EP2738345A1 - Stepladder with folding platform and folding struts - Google Patents

Stepladder with folding platform and folding struts Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP2738345A1
EP2738345A1 EP20130194179 EP13194179A EP2738345A1 EP 2738345 A1 EP2738345 A1 EP 2738345A1 EP 20130194179 EP20130194179 EP 20130194179 EP 13194179 A EP13194179 A EP 13194179A EP 2738345 A1 EP2738345 A1 EP 2738345A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
uprights
platform
folding
articulated
stool
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
EP20130194179
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2738345B1 (en
Inventor
Yves Bugy
Christophe Meric
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
AUDIO INNOV
Aud Innov SAS
Original Assignee
AUDIO INNOV
Aud Innov SAS
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by AUDIO INNOV, Aud Innov SAS filed Critical AUDIO INNOV
Publication of EP2738345A1 publication Critical patent/EP2738345A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP2738345B1 publication Critical patent/EP2738345B1/en
Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C1/00—Ladders in general
    • E06C1/02—Ladders in general with rigid longitudinal member or members
    • E06C1/14—Ladders capable of standing by themselves
    • E06C1/16—Ladders capable of standing by themselves with hinged struts which rest on the ground
    • E06C1/20—Ladders capable of standing by themselves with hinged struts which rest on the ground with supporting struts formed as poles
    • E06C1/22—Ladders capable of standing by themselves with hinged struts which rest on the ground with supporting struts formed as poles with extensible, e.g. telescopic, ladder parts or struts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C1/00—Ladders in general
    • E06C1/02—Ladders in general with rigid longitudinal member or members
    • E06C1/38—Special constructions of ladders, e.g. ladders with more or less than two longitudinal members, ladders with movable rungs or other treads, longitudinally-foldable ladders
    • E06C1/39—Ladders having platforms; Ladders changeable into platforms
    • E06C1/393—Ladders having platforms foldable with the ladder
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C1/00—Ladders in general
    • E06C1/02—Ladders in general with rigid longitudinal member or members
    • E06C1/38—Special constructions of ladders, e.g. ladders with more or less than two longitudinal members, ladders with movable rungs or other treads, longitudinally-foldable ladders
    • E06C1/397—Special constructions of ladders, e.g. ladders with more or less than two longitudinal members, ladders with movable rungs or other treads, longitudinally-foldable ladders characterised by having wheels, rollers, or runners
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C7/00—Component parts, supporting parts, or accessories
    • E06C7/14—Holders for pails or other equipment on or for ladders
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C7/00—Component parts, supporting parts, or accessories
    • E06C7/18—Devices for preventing persons from falling
    • E06C7/185—Devices providing a back support to a person on the ladder, e.g. cages

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a folding platform stool with folding uprights.
  • This construction facilitates the deployment of the stepladder and ensures that, in the deployed state, it provides stability improving the safety of staff who borrows.
  • each of the uprights is composed of an upper part and a lower part connected to each other by a hinge with locking positions to arrange and lock the part lower in the extension of the upper part or flap against it by trapping the retracted support legs
  • each of the telescopic support leg is composed of an articulated upper part on the upright and a part lower slidably mounted on the outside of the upper, the end of the lower leg having a complex hinge on which are articulated on the one hand, the end of the corresponding fixed tie and, secondly, the end of the corresponding spacer arm, so that the legs (6) extend when the platform (4) is brought into use position.
  • the stool has in the folded state a reduced height, between 1.4 and 1.6 meters, for easy storage in a van or a particular car, facilitating the approach to the workplace , even in areas with difficult parking for a truck.
  • the shaping of the stepladder comprises a preliminary phase consisting, stepladder pressed flat against the ground, to bring the lower parts of the uprights in the extension of their upper parts resting on the ground, and then, after automatic locking of the joints between parts of the upright, to straighten the step stool vertically before commencing the deployment of the platform automatically ensuring the spacing of the support legs.
  • the member which slides on each leg and allows its deployment during the lowering of the platform is directly constituted by the upper end of the lower leg which slides freely on the lower, advantageously replacing the collar used in previous achievements.
  • the lowering of the platform causes the lower legs to slide on the upper parts and the automatic lengthening of the legs.
  • the joints between the respectively upper and lower portions of each amount of the rise plane are arranged vertically below the bar constituting the front articulation of the platform.
  • the figures 1 and 4 show that the articulation 12 of the tie rods on the amounts is disposed above the bar 3x forming the articulation of the platform 4.
  • Each of the spreader arms 22 passes through an opening formed in a bracket 25 attached under the plate 4 and near each of its front angles.
  • the edges of each opening cooperate with the corresponding arm 22 to guide it transversely with respect to the platform, so that its movements take place in a plane parallel to that of the platform, regardless of the position of this platform relative to the plane. climb that carries it.
  • the automatic spacing means comprise an arm 22 and a tie rod 10 which are articulated on the same sliding element, and form two sides of a deformable triangle, the third side of which is virtual and extends between the pivot 23 and the hinge 12 of the tie rod on the upright 2.
  • each of the uprights 2 is divided into two parts, below the bar 3x on which is articulated the platform 4, namely an upper part 2a, carrying all the joints of the rise plane M, and a lower part 2b , carrying the bars 3 of access to the platform 4.
  • These two parts are connected to each other by a hinge 30 with automatic locking of position, to wedge the part 2b in the extension of the part 2a, or to wedge against the upper part after pivoting a half turn, and in any intermediate positions required for folding and deploying maneuvers.
  • each hinge 30 carries the pivot 32 of a wheel 33 whose diameter is chosen so that, when the ladder is in the transport position, the point of contact with the ground is below the lower ends of the parts 2a and 2b uprights 2.
  • the pivot 32 for the wheel is carried by a yoke 34.
  • each yoke 34 is provided with rotation locking means of the wheel, such as a shoe 35, whose locking and unlocking positions are controlled by an eccentric lever 36.
  • the locking in the bearing position of the two parts 6a-6b of each support leg 6 is provided by a finger 39 manually engageable in a through bore of the portion 6b and in one of the bores 40 provided in part 6a. Any other locking means may be used by those skilled in the art.
  • the figure 1 shows that the two rods 16 are connected by a safety bar 42 disposed substantially at their mid-height. It is constituted by a strap, or equivalent, one end of which is detachable. To this rail is permanently hung one end of a strap 43, the other end is free and provided with a hook 44. At the end of folding maneuver, this hook 44 is hooked manually to the one of the bars 3 of the climb plan, to keep the folded elements against each other.
  • the step stool When the step stool is in the folded transport and storage position, shown to Figures 5 and 6 , it forms a package having a height of the order of 1.3 meters to 1.6 meters, can easily be stored vertically in a van and moved by taxi between a parking place and a workplace.
  • the deployment is carried out intuitively by removing the strap 43, by setting the rear face of the stepladder on the ground, by unblocking the joints 30, bringing the parts 2b of the uprights in the extension of the upper parts 2a and by straightening the stepladder substantially vertically. From this position, a manual support against the bottom of the platform 4 initiates its tilting, the automatic spacing of the support legs 6 and their elongation by sliding the lower parts 6b on those 6a. When these have developed over the desired length to stabilize the stepladder, their lower parts 6b are locked on their parts 6a by the fingers 39.
  • the folding is carried out in a manner that is the opposite of that just described, with only one difference consisting in actuating the locking means of the wheels 33 before setting the ladder back against the ground for fold the amounts.
  • the recovery of the folded stepladder is very difficult because it rolls on the ground as it is straightened.

Abstract

The stepladder has telescopic support legs (6) articulated near top of uprights (2), and rods (10) controlling spacing of the legs. Spacer arms are placed under a foldable platform (4). Each upright has upper and lower parts (2a, 2b) connected by an articulation (30) with lockable position to lock the lower part in extension of the upper part or to fold back the lower part. Each leg has a lower part (6b) slidingly mounted on upper part (6a). An end of the rod and an end of each spacer arm are articulated on a fitting, so that the legs automatically elongate when the platform is use position.

Description

L'invention concerne un escabeau à plateforme rabattable et à montants pliables.The invention relates to a folding platform stool with folding uprights.

On connait par le document US3057432 un escabeau comprenant :

  • un plan de montée dont les montants sont reliés par des marches ou par des barreaux,
  • une plateforme articulée sur les montants du plan de montée avec possibilité de saillir vers l'avant ou d'être rabattue contre le plan de montée,
  • deux jambes d'appui, articulées près du sommet de chacun des deux montants par des articulations leur permettant d'occuper une position de rangement, dans laquelle elles sont contre les montants, et une position de stabilisation, dans laquelle elles sont écartées de ces montants, sur le coté et vers l'avant,
  • des tirants contrôlant l'écartement des jambes, chaque tirant étant disposé entre la jambe et le montant sur lequel celle-ci est articulée,
  • et des moyens d'écartement des jambes d'appui.
We know by the document US3057432 a stool comprising:
  • a climbing plan whose amounts are connected by steps or bars,
  • a platform articulated on the uprights of the plan of climb with possibility to project forward or to be folded against the plan of rise,
  • two support legs, articulated near the top of each of the two uprights by articulations allowing them to occupy a storage position, in which they are against the uprights, and a stabilizing position, in which they are spaced from these amounts , on the side and towards the front,
  • tie rods controlling the spacing of the legs, each tie being disposed between the leg and the amount on which it is articulated,
  • and means for spacing the support legs.

Les documents FR2926106 et EP2078819 , au nom de la déposante, aménagent cette structure connue en modifiant les moyens écarteurs pour les rendre automatiques.The documents FR2926106 and EP2078819 , in the name of the applicant, arrange this known structure by modifying the spacer means to make them automatic.

A cette fin, ceux-ci comprennent, pour chaque jambe d'appui :

  • un bras écarteur disposé sous la plateforme articulée et dont une extrémité est articulée sur un pivot commun avec l'autre bras, alors que l'autre extrémité du bras est articulée sur un organe monté coulissant sur la jambe correspondante,
  • - le tirant correspondant, dont une extrémité est liée au collier précité par une articulation, alors que son autre extrémité est articulée à un montant,
  • ces deux éléments bras et tirant constituant deux des cotés d'un triangle dont la déformation du troisième coté, formé entre le pivot et l'articulation du tirant sur le montant, modifie la position de l'organe coulissant sur la jambe et l'angulation de la jambe par rapport au montant.
For this purpose, these include, for each support leg:
  • a spreader arm disposed under the articulated platform and one end of which is articulated on a common pivot with the other arm, while the other end of the arm is articulated on a member slidably mounted on the corresponding leg,
  • the corresponding tie rod, one end of which is connected to the aforementioned collar by a hinge, while its other end is hinged to an upright,
  • these two arms and pulling elements constituting two sides of a triangle whose deformation of the third side formed between the pivot and the articulation of the pulling on the upright, modifies the position of the sliding member on the leg and the angulation leg compared to the amount.

Cette construction facilite le déploiement de l'escabeau et garantit que, à l'état déployé, il offre une stabilité améliorant la sécurité du personnel qui l'emprunte.This construction facilitates the deployment of the stepladder and ensures that, in the deployed state, it provides stability improving the safety of staff who borrows.

Bien que conçu pour effectuer des travaux à des hauteurs comprises entre 2,5 et 4 mètres, il apparait qu'un tel escabeau est encore trop encombrant en hauteur et de ce fait est difficilement rangeable dans une petite camionnette pouvant se garer aisément dans un centre urbain et à proximité du lieu de travail. Il en résulte que l'opérateur chargé d'effectuer des opérations d'entretien en centre ville, à une hauteur de l'ordre de 2,50 mètres, par exemple dans un couloir de bureau ou dans un couloir de métropolitain, est soumis à l'alternative suivante :

  • remplacer l'escabeau par un marchepied, plus facilement transportable dans une camionnette ou dans un véhicule personnel, avec l'inconvénient sur le lieu de travail, de nécessiter des étirements de l'opérateur pour devoir atteindre les éléments hauts devant être entretenus,
  • avoir recours à un escabeau adapté en hauteur, mais faire appel à un autre opérateur pour transporter l'escabeau dans un camion et, en cas de difficultés de stationnement, se faire déposer avec l'escabeau le plus près possible du lieu de travail, en prenant le risque d'avoir à déplacer l'escabeau sur une grande distance pour parvenir jusqu'au lieu de travail.
Although designed to perform work at heights between 2.5 and 4 meters, it appears that such a stool is still too bulky in height and therefore is difficult to store in a small van that can park easily in a center urban and close to the workplace. As a result, the operator responsible for carrying out maintenance operations in center, at a height of about 2.50 meters, for example in an office corridor or in a metropolitan corridor, is subject to the following alternative:
  • replace the step ladder by a step, more easily transportable in a van or in a personal vehicle, with the disadvantage in the workplace, to require stretching of the operator to reach the high elements to be maintained,
  • use a stepladder adapted to the height, but use another operator to transport the ladder in a truck and, in case of parking difficulties, be dropped off with the stepladder as close as possible to the workplace, taking the risk of having to move the stepladder a great distance to get to the place of work.

La présente invention à pour but de remédier à ces inconvénients en fournissant un escabeau dont l'encombrement en hauteur peut être réduit pour son transport et son rangement, sans que les modifications de sa structure altèrent l'automatisme de son déploiement et de son repliements , ni sa résistance et ni sa stabilité à l'état déployé.
A cette fin, dans l'escabeau selon l'invention, chacun des montants est composé d'une partie supérieure et d'une partie inférieure liée l'une à l'autre par une articulation à positions verrouillables permettant de disposer et verrouiller la partie inférieure dans le prolongement de la partie supérieure ou de la rabattre contre celle-ci en emprisonnant les jambes d'appui rétractées, tandis que chacune des jambes télescopiques d'appui est composée d'une partie supérieure articulée sur le montant et d'une partie inférieure montée coulissante sur l'extérieur de celle supérieure, l'extrémité de cette partie inférieure de jambe portant une articulation complexe sur laquelle sont articulées, d'une part, l'extrémité du tirant fixe correspondant et, d'autre part, l'extrémité du bras écarteur correspondant, afin que les jambes (6) s'allongent quand la plateforme (4) est amenée en position d'utilisation.The present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks by providing a stepladder whose height can be reduced for its transport and storage, without changes in its structure alter the automation of its deployment and its folds, neither its resistance nor its stability in the deployed state.
To this end, in the stepladder according to the invention, each of the uprights is composed of an upper part and a lower part connected to each other by a hinge with locking positions to arrange and lock the part lower in the extension of the upper part or flap against it by trapping the retracted support legs, while each of the telescopic support leg is composed of an articulated upper part on the upright and a part lower slidably mounted on the outside of the upper, the end of the lower leg having a complex hinge on which are articulated on the one hand, the end of the corresponding fixed tie and, secondly, the end of the corresponding spacer arm, so that the legs (6) extend when the platform (4) is brought into use position.

Avec cet agencement, l'escabeau présente à l'état replié une hauteur réduite, comprise entre 1,4 et 1,6 mètre, permettant de le ranger aisément dans une camionnette ou une voiture particulière, en facilitant l'approche du lieu de travail, même dans les zones à stationnement difficile pour un camion.With this arrangement, the stool has in the folded state a reduced height, between 1.4 and 1.6 meters, for easy storage in a van or a particular car, facilitating the approach to the workplace , even in areas with difficult parking for a truck.

La mise en forme de l'escabeau comprend une phase préliminaire consistant, escabeau appuyé à plat contre le sol, à amener les parties inférieures des montants dans le prolongement de leurs parties supérieures en appui sur le sol, puis, après verrouillage automatique des articulations entre parties de montant, à redresser verticalement l'escabeau avant d'engager la procédure de déploiement de la plateforme assurant automatiquement l'écartement des jambes d'appui.The shaping of the stepladder comprises a preliminary phase consisting, stepladder pressed flat against the ground, to bring the lower parts of the uprights in the extension of their upper parts resting on the ground, and then, after automatic locking of the joints between parts of the upright, to straighten the step stool vertically before commencing the deployment of the platform automatically ensuring the spacing of the support legs.

Durant cette phase, l'organe qui coulisse sur chaque jambe et permet son déploiement lors de l'abaissement de la plateforme est directement constitué par l'extrémité supérieure de la jambe inférieure qui coulisse librement sur celle inférieure, en remplaçant avantageusement le collier utilisé dans les réalisations antérieures. Il en résulte que l'abaissement de la plateforme provoque le coulissement des parties inférieures des jambes sur les parties supérieures et l'allongement automatique des jambes.During this phase, the member which slides on each leg and allows its deployment during the lowering of the platform is directly constituted by the upper end of the lower leg which slides freely on the lower, advantageously replacing the collar used in previous achievements. As a result, the lowering of the platform causes the lower legs to slide on the upper parts and the automatic lengthening of the legs.

Dans une forme d'exécution de l'invention, les articulations entre les parties respectivement supérieure et inférieure de chaque montant du plan de montée sont disposées verticalement au dessous du barreau constituant l'articulation avant de la plateforme.In one embodiment of the invention, the joints between the respectively upper and lower portions of each amount of the rise plane are arranged vertically below the bar constituting the front articulation of the platform.

Cela dégage la partie inférieure du plan de montée de tous mécanisme et contrainte et permet de la faire pivoter de sensiblement un demi tour pour la rabattre sans difficultés contre l'autre partie.This releases the lower part of the rise plan of any mechanism and constraint and allows it to rotate substantially half a turn to fold it without difficulty against the other party.

D'autre caractéristiques et avantages ressortiront de la description qui suit, en référence au dessin schématique annexé, représentant une forme d'exécution de cet escabeau.

  • Figure 1 est une vue en perspective de coté et par dessous de l'escabeau lorsqu'il est en position d'utilisation;
  • Figure 2 en est une vue en perspective par-dessous montrant les bars écarteurs et lorsque l'escabeau est en position d'utilisation ;
  • Figure 3 est une vue partielle en perspective montrant à échelle agrandie l'articulation complexe sur la partie inférieure de la jambe d'appui télescopique ;
  • Figure 4 est une vue partielle de coté de la partie supérieure de l'escabeau quand les bielles de liaison du garde corps à la plateforme sont amenées contre le plan de montée ;
  • Figures 5 et 6 sont des vues en perspective, respectivement par l'arrière et par l'avant, lorsque l'escabeau est en position de rangement et de transport.
Other features and advantages will become apparent from the description which follows, with reference to the attached schematic drawing, showing an embodiment of this stool.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of side and bottom of the stepladder when in use position;
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view from below showing the spreader bars and when the stepladder is in use position;
  • Figure 3 is a partial perspective view showing on an enlarged scale the complex articulation on the lower part of the telescopic support leg;
  • Figure 4 is a partial side view of the upper part of the stepladder when connecting rods of the guard rail to the platform are brought against the plane of climb;
  • Figures 5 and 6 are perspective views, respectively from the rear and from the front, when the stool is in the storage and transport position.

Avant que les moyens de l'invention ne soient décrits en détail, il est d'abord procédé à la description de l'escabeau de base, tel qu'il est décrit dans les documents FR2926106 et EP2078819 , au nom de la déposante.Before the means of the invention are described in detail, it is firstly described the basic step ladder, as described in the documents FR2926106 and EP2078819 , in the name of the applicant.

Comme montré sur les différentes figures, cet escabeau comprend :

  • un plan de montée M, composée de montants 2 et de barreaux 3,
  • une plateforme rabattable 4, articulée sur le dernier barreau 3x, par des douilles 5, ou équivalents, disposées sous le bord postérieur de la plateforme et de manière que celle ci puisse se déployer vers l'avant ;
  • deux jambes télescopiques d'appui 6, articulées chacune au sommet de l'un des montants 2, par l'intermédiaire d'une articulation 7, multidirectionnelle ou à plusieurs degrés de liberté ;
  • deux tirants rigides et latéraux 10, dont une extrémité est articulée en 12 sur le montant 2 correspondant, alors que l'autre est articulée en 9 sur un élément coulissant de la jambe 6 ;
  • un garde corps repliable 13 dont les branches latérales 14 sont articulées, près de leurs extrémités avant et par des axes 15, aux sommets des montants 2 ;
  • deux bielles 16 reliant le garde corps 13 à la plateforme 4, chaque bielle étant articulée en 17 sur la plateforme et en 18 sur un collier 19 monté coulissant sur la branche 14 correspondante ;
  • et deux bras écarteurs 22 qui, disposés sous la plateforme 4, sont articulés par leurs extrémité postérieures sur un pivot commun 23, (visible figures 2 et 6), orthogonal à la plateforme et saillant de son fond, tandis que leurs extrémités antérieures sont liées par une articulation 24 à l'élément coulissant sur la jambe.
As shown in the various figures, this stool comprises:
  • a rise plan M, composed of uprights 2 and bars 3,
  • a folding platform 4 articulated on the last bar 3x, by sockets 5, or equivalent, arranged under the rear edge of the platform and so that it can be deployed forward;
  • two telescopic support legs 6, each articulated to the top of one of the uprights 2, via a hinge 7, multidirectional or with several degrees of freedom;
  • two rigid and lateral tie rods 10, one end of which is articulated at 12 on the corresponding upright 2, while the other is articulated at 9 on a sliding element of the leg 6;
  • a collapsible guard 13 whose lateral branches 14 are hinged, near their front ends and by pins 15, to the vertices of the uprights 2;
  • two connecting rods 16 connecting the bodyguard 13 to the platform 4, each rod being articulated at 17 on the platform and at 18 on a collar 19 slidably mounted on the corresponding branch 14;
  • and two spreader arms 22 which, arranged under the platform 4, are articulated by their posterior ends on a common pivot 23, (visible figures 2 and 6 ), orthogonal to the platform and protruding from its bottom, while their anterior ends are linked by a hinge 24 to the sliding element on the leg.

Les figures 1 et 4 montrent que l'articulation 12 des tirants sur les montants est disposée au dessus du barreau 3x formant l'articulation de la plateforme 4.The figures 1 and 4 show that the articulation 12 of the tie rods on the amounts is disposed above the bar 3x forming the articulation of the platform 4.

Chacun des bras écarteur 22 traverse une ouverture formée dans une ferrure 25 rapportée sous la platine 4 et près de chacun de ses angles antérieurs. Les bords de chaque ouverture coopèrent avec le bras 22 correspondant pour le guider transversalement par rapport à la plateforme, afin que ses mouvements s'effectuent dans un plan parallèle à celui de la plateforme, quelle que soit la position de cette plateforme par rapport au plan de montée qui la porte.Each of the spreader arms 22 passes through an opening formed in a bracket 25 attached under the plate 4 and near each of its front angles. The edges of each opening cooperate with the corresponding arm 22 to guide it transversely with respect to the platform, so that its movements take place in a plane parallel to that of the platform, regardless of the position of this platform relative to the plane. climb that carries it.

Il ressort de cette description que, pour chaque jambe 6, les moyens d'écartement automatique comprennent un bras 22 et un tirant 10 qui sont articulés sur le même élément coulissant, et forment deux des cotés d'un triangle déformable, dont le troisième coté est virtuel et s'étend entre le pivot 23 et l'articulation 12 du tirant sur le montant 2.It follows from this description that for each leg 6, the automatic spacing means comprise an arm 22 and a tie rod 10 which are articulated on the same sliding element, and form two sides of a deformable triangle, the third side of which is virtual and extends between the pivot 23 and the hinge 12 of the tie rod on the upright 2.

Selon l'invention, chacun des montants 2 est divisé en deux parties, au dessous du barreau 3x sur lequel est articulée la plateforme 4, à savoir une partie supérieure 2a, portant toutes les articulations du plan de montée M, et une partie inférieure 2b, portant les barreaux 3 d'accès à la plateforme 4. Ces deux parties sont reliées l'une à l'autre par une articulation 30 à verrouillage automatique de position, permettant de caler la partie 2b dans le prolongement de la partie 2a, ou de la caler contre la partie supérieure après pivotement d'un demi tour, et dans toutes positions intermédiaires nécessaires aux manoeuvres de repliement et de déploiement.According to the invention, each of the uprights 2 is divided into two parts, below the bar 3x on which is articulated the platform 4, namely an upper part 2a, carrying all the joints of the rise plane M, and a lower part 2b , carrying the bars 3 of access to the platform 4. These two parts are connected to each other by a hinge 30 with automatic locking of position, to wedge the part 2b in the extension of the part 2a, or to wedge against the upper part after pivoting a half turn, and in any intermediate positions required for folding and deploying maneuvers.

Les figures 5 et 6 montrent que chaque articulation 30 porte le pivot 32 d'une roue 33 dont le diamètre est choisi de manière que, quand l'escabeau est en position de transport, le point de contact avec le sol soit au dessous des extrémités inférieures des parties 2a et 2b des montants 2. Le pivot 32 pour la roue est porté par une chape 34.The Figures 5 and 6 show that each hinge 30 carries the pivot 32 of a wheel 33 whose diameter is chosen so that, when the ladder is in the transport position, the point of contact with the ground is below the lower ends of the parts 2a and 2b uprights 2. The pivot 32 for the wheel is carried by a yoke 34.

Dans la forme de réalisation représentée à la figure 6, chaque chape 34 est munie de moyens de blocage en rotation de la roue, tels qu'un patin 35, dont les positions de blocage et de déblocage sont commandées, par un levier 36 à excentrique.In the embodiment shown in figure 6 each yoke 34 is provided with rotation locking means of the wheel, such as a shoe 35, whose locking and unlocking positions are controlled by an eccentric lever 36.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, chacune des jambes télescopiques d'appui, composée de façon connue d'une partie supérieure 6a et d'une partie inférieure 6b, se différencie de la forme utilisée dans l'escabeau d'origine par les points suivants, bien visibles à la figure 3 :

  • la partie inférieure 6b enveloppe la partie supérieure 6a sur laquelle elle coulisse, et
  • l'extrémité supérieure de cette partie inférieure 6b est solidaire d'une ferrure 38 portant l'articulation 9 pour le tirant 10 et l'articulation 24 pour le bras écarteur 22.
According to another characteristic of the invention, each of the telescopic support legs, composed in known manner of an upper part 6a and a lower part 6b, is different from the shape used in the original stool by the following points, clearly visible at the figure 3 :
  • the lower part 6b envelops the upper part 6a on which it slides, and
  • the upper end of this lower part 6b is integral with a fitting 38 carrying the articulation 9 for the tie rod 10 and the articulation 24 for the spreader arm 22.

Dans la réalisation représentée, le blocage en position d'appui des deux parties 6a-6b de chaque jambe d'appui 6 est assurée par un doigt 39 engageable manuellement dans un alésage traversant de la partie 6b et dans l'un des alésages 40 prévus dans la partie 6a. Tout autre moyen de blocage peut être utilisé par l'homme de métier.In the embodiment shown, the locking in the bearing position of the two parts 6a-6b of each support leg 6 is provided by a finger 39 manually engageable in a through bore of the portion 6b and in one of the bores 40 provided in part 6a. Any other locking means may be used by those skilled in the art.

La figure 1 montre que les deux bielles 16 sont reliées par une lisse de sécurité 42 disposée sensiblement à leur mi hauteur. Elle est constituée par une sangle, ou équivalent, dont l'une des extrémités est détachable. A cette lisse est accrochée de manière permanente l'une des extrémités d'une sangle 43, dont l'autre extrémité est libre et munie d'un crochet 44. En fin de manoeuvre de repliage, ce crochet 44 est accroché manuellement à l'un des barreaux 3 du plan de montée, pour maintenir les uns contre les autres les éléments repliés.The figure 1 shows that the two rods 16 are connected by a safety bar 42 disposed substantially at their mid-height. It is constituted by a strap, or equivalent, one end of which is detachable. To this rail is permanently hung one end of a strap 43, the other end is free and provided with a hook 44. At the end of folding maneuver, this hook 44 is hooked manually to the one of the bars 3 of the climb plan, to keep the folded elements against each other.

Quand l'escabeau est en position repliée de transport et de rangement, montrée aux figures 5 et 6, il forme un colis ayant une hauteur de l'ordre de 1,3 mètre à 1,6 mètre, pouvant aisément être rangé verticalement dans une camionnette et déplacé par roulage entre un lieu de stationnement et un lieu de travail.When the step stool is in the folded transport and storage position, shown to Figures 5 and 6 , it forms a package having a height of the order of 1.3 meters to 1.6 meters, can easily be stored vertically in a van and moved by taxi between a parking place and a workplace.

Sur le chantier, le déploiement s'effectue intuitivement en retirant la sangle 43, en couchant la face arrière de l'escabeau sur le sol, en débloquant les articulations 30, en amenant les parties 2b des montants dans le prolongement des parties supérieures 2a et en redressant l'escabeau sensiblement à la verticale. A partir de cette position, un appui manuel contre le fond de la plateforme 4 amorce son basculement, l'écartement automatique des jambes d'appui 6 et leur allongement par coulissement des parties inférieures 6b sur celles 6a. Quand celles-ci se sont développées sur la longueur souhaitée pour stabiliser l'escabeau, leurs parties inférieures 6b sont verrouillées sur leurs parties 6a par les doigts 39.On the site, the deployment is carried out intuitively by removing the strap 43, by setting the rear face of the stepladder on the ground, by unblocking the joints 30, bringing the parts 2b of the uprights in the extension of the upper parts 2a and by straightening the stepladder substantially vertically. From this position, a manual support against the bottom of the platform 4 initiates its tilting, the automatic spacing of the support legs 6 and their elongation by sliding the lower parts 6b on those 6a. When these have developed over the desired length to stabilize the stepladder, their lower parts 6b are locked on their parts 6a by the fingers 39.

A la fin de ce processus, les bielles 16 sont encore contre les montants 2a, comme montré à la figure 4, pour redresser vers le haut le garde corps 13 et dégager le passage pour l'opérateur désirant accéder à la plateforme.At the end of this process, the rods 16 are still against the amounts 2a, as shown in FIG. figure 4 , to straighten up the guard 13 and clear the passage for the operator wishing to access the platform.

Dès que l'opérateur est installé sur la plateforme, il repousse les bielles 16 vers l'arrière en faisant coulisser leurs colliers 19 sur les branches 14 du garde corps 13, puis installe la lisse de sécurité 42. Il peut alors travailler en toute sécurité sans avoir à s'étirer.As soon as the operator is installed on the platform, he pushes the rods 16 backwards by sliding their collars 19 on the branches 14 of the bodyguard 13, then installs the safety bar 42. It can then work safely without having to stretch.

Il ressort de la description qui précède que les modifications apportées à l'escabeau permettent de replier les montants de son plan de montée, sans perturber les moyens d'écartement automatique.It follows from the foregoing description that the modifications made to the step stool make it possible to fold up the uprights of its climb plan, without disturbing the automatic spacing means.

Bien évidemment, le repliement s'effectue en procédant d'une façon inverse à celle qui vient d'être décrite, avec une seule différence consistant à actionner les moyens de blocage des roues 33 avant de coucher l'escabeau face arrière contre le sol pour replier les montants. A défaut de cette précaution, le redressement de l'escabeau replié est très difficile car il roule sur le sol au fur et à mesure qu'il est redressé.Of course, the folding is carried out in a manner that is the opposite of that just described, with only one difference consisting in actuating the locking means of the wheels 33 before setting the ladder back against the ground for fold the amounts. In the absence of this precaution, the recovery of the folded stepladder is very difficult because it rolls on the ground as it is straightened.

Claims (6)

Escabeau à plateforme rabattable et à montants pliables comprenant : - un plan de montée M avec montants (2) et barreaux (3), - une plateforme (4) articulée sur les montants (2) avec possibilité, en position d'utilisation, de saillir vers l'avant, et, en position de rangement, d'être rabattue entre les montants du plan de montée M, - deux jambes d'appui télescopiques (6), articulées près du sommet de chacun des deux montants (2) par des articulations (7) leur permettant d'occuper une position de rangement, dans laquelle elles sont contre les montants (2), et une position de stabilisation, dans laquelle elles sont écartées de ces montants, sur le coté et vers l'avant, - un garde corps (13) articulé au sommet des montants (2), - deux tirants rigides (10) contrôlant l'écartement des jambes, chaque tirant étant disposé entre une jambe (6) et un montant (2) du plan de montée, - et des bras écarteurs (22) disposés sous la plateforme articulée et dont une extrémité est articulée sur un pivot (23) commun aux deux bras, alors que l'autre extrémité de chaque bras (22) est articulée par rapport à la jambe (6) correspondante, caractérisé en ce que chacun des montants (2) est composé d'une partie supérieure (2a) et d'une partie inférieure (2b) liée l'une à l'autre par une articulation (30) à plusieurs positions verrouillables permettant de disposer et verrouiller la partie inférieure (2b) dans le prolongement de la partie supérieure (2a) ou de la rabattre contre celle-ci en emprisonnant les jambes d'appui (6), tandis que chacune des jambes télescopiques d'appui (6) est composée d'une partie supérieure (6a) articulée sur le montant et d'une partie inférieure (6b) montée coulissante sur celle supérieure, l'extrémité de cette partie inférieure de jambe portant une ferrure (38) sur laquelle sont articulées, d'une part, l'extrémité du tirant fixe (10) correspondant et, d'autre part, l'extrémité du bras écarteur (22) correspondant, afin que les jambes (6) s'allongent automatiquement quand la plateforme (4) est amenée en position d'utilisation.Folding Platform and Folding Stool Stepladder including: a rise plan M with uprights (2) and bars (3), - A platform (4) articulated on the uprights (2) with the possibility, in the use position, to project forward, and, in the storage position, to be folded between the amounts of the rise plane M, - two telescopic support legs (6) articulated near the top of each of the two uprights (2) by hinges (7) allowing them to occupy a storage position, in which they are against the uprights (2), and a stabilization position, in which they are spaced from these amounts, on the side and forwards, - a guard rail (13) hinged to the top of the uprights (2), - two rigid tie rods (10) controlling the spacing of the legs, each tie being disposed between a leg (6) and a upright (2) of the climb plan, - and spreader arms (22) arranged under the articulated platform and one end of which is articulated on a pivot (23) common to both arms, while the other end of each arm (22) is articulated with respect to the leg ( 6) corresponding, characterized in that each of the uprights (2) comprises an upper portion (2a) and a lower portion (2b) connected to each other by an articulation (30) with several lockable positions for arranging and lock the lower part (2b) in the extension of the upper part (2a) or fold against it by trapping the support legs (6), while each of the telescopic support legs (6) is composed of an upper part (6a) articulated on the upright and a lower part (6b) slidably mounted on the upper one, the end of this lower leg carrying a fitting (38) on which are hinged, d ' on the one hand, the end of the fixed tie rod (10) corresponding and, on the other hand, the end of the corresponding spacer arm (22), so that the legs (6) extend automatically when the platform (4) is brought in position of use. Escabeau à plateforme rabattable et à montants pliables selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que les articulations multi positions 30 entre les parties, respectivement, supérieure (2a) et inférieure (2b) des montants (2) du plan de montée M sont disposées verticalement au dessous du barreau (3x) constituant l'articulation avant de la plateforme (4).Folding platform stool with folding uprights according to claim 1, characterized in that the multi-positional joints 30 between the upper (2a) and lower (2b) portions of the uprights (2) of the rise plane M are arranged vertically at under the bar (3x) constituting the front articulation of the platform (4). Escabeau à plateforme rabattable et à montants pliables selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que le blocage en position d'appui des deux parties (6a-6b) de chaque jambe d'appui (6) est assurée par un doigt (39) engageable manuellement dans un alésage traversant de la partie (6b) et dans l'un des alésages (40) prévus dans la partie (6a).Folding platform stool with folding uprights according to claim 1 characterized in that the locking in the support position of the two parts (6a-6b) of each support leg (6) is provided by a finger (39) manually engageable in a through bore of the portion (6b) and in one of the bores (40) provided in the portion (6a). Escabeau à plateforme rabattable et à montants pliables selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que chacune des articulations (30) entre les parties (2a et 2b) d'un montant du plan de montée M, supporte un pivot (32) pour une roue (33) dont le diamètre est choisi de manière que, avec les montants pliés, son point de contact avec le sol soit plus bas que les extrémités inférieures des montants à l'état replié.Folding platform stool with foldable uprights according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the hinges (30) between the parts (2a and 2b) of an amount of the rise plane M, supports a pivot (32) for a wheel ( 33) whose diameter is chosen so that, with the bent posts, its point of contact with the ground is lower than the lower ends of the uprights in the folded state. Escabeau à plateforme rabattable et à montants pliables selon les revendications 1 et 4 prises ensemble, caractérisé en ce que chaque chape (34) portant le pivot (32) de chaque roue (33) est munie moyens de blocage en rotation de la roue, tels qu'un patin (35), dont les positions de blocage et de déblocage sont commandées par un levier (36) à excentrique.Folding platform stool with folding uprights according to claims 1 and 4 taken together, characterized in that each yoke (34) carrying the pivot (32) of each wheel (33) is provided with rotation locking means of the wheel, such a shoe (35), whose locking and unlocking positions are controlled by an eccentric lever (36). Escabeau à plateforme rabattable et à montants pliables selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un sangle de maintien (43) dont une extrémité est liée de manière permanente à une lisse (42) reliant les bielles (16) du garde corps (13) et dont l'autre extrémité est munie d'un crochet (44) apte à être accroché à l'un des barreaux (3) du plan de montée, quand la partie inférieure de celui-ci est rabattue contre sa partie supérieure.Folding platform stool with foldable uprights according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises a holding strap (43) one end of which is permanently connected to a rail (42) connecting the connecting rods (16) of the railing ( 13) and whose other end is provided with a hook (44) adapted to be hooked to one of the bars (3) of the plane of rise, when the lower part thereof is folded against its upper part.
EP13194179.1A 2012-11-30 2013-11-23 Stepladder with folding platform and folding struts Not-in-force EP2738345B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR1261515A FR2998919B1 (en) 2012-11-30 2012-11-30 FOLDABLE APLATEFORME STAIR WITH FOLDING AMOUNTS

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2738345A1 true EP2738345A1 (en) 2014-06-04
EP2738345B1 EP2738345B1 (en) 2015-06-03

Family

ID=48539240

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP13194179.1A Not-in-force EP2738345B1 (en) 2012-11-30 2013-11-23 Stepladder with folding platform and folding struts

Country Status (2)

Country Link
EP (1) EP2738345B1 (en)
FR (1) FR2998919B1 (en)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3015640A1 (en) 2014-10-31 2016-05-04 Audio Innov Equipment of rise with foldable platform and railings
CN106837162A (en) * 2017-03-30 2017-06-13 王慧超 A kind of safety-type double ladder of power engineering
CN110836086A (en) * 2018-08-18 2020-02-25 张传生 Telescopic ladder with inclined strut and folding platform
FR3111940A1 (en) 2020-06-29 2021-12-31 Cdh Group GATE LEAF FOR WORK PLATFORM AT HEIGHT AND WORK PLATFORM INCLUDING SUCH A GATE LEAF
EP3940189A1 (en) 2020-07-15 2022-01-19 CDH Group Device for working at height with articulated railing and automatic gate
FR3113695A1 (en) 2020-08-27 2022-03-04 Cdh Group DEVICE FOR WORKING AT HEIGHT WITH ARTICULATED GUARDRAIL AND MEANS OF MAINTAINING IN FOLDED POSITION

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN109057695B (en) * 2017-07-19 2019-10-01 河北诚乐电力建设工程有限公司 A kind of method for supporting of ascending a height of power construction operation

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3057432A (en) 1959-08-24 1962-10-09 Harrison Henry Folding step stool
FR2926106A1 (en) 2008-01-08 2009-07-10 Audinnov Soc Par Actions Simpl ESCABEAU WITH FLATABLE PLATFORM AND DEPENDABLE SUPPORT LEGS
US20110011674A1 (en) * 2009-07-20 2011-01-20 Man Seob Kim Ladder equipped with safety bar
FR2966864A1 (en) * 2010-11-02 2012-05-04 Aud Innov Climbing equipment i.e. stool, has spacer comprising lever, where one end of lever is provided with clamp to roll against lower outer rod and slide outside of telescopic leg, to ensure locking of lever in setting position

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3057432A (en) 1959-08-24 1962-10-09 Harrison Henry Folding step stool
FR2926106A1 (en) 2008-01-08 2009-07-10 Audinnov Soc Par Actions Simpl ESCABEAU WITH FLATABLE PLATFORM AND DEPENDABLE SUPPORT LEGS
EP2078819A1 (en) 2008-01-08 2009-07-15 Audinnov Stepladder with folding platform and separating support legs
US20110011674A1 (en) * 2009-07-20 2011-01-20 Man Seob Kim Ladder equipped with safety bar
FR2966864A1 (en) * 2010-11-02 2012-05-04 Aud Innov Climbing equipment i.e. stool, has spacer comprising lever, where one end of lever is provided with clamp to roll against lower outer rod and slide outside of telescopic leg, to ensure locking of lever in setting position

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3015640A1 (en) 2014-10-31 2016-05-04 Audio Innov Equipment of rise with foldable platform and railings
FR3027942A1 (en) * 2014-10-31 2016-05-06 Audinnov ASCENSION EQUIPMENT WITH PLATFORM AND GUARD FOLDING BODIES
CN106837162A (en) * 2017-03-30 2017-06-13 王慧超 A kind of safety-type double ladder of power engineering
CN106837162B (en) * 2017-03-30 2018-11-23 浙江华南仪器设备有限公司 A kind of safety-type double ladder of power engineering
CN110836086A (en) * 2018-08-18 2020-02-25 张传生 Telescopic ladder with inclined strut and folding platform
FR3111940A1 (en) 2020-06-29 2021-12-31 Cdh Group GATE LEAF FOR WORK PLATFORM AT HEIGHT AND WORK PLATFORM INCLUDING SUCH A GATE LEAF
EP3933157A1 (en) 2020-06-29 2022-01-05 CDH Group Leaf of a gate for a platform for working at height and work platform comprising such a gate leaf
EP3940189A1 (en) 2020-07-15 2022-01-19 CDH Group Device for working at height with articulated railing and automatic gate
FR3112570A1 (en) 2020-07-15 2022-01-21 Cdh Group DEVICE FOR WORKING AT HEIGHT WITH ARTICULATED GUARDRAIL AND AUTOMATIC GATE
FR3113695A1 (en) 2020-08-27 2022-03-04 Cdh Group DEVICE FOR WORKING AT HEIGHT WITH ARTICULATED GUARDRAIL AND MEANS OF MAINTAINING IN FOLDED POSITION

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2998919A1 (en) 2014-06-06
EP2738345B1 (en) 2015-06-03
FR2998919B1 (en) 2014-12-26

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP2738345B1 (en) Stepladder with folding platform and folding struts
EP1905921B1 (en) Improved pliable structure for corbel working
EP2818625B1 (en) Step with retractable wheels with control by railing
EP3015640B1 (en) Equipment of rise with foldable platform and railings
EP3415707B1 (en) Compact folding work platform with safety railing
EP1666365B1 (en) Palletcontainer with two support surfaces
EP3363711A1 (en) Child's pushchair comprising a removable booster seat, and corresponding booster seat
EP2583653B1 (en) Hospital bed with removable trolley
FR3031716A1 (en) TROLLEY FOR TRANSPORTING A BICYCLE
EP2078819B1 (en) Stepladder with folding platform and separable support legs
FR2971220A1 (en) Load transportation system for e.g. transporting purchased goods in shop, has deploying and folding units for permitting deployment of system from folded position to deployed position by moving load support plate along axis
FR2907493A1 (en) SLIDING SAFETY SCALE FOR HIGH-HEIGHT WORK
EP2806097B1 (en) Stepladder with retractable wheels, a front wheel of which being tiltably mounted and hand-operated
WO2008099095A1 (en) Collapsible pushchair and method for opening and collapsing same
WO2007147985A1 (en) Walking aid
WO2007028883A2 (en) Easy-to-manoeuvre trolley-stretcher
WO2021148732A1 (en) Foldable gazebo-type shelter
FR3022796A1 (en) GAME STRUCTURE COMPRISING A MEMBER THAT HAS A FIRST SLIDING PART IN A SECOND PART
FR2918654A1 (en) Foldable rolling structure for e.g. winter tarpaulin roller in swimming pool, has operating mechanism to block wheel at pivoted position such that wheel occupies rolling position perpendicular/parallel to longitudinal direction of roller
EP3286064B1 (en) Folding frame of a child stroller, and corresponding stroller
FR2672194A1 (en) ARMCHAIR WITH X-RING, ADJUSTABLE IN PARTICULAR IN INCLINATION FOR THE DOSSIER.
FR3011177A1 (en) BRANCARD OR BRANCH HOLDER COMPRISING FOLDING ARMRESTS
FR2530569A1 (en) Trolley (barrow) with two adjustable wheels.
FR2760605A1 (en) Umbrella or parasol with eccentric pole
FR2966864A1 (en) Climbing equipment i.e. stool, has spacer comprising lever, where one end of lever is provided with clamp to roll against lower outer rod and slide outside of telescopic leg, to ensure locking of lever in setting position

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20131123

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: BA ME

R17P Request for examination filed (corrected)

Effective date: 20141112

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

INTG Intention to grant announced

Effective date: 20150121

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

RIN1 Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)

Inventor name: BUGY, YVES

Inventor name: MERIC, CHRISTOPHE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 730035

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20150715

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: LANGUAGE OF EP DOCUMENT: FRENCH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 602013001920

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20150716

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MK05

Ref document number: 730035

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20150603

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: NO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150903

Ref country code: HR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MP

Effective date: 20150603

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 3

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150904

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150903

Ref country code: RS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20151003

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: PL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20151006

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20151119

Year of fee payment: 3

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 602013001920

Country of ref document: DE

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20160304

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20151123

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: MM4A

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20151123

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: HU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT; INVALID AB INITIO

Effective date: 20131123

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20161130

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20161130

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20170731

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20161130

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SM

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20171123

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20150603

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20171123

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20191115

Year of fee payment: 7

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 20191126

Year of fee payment: 7

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 602013001920

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: MM

Effective date: 20201130

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20210601

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20201130

P01 Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registered

Effective date: 20230527