EP2553187A1 - Method and device for at least partially sealing a cavity, and apparatus, in particular for repairing equipment having such a device built therein - Google Patents
Method and device for at least partially sealing a cavity, and apparatus, in particular for repairing equipment having such a device built thereinInfo
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- EP2553187A1 EP2553187A1 EP11719306A EP11719306A EP2553187A1 EP 2553187 A1 EP2553187 A1 EP 2553187A1 EP 11719306 A EP11719306 A EP 11719306A EP 11719306 A EP11719306 A EP 11719306A EP 2553187 A1 EP2553187 A1 EP 2553187A1
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method and a device for closing at least a portion of a cavity, such as a pit, in a manner that is at least partially closed to a recess. or basin, open from above, in particular to prevent a fall inside said cavity, as well as an installation, particularly for the repair of machinery, of the type comprising at least one cavity and a device for closing the cavity. opening of the cavity of the aforementioned type.
- Such pits consist of a cavity, of generally parallelepipedal shape, dug in the ground, of a width smaller than that of the vehicles to be repaired, so that they can be positioned above the pit along the longitudinal axis of the latter. Apart from their period of use, for obvious safety reasons, it is necessary to seal the opening of these pits, which are usually carried out by placing a series of bastaings on them. or transverse beams whose respective edges are applied against each other in order to achieve a continuous sealing surface along the entire length of the pit.
- each shutter element comprises, on its inner face, rack means adapted to cooperate with gear means engaged with the means. rack arrangement controlled by actuating means.
- Rack and gear make the complex complex and expensive as illustrated for example the patent FR-2,674,565.
- closure devices comprising at least one at least partial closure member of the opening of the cavity and a support frame of said closure member being in the form of an elongated body for the positioning of the shutter member in or near the cavity, preferably along one of the edges of the opening of said cavity.
- Said shutter element is in the form of a pneumatic mattress equipped with return means in a smaller configuration in which it is wound around one of its edges and forms a spiral winding, said free edge.
- mattress winding being formed by the edge of the mattress opposite the connecting edge of the mattress to the support frame, said mattress being an inflatable mattress for the passage, by unwinding said mattress, the coiled configuration of smaller size, in which it is able to release at least partially the opening of said cavity to a larger space unwound configuration in which it is able to close at least partially the opening of the cavity.
- An object of the present invention is therefore to obtain a closure device of the aforementioned type, the design of the closure element allows on the one hand, a closure and a simple opening of the cavity without requiring complex mechanical elements for moving the shutter elements, on the other hand, the use of the shutter member as a circulation floor in the closed state of said cavity.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a closure device of the aforementioned type whose design allows the passage of the open position of the cavity to the closed position of the cavity and vice versa, with only energy source, the source of pressurized fluid required to inflate the closure element.
- the subject of the invention is a device for closing at least partially a cavity, such as a pit or basin, open from above, in particular to prevent a fall inside said cavity, said device comprising at least one at least partial closure member of the opening of the cavity, a support frame of said closure member being in the form of an elongate body for positioning the closure member in, or close to, the cavity, preferably along one of the edges of the opening of said cavity, said closure element being in the form of a pneumatic mattress equipped with return means in a smaller configuration in which it is wrapped around one of its free edges and forms a spiral winding, said free winding edge of the mattress being formed by the edge of the mattress opposite the connecting edge of the mattress to the support frame, said mattress being a mattress inflatable for passage, by unwinding said mattress, the coiled configuration of smaller size, in which it is able to at least partially release the opening of said cavity to a larger uncoiled configuration in which it is able to close at least partially the opening of the cavity, characterized in that said device further comprises
- a shutter element in the form of an inflatable air mattress makes it possible, by simple inflation, to close the cavity. Thus, it is exempt from any complex mechanical means of moving the shutter elements.
- the presence of at least one arm support which, in the storage position, is able to extend under the support frame parallel to the longitudinal axis of said support housing, and which, in the working position, is able to extend transversely to the longitudinal axis of said frame support, under the support plane formed by the mattress in uncoiled configuration of larger size allows, in particular, to use in configuration of larger size the shutter element as a circulation floor.
- the or each support arm is equipped with return means in the working position of said support arm, that is to say, return means in a position in which said support arm extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the support frame or the winding axis of the mattress, winding axis of the mattress and longitudinal axis of the support frame being generally substantially parallel.
- the movement of the or each support arm is, with automatic control, for the passage of said support arm from the storage position to the working position and, manually controlled, for the passage of said support arm of the working position in the storage position.
- the or each support arm is automatically actuated for the passage of said support arm from the storage position to the working position and manually operated for the passage of said support arm from the working position to the storage position.
- the or each support arm is returned manually to the storage position by the operator who drives it moving around its articulation.
- the or each support arm is a pivoting arm pivotally mounted about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the support frame and to the support plane formed by the mattress in the unwinded configuration of the largest space requirement.
- the support frame has the shape of a box inside which is inserted at least partially the shutter element in a coiled configuration of smaller dimensions, said box being provided with an opening through which the element the shutter protrudes during its passage from the coiled configuration of smaller dimensions to the uncoiled configuration of greater bulk, the trunk opening being provided with a closure element, such as a flap, mounted movably between a position closed and an open position of said safe.
- This configuration makes it possible to arrange at the tail-leu-leu, that is to say one behind the other, along a longitudinal edge of the cavity, a series of chests that form a line of chests, the shutter element of each chest can be unrolled independently of the shutter elements of other chests so that a large number of closing configurations or opening respectively of the cavity can be obtained.
- the closure element is equipped with return means in the closed position of said box and is able to move from the closed position to the open position under the effect of the pressure exerted by said mattress on the closure element, when inflating said mattress.
- the return means therefore act against inflation means of the mattress and tend to recall the closure element in the closed position.
- this closure element forms, during its passage from the closed position to the open position, the control means of the or each support arm associated with a mattress, for the passage of said arm from the storage position to the working position.
- the return means of the mattress in coiled configuration of smaller dimensions are elastically deformable elements, each being in the form of an elongated element between the edge of the libre of the mattress around which the mattress is able to wind in
- the edge of the atel as opposed to the corresponding edge of the connecting edge of the mattress to the support frame.
- These elongated elements constituting the return means are shaped elements, in the absence of any stress, in the form of a spiral winding.
- These elongated elements of the prestressed spring type have a prestressing or setting force such that the tension imparted to the mattress by its inflation ensures the deformation of said elements, in particular their unwinding.
- the elongated elements tend to return to their original shape and thus ensure a winding of the mattress.
- the return means therefore act against the inflating means of the mattress and tend to recall the mattress wound position in the form of a spiral winding.
- the device comprises support means of the free winding edge of the mattress, said support means being preferably in the form of one or more elongated elements of the rail type positionable along one of the edges of the opening of said cavity opposite to that receiving the support frame to form an additional support of the mattress.
- This characteristic also contributes to the use of the shutter element as a circulation floor.
- the mattress is equipped, along its free winding edge and / or along its connecting edge to the support frame, a rigid stiffening element of said edge, which, again, reinforces the circulation floor function of said shutter member.
- the subject of the invention is also an installation, particularly for the repair of a vehicle, of the type comprising at least one cavity and a device for closing off the opening of the cavity, characterized in that the closure device is of the type supra.
- the subject of the invention is also a method of closing at least partially a cavity, of the pit or basin type, with the aid of a device of the aforementioned type, said method comprising at least:
- said method comprises, during the inflation step, the passage of the support arm from the storage position to the working position.
- said method comprises at least, during the inflation step, a phase passage of the closure element the chest from the closed position to the open position under the effect of the pressure exerted by the mattress on led it closure element, during its increase in volume by inflation, the passage from the closed position to the open position of said element closure closing, in the open position, the or each support arm of any constraint for the automatic passage of the arm from the storage position to the working position under the action of the return means equipping the or each support arm.
- FIG. 1 represents a schematic overview of a cavity of the pit type equipped with shut-off devices according to the invention shown in various configurations of the closure element;
- 2 shows a partial view of a closure member and the associated support frame in a larger configuration of the closure member, in the open state of the trunk flap;
- Figures 3 to 7 show, in the form of schematic sectional views, the various operating phases of the device for the passage of the shutter element of the configuration of smaller size to the configuration of larger size;
- Figures 8 to 10 show schematic sectional views of the device illustrating the unlocking of the support arm by opening the closure element.
- the device, object of the invention allows at least partial closure of a cavity 1 open from above.
- a workshop pit presenting itself in the form of a buried cavity of parallelepipedal general shape bounded by two longitudinal edges 1a and 1b and two transverse edges 1c and 1d, the transverse edges being generally provided with stairs to allow access to the interior from the pit.
- the device could have equivalently applied to a pool, such as a pool or other pool.
- the purpose of such a closure device is to avoid a fall inside the cavity, especially during periods of non-use of the cavity and to use the closure element as a circulation floor.
- this device comprises at least one at least partial closure element of the opening of the cavity 1 and a support frame 2 of said closure element 3 in the form of an elongated body for the positioning the shutter element 3 in or near the cavity 1, preferably along one of the edges 1a, 1b of the opening of said cavity 1, led it element 3d shutter is in the form of a pneumatic mattress 3 equipped with means 4 of return in configuration of smaller size in which it is wound around a 3b of its free edges and forms a spiral winding, said free edge 3b d winding of the mattress 3 being formed by the edge of the mattress opposite the connecting edge 3a of the mattress 3 to the support frame 2.
- Said mattress 3 is an inflatable mattress for the passage, by unwinding said mattress, the so-called rolled configuration of pl it is small in size, in which it is adapted to at least partially free the opening of said cavity 1 to a so-called uncoiled configuration of greater bulk in which it is able to close at least partially the opening of the cavity 1.
- the closure member which is intended to close the upper portion of the cavity, is positioned either in the opening plane of said cavity, or slightly above or below said plane. When it extends below said opening plane of the cavity, it is disposed inside the cavity, as well as when it extends in said opening plane. When it is disposed above the opening plane of the cavity, it is positioned by example along a longitudinal edge of the cavity or in the middle of the cavity and closes the cavity by covering its opening.
- the closure element is, in a configuration of smaller dimensions, disposed below the opening plane of the cavity 1 and is, with the support frame 2, positioned along the longitudinal edge 1 a said cavity. It deploys from said longitudinal edge 1a towards the other longitudinal edge 1b of the cavity to come to bear either on the latter in the deployed position, or on reported support means.
- the device comprises means 9 for supporting the edge 3b of free winding of the mattress 3, said support means 9 being preferably in the form of one or more elongated elements of the rail type positionable along edge 1b of the opening of said cavity opposite that receiving the support frame 2 to form an additional support of the mattress 3.
- a fire is provided along longitudinal edges, in this case the edge 1a of said cavity 1.
- several closure devices are arranged aligned along a longitudinal edge of the cavity. The shutter elements of these devices can be deployed simultaneously or not.
- the invention therefore also relates to an installation comprising at least one cavity 1 and at least one device for closing the opening of the cavity 1, preferably a plurality of devices for closing the opening of the cavity 1 arranged in a position of smaller bulk, preferably in the aligned state along one of the longitudinal edges of said cavity.
- the shutter member of the or each closure device is formed of at least one rollable pneumatic mat 3 deployed by unwinding for the passage of said mattress 3 of the configuration of smaller dimensions, corresponding to a so-called wound state of mattress 3, to the configuration of more large size, corresponding to a so-called unrolled state of the mattress 3, said mattress 3 being able to move from the configuration of smaller footprint to the configuration of larger footprint of the mattress 3 by simple inflation.
- the latter is for example provided with at least one port connectable to a source of compressed air, such as a compressor.
- the shutter elements of the different devices can be connected to the same compressor and are each equipped with a valve, for example three channels, of equipment from the port to exhaust outlet or connection to the source of compressed air of the mattress depending on the position occupied by the valve.
- a valve for example three channels, of equipment from the port to exhaust outlet or connection to the source of compressed air of the mattress depending on the position occupied by the valve.
- the return means 4 are elastically deformable elements each in the form of an elongated element between two opposite edges 3a, 3b of the mattress 3, one of the edges 3a, 3b 3b constituting the free edge of the mattress 3 around which the mattress 3 is able to wind up in a smaller configuration.
- These elastically deformable elements may be formed by spring blades which are biased into a state in which they form a spiral winding.
- Each elongated element is fixed to the same face of the mattress, said elements being arranged parallel to one another between the free winding edge 3b of the mattress and the opposite edge 3a of connection to the support frame 2.
- the mattress has a plurality of elongated parallel members disposed on the underside. These elements can also be arranged on its face from above, that is to say the face of the mattress opposite that facing the bottom of the cavity in the fixed state of the mattress in, or at a location close to, the cavity. Fixing the elongated elements mattress can be done by gluing, welding or other.
- the closure device also comprises a support frame 2 for fixing the closure element 3 in or at a location close to the cavity 1 to be closed so that the support frame 2 extends substantially in parallel. at an edge, preferably a longitudinal edge, of said cavity.
- this support frame 2 has the shape of a box 2 inside which is inserted at least partially the shutter element in a configuration of pl us small footprint.
- Said trunk 2 is provided with an opening 2d through which the shutter element protrudes as it passes from the smaller configuration to the larger configuration. This box makes it possible to protect the shutter element from any damage during an intervention in the cavity.
- the opening 2d of the trunk 2 is provided with a closure element, formed here of a shutter 2b, mounted movably between a closed position and an open position of said trunk 2.
- This trunk closure element 2 is a pivoting element, rotatably mounted about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the trunk, and is connected to the rest of the trunk by spring hinges which form the means 7 for returning the closing member 2b in the closed position of the trunk 2.
- the closing element 2b is subjected to the pressure of the mattress, during the inflation of the mattress, as illustrated in FIG. 4, which allows said closure element 2b to pivot and to move from the closed position to the open position.
- the mattress 3 is, in a smaller configuration, wound around a 3b of its slit edges and forms a spiral wound, led it edge 3b winding mattress 3 being formed by the edge the mattress opposite the binding edge 3a of the mattress to the support frame 2.
- the support frame 2 which constitutes the connection interface between the mattress and the cavity comes itself to be inserted for example into a rabbet formed along one of the longitudinal edges of the cavity and is maintained in said rebate for example by screwing.
- said device further comprises at least one support arm 5 for supporting said mattress 3 during the passage of the mattress from the smaller configuration to the larger configuration, said support arm 5 being movably mounted between a storage position in which it extends substantially in parallel to the winding axis of the mattress 3 and a working position in which it extends transversely to said winding axis.
- the or each support arm 5 is a pivoting arm pivotally mounted about a so-called vertical axis perpendicular to the support plane formed by the mattress in the inflated state and perpendicular to the winding axis said mattress or the longitudinal axis of the support frame.
- the or each support arm 5 is equipped with means 6 for returning to the working position of said support arm 5.
- these return means 6 are formed by a compass or a gas cylinder. These elastic return means 6 could have, in an equivalent manner, be formed by a spring.
- the displacement of the or each support arm 5 is, with automatic control, for the passage of said support arm 5 from the storage position to the working position and, manually controlled, for the passage of said support arm 5 of the working position in the storage position.
- the device comprises means 8 for holding the or each support arm 5 in the storage position, at least one portion 8A of the holding means 8 being carried by the closure member 2b and being integral with the displacement of said closing member 2b, said portion 8A of the holding means 8 being activatable / deactivatable and being adapted, during the passage of the closure element from the closed position to the open position, to move from the active position in which it maintains the support arm 5 in the storage position at the inactive position in which it releases the arm 5 support and allows his movement to the working position.
- At least one portion 8B of the means 8 for holding the or each support arm 5 is disposed on the movable portion of the support arm 5.
- This part 8B of the holding means 8 comprises at least one retractable member, retracting during the passage of the support arm 5 from the working position to the storage position by bearing contact with the portion 8A of the holding means 8 carried by the closing member 2b and redeployed in the storage position of the support arm 5 to form, by cooperation with the portion 8A, holding means 8 carried by the closing member 2b, the locking member of said arm 5 of support.
- the constituent locking member of the portion 8B of the holding means 8 carried by the support arm 5 is in the form of a member, such as a stud or a pin, loaded by spring
- the portion 8A of the holding means 8 carried by the closure member 2b is in the form of a stop, projecting from the closure member 2b, and movable with the closing member 2b, this stop being, in position closed closure element 2b, d isposée on the trajectoire su ivie by the support arm 5, in particular the locking member of the support arm 5, during the displacement of the support arm 5 between its storage positions and working, and, out of said path, in the open position of the closing element 2b.
- the projecting abutment of the closure member extends, projecting from the underside of the box and the locking member, carried by the movable portion of support arm 5, is formed of a bolt loaded by spring which is biased in the bearing position against said stop.
- the stop and the locking member are arranged, relative to the arm, on the same side of the axis of pivoting of the arm, on the shortest portion of the arm which tends to remain under the trunk during the movement to pivoting of the driven arm in pivotal displacement by its return means 6. Said arm comes, at During this pivotal movement, the fixed stop corresponding to the end of stroke of the arm in working position, this fixed stop being again disposed under the underside of the trunk.
- the closure device is placed in relation to the cavity 1 and the support frame 2 is fixed along an edge, such as the longitudinal edge of the cavity.
- the shutter element is in a smaller configuration and is housed in the trunk whose shutter is in the closed position during this setting operation.
- the mattress is inflated, which has the effect of causing the pivoting movement of the flap in the direction of an opening of the trunk.
- This opening of the flap causes an erasure of the stop carried by said flap, which releases the support arm 5 and allows the latter to move pivotally under the action of its means 6 to return to a position wherein it extends under the support frame at a position in which it extends under the support plane formed by the mattress in a larger position.
- the mattress 3 unfolds in turn from its connecting edge to the support frame until it extends at the opposite edge of said cavity and come to bear on bearing means 9 positioned along the opposite edge to the cavity when these are present.
- the mattress thus closes the opening of said cavity in the zone in which it extends.
- the mattress could have been equivalently disposed, for example, along the median longitudinal axis of the cavity and extend on one side or the other of this median longitudinal axis. In this case, it would be necessary to have two shutter devices to cover the entire width of said cavity.
- the return means 4 exert on the mattress a force greater than the inflation means, in this case the air pressure prevailing inside said mattress so that the mattress, under the action of said return means, rewinds and returns to a smaller configuration.
- the element 2 closing the trunk closes automatically under the action of its means 7 recall.
- the or each support arm 5 is then brought manually by the operator to his storage position.
- the locking member fitted to the movable part of the support arm 5, retracts, by bearing contact with the stop equipping the closure element 2b, to pass said stop and then redeploy a time the abutment is passed and is maintained in bearing contact against the latter via the means 6 of return of the arm.
- each shutter element can be inflated or respectively deflated simultaneously, to the elements shutter adjacent shutter devices, or not.
- FIG. 1 it is possible, as illustrated in FIG. 1, to have a shutter element in a configuration of smaller dimensions while the adjacent shutter element is positioned in a larger configuration.
- the mattress is for inflating / deflating connected by a pneumatic circuit to an air supply source.
- the pneumatic circuit between the inflation and deflation orifice of the mattress and the air supply source of said circuit may comprise at least two air exhaust outlets, one closed during the phase inflating the mattress capable of passing from the closed position to the open position for the deflation step of the mattress, the other calibrated, that is to say able to let air escape above a predetermined inflation pressure of the mattress, this calibrated air exhaust outlet open during the inflation phase being able to pass from the open position to the closed position in the uncoiled configuration of the larger size of the mattress.
- the shut-off device comprises for the passage of the calibrated air exhaust outlet from the open position to the closed position and vice versa, a control member disposed at the means 9 for supporting the winding edge 3b. fiber of the mattress in the unwound state of the latter.
- This control member may for example be arranged in the bottom of the rail forming said means 9 of appu i.
- This control member is activatable / deactivatable under the sole action of the pressure exerted by the free edge of the mattress on said control member.
- This exhaust air caliber outlet avoids an accident by pinching an operator between mattress and edge of the pit during the inflation phase of the mattress.
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