EP2030529B1 - Hospital bed with retractable side barrier - Google Patents

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EP2030529B1
EP2030529B1 EP08159727A EP08159727A EP2030529B1 EP 2030529 B1 EP2030529 B1 EP 2030529B1 EP 08159727 A EP08159727 A EP 08159727A EP 08159727 A EP08159727 A EP 08159727A EP 2030529 B1 EP2030529 B1 EP 2030529B1
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Pascal Guguin
Thierry Jaffre
Philippe Kalkenger
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
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    • A61G7/0508—Side-rails characterised by a particular connection mechanism
    • A61G7/0509—Side-rails characterised by a particular connection mechanism sliding or pivoting downwards
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
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    • A61G7/0516—Side-rails with height adjustability

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  • the invention relates to a retractable lateral barrier bed, including a patient bed; it relates more particularly to an improvement to increase the protection height offered by said barrier, all things being equal.
  • a patient bed equipped with a side barrier mounted along the frame or frame of this bed.
  • a side barrier mounted along the frame or frame of this bed.
  • deformable parallelogram comprising two pivoting arms attached to the fixed frame of the bed or to an equivalent structure.
  • the lower edge of the barrier must not be located too high.
  • the lower edge of the barrier must be at a sufficient distance from the ground. All of these requirements are subject to a standard. The taking into account of all these constraints would lead to increase the height of the sleeping surface to be able to associate the bed with a higher barrier. This is undesirable because said sleeping plan must be relatively low to reduce the risk of falling of the patient, and facilitate the transfer of the patient out of bed and vice versa.
  • deployment bar aims to make reliable the kinematics of the system avoiding blockages.
  • this bar is installed in a box fixed under the frame of the bed and relatively bulky.
  • the document EP 1 053 735 describes a barrier articulated in its own plane and comprising two portions respectively lower and upper, approximately L-shaped.
  • the kinematics of the deployment system is such that the two parts are farther apart from each other when the barrier is in high position only when in the low position.
  • the space between the two parts can be a cause of accident.
  • the barrier in the low position occupies a relatively large position longitudinally.
  • the invention aims to reconcile all the requirements mentioned above while avoiding the disadvantages of the previous device that has just been analyzed.
  • the invention relates to a retractable side barrier bed of the type comprising a main barrier element associated with a deformable parallelogram mechanism hinged to a frame of the bed or similar structure, said mechanism comprising two parallel arms each having a joint to said frame and an articulation to said main barrier element, a deployment bar being further articulated between said arms, characterized in that said mechanism is completed by a lower extension connected to said deployment bar by a sliding connection and in that said Extender is slidable along vertical guide means carried by said main barrier member.
  • said extension can be carried by two axes respectively integral with the deployment bar, each axis being engaged in a light of the extension.
  • the arrangement can obviously be reversed.
  • Locking means which are not part of the invention and will not be described in detail are provided to define the stable positions, high, low and possibly intermediate of the main barrier element and consequently those of the extension which according to one possible embodiment, is deployed downwards when the main barrier element is in the up position and, on the contrary, retracted inside the main barrier element when the latter is in the low position .
  • FIG. 1 there is shown schematically and partially a bed 11 comprising a frame 12 or similar fixed frame, surmounted by a sleeping surface on which is placed a mattress 14.
  • a retractable side barrier 16 is arranged on the side of this bed ; it can move globally by rotation-translation between a high position ( figure 5 ) and a low position ( figure 7 ).
  • the figure 6 represents an intermediate position.
  • the barrier 16 comprises a main barrier element 18 associated with a deformable parallelogram mechanism 19 hinged to the frame 12 of the bed.
  • the mechanism comprises two pivoting parallel arms 20a 20b each comprising a hinge 21a, 21b to said frame and a hinge 22a, 22b to the main barrier element.
  • a deployment bar 26 is articulated between said arms, 20a, 20b, in the example by means of two hinge pins 50a, 50b.
  • the mechanism comprises a longitudinal support 28 fixed to the lower part of the main barrier element 18 and forming an integral part thereof.
  • This longitudinal support delimits with the main barrier element 18 a cavity 30 having a longitudinal opening 32, extending along its lower edge.
  • the mechanism is completed by a lower extension 34 carried by two spaced apart axes 36a, 36b integral with said deployment bar 26.
  • Said extension 34 extends over substantially the entire length of the main barrier element. It is attached to the deployment bar 26 by a sliding link.
  • the axes 36a, 36b are engaged in corresponding slots 38a, 38b of the extension 34.
  • the latter is slidable along vertical guide means, carried by said element main barrier. More specifically, these guide means here consist of internal walls of the cavity 30, which houses the upper part of the extension.
  • the ends 40a, 40b of said extension, longitudinally spaced are in sliding contact with two corresponding end walls 41a, 41b of the cavity 30.
  • the latter also houses the deployment bar 26 to which the extension 34 is attached to.
  • the deployment bar 26 is horizontal and the sliding connection (36a, 38a - 36b, 38b) but this is not mandatory, the arrangement may be somewhat oblique.
  • the two parallel arms 20a, 20b are external to the cavity delimited by the support 28. They extend between the edge of the bed and the main barrier element 18 itself.
  • the extension 34 extends partially beyond the lower longitudinal opening 32 of the cavity, a distance that depends on the position of the barrier member 18 relative to the coating plane. When the barrier is raised to its maximum, the extension 34 comes out of the cavity so that the useful height of the barrier is maximum. On the contrary, when the barrier is in its lowest position, the extension 34 is retracted within the cavity so that a sufficient distance is maintained between the lower edge of the barrier and the ground.
  • each arm 20a, 20b carries a hinge axis 50a, 50b connected to said deployment bar.
  • This axis passes through a curved light 52a, 52b made through the wall of the support 28. The shape and dimensions of such a light are determined so that the hinge axis 50a, 50b which passes through it does not meet the wall of the support. The bottom stop of the barrier can nevertheless be done on these lights.
  • each arm 20a (or 20b) and the barrier element 18 comprises an articulation axis 22a (or 22b) which engages in said cavity 30.
  • This axis carries an inner support 56, fully housed inside the cavity.
  • the arm 20a (or 20b), the axis 22a (or 22b) and the inner support 56 are integral, the assembly being articulated relative to the frame of the bed.
  • the inner support 56 carries a hinge axis 50a (or 50b) connected to said deployment bar 26.
  • said deployment bar 26 is articulated between the two axes 50a, 50b carried by the two inner supports 56.
  • the wall of the support 28 no longer has curved light as in the embodiment described above, which is favorable from the point of view of hygiene.
  • the upper ends of the two arms could be engaged in the cavity.
  • the embodiment of the Figures 8 and 9 comprises, by analogy with the previous one, a main barrier element 118, comprising a ramp 118a, forming part of a deformable parallelogram mechanism 119 hinged to the frame 112 of the bed.
  • This mechanism comprises two pivoting parallel arms 120a, 120b each comprising a hinge 121a, 121b to the frame 112 and a hinge 122a, 122b to the main barrier element.
  • a deployment bar 126 is articulated between the arms 120a, 120b by means of two hinge pins 150a, 150b.
  • the extender 134 is here a hollow structure which houses in particular the deployment bar 126 and two vertical uprights 155a, 155b of the main barrier element 118.
  • the joints 122a, 122b are respectively at the lower ends of these uprights 155a, 155b. These slide in guides 157a, 157b of the extension 134.
  • the axes 150a, 150b are also engaged in lights 159a, 159b of the extension 134 to form a sliding connection, as in the previous example, between said extension 134 and the deployment bar 126.
  • the kinematics of this variant is similar to that of the preceding embodiment, the ramp 118a of the main barrier element 118 being further away from the upper edge of the extender 134 when the system is in the up position ( figure 8 ) when it is in a low position ( figure 9 ).

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L'invention se rapporte un lit à barrière latérale escamotable, notamment un lit de malade ; elle concerne plus particulièrement un perfectionnement permettant d'augmenter la hauteur de protection offerte par ladite barrière, toutes choses égales par ailleurs.The invention relates to a retractable lateral barrier bed, including a patient bed; it relates more particularly to an improvement to increase the protection height offered by said barrier, all things being equal.

On connaît un lit de malade équipé d'une barrière latérale montée le long du cadre ou châssis de ce lit. Pour permettre l'accès au lit et faciliter les soins, il est connu de combiner une telle barrière à un système mécanique à parallélogramme déformable comprenant deux bras pivotants rattachés au cadre fixe du lit ou à une structure équivalente. Dans ces conditions, il est possible d'abaisser ou remonter la barrière, sensiblement parallèlement à elle-même, le mouvement s'accompagnant d'une translation-rotation parallèlement à la dimension longitudinale du lit. Dans un tel mécanisme, il est souhaitable d'augmenter la distance entre la barre supérieure de la barrière en position relevée et le plan de couchage. Cependant, dans cette même position, le bord inférieur de la barrière ne doit pas être situé trop haut.There is a patient bed equipped with a side barrier mounted along the frame or frame of this bed. To allow access to the bed and facilitate care, it is known to combine such a barrier to a mechanical system with deformable parallelogram comprising two pivoting arms attached to the fixed frame of the bed or to an equivalent structure. Under these conditions, it is possible to lower or raise the barrier, substantially parallel to itself, the movement being accompanied by a translation-rotation parallel to the longitudinal dimension of the bed. In such a mechanism, it is desirable to increase the distance between the upper bar of the barrier in the raised position and the sleeping plane. However, in this same position, the lower edge of the barrier must not be located too high.

Par ailleurs, en position abaissée, le bord inférieur de la barrière doit être à une distance suffisante du sol. Tous ces impératifs font l'objet d'une norme. La prise en compte de toutes ces contraintes conduirait à augmenter la hauteur du plan de couchage pour pouvoir associer au lit une barrière plus haute. Ceci n'est pas souhaitable car ledit plan de couchage doit être relativement bas pour réduire les risques de chute du patient, et faciliter le transfert du patient hors du lit et inversement.In addition, in the lowered position, the lower edge of the barrier must be at a sufficient distance from the ground. All of these requirements are subject to a standard. The taking into account of all these constraints would lead to increase the height of the sleeping surface to be able to associate the bed with a higher barrier. This is undesirable because said sleeping plan must be relatively low to reduce the risk of falling of the patient, and facilitate the transfer of the patient out of bed and vice versa.

D'un point de vue mécanique, il est connu de "compléter" le système à parallélogramme déformable par une barre inférieure articulée aux deux bras par ses deux extrémités. Cette barre qui sera appelée ci-après "barre de déploiement", a pour but de fiabiliser la cinématique du système en évitant des blocages. Classiquement, cette barre est installée dans un caisson fixé sous le cadre du lit et relativement encombrant.From a mechanical point of view, it is known to "complete" the deformable parallelogram system by a lower bar articulated to both arms at both ends. This bar which will be called hereinafter "deployment bar", aims to make reliable the kinematics of the system avoiding blockages. Conventionally, this bar is installed in a box fixed under the frame of the bed and relatively bulky.

Par ailleurs, le document EP 1 053 735 décrit une barrière articulée dans son propre plan et comprenant deux parties respectivement inférieure et supérieure, approximativement en forme de L. La cinématique du système de déploiement est telle que les deux parties sont plus éloignées l'une de l'autre lorsque la barrière est en position haute que lorsqu'elle est en position basse. L'espace entre les deux parties peut être une cause d'accident. De plus, la barrière en position basse occupe une place relativement importante longitudinalement.In addition, the document EP 1 053 735 describes a barrier articulated in its own plane and comprising two portions respectively lower and upper, approximately L-shaped. The kinematics of the deployment system is such that the two parts are farther apart from each other when the barrier is in high position only when in the low position. The space between the two parts can be a cause of accident. In addition, the barrier in the low position occupies a relatively large position longitudinally.

L'invention vise à concilier tous les impératifs mentionnés plus haut tout en évitant les inconvénients du dispositif antérieur qui vient d'être analysé.The invention aims to reconcile all the requirements mentioned above while avoiding the disadvantages of the previous device that has just been analyzed.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne un lit à barrière latérale escamotable du type comportant un élément de barrière principal associé à un mécanisme à parallélogramme déformable articulé à un cadre du lit ou structure analogue, ledit mécanisme comprenant deux bras parallèles comportant chacun une articulation audit cadre et une articulation audit élément de barrière principal, une barre de déploiement étant en outre articulée entre lesdits bras, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme est complété par un prolongateur inférieur rattaché à ladite barre de déploiement par une liaison à coulissement et en ce que ledit prolongateur est assujetti à coulisser le long de moyens de guidage vertical, portés par ledit élément de barrière principal.To this end, the invention relates to a retractable side barrier bed of the type comprising a main barrier element associated with a deformable parallelogram mechanism hinged to a frame of the bed or similar structure, said mechanism comprising two parallel arms each having a joint to said frame and an articulation to said main barrier element, a deployment bar being further articulated between said arms, characterized in that said mechanism is completed by a lower extension connected to said deployment bar by a sliding connection and in that said Extender is slidable along vertical guide means carried by said main barrier member.

Par exemple, ledit prolongateur peut être porté par deux axes respectivement solidaires de la barre de déploiement, chaque axe étant engagé dans une lumière du prolongateur. L'agencement peut évidemment être inversé.For example, said extension can be carried by two axes respectively integral with the deployment bar, each axis being engaged in a light of the extension. The arrangement can obviously be reversed.

Des moyens de verrouillage qui ne font pas partie de l'invention et ne seront pas décrits en détail sont prévus pour définir les positions stables, haute, basse et éventuellement intermédiaire de l'élément de barrière principal et par voie de conséquence celles du prolongateur qui, selon un mode de réalisation possible, se trouve déployé vers le bas lorsque l'élément de barrière principal est en position haute et, au contraire, rétracté à l'intérieur de l'élément de barrière principal lorsque celui-ci est en position basse.Locking means which are not part of the invention and will not be described in detail are provided to define the stable positions, high, low and possibly intermediate of the main barrier element and consequently those of the extension which according to one possible embodiment, is deployed downwards when the main barrier element is in the up position and, on the contrary, retracted inside the main barrier element when the latter is in the low position .

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre d'un lit à barrière latérale conforme à son principe, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple et faite en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en perspective avec arrachement partiel d'un lit muni d'une barrière latérale escamotable, selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une coupe II-II de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 3 est une coupe brisée III-III de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue semblable à la figure 3, illustrant une variante ;
  • les figures 5 à 7 sont des vues schématiques du mode de réalisation de la figure 1, illustrant la cinématique du système ; et
  • les figures 8 et 9 illustrent schématiquement un autre mode de réalisation conforme à l'invention, le dispositif étant représenté respectivement en position haute et en position basse.
The invention will be better understood on reading the following description of a side-barrier bed in accordance with its principle, given solely by way of example and with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view partially broken away of a bed provided with a retractable side barrier, according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a II-II section of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 3 is a broken cut III-III of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 4 is a view similar to the figure 3 , illustrating a variant;
  • the Figures 5 to 7 are schematic views of the embodiment of the figure 1 , illustrating the kinematics of the system; and
  • the Figures 8 and 9 illustrate schematically another embodiment according to the invention, the device being shown respectively in the high position and in the low position.

Sur les dessins, on a représenté schématiquement et partiellement un lit 11 comprenant un cadre 12 ou châssis analogue, fixe, surmonté d'un plan de couchage sur lequel est posé un matelas 14. Une barrière latérale escamotable 16 est agencée sur le côté de ce lit ; elle peut se déplacer globalement par rotation-translation entre une position haute (figure 5) et une position basse (figure 7). La figure 6 représente une position intermédiaire. La barrière 16 comporte un élément de barrière principal 18 associé à un mécanisme à parallélogramme déformable 19 articulé au cadre 12 du lit. Le mécanisme comporte deux bras parallèles pivotants 20a 20b comprenant chacun une articulation 21a, 21b audit cadre et une articulation 22a, 22b à l'élément de barrière principal. De plus, de façon connue en soi, une barre de déploiement 26 est articulée entre lesdits bras, 20a, 20b, dans l'exemple au moyen de deux axes d'articulation 50a, 50b.In the drawings, there is shown schematically and partially a bed 11 comprising a frame 12 or similar fixed frame, surmounted by a sleeping surface on which is placed a mattress 14. A retractable side barrier 16 is arranged on the side of this bed ; it can move globally by rotation-translation between a high position ( figure 5 ) and a low position ( figure 7 ). The figure 6 represents an intermediate position. The barrier 16 comprises a main barrier element 18 associated with a deformable parallelogram mechanism 19 hinged to the frame 12 of the bed. The mechanism comprises two pivoting parallel arms 20a 20b each comprising a hinge 21a, 21b to said frame and a hinge 22a, 22b to the main barrier element. In addition, in a manner known per se, a deployment bar 26 is articulated between said arms, 20a, 20b, in the example by means of two hinge pins 50a, 50b.

Dans l'exemple décrit, en référence aux figures 1 à 3 et 5 à 7, le mécanisme comporte un support longitudinal 28 fixé à la partie inférieure de l'élément de barrière principal 18 et faisant partie intégrante de celui-ci. Ce support longitudinal délimite avec l'élément de barrière principal 18 une cavité 30 présentant une ouverture longitudinale 32, s'étendant le long de son bord inférieur.In the example described, with reference to Figures 1 to 3 and 5 at 7 , the mechanism comprises a longitudinal support 28 fixed to the lower part of the main barrier element 18 and forming an integral part thereof. This longitudinal support delimits with the main barrier element 18 a cavity 30 having a longitudinal opening 32, extending along its lower edge.

Selon une caractéristique importante, le mécanisme est complété par un prolongateur inférieur 34 porté par deux axes 36a, 36b espacés solidaires de ladite barre de déploiement 26. Ledit prolongateur 34 s'étend sur pratiquement toute la longueur de l'élément de barrière principal. Il est rattaché à la barre de déploiement 26, par une liaison à coulissement. Ainsi, les axes 36a, 36b sont engagés dans des lumières 38a, 38b correspondantes du prolongateur 34. Ce dernier est assujetti à coulisser le long de moyens de guidage vertical, portés par ledit élément de barrière principal. Plus précisément, ces moyens de guidage sont ici constitués par des parois intérieures de la cavité 30, laquelle abrite la partie supérieure du prolongateur. Dans l'exemple, les extrémités 40a, 40b dudit prolongateur, espacées longitudinalement, sont en contact coulissant avec deux parois d'extrémité 41a, 41b correspondantes de la cavité 30. Cette dernière abrite aussi la barre de déploiement 26 à laquelle le prolongateur 34 est rattaché. Dans l'exemple décrit, la barre de déploiement 26 est horizontale ainsi que la liaison à coulissement (36a, 38a - 36b, 38b) mais ce n'est pas obligatoire, l'agencement pouvant être quelque peu oblique.According to an important characteristic, the mechanism is completed by a lower extension 34 carried by two spaced apart axes 36a, 36b integral with said deployment bar 26. Said extension 34 extends over substantially the entire length of the main barrier element. It is attached to the deployment bar 26 by a sliding link. Thus, the axes 36a, 36b are engaged in corresponding slots 38a, 38b of the extension 34. The latter is slidable along vertical guide means, carried by said element main barrier. More specifically, these guide means here consist of internal walls of the cavity 30, which houses the upper part of the extension. In the example, the ends 40a, 40b of said extension, longitudinally spaced, are in sliding contact with two corresponding end walls 41a, 41b of the cavity 30. The latter also houses the deployment bar 26 to which the extension 34 is attached to. In the example described, the deployment bar 26 is horizontal and the sliding connection (36a, 38a - 36b, 38b) but this is not mandatory, the arrangement may be somewhat oblique.

Dans l'exemple, les deux bras parallèles 20a, 20b sont extérieurs à la cavité délimitée par le support 28. Ils s'étendent entre le bord du lit et l'élément de barrière principal 18 proprement dit.In the example, the two parallel arms 20a, 20b are external to the cavity delimited by the support 28. They extend between the edge of the bed and the main barrier element 18 itself.

Le prolongateur 34 s'étend partiellement au-delà de l'ouverture longitudinale inférieure 32 de la cavité, d'une distance qui dépend de la position de l'élément de barrière 18 par rapport au plan de couchage. Lorsque la barrière est relevée à son maximum, le prolongateur 34 ressort de la cavité en sorte que la hauteur utile de la barrière est maximum. Au contraire, lorsque la barrière est dans sa position la plus basse, le prolongateur 34 est rétracté à l'intérieur de la cavité en sorte qu'une distance suffisante est maintenue entre le bord inférieur de la barrière et le sol.The extension 34 extends partially beyond the lower longitudinal opening 32 of the cavity, a distance that depends on the position of the barrier member 18 relative to the coating plane. When the barrier is raised to its maximum, the extension 34 comes out of the cavity so that the useful height of the barrier is maximum. On the contrary, when the barrier is in its lowest position, the extension 34 is retracted within the cavity so that a sufficient distance is maintained between the lower edge of the barrier and the ground.

Comme on le voit sur les figures 1 à 3, la barre de déploiement 26 est engagée dans une fente médiane 45 allongée dudit prolongateur. Chacun des deux axes 36a, 36b portés par la barre de déploiement s'étend de part et d'autre de celle-ci et la lumière 38a, 38b correspondante définie dans la paroi du prolongateur, est double et s'étend de part et d'autre de ladite fente médiane 45. Dans l'exemple représenté sur les figures 1 à 3, chaque bras 20a, 20b porte un axe d'articulation 50a, 50b relié à ladite barre de déploiement. Cet axe traverse une lumière courbe 52a, 52b pratiquée au travers de la paroi du support 28. La forme et les dimensions d'une telle lumière sont déterminées pour que l'axe d'articulation 50a, 50b qui la traverse ne rencontre pas la paroi du support. La butée basse de la barrière peut néanmoins se faire sur ces lumières.As we see on the Figures 1 to 3 , the deployment bar 26 is engaged in an elongated middle slot 45 of said extension. Each of the two axes 36a, 36b carried by the deployment bar extends on either side thereof and the corresponding light 38a, 38b defined in the wall of the extension, is double and extends from both sides. other of said middle slot 45. In the example shown on the Figures 1 to 3 each arm 20a, 20b carries a hinge axis 50a, 50b connected to said deployment bar. This axis passes through a curved light 52a, 52b made through the wall of the support 28. The shape and dimensions of such a light are determined so that the hinge axis 50a, 50b which passes through it does not meet the wall of the support. The bottom stop of the barrier can nevertheless be done on these lights.

En variante, on peut adopter le montage de la figure 4. Dans ce cas, l'articulation entre chaque bras 20a (ou 20b) et l'élément de barrière 18 comprend un axe d'articulation 22a (ou 22b) qui s'engage dans ladite cavité 30. Cet axe porte un support intérieur 56, entièrement logé à l'intérieur de la cavité. Bien entendu, le bras 20a (ou 20b), l'axe 22a (ou 22b) et le support intérieur 56 sont solidaires, l'ensemble étant articulé par rapport au cadre du lit. Le support intérieur 56 porte un axe d'articulation 50a (ou 50b) lié à ladite barre de déploiement 26. Ainsi, ladite barre de déploiement 26 est montée articulée entre les deux axes 50a, 50b portés par les deux supports intérieurs 56. De cette façon, la paroi du support 28 ne comporte plus de lumière courbe comme dans le mode de réalisation précédemment décrit, ce qui est favorable du point de vue de l'hygiène.Alternatively, one can adopt the assembly of the figure 4 . In this case, the articulation between each arm 20a (or 20b) and the barrier element 18 comprises an articulation axis 22a (or 22b) which engages in said cavity 30. This axis carries an inner support 56, fully housed inside the cavity. Of course, the arm 20a (or 20b), the axis 22a (or 22b) and the inner support 56 are integral, the assembly being articulated relative to the frame of the bed. The inner support 56 carries a hinge axis 50a (or 50b) connected to said deployment bar 26. Thus, said deployment bar 26 is articulated between the two axes 50a, 50b carried by the two inner supports 56. Of this way, the wall of the support 28 no longer has curved light as in the embodiment described above, which is favorable from the point of view of hygiene.

Selon encore une autre variante, les extrémités supérieures des deux bras pourraient être engagées dans la cavité.According to yet another variant, the upper ends of the two arms could be engaged in the cavity.

Le mode de réalisation des figures 8 et 9 comprend, par analogie au précédent, un élément de barrière principal 118, comprenant une rampe 118a, faisant partie d'un mécanisme à parallélogramme déformable 119 articulé au cadre 112 du lit. Ce mécanisme comporte deux bras parallèles pivotants 120a, 120b comprenant chacun une articulation 121a, 121b au cadre 112 et une articulation 122a, 122b à l'élément de barrière principal. Une barre de déploiement 126 est articulée entre les bras 120a, 120b au moyen de deux axes d'articulation 150a, 150b. Le prolongateur 134 est ici une structure creuse qui abrite notamment la barre de déploiement 126 et deux montants verticaux 155a, 155b de l'élément de barrière principal 118.The embodiment of the Figures 8 and 9 comprises, by analogy with the previous one, a main barrier element 118, comprising a ramp 118a, forming part of a deformable parallelogram mechanism 119 hinged to the frame 112 of the bed. This mechanism comprises two pivoting parallel arms 120a, 120b each comprising a hinge 121a, 121b to the frame 112 and a hinge 122a, 122b to the main barrier element. A deployment bar 126 is articulated between the arms 120a, 120b by means of two hinge pins 150a, 150b. The extender 134 is here a hollow structure which houses in particular the deployment bar 126 and two vertical uprights 155a, 155b of the main barrier element 118.

Les articulations 122a, 122b se situent respectivement aux extrémités inférieures de ces montants 155a, 155b. Ces derniers coulissent dans des guides 157a, 157b du prolongateur 134.The joints 122a, 122b are respectively at the lower ends of these uprights 155a, 155b. These slide in guides 157a, 157b of the extension 134.

Les axes 150a, 150b sont aussi engagés dans des lumières 159a, 159b du prolongateur 134 pour former une liaison à coulissement, comme dans l'exemple précédent, entre ledit prolongateur 134 et la barre de déploiement 126. La cinématique de cette variante est semblable à celle du mode de réalisation précédent, la rampe 118a de l'élément de barrière principal 118 étant plus écartée du bord supérieur du prolongateur 134 lorsque le système est en position haute (figure 8) que lorsqu'il se trouve en position basse (figure 9).The axes 150a, 150b are also engaged in lights 159a, 159b of the extension 134 to form a sliding connection, as in the previous example, between said extension 134 and the deployment bar 126. The kinematics of this variant is similar to that of the preceding embodiment, the ramp 118a of the main barrier element 118 being further away from the upper edge of the extender 134 when the system is in the up position ( figure 8 ) when it is in a low position ( figure 9 ).

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  1. A bed with a retractable side barrier of the type comprising a main barrier element (18) associated with a deformable parallelogram mechanism hinged to a frame of the bed or to an analogous structure, said mechanism comprising two parallel arms (20a, 20b), each including a hinge to said frame and a hinge to said main barrier element, a deployment bar (26) being additionally hinged between said arms, characterized in that said mechanism is associated with a bottom extender (34) attached to said deployment bar by a sliding connection, and wherein said extender is constrained to slide along vertical guide means carried by said main barrier elements.
  2. A bed according to claim 1, characterized in that said sliding connection comprises two pins (36a, 36b) each secured to said deployment bar (26) and engaged in respective slots (38a, 38b) of said extender.
  3. A bed according to claim 1, characterized in that said guide means are constituted by a cavity (30) including a longitudinal opening (32) along its bottom edge and housing the top portion of said extender, the extender being in sliding contact with internal vertical walls of said cavity.
  4. A bed according to claim 3, characterized in that said cavity (30) also houses said deployment bar (26).
  5. A bed according to claim 3, characterized in that the ends of said extender are longitudinally spaced apart and are in sliding contact with corresponding end walls (41a, 41b) of said cavity.
  6. A bed according to claim 3, characterized in that said mechanism includes a longitudinal support (28) fastened to the bottom end of said main barrier element and defining at least part of said cavity (30) presenting said longitudinal opening (32), and wherein said extender extends partially beyond said longitudinal opening.
  7. A bed according to claim 6, characterized in that said deployment bar (26) is engaged in an elongate middle slot (45) of said extender, and wherein each of the two above-mentioned pins of said deployment bar extends on either side thereof and passes through two parallel slots in said extender.
  8. A bed according to claim 6, characterized in that the two parallel arms (20a, 20b) are outside said cavity defined by said support.
  9. A bed according to claim 8, characterized in that each arm carries a hinge pin (50a, 50b) connected to said deployment bar and passing through a curved slot (52a, 52b) formed through a wall of said support.
  10. A bed according to claim 8, characterized in that the hinge to said barrier element of each arm includes a hinge pin (22a, 22b) that engages in said cavity and carries an inner support (56) secured thereto, said inner support, installed in said cavity, carrying a hinge pin (50a) connected to said deployment bar (26).
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