EP3006649B1 - Ensemble pour couverture de piscine - Google Patents

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EP3006649B1
EP3006649B1 EP14306601.7A EP14306601A EP3006649B1 EP 3006649 B1 EP3006649 B1 EP 3006649B1 EP 14306601 A EP14306601 A EP 14306601A EP 3006649 B1 EP3006649 B1 EP 3006649B1
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    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
    • E04H4/06—Safety devices; Coverings for baths
    • E04H4/08—Coverings consisting of rigid elements, e.g. coverings composed of separate or connected elements
    • E04H4/082—Coverings consisting of rigid elements, e.g. coverings composed of separate or connected elements composed of flexibly or hingedly-connected slat-like elements, which may or may not be wound-up on a fixed axis

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  • the present invention relates to the field of swimming pool covers, especially those composed of a series of sets of profiled members connected to each another and which float over the water surface.
  • the swimming-pool cover can be made of a blanket or tarp extended over the surface of the swimming-pool and anchored to its periphery.
  • Patent document US-6517285-B2 discloses a swimming-pool cover which comprises a plurality of buoyant flexible membrane strips interconnected along adjacent edges and anchored by anchor members about the periphery of the pool.
  • swimming-pool covers which are made of a plurality of hollow elongated elements, usually made of plastic (typically PVC), which are articulated to each other, float over the water surface and can be rolled up over a cylinder located at one of the ends of the swimming-pool.
  • the hollow elongated elements are usually provided with water-tight plugs or caps at their ends.
  • Patent document FR-2629854-A1 discloses a swimming-pool cover of the latter type, made of hollow plates of plastic material articulated to each other, the plates having bristles at their free ends.
  • Patent document FR-2719622-A1 also discloses a motorised swimming-pool cover of this type.
  • elongated elements have to be made to substantially fit within the swimming-pool to be covered.
  • many swimming-pools have dimensions of theoretically standard widths and lengths, the fact is that the actual width of each swimming-pool depends on how the swimming-pool was built.
  • the real width of the swimming-pool may differ between 1% and 3% to its standard width.
  • a swimming-pool having a standard width of 3.5 m may have a real width of 3.45 m or even 3.60 m.
  • each group of profiled elements or slats which will constitute the swimming-pool cover have to be manufactured individually to fit the specific width of the swimming-pool where the cover is intended to be installed.
  • having to cut each group or set of slats to a "dedicated" length is time consuming and impedes the cutting machine from working in a continuous manner.
  • Patent document FR-2885930-A1 discloses a swimming pool cover made in accordance with the preamble of claim 1 and which includes an assembly of slats having variable length.
  • Each of the slats has a slat body which cooperates at one of its ends with a movable end piece by sliding interlocking connections, which allows varying the lengths of the slats. Once the desired length of the slat is achieved, the slat body and the movable end piece are fixed by a screw.
  • a problem with this solution is that the sliding interlocking connections can give away during use (for instance, upon repeatedly hitting the walls of the swimming-pool), which may cause the movable end piece to slide inside the slat, thereby decreasing the total length of the slat. In such case the play or free space left between the cover and the swimming-pool wall may increase and surpass its maximum permitted value. Additionally, in this solution each slat has to be adjusted manually with a screw at each of its ends. Further, the slats and movable end pieces having that interlocking connections are more difficult to manufacture, transport and stock.
  • the present invention avoids the problems posed by the known swimming-pool covers by providing an assembly for forming a swimming-pool cover which comprises sets of slats and wings, which can be previously manufactured to standard and pre-established sizes, instead of having to cut the dimension of the slats to fit the specific dimensions of each swimming pool or of having to manufacture the slat in a made-to-measure way.
  • some of the mechanical components of the swimming-pool cover are also standardized to the pre-established lengths/sizes of the slats and wings.
  • the invention refers to an assembly for forming a swimming-pool cover, the swimming-pool cover being formed by a number N of slats, the slats being arranged and articulated parallel to each other, each slat being closed at its ends by two plugs, one plug being water-tightly adjustable inside one end of a slat, the swimming-pool cover further comprising two wings, each wing being mountable on each plug (which can preferably be in a releasable manner) and protruding from the slat end when mounted in the slat.
  • the assembly comprises:
  • the assembly of the invention provides at least one group or set of slats of a specific length, which can be manufactured in series in a continuous way, the at least one group of slats being combinable with several sets of wings, each set of wings having different length.
  • different lengths of the wings are provided, and the swimming-pool cover can be formed with one of the provided sets of wings such that the total length of the slat (including the two plugs at its ends) plus the length of the two wings mountable at each slat end is smaller than the width of the swimming-pool.
  • the total length of the slat plus the length of the wings differs from the width of the swimming-pool where the cover is to be installed by less than a pre-established value, independently of whether the swimming-pool cover is an automatic cover with a submerged motorised roller or the motorised roller is above ground (not submerged).
  • the pre-established value is preferably 7 cm or below.
  • the assembly of the present invention preferably further comprises a plurality of groups of slats, all slats in each group having a same predefined first length Ls, the length of each slat in a group of slats being different from the length of the slats in the rest of groups of slats.
  • the assembly comprises different group of wings, each group of wings having different length
  • the set of wings to be used to form the swimming-pool cover is selected depending on the length Ls of the slat and the actual width of the swimming-pool such that the free space left between the cover once mounted and the wall of the swimming pool is within a predefined range.
  • the assembly of the invention further preferably comprises a plurality of accessories which are also standardized according to the different lengths of the slats.
  • These accessories can be mechanical components of the swimming-pool cover such as the cylinder axis for rolling up the cover or a beam of the front panel which separates the sunken area that contains the roller mechanism in the submerged models.
  • the assembly for a swimming-pool cover of the invention permits changing from manufacturing each swimming-pool cover in a made-to-measure way according to a very specific order, to producing the different components of the cover-slats, plugs, wings and the rest of mechanical components- in series and having the corresponding production on stock.
  • the present invention changes from producing according to a specific order, to producing in series and ordering on stock. The delivery time is therefore significantly reduced.
  • the present invention enables producing the different components of the pool cover beforehand and having them on stock, which additionally enables offering them a having the product on stock, also simplifying the process of making an order for a swimming-pool cover according to the products on stock.
  • the slats are manufactured in series to predefined lengths, they can be directly cut to the specific length, thereby producing less or no waste material.
  • the slats are first cut to the longest foreseeable length and then cut by groups to the specific length, the remains of the slats being spared. As a result, there is one cutting operation less in the manufacturing process of the present invention. Additionally, since the waste material is reduced, the present invention is also advantageous from an ecological point of view.
  • the present invention has the advantage that from producing slats having L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, etc. different lengths each day, with the present invention only slats having a predefined length L1' are produced during one or several days, the following set of slats produced during the following manufacturing period may have a predefined length of L2' and so forth. This is clearly time-saving and the occurrence of errors is reduced: the production process can be improved and the overall quality is increased.
  • the length of the slats is preferably between 2% and 4% less of the width of the swimming-pool. In a preferred embodiment the length of the slats is preferably selected between approximately 3.40 m, 3.90 m, 4.40 m and 4.90 m. It is also possible to consider other standardized lengths which are suitable for smaller or bigger swimming-pools.
  • the length Lw of the wings in each group of wings is 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm or 5 cm greater than a minimum pre-established length Lw of the wing.
  • the length of the wing is preferably selected between 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm.
  • the assembly of the invention further comprises a set of two casters, which can be coupled to both wings of the first one of the slats forming the swimming-pool cover. These two casters or guiding wheels are coupled at each wing and help guiding the cover when it is extended over the surface of the water, preventing the cover from hitting the pool walls.
  • a second aspect of the invention refers to a method of forming a swimming-pool cover with an assembly as defined above, the method comprising the steps of:
  • the length of the wing in one of the slat ends can be different to the length of the wing in the other slat end.
  • a further aspect relates to a method of offering standardized components for forming a swimming-pool cover which comprises:
  • the method further comprises offering a plurality of standardized accessories for the swimming-pool cover, each standardized accessory adapted to each first length Ls of the slats.
  • a further aspect refers to a method of placing an order for a swimming-pool cover which comprises:
  • the method preferably further comprises selecting one or more components of the cover among a plurality of standardized components adapted to the chosen first length Ls of the slats.
  • the main components of the swimming-pool cover can be produced in advance and stocked, and then, according to the invention, offered in a standardized manner to the end users for them to decide the components they need.
  • a method for making an order is also provided so that the end users can easily make the order deciding among the variety of standardized components.
  • a computer-implemented platform comprising means for performing a method of offering standardized components for forming a swimming-pool cover or a method of placing an order for a swimming-pool cover as defined above.
  • Figure 1 shows a swimming-pool cover 100 mounted and floating over the water surface of a swimming-pool 1, the cover 100 having been made with the assembly of the present invention.
  • the swimming-pool 1 has a width w.
  • the swimming-pool cover 100 is an automatic cover which can be rolled up over the cylinder axis 300 by means of a motor (not shown).
  • the swimming-pool cover is designed to cover the entire surface of the swimming-pool.
  • the swimming-pool cover 100 is made of a plurality of N hollow but rigid slats 10 (which can be available in several colours) which are articulated to each other.
  • the cover can be easily extended and retracted by means of rolling the slat over a cylinder (not shown) located at one of the ends of the swimming-pool, which is activated by a motor (not shown).
  • the number N of slats 10 that constitutes the cover depends on the length of the swimming-pool.
  • the slats 10 are preferably impermeable hollow PVC extruded.
  • each slat 10 is closed at its end with a couple of water-tight plugs 20, each plug being water-tightly adjustable inside the end of the slat.
  • the plugs 20 ensure that the cover floats on the swimming-pool surface.
  • a wing 200 is couplable to each plug 20, the wing protruding from the slat end when mounted in the slat.
  • the wing 200 and the plug 20 are coupled in a releasable manner.
  • FIG. 4 shows an example of three possible wings, 200a, 200b, 200c, each having a different length which, for a given length of slat, may fit different swimming pool widths.
  • the assembly of the invention is capable of covering many swimming-pools having different widths.
  • the invention provides an assembly which comprises multiple groups or sets of slats, which are provided with the corresponding pair of plugs, and also multiple groups or sets of wings.
  • the slats, plugs and wings can be previously manufactured to standard and pre-established sizes.
  • Table 1 shows an example of different possible groups of slats and different groups of wings in a preferred embodiment of the assembly for an above ground swimming-pool cover, each group comprising slats (or wings) which have the same size.
  • the plugs are provided in a single size which fit in all slats and which are couplable to all wings.
  • Table 1 swimming-pool width Real width (w) Length of the slats (Ls) in each group Length of each wing* (Lw) Play (30) in each side of swimming-pool 3.5 m 3,46 m 3,39 m 2 cm 1,5 cm 3,47 m 3,39 m 2 cm 2,0 cm 3,48 m 3,39 m 3 cm 1,5 cm 3,49 m 3,39 m 3 cm 2,0 cm 3,50 m 3,39 m 4 cm 1,5 cm 3,51 m 3,39 m 4 cm 2,0 cm 3,52 m 3,39 m 5 cm 1,5 cm 3,53 m 3,39 m 5 cm 2,0 cm 4 m 3,96 m 3,89 m 2 cm 1,5 cm 3,97 m 3,89 m 2 cm 2,0 cm 3,98 m 3,89 m 3 cm 1,5 cm 3,99 m 3,89 m 3 cm 2,0 cm 4,00 m 3,89 m 4 cm 1,5 cm 4,01 m
  • the assembly comprises four different groups or sets of slats, each group of slats having a different length Ls.
  • the length of the slats Ls depends on the presumed width w of the swimming-pool where the swimming-pool cover has to be mounted.
  • the slats in each of the four different groups of slats have the following lengths: 3.39 m, 3.89 m, 4.39 m and 4.89 m.
  • the assembly of the invention proposes four different groups of wings, the lengths of the wings (including the length of the plug) in each group being: 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm.
  • the assembly of the invention is able to encompass:
  • the pool builder measures the real width of the swimming-pool and decides, among the possible sets of slats and wings, the length of the slats and the size (length) of the wings that he needs for forming the corresponding swimming-pool cover.
  • the above Table 1 also shows the resulting play 30 in each side of the swimming-pool, the play being the free space left between the slat (once mounted with the two plugs and the two wings) and the wall of the swimming-pool, at each side of the swimming pool.
  • the play 30 is within the acceptable limit established by the French regulations relating to swimming-pool covers, which defines a maximum of 7 cm between the end of the slat and the wall of the swimming pool when the other end of the slat of the swimming-pool cover is against the opposite wall of the swimming pool.
  • a further advantage of having standardized sets of slats and wings is that some of the accessories, such as the cylinder axis for rolling up the cover or the beam in the submerged model, can also be standardized.
  • a single set of slats and a single set of wings is chosen independently of whether the cover is an above ground model or a submerged model.
  • the quantity of wings is automatically determined by the number of slats; the same applies to the quantity of plugs (there only being one model/type of plugs valid for all slats and wings).
  • the assembly for swimming-pool cover of the invention has several advantages:
  • the main components of the swimming-pool cover can be manufactured in series beforehand, with the corresponding productivity advantages, both time and cost-wise.
  • the slats can be manufactured in series to specific different lengths and different colours. These sets of slats can be easily stocked. The same applies to the different sets of wings, and to the plugs. And also to many mechanical components which are also standardized to the lengths of the slats, and which can also be produced and stocked.
  • the main components of the swimming-pool cover can be manufactured beforehand and then stocked to be offered in a standardized manner to the end user.
  • the assembly of the invention also provides a very short lead time, the delivery time for the end user being clearly reduced.
  • the present invention is also advantageous for exportation purposes: the different components of the cover can be manufactured in a standardized manner, introduced into a truck or container, and sent abroad, where the end user (or their pool builder) can directly install the cover.
  • the term “approximately” and terms of its family should be understood as indicating values very near to those which accompany the aforementioned term. That is to say, a deviation within reasonable limits from an exact value should be accepted, because a skilled person in the art will understand that such a deviation from the values indicated is inevitable due to measurement inaccuracies, etc. The same applies to the terms “about” and “around” and “substantially”.

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  1. Ensemble pour former une couverture de piscine (100), ladite couverture de piscine (100) étant formée par un nombre N de lamelles (10), lesquelles lamelles (10) sont disposées et articulées parallèlement les unes aux autres, chaque lamelle (10) étant fermée par deux bouchons (20), chaque bouchon (20) pouvant être ajusté de manière étanche à l'eau à l'intérieur d'une extrémité de la lamelle, la couverture de piscine comprenant en outre deux ailes (200, 200a, 200b, 200c), chaque aile (200, 200a, 200b, 200c) pouvant être montée sur chaque bouchon et dépassant de l'extrémité de la lamelle lorsqu'elle est montée sur la lamelle (10) ;
    l'ensemble comprenant :
    - au moins un groupe de lamelles (10), chaque lamelle ayant deux bouchons (20), toutes les lamelles du groupe ayant la même première longueur (Ls) ; et
    l'ensemble comprenant en outre des ailes ayant une seconde longueur (Lw) telle que la longueur (Ls) de la lamelle plus deux fois la longueur de l'aile (200, 200a, 200b, 200c) est inférieure à une largeur (w) de la piscine où la couverture doit être installée ;
    l'ensemble étant caractérisé en ce que les ailes (200, 200a, 200b, 200c) sont une pluralité de groupes d'ailes (200, 200a, 200b, 200c), toutes les ailes dans chaque groupe d'ailes ayant la même seconde longueur (Lw), la longueur des ailes dans un groupe d'ailes étant différente de la longueur des ailes dans le reste des groupes d'ailes.
  2. Ensemble pour former une couverture de piscine (100) selon la revendication 1, lequel comprend en outre une pluralité de groupes de lamelles (10), toutes les lamelles dans chaque groupe ayant la même première longueur prédéfinie (Ls), la longueur de chaque lamelle dans un groupe de lamelles étant différente de la longueur des lamelles dans le reste des groupes de lamelles.
  3. Ensemble pour former une couverture de piscine (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1-2, dans lequel la longueur (Ls) de la lamelle (10) plus deux fois la longueur (Lw) des ailes (200, 200a, 200b, 200c) diffère de la largeur (w) de la piscine de moins d'une valeur préétablie.
  4. Ensemble pour former une couverture de piscine (100) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la valeur préétablie est de 7 cm ou moins.
  5. Ensemble pour former une couverture de piscine (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1-4, dans lequel la longueur (Ls) des lamelles (10) est comprise entre 2 % et 4 % de moins que la largeur (w) de la piscine.
  6. Ensemble pour former une couverture de piscine (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1-5, dans lequel la longueur (Ls) des lamelles (10) est choisie entre environ 3,40 m, 3,90 m, 4,40 m et 4,90 m.
  7. Ensemble pour former une couverture de piscine (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1-6, dans lequel la longueur (Lw) des ailes (202) dans chaque groupe d'ailes (202) est supérieure de 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm ou 5 cm à une longueur minimale préétablie (Lw) de l'aile (202).
  8. Ensemble pour former une couverture de piscine (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1-7, lequel comprend en outre une pluralité d'accessoires standardisés à la longueur des lamelles.
  9. Procédé pour former une couverture de piscine avec un ensemble selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1-8, comprenant les étapes consistant :
    - à choisir une première longueur (Ls) pour les lamelles (10) ;
    - à choisir la longueur (Lw) de l'aile (200, 200a, 200b, 200c) de telle sorte que la longueur (Ls) de la lamelle (10) plus deux fois la longueur (Lw) de l'aile (200, 200a, 200b, 200c) est inférieure à la largeur (w) de la piscine où la couverture doit être installée ;
    - à monter un bouchon (20) dans chaque extrémité de lamelle et à accoupler une aile (200, 200a, 200b, 200c) à chaque bouchon (20) ; et
    - à former la couverture de piscine (100) en disposant la pluralité de N lamelles parallèlement les unes aux autres de manière articulée.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la longueur de l'aile (200, 200a, 200b, 200c) dans l'une des extrémités de la lamelle est différente de la longueur de l'aile (200, 200a, 200a, 200b, 200c) dans l'autre extrémité de la lamelle.
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