EP3393295B1 - Wheeled luggage comprising a retractable rod - Google Patents

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a rolling baggage comprising a baggage body mounted on wheels and a double rod connected to a handle, the double rod being movably mounted on the body between a deployed position allowing a user to manually tow the baggage and a stowed position in the body.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Usually, a double movable rod is produced in the form of at least two arms, connected by a handle, the two arms being rigid tubes mounted to slide respectively in two tubes integral with the body of the baggage. The document FR 2 870 693 describes, for example, such an embodiment.

The tubes receiving the arms are positioned inside the baggage.

This assembly represents a certain volume which is lost for the user of the luggage, and moreover requires reinforcement and fixing parts which are detrimental to the aesthetic appearance and involve overweight, the tubes and the reinforcing and fixing parts must typically be hidden for a better aesthetic rendering, for example by means of a canvas lining.

This assembly can also lead to the production of projecting parts on the faces of the body of the baggage, which is unsightly.

Furthermore, the assembly increases the weight of the baggage, which can present a drawback for the user who must tow his baggage and who must in particular comply with a baggage weight limitation imposed by the airlines.

The documents DE 20 2007 000894 U1 , FR 3 010 283 A1 and US 5,484,046 A describe other examples of rolling baggage, each of these bags comprising a body and a telescopic handle sliding in two tubes arranged outside the body of the baggage.

OBJECT AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is in particular to overcome all or part of the aforementioned drawbacks.

• o un corps de bagage rigide ou semi-rigide, monté sur roulettes, ledit corps comportant au moins trois faces latérales rigides ou semi-rigides séparées par deux arêtes, et
• o une canne double télescopique comportant deux bras, une poignée et deux tubes, les bras étant reliés à la poignée et montés coulissants dans les deux tubes.

To this end, the invention provides a rolling baggage comprising:

• o a rigid or semi-rigid baggage body, mounted on wheels, said body comprising at least three rigid or semi-rigid side faces separated by two ridges, and
• o a double telescopic rod with two arms, one handle and two tubes, the arms being connected to the handle and slidably mounted in the two tubes.

According to the invention, the baggage is remarkable in that the two tubes are arranged along the two ridges outside the body of said baggage.

By positioning the tubes outside the body of the luggage, the useful internal volume of the luggage is not reduced and the bottom of the luggage is flat. In addition, by positioning the tubes along the ridges, the double rod adapts to part of the contour of one side of the luggage. Thus, the tubes do not form any protrusion on one side of the baggage, which makes the whole baggage aesthetic.

According to the invention, each of the two ridges is shaped as a hollow, having a concavity turned towards the outside of the body of the baggage, the tubes being received in the hollow ridges.

• chacun des tubes présente un profilé avec une section définie par une portion extérieure et une portion intérieure, la portion extérieure définissant un arc présentant deux extrémités, les deux extrémités joignant tangentiellement deux faces latérales contigües à l'arête dans laquelle le tube est reçu, la portion intérieure étant configurée pour épouser sensiblement la concavité de ladite arête en creux dans laquelle le tube est reçu,
• les tubes sont fixés aux deux arêtes par des rivets ou des vis,
• les tubes présentent des extrémités ouvertes par lesquels les bras sont introduits, et une pièce intermédiaire rigide est positionnée entre les tubes et s'étend de l'extrémité ouverte d'un tube à l'extrémité ouverte de l'autre tube,
• l'une des faces latérales est une face arrière de corps de bagage, et ledit corps de bagage comporte une face de dessus séparée de la face arrière par une arête supérieure de corps de bagage, ladite arête supérieure étant conformée en creux, présentant une concavité tournée vers l'extérieur du corps du bagage, la pièce intermédiaire rigide étant de forme complémentaire à la concavité de l'arête supérieure et la pièce intermédiaire étant fixée dans ladite arête supérieure,
• la poignée est mobile entre une position rétractée et une position déployée et comprend, sur au moins une portion de sa longueur, une section définie par une portion extérieure de poignée et une portion intérieure de poignée, la portion extérieure de poignée définissant un arc présentant deux extrémités, les deux extrémités se trouvant dans le prolongement de plans définis par, respectivement, une face latérale du corps du bagage et la face de dessus du corps du bagage,
• le bagage comporte un espace libre entre la poignée et la pièce intermédiaire rigide en position rétractée de la poignée,
• le bagage comprend en outre au moins deux dispositifs à roulettes montés pivotants autour de deux axes de pivotement respectifs, lesdits dispositifs à roulettes étant rapportés sur une face du dessous du corps du bagage,
• les tubes présentent une extrémité de tube située au voisinage d'un dispositif à roulettes, ladite extrémité de tube présentant un bord délimitant un espace interne au tube, et l'axe de pivotement du dispositif à roulettes se prolonge dans ledit espace interne au tube,
• chaque dispositif à roulettes est fixé au voisinage d'un tube auquel il est associé, et chacun des deux axes de pivotement est parallèle à un axe principal de tube auquel ledit dispositif à roulettes est associé, un axe de pivotement d'un dispositif à roulettes étant espacé d'un axe principal de tube qui lui est associé d'une distance inférieure à 20 millimètres, de préférence nulle,
• chacun des dispositifs à roulettes est fixé à un élément rapporté sur un tube,
• le bagage comporte des dispositifs amortisseurs de choc,
• les dispositifs amortisseurs de chocs sont des pièces rapportées sur une face latérale dudit corps dudit bagage, au voisinage des tubes,
• les tubes comportent lesdits dispositifs amortisseurs de choc.

In accordance with several embodiments which will be described below, the baggage according to the invention may have the following characteristics, taken separately or in combination:

• each of the tubes has a profile with a section defined by an outer portion and an inner portion, the outer portion defining an arc having two ends, the two ends tangentially joining two side faces contiguous to the edge in which the tube is received, the inner portion being configured to substantially match the concavity of said hollow ridge in which the tube is received,
• the tubes are fixed to the two edges by rivets or screws,
• the tubes have open ends through which the arms are introduced, and a rigid intermediate piece is positioned between the tubes and extends from the open end of one tube to the open end of the other tube,
• one of the side faces is a rear face of the luggage body, and said luggage body has a top face separated from the rear face by an upper edge of the luggage body, said upper edge being shaped as a hollow, having a concavity facing the outside of the body of the baggage, the rigid intermediate piece being of a shape complementary to the concavity of the upper edge and the intermediate piece being fixed in said upper edge,
• the handle is movable between a retracted position and a deployed position and comprises, over at least a portion of its length, a section defined by an outer handle portion and an inner handle portion, the outer handle portion defining an arc having two ends, the two ends being in the extension of planes defined by, respectively, a side face of the body of the baggage and the top face of the body of the baggage,
• the baggage has a free space between the handle and the rigid intermediate piece in the retracted position of the handle,
• the baggage further comprises at least two roller devices mounted to pivot about two respective pivot axes, said roller devices being attached to a face of the underside of the body of the baggage,
• the tubes have a tube end located in the vicinity of a roller device, said tube end having an edge delimiting a space internal to the tube, and the pivot axis of the roller device extends into said space internal to the tube,
• each roller device is fixed in the vicinity of a tube with which it is associated, and each of the two pivot axes is parallel to a main tube axis with which said roller device is associated, a pivot axis of a roller device being spaced from a main tube axis associated with it by a distance of less than 20 millimeters, preferably zero,
• each of the rolling devices is attached to an element attached to a tube,
• the luggage has shock absorbing devices,
• shock-absorbing devices are attached parts on a lateral face of said body of said baggage, in the vicinity of the tubes,
• the tubes include said shock absorbing devices.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of several embodiments, given by way of non-limiting examples, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

• la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un bagage roulant conforme à l'invention, dont la double canne est en position rétractée,
• la figure 2 est une vue en perspective du bagage montré en figure 1, dont la double canne est en position déployée,
• la figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'une partie du bagage montré en figure 2, dévoilant l'intérieur du bagage et notamment du fond du bagage portant la double canne,
• la figure 4 est une vue de derrière du bagage illustré sur la figure 2,
• la figure 5 est une vue de côté du bagage illustré sur la figure 2,
• la figure 6 est une vue de face du bagage montré en figure 1,
• la figure 7 est une vue de dessus du bagage montré en figure 1,
• la figure 8 est une vue partielle de derrière du bagage, avec la double canne en position rétractée,
• la figure 9 est une vue en coupe partielle d'une partie supérieure du bagage selon le plan IX-IX montré en figure 1,
• et la figure 10 est une vue en coupe partielle d'une partie latérale du bagage selon le plan X-X montré en figure 1.

On the drawings:

• the figure 1 is a perspective view of a rolling baggage according to the invention, the double rod of which is in the retracted position,
• the figure 2 is a perspective view of the baggage shown in figure 1 , whose double rod is in the deployed position,
• the figure 3 is a perspective view of part of the baggage shown in figure 2 , revealing the inside of the luggage and in particular the bottom of the luggage carrying the double rod,
• the figure 4 is a rear view of the baggage shown on the figure 2 ,
• the figure 5 is a side view of the baggage illustrated on figure 2 ,
• the figure 6 is a front view of the baggage shown in figure 1 ,
• the figure 7 is a top view of the luggage shown in figure 1 ,
• the figure 8 is a partial rear view of the baggage, with the double rod in the retracted position,
• the figure 9 is a partial sectional view of an upper part of the baggage according to the plan IX-IX shown in figure 1 ,
• and the figure 10 is a partial sectional view of a side part of the baggage according to the plane XX shown in figure 1 .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The figures which will be described show an embodiment of a piece of luggage according to the invention.

In the various figures, the same references designate identical or similar elements. In addition, the terms "lower", "upper", "top", "bottom", "front", "rear" etc ... are used with reference to the drawings for ease of understanding. They should not be understood as being limitations on the scope of the invention.

The baggage shown on the figure 1 is of the "trolley" type and comprises a luggage body 1 comprising two half-shells 2 and 3 of substantially rectangular section, connected together by a hinge 4 which runs substantially over the entire height of the body 1 of the luggage, on one side 5 of the luggage (or side face 5).

The half-shells 2 and 3 are rigid or semi-rigid shells, for example obtained at least in part by molding.

The half-shells are assembled together by their free edges 7 by means of a zipper 6 running all along the free edges 7 of the two half-shells 2 and 3.

The term “free edge 7” will be understood to mean the edge of each of the half-shells which is not connected to the hinge 4. The figure 3 , illustrating a single half-shell 3 shows the free edge 7 of the half-shell 3.

The two assembled half-shells 2 and 3 form the six side faces of the rolling luggage: two side faces 5, a front face 8, a rear face 9, a top face 10 and a bottom face 11.

The two side faces 5, the top face 10 and the bottom face 11 are formed by two side edges of the half-shells assembled together by the hinge 4 or by the zipper 6.

The front 8 and rear 9 faces also constitute side faces of the baggage when the body 1 is positioned upright (see on the figures 1 and 2 for example).

The side faces 5, 8 and 9 (comprising the front and rear faces), above and below are delimited by ridges 12, 13 or 14 of the body 1.

The half-shell 2 comprises the four ridges of the front face of the body 1 of the baggage. The edges 12 are rounded in shape. In the examples illustrated by the figures, two reinforcing elements 15 are fixed to the upper corners of the half-shell 2.

The half-shell 3 forming the rear of the body 1 of the baggage has two recessed side ridges 13, the hollow forming a concavity, and the concavity being turned towards the outside of the body of the baggage. The hollow edge can also be referred to as a flanged edge.

The half-shell 3 also has an upper edge 14 of the baggage body, separating the rear face 9 from the top face 10 of the body of the baggage. The upper ridge 14 is also made in a hollow, the concavity of which is turned towards the outside of the body 1 of the baggage. The ridge separating the bottom face 11 from the rear face 9 is a ridge 12 of rounded shape, like the ridges of the half-shell forming the front of the body 1 of the baggage.

The body 1 of the baggage is mounted on four sets of rolling devices 30, each device comprising two rollers.

It should be understood that the devices with wheels could be different without departing from the scope of the invention; for example, the devices could have only one castor or more than two casters.

Each roller device 30 is attached and fixed to a corner of the underside 11 of the body 1 of the baggage.

Each of the rolling devices is movably mounted around an axis X1 which is parallel to the direction of the edges 12 or 13 of the body 1 of the baggage.

It should be understood that the invention is not limited to the presence of four devices with wheels: indeed, the baggage could include only two devices with wheels, without departing from the scope of the invention.

In the example illustrated, two of the four roller devices are associated with the two tubes 21 by being fixed under the lower ends of the two tubes 21.

The lower extremities 39 ( figure 4 ) of the tubes 31 have edges (not shown) which define a space inside the tube.

In the context of the illustrated embodiment (see figure 4 ), provision is made for the pivot axes X1 of the roller devices 30 associated with the tubes 21 to extend into the internal space of the respective tubes 21 with which they are associated. More precisely, the axis X1 of pivoting and the axis X of the tubes are the same.

Another embodiment (not shown) could also be provided, according to which each roller device is fixed in the vicinity of a tube with which it is associated, and each of the two pivot axes is parallel to a main axis X of the tube to which said roller device is associated, a pivot axis X1 of a roller device being spaced from a main tube axis X which is associated with it by a distance of less than 20 millimeters.

In such a case, the pivot axis of the roller devices is offset from the axis of the tubes.

Preferably, the distance between the pivot axis X1 of a device with wheels and the main axis X of the tube associated with it can be chosen zero.

Provision could also be made, without departing from the scope of the invention, for each of the roller devices to be fixed to an element attached to a tube 21.

According to the invention, the rolling luggage comprises a double telescopic rod 16, fixed to the body 1 of the luggage, and which can adopt a multitude of positions between two extreme positions: a retracted position shown on the figures 1 and 6 to 8 , and a deployed position shown on the figures 2 to 5 .

The double telescopic rod 16 comprises two parallel arms 17, each made from one or more rods assembled together.

The double telescopic rod 16 also comprises a handle 18, connecting the two free ends 19 of the two arms 17.

The handle can be equipped with a button 20 for unlocking the double rod when it is in the retracted (or retracted) position so as to allow a passage from the retracted position to the deployed position.

The two arms 17 of the double rod 16 are slidably mounted in two tubes 21, and the two tubes 21 are fixed along the ridges 13 of the half shell 3 forming the rear of the body 1 of the baggage outside the half - shell 3 and therefore body 1 of the baggage (see figures 4 and 5 specifically).

In this way, and as can be seen in particular on the figure 3 , the inside of the shell 3 has a perfectly flat bottom and the size of the tubes 21 receiving the arms 17 is minimum both inside the baggage and outside, thanks to the fact that the tubes 21 are placed at the edges of the baggage.

More precisely, the tubes are profiled with a section defined by an outer portion 22 and an inner portion 23 (see figure 10 ).

The outer portion 22 defines an arc (or in other words a curve) whose ends 24 and 25 tangentially join the lateral 5 and rear 9 faces of the body 1 of the baggage (the faces 5 and 9 being contiguous).

In this way, the outer portion 22 of the tube 21 seems to extend the side face 5 and the rear face 9. Thus, visually, the tubes 21 are part of the extension of the faces of the baggage and blend into the bulk of the baggage, the size of the baggage being delimited laterally by the faces 5, 9 and 8 of the baggage.

In this way, the tubes 21 do not encumber the interior volume of the baggage. Indeed, if the tubes 21 were placed inside the baggage, as is usual, they could damage the items contained in the luggage.

It can thus be noted that the useful volume of the baggage (that is to say the internal volume of the baggage that can accommodate objects corresponds to at least 80% of the volume delimited by the outer surface of the baggage.

Furthermore, the tubes 21 do not harm the exterior aesthetics of the luggage.

Finally, they are not protruding outside the baggage, and thus less fragile.

In general, the outer surface (that is to say visible) of the tubes 21 engaged in the recesses 13, form baggage ridges which are of shape and size substantially identical to the ridges 12. Thus, the body of the baggage is compact and has a regular, symmetrical outer shape, which gives the luggage an elegant and aesthetic shape expected by the consumer.

Moreover, as shown in figure 10 , the inner portion 23 of the tubes 21 have a shape complementary to that of the hollow shape of the ridges 13. The inner portion 23 is thus configured to substantially match the hollow shape of the ridge 13.

The tubes 21 are fixed in the recessed ridges 13, for example by means of rivets or screws 26 (see figure 3 showing the inside of the baggage). The tubes 21 can also be fixed in the recessed ridges 13 by other known fixing means, for example by gluing.

The fact that the tubes are attached to the outside of the baggage by riveting or by screwing facilitates assembly of the baggage.

Furthermore, the means for fixing the rod tubes do not harm the integrity of the elements contained in the baggage. Indeed, they are few (two per tube) and placed substantially at the ends of the tubes and edges of the baggage.

It should be remembered that the walls forming the faces of the luggage are rigid or semi-rigid. Also, it is not necessary to provide two cross members connecting the tubes that are conventionally found on luggage of the “trolley” type.

Instead of such cross members, the baggage according to the invention has a rigid intermediate piece, fixed in the upper hollow edge which makes it possible to provide rigidity between the two tubes 21 in the upper part. baggage (see figures 8 and 9 ).

The rigid intermediate piece 27 is placed between the open ends 28 of the tubes (the open ends 28 of the tubes receiving the arms 17 of the double rod 16), so as to maintain the distance between these two ends. Indeed, without this part, the wall forming the rear face of the body 1 of the baggage could be deformed if the user were to pull the baggage by exerting a traction on one side of the handle 18 or on an arm 17, and the handle could then remain blocked in an intermediate position between the deployed position and the retracted position, by a phenomenon of bracing or even deformation of the arms or tubes.

The intermediate piece 27 therefore ensures rigidity of the upper part of the baggage.

The intermediate piece 27 is illustrated in figure 9 : it is a rigid curved sheet, the shape of which is complementary to that of the upper hollow edge 14 of the body of the baggage. The length of the rigid curved sheet is substantially equal to the distance separating the two openings 28 of the tubes 21 of the baggage.

It is also possible to provide other rigid curved sheets in the bottom of the hollows of the hollow ridges 13, between the bottom of the hollow ridges and the tubes 21.

Such rigid curved sheets are thin and their mass hardly weighs down the baggage: in all cases, much less than the mass of the sleepers usually present in “trolley” type baggage.

The luggage thus remains light and elegant.

The handle 18 is also shaped so that when the handle is in the retracted position ( figures 1 and 6 to 8 ), it fits into the size of the baggage delimited by the sides of the body of the baggage. The handle is thus not protruding and merges with an edge of the baggage (or forms the edge of the baggage), in the same way that the tubes 21 merge with the edges of the baggage.

To do this, the handle has a section (shown in figure 9 ) which comprises an outer portion 31, turned towards the outside of the luggage when the handle is in the retracted position, and an inner portion 32 which is turned towards the inside of the luggage (and therefore towards the upper hollow edge 14 and the intermediate rigid part 27) when the handle is in the retracted position.

The outer portion 31 defines an arc (or a curve) which has two ends 33 and 34. When the handle 18 is in the retracted position, the ends 33 and 34 form arc portions whose extreme tangents meet. are in the extension of the planes defined by, respectively, the rear face 9 of the baggage and the top face 10 of the baggage.

As for the inner portion 32, it is configured so that, when the handle 18 is in the retracted position ( figures 8 or 9 ), a free space 29 is present between the handle and the rigid intermediate piece 27.

This free space 29 makes it possible to slide the fingers under the handle in order to be able to grasp it and to pass it from the retracted position to the deployed position.

As can be seen from figures 1 to 3 , for example, the baggage also comprises a second upper fixed handle 35, fixed on its upper face 10, in particular on the upper face part produced by the shell 3. The baggage also comprises a third fixed lateral handle 36, fixed on the side face 7 of the baggage, in particular on the side face part produced by the shell 3.

The upper fixed handle 35 provides the user with a gripping element to move the luggage manually without having to deploy the double cane 16.

The side fixed handle 36 offers the user a gripping element for gripping the baggage manually from the lateral side of the baggage (for example to go up or down a staircase).

The tubes 21 can be made of metal or any other material which is preferably light and resistant. In order not to damage or deform the tubes, devices may be provided for absorbing shocks in the vicinity of the tubes.

The figures 4, 5 and 7 show damping elements 37, fixed to the rear face 9 of the baggage parallel to the tubes 21 in the lower part of the rear face 9.

The damping elements can be made of plastic or rubber.

Such elements could also be provided directly on the tubes 21. According to yet another variant embodiment, the tubes 21 themselves could be made of a material capable of absorbing shocks.

It will be understood from the preceding description how the invention makes it possible to have an elegant, compact, resistant and functional luggage.

Thus produced, the baggage comprises a double rod 16 which is discreet because it merges into the outline of the baggage. The rod 16 not only allows the luggage to be towed but also, thanks to its arrangement, it provides additional rigidity on three of the edges of the luggage. Another advantage provided by the arrangement of the rod is that the two tubes themselves can provide protection against shocks, for example shocks which can damage the low structure of the baggage, when the latter is for example pulled to mount sidewalk or staircase steps.

It should however be understood that the invention is not specifically limited to the embodiment shown in the figures but that it is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (14)

1. A wheeled suitcase comprising:

   o a rigid or semi-rigid suitcase body (1), mounted on wheels (30), said body (1) comprising at least three rigid or semi-rigid lateral faces (5, 9) separated by two edges (13), and

   o a telescopic twin rod (16) comprising two arms (17), a handle and two tubes (21), the arms (17) being connected to the handle (18) and slidingly mounted in both tubes (21),

   wherein the two tubes (21) are disposed along the two edges (13) outside the body (1) of said suitcase,
   said suitcase being characterized in that, in said suitcase, each of the two edges (13) is recessed, presenting a concavity facing the outside of the suitcase body (1),
   and wherein the tubes (21) are received in the recessed edges (13).
2. The wheeled suitcase according to claim 1, wherein each of the tubes (21) presents a profile with a cross section defined by an outer portion (22) and an inner portion (23), the outer portion (22) defining an arch presenting two ends (24, 25), the two ends (24, 25) tangentially joining two lateral faces (9, 5) contiguous to the edge (13) in which the tube (21) is received, the inner portion (23) being configured to substantially follow the concavity of said recessed edge (13) in which the tube (21) is received.
3. The wheeled suitcase according to claims 1 or 2, wherein the tubes (21) are attached to the two edges (13) by rivets or screws (26).
4. The wheeled suitcase according to any one of the previous claims, wherein the tubes (21) present open ends (28) by which the arms (17) are introduced, and
   wherein a rigid intermediate part (27) is positioned between the tubes (21) and extends from the open end (28) of one tube (21) to the open end (28) of the other tube (21).
5. The wheeled suitcase according to claim 4, wherein one of the lateral faces (5, 9) is a back face (9) of the suitcase body (1), and

   wherein said suitcase body (1) comprises a top face (10) separated from the back face (9) by an upper edge (14) of the suitcase body,

   said upper edge (14) being recessed, presenting a concavity facing the outside of the suitcase body (1),

   the rigid intermediate part (27) having a shape complementary to the concavity of the upper edge (14) and

   the intermediate part (27) being fixed in said upper edge (14).
6. The wheeled suitcase according to claim 5, wherein the handle (18) is movable between a retracted position and an extended position and comprises, over at least one portion of its length, a cross section defined by the outer handle portion (31) and an inner handle portion (32),

   the outer handle portion (31) defining an arch presenting two ends (33, 34),

   the two ends (33, 34) being found in the extension of the planes defined by, respectively, a lateral face (9) of the suitcase body (1) and the top face (10) of the suitcase body (1).
7. The wheeled suitcase according to claim 6, comprising a free space (29) between the handle (18) and the rigid intermediate part (27) in the retracted position of the handle (18).
8. The wheeled suitcase according to any one of the previous claims, also comprising at least two wheeled devices (30) which are rotatable around two respective pivot axes (X1), said wheeled devices (30) being mounted on a bottom face (11) of the suitcase body (1).
9. The wheeled suitcase according to claim 9, wherein the tubes (21) present a tube (21) end (39) situated in the vicinity of a wheeled device (30), said tube (21) end (39) presenting an edge defining an inner space of the tube (21), and wherein the pivot axis (X1) of the wheeled device (30) extends in said inner space of the tube (21).
10. The wheeled suitcase according to claim 8 or claim 9, wherein each wheeled device (30) is attached in the vicinity of a tube (21) with which it is associated, and

    each of the two pivot axes (X1) is parallel to a main axis (X) of the tube (21) with which said wheeled device (30) is associated,

    a pivot axis (X1) of a wheeled device (30) being spaced apart from an associated main tube axis (X) by a distance of less than 20 millimeters, preferably zero millimeters.
11. The wheeled suitcase according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein each of the wheeled devices (30) is fixed to an element mounted on a tube (21).
12. The suitcase according to any one of the previous claims, comprising shock absorbing devices (37).
13. The suitcase according to claim 12, wherein the shock absorbing devices (37) are parts mounted on a lateral face of said body of said suitcase, in the vicinity of the tubes (21).
14. The suitcase according to claim 12, wherein the tubes (21) comprise said shock absorbing devices.

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