EP2644806A1 - Movable device for covering a pond - Google Patents

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EP2644806A1
EP2644806A1 EP20130161470 EP13161470A EP2644806A1 EP 2644806 A1 EP2644806 A1 EP 2644806A1 EP 20130161470 EP20130161470 EP 20130161470 EP 13161470 A EP13161470 A EP 13161470A EP 2644806 A1 EP2644806 A1 EP 2644806A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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    • E04H4/06—Safety devices; Coverings for baths
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    • E04H4/084—Coverings consisting of rigid elements, e.g. coverings composed of separate or connected elements with lifting mechanism
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    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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  • the present invention is in the field of mobile devices for covering a pool. More particularly, it relates to such a device of the type adapted to form a rigid floor surface above the basin, and a method of covering a basin using such a device.
  • a particularly preferred field of application of the invention is that of the pool pool covers, in particular for private use, and especially buried basins.
  • the device according to the invention can also be used, in a similar way, for covering any other type of basin, for example a fish pond, a sewage treatment basin, a pond or any other body of water for ornamental purposes, etc.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of the devices proposed by the prior art for the coverage of a pool, in particular a swimming pool, including the disadvantages described above, by providing such a cover device for a basin that constitutes a flat rigid floor surface practicable and exploitable when in the covering position of the basin, while requiring only a small space on the periphery of the basin for its reception in uncovering position of the basin.
  • a further object of the invention is that this device is easy and quick to handle to bring it from a covering position to a basin uncovering position and vice versa.
  • each structure is intended to be arranged vis-à-vis this floor surface in the uncovering position of the pool, and vis-à-vis the pool in the pool cover position .
  • the opposite planar upper face then advantageously constitutes a rigid flat surface, suitable for use as a terrace floor.
  • the device according to the invention is quite advantageous, in particular in that, in the uncovering position of the basin, it is able to be placed in a retracted configuration, that is to say in which the upper structure is positioned at least partially, and preferably substantially entirely, under the upper structure.
  • the space required for its reception at the periphery of the basin is therefore much smaller than for the so-called mobile terrace devices proposed by the prior art.
  • the two structures placed in the deployed configuration are able to be leveled with each other by their upper faces, and to form together a flat and rigid platform which completely covers the pool .
  • the surface that it occupies on the ground can thus be used, in particular to form a terrace.
  • each structure comprises a lattice of beams and purlins arranged substantially perpendicular to each other, lattice on which are fixed rigid flooring elements, for example of wood or composite material, such as only slabs or slats.
  • These elements of Floor coverings are arranged to ensure that the upper face of each structure is continuous, and is substantially parallel to the floor surface on which the device is installed.
  • the invention also fulfills the following characteristics, implemented separately or in each of their technically operating combinations.
  • the device comprises means of displacement, said horizontal, of at least one of the structures relative to a ground surface surrounding the basin in a direction parallel to the plane of the upper face of the the structure.
  • These displacement means may for example be rollers, rollers, shoes, or any other equivalent means, able to operate directly on the ground surface or in cooperating guide rails that the device may comprise for this purpose, and which are intended to be arranged around the edges of the basin, preferably on either side of the latter, according to the desired direction of movement of the structures between the pool cover position and the uncovering position.
  • horizontal displacement means extend from the underside of the lower structure.
  • horizontal displacement means extend from each of the respective lower faces of the lower structure and the upper structure.
  • the horizontal and vertical directions are here defined conventionally in itself, with reference to the ground surface surrounding the basin which is considered to define a horizontal plane.
  • the placement of the structure in the intermediate position is particularly useful in the embodiments in which it is the lower structure which carries means of horizontal displacement relative to the ground surface. Indeed, it is then possible, by placing said structure in the intermediate position, in a retracted configuration, to rest the upper structure on the lower structure, and thus to move the two structures simultaneously, by the only means of horizontal displacement carried by the lower structure.
  • the device is thus all the easier and quicker to move between the respective positions of cover and uncovering of the basin, this by a small number of manipulations.
  • the vertical displacement means are for example carried by the upper structure. Otherwise, they can be by the lower structure.
  • the vertical displacement means comprise at least one jack, for example electric, a body is fixed to the structure and a movable rod is intended to bear against the floor surface.
  • the device preferably comprises a plurality of jacks arranged at peripheral edges of the structure which carries them, and preferably on two opposite edges so as not to hinder the retraction of the lower structure under the upper structure.
  • the jack or cylinders carried by one of the structures are configured so that their maximum travel is greater than the height of the other structure, that is to say the distance between the lower face and the upper face of the latter .
  • the vertical displacement means of the structure may otherwise comprise one or a plurality of electric jacks, or any other means for lifting / lowering a structure relative to the ground.
  • At least a part, preferably all, of the different means of moving the structures are motorized.
  • the device preferably comprises means for controlling these remote displacements, in particular configured so as to allow, by a single command order, to actuate the various means for moving the structures in a sequence making it possible to bring the structures of an uncovered position in a retracted configuration, at a pool cover position in deployed configuration with the upper faces of the structures level with each other, or vice versa.
  • the device may comprise autonomous power supply means motorized means, for example photovoltaic panels attached to one and / or the other of the structures.
  • Another aspect of the invention is a pool, in particular a pool pool, provided with a mobile cover device responding to one or many of the features above.
  • the device comprises one or more rails for the horizontal displacement of at least one of the structures, these rails are fixed on the ground surface along the basin.
  • a mobile device for covering a basin 10, for example a pool, is represented schematically on the figure 1 , in the pool cover position.
  • the basin is dug in a soil surface 11, considered substantially horizontal.
  • This device comprises two rigid structures, including a lower structure 20 and an upper structure 30. These two structures 20, 30 are configured and dimensioned such that, when they are juxtaposed, they are able to cover the entire basin 10 together, as shown on the figure 1 .
  • Each of the structures 20, 30 may be formed by beams 21, 31 extending parallel to each other in a so-called direction transverse, and purlins 22, 32 extending substantially perpendicular to the beams 21, 31, in a so-called longitudinal direction, so as to form together a lattice.
  • each structure comprises two beams 21, 31, and a plurality of purlins 22, 32.
  • the beams and purlins may be identical to each other, or different.
  • the beams and purlins forming the peripheral edges of each structure may have a greater height than the others, so as to constitute a peripheral frame for the structure.
  • Flooring elements which are not shown on the figure 1 for the sake of clarity, are fixed on each lattice of lower structure 20 and upper structure 30, to form, for each structure, a planar and continuous upper face 23, 33 (visible on the figure 5 ).
  • the structures 20, 30 may be made of any sufficiently rigid materials to constitute a freestanding floor structure.
  • the beams and purlins can for example be made of wood, steel, etc.
  • the structures are intended to be arranged around the basin in a configuration in which their upper faces are disposed opposite the ground surface 11, and their opposite lower faces are disposed opposite this floor surface.
  • the lower structure 20 and the upper structure 30 are further configured so that when they are arranged in an operative position on a soil surface surrounding the basin 10, their upper faces 23, 33 fit into parallel planes. one to another.
  • the lower structure 20 is provided on the underside of rollers 24, for example arranged at the four corners of the structure.
  • rollers 24 advantageously constitute at the same time means of horizontal displacement of the lower structure 20 with respect to the ground surface 11, and at least part of the means for moving the structures relative to one another between a configuration retracted wherein the lower structure 20 is disposed under the upper structure 30, and an expanded configuration in which the lower and upper structures 30 respectively are juxtaposed.
  • the rollers 24 are for example configured so as to allow a displacement of the lower structure 20 in the longitudinal direction. They are conventional in themselves, and they are for example provided with locking means in the desired position of the structure.
  • the device may comprise one or more rails 12 for guiding the rollers 24, fixed on the ground surface 11 along the basin 10, and extending in the longitudinal direction.
  • the upper structure 30 is provided with means for its so-called vertical displacement relative to the ground surface 11, that is to say in a direction that is not parallel to the plane formed by its upper face 33 for example, which is substantially perpendicular to this plane.
  • These vertical displacement means comprise for example a plurality of electric cylinders 35, which are arranged on the underside of the structure, at the edges 36 of the latter extending in the longitudinal direction, so as not to interfere with the retraction of the lower structure 20 under the upper structure 30 in this longitudinal direction.
  • the device preferably comprises at least four jacks 35 arranged at the four corners of the upper structure 30.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment in which the vertical displacement means of the upper structure are formed by electric cylinders, but also extends to any other means allowing the vertical displacement of a structure with respect to a soil surface, preferably of the type bearing on the ground for this purpose.
  • the upper structure 30 also comprises, always on the underside, means for its horizontal displacement on the floor surface 11, for example in the form of wheels 34 which are arranged at its four corners, near the cylinders 35.
  • FIG. 2 A detail of the upper structure 30 is shown on the figure 2 . It is presented schematically a cylinder 35 fixed in a corner of the upper structure 30, at the intersection of a beam 31 and a tip 32.
  • This jack is conventional in itself, and it comprises a body 351 fixed to the structure and a movable rod 352 which bears on the ground surface 11. The stroke of this jack is greater than the height of the lower structure 20, this height being calculated without taking into account the wheels 24.
  • the jack 35 can be fixed to the upper structure 30 by any conventional means in itself.
  • the body 351 of the jack can be fixed in a housing 353 secured to a plate 354 pierced with orifices 355 for the passage of fastening means to a beam 31, such as screws or nuts (not shown in the figures) .
  • the device comprises power supply means of the cylinders, for example in the form of photovoltaic panels, which are not shown in the figures. These panels can be placed on the upper face 33 of the upper structure 30, or on its peripheral edges.
  • the device may also comprise motorized means for actuating the rollers 24, 34 carried by the lower and upper structures 30.
  • motorized means for actuating the rollers 24, 34 carried by the lower and upper structures 30.
  • These motorized means, as well as the electrical connection cables, are not shown in the figures for reasons clarity. They can also be powered by photovoltaic panels fixed respectively on the associated structure.
  • the device is shown in an uncovering position of the basin 10, near a first lateral edge 101 of the latter, and in a retracted configuration in which the lower structure 20 is fully embedded under the upper structure 30, between the latter and the soil surface 11 surrounding the pond.
  • said intermediate position the cylinders 35 are adjusted so that the upper structure 30 rests on its lower face on the lower structure 20.
  • the structures thus stacked on top of each other occupy near the basin a surface half the size of the basin. The space generated by the device near the pool is therefore advantageously limited.
  • the lower structure 20 supporting the upper structure 30 is moved towards the basin 10, in the longitudinal direction, as shown at 40 on the Figure 4A .
  • This displacement uses the rollers 24, at least some of which are guided in a guide rail 12 fixed on the ground surface 11 near a longitudinal edge 102 of the basin.
  • the cylinders 35 of the upper structure are held in a position in which they do not come into contact with the surface of the 11. This horizontal movement is continued until half of the basin 10 is covered by the structures stacked one on the other. This position is shown on the Figure 4B .
  • the cylinders 35 carried by the upper structure 30 are then deployed until the movable rod 352 bears on the ground surface 11. Their extension is continued until lifting the upper structure 30 relative to the lower structure 20 .
  • the lower structure 20 is then moved horizontally, always in the longitudinal direction, and towards a second side edge 103 of the basin opposite said first side edge 101, as indicated at 41 on the figure 4C .
  • the upper structure 30 remains in place.
  • the horizontal displacement of the lower structure 20 is stopped when one arrives at the position illustrated on the figure 1 , in which the basin 10 is completely covered by the lower structure 20 and the upper structure 20 in the deployed configuration.
  • the final step of the process consists in actuating the jacks 35 in compression, until the upper faces 23, 33 of the lower structure 20 and of the upper structure 30 are respectively in the same plane, as shown. schematically on the figure 5 .
  • the device is formed such that in such a so-called lowered configuration of the upper structure 30, the rollers 34 of the latter come into contact with the ground surface 11. It is then sufficient to slightly compress the jacks 35, so as to take off the movable rod 352 of the ground surface 11, so that the upper structure 30 can be moved in a horizontal plane, regardless of the lower structure 20, for example to release a partial access to the basin.
  • the device may comprise means for guiding the upper structure 30 to the ground, for example in the form of one or more guide rails, not shown in the figures, arranged parallel to the guide rail (s). of the lower structure 20, opposite the basin 10 relative to the latter (s).
  • the lower and upper structures 30 may be consolidated by additional transverse beams 21, 31, as illustrated in FIG. figure 7 . It can then advantageously be provided according to the invention to have a jack 35 at each end of each beam 21, 31.
  • the invention has been described above for a device comprising two structures.
  • the device may comprise a larger number of structures.
  • Each of the structures greater than the lowest structure then comprises horizontal displacement means and vertical displacement means.
  • the method described above is repeated several times, to bring the structures of a retracted position in which they are all stacked on each other, to an extended position in which they are successively juxtaposed with each other, then to lower each upper structure to the level of the lowest structure, so as to form a flat overall platform.
  • the present invention achieves the objectives it has set for itself.
  • it provides a mobile device for covering a pool, in particular a swimming pool basin, which occupies little space on the periphery of the pool in the pool's uncovering position, and which constitutes a flat, practicable and exploitable rigid surface. in the pool cover position.

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The device has a lower rigid structure (20) and an upper rigid structure (30) comprising upper faces. A displacement unit (24) moves the structures with respect to each other between a retracted position, in which the lower structure is placed under the upper structure, and a deployed position, in which the structures are juxtaposed. The displacement unit displaces the structures between a covering position and an opening position of a basin. A fixing unit (35) fixes the structures in a same plane of the upper faces of the structures in the deployed position. An independent claim is also included for a method for covering a basin i.e. swimming pool.

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La présente invention s'inscrit dans le domaine des dispositifs mobiles de couverture d'un bassin. Plus particulièrement, elle concerne un tel dispositif du type apte à former une surface de plancher rigide au-dessus du bassin, ainsi qu'un procédé de couverture d'un bassin mettant en oeuvre un tel dispositif.The present invention is in the field of mobile devices for covering a pool. More particularly, it relates to such a device of the type adapted to form a rigid floor surface above the basin, and a method of covering a basin using such a device.

Un domaine d'application particulièrement préféré de l'invention, qui sera décrit ci-après de manière détaillée à titre d'exemple, est celui de la couverture des bassins de piscine, en particulier à usage privé, et tout particulièrement des bassins enterrés. Le dispositif selon l'invention peut également être mis en oeuvre, de façon similaire, pour la couverture de tout autre type de bassin, par exemple d'un vivier, d'un bassin d'épuration d'eaux usées, d'une mare ou de tout autre plan d'eau à usage ornemental, etc.A particularly preferred field of application of the invention, which will be described hereinafter in detail by way of example, is that of the pool pool covers, in particular for private use, and especially buried basins. The device according to the invention can also be used, in a similar way, for covering any other type of basin, for example a fish pond, a sewage treatment basin, a pond or any other body of water for ornamental purposes, etc.

Dans le contexte particulier des bassins de piscine, il a été proposé par l'art antérieur de multiples dispositifs pour couvrir les bassins de sorte à les masquer et à les sécuriser dans les périodes durant lesquelles ils ne sont pas utilisés. Il a en particulier été proposé un dispositif de couverture d'un bassin sous forme d'un plateau rigide reposant sur le sol et mobile entre une position dite de découvrement dans laquelle il est disposé en périphérie du bassin, et une position dite de couverture dans laquelle il recouvre le bassin. Un tel dispositif, communément désigné par les termes de « terrasse mobile », présente l'avantage de constituer, au-dessus du bassin, une surface de plancher plane qui peut être mise à profit, par exemple pour recevoir un salon de jardin. Un tel dispositif est notamment décrit dans le document FR-A-2 752 002 . Un inconvénient majeur en est cependant qu'il nécessite la présence à côté du bassin d'une surface de sol au moins équivalente à la surface du bassin, disponible pour recevoir le plateau dans la position de découvrement du bassin.In the particular context of pool pools, it has been proposed by the prior art multiple devices to cover the basins so as to hide and secure them in the periods during which they are not used. In particular, it has been proposed a device for covering a basin in the form of a rigid plate resting on the ground and movable between a so-called uncovering position in which it is arranged on the periphery of the basin, and a so-called roofing position in which it covers the basin. Such a device, commonly referred to as the "mobile terrace" has the advantage of constituting, above the basin, a flat floor surface that can be used, for example to receive a garden. Such a device is described in particular in the document FR-A-2,752,002 . A major disadvantage, however, is that it requires the presence next to the basin of a floor surface at least equivalent to the basin surface, available to receive the tray in the uncovering position of the basin.

La présente invention vise à remédier aux inconvénients des dispositifs proposés par l'art antérieur pour la couverture d'un bassin, en particulier d'un bassin de piscine, notamment aux inconvénients exposés ci-avant, en proposant un tel dispositif de couverture d'un bassin qui constitue une surface de plancher rigide plane praticable et exploitable lorsqu'il se trouve en position de couverture du bassin, tout en ne nécessitant qu'un espace réduit en périphérie du bassin pour sa réception en position de découvrement du bassin.The present invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of the devices proposed by the prior art for the coverage of a pool, in particular a swimming pool, including the disadvantages described above, by providing such a cover device for a basin that constitutes a flat rigid floor surface practicable and exploitable when in the covering position of the basin, while requiring only a small space on the periphery of the basin for its reception in uncovering position of the basin.

Un objectif supplémentaire de l'invention est que ce dispositif soit facile et rapide à manipuler pour l'amener d'une position de couverture à une position de découvrement du bassin et vice versa.A further object of the invention is that this device is easy and quick to handle to bring it from a covering position to a basin uncovering position and vice versa.

A cet effet, il est proposé selon la présente invention un dispositif mobile de couverture d'un bassin, notamment d'un bassin de piscine, qui comporte :

  • une première structure rigide dite inférieure et une deuxième structure rigide dite supérieure, chacune de ces structures comportant une face inférieure et une face supérieure opposée plane,
  • des moyens de déplacement des structures l'une par rapport à l'autre, entre une configuration dite escamotée dans laquelle la structure inférieure est disposée, au moins partiellement et de préférence entièrement, sous la structure supérieure, et une configuration dite déployée dans laquelle les structures sont juxtaposées, leurs faces supérieures respectives s'inscrivent dans des plans sensiblement parallèles l'un à l'autre, et elles sont aptes à recouvrir ensemble le bassin,
  • des moyens de déplacement des structures entre une position de couverture du bassin, c'est-à-dire une position dans laquelle les structures sont disposées au-dessus du bassin de sorte à le recouvrir entièrement, et une position de découvrement du bassin, dans laquelle les structures sont disposées à l'écart du bassin, et laissent un libre accès à ce dernier,
  • et des moyens de mise dans un même plan des faces supérieures respectives de la structure supérieure et de la structure inférieure dans la configuration déployée.
For this purpose, it is proposed according to the present invention a mobile device for covering a pool, in particular a swimming pool, which comprises:
  • a first so-called lower rigid structure and a second so-called upper rigid structure, each of these structures having a lower face and an opposite planar upper face,
  • means for moving the structures relative to one another, between a so-called retracted configuration in which the lower structure is arranged, at least partially and preferably entirely, under the upper structure, and a so-called deployed configuration in which the structures are juxtaposed, their respective upper faces are inscribed in planes substantially parallel to each other, and they are able to cover the basin together,
  • means for moving the structures between a pool cover position, that is to say a position in which the structures are arranged above the basin so as to cover it completely, and a position of uncovering the basin, in which the structures are arranged away from the basin, and leave free access to the latter,
  • and means for placing in the same plane the respective upper faces of the upper structure and the lower structure in the deployed configuration.

De manière générale, les termes inférieur et supérieur sont définis dans la présente description par rapport à la position normale d'utilisation du dispositif vis-à-vis d'une surface de sol entourant le bassin et sur laquelle le dispositif est destiné à être installé. Ainsi, la face inférieure de chaque structure est destinée à être disposée en vis-à-vis de cette surface de sol dans la position de découvrement de la piscine, et en vis-à-vis du bassin dans la position de couverture de la piscine. La face supérieure plane opposée constitue alors avantageusement une surface plane rigide, apte à être utilisée en tant que plancher de terrasse.In general, the terms lower and upper are defined in the present description with respect to the normal position of use of the device vis-à-vis a floor surface surrounding the basin and on which the device is intended to be installed. Thus, the underside of each structure is intended to be arranged vis-à-vis this floor surface in the uncovering position of the pool, and vis-à-vis the pool in the pool cover position . The opposite planar upper face then advantageously constitutes a rigid flat surface, suitable for use as a terrace floor.

Les termes sur, au-dessus, sous, au-dessous, etc., sont également définis par rapport à cette position normale d'utilisation du dispositif par rapport au sol entourant le bassin.The terms on, above, below, etc. are also defined with respect to this normal position of use of the device relative to the ground surrounding the basin.

Le dispositif selon l'invention s'avère tout à fait avantageux, notamment en ce que, dans la position de découvrement du bassin, il est apte à être placé dans une configuration escamotée, c'est-à-dire dans laquelle la structure supérieure est positionnée au moins partiellement, et de préférence sensiblement entièrement, sous la structure supérieure. L'espace nécessaire à sa réception en périphérie du bassin est par conséquent bien plus réduit que pour les dispositifs dits de terrasse mobile proposés par l'art antérieur. Dans la position de couverture de la piscine, les deux structures placées dans la configuration déployée sont aptes à être mises à niveau l'une avec l'autre par leurs faces supérieures, et à former ensemble une plateforme plane et rigide qui recouvre entièrement le bassin. Lorsque le bassin n'est pas utilisé, la surface qu'il occupe sur le sol peut ainsi être mise à profit, notamment pour former une terrasse.The device according to the invention is quite advantageous, in particular in that, in the uncovering position of the basin, it is able to be placed in a retracted configuration, that is to say in which the upper structure is positioned at least partially, and preferably substantially entirely, under the upper structure. The space required for its reception at the periphery of the basin is therefore much smaller than for the so-called mobile terrace devices proposed by the prior art. In the pool cover position, the two structures placed in the deployed configuration are able to be leveled with each other by their upper faces, and to form together a flat and rigid platform which completely covers the pool . When the pool is not used, the surface that it occupies on the ground can thus be used, in particular to form a terrace.

Dans des modes de mise en oeuvre particuliers de l'invention, afin d'assurer que la plateforme formée au-dessus du bassin par les structures soit suffisamment solide pour que des individus puissent y circuler et le cas échéant y disposer des éléments d'ameublement et/ou de jeu d'extérieur, chaque structure comporte un treillis de poutres et de pannes disposées sensiblement perpendiculairement les unes aux autres, treillis sur lequel sont fixés des éléments de revêtement de sol rigides, par exemple en bois ou en matériau composite, tels que des dalles ou des lattes. Ces éléments de revêtement de sol sont disposés de sorte à assurer que la face supérieure de chaque structure soit continue, et soit sensiblement parallèle à la surface de sol sur laquelle est installé le dispositif.In particular embodiments of the invention, to ensure that the platform formed above the basin by the structures is strong enough for individuals to circulate there and if necessary to have furniture elements therein and / or outdoor play, each structure comprises a lattice of beams and purlins arranged substantially perpendicular to each other, lattice on which are fixed rigid flooring elements, for example of wood or composite material, such as only slabs or slats. These elements of Floor coverings are arranged to ensure that the upper face of each structure is continuous, and is substantially parallel to the floor surface on which the device is installed.

Selon des modes de réalisation particuliers, l'invention répond en outre aux caractéristiques suivantes, mises en oeuvre séparément ou en chacune de leurs combinaisons techniquement opérantes.According to particular embodiments, the invention also fulfills the following characteristics, implemented separately or in each of their technically operating combinations.

Dans des modes de réalisation particuliers de l'invention, le dispositif comporte des moyens de déplacement, dit horizontal, d'au moins une des structures par rapport à une surface de sol environnant le bassin dans une direction parallèle au plan de la face supérieure de la structure. Ces moyens de déplacement peuvent par exemple être des roulettes, des galets, des patins, ou tout autre moyen équivalent, aptes à opérer directement sur la surface de sol ou dans des rails de guidage coopérants que le dispositif peut comporter à cet effet, et qui sont destinés à être disposés autour des bords du bassin, de préférence de part et d'autre de ce dernier, selon la direction de déplacement souhaitée des structures entre la position de couverture du bassin et la position de découvrement.In particular embodiments of the invention, the device comprises means of displacement, said horizontal, of at least one of the structures relative to a ground surface surrounding the basin in a direction parallel to the plane of the upper face of the the structure. These displacement means may for example be rollers, rollers, shoes, or any other equivalent means, able to operate directly on the ground surface or in cooperating guide rails that the device may comprise for this purpose, and which are intended to be arranged around the edges of the basin, preferably on either side of the latter, according to the desired direction of movement of the structures between the pool cover position and the uncovering position.

Il est notamment tout à fait avantageux dans le cadre de l'invention que des moyens de déplacement horizontal s'étendent depuis la face inférieure de la structure inférieure. Dans des modes de réalisation particuliers de l'invention, des moyens de déplacement horizontal s'étendent depuis chacune des faces inférieures respectives de la structure inférieure et de la structure supérieure.It is particularly advantageous in the context of the invention that horizontal displacement means extend from the underside of the lower structure. In particular embodiments of the invention, horizontal displacement means extend from each of the respective lower faces of the lower structure and the upper structure.

Les directions horizontale et verticale sont ici définies de manière classique en elle-même, en référence à la surface de sol environnant le bassin qui est considérée comme définissant un plan horizontal.The horizontal and vertical directions are here defined conventionally in itself, with reference to the ground surface surrounding the basin which is considered to define a horizontal plane.

Dans des modes de réalisation particuliers de l'invention, le dispositif comporte des moyens de déplacement, dit vertical, d'une des structures par rapport à une surface de sol environnant le bassin dans une direction non parallèle, de préférence sensiblement perpendiculaire, au plan de la face supérieure de ladite structure, et entre :

  • une première position dans laquelle la face inférieure de la structure supérieure est disposée au-dessus du plan de la face supérieure de la structure inférieure, par rapport à la surface de sol, ce qui permet de placer les structures dans la configuration escamotée, la structure inférieure étant alors disposée sous la structure supérieure, en particulier en position de découvrement du bassin ;
  • une position intermédiaire dans laquelle la face inférieure de la structure supérieure est disposée dans le plan de la face supérieure de la structure inférieure,
  • et une troisième position dans laquelle la face supérieure de la structure supérieure est disposée dans le plan de la face supérieure de la structure inférieure, ce qui permet avantageusement, lorsque les structures se trouvent dans la configuration déployée, de les aligner par leurs faces supérieures et de former, notamment au-dessus du bassin, une plateforme entièrement plane apte à le recouvrir entièrement.
In particular embodiments of the invention, the device comprises means of displacement, said vertical, of one of the structures with respect to a ground surface surrounding the basin in a non-parallel direction, preferably substantially perpendicular to the plane. of the face of said structure, and between:
  • a first position in which the lower face of the upper structure is disposed above the plane of the upper face of the lower structure, with respect to the ground surface, which allows the structures to be placed in the retracted configuration, the structure lower being then disposed under the upper structure, in particular in the uncovering position of the basin;
  • an intermediate position in which the lower face of the upper structure is disposed in the plane of the upper face of the lower structure,
  • and a third position in which the upper face of the upper structure is disposed in the plane of the upper face of the lower structure, which advantageously allows, when the structures are in the deployed configuration, to align them by their upper faces and to form, especially above the basin, an entirely flat platform able to cover it entirely.

Le placement de la structure dans la position intermédiaire s'avère notamment particulièrement utile dans les modes de réalisation dans lesquels c'est la structure inférieure qui porte des moyens de déplacement horizontal par rapport à la surface de sol. En effet, il est alors possible, en plaçant ladite structure dans la position intermédiaire, en configuration escamotée, de faire reposer la structure supérieure sur la structure inférieure, et ainsi de déplacer les deux structures simultanément, par les seuls moyens de déplacement horizontal portés par la structure inférieure. Le dispositif est ainsi d'autant plus aisé et rapide à déplacer entre les positions respectives de couverture et de découvrement du bassin, ceci par un nombre réduit de manipulations.The placement of the structure in the intermediate position is particularly useful in the embodiments in which it is the lower structure which carries means of horizontal displacement relative to the ground surface. Indeed, it is then possible, by placing said structure in the intermediate position, in a retracted configuration, to rest the upper structure on the lower structure, and thus to move the two structures simultaneously, by the only means of horizontal displacement carried by the lower structure. The device is thus all the easier and quicker to move between the respective positions of cover and uncovering of the basin, this by a small number of manipulations.

Les moyens de déplacement vertical sont par exemple portés par la structure supérieure. Autrement, ils peuvent l'être par la structure inférieure.The vertical displacement means are for example carried by the upper structure. Otherwise, they can be by the lower structure.

Dans des modes de réalisation de l'invention, les moyens de déplacement vertical comportent au moins un vérin, par exemple électrique, dont un corps est fixé à la structure et une tige mobile est destinée à venir en appui sur la surface de sol. Le dispositif comporte de préférence une pluralité de vérins disposés au niveau de bords périphériques de la structure qui les porte, et préférentiellement sur deux bords opposés de sorte à ne pas gêner l'escamotage de la structure inférieure sous la structure supérieure.In embodiments of the invention, the vertical displacement means comprise at least one jack, for example electric, a body is fixed to the structure and a movable rod is intended to bear against the floor surface. The device preferably comprises a plurality of jacks arranged at peripheral edges of the structure which carries them, and preferably on two opposite edges so as not to hinder the retraction of the lower structure under the upper structure.

Le ou les vérins portés par une des structures sont configurés de telle sorte que leur course maximale soit supérieure à la hauteur de l'autre structure, c'est-à-dire à la distance entre la face inférieure et la face supérieure de cette dernière.The jack or cylinders carried by one of the structures are configured so that their maximum travel is greater than the height of the other structure, that is to say the distance between the lower face and the upper face of the latter .

Les moyens de déplacement vertical de la structure peuvent autrement comporter un ou une pluralité de crics électriques, ou tout autre moyen de levage/abaissement d'une structure par rapport au sol.The vertical displacement means of the structure may otherwise comprise one or a plurality of electric jacks, or any other means for lifting / lowering a structure relative to the ground.

Selon une caractéristique tout à fait avantageuse de l'invention, notamment du point de vue de la facilité de mise en oeuvre du dispositif, au moins une partie, de préférence la totalité, des différents moyens de déplacement des structures, c'est-à-dire les moyens de déplacement des structures l'une par rapport à l'autre, les moyens de déplacement horizontal et les moyens de déplacement vertical des structures, sont motorisés. Le dispositif comporte de préférence des moyens de commande de ces déplacements à distance, notamment configurés de sorte à permettre, par un seul ordre de commande, d'actionner les différents moyens de déplacement des structures dans une séquence permettant d'amener les structures d'une position de découvrement en configuration escamotée, à une position de couverture du bassin en configuration déployée avec les faces supérieures des structures à niveau l'une avec l'autre, ou vice versa.According to a very advantageous characteristic of the invention, especially from the point of view of the ease of implementation of the device, at least a part, preferably all, of the different means of moving the structures, that is to say say means for moving the structures relative to each other, the horizontal displacement means and the vertical displacement means of the structures, are motorized. The device preferably comprises means for controlling these remote displacements, in particular configured so as to allow, by a single command order, to actuate the various means for moving the structures in a sequence making it possible to bring the structures of an uncovered position in a retracted configuration, at a pool cover position in deployed configuration with the upper faces of the structures level with each other, or vice versa.

Le dispositif peut comporter des moyens autonomes d'alimentation en énergie des moyens motorisés, par exemple des panneaux photovoltaïques fixés à l'une et/ou l'autre des structures.The device may comprise autonomous power supply means motorized means, for example photovoltaic panels attached to one and / or the other of the structures.

Un autre aspect de l'invention est un bassin, notamment un bassin de piscine, pourvu d'un dispositif mobile de couverture répondant à l'une ou plusieurs de caractéristiques ci-avant. Dans le mode de réalisation dans lequel le dispositif comporte un ou des rails de guidage du déplacement horizontal d'au moins une des structures, ces rails sont fixés sur la surface de sol le long du bassin.Another aspect of the invention is a pool, in particular a pool pool, provided with a mobile cover device responding to one or many of the features above. In the embodiment in which the device comprises one or more rails for the horizontal displacement of at least one of the structures, these rails are fixed on the ground surface along the basin.

L'invention concerne également un procédé de couverture d'un bassin, notamment d'un bassin de piscine, au moyen d'un dispositif mobile répondant à l'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques ci-avant. Selon ce procédé :

  • on dispose le dispositif sur une surface de sol environnant le bassin, à proximité du bassin, les structures se trouvant dans la configuration escamotée,
  • on place les structures dans la configuration déployée et dans une position telle qu'elles recouvrent ensemble le bassin,
  • et on place la face supérieure de la structure inférieure et la face supérieure de la structure supérieure dans un même plan.
The invention also relates to a method of covering a pool, in particular a swimming pool, by means of a mobile device responding to one or more of the above characteristics. According to this method:
  • the device is placed on a surface of soil surrounding the basin, near the basin, the structures being in the retracted configuration,
  • the structures are placed in the deployed configuration and in a position such that they cover the pool together,
  • and placing the upper face of the lower structure and the upper face of the upper structure in the same plane.

Un autre aspect de l'invention est un procédé de découvrement d'un bassin, notamment d'un bassin de piscine, couvert par un dispositif mobile répondant à l'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques ci-avant. Ce procédé comporte les étapes inverses du procédé de couverture ci-avant, c'est-à-dire :

  • le placement des structures dans une position telle que la face supérieure de la structure inférieure se trouve à une hauteur, par rapport à la surface de sol, qui est plus basse que la hauteur de la face inférieure de la structure supérieure,
  • et le déplacement des structures jusqu'à atteindre la configuration escamotée à l'écart du bassin.
Another aspect of the invention is a method of uncovering a pool, in particular a swimming pool, covered by a mobile device meeting one or more of the above characteristics. This process comprises the inverse steps of the above covering method, that is to say:
  • placing the structures in a position such that the upper face of the lower structure is at a height, relative to the ground surface, which is lower than the height of the lower face of the upper structure,
  • and moving the structures to reach the retracted configuration away from the basin.

L'invention sera maintenant plus précisément décrite dans le cadre de modes de réalisation particuliers, qui n'en sont nullement limitatifs, représentés sur les figures 1 à 7, dans lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 représente un dispositif selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, en position de couverture d'un bassin de piscine ;
  • la figure 2 montre de façon schématique un vérin de levage fixé à la structure supérieure du dispositif de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 3 montre un détail d'un vérin de levage du dispositif de la figure 1, illustrant les moyens de fixation dudit vérin à la structure supérieure ;
  • la figure 4A illustre de façon schématique le dispositif de la figure 1 en position de découvrement du bassin ;
  • les figures 4B et 4C illustrent des étapes successives du déplacement du dispositif de la figure 1 entre la position de découvrement du bassin de la figure 4A et la position de couverture du bassin de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 5 montre un dispositif selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention dans lequel les structures se trouvent en configuration déployée leurs faces supérieures respectives s'inscrivant dans un même plan ;
  • la figure 6 montre un détail A du dispositif de la figure 5, sur lequel figurent des moyens de déplacement horizontal et des moyens de déplacement vertical des structures :
  • et la figure 7 montre de façon schématique un dispositif selon une variante de l'invention, pour la couverture d'un bassin de plus grandes dimensions.
The invention will now be more specifically described in the context of particular embodiments, which are in no way limiting, represented on the Figures 1 to 7 , in which :
  • the figure 1 represents a device according to one embodiment of the invention, in the covering position of a swimming pool;
  • the figure 2 schematically shows a lifting cylinder attached to the upper structure of the device of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 3 shows a detail of a lifting cylinder of the device of the figure 1 illustrating the fixing means of said cylinder to the upper structure;
  • the Figure 4A schematically illustrates the device of the figure 1 in uncovering position of the pelvis;
  • the Figures 4B and 4C illustrate successive stages of the displacement of the device of the figure 1 between the uncovering position of the basin of the Figure 4A and the cover position of the basin of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 5 shows a device according to an embodiment of the invention in which the structures are in deployed configuration their respective upper faces forming a same plane;
  • the figure 6 shows a detail A of the device of the figure 5 , on which there are horizontal displacement means and means for vertical displacement of the structures:
  • and the figure 7 schematically shows a device according to a variant of the invention for the coverage of a basin of larger dimensions.

Un dispositif mobile pour le recouvrement d'un bassin 10, par exemple de piscine, est représenté de manière schématique sur la figure 1, en position de couverture du bassin. Le bassin est creusé dans une surface de sol 11, considérée comme sensiblement horizontale.A mobile device for covering a basin 10, for example a pool, is represented schematically on the figure 1 , in the pool cover position. The basin is dug in a soil surface 11, considered substantially horizontal.

Ce dispositif comporte deux structures rigides, dont une structure inférieure 20 et une structure supérieure 30. Ces deux structures 20, 30 sont configurées et dimensionnées de telle sorte que, lorsqu'elles sont juxtaposées, elles sont aptes à recouvrir ensemble entièrement le bassin 10, comme montré sur la figure 1.This device comprises two rigid structures, including a lower structure 20 and an upper structure 30. These two structures 20, 30 are configured and dimensioned such that, when they are juxtaposed, they are able to cover the entire basin 10 together, as shown on the figure 1 .

Chacune des structures 20, 30 peut être formée par des poutres 21, 31 s'étendant parallèlement les unes aux autres selon une direction dite transversale, et des pannes 22, 32 s'étendant sensiblement perpendiculairement aux poutres 21, 31, dans une direction dite longitudinale, de sorte à former ensemble un treillis. Dans le mode de réalisation représenté sur la figure 1, chaque structure comporte deux poutres 21, 31, et une pluralité de pannes 22, 32. Les poutres et pannes peuvent être identiques les unes aux autres, ou différentes. En particulier, les poutres et les pannes formant les bords périphériques de chaque structure peuvent présenter une hauteur plus importante que les autres, de sorte à constituer un cadre périphérique pour la structure.Each of the structures 20, 30 may be formed by beams 21, 31 extending parallel to each other in a so-called direction transverse, and purlins 22, 32 extending substantially perpendicular to the beams 21, 31, in a so-called longitudinal direction, so as to form together a lattice. In the embodiment shown on the figure 1 each structure comprises two beams 21, 31, and a plurality of purlins 22, 32. The beams and purlins may be identical to each other, or different. In particular, the beams and purlins forming the peripheral edges of each structure may have a greater height than the others, so as to constitute a peripheral frame for the structure.

Des éléments de revêtement de sol, qui ne sont pas représentés sur la figure 1 pour des raisons de clarté, sont fixés sur chaque treillis de structure inférieure 20 et de structure supérieure 30, pour former, pour chaque structure, une face supérieure plane et continue 23, 33 (visible sur la figure 5).Flooring elements, which are not shown on the figure 1 for the sake of clarity, are fixed on each lattice of lower structure 20 and upper structure 30, to form, for each structure, a planar and continuous upper face 23, 33 (visible on the figure 5 ).

Les structures 20, 30 peuvent être constituées en tous matériaux suffisamment rigides pour constituer une structure de plancher autoportante. Les poutres et pannes peuvent par exemple être constituées en bois, en acier, etc.The structures 20, 30 may be made of any sufficiently rigid materials to constitute a freestanding floor structure. The beams and purlins can for example be made of wood, steel, etc.

Les structures sont destinées à être disposées autour du bassin dans une configuration dans laquelle leurs faces supérieures sont disposées à l'opposé de la surface de sol 11, et leurs faces inférieures opposées sont disposées en regard de cette surface de sol.The structures are intended to be arranged around the basin in a configuration in which their upper faces are disposed opposite the ground surface 11, and their opposite lower faces are disposed opposite this floor surface.

La structure inférieure 20 et la structure supérieure 30 sont en outre configurées de telle sorte que lorsqu'elles sont disposées en position opérante sur une surface de sol environnant le bassin 10, leurs faces supérieures 23, 33 s'inscrivent dans des plans parallèles l'un à l'autre.The lower structure 20 and the upper structure 30 are further configured so that when they are arranged in an operative position on a soil surface surrounding the basin 10, their upper faces 23, 33 fit into parallel planes. one to another.

Ces structures sont en outre dimensionnées, l'une par rapport à l'autre, de telle sorte que la structure inférieure 20 puisse être encastrée sous la structure supérieure 30. Ainsi, les dimensions de la structure inférieure 20, tant dans la direction longitudinale que dans la direction transversale, sont légèrement inférieures aux dimensions de la structure supérieure 30.These structures are furthermore dimensioned relative to each other so that the lower structure 20 can be recessed under the upper structure 30. Thus, the dimensions of the lower structure 20, both in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction, are slightly smaller than the dimensions of the upper structure 30.

La structure inférieure 20 est munie en sous-face de roulettes 24, par exemple disposées aux quatre coins de la structure. Ces roulettes 24 constituent avantageusement à la fois des moyens de déplacement horizontal de la structure inférieure 20 par rapport à la surface de sol 11, et au moins une partie des moyens de déplacement des structures l'une par rapport à l'autre entre une configuration escamotée dans laquelle la structure inférieure 20 est disposée sous la structure supérieure 30, et une configuration déployée dans laquelle les structures respectivement inférieure 20 et supérieure 30 sont juxtaposées.The lower structure 20 is provided on the underside of rollers 24, for example arranged at the four corners of the structure. These rollers 24 advantageously constitute at the same time means of horizontal displacement of the lower structure 20 with respect to the ground surface 11, and at least part of the means for moving the structures relative to one another between a configuration retracted wherein the lower structure 20 is disposed under the upper structure 30, and an expanded configuration in which the lower and upper structures 30 respectively are juxtaposed.

Les roulettes 24 sont par exemple configurées de sorte à permettre un déplacement de la structure inférieure 20 selon la direction longitudinale. Elles sont classiques en elles-mêmes, et elles sont par exemple munies de moyens de blocage dans la position souhaitée de la structure.The rollers 24 are for example configured so as to allow a displacement of the lower structure 20 in the longitudinal direction. They are conventional in themselves, and they are for example provided with locking means in the desired position of the structure.

Le dispositif peut comporter un ou plusieurs rails 12 de guidage des roulettes 24, fixés sur la surface de sol 11 le long du bassin 10, et s'étendant selon la direction longitudinale.The device may comprise one or more rails 12 for guiding the rollers 24, fixed on the ground surface 11 along the basin 10, and extending in the longitudinal direction.

La structure supérieure 30 est quant à elle pourvue de moyens pour son déplacement dit vertical par rapport à la surface de sol 11, c'est-à-dire selon une direction qui n'est pas parallèle avec le plan formé par sa face supérieure 33, par exemple qui est sensiblement perpendiculaire à ce plan. Ces moyens de déplacement vertical comportent par exemple une pluralité de vérins électriques 35, qui sont disposés en sous-face de la structure, au niveau de bords 36 de cette dernière s'étendant selon la direction longitudinale, de sorte à ne pas gêner l'escamotage de la structure inférieure 20 sous la structure supérieure 30 selon cette direction longitudinale. Le dispositif comporte de préférence au moins quatre vérins 35 disposés au niveau des quatre coins de la structure supérieure 30.The upper structure 30 is provided with means for its so-called vertical displacement relative to the ground surface 11, that is to say in a direction that is not parallel to the plane formed by its upper face 33 for example, which is substantially perpendicular to this plane. These vertical displacement means comprise for example a plurality of electric cylinders 35, which are arranged on the underside of the structure, at the edges 36 of the latter extending in the longitudinal direction, so as not to interfere with the retraction of the lower structure 20 under the upper structure 30 in this longitudinal direction. The device preferably comprises at least four jacks 35 arranged at the four corners of the upper structure 30.

L'invention ne se limite pas au mode de réalisation dans lequel les moyens de déplacement vertical de la structure supérieure sont formés par des vérins électriques, mais s'étend également à tout autre moyen permettant le déplacement vertical d'une structure par rapport à une surface de sol, de préférence du type prenant appui sur le sol à cet effet.The invention is not limited to the embodiment in which the vertical displacement means of the upper structure are formed by electric cylinders, but also extends to any other means allowing the vertical displacement of a structure with respect to a soil surface, preferably of the type bearing on the ground for this purpose.

La structure supérieure 30 comporte également, toujours en sous-face, des moyens pour son déplacement horizontal sur la surface de sol 11, par exemple sous forme de roulettes 34 qui sont disposées au niveau de ses quatre coins, près des vérins 35.The upper structure 30 also comprises, always on the underside, means for its horizontal displacement on the floor surface 11, for example in the form of wheels 34 which are arranged at its four corners, near the cylinders 35.

Un détail de la structure supérieure 30 est montré sur la figure 2. Il y est présenté de manière schématique un vérin 35 fixé dans un coin de la structure supérieure 30, à l'intersection d'une poutre 31 et d'une panne 32. Ce vérin est classique en lui-même, et il comporte un corps 351 fixé à la structure et une tige mobile 352 qui vient en appui sur la surface de sol 11. La course de ce vérin est supérieure à la hauteur de la structure inférieure 20, cette hauteur étant calculée sans tenir compte des roulettes 24.A detail of the upper structure 30 is shown on the figure 2 . It is presented schematically a cylinder 35 fixed in a corner of the upper structure 30, at the intersection of a beam 31 and a tip 32. This jack is conventional in itself, and it comprises a body 351 fixed to the structure and a movable rod 352 which bears on the ground surface 11. The stroke of this jack is greater than the height of the lower structure 20, this height being calculated without taking into account the wheels 24.

Le vérin 35 peut être fixé à la structure supérieure 30 par tout moyen classique en lui-même. Par exemple, comme illustré sur la figure 3, le corps 351 du vérin peut être fixé dans un boîtier 353 solidaire d'une platine 354 percée d'orifices 355 pour le passage de moyens de fixation à une poutre 31, tels que des vis ou des écrous (non représentés sur les figures).The jack 35 can be fixed to the upper structure 30 by any conventional means in itself. For example, as shown on the figure 3 , the body 351 of the jack can be fixed in a housing 353 secured to a plate 354 pierced with orifices 355 for the passage of fastening means to a beam 31, such as screws or nuts (not shown in the figures) .

Le dispositif comporte des moyens d'alimentation des vérins en énergie, par exemple sous forme de panneaux photovoltaïques, qui ne sont pas représentés sur les figures. Ces panneaux peuvent être placés sur la face supérieure 33 de la structure supérieure 30, ou sur ses bords périphériques.The device comprises power supply means of the cylinders, for example in the form of photovoltaic panels, which are not shown in the figures. These panels can be placed on the upper face 33 of the upper structure 30, or on its peripheral edges.

Le dispositif peut en outre comporter des moyens motorisés d'actionnement des roulettes 24, 34 portées par les structures inférieure 20 et supérieure 30. Ces moyens motorisés, de même que les câbles de liaison électrique, ne sont pas représentés sur les figures pour des raisons de clarté. Ils peuvent également être alimentés en énergie par des panneaux photovoltaïque fixés respectivement sur la structure associée.The device may also comprise motorized means for actuating the rollers 24, 34 carried by the lower and upper structures 30. These motorized means, as well as the electrical connection cables, are not shown in the figures for reasons clarity. They can also be powered by photovoltaic panels fixed respectively on the associated structure.

Les différentes étapes d'un procédé de couverture ou de découvrement du bassin 10 au moyen du dispositif décrit ci-avant à titre d'exemple de réalisation de l'invention, sont illustrées sur les figures 4A à 4C et 5.The various steps of a method of covering or uncovering the basin 10 by means of the device described above by way of exemplary embodiment of the invention, are illustrated on the Figures 4A to 4C and 5.

Sur la figure 4A, le dispositif est représenté dans une position de découvrement du bassin 10, à proximité d'un premier bord latéral 101 de ce dernier, et dans une configuration escamotée dans laquelle la structure inférieure 20 est entièrement encastrée sous la structure supérieure 30, entre cette dernière et la surface de sol 11 entourant le bassin. Dans cette position, dite position intermédiaire, les vérins 35 sont réglés de telle sorte que la structure supérieure 30 repose par sa face inférieure sur la structure inférieure 20. Les structures ainsi empilées l'une sur l'autre occupent à proximité du bassin une surface deux fois moins importante que celle du bassin. L'encombrement généré par le dispositif à proximité du bassin est donc avantageusement limité.On the Figure 4A , the device is shown in an uncovering position of the basin 10, near a first lateral edge 101 of the latter, and in a retracted configuration in which the lower structure 20 is fully embedded under the upper structure 30, between the latter and the soil surface 11 surrounding the pond. In this position, said intermediate position, the cylinders 35 are adjusted so that the upper structure 30 rests on its lower face on the lower structure 20. The structures thus stacked on top of each other occupy near the basin a surface half the size of the basin. The space generated by the device near the pool is therefore advantageously limited.

Pour amener le dispositif en position de couverture du bassin 10, la structure inférieure 20 supportant la structure supérieure 30 est déplacée en direction du bassin 10, selon la direction longitudinale, comme montré en 40 sur la figure 4A. Ce déplacement met en oeuvre les roulettes 24, dont au moins certaines sont guidées dans un rail de guidage 12 fixé sur la surface de sol 11 à proximité d'un bord longitudinal 102 du bassin. Afin de ne pas gêner ce déplacement, qui entraîne le déplacement simultané de la structure supérieure 30 en appui sur la structure inférieure 20, les vérins 35 de la structure supérieure sont maintenus dans une position dans laquelle ils ne viennent pas en contact avec la surface de sol 11. Ce déplacement horizontal est poursuivi jusqu'à ce que la moitié du bassin 10 soit recouverte par les structures empilées l'une sur l'autre. Cette position est montrée sur la figure 4B.To bring the device to the covering position of the basin 10, the lower structure 20 supporting the upper structure 30 is moved towards the basin 10, in the longitudinal direction, as shown at 40 on the Figure 4A . This displacement uses the rollers 24, at least some of which are guided in a guide rail 12 fixed on the ground surface 11 near a longitudinal edge 102 of the basin. In order not to hinder this movement, which causes the simultaneous displacement of the upper structure 30 bearing on the lower structure 20, the cylinders 35 of the upper structure are held in a position in which they do not come into contact with the surface of the 11. This horizontal movement is continued until half of the basin 10 is covered by the structures stacked one on the other. This position is shown on the Figure 4B .

Les vérins 35 portés par la structure supérieure 30 sont alors déployés jusqu'à ce que la tige mobile 352 vienne en appui sur la surface de sol 11. Leur extension est poursuivie jusqu'à soulever la structure supérieure 30 par rapport à la structure inférieure 20.The cylinders 35 carried by the upper structure 30 are then deployed until the movable rod 352 bears on the ground surface 11. Their extension is continued until lifting the upper structure 30 relative to the lower structure 20 .

La structure inférieure 20 est ensuite déplacée horizontalement, toujours selon la direction longitudinale, et en direction d'un second bord latéral 103 du bassin opposé audit premier bord latéral 101, comme indiqué en 41 sur la figure 4C. Au cours de ce déplacement, la structure supérieure 30 reste en place. Le déplacement horizontal de la structure inférieure 20 est stoppé lorsqu'on arrive à la position illustrée sur la figure 1, dans laquelle le bassin 10 est entièrement recouvert par la structure inférieure 20 et la structure supérieure 20 en configuration déployée.The lower structure 20 is then moved horizontally, always in the longitudinal direction, and towards a second side edge 103 of the basin opposite said first side edge 101, as indicated at 41 on the figure 4C . During this movement, the upper structure 30 remains in place. The horizontal displacement of the lower structure 20 is stopped when one arrives at the position illustrated on the figure 1 , in which the basin 10 is completely covered by the lower structure 20 and the upper structure 20 in the deployed configuration.

Une fois cette position atteinte, l'étape finale du procédé consiste à actionner les vérins 35 en compression, jusqu'à amener les faces supérieures respectivement 23, 33 de la structure inférieure 20 et de la structure supérieure 30 dans le même plan, comme montré de manière schématique sur la figure 5.Once this position is reached, the final step of the process consists in actuating the jacks 35 in compression, until the upper faces 23, 33 of the lower structure 20 and of the upper structure 30 are respectively in the same plane, as shown. schematically on the figure 5 .

Sur cette figure 5, on a représenté les éléments de revêtement de sol fixés sur les treillis de chacune de la structure inférieure 20 et de la structure supérieure 30. On obtient alors avantageusement, au-dessus du bassin 10 qui n'est pas visible sur cette figure 5, car entièrement recouvert par les structures 20 et 30, une plateforme rigide continue entièrement plane.On this figure 5 , the floor covering elements fixed on the lattices of each of the lower structure 20 and the upper structure 30 are represented. It is then advantageously obtained, above the basin 10 which is not visible on this figure 5 because completely covered by the structures 20 and 30, a continuous rigid platform completely flat.

Le dispositif est formé de telle sorte que dans une telle configuration, dite abaissée, de la structure supérieure 30, les roulettes 34 de cette dernière entrent en contact avec la surface de sol 11. Il suffit alors de comprimer légèrement plus les vérins 35, de sorte à décoller la tige mobile 352 de la surface de sol 11, pour que la structure supérieure 30 puisse être déplacée dans un plan horizontal, indépendamment de la structure inférieure 20, par exemple pour libérer un accès partiel au bassin.The device is formed such that in such a so-called lowered configuration of the upper structure 30, the rollers 34 of the latter come into contact with the ground surface 11. It is then sufficient to slightly compress the jacks 35, so as to take off the movable rod 352 of the ground surface 11, so that the upper structure 30 can be moved in a horizontal plane, regardless of the lower structure 20, for example to release a partial access to the basin.

Le dispositif peut comporter à cet effet des moyens de guidage au sol de la structure supérieure 30, par exemple sous forme d'un ou plusieurs rails de guidage, non représentés sur les figures, disposés parallèlement au/aux rail(s) de guidage 12 de la structure inférieure 20, à l'opposé du bassin 10 par rapport à ce(s) dernier(s).For this purpose, the device may comprise means for guiding the upper structure 30 to the ground, for example in the form of one or more guide rails, not shown in the figures, arranged parallel to the guide rail (s). of the lower structure 20, opposite the basin 10 relative to the latter (s).

Pour découvrir le bassin, il suffit de réaliser les opérations inverses à celles décrites ci-dessus, en commençant par surélever la structure supérieure 30 par rapport au sol, de sorte à ce que sa face inférieure soit plus haute que la face supérieure 23 de ia structure inférieure 20.To discover the basin, it is sufficient to perform the reverse operations to those described above, starting by raising the upper structure 30 relative to the ground, so that its underside is higher than the upper face 23 of ia lower structure 20.

L'ensemble des opérations ci-dessus sont simples et rapides à réaliser, et elles peuvent avantageusement être entièrement motorisées et commandées à distance.All of the above operations are simple and quick to perform, and they can advantageously be fully motorized and controlled remotely.

L'invention ne se limite pas au mode de réalisation particulier décrit ci-avant à titre d'exemple.The invention is not limited to the particular embodiment described above by way of example.

Par exemple, selon les dimensions du bassin, les structures inférieure 20 et supérieure 30 peuvent être consolidées par des poutres transversales 21, 31 supplémentaires, comme illustré sur la figure 7. Il peut alors avantageusement être prévu selon l'invention de disposer un vérin 35 à chaque extrémité de chaque poutre 21, 31.For example, depending on the dimensions of the basin, the lower and upper structures 30 may be consolidated by additional transverse beams 21, 31, as illustrated in FIG. figure 7 . It can then advantageously be provided according to the invention to have a jack 35 at each end of each beam 21, 31.

L'invention a été décrite ci-avant pour un dispositif comportant deux structures. Le dispositif peut comporter un nombre plus important de structures. Chacune des structures supérieures à la structure la plus inférieure comporte alors des moyens de déplacement horizontal et des moyens de déplacement vertical. Le procédé décrit ci-avant est répété à plusieurs reprises, pour amener les structures d'une position escamotée dans laquelle elles sont toutes empilées les unes sur les autres, à une position déployée dans laquelle elles sont juxtaposées successivement les unes avec les autres, puis pour abaisser chaque structure supérieure au niveau de la structure la plus inférieure, de sorte à former une plateforme globale plane.The invention has been described above for a device comprising two structures. The device may comprise a larger number of structures. Each of the structures greater than the lowest structure then comprises horizontal displacement means and vertical displacement means. The method described above is repeated several times, to bring the structures of a retracted position in which they are all stacked on each other, to an extended position in which they are successively juxtaposed with each other, then to lower each upper structure to the level of the lowest structure, so as to form a flat overall platform.

La description ci-avant illustre clairement que par ses différentes caractéristiques et leurs avantages, la présente invention atteint les objectifs qu'elle s'était fixés. En particulier, elle fournit un dispositif mobile de couverture d'un bassin, notamment d'un bassin de piscine, qui occupe peu d'espace en périphérie du bassin en position de découvrement du bassin, et qui constitue une surface rigide plane praticable et exploitable en position de couverture du bassin.The above description clearly illustrates that by its different characteristics and advantages, the present invention achieves the objectives it has set for itself. In particular, it provides a mobile device for covering a pool, in particular a swimming pool basin, which occupies little space on the periphery of the pool in the pool's uncovering position, and which constitutes a flat, practicable and exploitable rigid surface. in the pool cover position.

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Dispositif mobile de couverture d'un bassin (10), notamment de piscine, comportant : - une première structure rigide dite inférieure (20) et une deuxième structure rigide dite supérieure (30), chacune desdites structures comportant une face inférieure et une face supérieure opposée plane (23, 33), - des moyens (24) de déplacement desdites structures (20, 30) l'une par rapport à l'autre entre une configuration dite escamotée dans laquelle la structure inférieure (20) est disposée sous la structure supérieure (30) et une configuration dite déployée dans laquelle lesdites structures sont juxtaposées, leurs faces supérieures respectives (23, 33) s'inscrivent dans des plans parallèles l'un à l'autre, et elles sont aptes à recouvrir ensemble ledit bassin, - des moyens (24) de déplacement desdites structures (20, 30) entre une position de couverture dudit bassin et une position de découvrement dudit bassin, - et des moyens (35) de mise dans un même plan de la face supérieure (33) de la structure supérieure (30) et de la face supérieure (23) de la structure inférieure (20) dans ladite configuration déployée. Mobile device for covering a pool (10), in particular a pool, comprising: a first so-called lower rigid structure (20) and a second so-called upper rigid structure (30), each of said structures comprising a lower face and an opposite planar upper face (23, 33), means (24) for moving said structures (20, 30) relative to each other between a so-called retracted configuration in which the lower structure (20) is disposed under the upper structure (30) and a configuration called deployed in which said structures are juxtaposed, their respective upper faces (23, 33) are inscribed in planes parallel to one another, and they are able to cover said pool together, means (24) for moving said structures (20, 30) between a covering position of said basin and an uncovering position of said basin, and means (35) for placing the upper face (33) of the upper structure (30) and the upper face (23) of the lower structure (20) in said extended configuration in the same plane. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens (24) de déplacement, dit horizontal, d'au moins une desdites structures (20) par rapport à une surface de sol (11) environnant ledit bassin (10) dans une direction parallèle au plan de la face supérieure (23) de ladite structure.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises means (24) for displacement, said horizontal, of at least one of said structures (20) with respect to a ground surface (11) surrounding said basin (10) in a direction parallel to the plane of the upper face (23) of said structure. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que des moyens (24) de déplacement horizontal par rapport à ladite surface de sol (11) s'étendent depuis la face inférieure de la structure inférieure (20).Device according to claim 2, characterized in that means (24) for horizontal movement relative to said ground surface (11) extend from the underside of the lower structure (20). Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 3, caractérisé en ce que des moyens (24, 34) de déplacement horizontal par rapport à ladite surface de sol (11) s'étendent depuis chacune de la face inférieure de la structure inférieure (20) et de la face inférieure de la structure supérieure (30).Device according to one of claims 2 to 3, characterized in that means (24, 34) for horizontal movement relative to said floor surface (11) extend from each of the lower face of the lower structure (20) and the lower face of the upper structure (30). Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens (35) de déplacement, dit vertical, d'une desdites structures (30) par rapport à une surface de sol (11) environnant ledit bassin (10) dans une direction perpendiculaire au plan de la face supérieure (33) de ladite structure, entre une première position dans laquelle la face inférieure de la structure supérieure (30) est disposée au-dessus du plan de la face supérieure (23) de la structure inférieure (20) par rapport à ladite surface de sol, une position intermédiaire dans laquelle la face inférieure de la structure supérieure (30) est disposée dans le plan de la face supérieure (23) de la structure inférieure (20), et une troisième position dans laquelle la face supérieure (33) de la structure supérieure (30) est disposée dans le plan de la face supérieure (23) de la structure inférieure (20).Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises means (35) of displacement, said vertical, of one of said structures (30) relative to a ground surface (11) surrounding said basin (10) in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the upper face (33) of said structure, between a first position in which the lower face of the upper structure (30) is disposed above the plane of the upper face (23) of the lower structure (20) with respect to said floor surface, an intermediate position in which the lower face of the upper structure (30) is arranged in the plane of the upper face (23) of the lower structure (20), and a third position in which the upper face (33) of the upper structure (30) is disposed in the plane of the upper face (23) of the lower structure (20). Dispositif selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de déplacement vertical (35) sont portés par la structure supérieure (30).Device according to claim 5, characterized in that said vertical displacement means (35) are carried by the upper structure (30). Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 5 à 6, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de déplacement vertical (35) comportent au moins un vérin dont un corps (351) est fixé à ladite structure supérieure (30) et une tige mobile (352) destinée à venir en appui sur ladite surface de sol (11), de préférence une pluralité de vérins disposés au niveau de bords périphériques (36) de ladite structure supérieure (30).Device according to one of claims 5 to 6, characterized in that said vertical displacement means (35) comprise at least one cylinder of which a body (351) is fixed to said upper structure (30) and a movable rod (352) intended to bear on said ground surface (11), preferably a plurality of jacks disposed at peripheral edges (36) of said upper structure (30). Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que les moyens (24, 34, 35) de déplacement desdites structures (20, 30) sont motorisés.Device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the means (24, 34, 35) for moving said structures (20, 30) are motorized. Bassin, notamment de piscine, pourvu d'un dispositif mobile de couverture selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8.Pool, in particular pool, provided with a mobile cover device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Procédé de couverture d'un bassin (10), notamment de piscine, au moyen d'un dispositif mobile selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, selon lequel : - on dispose ledit dispositif sur une surface de sol (11) environnant ledit bassin (10), à proximité dudit bassin, lesdites structures (20, 30) se trouvant dans ladite configuration escamotée, - on place lesdites structures (20, 30) dans ladite configuration déployée et dans une position telle qu'elles recouvrent ensemble ledit bassin, - et on place la face supérieure (23) de la structure inférieure (20) et la face supérieure (33) de la structure supérieure (30) dans un même plan. Method for covering a pool (10), in particular a pool, by means of a mobile device according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, according to which: said device is disposed on a ground surface (11) surrounding said basin (10), close to said basin, said structures (20, 30) being in said retracted configuration, said structures (20, 30) are placed in said deployed configuration and in a position such that they cover said pool together, and placing the upper face (23) of the lower structure (20) and the upper face (33) of the upper structure (30) in the same plane.
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