EP1725138B1 - Storage device - Google Patents

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EP1725138B1
EP1725138B1 EP04720655A EP04720655A EP1725138B1 EP 1725138 B1 EP1725138 B1 EP 1725138B1 EP 04720655 A EP04720655 A EP 04720655A EP 04720655 A EP04720655 A EP 04720655A EP 1725138 B1 EP1725138 B1 EP 1725138B1
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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  • the present invention relates to a storage device, including a piece of furniture, more particularly a storage device with drawers high or intended to be placed in height and in which the highest drawers can be lowered for easy access.
  • a storage unit intended to be placed in height and comprising a fixed main body in which is mounted a horizontally movable body and open on its lower face. Shelf-shaped vertical drawers are suspended within the movable body by respective cable and spring systems. These drawers can be pulled out of the moving body, downwards, after the movable body has been extracted from the fixed body. During their vertical movement, the drawers are guided by slides provided on the inner side faces of the movable body and provided with a stop.
  • a storage unit comprising a fixed main body in which is mounted a horizontally movable body. Inside the movable body is mounted a shelf movable vertically along slides provided on the inner side faces of the movable body. The vertical movement of the shelf is controlled either by means of 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 present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks and proposes for this purpose a storage device comprising a body and at least one storage element connected by means of connecting means to retaining means mounted horizontally movable in the body, storage element that can be extracted and retracted horizontally into the body with the retaining means and lowered and lifted vertically relative to the body 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 displacements of the storage element, and in that said actuating means comprise a wheel comprising a plurality of annular grooves separated in which roll up the links respectively.
  • 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.
  • a high 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 an open crate in the upper part, movable in vertical translation relative to the retaining structure 3.
  • each of these higher drawers 2 can be pulled horizontally out of the body 1, only a rear portion of the retaining structure 3 remaining connected to the body 1 to retain the drawer 2, then the storage element 4 can be descended vertically with respect to the movable structure 3, along the front face 5 of the body 1, from a position 4a in which it is inside the retaining structure 3 (see the dashed lines on FIG. figure 1 ) to a more accessible position completely outside the restraint structure 3.
  • Each retaining structure 3 comprises horizontal rods 6 sliding in corresponding slideways 7 provided on the inner lateral faces of the body 1 and a front plate 8 connecting the rods 6.
  • the front plate 8 could be omitted. that is, the retaining structure 3 could consist only of the rods 6.
  • the rods 6 are preferably telescopic rods, for example of the type used in double extension drawers.
  • Each storage element 4 is connected 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 respectively associated 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 lateral 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 at 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 actuating mechanism M comprises in particular a horizontal wheel 15 for winding links 9, mobile in rotation about its axis, and a toothed wheel 16 integral with the winding wheel 15 and driven by an endless screw 17 controlled by a motor 18.
  • the winding wheel 15 comprises a hub 19 having a hollow upper portion of large diameter 20 and a lower portion of small diameter 21 around which is fixed the toothed wheel 16 by means of a fixing ring 22 tightening the wheel toothed 16 against an annular shoulder 23 of the lower portion 21 of the hub 19 and held in position by a set screw 24.
  • Flutes 25 (only one of which is visible on the figure 2 ) provided on the surface of the lower portion 21 of the hub 19 receive corresponding projections 26 provided on the inner surface of the toothed wheel 16 to rotate the hub 19 and the toothed wheel 16.
  • the winding wheel 15 further comprises, at the periphery and between a lower annular shoulder 32 and an upper flange 33 of the part 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 'respectively reserved for the links 9 which can be s' winding around the hub 19, more precisely around the periphery of the rings 35, without becoming entangled.
  • Holes 36 each successively passing 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 end.
  • 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, at the figure 2 ).
  • the toothed wheel 16 secured to the winding wheel 15 and the worm 17 through 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 raises the storage element 4, or in a direction of unwinding of the wheel 15, which lowers the storage element 4.
  • the gear assembly 16 - worm 17 is blocked despite the weight of the element of 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 off position until the engine 18 is not reactivated.
  • the motor 18 can control the rotation of the worm 17 either directly or as shown in FIG. figure 3 by means of a gear reduction system 37 composed for example of bevel gears.
  • the motor 18 is preferably an electric accumulator motor, the accumulator of which is automatically recharged when the storage element 4, with its movable retaining structure 3, is retracted into 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 is retracted into the body 1, cooperates with another contact (not shown) disposed in the body 1 and connected to a power supply.
  • the motor 18 comprises or is connected to wireless communication means 39, such as radio or infrared, to allow the user to remotely control.
  • wireless communication means 39 such as radio or infrared
  • the motor 18 controlling the worm 17 could be replaced by a simple crank actuated by the user.
  • their rear face may be equipped with rollers 41 of horizontal axis parallel to said front face 5 of the furniture.
  • the figure 5 shows a high storage cabinet according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the actuating mechanism of the links 9 ' is secured not to the storage element 4' but the movable retaining structure 3 '.
  • the movable retaining structure 3 ' consists of a front plate 42 and an upper plate 43 on which is fixed the actuating mechanism, 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 arranged 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.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 show embodiments of the invention in which the storage device is placed in height.
  • the storage device is placed above a sink.
  • To the figure 7 it is attached to the roof of a car and can be used, for example, to store skis or suitcases.
  • the storage device according to the invention may further comprise, in the lower part, drawers each composed of a storage element 49 mounted on a lifting structure 50. After the drawer 49-50 has been extracted from the body 1, the storage element 49 can thus be lifted to facilitate access.
  • the lifting structure 50 is shown in more detail in Figures 8 to 12 . It comprises a horizontal support plate 51 and two feet each consisting of a pair of segments 52, 53 articulated to one another at their center, the four segments 52, 53 extending in vertical planes parallel to each other . When the lifting structure 50 is in the low position, folded ( Figures 8, 9 ), the feet 52-53 lie flat on the plate 51.
  • a first segment 52 of each foot has a first end, rounded, connected by a transverse pivot axis 53 to an element, such as a stirrup (not shown ), secured to the plate 51.
  • the second end of the first segment 52 is connected by a transverse articulation axis 54 to a wheel 55 capable of rolling and / or sliding in a slide 56 fixed under the bottom of the storage element 49.
  • the second segment 53 of each foot comprises, on the same side as the first end of the first segment 52, an end connected by a transverse hinge axis 57 to a wheel 58 capable of rolling and / or sliding in a slideway 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 60 to a stirrup 61 resting, without being fixed, 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 vertical planes defined by the segments 52, 53.
  • the movable member 62 comprises a rod 63 perpendicular to said vertical planes and extending substantially 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 a worm 66 itself driven by a motor 67 by the 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 pads 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 raise this second end, as shown in figure 10 . As the first and second segments 52, 53 of each leg are hinged to each other at their center, the lifting of the second end of the first segments 52 causes the first end of the second segments 53 to be raised, which initiates unfolding the feet. Then the studs 65 come into contact with the stirrups 61 articulated at the second end of the second segments 53 and begin to push them to continue and finish the unfolding of the feet and thus the lifting of the storage element ( figures 11 , 12 ).
  • the shape and dimensions of the storage elements are precisely adapted to the shape and dimensions of the body of the device.
  • the Figures 13A and 13B show a variant of the storage elements, in which the latter are extensible in width and can therefore adapt 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).

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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.The present invention relates to a storage device, including a piece of furniture, more particularly a storage device with drawers high or intended to be placed in height and in which the highest drawers can be lowered for easy access.

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.We know from the document JP 10033281 a storage unit intended to be placed in height and comprising a fixed main body in which is mounted a horizontally movable body and open on its lower face. Shelf-shaped vertical drawers are suspended within the movable body by respective cable and spring systems. These drawers can be pulled out of the moving body, downwards, after the movable body has been extracted from the fixed body. During their vertical movement, the drawers are guided by slides provided on the inner side faces of the movable body and provided with a stop.

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 télescopiques 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.It is also known from the document DE 199 23 494 a storage unit comprising a fixed main body in which is mounted a horizontally movable body. Inside the movable body is mounted a shelf movable vertically along slides provided on the inner side faces of the movable body. The vertical movement of the shelf is controlled either by means of 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.

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.The furniture described above both have the disadvantage that the vertical stroke of the mobile storage elements (drawers, shelves) is limited, they can not indeed be extracted completely from the mobile body since they must be guided by slides.

En outre ces meubles nécessitent des éléments relativement compliqués, tels que ressorts, glissières, tiges télescopiques, etc., pour lier les éléments de rangement mobiles au corps mobile.In addition these furniture require relatively complicated elements, such as springs, slides, telescopic rods, etc., to link the movable storage elements to the movable body.

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, et en ce que lesdits moyens d'actionnement comprennent une roue comprenant plusieurs gorges annulaires séparées dans lesquelles s'enroulent respectivement les liens.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 connected by means of connecting means to retaining means mounted horizontally movable in the body, storage element that can be extracted and retracted horizontally into the body with the retaining means and lowered and lifted vertically relative to the body 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 displacements of the storage element, and in that said actuating means comprise a wheel comprising a plurality of annular grooves separated in which roll up the links respectively.

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.Thanks to the use of several links holding the storage element at different points, it is possible to give sufficient stability to the storage element during its vertical movements without the need to resort to sliding systems. causing the storage element to remain permanently at least partly 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.

Des formes d'exécution particulières de l'invention sont définies dans les revendications annexées 2 à 15.Particular embodiments of the invention are defined in the appended claims 2 to 15.

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.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will appear on reading the following detailed description of several embodiments of the invention with reference to the appended diagrammatic drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of a storage unit according to a first embodiment of the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a sectional view of a link actuating mechanism for vertically lowering and raising a storage element of the furniture illustrated in FIG. figure 1 ;
  • the figure 3 is a bottom view of the actuating mechanism, showing a winding wheel of this mechanism in fully unrolled position;
  • the figure 4 is a perspective view of the winding wheel of the actuating mechanism, winding links;
  • the figure 5 is a perspective view of a storage unit according to a second embodiment of the invention;
  • the figure 6 shows a storage device according to the invention placed in height, above a sink;
  • the figure 7 shows a storage device according to the invention placed on the roof of a car;
  • the figure 8 is a top view of an elevating structure for raising and lowering a storage element of the furniture according to the first or second embodiment of the invention;
  • the Figures 9 to 12 are side views showing part of the lifting structure in different positions when lifting a storage element;
  • the Figures 13A and 13B show a width-expandable storage element, respectively in a retracted state and an expanded state.

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.With reference to the figure 1 , a high 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 an open crate in the upper part, movable in vertical translation relative to the retaining structure 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.Thus, each of these higher drawers 2 can be pulled horizontally out of the body 1, only a rear portion of the retaining structure 3 remaining connected to the body 1 to retain the drawer 2, then the storage element 4 can be descended vertically with respect to the movable structure 3, along the front face 5 of the body 1, from a position 4a in which it is inside the retaining structure 3 (see the dashed lines on FIG. figure 1 ) to a more accessible position completely outside the restraint structure 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.Once the user has finished with the storage element 4, the latter can be reassembled in the retaining structure 3, then the entire retaining structure 3 - storage element 4 constituting the drawer 2 can be returned to the body 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 télescopiques, par exemple du type de celles utilisées dans les meubles à tiroirs à double extension.Each retaining structure 3 comprises horizontal rods 6 sliding in corresponding slideways 7 provided on the inner 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, the retaining structure 3 could consist only of the rods 6. The rods 6 are preferably telescopic rods, for example of the type used in double extension drawers.

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.Each storage element 4 is connected 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 respectively associated 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 lateral 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 at 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 use the walls 10, 11 of the storage element 4 at the holes 12, 14, to 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.

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.Inside the double bottom 13a-13b is a mechanism M actuating links 9, controlling the vertical displacements of the storage element 4. This actuating mechanism M, common to the links 9, is illustrated in FIGS. figures 2 and 3 . It comprises in particular a horizontal wheel 15 for winding links 9, mobile in rotation about its axis, and a toothed wheel 16 integral with the winding wheel 15 and driven by an endless screw 17 controlled by a motor 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.The winding wheel 15 comprises a hub 19 having a hollow upper portion of large diameter 20 and a lower portion of small diameter 21 around which is fixed the toothed wheel 16 by means of a fixing ring 22 tightening the wheel toothed 16 against an annular shoulder 23 of the lower portion 21 of the hub 19 and held in position by a set screw 24. Flutes 25 (only one of which is visible on the figure 2 ) provided on the surface of the lower portion 21 of the hub 19 receive corresponding projections 26 provided on the inner surface of the toothed wheel 16 to rotate the hub 19 and the toothed wheel 16.

Le moyeu 19 est guidé au niveau de sa face supérieure autour d'un écrou 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.The hub 19 is guided at its upper face around a nut 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 means of another ball bearing 30. A clamping screw 31 through the wheel 15 axially and whose head bears against the base 29 and the The threaded end is screwed into the nut 27 to hold the wheel 15 firmly in axial position between the two plates 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).The winding wheel 15 further comprises, at the periphery and between a lower annular shoulder 32 and an upper flange 33 of the part 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 'respectively reserved for the links 9 which can be s' winding around the hub 19, more precisely around the periphery of the rings 35, without becoming entangled. Holes 36 each successively passing 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 end. 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, at the 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.The toothed wheel 16 secured to the winding wheel 15 and the worm 17 through which it is driven together constitute a self-locking system. Depending on 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 raises the storage element 4, or in a direction of unwinding of the wheel 15, which lowers the storage element 4. As soon as the motor 18 is stopped, the gear assembly 16 - worm 17 is blocked despite the weight of the element of 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 off position until the engine 18 is not reactivated.

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.The motor 18 can control the rotation of the worm 17 either directly or as shown in FIG. figure 3 by means of a gear reduction system 37 composed for example of bevel gears.

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.The motor 18 is preferably an electric accumulator motor, the accumulator of which is automatically recharged when the storage element 4, with its movable retaining structure 3, is retracted into 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 is retracted into the body 1, cooperates with another contact (not shown) disposed in the body 1 and connected to a power supply.

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.Also preferably, the motor 18 comprises or is connected to wireless communication means 39, such as radio or infrared, to allow the user to remotely control.

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.In an alternative embodiment, however, the motor 18 controlling the worm 17 could be replaced by a simple crank actuated by the user.

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.The drawing of the drawers 2 out of the body 1 takes place 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 restraint 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.In order to prevent the storage elements 4 from scratching the front face 5 of the furniture during their vertical movements, their rear face may be equipped with rollers 41 of horizontal axis parallel to said front face 5 of the furniture.

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.The figure 5 shows a high storage cabinet according to a second embodiment of the invention. In this second embodiment, the actuating mechanism of the links 9 'is secured not to the storage element 4' but the movable retaining structure 3 '. More particularly, the movable retaining structure 3 'consists of a front plate 42 and an upper plate 43 on which is fixed the actuating mechanism, 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 arranged 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.

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.The Figures 6 and 7 show embodiments of the invention in which the storage device is placed in height. To the figure 6 , the storage device is placed above a sink. To the figure 7 it is attached to the roof of a car and can be used, for example, to store skis or suitcases.

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.Referring back to the figure 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 a lifting structure 50. After the drawer 49-50 has been extracted from the body 1, the storage element 49 can thus be lifted to facilitate access.

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.The lifting structure 50 is shown in more detail in Figures 8 to 12 . It comprises a horizontal support plate 51 and two feet each consisting of a pair of segments 52, 53 articulated to one another at their center, the four segments 52, 53 extending in vertical planes parallel to each other . When the lifting structure 50 is in the low position, folded ( Figures 8, 9 ), the feet 52-53 lie flat on the plate 51. A first segment 52 of each foot has a first end, rounded, connected by a transverse pivot axis 53 to an element, such as a stirrup (not shown ), secured to the plate 51. The second end of the first segment 52, also rounded, is connected by a transverse articulation axis 54 to a wheel 55 capable of rolling and / or sliding in a slide 56 fixed under the bottom of the storage element 49. The second segment 53 of each foot comprises, on the same side as the first end of the first segment 52, an end connected by a transverse hinge axis 57 to a wheel 58 capable of rolling and / or sliding in a slideway 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 60 to a stirrup 61 resting, without being fixed, on the plate 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).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 vertical planes defined by the segments 52, 53. The movable member 62 comprises a rod 63 perpendicular to said vertical planes and extending substantially 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 a worm 66 itself driven by a motor 67 by the 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 pads 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 raise this second end, as shown in figure 10 . As the first and second segments 52, 53 of each leg are hinged to each other at their center, the lifting of the second end of the first segments 52 causes the first end of the second segments 53 to be raised, which initiates unfolding the feet. Then the studs 65 come into contact with the stirrups 61 articulated at the second end of the second segments 53 and begin to push them to continue and finish the unfolding of the feet and thus the lifting of the storage element ( 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.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. The Figures 13A and 13B show a variant of the storage elements, in which the latter are extensible in width and can therefore adapt to bodies of different widths.

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  1. Storage device comprising a body (1) and at least one storage element (4) connected by connection means (9) to retaining means (3) which are mounted so as to move horizontally in the body (1), the storage element (4) being capable of being extracted and retracted horizontally in the body (1) with the retaining means (3) and lowered and raised vertically with respect to these retaining means after having been extracted from the body (1), characterised in that the connection means comprise:
    - ties (9) attached to the retaining means (3) and retaining the storage element (4) at different points, and
    - means (M) for actuating these ties (9), controlling the vertical displacements of the storage element (4),
    and in that the said actuating means (M) have a wheel (15) comprising a plurality of separate annular grooves (34') in which the ties (9) respectively wind.
  2. Storage device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the actuating means (M) are fixedly attached to the storage element (4).
  3. Storage device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the actuating means (M) are fixedly attached to the retaining means (3').
  4. Storage device as claimed in any one of claims I to 3, characterised in that the winding wheel (15) is disposed horizontally.
  5. Storage device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the actuating mechanism (M) also has a toothed wheel (16) fixedly attached to the winding wheel (15) and an endless screw (17) cooperating with the toothed wheel (16) so that actuation of the endless screw (17) in one direction causes rotation of the toothed wheel (16) and of the winding wheel (15) in a first direction, driving the storage element (4) downwards, and that actuation of the endless screw (17) in another direction causes rotation of the toothed wheel (16) and the winding wheel (15) in a second direction, driving the storage element (4) upwards.
  6. Storage device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the actuating means (M) have a drive motor (18).
  7. Storage device as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that it has wireless communication means (39) permitting remote control of the drive motor (18).
  8. Storage device as claimed in claim 6 or 7, characterised in that the drive motor (18) is a battery-driven electric motor, and in that means (38) are provided to recharge the battery of the motor (18) automatically when the storage element (4) is retracted in the body (1).
  9. Storage device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the ties (9) have first and second pairs of cables respectively associated with first and second lateral faces (10, 11) of the storage element (4).
  10. Storage device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the retaining means (3) form a structure comprising lateral rods (6) connected by a front face (8) and cooperating with slides (7) on the body (1), and in that in the storage position within the body (1), the storage element (4) is located in the said structure (3).
  11. Storage device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the, or at least one of the, storage elements (4) has on its rear outer face at least one roller (41) with a horizontal axis parallel to the front face (5) of the body (1).
  12. Storage device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11, characterised in that it also comprises at least one additional storage element (49) mounted by means of a lifting structure (50) on a support (51) mounted so as to move horizontally in the body (1), the lifting structure (50) having:
    - at least one leg comprising first and second segments (52, 53) articulated to each other at their centre and located in parallel vertical planes, and
    - actuating means (62, 66-68) for unfolding and folding the leg (52-53), these actuating means having a member (62) able to move in translation in a horizontal direction parallel to the said vertical planes and able, during its translational displacement, to raise one end of the first segment (52) when the leg (52-53) is in its folded position, in order to initiate the unfolding of the leg (52-53), then to push a corresponding end of the second segment (53) in order to continue and terminate the unfolding of the leg (52-53).
  13. Storage device as claimed in claim 12, characterised in that the movable member (62) is controlled by an endless screw (66) which is itself controlled by a motor (67).
  14. Storage device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13, characterised in that the, or at least one of the, storage elements can be expanded in width.
  15. Vehicle having on its roof a storage device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11.
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