EP1725138A1 - Storage device - Google Patents

Storage device

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EP1725138A1
EP1725138A1 EP04720655A EP04720655A EP1725138A1 EP 1725138 A1 EP1725138 A1 EP 1725138A1 EP 04720655 A EP04720655 A EP 04720655A EP 04720655 A EP04720655 A EP 04720655A EP 1725138 A1 EP1725138 A1 EP 1725138A1
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storage element
storage
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Gilbert Decourioux
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B51/00—Cabinets with means for moving compartments up and down

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  • the present invention relates to a storage device, in particular a piece of furniture, more particularly a storage device with high drawers or intended to be placed in height and in which the highest drawers can be lowered for easier access.
  • Document JP 10033281 discloses a storage unit intended to be placed high and comprising a fixed main body in which is mounted a horizontally movable body and open on its underside. Vertical drawers in the form of shelves are suspended inside the movable body by respective cable and spring systems. These drawers can be pulled out of the movable body, downward, after the movable body has been removed from the fixed body. During their vertical displacement, the drawers are guided by slides provided on the lateral internal faces of the movable body and provided with a stop.
  • Document DE 199 23 494 also discloses a storage unit comprising a fixed main body in which a horizontally movable body is mounted. Inside the movable body is mounted a vertically movable shelf along slides provided on the lateral internal faces of the movable body. The vertical movement of the shelf is controlled either by telescopic rods connecting the movable body to the shelf and located at the bottom of the fixed body, or by a motor secured to the movable body and connected to the shelf.
  • the furniture described above both have the disadvantage that the vertical travel of the mobile storage elements (drawers, shelves) is limited, these cannot in fact be completely removed from the mobile body since they must be guided by slides.
  • a storage device comprising a body and at least one storage element linked by means of connection to retaining means mounted movable horizontally in the body, l storage element which can be extracted and returned horizontally into the body with the retaining means and lowered and raised vertically relative to the latter after having been extracted from the body, characterized in that the connecting means comprise links attached to the means of retaining and retaining the storage element at different points and means for actuating these links, controlling the vertical movements of the storage element.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage unit according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • - Figure 2 is a sectional view of a link actuation mechanism for descending and reassembling vertically a storage element of the furniture illustrated in Figure 1
  • - Figure 3 is a bottom view of the actuating mechanism, showing a winding wheel of this mechanism in the fully unrolled position
  • - Figure 4 is a perspective view of the winding wheel of the actuating mechanism, winding links
  • - Figure 5 is a perspective view of a storage unit according to a second embodiment of the invention
  • - Figure 6 shows a storage device according to the invention placed in height, above a sink
  • - Figure 7 shows a storage device according to the invention placed on the roof of a car
  • - Figure 8 is a top view of an elevating structure for raising and lowering a cabinet storage element according to the first or second embodiment of
  • a tall storage unit according to a first embodiment of the invention comprises a main body 1 fixed against a wall and a plurality of drawers 2 mounted in the body 1.
  • the highest drawers 2 each consist of two parts, namely a retaining structure 3 movable in horizontal translation relative to the body 1 and a storage element 4, such as a rack open in the upper part, movable in vertical translation relative to the structure of retainer 3.
  • each of these tallest drawers 2 can be pulled horizontally out of the body 1, only a rear part of the retainer structure 3 remaining connected to the body 1 to retain the drawer 2, then the storage element 4 may be lowered vertically with respect to the mobile structure 3, along the front face 5 of the body 1, from a position 4a in which it is inside the retaining structure 3 (cf. the dotted lines in FIG. 1) to a more accessible position, completely outside the retaining structure 3.
  • the storage element 4 may be lowered vertically with respect to the mobile structure 3, along the front face 5 of the body 1, from a position 4a in which it is inside the retaining structure 3 (cf. the dotted lines in FIG. 1) to a more accessible position, completely outside the retaining structure 3.
  • Each retaining structure 3 comprises horizontal rods 6 sliding in corresponding slides 7 provided on the internal lateral faces of the body 1 and a front plate 8 connecting the rods 6.
  • the front plate 8 could be omitted, that is to say that the retaining structure 3 could only consist of rods 6.
  • the rods 6 his t preferably telescopic rods, for example of the type used in furniture with double extension drawers.
  • Each storage element 4 is linked to its retaining structure 3 by links 9, that is to say flexible and elongated elements, which hold the storage element 4 at different points.
  • the links 9 consist of four cables arranged in two opposite pairs associated respectively with the two lateral faces 10, 11 of the storage element 4.
  • the cables of the first pair are attached by one of their ends to one of the rods 6 of the retaining structure 3 and enter through respective holes 12 formed in the corresponding side face 10 of the storage element 4 in a double bottom defined by two lower horizontal plates 13a, 13b of the storage element 4.
  • the cables of the second pair are attached by one of their ends to the other rod 6 of the retaining structure 3 and enter the double bottom 13a-13b by two respective holes 14 formed in the face corresponding side 11 of the storage element 4.
  • the holes 12, 14 preferably comprise sockets (not shown) made for example of plastic or hard metal and inside which the links 9 pass.
  • This actuation mechanism M is illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 It notably comprises a horizontal wheel 15 for winding the links 9, movable in rotation about its axis, and a toothed wheel 16 secured to the winding wheel 15 and driven by an endless screw 17 controlled by a motor 18.
  • the winding wheel 15 has a hub 19 having a large diameter hollow upper part 20 and a small diameter lower part 21 around which the toothed wheel 16 is fixed by means of a fixing ring 22 tightening the wheel. d entry 16 against an annular shoulder 23 of the lower part 21 of the hub 19 and held in position by a grub screw 24.
  • Grooves 25 (only one of which is visible in FIG. 2) provided on the surface of the lower part 21 of the hub 19 receive corresponding protrusions 26 provided on the internal surface of the toothed wheel 16 to secure in rotation the hub 19 and the toothed wheel 16.
  • the hub 19 is guided at its upper face around a nut
  • the winding wheel 15 further comprises, at the periphery and between a lower annular shoulder 32 and an upper flange 33 of the part upper 20 of the hub 19, a superposition of horizontal rings 34 concentric with the hub 19 and spaced from each other by rings 35.
  • These rings 34 define between them annular grooves 34 'reserved respectively for the links 9 which can thus be wind around the hub 19, more precisely around the periphery of the rings 35, without becoming tangled.
  • Holes 36 each passing successively through a respective ring 35 and the peripheral wall of the upper part 20 of the hub 19 allow the passage of the links 9 so that their end other than that fixed to the movable retaining structure 3 is located and retained at the 'interior of the hub 19 (for the sake of clarity, the four links 9 and the four holes 36 have been shown, in dotted lines, in Figure 2).
  • the toothed wheel 16 secured to the winding wheel 15 and the worm 17 by which it is driven together constitute a self-locking system.
  • the links 9 can be actuated either in a direction tending to wind them around the wheel 15, which causes the storage element 4 to be mounted, or in a direction tending to unwind it from this wheel 15, which lowers the storage element 4.
  • the toothed wheel 16 - worm gear 17 assembly locks despite the weight of the element storage 4, the toothed wheel 16 can not drive the worm 17.
  • the storage element 4 is then stopped and remains securely locked in its stopped position until the motor 18 is not reactivated.
  • the motor 18 can control the rotation of the worm 17 either directly or, as shown in FIG. 3, by means of a reduction system 37 composed for example of bevel gears.
  • the motor 18 is preferably an electric accumulator motor, the accumulator of which is recharged automatically when the storage element 4, with its movable retaining structure 3, has returned to the body 1.
  • the motor 18 can be connected to an electrical contact 38 located in the rear part of the double bottom 13a-13b, electrical contact 38 which, when the storage element 4 has returned to the body 1, cooperates with another contact (not shown) disposed in the body 1 and connected to an electrical supply.
  • the motor 18 comprises or is connected to wireless communication means 39, such as radioelectric or infrared, to allow the user to remote control it.
  • the motor 18 controlling the worm 17 could be replaced by a simple crank actuatable by the user.
  • FIG. 1 shows a tall storage unit according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the mechanism for actuating the links 9 ' is secured not to the storage element 4' but to the mobile retaining structure 3 '.
  • the movable retaining structure 3 ′ consists of a front plate 42 and an upper plate 43 on which the actuation mechanism is fixed, this upper plate 43 being integral with lateral rods 44 cooperating with slides 45 of the body 1 '.
  • the links 9 ' which cooperate with the actuating mechanism are guided by respective pulleys 46 disposed on the upper plate 43, and pass through respective holes 47 formed in this upper plate 43 to retain the storage element 4' in different points 48 located on the lateral faces and in the upper part of the latter.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show embodiments of the invention in which the storage device is placed in height. In Figure 6, the storage device is placed above a sink. In Figure 7, it is fixed on the roof of a car and can be used for example to store skis or suitcases.
  • the storage device may further comprise, in the lower part, drawers each composed of a storage element 49 mounted on an elevating structure 50.
  • the lifting structure 50 is shown in more detail in FIGS. 8 to 12. It comprises a horizontal support plate 51 and two feet each consisting of a pair of segments 52, 53 hinged to each other in their center, the four segments 52, 53 extending in vertical planes parallel to each other.
  • the lifting structure 50 is in the low, folded position (FIGS. 8, 9), the feet 52-53 lie flat on the plate 51.
  • a first segment 52 of each foot has a first, rounded end, connected by a transverse axis of articulation 53 to an element, such as a stirrup (not shown), integral with the plate 51.
  • the second end of the first segment 52 also rounded, is connected by a transverse axis of articulation 54 to a wheel 55 capable to roll and / or slide in a slide 56 fixed under the bottom of the storage element 49.
  • the second segment 53 of each leg has, on the same side as the first end of the first segment 52, an end connected by a transverse axis articulation 57 to a wheel 58 capable of rolling and / or sliding in a slide 59 fixed under the bottom of the storage element 49.
  • the second end of the second segment 53 is rounded and connected by a transverse articulation axis 6 0 to a stirrup 61 resting, without being attached to it, on the plate 51.
  • the lifting structure 50 further comprises, on the side of the second end of the segments 52, 53, a member 62 movable in translation in a horizontal direction parallel to the planes vertical defined by segments 52, 53.
  • the movable member 62 comprises a rod 63 perpendicular to said vertical planes and extending practically over the entire width of the plate 51.
  • On this rod 63 are fixed two oblique plates 64 located opposite the second end of the first segments 52 and two studs 65, shorter in top view than the oblique plates 64 and located opposite the second end of the second segments 53.
  • the movable member 62 is driven by an endless screw 66 itself driven by a motor 67 per l 'through a reduction device 68.
  • the oblique plates 64 reach the second end of the first segments 52 before the studs 65 reach the second end second segments 53.
  • the oblique plates 64 come into contact with the first segments 52, they pass under the second end of the latter, so as to ulever this second end, as shown in Figure 10.
  • the lifting of the second end of the first segments 52 causes a lifting of the first end of the second segments 53, which initiates the unfolding of the feet.
  • FIGS. 13A and 13B show a variant of the storage elements, in which the latter are extendable in width and can therefore be adapted to bodies of different widths.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a storage device comprising a body (1) and at least one storage element (4) linked via linking means (9) to retaining means (3) mounted horizontally mobile in the body (1), the storage element (4) capable of being horizontally removed and inserted from and into the body (1) with the retaining means (3) and vertically lowered and raised relative thereto after being removed from the body (1). The device is characterized in that the linking means comprise links (9) fastened to the retaining means (3) and retaining the storage elements (4) at various locations, and the means (M) for actuating said links (9), controlling the vertical movements of the storage element (4).

Description

Dispositif de rangement Storage device
La présente invention concerne un dispositif de rangement, notamment un meuble, plus particulièrement un dispositif de rangement à tiroirs haut ou destiné à être placé en hauteur et dans lequel les tiroirs les plus élevés peuvent être descendus pour en faciliter l'accès. On connaît par le document JP 10033281 un meuble de rangement destiné à être placé en hauteur et comprenant un corps principal fixe dans lequel est monté un corps mobile horizontalement et ouvert sur sa face inférieure. Des tiroirs verticaux en forme d'étagères sont suspendus à l'intérieur du corps mobile par des systèmes respectifs à câble et ressort. Ces tiroirs peuvent être tirés hors du corps mobile, vers le bas, après que le corps mobile a été extrait du corps fixe. Lors de leur déplacement vertical, les tiroirs sont guidés par des glissières prévues sur les faces internes latérales du corps mobile et munies d'un arrêt. On connaît également par le document DE 199 23 494 un meuble de rangement comprenant un corps principal fixe dans lequel est monté un corps mobile horizontalement. A l'intérieur du corps mobile est montée une étagère déplaçable verticalement le long de glissières prévues sur les faces internes latérales du corps mobile. Le déplacement vertical de l'étagère est commandé soit par l'intermédiaire de tiges telescopiques reliant le corps mobile à l'étagère et situées au fond du corps fixe, soit par un moteur solidaire du corps mobile et relié à l'étagère. Les meubles décrits ci-dessus présentent tous deux l'inconvénient que la course verticale des éléments de rangement mobiles (tiroirs, étagères) est limitée, ceux-ci ne pouvant en effet être extraits complètement du corps mobile puisqu'ils doivent être guidés par des glissières. En outre ces meubles nécessitent des éléments relativement compliqués, tels que ressorts, glissières, tiges telescopiques, etc., pour lier les éléments de rangement mobiles au corps mobile. La présente invention vise à remédier à ces inconvénients et propose à cette fin un dispositif de rangement comprenant un corps et au moins un élément de rangement lié par l'intermédiaire de moyens de liaison à des moyens de retenue montés mobiles horizontalement dans le corps, l'élément de rangement pouvant être extrait et rentré horizontalement dans le corps avec les moyens de retenue et descendu et remonté verticalement par rapport à ces derniers après avoir été extrait du corps, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de liaison comprennent des liens rattachés aux moyens de retenue et retenant l'élément de rangement en différents points et des moyens d'actionnement de ces liens, commandant les déplacements verticaux de l'élément de rangement. Grâce à l'utilisation de plusieurs liens retenant l'élément de rangement en différents points, il est possible de donner une stabilité suffisante à l'élément de rangement lors de ses déplacements verticaux sans qu'il soit nécessaire de recourir à des systèmes à glissières obligeant l'élément de rangement à rester en permanence au moins en partie dans un corps mobile. Les éléments de rangement du dispositif selon l'invention peuvent être descendus très bas, par exemple jusqu'au sol. Il suffit pour cela de prévoir une longueur suffisante pour les liens. Des formes d'exécution particulières de l'invention sont définies dans les revendications annexées 2 à 18. D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée suivante de plusieurs formes d'exécution de l'invention faite en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés dans lesquels : - la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un meuble de rangement selon une première forme d'exécution de l'invention ; - la figure 2 est une vue en coupe d'un mécanisme d'actionnement de liens permettant de descendre et remonter verticalement un élément de rangement du meuble illustré à la figure 1 ; - la figure 3 est une vue de dessous du mécanisme d'actionnement, montrant une roue d'enroulement de ce mécanisme en position complètement déroulée ; - la figure 4 est une vue en perspective de la roue d'enroulement du mécanisme d'actionnement, en train d'enrouler des liens ; - la figure 5 est une vue en perspective d'un meuble de rangement selon une seconde forme d'exécution de l'invention ; - la figure 6 montre un dispositif de rangement selon l'invention placé en hauteur, au-dessus d'un évier ; - la figure 7 montre un dispositif de rangement selon l'invention placé sur le toit d'une voiture ; - la figure 8 est une vue de dessus d'une structure élévatrice permettant de monter et redescendre un élément de rangement du meuble selon la première ou seconde forme d'exécution de l'invention ; - les figures 9 à 12 sont des vues de côté montrant une partie de la structure élévatrice dans différentes positions lors du levage d'un élément de rangement ; - les figures 13A et 13B montrent un élément de rangement extensible en largeur, respectivement dans un état rétracté et un état déployé. En référence à la figure 1 , un meuble de rangement haut selon une première forme d'exécution de l'invention comprend un corps principal 1 fixé contre un mur et une pluralité de tiroirs 2 montés dans le corps 1. Les tiroirs 2 les plus hauts sont chacun constitués de deux parties, à savoir une structure de retenue 3 mobile en translation horizontale par rapport au corps 1 et un élément de rangement 4, tel qu'un casier ouvert en partie supérieure, mobile en translation verticale par rapport à la structure de retenue 3. Ainsi, chacun de ces tiroirs 2 les plus hauts peut être tiré horizontalement hors du corps 1 , seule une partie arrière de la structure de retenue 3 restant reliée au corps 1 pour retenir le tiroir 2, puis l'élément de rangement 4 peut être descendu verticalement par rapport à la structure mobile 3, le long de la face avant 5 du corps 1 , depuis une position 4a dans laquelle il est à l'intérieur de la structure de retenue 3 (cf. les traits pointillés sur la figure 1) jusqu'à une position plus accessible, située complètement en dehors de la structure de retenue 3. Une fois que l'utilisateur en a fini avec l'élément de rangement 4, ce dernier peut être remonté dans la structure de retenue 3, puis l'ensemble structure de retenue 3 - élément de rangement 4 constituant le tiroir 2 peut être rentré dans le corps 1. Chaque structure de retenue 3 comprend des tiges horizontales 6 glissant dans des glissières correspondantes 7 prévues sur les faces latérales internes du corps 1 et une plaque avant 8 reliant les tiges 6. Dans une variante de réalisation, toutefois, la plaque avant 8 pourrait être supprimée, c'est-à-dire que la structure de retenue 3 pourrait n'être constituée que des tiges 6. Les tiges 6 sont de préférence des tiges telescopiques, par exemple du type de celles utilisées dans les meubles à tiroirs à double extension. Chaque élément de rangement 4 est lié à sa structure de retenue 3 par des liens 9, c'est-à-dire des éléments souples et allongés, qui retiennent l'élément de rangement 4 en différents points. Dans l'exemple illustré, les liens 9 consistent en quatre câbles disposés en deux paires opposées associées respectivement aux deux faces latérales 10, 11 de l'élément de rangement 4. Les câbles de la première paire sont rattachés par l'une de leurs extrémités à l'une des tiges 6 de la structure de retenue 3 et entrent par des trous respectifs 12 formés dans la face latérale correspondante 10 de l'élément de rangement 4 dans un double fond défini par deux plaques horizontales inférieures 13a, 13b de l'élément de rangement 4. Les câbles de la seconde paire sont rattachés par l'une de leurs extrémités à l'autre tige 6 de la structure de retenue 3 et entrent dans le double fond 13a-13b par deux trous respectifs 14 formés dans la face latérale correspondante 11 de l'élément de rangement 4. Pour empêcher que les liens 9 usent les parois 10, 11 de l'élément de rangement 4 au niveau des trous 12, 14, à l'endroit où ils retiennent l'élément de rangement 4, les trous 12, 14 comportent de préférence des douilles (non représentées) réalisées par exemple en matière plastique ou métal dur et à l'intérieur desquelles passent les liens 9. A l'intérieur du double fond 13a-13b se trouve un mécanisme M d'actionnement des liens 9, commandant les déplacements verticaux de l'élément de rangement 4. Ce mécanisme d'actionnement M, commun aux liens 9, est illustré aux figures 2 et 3. Il comprend notamment une roue horizontale 15 d'enroulement des liens 9, mobile en rotation autour de son axe, et une roue dentée 16 solidaire de la roue d'enroulement 15 et entraînée par une vis sans fin 17 commandée par un moteur 18. La roue d'enroulement 15 comporte un moyeu 19 ayant une partie supérieure creuse de grand diamètre 20 et une partie inférieure de petit diamètre 21 autour de laquelle est fixée la roue dentée 16 par l'intermédiaire d'une bague de fixation 22 serrant la roue dentée 16 contre un épaulement annulaire 23 de la partie inférieure 21 du moyeu 19 et maintenue en position par une vis sans tête 24. Des cannelures 25 (dont une seule est visible sur la figure 2) prévues sur la surface de la partie inférieure 21 du moyeu 19 reçoivent des saillies correspondantes 26 prévues sur la surface interne de la roue dentée 16 pour solidariser en rotation le moyeu 19 et la roue dentée 16. Le moyeu 19 est guidé au niveau de sa face supérieure autour d'un écrouThe present invention relates to a storage device, in particular a piece of furniture, more particularly a storage device with high drawers or intended to be placed in height and in which the highest drawers can be lowered for easier access. Document JP 10033281 discloses a storage unit intended to be placed high and comprising a fixed main body in which is mounted a horizontally movable body and open on its underside. Vertical drawers in the form of shelves are suspended inside the movable body by respective cable and spring systems. These drawers can be pulled out of the movable body, downward, after the movable body has been removed from the fixed body. During their vertical displacement, the drawers are guided by slides provided on the lateral internal faces of the movable body and provided with a stop. Document DE 199 23 494 also discloses a storage unit comprising a fixed main body in which a horizontally movable body is mounted. Inside the movable body is mounted a vertically movable shelf along slides provided on the lateral internal faces of the movable body. The vertical movement of the shelf is controlled either by telescopic rods connecting the movable body to the shelf and located at the bottom of the fixed body, or by a motor secured to the movable body and connected to the shelf. The furniture described above both have the disadvantage that the vertical travel of the mobile storage elements (drawers, shelves) is limited, these cannot in fact be completely removed from the mobile body since they must be guided by slides. In addition, these pieces of furniture require relatively complicated elements, such as springs, slides, telescopic rods, etc., to link the mobile storage elements to the mobile body. The present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks and proposes for this purpose a storage device comprising a body and at least one storage element linked by means of connection to retaining means mounted movable horizontally in the body, l storage element which can be extracted and returned horizontally into the body with the retaining means and lowered and raised vertically relative to the latter after having been extracted from the body, characterized in that the connecting means comprise links attached to the means of retaining and retaining the storage element at different points and means for actuating these links, controlling the vertical movements of the storage element. Thanks to the use of several links retaining the storage element at different points, it is possible to give sufficient stability to the storage element during its vertical movements without the need for recourse to slide systems forcing the storage element to remain permanently at least partially in a movable body. The storage elements of the device according to the invention can be lowered very low, for example to the ground. It suffices for this to provide a sufficient length for the links. Particular embodiments of the invention are defined in the appended claims 2 to 18. Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will appear on reading the following detailed description of several embodiments of the invention made with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings in which: - Figure 1 is a perspective view of a storage unit according to a first embodiment of the invention; - Figure 2 is a sectional view of a link actuation mechanism for descending and reassembling vertically a storage element of the furniture illustrated in Figure 1; - Figure 3 is a bottom view of the actuating mechanism, showing a winding wheel of this mechanism in the fully unrolled position; - Figure 4 is a perspective view of the winding wheel of the actuating mechanism, winding links; - Figure 5 is a perspective view of a storage unit according to a second embodiment of the invention; - Figure 6 shows a storage device according to the invention placed in height, above a sink; - Figure 7 shows a storage device according to the invention placed on the roof of a car; - Figure 8 is a top view of an elevating structure for raising and lowering a cabinet storage element according to the first or second embodiment of the invention; - Figures 9 to 12 are side views showing part of the lifting structure in different positions when lifting a storage element; - Figures 13A and 13B show a storage element expandable in width, respectively in a retracted state and a deployed state. Referring to Figure 1, a tall storage unit according to a first embodiment of the invention comprises a main body 1 fixed against a wall and a plurality of drawers 2 mounted in the body 1. The highest drawers 2 each consist of two parts, namely a retaining structure 3 movable in horizontal translation relative to the body 1 and a storage element 4, such as a rack open in the upper part, movable in vertical translation relative to the structure of retainer 3. Thus, each of these tallest drawers 2 can be pulled horizontally out of the body 1, only a rear part of the retainer structure 3 remaining connected to the body 1 to retain the drawer 2, then the storage element 4 may be lowered vertically with respect to the mobile structure 3, along the front face 5 of the body 1, from a position 4a in which it is inside the retaining structure 3 (cf. the dotted lines in FIG. 1) to a more accessible position, completely outside the retaining structure 3. Once the user is finished with the storage element 4, the latter can be reassembled in the retaining structure 3, then the 'retaining structure 3 - storage element 4 constituting the drawer 2 can be retracted into the body 1. Each retaining structure 3 comprises horizontal rods 6 sliding in corresponding slides 7 provided on the internal lateral faces of the body 1 and a front plate 8 connecting the rods 6. In an alternative embodiment, however, the front plate 8 could be omitted, that is to say that the retaining structure 3 could only consist of rods 6. The rods 6 his t preferably telescopic rods, for example of the type used in furniture with double extension drawers. Each storage element 4 is linked to its retaining structure 3 by links 9, that is to say flexible and elongated elements, which hold the storage element 4 at different points. In the example illustrated, the links 9 consist of four cables arranged in two opposite pairs associated respectively with the two lateral faces 10, 11 of the storage element 4. The cables of the first pair are attached by one of their ends to one of the rods 6 of the retaining structure 3 and enter through respective holes 12 formed in the corresponding side face 10 of the storage element 4 in a double bottom defined by two lower horizontal plates 13a, 13b of the storage element 4. The cables of the second pair are attached by one of their ends to the other rod 6 of the retaining structure 3 and enter the double bottom 13a-13b by two respective holes 14 formed in the face corresponding side 11 of the storage element 4. To prevent the links 9 from wearing down the walls 10, 11 of the storage element 4 at the holes 12, 14, at the place where they hold the storage element 4, the holes 12, 14 preferably comprise sockets (not shown) made for example of plastic or hard metal and inside which the links 9 pass. inside the double bottom 13a-13b is a mechanism M for actuating the links 9, controlling the vertical movements of the storage element 4. This actuation mechanism M, common to the links 9, is illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 It notably comprises a horizontal wheel 15 for winding the links 9, movable in rotation about its axis, and a toothed wheel 16 secured to the winding wheel 15 and driven by an endless screw 17 controlled by a motor 18. The winding wheel 15 has a hub 19 having a large diameter hollow upper part 20 and a small diameter lower part 21 around which the toothed wheel 16 is fixed by means of a fixing ring 22 tightening the wheel. d entry 16 against an annular shoulder 23 of the lower part 21 of the hub 19 and held in position by a grub screw 24. Grooves 25 (only one of which is visible in FIG. 2) provided on the surface of the lower part 21 of the hub 19 receive corresponding protrusions 26 provided on the internal surface of the toothed wheel 16 to secure in rotation the hub 19 and the toothed wheel 16. The hub 19 is guided at its upper face around a nut
27 solidaire de la plaque supérieure 13a du double fond 13a-13b par l'intermédiaire d'un roulement à billes 28 et au niveau de son extrémité inférieure dans une embase 29 solidaire de la plaque inférieure 13b du double fond 13a-13b par l'intermédiaire d'un autre roulement à billes 30. Une vis de serrage 31 traversant la roue 15 axialement et dont la tête s'appuie contre l'embase 29 et l'extrémité filetée est vissée dans l'écrou 27 permet de maintenir fermement la roue 15 en position axiale entre les deux plaques 13a, 13b. La roue d'enroulement 15 comporte en outre, à la périphérie et entre un épaulement annulaire inférieur 32 et un flasque supérieur 33 de la partie supérieure 20 du moyeu 19, une superposition d'anneaux horizontaux 34 concentriques avec le moyeu 19 et espacés les uns des autres par des bagues 35. Ces anneaux 34 définissent entre eux des gorges annulaires 34' réservées respectivement aux liens 9 qui peuvent ainsi s'enrouler autour du moyeu 19, plus précisément autour de la périphérie des bagues 35, sans s'emmêler. Des trous 36 traversant chacun successivement une bague 35 respective et la paroi périphérique de la partie supérieure 20 du moyeu 19 permettent le passage des liens 9 de sorte que leur extrémité autre que celle fixée à la structure de retenue mobile 3 soit située et retenue à l'intérieur du moyeu 19 (pour la clarté de l'exposé, les quatre liens 9 et les quatre trous 36 ont été représentés, en pointillés, à la figure 2). La roue dentée 16 solidaire de la roue d'enroulement 15 et la vis sans fin 17 par laquelle elle est entraînée constituent ensemble un système auto-bloquant. Suivant le sens de rotation du moteur 18 qui commande la vis sans fin 17, les liens 9 peuvent être actionnés soit dans un sens tendant à les enrouler autour de la roue 15, ce qui fait monter l'élément de rangement 4, soit dans un sens tendant à les dérouler de cette roue 15, ce qui fait descendre l'élément de rangement 4. Dès que le moteur 18 est arrêté, l'ensemble roue dentée 16 - vis sans fin 17 se bloque malgré le poids de l'élément de rangement 4, la roue dentée 16 ne pouvant entraîner la vis sans fin 17. L'élément de rangement 4 est alors arrêté et reste solidement bloqué dans sa position d'arrêt tant que le moteur 18 n'est pas réactivé. Le moteur 18 peut commander la rotation de la vis sans fin 17 soit directement soit, comme représenté à la figure 3, par l'intermédiaire d'un système démultiplicateur 37 composé par exemple d'engrenages coniques. Le moteur 18 est de préférence un moteur électrique à accumulateur, dont l'accumulateur se recharge automatiquement lorsque l'élément de rangement 4, avec sa structure de retenue mobile 3, est rentré dans le corps 1. A cet effet, le moteur 18 peut être relié à un contact électrique 38 situé dans la partie arrière du double fond 13a-13b, contact électrique 38 qui, lorsque l'élément de rangement 4 est rentré dans le corps 1 , coopère avec un autre contact (non représenté) disposé dans le corps 1 et connecté à une alimentation électrique. De préférence également, le moteur 18 comporte ou est relié à des moyens de communication sans fil 39, tels que radioélectriques ou à infrarouges, pour permettre à l'utilisateur de le télécommander. Dans une variante de réalisation, toutefois, le moteur 18 commandant la vis sans fin 17 pourrait être remplacé par une simple manivelle actionnable par l'utilisateur. Le tirage des tiroirs 2 hors du corps 1 s'effectue, lui, manuellement au moyen par exemple d'une perche (non représentée) terminée par un crochet pouvant s'engager dans une boucle correspondante 40 située sur la face avant 8 de chaque structure de retenue mobile 3. Afin d'éviter que les éléments de rangement 4 puissent rayer la face avant 5 du meuble lors de leurs déplacements verticaux, leur face arrière peut être équipée de roulettes 41 d'axe horizontal parallèle à ladite face avant 5 du meuble. La figure 5 montre un meuble de rangement haut selon une seconde forme d'exécution de l'invention. Dans cette seconde forme d'exécution, le mécanisme d'actionnement des liens 9' est solidaire non pas de l'élément de rangement 4' mais de la structure de retenue mobile 3'. Plus particulièrement, la structure de retenue mobile 3' est constituée d'une plaque avant 42 et d'une plaque supérieure 43 sur laquelle est fixé le mécanisme d'actionnement, cette plaque supérieure 43 étant solidaire de tiges latérales 44 coopérant avec des glissières 45 du corps 1 '. Les liens 9' qui coopèrent avec le mécanisme d'actionnement sont guidés par des poulies respectives 46 disposées sur la plaque supérieure 43, et passent à travers des trous respectifs 47 formés dans cette plaque supérieure 43 pour retenir l'élément de rangement 4' en différents points 48 situés sur les faces latérales et en partie supérieure de ce dernier. Les figures 6 et 7 montrent des formes d'exécution de l'invention dans lesquels le dispositif de rangement est placé en hauteur. A la figure 6, le dispositif de rangement est placé au-dessus d'un évier. A la figure 7, il est fixé sur le toit d'une voiture et peut servir par exemple à ranger des skis ou des valises. En référence de nouveau à la figure 1, le dispositif de rangement selon l'invention peut comprendre en outre, en partie inférieure, des tiroirs composés chacun d'un élément de rangement 49 monté sur une structure élévatrice 50. Après que le tiroir 49-50 a été extrait du corps 1 , l'élément de rangement 49 peut ainsi être levé pour faciliter son accès. La structure élévatrice 50 est montrée plus en détail aux figures 8 à 12. Elle comprend une plaque de support horizontale 51 et deux pieds constitués chacun d'une paire de segments 52, 53 articulés l'un à l'autre en leur centre, les quatre segments 52, 53 s'étendant dans des plans verticaux parallèles entre eux. Lorsque la structure élévatrice 50 est en position basse, repliée (figures 8, 9), les pieds 52-53 reposent à plat sur la plaque 51. Un premier segment 52 de chaque pied comporte une première extrémité, arrondie, reliée par un axe transversal d'articulation 53 à un élément, tel qu'un étrier (non représenté), solidaire de la plaque 51. La seconde extrémité du premier segment 52, également arrondie, est reliée par un axe transversal d'articulation 54 à une roue 55 capable de rouler et/ou glisser dans une glissière 56 fixée sous le fond de l'élément de rangement 49. Le second segment 53 de chaque pied comporte, du même côté que la première extrémité du premier segment 52, une extrémité reliée par un axe transversal d'articulation 57 à une roue 58 capable de rouler et/ou glisser dans une glissière 59 fixée sous le fond de l'élément de rangement 49. La seconde extrémité du second segment 53 est arrondie et reliée par un axe transversal d'articulation 60 à un étrier 61 reposant, sans y être fixé, sur la plaque 51. La structure élévatrice 50 comprend en outre, du côté de la seconde extrémité des segments 52, 53, un organe 62 mobile en translation dans une direction horizontale parallèle aux plans verticaux définis par les segments 52, 53. L'organe mobile 62 comprend une tige 63 perpendiculaire auxdits plans verticaux et s'étendant pratiquement sur toute la largeur de la plaque 51. Sur cette tige 63 sont fixés deux plaquettes obliques 64 situées en regard de la seconde extrémité des premiers segments 52 et deux plots 65, moins longs en vue de dessus que les plaquettes obliques 64 et situés en regard de la seconde extrémité des seconds segments 53. L'organe mobile 62 est entraîné par une vis sans fin 66 elle-même entraînée par un moteur 67 par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif démultiplicateur 68. Lorsque l'organe mobile 62 est rapproché des segments 52, 53, comme indiqué par les flèches, les plaquettes obliques 64 atteignent la seconde extrémité des premiers segments 52 avant que les plots 65 atteignent la seconde extrémité des seconds segments 53. Lorsque les plaquettes obliques 64 arrivent au contact des premiers segments 52, elles passent sous la seconde extrémité de ces derniers, de façon à soulever cette seconde extrémité, comme représenté à la figure 10. Comme les premier et second segments 52, 53 de chaque pied sont articulés l'uns à l'autre en leur centre, le soulèvement de la seconde extrémité des premiers segments 52 entraîne un soulèvement de la première extrémité des seconds segments 53, ce qui amorce le dépliage des pieds. Puis les plots 65 arrivent au contact des étriers 61 articulés à la seconde extrémité des seconds segments 53 et se mettent à les pousser pour continuer et terminer le dépliage des pieds et donc le soulèvement de l'élément de rangement (figures 11 , 12). Dans les dispositifs de rangement décrits ci-dessus, la forme et les dimensions des éléments de rangement sont adaptées précisément à la forme et aux dimensions du corps du dispositif. Les figures 13A et 13B montrent une variante des éléments de rangement, dans laquelle ces derniers sont extensibles en largeur et peuvent donc s'adapter à des corps de largeurs différentes. 27 secured to the upper plate 13a of the double bottom 13a-13b by means of a ball bearing 28 and at its lower end in a base 29 secured to the lower plate 13b of the double bottom 13a-13b by the intermediate of another ball bearing 30. A clamping screw 31 passing through the wheel 15 axially and whose head rests against the base 29 and the threaded end is screwed into the nut 27 makes it possible to firmly hold the wheel 15 in an axial position between the two plates 13a, 13b. The winding wheel 15 further comprises, at the periphery and between a lower annular shoulder 32 and an upper flange 33 of the part upper 20 of the hub 19, a superposition of horizontal rings 34 concentric with the hub 19 and spaced from each other by rings 35. These rings 34 define between them annular grooves 34 'reserved respectively for the links 9 which can thus be wind around the hub 19, more precisely around the periphery of the rings 35, without becoming tangled. Holes 36 each passing successively through a respective ring 35 and the peripheral wall of the upper part 20 of the hub 19 allow the passage of the links 9 so that their end other than that fixed to the movable retaining structure 3 is located and retained at the 'interior of the hub 19 (for the sake of clarity, the four links 9 and the four holes 36 have been shown, in dotted lines, in Figure 2). The toothed wheel 16 secured to the winding wheel 15 and the worm 17 by which it is driven together constitute a self-locking system. According to the direction of rotation of the motor 18 which controls the worm 17, the links 9 can be actuated either in a direction tending to wind them around the wheel 15, which causes the storage element 4 to be mounted, or in a direction tending to unwind it from this wheel 15, which lowers the storage element 4. As soon as the motor 18 is stopped, the toothed wheel 16 - worm gear 17 assembly locks despite the weight of the element storage 4, the toothed wheel 16 can not drive the worm 17. The storage element 4 is then stopped and remains securely locked in its stopped position until the motor 18 is not reactivated. The motor 18 can control the rotation of the worm 17 either directly or, as shown in FIG. 3, by means of a reduction system 37 composed for example of bevel gears. The motor 18 is preferably an electric accumulator motor, the accumulator of which is recharged automatically when the storage element 4, with its movable retaining structure 3, has returned to the body 1. For this purpose, the motor 18 can be connected to an electrical contact 38 located in the rear part of the double bottom 13a-13b, electrical contact 38 which, when the storage element 4 has returned to the body 1, cooperates with another contact (not shown) disposed in the body 1 and connected to an electrical supply. Preferably also, the motor 18 comprises or is connected to wireless communication means 39, such as radioelectric or infrared, to allow the user to remote control it. In an alternative embodiment, however, the motor 18 controlling the worm 17 could be replaced by a simple crank actuatable by the user. The drawers 2 are pulled out of the body 1, it is done manually, for example by means of a pole (not shown) terminated by a hook which can engage in a corresponding loop 40 located on the front face 8 of each structure. mobile retaining 3. In order to prevent the storage elements 4 from being able to scratch the front face 5 of the cabinet during their vertical movements, their rear face can be fitted with rollers 41 with a horizontal axis parallel to said front face 5 of the cabinet . Figure 5 shows a tall storage unit according to a second embodiment of the invention. In this second embodiment, the mechanism for actuating the links 9 'is secured not to the storage element 4' but to the mobile retaining structure 3 '. More particularly, the movable retaining structure 3 ′ consists of a front plate 42 and an upper plate 43 on which the actuation mechanism is fixed, this upper plate 43 being integral with lateral rods 44 cooperating with slides 45 of the body 1 '. The links 9 'which cooperate with the actuating mechanism are guided by respective pulleys 46 disposed on the upper plate 43, and pass through respective holes 47 formed in this upper plate 43 to retain the storage element 4' in different points 48 located on the lateral faces and in the upper part of the latter. Figures 6 and 7 show embodiments of the invention in which the storage device is placed in height. In Figure 6, the storage device is placed above a sink. In Figure 7, it is fixed on the roof of a car and can be used for example to store skis or suitcases. Referring again to FIG. 1, the storage device according to the invention may further comprise, in the lower part, drawers each composed of a storage element 49 mounted on an elevating structure 50. After the drawer 49- 50 has been extracted from the body 1, the storage element 49 can thus be lifted to facilitate its access. The lifting structure 50 is shown in more detail in FIGS. 8 to 12. It comprises a horizontal support plate 51 and two feet each consisting of a pair of segments 52, 53 hinged to each other in their center, the four segments 52, 53 extending in vertical planes parallel to each other. When the lifting structure 50 is in the low, folded position (FIGS. 8, 9), the feet 52-53 lie flat on the plate 51. A first segment 52 of each foot has a first, rounded end, connected by a transverse axis of articulation 53 to an element, such as a stirrup (not shown), integral with the plate 51. The second end of the first segment 52, also rounded, is connected by a transverse axis of articulation 54 to a wheel 55 capable to roll and / or slide in a slide 56 fixed under the bottom of the storage element 49. The second segment 53 of each leg has, on the same side as the first end of the first segment 52, an end connected by a transverse axis articulation 57 to a wheel 58 capable of rolling and / or sliding in a slide 59 fixed under the bottom of the storage element 49. The second end of the second segment 53 is rounded and connected by a transverse articulation axis 6 0 to a stirrup 61 resting, without being attached to it, on the plate 51. The lifting structure 50 further comprises, on the side of the second end of the segments 52, 53, a member 62 movable in translation in a horizontal direction parallel to the planes vertical defined by segments 52, 53. The movable member 62 comprises a rod 63 perpendicular to said vertical planes and extending practically over the entire width of the plate 51. On this rod 63 are fixed two oblique plates 64 located opposite the second end of the first segments 52 and two studs 65, shorter in top view than the oblique plates 64 and located opposite the second end of the second segments 53. The movable member 62 is driven by an endless screw 66 itself driven by a motor 67 per l 'through a reduction device 68. When the movable member 62 is brought closer to the segments 52, 53, as indicated by the arrows, the oblique plates 64 reach the second end of the first segments 52 before the studs 65 reach the second end second segments 53. When the oblique plates 64 come into contact with the first segments 52, they pass under the second end of the latter, so as to ulever this second end, as shown in Figure 10. As the first and second segments 52, 53 of each leg are hinged to each other in their center, the lifting of the second end of the first segments 52 causes a lifting of the first end of the second segments 53, which initiates the unfolding of the feet. Then the studs 65 come into contact with the stirrups 61 articulated at the second end of the second segments 53 and start to push them to continue and complete the unfolding of the feet and therefore the lifting of the storage element (Figures 11, 12). In the storage devices described above, the shape and dimensions of the storage elements are precisely adapted to the shape and dimensions of the body of the device. FIGS. 13A and 13B show a variant of the storage elements, in which the latter are extendable in width and can therefore be adapted to bodies of different widths.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Dispositif de rangement comprenant un corps (1) et au moins un élément de rangement (4) lié par l'intermédiaire de moyens de liaison (9) à des moyens de retenue (3) montés mobiles horizontalement dans le corps (1), l'élément de rangement (4) pouvant être extrait et rentré horizontalement dans le corps (1) avec les moyens de retenue (3) et descendu et remonté verticalement par rapport à ces derniers après avoir été extrait du corps (1), caractérisé en ce que les moyens de liaison comprennent : - des liens (9) rattachés aux moyens de retenue (3) et retenant l'élément de rangement (4) en différents points, et - des moyens (M) d'actionnement de ces liens (9), commandant les déplacements verticaux de l'élément de rangement (4).1. Storage device comprising a body (1) and at least one storage element (4) connected by means of connection means (9) to retaining means (3) mounted movable horizontally in the body (1) , the storage element (4) being able to be extracted and retracted horizontally into the body (1) with the retaining means (3) and lowered and reassembled vertically relative to the latter after having been extracted from the body (1), characterized in that the connecting means comprise: - links (9) attached to the retaining means (3) and retaining the storage element (4) at different points, and - means (M) for actuating these links (9), controlling the vertical movements of the storage element (4).
2. Dispositif de rangement selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'actionnement (M) sont solidaires de l'élément de rangement (4).2. Storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the actuating means (M) are integral with the storage element (4).
3. Dispositif de rangement selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'actionnement (M) sont solidaires des moyens de retenue (3').3. Storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the actuating means (M) are integral with the retaining means (3 ').
4. Dispositif de rangement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'actionnement (M) consistent en un mécanisme commun aux liens (9). 4. Storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the actuating means (M) consist of a mechanism common to the links (9).
5. Dispositif de rangement selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme d'actionnement (M) comprend une roue (15) autour de laquelle s'enroulent les liens (9).5. Storage device according to claim 4, characterized in that the actuation mechanism (M) comprises a wheel (15) around which the links are wound (9).
6. Dispositif de rangement selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la roue d'enroulement (15) comprend plusieurs gorges annulaires (34') séparées dans lesquelles s'enroulent respectivement les liens (9).6. Storage device according to claim 5, characterized in that the winding wheel (15) comprises several separate annular grooves (34 ') in which the links (9) are wound respectively.
7. Dispositif de rangement selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que la roue d'enroulement (15) est disposée horizontalement.7. Storage device according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the winding wheel (15) is arranged horizontally.
8. Dispositif de rangement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme d'actionnement (M) comprend en outre une roue dentée (16) solidaire de la roue d'enroulement (15) et une vis sans fin (17) coopérant avec la roue dentée (16), de sorte qu'un actionnement de la vis sans fin (17) dans un sens entraîne une rotation de la roue dentée (16) et de la roue d'enroulement (15) dans un premier sens, entraînant l'élément de rangement (4) vers le bas, et qu'un actionnement de la vis sans fin (17) dans un autre sens entraîne une rotation de la roue dentée (16) et de la roue d'enroulement (15) dans un second sens, entraînant l'élément de rangement (4) vers le haut.8. Storage device according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the actuation mechanism (M) further comprises a toothed wheel (16) integral with the winding wheel (15) and a screw worm (17) cooperating with the gear (16), so that actuation of the worm (17) in one direction causes rotation of the gear (16) and the winding wheel (15 ) in a first direction, driving the storage element (4) downwards, and that an actuation of the worm (17) in another direction causes a rotation of the toothed wheel (16) and the wheel winding (15) in a second direction, driving the storage element (4) upwards.
9. Dispositif de rangement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'actionnement (M) comprennent un moteur d'entraînement (18).9. Storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the actuating means (M) comprise a drive motor (18).
10. Dispositif de rangement selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens de communication sans fil (39) permettant de télécommander le moteur d'entraînement (18). 10. Storage device according to claim 9, characterized in that it comprises wireless communication means (39) for remotely controlling the drive motor (18).
1 1. Dispositif de rangement selon la revendication 9 ou 10, caractérisé en ce que le moteur d'entraînement (18) est un moteur électrique à accumulateur, et en ce que des moyens (38) sont prévus pour recharger automatiquement l'accumulateur du moteur (18) lorsque l'élément de rangement (4) est rentré dans le corps (1).1 1. Storage device according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the drive motor (18) is an electric motor with accumulator, and in that means (38) are provided for automatically recharging the accumulator of the motor (18) when the storage element (4) has returned to the body (1).
12. Dispositif de rangement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 1 1 , caractérisé en ce que les liens (9) comprennent des première et seconde paires de câbles associées respectivement à des première et seconde faces latérales (10, 11) de l'élément de rangement (4).12. Storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 1 1, characterized in that the links (9) comprise first and second pairs of cables respectively associated with first and second side faces (10, 11) of the 'storage element (4).
13. Dispositif de rangement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de retenue (3) forment une structure comprenant des tiges latérales (6) reliées par une face avant (8) et coopérant avec des glissières (7) du corps (1), et en ce qu'en position de rangement dans le corps (1), l'élément de rangement (4) est situé dans ladite structure (3).13. Storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the retaining means (3) form a structure comprising lateral rods (6) connected by a front face (8) and cooperating with slides (7) of the body (1), and in that in the storage position in the body (1), the storage element (4) is located in said structure (3).
14. Dispositif de rangement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13, caractérisé en ce que le ou l'un au moins des éléments de rangement (4) comprend sur sa face externe arrière au moins une roulette (41 ) d'axe horizontal parallèle à la face avant (5) du corps (1 ).14. Storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the or at least one of the storage elements (4) comprises on its rear external face at least one wheel (41) of axis horizontal parallel to the front face (5) of the body (1).
15. Dispositif de rangement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre au moins un élément de rangement supplémentaire (49), monté par l'intermédiaire d'une structure élévatrice (50) sur un support (51) monté mobile horizontalement dans le corps (1), la structure élévatrice (50) comprenant : - au moins un pied comprenant des premier et second segments (52, 53) articulés l'un à l'autre en leur centre et situés dans des plans verticaux parallèles, et - des moyens d'actionnement (62, 66-68) pour déplier et replier le pied (52-53), ces moyens d'actionnement comprenant un organe (62) mobile en translation dans une direction horizontale parallèle, auxdits plans verticaux et apte, lors de son déplacement en translation, à soulever une extrémité du premier segment (52) lorsque le pied (52- 53) est dans sa position repliée, pour amorcer le dépliage du pied (52-53), puis à pousser une extrémité correspondante du second segment (53) pour continuer et terminer le dépliage du pied (52-53).15. Storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that it further comprises at least one additional storage element (49), mounted by means of a lifting structure (50) on a mobile mounted support (51) horizontally in the body (1), the lifting structure (50) comprising: - at least one foot comprising first and second segments (52, 53) articulated to each other in their center and located in parallel vertical planes , and - actuation means (62, 66-68) for unfolding and folding the foot (52-53), these actuation means comprising a member (62) movable in translation in a horizontal direction parallel to said vertical planes and able, during its displacement in translation, to lift one end of the first segment (52) when the foot (52-53) is in its folded position, to initiate the unfolding of the foot (52-53), then to push a corresponding end of the second segment (53) to continue and complete the unfolding of the foot (52-53).
16. Dispositif de rangement selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que l'organe mobile (62) est commandé par une vis sans fin (66) elle-même commandée par un moteur (67).16. Storage device according to claim 15, characterized in that the movable member (62) is controlled by an endless screw (66) itself controlled by a motor (67).
17. Dispositif de rangement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisé en ce que le ou l'un au moins des éléments de rangement est extensible en largeur.17. Storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the or at least one of the storage elements is extendable in width.
18. Véhicule portant sur son toit un dispositif de rangement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14. 18. Vehicle carrying on its roof a storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 14.
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