Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H6/00—Buildings for parking cars, rolling-stock, aircraft, vessels or like vehicles, e.g. garages
  • E04H6/42—Devices or arrangements peculiar to garages, not covered elsewhere, e.g. securing devices, safety devices, monitoring and operating schemes; centering devices
  • E04H6/426—Parking guides
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F23/00—Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes
• • G—PHYSICS
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• • G—PHYSICS
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  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
  • G09F19/22—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F7/00—Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols; Panels or boards
  • G09F7/18—Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure
  • G09F2007/1839—Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure for fastening to cables
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F7/00—Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols; Panels or boards
  • G09F7/18—Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure
  • G09F2007/1856—Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure characterised by the supporting structure
  • G09F2007/186—Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure characterised by the supporting structure suspended, e.g. secured to the ceiling
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F7/00—Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols; Panels or boards
  • G09F7/18—Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure
  • G09F2007/1873—Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure characterised by the type of sign
  • G09F2007/1886—Tensioned flexible signs

Definitions

• the technical field of the invention is that of devices for delimiting parking spaces.
• the invention relates more particularly to a device for delimiting parking spaces for motor vehicles in a covered space, such as a car park, a garage, a ferry slip, and in general any space having a floor intended to receive motor vehicles and a ceiling arranged facing the ground and extending above the parked vehicles.
• Organized and optimized placement of motor vehicles in a covered space requires delineating the parking spaces so that a driver of a vehicle can easily and quickly determine a predetermined and authorized parking location.
• the invention aims to provide a device for delimiting parking spaces in a covered space that overcomes at least some of the disadvantages of known prior solutions.
• the invention aims in particular to provide, in at least one embodiment, a delimiting device which facilitates the parking maneuver by a driver.
• the invention also aims to provide, in at least one embodiment, a delimiting device which protects vehicles parked on either side of the device.
• the invention also aims to provide, in at least one embodiment, a delimiting device which forms a communication space for information or advertising messages for users of the covered space.
• the invention also aims to provide, in at least one embodiment of the invention, a removable delimiting device so as to be able to modify without major difficulties the arrangement of parking in the sen of the covered space.
• the invention relates to a device for delimiting two parking spaces of a covered space intended to be hung on the ceiling of the covered space and extending in a direction which materializes the parking direction of the vehicles.
• the device according to the invention comprises the technical characteristics explained below which ensure a good behavior of the device, facilitate its installation, and according to advantageous embodiments, protect the parked vehicles on both sides of the device, and form a communication support.
• the invention relates to a device for delimiting in one direction, said longitudinal direction, two parking spaces of motor vehicles in a covered space having a floor for receiving said vehicles and a ceiling facing the ground, said device being characterized in that it comprises:
• a flexible panel extending along said longitudinal direction corresponding to the parking direction of the vehicles on either side of the device, and comprising an upper edge and a lower edge respectively oriented towards the ceiling and the ground when said device is fixed to the ceiling of the covered space, said flexible panel further comprising at least two distinct zones including at least one display area intended to receive a display medium and at least one perforated zone having a double function of passage of air and visibility skylight,
• a plurality of linear elements for suspending the flexible panel distributed along said longitudinal direction and each comprising a first end adapted to be fixed to said ceiling, and a second end connected to said upper edge of said flexible panel, so as to maintain said flexible panel longitudinally suspended between the two parking spaces to delimit,
• a heavy coil extending in the longitudinal direction and connected to said lower edge of said flexible panel so as to put by gravity said flexible panel in tension.
• a device according to the invention thus makes it possible to materialize two parking spaces for vehicles in a covered space.
• the device delimits the parking spaces longitudinally. Also, a driver of a motor vehicle perceives without difficulty during a parking maneuver the lateral limits of the parking space. This perception of the position of the parking space is particularly useful during a reversing maneuver during which it is not always easy with conventional delimitations, of the type ground markings, to perceive the position of the vehicle by compared to the marking. The risks of overlap of the place are therefore removed with a device according to the invention.
• a device according to the invention forms a sort of flexible side wall of the parking space in which the vehicle must park.
• the device according to the invention is easy to install in the covered space.
• the installation of the device according to the invention requires the anchoring of the linear suspension elements in the ceiling at the separation of parking locations that it is desired to delimit.
• the flexible panel defines the parking spaces and does not hinder the movement of the vehicle in case of mishandling due to its flexible and suspended character.
• this flexible panel is held taut by the presence of a flange at the bottom of the device.
• this heavy flange extends integrally along the lower edge of the flexible panel so that it can stretch the flexible panel evenly over the entire length of the flexible panel.
• the cooperation of the flexible panel, the heavy coil connected to the lower edge of the panel and the linear suspension elements makes it possible to form a delimiting device with easy handling, flexible, stable and which improves the parking experience by the users by facilitating the parking maneuvers.
• the device is removable so that it is possible to reconfigure a covered parking space according to the needs without particular difficulties.
• the flexible panel comprises at least two distinct areas including at least one display area for receiving a display medium and at least one perforated area having a dual function of air passage and visibility window.
• the perforated zone allows the passage of air so as to limit the wind resistance of the device. Such a device is therefore less sensitive to the wind and the air flow, which makes it possible to limit the rocking of the device.
• the cooperation of this perforated zone and the heavy pudding makes it possible to form a stable device, little sensitive to external disturbances.
• this perforated area forms a visibility window through which the driver or the passenger of a vehicle can see through the device. Such a zone therefore makes it possible to limit the effect of confinement or possible claustrophobia due to the presence of the delimiting device.
• this visibility window allows the driver to perceive his environment during the parking maneuver.
• the delimiting device comprises not only a perforated zone limiting the wind catch of the device, but also a zone intended to receive a display medium.
• a display area makes it possible, for example, to display an advertising message or information intended for the users of the car park in which the delimiting device is installed.
• At least one display area is configured to receive a flexible screen adapted to broadcast multimedia content.
• the heavy pudding is formed in a shock-absorbing material so as to be able to limit the effects of an impact resulting from a door opening of a motor vehicle parked along said device against a body part of a motor vehicle parked on the other side of the device .
• a delimiting device allows not only to delimit a parking space, but also to protect vehicles parked on either side of the device.
• a bead formed in a shock-absorbing material such as rubber, polystyrene, a flexible cellular plastic material such as a foam, or any equivalent material, makes it possible to avoid an impact or scratch on a door.
• a device therefore improves the user experience of the covered space in which the device is installed by protecting the vehicles that park there.
• Such a device therefore reduces the reluctance of some motorists to use covered parking because of the frequent shocks caused by the narrowness of the parking spaces.
• a device according to the invention comprises three linear suspension elements regularly distributed along the upper edge of said flexible panel.
• said linear suspension elements are wired or tabular and are adjustable in length so as to adapt the suspension height of said flexible panel and the bulge weighing above the ground.
• the adjustable linear suspension elements allow to use the device according to this embodiment in different spaces, regardless of the ceiling height.
• said flexible panel comprises at least one side edge extending between the upper edge and the lower edge which has an extra thickness relative to the rest of the flexible panel so as to form a visual cue for a driver on approach in a place of parking defined by said device.
• a device facilitates the parking maneuver by a driver by providing an additional visual cue of the parking area delimitation zone.
• said side edge having an extra thickness further comprises a reflective strip or a light device.
• the reflective band makes it possible to further reveal the side edge with an extra thickness.
• the light device such as light emitting diodes also reveals the side edge of the flexible panel.
• said upper edge of said flexible panel is formed of a rigid bar comprising means for anchoring said wire suspension elements.
• said flexible panel is formed of one or more materials selected from the group consisting of fabric, PVC type plastic and canvas.
• the invention also relates to a device for delimiting parking spaces characterized in combination by all or some of the characteristics mentioned above or below.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a covered space equipped with three devices for delimiting parking spaces for motor vehicles according to one embodiment of the invention
• FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a device for delimiting parking spaces for motor vehicles according to one embodiment of the invention
• FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic front view of two motor vehicles parked on either side of a delimiting device according to one embodiment of the invention
• FIG. 4 shows the same configuration as that of FIG. 3 in which one of the vehicles has a door opening which abuts against the delimiting device according to one embodiment of the invention
• FIG. 5 is a side view of a motor vehicle parked behind a delimiting device according to one embodiment of the invention.
• each element of the device for delimiting two motor vehicle parking spaces in a covered space is described as it is arranged when the device is anchored to the ceiling of the vehicle. a covered area, such as a car park. This arrangement is shown in particular in FIGS. 1, 3, 4 and 5.
• the longitudinal direction corresponds to the main direction of the delimiting device and defines the parking direction. motor vehicles on both sides of the device.
• the vertical direction is the direction defined by gravity.
• the transverse direction is the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction.
• FIG. 1 represents a covered space comprising a floor 11 intended to receive vehicles and a ceiling 12, facing the floor 11.
• This covered space is equipped with three delimiting devices 8 according to one embodiment of the invention. These delimiting devices 8 define motor vehicle parking spaces, not shown in Figure 1.
• markings 13 on the ground are also present at the location of the delimiting devices to form a recall of the parking spaces delimited by the devices according to the invention.
• a delimiting device comprises a flexible panel 20 extending along the longitudinal direction.
• This flexible panel 20 comprises an upper edge 22 and a lower edge 21 respectively oriented towards the ceiling 12 and the floor 11, once the device is fixed to the ceiling 12.
• the device also comprises three linear suspension elements of the flexible panel 20 distributed along the longitudinal direction. These linear elements are formed in the embodiment of the wire rope figures 24. According to other embodiments, the linear suspension elements are ropes, straps or any equivalent means.
• Each linear suspension element comprises a first end 24a, hereinafter referred to as the upper end 24a, adapted to be fixed to the ceiling 12 and a second end 24b, hereinafter referred to as the lower end 24b, connected to the upper edge 22 of the flexible panel 20
• the upper end 24a is for example formed of a ring intended to cooperate with a hook anchored in the ceiling 12.
• the lower end 24b is for example a screw adapted to cooperate with a thread formed in a rigid bar forming the edge 22 of the flexible panel 20.
• the lower end 24b is a lifting hook which cooperates with a half-ring integral with the upper edge 22 of the flexible panel 20.
• the lower end 24b is glued to the upper edge 22 or assembled by any equivalent means.
• the device according to the invention also comprises a bulge 26 weighing extending along the lower edge 21 of the flexible panel 20 so as to put by gravity the flexible panel 20 in tension.
• This heavy roll 26 has the primary function of tensioning the flexible panel 20 by exerting a traction force by natural gravity on the flexible panel 20.
• This combination of the flexible panel 20 and the weighting coil 26 provides a flexible panel tensioned, which forms a rectilinear delimitation of the parking space and avoids deterioration of a rearview mirror of a car in case of contact with the flexible panel during a parking maneuver. In case of contact, the rearview mirror slides on the flexible panel and deforms it without there being a traumatic contact for the rearview mirror, which would be the case with a rigid panel.
• the device may also comprise one or more tensioning ropes each comprising an end connected to the heavy coil or the lower edge of the flexible panel to which the heavy coil is itself connected, and one end opposite anchored to the ground.
• tensioning ropes thus make it possible, in combination with the heavy pudding, to tension the flexible panel and to avoid any swinging of the delimiting device, for example in a parking area with large air currents.
• the heavy roll is formed in a shock absorbing material so as to limit the effects of an impact resulting from a door opening of a door.
• motor vehicle parked along the device against a body part of a motor vehicle parked on the other side of the device.
• the material used to form the heavy roll is, for example, rubber, polystyrene, or a flexible cellular plastic material such as a foam.
• the heavy coil is formed in a sheath forming the lower edge of the flexible panel.
• the heavy roll is glued to the lower edge of the flexible panel or assembled to the lower edge by any equivalent means.
• Figures 3 and 4 illustrate the role of a heavy roll 26 formed of a shock absorbing material.
• FIG 3 two vehicles are parked on either side of the parking space delimiting device 8 according to this embodiment of the invention.
• the car on the left in the figure has its door open.
• the opening of the door is constrained by the heavy coil 26 which absorbs the inertia of the opening of the door and prevents direct mechanical contact with the vehicle parked on the other side of the delimiting device. If the vehicles are parked close to each other, the shock absorbing device may come into contact with the adjacent car without, however, causing mechanical damage or scratching on the vehicle body due to its absorption capacity.
• the linear suspension elements are preferably adjustable so as to be able, during the installation of the delimiting device, to ensure that the bulge heavy weight shock absorber is maintained at a height of the ground corresponds to a optimum protection of the doors of vehicles. In practice, this height is between 50 centimeters and 110 centimeters from the ground.
• the flexible panel 20 has a lateral edge 23 having an extra thickness relative to the remainder of the flexible panel 20 so as to provide the driver with an additional visual reference point of the zone of delimitation of the parking.
• This side edge 23 may for example include a reflective strip to improve the driver's visual comfort, including in low light.
• the flexible panel has an extra thickness on each of its side edges to facilitate parking maneuvers in places of the central rows of the covered space.
• the flexible panel 20 comprises two distinct zones, a display zone 31 intended to receive a display support and a perforated zone 32 having a dual function of air passage and visibility window.
• a perforated zone 32 allows air to pass so that the delimiting device does not swing under the effect of drafts. In addition, this perforated area 32 can be seen through the delimiting device, which has a reassuring effect in enclosed spaces such as parking.
• a display area 31 forms a carrier of an advertisement or an information message for drivers or passengers of motor vehicles.
• the flexible panel has a height of 100 cm and a length of 200 cm, and the display area makes it possible to display a document in the format known as Al (594 mm by 841 mm).
• Al 594 mm by 841 mm
• the display area 31 is according to one embodiment of the invention formed by a translucent PVC double skin configured to receive between the two walls of the double skin an advertising poster or information for the public.
• This double skin comprises a lateral opening provided for example Velcro® type assembly means or any equivalent means allowing an operator to open / close access to the double skin to insert / remove an advertising poster or equivalent document .
• the display area 31 is formed of a printed tarpaulin.
• the display area is configured to receive a flexible screen adapted to broadcast multimedia content.
• Figure 5 is a view of a delimiting device according to one embodiment of the invention on which is detected the open area 32 through which we can see the vehicle parked along the device.
• the delimiting devices are fixed to the ceiling 12 so that the perforated zones 32 are arranged at the front of the device and the display zones 31 are arranged at the rear of the device. , considering the back wall of the enclosed space as the back.
• the delimiting device can be arranged so that the advertising message is arranged at the front of the device.
• This reverse installation allows the driver not to be embarrassed during his parking maneuver by allowing him to better see the rear side environment through the perforated area of the delimiting device.
• the position at the front of the advertising message allows pedestrians traveling in the covered area to have a quick and easy view of the message displayed in the display area.
• the mounting and fixing of the device according to the invention depends on the objective and the configuration of the premises.
• the delimiting device further comprises means for supplying electrical energy for recharging batteries of electric vehicles.
• the heavy coil is equipped with one or more outlets arranged at the longitudinal ends of the coil and connected to the electrical sector of the covered space in which the delimiting device is arranged, via electrical cables. along the side edges of the flexible panel and the wire suspension elements or inserted in these wire elements, and opening at the ceiling to electrical relays of the covered space.
• other means of routing electrical energy to the power outlets provided on the heavy coil can be provided.
• the arrangement of the catches on the heavy coil can be provided elsewhere on the delimiting device without major difficulties. This being an arrangement at the level of the heavy coil is involved, because of the weight of the electrical outlets, the tense holding of the flexible panel by the heavy coil.
• the flexible panel comprises only a perforated area that occupies the entire flexible panel.
• the panel comprises several perforated zones separated or not by display zones.
• one or more display areas occupies the entire flexible panel.

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