EP1689269B1 - Method for retracting a bed and device for carrying out said method - Google Patents

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EP1689269B1
EP1689269B1 EP04816497A EP04816497A EP1689269B1 EP 1689269 B1 EP1689269 B1 EP 1689269B1 EP 04816497 A EP04816497 A EP 04816497A EP 04816497 A EP04816497 A EP 04816497A EP 1689269 B1 EP1689269 B1 EP 1689269B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C17/00—Sofas; Couches; Beds
    • A47C17/84—Suspended beds, e.g. suspended from ceiling
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C19/00—Bedsteads
    • A47C19/20—Multi-stage bedsteads; e.g. bunk beds; Bedsteads stackable to multi-stage bedsteads
    • A47C19/207—Mezzanine beds
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C19/00—Bedsteads
    • A47C19/22—Combinations of bedsteads with other furniture or with accessories, e.g. with bedside cabinets

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  • the present invention relates to the field of furniture and / or interior design and more specifically to a method and a device for retracting a bed for storage and storage purposes, cf. US-A-5,363,520 .
  • a bed conventionally consists of a base which, most often four feet, provides the raised seat of a horizontal frame on which can be placed a mattress that cover other items of bedding such as sheet, blanket , or the quilt allowing in particular to isolate the man from the mattress.
  • This alternative therefore imposes light structures that are particularly intended for removable beds often called extra beds such as the camp bed consists essentially of a foldable frame with straps or a large canvas acting as bed frame and mattress .
  • the second alternative is the retractable bed which consists in pivoting said bed on one of its sides preferably on its lateral side of headboard so as to be able to draw it parallel to one of the walls to which it will be retained in this position a erected from the other lateral side of the footboard so as to execute a tilting movement to said bed.
  • These two alternatives have the major disadvantage of being restrictive because they release only a free space on the temporary floor which must necessarily be arranged and quickly moved elements necessary for another use between two successive bedding uses of the bed .
  • the invention proposes various embodiments of the method of retracting a bed.
  • a first embodiment consists in retracting the bed by a vertical movement of the frame to a storage position located in a plane parallel to the plane of the sleeping position at a height sufficient to clear a free space due to work above the elements of the bed. furniture and / or work installation to authorize their use.
  • the frame of the aforesaid bed can move from a retracted storage position to a position of use of coating by a vertical sliding movement.
  • Another embodiment consists in retracting said bed by a horizontal movement of the frame towards a storage position located in the same horizontal plane. that of the sleeping position at a height sufficient to clear the ceiling and a free working space above the furniture and / or work installation to allow their use.
  • the frame of the aforesaid bed may evolve from a retracted storage position to a sleeping use position either by a horizontal pivoting movement or by a horizontal sliding movement.
  • the bed of the invention As illustrated on the drawings of figures 1 , 2 and 3 , the bed of the invention, referenced 100 as a whole, consists of a slatted frame (with a central cross member forming a stiffener) acting bedstead 110 and whose upper face facing the ceiling (not shown) of the room in which the bed 100 is installed, receives a mattress not shown that cover other bedding items such as the sheet, blanket, or quilt to insulate the man from the mattress.
  • the chassis-bed base 110 of the bed 100 cooperates with a retraction device consisting of a lifting device 200 allowing, in a vertical axis to the plane of the ceiling and / or the ground, to raise (arrow E facing the ceiling) and suspending said frame 110 from the ceiling in an upper plane close to the latter and in which it is shown on figures 1 and 2 , this in order to release below the volume it occupied in the room for full use of the top of the table 310 of a work desk 300 located below.
  • a retraction device consisting of a lifting device 200 allowing, in a vertical axis to the plane of the ceiling and / or the ground, to raise (arrow E facing the ceiling) and suspending said frame 110 from the ceiling in an upper plane close to the latter and in which it is shown on figures 1 and 2 , this in order to release below the volume it occupied in the room for full use of the top of the table 310 of a work desk 300 located below.
  • the same hoisting apparatus 200 also makes it possible to go down again (in the direction of arrow C facing towards the ground of the figure 3 ) the chassis-bed frame 110 in a lower horizontal plane to define a horizontal position of use said sleeping but raised above the ground so always to clear below a housing high enough to leave in place the table 310 of the office 300 with various work accessories placed on it (computer, desk lamp, folders, bottles, etc .).
  • the lifting device 200 is constituted in particular by a guide assembly for mounting (arrow E) or descending (arrow C) the chassis-bed base 110 of the bed 100 freely sliding along a vertical axis between the floor is the ceiling of the piece and a compensation assembly balancing the efforts required to ensure the lifting (arrow E) of the chassis-bed frame 110 to its retracted high position.
  • the guide assembly consists of two pairs of rails 210a, 211a and 210b, 211b standing between the floor and the ceiling on either side of the two lateral sides 110a and 110b formed by the two sleepers of the head and the footboard of the chassis-bed frame 110, to define a raceway or sliding of the frame 110 (according to the sliding movement of the arrows C and E) of the chassis-frame 110 of a lower sleeping position (illustrated in figure 3 ) to a retracted upper position (as shown in figures 1 and 2 ) and vice versa.
  • the compensation assembly consists, for its part, of two counterweight systems 220a and 220b which, forming an assembly heavier than the weight of the bed (100) sliding and arranged behind each lateral side of the chassis-bed frame 110, are connected at the two sleepers 110a and 110b of the chassis-bed 100 by a conventional device of cables and return pulleys, balance the forces necessary to ensure the lifting (arrow E) of the chassis-bed frame 110 to its retracted high position.
  • human intervention is limited to a person for retraction in storage position or for lowering in sleeping position, whereas before moving a bed in another room required the intervention of at least two people.
  • the upper and lower parts of the two pairs of rails are dressed two by two by two bottom side boxes 230a and 230b erected from the floor of the room and two upper side boxes 240a and 240b. from the ceiling which caissons, dressing the lower and upper parts of the four guide rails 210a, 211a and 210b, 211b, are of a depth projecting towards the inside of the chassis-bed base 110 so that the upper faces 230a ' and 230b 'of the bottom boxes 230a and 230b and the lower faces 240a' is 240b 'of the upper boxes 240a and 240b act as end stops of the lower and upper sliding displacements (arrow C and arrow E respectively) of the frame-bed base 110 of the bed 100.
  • this adjustment device consists of two stabilizing systems which, housed in longitudinal boxes 260c and 260d suspended in a manner suspended from the ceiling perpendicular to the longitudinal uprights 110c and rear 110d of said chassis-frame 110, are each constituted by an endless cable cross-driven about two deflection pulleys set on the two upper axes of the pulleys of the two counterweight systems 220a and 220b of the compensation device.
  • these crossed cables are arranged independent of each other on the left side and on the right side so as to ensure a security of maintaining the plane of horizontality during the descent (arrow C) of the chassis-bed frame 110, in case of rupture of one of the two cables.

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Abstract

The method involves disposing a mesh-spring bed frame (110) of a bed (100) in a sleeping arrangement position, in a horizontal plane raised with respect to ground, to release a housing. The housing receives furnishing and/or work installing units (300) before providing the bed into a room. The bed is retracted by vertical movement of the frame towards a storage position situated in plane parallel to that of the sleeping position. An independent claim is also included for a device for implementing a bed retracting method.

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DOMAINE D'APPLICATION DE L'INVENTION ET DESCRIPTION DE L'ART ANTERIEURFIELD OF APPLICATION OF THE INVENTION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

La présente invention a trait au domaine de l'ameublement et/ou de l'aménagement intérieur et concerne plus précisément un procédé et un dispositif permettant d'escamoter un lit à des fins de rangement et de stockage, cf. US-A-5 363 520 .The present invention relates to the field of furniture and / or interior design and more specifically to a method and a device for retracting a bed for storage and storage purposes, cf. US-A-5,363,520 .

Un lit se compose classiquement d'un piètement qui, formé le plus souvent de quatre pieds, assure l'assise surélevée d'un châssis horizontal sur lequel on peut déposer un matelas que recouvrent d'autres articles de literie comme le drap, la couverture, ou la couette permettant notamment d'isoler l'homme du matelas.A bed conventionally consists of a base which, most often four feet, provides the raised seat of a horizontal frame on which can be placed a mattress that cover other items of bedding such as sheet, blanket , or the quilt allowing in particular to isolate the man from the mattress.

De nombreux efforts ont été développés ces dernières années dans le souci de donner aux lits un caractère esthétique, respectant bien souvent l'évolution de la société tout en étant tributaire de l'esprit de leurs novateurs. Les efforts ont également portés sur différents modes d'exécution de lits visant généralement à modifier leur structure et/ou leur destination afin d'assumer diverses positions et/ou fonctions ou encore d'améliorer le confort des personnes assises.Many efforts have been made in recent years to give the beds an aesthetic character, often respecting the evolution of society while being dependent on the spirit of their innovators. Efforts have also focused on different ways of executing beds, usually aimed at modifying their structure and / or their destination in order to assume various positions and / or functions or to improve the comfort of the seated persons.

Cependant, dans des pièces appelées à rassembler dans un minimum d'espace un certain nombre d'éléments tant ceux nécessaires à l'ameublement pour le rangement, le travail est le couchage intégrant nécessairement un lit que ceux relatifs aux installations et appareils destinés aux soins de propreté et à la préparation et/ou à la prise de repas, il a été souvent constaté que les lits équipant ce type de pièces sont disposés à demeure, interdisant ipso facto l'utilisation de l'emplacement au sol de la pièce occupé par le lit à d'autres fins. Aussi, lorsqu'il devient nécessaire de libérer l'espace de l'emplacement de la pièce pris par le lit, il n'existe à ce jour que deux alternatives. La première alternative est celle des "vases communicants" qui consiste "à vider" la pièce en question tout en "remplissant" une pièce voisine et vice-versa. Cette alternative impose donc des structures légères qui s'adressent plus particulièrement aux lits démontables dits souvent d'appoint comme le lit de camp se composant essentiellement d'un châssis pliable garni de sangles ou d'une grosse toile faisant office de sommier et de matelas. La deuxième alternative est le lit escamotable qui consiste à faire pivoter ledit lit sur un de ses côtés de préférence sur son côté latéral de à tête de lit afin de pouvoir le dresser parallèlement à l'un des murs auquel il sera retenu dans cette position une fois dressé en le manoeuvrant à partir de l'autre côté latéral du pied de lit de manière à faire exécuter audit lit un mouvement de basculement. Ces deux alternatives présentant l'inconvénient majeur d'être contraignantes du fait qu'elles ne libèrent qu'un espace libre au sol provisoire qui doit être nécessairement aménagé et déménagé rapidement des éléments nécessaires à une autre utilisation entre deux utilisations de couchage successives du lit. Il n'est donc pas envisageable de laisser à demeure d'autres éléments qui doivent aussi être rangés sur un autre emplacement de la pièce ou dans une autre pièce (d'où le terme de vases "communicants") lorsque le lit est en position de couchage. L'assise du lit dans la première alternative est pliée et dans la deuxième basculée d'une position horizontale vers une position verticale et vice versa, ce qui nécessite de refaire complètement le lit après chaque manipulation. De plus, le fait d'utiliser des structures légères et discrètes pour que lesdits lits soient facilement dissimulés en position de rangement ne peut pas contribuer à une bonne qualité de literie.However, in rooms designed to gather in a minimum of space a number of items both those needed for furnishings for storage, work is bedding necessarily incorporating a bed that those relating to facilities and appliances for care of cleanliness and the preparation and / or the taking of meals, it has often been found that the beds equipping these type of rooms are permanently arranged, prohibiting ipso facto the use of the ground location of the room occupied by the bed for other purposes. Also, when becomes necessary to free the space from the location of the room taken by the bed, there are so far only two alternatives. The first alternative is that of "communicating vessels" which consists in "emptying" the piece in question while "filling" a neighboring room and vice versa. This alternative therefore imposes light structures that are particularly intended for removable beds often called extra beds such as the camp bed consists essentially of a foldable frame with straps or a large canvas acting as bed frame and mattress . The second alternative is the retractable bed which consists in pivoting said bed on one of its sides preferably on its lateral side of headboard so as to be able to draw it parallel to one of the walls to which it will be retained in this position a erected from the other lateral side of the footboard so as to execute a tilting movement to said bed. These two alternatives have the major disadvantage of being restrictive because they release only a free space on the temporary floor which must necessarily be arranged and quickly moved elements necessary for another use between two successive bedding uses of the bed . It is therefore not conceivable to leave other items that must also be placed on another location of the room or in another room (hence the term "communicating" vases) when the bed is in position. Sleeping. The seat of the bed in the first alternative is folded and in the second rocked from a horizontal position to a vertical position and vice versa, which requires completely redoing the bed after each manipulation. In addition, the fact of using lightweight and discrete structures so that said beds are easily hidden in the storage position can not contribute to a good quality of bedding.

DESCRIPTION DE L'INVENTIONDESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Partant de cet état de fait et d'un cahier des charges préétabli, les demandeurs ont mené des recherches qui ont abouti à un concept original de lit qui tout en obviant à l'ensemble des inconvénients précités permet de libérer son emplacement au sol dans une pièce sans être contraint de sortir et/ou de déplacer vers un autre espace le lit l'équipant.Based on this state of affairs and pre-established specifications, the applicants carried out research which led to an original bed concept which, while obviating all the above-mentioned drawbacks, makes it possible to free up its floor space in a piece without being forced to go out and / or move to another space the bed equipping it.

Pour ce faire, les demandeurs ont imaginé un procédé original d'escamotage d'un lit du type d'un châssis formant sommier supportant un matelas et porté par un piètement. Ce procédé du type de celui permettant de faire évoluer le lit d'une position horizontale d'utilisation dite de couchage vers une position d'escamotage dite de rangement et vice versa est, selon l'invention, remarquable en ce qu'il consiste à disposer le châssis dudit lit dans la position de couchage dans un plan horizontal surélevé par rapport au sol de manière à libérer en dessous, un logement suffisamment haut pour recevoir d'autres éléments d'ameublement et/ou d'installations de travail devant équiper la pièce en plus dudit lit.To do this, the applicants have imagined an original method of retracting a bed of the type of a bed frame supporting a mattress and carried by a base. This method of the type that allows the bed to evolve from a horizontal position of so-called sleeping to a stowage position called storage and vice versa is, according to the invention, remarkable in that it consists of arranging the frame of said bed in the lying position in a horizontal plane raised above the ground so as to release below, a housing sufficiently high to accommodate other furniture elements and / or work installations to equip the room in addition to said bed.

Le grand avantage d'un tel procédé d'escamotage est donc de permettre d'avoir un lit qui, en position de couchage, garde intégralement libre son emplacement au sol de sorte qu'il peut y dédier l'installation à demeure d'un autre ameublement ou appareil électroménager. Ainsi, par exemple, il sera judicieux et c'est une des principales préférences d'aménagement intérieur proposée par les demandeurs, de prévoir l'installation d'une table d'un bureau de travail qui bien souvent occupe sensiblement la même surface d'emplacement au sol qu'un lit. Cet aménagement est particulièrement intéressant notamment dans les chambres estudiantines d'université aux dimensions très petites mais où il est maintenant de plus en plus demandé à l'architecte-concepteur de composer pour réunir dans un minimum de surface au sol (environ 9 m2) tous les équipements sanitaires (douche, lavabo, Water-Closet), de préparation et de prise de repas (cuisinette, table et chaises), de rangement (étagères, placards, penderie) et de travail (bureau, ordinateur, téléphone), etc... Partant du fait qu'une chambre estudiantine occupe une surface au sol d'environ 9 m2 avec une réservation meublée de moins de la moitié et que le lit occupe au moins une surface de l'ordre de 1,80 m2, le procédé d'escamotage de l'invention permet donc d'envisager obtenir un gain de place de presque 40% qui pourra ainsi être comblé par d'autres équipements.The great advantage of such a method of retraction is therefore to allow to have a bed which, in the sleeping position, keeps completely free its location on the ground so that it can dedicate the permanent installation of a other furnishing or appliance. Thus, for example, it will be judicious and it is one of the main interior design preferences proposed by the applicants, to provide for the installation of a table of a work desk which often occupies substantially the same surface area. floor location only a bed. This layout is particularly interesting especially in university student rooms with very small dimensions but where it is now more and more asked the architect-designer to compose for gather in a minimum of floor space (about 9 m2) all sanitary facilities (shower, washbasin, Water-Closet), preparation and taking meals (kitchenette, table and chairs), storage (shelves, cupboards, wardrobe ) and work (office, computer, telephone), etc ... Starting from the fact that a student room occupies a floor area of approximately 9 m2 with a reservation furnished less than half and that the bed occupies at least a surface of the order of 1.80 m2, the retraction method of the invention therefore allows to consider a space saving of almost 40% that can be filled by other equipment.

Un autre davantage de l'invention outre celui primordial du gain de place précité réside dans le fait que le lit qui est rarement un meuble esthétique dans les pièces du type studio ou chambre estudiantine où de plus l'ordre n'est pas souvent la première qualité de son habitant, peut être dissimulé à la vue grâce au procédé d'escamotage qui garde ici sa fonction première.Another addition to the invention in addition to that of the above-mentioned space saving lies in the fact that the bed which is rarely an aesthetic piece of furniture in the rooms of the studio or student room type where moreover the order is not often the first one. quality of its inhabitant, can be hidden from view thanks to the method of retraction which retains here its first function.

L'invention propose divers modes de réalisation du procédé d'escamotage d'un lit.The invention proposes various embodiments of the method of retracting a bed.

Un premier mode de réalisation consiste à escamoter le lit par un mouvement vertical du châssis vers une position de rangement située dans un plan parallèle au plan de la position de couchage selon une hauteur suffisante pour dégager un espace libre due travail au-dessus des éléments d'ameublement et/ou d'installation de travail pour autoriser leur utilisation. Par exemple est comme on le verra un peu plus en détails dans la description appuyée sur les dessins, le châssis du susdit lit pourra évoluer d'une position escamotée de rangement à une position d'utilisation de couchage par un mouvement de coulissement vertical.A first embodiment consists in retracting the bed by a vertical movement of the frame to a storage position located in a plane parallel to the plane of the sleeping position at a height sufficient to clear a free space due to work above the elements of the bed. furniture and / or work installation to authorize their use. For example, as will be seen in more detail in the description supported on the drawings, the frame of the aforesaid bed can move from a retracted storage position to a position of use of coating by a vertical sliding movement.

Un autre mode de réalisation consiste à escamoter ledit lit par un mouvement horizontal du châssis vers une position de rangement située dans le même plan horizontal que celui de la position de couchage selon une hauteur suffisante pour dégager ainsi jusqu'au plafond un espace libre de travail au-dessus des éléments d'ameublement et/ou d'installation de travail pour autoriser, leur utilisation. Par exemple, le châssis du susdit lit pourra évoluer d'une position escamotée de rangement à une position d'utilisation de couchage soit par un mouvement de pivotement horizontal soit par un mouvement de coulissement horizontal.Another embodiment consists in retracting said bed by a horizontal movement of the frame towards a storage position located in the same horizontal plane. that of the sleeping position at a height sufficient to clear the ceiling and a free working space above the furniture and / or work installation to allow their use. For example, the frame of the aforesaid bed may evolve from a retracted storage position to a sleeping use position either by a horizontal pivoting movement or by a horizontal sliding movement.

BREVE DESCRIPTION DES DESSINSBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Les concepts fondamentaux de l'invention venant d'être évoqués ci-dessus dans leur forme la plus élémentaire, d'autres caractéristiques et d'autres avantages de la présente invention ressortiront plus clairement à la lecture de la description qui suit, donnant à titre d'exemple non limitatif et en regard des dessins annexés, un mode de réalisation d'un lit équipé d'un dispositif d'escamotage permettant de mettre en oeuvre le procédé d'escamotage utilisant un mouvement de coulissement vertical.The basic concepts of the invention having been mentioned above in their most elementary form, other features and other advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly on reading the description which follows, giving non-limiting example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, an embodiment of a bed equipped with a retraction device for implementing the retraction method using a vertical sliding movement.

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  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective partiellement éclatée d'un lit équipé du susdit procédé d'escamotage selon l'invention.
  • La figure 2 est une vue en perspective d'une pièce équipée du lit de la figure en position escamotée.
  • La figure 3 est une vue perspective d'une pièce équipée du lit de la figure en position de couchage.
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  • The figure 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a bed equipped with the aforesaid method of retraction according to the invention.
  • The figure 2 is a perspective view of a piece equipped with the bed of the figure in the retracted position.
  • The figure 3 is a perspective view of a room equipped with the bed of the figure in the sleeping position.

DESCRIPTION DES MODES DE REALISATION PREFERESDESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Tel qu'illustré sur les dessins des figures 1, 2 et 3, le lit de l'invention, référencé 100 dans son ensemble, se compose d'un châssis à lattes (avec une traverse centrale formant raidisseur) faisant office de sommier 110 et dont la face supérieure tournée vers le plafond (non représenté) de la pièce dans laquelle le lit 100 est installé, reçoit un matelas non représenté que recouvrent d'autres articles de literie comme le drap, la couverture, ou la couette pour isoler l'homme du matelas.As illustrated on the drawings of figures 1 , 2 and 3 , the bed of the invention, referenced 100 as a whole, consists of a slatted frame (with a central cross member forming a stiffener) acting bedstead 110 and whose upper face facing the ceiling (not shown) of the room in which the bed 100 is installed, receives a mattress not shown that cover other bedding items such as the sheet, blanket, or quilt to insulate the man from the mattress.

Selon la disposition principale de l'invention illustrée plus en détails sur le dessin de la figure 1, le châssis-sommier 110 du lit 100 coopère avec un dispositif d'escamotage constitué par un appareil de levage 200 permettant, selon un axe vertical au plan du plafond et/ou du sol, d'élever (flèche E orienté vers le plafond) et de suspendre ledit châssis 110 au plafond dans un plan supérieur proche de ce dernier et dans lequel il est représenté sur des figures 1 et 2, ceci afin de libérer au-dessous le volume qu'il occupait dans la pièce à des fins d'utilisation pleine et entière du dessus de la table 310 d'un bureau de travail 300 situé en dessous. Le même appareil de levage 200 permet également de redescendre (sens de la flèche C orienté vers le sol de la figure 3) le châssis-sommier 110 dans un plan horizontal inférieur pour définir une position horizontale d'utilisation dite de couchage mais surélevée par rapport au sol de manière à toujours dégager en dessous un logement suffisamment haut pour laisser en place la table 310 du bureau de travail 300 avec divers accessoires de travail posés dessus (ordinateur; lampe de bureau, dossiers, bouteilles, etc....).According to the main arrangement of the invention illustrated in more detail on the drawing of the figure 1 , the chassis-bed base 110 of the bed 100 cooperates with a retraction device consisting of a lifting device 200 allowing, in a vertical axis to the plane of the ceiling and / or the ground, to raise (arrow E facing the ceiling) and suspending said frame 110 from the ceiling in an upper plane close to the latter and in which it is shown on figures 1 and 2 , this in order to release below the volume it occupied in the room for full use of the top of the table 310 of a work desk 300 located below. The same hoisting apparatus 200 also makes it possible to go down again (in the direction of arrow C facing towards the ground of the figure 3 ) the chassis-bed frame 110 in a lower horizontal plane to define a horizontal position of use said sleeping but raised above the ground so always to clear below a housing high enough to leave in place the table 310 of the office 300 with various work accessories placed on it (computer, desk lamp, folders, bottles, etc ....).

Comme montré sur le dessin de la figure 1, l'appareil de levage 200 est notamment constitué par un ensemble de guidage permettant de monter (flèche E) ou de descendre (flèche C) le châssis-sommier 110 du lit 100 librement coulissant selon un axe vertical entre le sol est le plafond de la pièce et par un ensemble de compensation équilibrant les efforts nécessaires pour assurer le levage (flèche E) du châssis-sommier 110 vers sa position haute escamotée.As shown on the drawing of the figure 1 , the lifting device 200 is constituted in particular by a guide assembly for mounting (arrow E) or descending (arrow C) the chassis-bed base 110 of the bed 100 freely sliding along a vertical axis between the floor is the ceiling of the piece and a compensation assembly balancing the efforts required to ensure the lifting (arrow E) of the chassis-bed frame 110 to its retracted high position.

L'ensemble de guidage se compose de deux paires de rails 210a, 211a et 210b, 211b dressés entre le sol et le plafond de part est d'autre des deux côtés latéraux 110a et 110b formés par les deux traverses de la tête et du pied de lit du châssis-sommier 110, pour définir un chemin de roulement ou de glissement du châssis 110 (selon le mouvement de coulissement des flèches C et E) du châssis-sommier 110 d'une position inférieure de couchage (illustrée à la figure 3) vers une position supérieure escamotée (telle qu'illustrée aux figures 1 et 2) et vice versa.The guide assembly consists of two pairs of rails 210a, 211a and 210b, 211b standing between the floor and the ceiling on either side of the two lateral sides 110a and 110b formed by the two sleepers of the head and the footboard of the chassis-bed frame 110, to define a raceway or sliding of the frame 110 (according to the sliding movement of the arrows C and E) of the chassis-frame 110 of a lower sleeping position (illustrated in figure 3 ) to a retracted upper position (as shown in figures 1 and 2 ) and vice versa.

L'ensemble de compensation est constitué, quant à lui, par deux systèmes de contrepoids 220a et 220b qui, formant un ensemble plus lourd que le poids du lit (100) coulissant et disposés derrière chaque côté latéral du châssis-sommier 110, sont reliés aux deux traverses 110a et 110b du châssis-sommier 100 par un dispositif classique de câbles et de poulies de renvoi, équilibrent les efforts nécessaires pour assurer le levage (flèche E) du châssis-sommier 110 vers sa position haute escamoté. Ainsi, avantageusement, l'intervention humaine se limite à une personne pour l'escamotage en position de rangement ou pour l'abaissement en position de couchage, alors qu'auparavant le déménagement d'un lit dans une autre pièce nécessitait l'intervention d'au moins deux personnes.The compensation assembly consists, for its part, of two counterweight systems 220a and 220b which, forming an assembly heavier than the weight of the bed (100) sliding and arranged behind each lateral side of the chassis-bed frame 110, are connected at the two sleepers 110a and 110b of the chassis-bed 100 by a conventional device of cables and return pulleys, balance the forces necessary to ensure the lifting (arrow E) of the chassis-bed frame 110 to its retracted high position. Thus, advantageously, human intervention is limited to a person for retraction in storage position or for lowering in sleeping position, whereas before moving a bed in another room required the intervention of at least two people.

Selon un mode de réalisation préférentielle de l'invention, les parties hautes et basses des deux paires de rails sont habillées deux à deux par deux caissons latéraux bas 230a et 230b dressés à partir du sol de la pièce et deux caissons latéraux hauts 240a et 240b partant du plafond lesquels caissons, habillant les parties basse et haute des quatre rails de guidage 210a, 211a et 210b, 211b, sont d'une profondeur débordante vers l'intérieur du châssis-sommier 110 de manière à ce que les faces supérieures 230a' et 230b' des caissons bas 230a et 230b et les faces inférieures 240a' est 240b' des caissons hauts 240a et 240b fassent office de butées de fin de course bas et haut des déplacements coulissants (flèche C et flèche E respectivement) du châssis-sommier 110 du lit 100.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the upper and lower parts of the two pairs of rails are dressed two by two by two bottom side boxes 230a and 230b erected from the floor of the room and two upper side boxes 240a and 240b. from the ceiling which caissons, dressing the lower and upper parts of the four guide rails 210a, 211a and 210b, 211b, are of a depth projecting towards the inside of the chassis-bed base 110 so that the upper faces 230a ' and 230b 'of the bottom boxes 230a and 230b and the lower faces 240a' is 240b 'of the upper boxes 240a and 240b act as end stops of the lower and upper sliding displacements (arrow C and arrow E respectively) of the frame-bed base 110 of the bed 100.

Les demandeurs ont également prévu la mise en place d'un dispositif de réglage du maintien du plan d'horizontalité du châssis-sommier 110 lors de ses déplacements coulissants (flèches C et E). A cet effets ce dispositif de réglage est constitué de deux systèmes stabilisateurs qui, logés dans des caissons longitudinaux 260c et 260d fixés de manière suspendus au plafond à l'aplomb des montants longitudinaux avant 110c et arrière 110d dudit châssis-sommier 110, sont constitué chacun par un câble sans fin entraîné de manière croisée-autour de deux poulies de renvoi Calées sur-les-deux axes supérieur des poulies de renvoi des deux systèmes de contrepoids 220a et 220b du dispositif de compensation. Avantageusement, ces câbles croisés sont disposés indépendants l'un de l'autre du côté gauche et du côté droit de manière à assurer une sécurité du maintien du plan d'horizontalité lors de la descente (flèche C) du châssis-sommier 110, en cas de rupture de l'un des deux câbles.The applicants have also provided for the establishment of a device for adjusting the maintenance of the horizontal plane of the chassis-bed frame 110 during its sliding movements (arrows C and E). For this purpose this adjustment device consists of two stabilizing systems which, housed in longitudinal boxes 260c and 260d suspended in a manner suspended from the ceiling perpendicular to the longitudinal uprights 110c and rear 110d of said chassis-frame 110, are each constituted by an endless cable cross-driven about two deflection pulleys set on the two upper axes of the pulleys of the two counterweight systems 220a and 220b of the compensation device. Advantageously, these crossed cables are arranged independent of each other on the left side and on the right side so as to ensure a security of maintaining the plane of horizontality during the descent (arrow C) of the chassis-bed frame 110, in case of rupture of one of the two cables.

Bien évidemment, les différentes opérations d'élévation, de suspension, et d'abaissement du châssis-sommier 110 du lit 100 de l'invention pourront être assumées par un moteur électrique actionnant l'appareil de levage 200 et commandable à distance.Obviously, the various operations of raising, suspending and lowering the chassis-bed frame 110 of the bed 100 of the invention may be assumed by an electric motor operating the hoisting apparatus 200 and remotely controllable.

On comprend que le lit avec son dispositif d'escamotage, qui vient d'être ci-dessus décrit et représenté, l'a été en vue d'une divulgation plutôt que d'une limitation. Bien entendu, divers aménagement, modifications et améliorations pourront être apportés à l'exemple ci-dessus, sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l'invention pris dans ses aspects et dans son esprit les plus largets.It is understood that the bed with its retraction device, which has just been described above and shown, has been for a disclosure rather than a limitation. Of course, various arrangements, modifications and improvements may be made to the example above, without departing from the scope of the invention taken in its aspects and spirit the most largets.

Ainsi par exemple:

  • un meuble-escalier de rangement 400 pourra être installé à demeure près du lit 100 pour faciliter l'accès à ce dernier en position de couchage,
  • une poignée de blocage 120 associée au longeron apparent 110c du châssis-sommier 110 du lit 100 permettra comme le système connu de crémone (deux tringles métalliques maneuvrables) de verrouiller le déplacement coulissant du châssis-sommier 110 en position basse de couchage du lit 100,
  • des organes (patins glissants du type "Téflon", etc...) seront judicieusement aménagés pour limiter les forces de frottement du châssis-sommier 110 le long des rails de guidage 210à, 211b, 211a, 211b,
  • un chevet avec applique en tête de lit sera fixé sur la paroi à hauteur convenable lorsque le lit est en position de couchage,
  • un garde-corps 250 de part et d'autre du lit sera fixé au longeron apparent 110c tout en laissant un passage libre pour accéder au lit du côté du meuble-escalier de rangement 400 et en laissant un accès au chevet venant d'être évoqué,
  • les caisson d'habillage latéraux 230a, 230b, 240a et 240b et longitudinaux 260c et 260d seront démontables pour accéder facilement aux divers mécanismes des dispositifs de guidage, de compensation et de réglage d'horizontalité,
  • etc...
For example:
  • a storage staircase furniture 400 may be installed permanently near the bed 100 to facilitate access to the latter in sleeping position,
  • a locking handle 120 associated with the apparent spar 110c of the chassis-bed base 110 of the bed 100 will allow, as the known system of espagnolette (two metal rods maneuverable) to lock the sliding movement of the chassis-bed base 110 in the low lying position of the bed 100,
  • members (sliding pads of the "Teflon" type, etc.) will be judiciously arranged to limit the friction forces of the chassis-bed base 110 along the guide rails 210a, 211b, 211a, 211b,
  • a headboard with headboard will be fixed to the wall at a suitable height when the bed is in the sleeping position,
  • a railing 250 on either side of the bed will be fixed to the apparent spar 110c while leaving a free passage to access the bed on the side of the storage staircase furniture 400 and leaving access to the bedside just mentioned ,
  • the lateral casing enclosures 230a, 230b, 240a and 240b and longitudinal casings 260c and 260d will be removable for easy access to the various mechanisms of guiding devices, compensation and adjustment of horizontality,
  • etc ...

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  1. Device for retracting a bed (100) of the type of that provided with a wire mattress frame (110) which, bearing a mattress and supported by a base, is movable (arrow E) from a low horizontal using position (sleeping position) to a high retracting position (storage position) and vice versa (arrow C) and which is constituted by a lifting device (200) comprising a guide unit comprised of two pairs of rails (210a, 211a and 210b, 211b) erected between the floor and the ceiling on ether side of the two lateral sides (110a and 110b) formed by the two cross-pieces of the head and of the foot of the bed of the wire mattress frame (110) in order to define a rolling or sliding pathway making it possible to raise (arrow E) or to lower (arrow C) the wire mattress frame (110) of the bed (100), with the high and low portions of the two pairs of rails (210a, 211a and 210b, 211b) being dressed two by two with two lateral low coffers (230a and 230b) erected from the floor of the room and two lateral high coffers (240a and 240b) coffers, dressing in a removable manner the low and high portions of the four guide rails (210a, 211a and 210b, 211b), characterised in that the coffers are of a depth overflowing into the interior of the wire mattress frame (110) in such a way that the upper faces (230a' and 230b') of the low coffers (230a and 230b) and the lower faces (240a' and 240b') of the high coffers (240a and 240b) act as high and low end of travel bearings for the sliding displacements (arrow C and arrow E respectively) of the wire mattress frame (110) of the bed (100), according to an axis vertical to the plane of the ceiling and/or floor, so as to lower (arrow C) the wire mattress frame (110) in order to use it for sleeping in a horizontal plane which is elevated with respect to the floor in such a way that a sufficiently high space is formed thereunder in order to receive other furniture elements and/or working equipment (300 and 310) arrangeable in the room in addition to said bed (100) and to raise (arrow E) the same wire mattress frame (110) towards a storage position located in the same horizontal plane as that of the sleeping position according to a height that is sufficient as such to release up to the ceiling a free working space above the furniture elements and/or working equipment (300 and 310) in order to authorise their use.
  2. Device for retracting according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that the aforementioned lifting device (200) comprises a compensation unit that balances the efforts required to provide for the lifting (arrow E) of said wire mattress frame (110) towards its high retracted position and/or its lowering (arrow C) towards its low sleeping position.
  3. Device for retracting according to claims 1 and 2, characterised by the fact that the aforementioned compensation unit is constituted by two counterweight systems (220a and 220b) which, forming a unit that is heavier than the weight of the bed (100) sliding and arranged behind each lateral side (110a and 110b) of the wire mattress frame (110), are connected to the two cross-pieces (110a and 110b) of the latter by a cable device and deflecting pulleys, balancing the efforts required to provide for the lifting (arrow E) of the wire mattress frame (110) towards its high retracted position and/or its lowering (arrow C) towards its low sleeping position.
  4. Device for retracting according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised by the fact that it comprises a device for adjusting the maintaining of the plane of horizontality of the wire mattress frame (110) constituted of two stabilising systems which, housed in longitudinal coffers (260c and 260d) fixed removably and suspended from the ceiling in alignment with the front (110c) and rear (110d) longitudinal risers of said wire mattress frame (110), are each constituted by an endless cable driven around two deflecting pulleys keyed on the two upper axes of the deflecting pulleys of the two counterweight systems (220a and 220b) of the aforementioned compensation device.
  5. Device for retracting according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that apparent siderail (110c) of the aforementioned wire mattress frame (110) of the bed (100) supports a locking handle (120) making it possible to lock the sliding displacement of the wire mattress frame (110) in low sleeping position of the bed (100).
  6. Device for retracting according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterised by the fact that it comprises a storage furniture-stairs (400) installed to remain near the bed (100) in order to facilitate the access to the latter in sleeping position.
  7. Device for retracting according to claim 4, characterised by the fact that the two crossed cables of the aforementioned device for adjusting the maintaining of the plane of horizontality of the wire mattress frame (110) are arranged independently to one another on the left side and on the right side in such a way as to provide a safety for the maintaining of the plane of horizontality during the lowering (arrow C) of the wire mattress frame (110), in the event of a breaking of one of the two cables.
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