet de piscine selon l'invention ne souffre pas d'une accumulation d'algue au niveau de la zone d'assemblage. En effet, l'assemblage du volet selon l'invention est un emboítement forcé qui procure une zone d'assemblage étanche dans laquelle aucune accumulation d'algue, ni de calcaire n'est possible. La jointure ayant pour rôle de résister au mouvement des vagues à la surface de l'eau n'est pas assurée dans le volet de piscine selon l'invention par l'assemblage des emboítements mâles et femelles mais par les éléments de liaison souple entre les profilés rigides longitudinaux.The swimming pool flap according to the invention does not suffer from a accumulation of algae at the assembly area. Indeed, the assembly of the shutter according to the invention is a forced interlocking which provides a sealed assembly area in which no accumulation of algae and limestone is not possible. The join having role of resisting the movement of waves on the surface of the water is not ensured in the pool flap according to the invention by assembling the male and female housings but by the flexible connecting elements between the longitudinal rigid sections.

Dans une réalisation particulière dans laquelle les profilés du volet de piscine selon l'invention sont pleins, la découpe en oblique ne pose plus aucun problème. En outre, les profilés étant fixés l'un à l'autre, aucun mouvement de va et vient en longueur n'est possible. Ceci permet à la découpe faite sur différents profilés consécutifs de garder son profil.In a particular embodiment in which the profiles of the swimming pool shutter according to the invention are full, oblique cutting does not pose no problem. In addition, the profiles being fixed to one another, no movement back and forth in length is possible. this allows to cutting made on different consecutive profiles to keep his profile.

Dans une autre réalisation particulière, les ensembles de profilés reliés l'un à l'autre par ledit élément de liaison souple sont obtenus par moulage et de préférence par extrusion. Ces deux techniques de fabrication données à titre d'exemple de réalisation de l'invention, sont des techniques bien connues et très simples qui peuvent en plus être automatisées. Par un tel procédé de fabrication, le volet de piscine de doit pas être emballé avec ces éléments d'assemblage. Dès lors, le volet de piscine selon l'invention est un volet fabriquée en une seule étape, qui ne nécessite pas d'étape d'emballage et qui est simple à entreposer.In another particular embodiment, the sets of sections connected to each other by said flexible connecting element are obtained by molding and preferably by extrusion. These two manufacturing techniques given as an exemplary embodiment of the invention, are well known and very simple techniques that can in addition to being automated. By such a manufacturing process, the Pool should not be packed with these assembly elements. from then, the swimming pool shutter according to the invention is a shutter made in one single step, which does not require a packing step and is simple to store.

En outre, dans une réalisation préférentielle du volet de piscine selon l'invention, au moins un desdits profilés rigides longitudinaux possédant une première surface (Sa) et une seconde surface (Se) situées de part et d'autre du plan horizontal joignant les éléments de liaison souples, présentera ladite première surface inférieure à ladite seconde surface. Typiquement lesdits profilés rigides centraux et, de préférence, les profilés rigides extrêmes aussi présenteront une première surface inférieure à la seconde surface. Cette asymétrie dans les surfaces permet aux profilés rigides de jouer le rôle de capteurs solaires et de réchauffer l'eau de la piscine.In addition, in a preferred embodiment of the swimming pool according to the invention, at least one of said rigid profiles longitudinal members having a first surface (Sa) and a second surface (SE) located on either side of the horizontal plane joining the flexible connecting elements, will present said first surface less than said second surface. Typically said rigid sections central and, preferably, the extreme rigid profiles also will have a first surface smaller than the second surface. This asymmetry in the surfaces allows the rigid profiles to play the role solar collectors and warm the pool water.

Les profilés rigides utilisés dans le volet de piscine selon l'invention seront creux ou pleins et de préférence en polychlorure de vinyle. Les éléments de liaison souple seront, quant à eux, de préférence en polyuréthane. Les matériaux précités sont des matériaux convenant fort bien la fabrication de profilés rigides et de membranes souples, surtout dans le cadre d'une coextrusion et convenant particulièrement bien à l'application du volet de piscine selon l'invention. Rigid profiles used in the pool flap according to the invention will be hollow or solid and preferably made of polyvinyl chloride. vinyl. The flexible link elements will, for their part, preferably polyurethane. The aforementioned materials are suitable materials very well the manufacture of rigid profiles and flexible membranes, especially in the context of coextrusion and particularly suitable well to the application of the pool flap according to the invention.

D'autres caractéristiques, détails et avantages de l'invention ressortiront à la lecture du mémoire descriptif fait en référence aux dessins annexés donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs et dans lesquels:

  • la figure 1 est une vue en coupe d'un ensemble de profilés du volet de piscine selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe d'un assemblage d'ensembles de profilés illustrés à la figure 1.
  • La figure 3 est une vue d'en haut d'une piscine qui présente un exemple non limitatif d'application de la réalisation du volet de piscine selon l'invention.
    • Other features, details and advantages of the invention will become apparent on reading the specification with reference to the accompanying drawings given as non-limiting examples and in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a set of profiles of the swimming pool flap according to the invention,
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view of an assembly of profile assemblies illustrated in Figure 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a view from above of a swimming pool which presents a nonlimiting example of application of the embodiment of the swimming pool flap according to the invention.

    • Une réalisation préférentielle d'un ensemble de profilés selon l'invention est représenté par une vue en coupe à la figure 1. Cet ensemble comprend des profilés pleins reliés l'un à l'autre sur la longueur par un élément de liaison souple (2). L'ensemble est composé de deux profilés extrêmes (3, 4) longitudinaux rigides et d'une succession de 5 profilés centraux longitudinaux rigides (1). Les profilés extrêmes rigides (3, 4) comportent respectivement une extrémité longitudinale mâle (3) et une extrémité longitudinale femelle (4). L'assemblage de tels ensembles est illustré à la figure 2. Les profilés extrêmes rigides longitudinaux (3, 4) de deux ensembles consécutifs sont assemblés par un emboítement étanche forcé (5) des extrémités mâle (3) et femelle (4) complémentaires.A preferred embodiment of a set of sections according to the invention is represented by a sectional view in FIG. set includes solid profiles connected to each other on the length by a flexible connecting element (2). The set is composed two rigid longitudinal sections (3, 4) and one succession of 5 rigid longitudinal central sections (1). Profiles rigid extremities (3, 4) respectively have one end longitudinal male (3) and a female longitudinal end (4). The assembly of such assemblies is illustrated in FIG. rigid longitudinal extremes (3, 4) of two consecutive sets are assembled by a forced sealing engagement (5) ends male (3) and female (4) complementary.

    La figure 2 présente en outre l'assemblage de la réalisation préférentielle illustrée à la figure 1 dans laquelle les surfaces situées de part et d'autre du plan horizontal joignant les éléments de liaison souple ne sont pas identiques. La surface en contact avec l'eau Se (surface inférieure par rapport audit plan défini ci-dessus) est supérieure à la surface en contact avec l'atmosphère Sa (surface supérieure par rapport audit plan). Pendant la journée, le soleil chauffe à une température Ta, la surface Sa qui joue dans ce cas le rôle de surface d'absorption de la chaleur. Les profilés rigides seront de préférence de couleur foncée pour augmenter les capacités d'absorption de chaleur des profilés rigides. La température de l'eau désignée ici Te est inférieure à la température de l'air de l'atmosphère Ta pendant la journée. Ce gradient de température crée un flux de chaleur qui se déplace vers la surface possédant une température plus faible, en l'occurrence Se de température Te, obéissant aux lois bien connues de transport et de diffusion de la chaleur. La surface Se est dans ce cas, ce que l'on appelle la surface de restitution. Ce transfert de chaleur de la surface Sa vers la surface Se n'est possible que si la surface Sa est inférieure ou égale à la surface Se. Pendant la nuit, le cas contraire se présente, la température Te est supérieure à la température Ta. Par contre, la surface Sa est toujours inférieure à la surface Se. Dès lors, le transfert de chaleur de la surface possédant la plus grande température (Se à Te) ne peut se faire vers la surface possédant une température inférieure (Sa à Ta) puisque Sa est plus petite que Se. Dans ce cas, Sa ne joue donc pas le rôle de surface de restitution. Il faut évidement remarquer que la perte de chaleur nulle est impossible à obtenir dans l'absolu étant donné les phénomènes physiques de diffusion et les lois thermodynamiques qui régissent tout système réel. Le volet selon l'invention présente donc le double avantage de pouvoir capter la chaleur procurée par le soleil pour la transmettre à l'eau lorsque la température extérieure est supérieure à la température de l'eau (le jour) et de réduire la perte de chaleur pendant la nuit.FIG. 2 furthermore presents the assembly of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 in which the surfaces lying side of the horizontal plane joining the flexible connecting elements are not identical. The surface in contact with the water Se (surface lower than that defined above) is greater than the surface in contact with the atmosphere Sa (upper surface with respect to audit plan). During the day, the sun heats to a temperature Ta, the Sa surface that plays in this case the role of absorption surface of the heat. The rigid profiles will preferably be dark in color increase the heat absorption capabilities of rigid profiles. The water temperature designated here Te is below the temperature of the air of the atmosphere Ta during the day. This temperature gradient creates a heat flux that moves to the surface having a lower temperature, in this case Se of temperature Te, obedient the well-known laws of heat transport and diffusion. The surface is in this case, what is called the area of restitution. This heat transfer from the surface Sa to the surface Se is possible only if the surface Sa is less than or equal to the surface Se. During the night, the opposite case occurs, the temperature Te is greater than the temperature Ta. On the other hand, the surface Sa is always smaller than the surface Se. Therefore, the heat transfer from the surface with the greater temperature (Se to Te) can not be done to the surface having a lower temperature (Sa to Ta) since Sa is more small that Se. In this case, Sa does not play the role of surface of restitution. It should obviously be noted that the zero heat loss is impossible to obtain in the absolute given the phenomena physical diffusion and the thermodynamic laws that govern everything real system. The shutter according to the invention therefore has the double advantage to be able to capture the heat provided by the sun to transmit it to water when the outside temperature is above the temperature water (during the day) and reduce heat loss during the night.

    Il est évident que cet exemple de rapport de surface est donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif et que la surface supérieure peut être égale à la surface inférieure et ceci que le profilé soit symétrique par rapport audit plan ou non.It is obvious that this example of surface ratio is given by way of non-limiting example and that the upper surface can equal to the lower surface and that the profile is symmetrical by report to said plan or not.

    Une autre application du volet de piscine selon l'invention consisterait à procurer des profilés creux, non fermés aux extrémités, pour chauffer l'eau de la piscine par simple circulation d'eau de la piscine dans les profilés. Another application of the swimming pool shutter according to the invention consist in providing hollow profiles, not closed at the ends, to heat the pool water by simply circulating water from the pool in the profiles.

    La figure 3 présente une application particulière du volet de piscine selon l'invention. Sur cette figure, l'avantage au niveau finition apporté par le volet de piscine de l'invention (3B ou 3C) ressort clairement par rapport à la finition procurée par un volet de piscine de l'art antérieur (3A). Le volet de piscine selon l'invention peut comprendre différents types de profilés rigides. Ceux-ci peuvent être creux (3B) ou pleins (3C), l'assemblage peut comprendre une alternance d'ensemble de profilés creux et pleins quelque soit le nombre d'ensemble creux consécutifs ou d'ensembles pleins consécutifs. Pour apporter une solution au problème de finition au niveau de bords de piscines arrondis, le volet peut être composé d'une série d'ensembles consécutifs comprenant des profilés creux tout au long de la partie rectangulaire de la piscine et d'une série d'ensembles consécutifs comprenant des profilés pleins pour faciliter la finition de l'arrondi, comme décrit précédemment.Figure 3 presents a particular application of the swimming pool according to the invention. In this figure, the advantage at the finishing level provided by the pool flap of the invention (3B or 3C) clearly compared to the finish provided by a pool flap of the prior art (3A). The swimming pool flap according to the invention may comprise different types of rigid profiles. These can be hollow (3B) or solid (3C), the assembly may comprise an alternation of hollow and solid profiles, whatever the number of hollow units consecutive or consecutive full sets. To bring a solution to the problem of finishing at rounded pool edges, the flap can be composed of a series of consecutive sets comprising hollow sections all along the rectangular part of the pool and a series of consecutive sets including solid profiles to facilitate roundness finishing, as described previously.

    Le volet de piscine selon l'invention peut comporter aussi des profilés plus étroits (3B ou C) que ce qui était réalisable pour d'autres volets de piscine appartenant à l'art antérieur (3A) étant donné que les jointures entre les profilés de l'art antérieur prenaient toutes l'eau. Dès lors, il était impossible d'assurer la flottaison de profilés très étroits qui auraient pu procurer une meilleure finition dans les arrondis. Le volet de piscine selon l'invention permet de fabriquer des profilés très étroits puisque la jonction élastique entre les profilés est parfaitement étanche et augmente donc la surface d'appui du volet sur l'eau, permettant dès lors d'obtenir une approximation la plus proche possible pour suivre la courbure de la piscine.The swimming pool flap according to the invention may also comprise narrower sections (3B or C) than was feasible for other pool shutters belonging to the prior art (3A) given that the joints between the profiles of the prior art all took the water. Therefore, it was impossible to ensure the flotation of very narrow that could have provided a better finish in the rounds. The swimming pool flap according to the invention makes it possible to manufacture very narrow because the elastic connection between the profiles is perfectly tight and therefore increases the support surface of the flap on the water, thus allowing to obtain an approximation as close as possible to follow the curvature of the pool.

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    Volet de piscine composé d'une série d'ensembles de profilés reliés l'un à l'autre sur la longueur par un élément de liaison souple, chaque ensemble étant composé de deux profilés extrêmes (3, 4) longitudinaux rigides, caractérisé en ce que lesdits profilés extrêmes rigides (3, 4) comportent respectivement une extrémité longitudinale mâle (3) et une extrémité longitudinale femelle (4), lesdits profilés extrêmes rigides longitudinaux de deux ensembles consécutifs étant assemblés par un emboítement étanche forcé des extrémités mâle (3) et femelle (4) complémentaires, ledit élément de liaison souple entre lesdits profilés est un polymère souple possédant une interface de chaque côté avec le profilé rigide .Swimming pool flap made up of a series of profile assemblies connected to each other over the length by a flexible connecting element, each assembly being composed of two rigid longitudinal end sections (3, 4), characterized in that that said rigid end sections (3, 4) respectively comprise a male longitudinal end (3) and a longitudinal female end (4), said longitudinal rigid end sections of two consecutive sets being assembled by a plug sealingly forced male ends (3) and complementary female (4), said flexible connecting element between said profiles is a flexible polymer having an interface on each side with the rigid section. Volet de piscine selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un profilé central rigide longitudinal (1) est disposé entre deux profilés extrêmes rigides longitudinaux (3, 4).Pool flap according to claim 1, characterized in that a longitudinal rigid central profile (1) is arranged between two longitudinal rigid end profiles (3, 4). Volet de piscine selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les ensembles de profilés reliés l'un à l'autre par ledit élément de liaison sont obtenus par moulage.Pool flap according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the profile assemblies connected to each other by said connecting element are obtained by molding. Volet de piscine selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les ensembles de profilés reliés l'un à l'autre par ledit élément de liaison sont obtenus par coextrusionSwimming pool flap according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the profile assemblies connected to each other by said connecting element are obtained by coextrusion Volet de piscine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 dans lequel au moins un desdits profilés rigides longitudinaux possédant une première surface (Sa) et une seconde surface (Se) situées de part et d'autre du plan horizontal joignant les éléments de liaison souples, présente ladite première surface inférieure à ladite seconde surface.Pool flap according to one of the claims 1 to 4 in which at least one of said longitudinal rigid sections having a first surface (Sa) and a second surface (Se) located on either side of the horizontal plane joining the elements of flexible connection, has said first lower surface to said second surface. Volet de piscine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le profilé rigide longitudinal central ou extrême est creux. Pool flap according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the central or extreme longitudinal rigid section is hollow. Volet de piscine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que ledit profilé rigide longitudinal central ou extrême est plein.Pool flap according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said central or extreme longitudinal rigid section is solid. Volet de piscine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7 caractérisé en ce que lesdits profilés centraux rigides longitudinaux et lesdits profilés extrêmes rigides longitudinaux sont en polychlorure de vinyle.Pool flap according to any one of claims 1 to 7 characterized in that said longitudinal rigid central sections and said longitudinal rigid end profiles are made of polyvinyl chloride. Volet de piscine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8 caractérisé en ce que lesdits éléments de liaison souples sont en polyuréthane.Pool flap according to any one of claims 1 to 8 characterized in that said flexible connecting elements are polyurethane.
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