EP3650612B1 - System for solar protection with integrated hoisting means - Google Patents

Description

Field of the invention

The field of the present invention concerns that of protection devices. It concerns particularly, but not exclusively, the field of blinds, awnings and others, for example. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of installing protection devices.

Prior art

Nowadays, protection devices, such as blinds, are bulky, which makes them difficult to handle. Furthermore, their installation requires additional equipment, such as, for example, ladders, lifts, blind lifts so that the device can be mounted at the desired installation height.

• fixation du support à une paroi et assemblage dudit organe de traction au support ;
• fourniture dudit au moins un bras articulé ;
• fixation dudit au moins un bras articulé à l'organe de traction ; et,
• traction dudit au moins un bras articulé par ledit organe de traction, ledit organe de traction comprenant un arbre d'enroulement configuré pour être attaché et tracter ledit au moins un bras articulé lors de l'étape de traction, ledit organe de protection étant configuré pour s'enrouler autour et/ou se dérouler dudit arbre d'enroulement dans ledit organe de traction lors de l'étape de traction, ledit au moins un bras articulé étant dans ladite position pliée.

For example, the document JP 2005 188081 A describes an installation method for totally or partially installing a protection device in which an articulated arm is fixed on and then moved by a traction member of said device. More precisely, it describes an installation method for installing a protection device against the sun and rain, the protection device comprising at least one articulated arm configured to present a plurality of positions between a folded position and an deployed position, and a traction member configured to tow said at least one articulated arm between said deployed position and said folded position; the protection device comprising a support configured to receive the traction member and said at least one articulated arm; the installation process comprising steps:

• fixing the support to a wall and assembling said traction member to the support;
• provision of said at least one articulated arm;
• fixing said at least one articulated arm to the traction member; And,
• traction of said at least one articulated arm by said traction member, said traction member comprising a winding shaft configured to be attached and tow said at least one articulated arm during the traction step, said protection member being configured to winding around and/or unrolling said winding shaft in said traction member during the traction step, said at least one articulated arm being in said folded position.

Presentation of the invention

The present invention aims to resolve all or part of the drawbacks mentioned above in the form of an installation method as defined in claim 1 for totally or partially installing a protection device.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the articulated arm is towed by the traction member without the user and/or installer needing additional equipment and/or lifting the articulated arm to the traction member. traction.

The protection device comprises a support configured to receive the traction member and said at least one articulated arm; the installation process comprising a preliminary step of fixing the support to a wall and/or a step of assembling said traction member to the support.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the support can receive the traction member and retain the support member during the traction step.

According to one embodiment, the support comprises a receiving housing and said at least one articulated arm comprises a support member configured to rest and/or be housed in the receiving housing, during a step of adjustment.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the articulated arm is adjusted to the support before the protection device is permanently installed.

The installation method according to the invention comprises a step of fixing said at least one articulated arm to the traction member and/or to the support after the step of traction of said at least one articulated arm by said traction member .

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the articulated arm is fixed to the support with the traction member and the protection device is permanently installed.

Said traction member comprises a winding shaft configured to be rotated during the traction step.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, traction is achieved by the rotation of the winding shaft.

Said traction member comprises a protection member; said protective member is configured to be attached or attach said at least one articulated arm and tow said at least one articulated arm during the traction step.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the protection member can tow said at least one articulated arm.

Said protection member is configured to wrap around said winding shaft in said traction member during the traction step.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the protection member can tow said at least one articulated arm.

According to one embodiment, during the traction step, said at least one articulated arm is towed with an angle formed by the plumbness of the support and/or the articulated arm and between 0° and 40°, in particular between 0° and 20° and preferably between 0° and 10°.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the installer and/or user can accompany said at least one articulated arm during its traction.

Said at least one articulated arm is in the folded position during the traction step.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, said at least one articulated arm is more manageable during its installation.

According to one embodiment, the traction of said at least one articulated arm by said traction member is carried out manually or automatically, during the traction step.

• Ledit au moins un bras articulé configuré pour présenter une pluralité de position entre ladite position pliée et ladite position déployée ; et,
• Ledit organe de traction configuré pour tracter ledit au moins un bras articulé entre ladite position déployée et ladite position pliée ;

ledit au moins un bras articulé est configuré pour être tracté par ledit organe de traction lors de l'installation du dispositif de protection.The present text also describes a protection device, preferably against the sun, wind and/or rain, said protection device being configured to be installed by implementing said installation method described above and comprising :

• Said at least one articulated arm configured to present a plurality of positions between said folded position and said deployed position; And,
• Said traction member configured to tow said at least one articulated arm between said deployed position and said folded position;

said at least one articulated arm is configured to be towed by said traction member during installation of the protection device.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the articulated arm is towed by the traction member without the user and/or installer needing additional equipment and/or lifting the articulated arm to the traction member. traction.

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become clearer on reading the following description of an embodiment of the invention given by way of non-limiting example.

List of Figures

• la figure 1 représente le procédé d'installation S500 selon l'invention dans lequel le dispositif de protection 400 est installé ;
• la figure 2 montre un exemple de support 100 selon un mode de réalisation ;
• la figure 3 illustre un exemple d'organe de traction 200 selon un mode de réalisation ;
• la figure 4 expose un exemple d'au moins un bras articulé 300 selon un mode de réalisation ; et,
• la figure 5 présente un exemple de dispositif de protection 400.

The invention will be better understood with the help of the detailed description which is set out below with reference to the drawing, in which:

• there figure 1 represents the installation method S500 according to the invention in which the protection device 400 is installed;
• there figure 2 shows an example of support 100 according to one embodiment;
• there Figure 3 illustrates an example of traction member 200 according to one embodiment;
• there Figure 4 shows an example of at least one articulated arm 300 according to one embodiment; And,
• there Figure 5 presents an example of protection device 400.

In the detailed description which follows of the figures defined above, the same elements or the elements fulfilling identical functions may retain the same references so as to simplify the understanding of the invention.

This text concerns a protection device 400, preferably against the sun, wind and/or rain. Said protection device 400 can be configured to be installed by implementing an installation method 5500 according to the invention. This S500 installation process will be described a little later.

The protection device 400, shown in Figure 5 , comprises a support 100, a traction member 200 and at least one articulated arm 300. Depending on the embodiments, the protection device 400 may comprise more than one articulated arm 300, but in most cases but without being limiting in this example, the protection device 400 can comprise two articulated arms 300. For reasons of understanding, the figure 4 represents a single articulated arm 300.

Said at least one articulated arm, that is to say the articulated arm, can be configured to present a plurality of positions between said folded position and said deployed position. Indeed, thanks to the help of at least one joint, the articulated arm can fold or extend. In the case of the Figure 4 , the articulated arm is in the folded position.

On the Figure 3 said traction member 200 is shown, i.e. the traction member 200. This traction member 200 can, for its part, be configured to pull the articulated arm 300 so as to overcome the force of gravity, during the installation of the protection device 400, according to the installation method S500. The traction member 200 can pull the articulated arm 300 from the deployed position to the folded position described above, when using the protection device 400, in other words, when the protection device 400 is fixed to a wall 900.

Furthermore, the traction member 200 may comprise a winding shaft 250 configured to be rotated during the traction step S530. This traction S530 of the articulated arm 300 by the traction member 200 can be carried out manually or automatically, during the traction step S530.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, during the installation of the protection device 400, the articulated arm 300 is towed by the traction member 200 without the user and/or installer needs additional equipment and/or to lift the articulated arm 300 to the traction member 200.

The S500 installation process, mentioned above and shown on the figure 1 , makes it possible to totally or partially install the protection device 400 by using the traction member 200 to tow said at least one articulated arm 300 between a lower position and an installation position, on the one hand higher than the lower position and on the other hand, in which the protection device 400 is installed, or at least, the articulated arm 300 and fixed to the support 100. This support 100, also called console, comprises a receiving housing 110 and the arm articulated comprises a support member 310 configured to rest and/or be housed in the receiving housing 110, during an adjustment step S540 so that the articulated arm is adjusted to the support 100 before the device protection 400 is permanently installed, as shown on the Figure 5 . In order to complete this adjustment step S540, a blocking wedge 120 is attached to the console 100, during a blocking step S545, so as to block the articulated arm 200 before covering, for example, the lower face with a soffit 121.

This support 100 is fixed to the wall 900, during a preliminary step of fixing the support S510.

This is followed by the assembly of the traction member 200 to the support 100 during an assembly step S515. It should be borne in mind, that this assembly step can be carried out before the preliminary step of fixing the S510 support.

After this preliminary step of fixing the support S510, the articulated arm 300 is supplied during a supply step 5520 of the installation method S500 and preferably the articulated arm 300 is supplied in the folded position so as to facilitate its handling during its installation and in particular during the S530 traction stage.

The traction member 200, shown on the Figure 3 , comprises a protection member 220 configured to be attached or attach the articulated arm 300 and tow the articulated arm 300 during the traction step S530.

A step of fixing the articulated arm S525 to the traction member 200 is carried out before the articulated arm 300 is towed during the traction step 5530 by the traction member 200. More precisely, this is the the winding shaft 250 which is configured to be rotated during the traction step S530 and therefore towed the articulated arm S530 towards the support 100. The articulated arm 300 is supplied in the folded position beforehand on the one hand and remains folded during the traction step S530.

Indeed, the protection member 220 is configured to wrap around the winding shaft 250 in said traction member 200 during the traction step S530. Consequently, when the protection member 220 is wound up, the protection member 220 pulls said at least one articulated arm 300. This winding, or more precisely, this traction of the articulated arm 300 by said traction member 200 is carried out manually or automatically using a motor (not shown), during the traction step 5530 so that the articulated arm is pulled by the traction member without the user and/or the installer needs additional equipment and/or to lift the articulated arm to the traction member.

During the traction step S530, the articulated arm 300 is pulled with an angle formed between the plumb of the support 100 and the articulated arm 300 and between 0° and 40°, in particular between 0° and 20° and preferably between 0° and 10°, so that the installer and/or user can accompany the articulated arm 300 during its traction, or in other words, during its ascent.

Just before fixing the articulated arm to the support 100, the support member 310 comes to rest and/or is housed in the receiving housing 110, during the adjustment step S540, so as to allow the user/installer to adjust the articulated arm to the support before the protection device is permanently installed.

Finally, during a finalization step S550, the articulated arm 300 is fixed to the traction member 200 and/or to the support 100 after the traction step S530 carried out by said traction member 200. Thus, thanks to this provision, the articulated arm is fixed to the support with the traction member and the protection device is permanently installed, without the need for additional equipment and/or lifting the articulated arm up to the traction member.

Claims (3)

1. An Installation method (S500) for installing a device (400) for protection, preferably, against the sun, wind and/or rain, the protection device (400) comprising at least one hinged arm (300) configured to have a plurality of positions between a folded position and a deployed position, and a pulling member (200) configured to pull said at least one hinged arm (300) between said deployed position and said folded position; the protection device (400) comprising a support (100) configured to receive the pulling member (200) and said at least one hinged arm (300); the installation method (S500) comprising steps:

   - fastening the support (S510) to a wall (900) and/or assembling said pulling member (200) to the support (100);

   - providing (S520) said at least one hinged arm (300);

   - fastening said at least one hinged arm (S525) to the pulling member (200); and,

   - pulling (S530) said at least one hinged arm (300) by said pulling member (200), said pulling member (200) comprising a winding shaft (250) configured to be rotated and a protection member (220) configured to be attached or attach said at least one hinged arm (300) and pull said at least one hinged arm (300) during the pulling step (S530), said protection member (220) being configured to winding around and/or unwinding said winding shaft (250) in said pulling member (200) during the pulling step (S530), said at least one hinged arm (300) being in said folded position;

   - fastening said at least one hinged arm (300) to the pulling member (200) and/or to the support (100) after the pulling step (S530) of said at least one hinged arm (300) by said pulling member (200).
2. The installation method (S500) according to claim 1, wherein, during the pulling step (S530), said at least one hinged arm (300) is pulled with an angle formed by the plumbness of the support (100) and/or of the hinged arm (300) and comprised between 0° and 40°, in particular between 0° and 20° and preferably between 0° and 10°.
3. The installation method (S500) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pulling (S530) of said at least one hinged arm (300) by said pulling member (200) is carried out manually or automatically, during the pulling step (S530).

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