EP4025094B1 - Frame for a weather and/or sun protection device - Google Patents
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- the field is that of protection devices from bad weather and/or the sun.
- a device for protection against bad weather and/or the sun such as an umbrella, a parasol or a parasol comprises a frame comprising a mast which may or may not be telescopic on which is slidably mounted a slide which can move between a first closing position of the device and an opening position of the device.
- the frame comprises ribs connected to a nut or support secured to one end of the mast and to the runner via forks or sub-ribs.
- the ends of the ribs to a circumferential wire secured to the nut.
- the ends of the forks opposite those connected to the ribs are connected to the slider via another circumferential wire secured to the slider.
- the deployment of the frame is carried out by sliding the slide which induces deployment of the ribs.
- the angular spacing of the ribs is obtained by tensioning the protective canvas attached to the ribs and by connecting the ribs and the forks by wire which allow the ribs to be angulated relative to each other.
- a weather protection device is to protect from rain but can also be used to protect from the sun.
- a sun protection device whose main function is to protect from the sun can also be used to occasionally protect from the rain.
- a protective device as described above and used in its function of protection from bad weather necessarily turns out to be damp when it is closed immediately after use in the rain for example.
- a receiving container for example cylindrical
- Another method consists of deploying the device in a dry place (garage, covered terrace, etc.) in order to dry the canvas. It is understood that one or other of the methods requires storing the device for a fairly long period of time and does not make transportation by the user possible. of the device in the closed state due to the presence of drops of water on the canvas, in a bag for example, the surrounding items then being wet.
- JPS5040461U describes a deployable frame according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the invention aims to remedy all or part of the aforementioned problems and disadvantages in a simple and reliable manner.
- the first segment articulated by a pivot connection on the nut when deploying the frame, can thus move away from the mast by pivoting around an oblique axis while the second part of said segment can move away of the mast while performing a rotational movement around the extension axis of the first segment.
- the attachment of a protective fabric can be fixed on the second part of the first segment and the fabric does not undergo rotational movement around the axis of the segment.
- the mechanical connection of the first segment to the nut makes it possible to guarantee increased rigidity of connection of the rib to the nut compared to the prior technique while ensuring a separation of the rib from the mast when the frame is in its second open position.
- a first end of the fork can be connected to the slide by a ball joint connection. It could also be connected to the mast via a circumferential wire attached to the slide.
- the ball joint may comprise a spherical part carried by the first end of the fork and housed in a cavity of complementary shape to the slide.
- the opposite would also be possible, namely a cavity carried by the first end of the fork and a spherical part carried by a slide.
- a second end of the fork can be connected by a pivot connection to the second part of the first segment of the rib.
- this configuration confers further increased rigidity of the rib/fork assembly due to the absence of circumferential play, that is to say around the axis of the mast, of the first end of the rib with the runner.
- elastic means can be configured to exert a force tending to deploy the frame when it is in its first position. They may in particular comprise an elastic member inserted between the first segment and the mast when the frame is in its first closed position.
- the elastic member may comprise a tongue carried by the fork and elastically constrained between the fork and the mast when the frame is in its first position.
- the tongue exerts a force tending to deploy the frame, making it possible to facilitate the initial movement of deployment of the frame by carrying out automatic pre-deployment of the latter.
- Each k-th rod T k can comprise a bulge R Tk for receiving the pivot axis P Tk +1/ Sk and the pivot axis P Sk / Sk +1 , when the armature is in its first position.
- Each k-th segment S k includes a bulge R Sk for receiving the pivot axis P Tk / S k-1 , when the armature is in its first position.
- the pivot axes P Tk / Sk -1 , P Sk / Sk -1 and P Tk -1 lSkk can be positioned relative to each other so that said pivot axes are substantially aligned when the armature is in its first position , the pivot axis P Sk / Sk -1 being positioned between the pivot axis P Tk / Sk -1 and the pivot axis P Tk -1/ Sk .
- the armature may comprise a first rod T 1 pivotally connected to the fork and pivotally connected to the second segment S 2 by a pivot axis P T 1/ S 2 .
- Said first rod T 1 may comprise a bulge R 1 for receiving the pivot axis P S 1/ S 2 and the pivot axis P T 2/ S 1 .
- the frame may comprise a first rib and a second rib of the aforementioned type, the first rib being symmetrical to the second rib with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the mast and passing between the first rib and the second whale.
- the axis of the pivot connection of the first rib and the axis of the pivot connection of the second rib can be contained in the same plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mast.
- the frame may comprise a third rib and a fourth rib of the aforementioned type, the third rib being symmetrical to the fourth rib with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the mast and passing between the third rib and the fourth rib .
- the axis of the pivot connection of the third rib and the axis of the pivot connection of the fourth rib can be contained in the same plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mast.
- the first rib may be symmetrical to the third rib with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the mast and passing between the first rib and the third rib.
- the second rib may be symmetrical to the fourth rib with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the mast and passing between the second rib and the fourth rib.
- the mast may have a transverse section of generally oblong shape comprising two facing surfaces and connected to each other by two rounded surfaces.
- the mast can have two flat surfaces substantially parallel to each other and to the longitudinal axis, said two flat surfaces being connected to each other by junction portions which can be half- straight circular cylinders with generators parallel to the axis of the mast.
- this shape is a particular shape falling within the definition of a general oblong shape within the meaning of the present disclosure.
- one and/or the other of the planar surfaces could be replaced by a non-planar surface and the half-cylinders could have non-spherical rounded shapes.
- one of the four aforementioned surfaces could have a groove from one end to the other of the mast to facilitate sliding cooperation of unit elements forming a telescopic mast.
- the axis of the pivot connection of the first rib and the pivot connection axis of the second rib can be arranged in the vicinity of one of the two rounded surfaces.
- the first rib and the second rib are thus arranged side by side when the frame is in its first closed position.
- the axis of the pivot connection of the third rib and the pivot connection axis of the fourth rib are arranged in the vicinity of the other of the two rounded surfaces.
- the third rib and the fourth rib are arranged side by side when the frame is in its first closed position.
- the frame offers, seen from above that is to say along the axis of the mast and from the nut, thus a generally rectangular shape when it is in its second position, each rib being arranged in the angles of said rectangular shape.
- This document also describes a device for protection against bad weather and/or the sun, this device not forming part of the claimed invention, this device comprising at least one frame as described above and a protective canvas attached to said frame so as to be put in tension when said armature is brought into its second position.
- a handle element may be mounted at one end of the mast opposite that receiving the nut.
- the device may comprise a case capable of being mounted around the frame when the latter is in its first closed position, the case cooperating in sealing with the handle element so as to form a waterproof case.
- the present disclosure of the frame can be used, in particular in a device for protection against bad weather such as rain or in a device for protection against the sun such as a parasol, which are transportable or portable devices. It is also applicable to non-transportable devices which would use the same operating principle.
- the present disclosure therefore also applies to protection devices comprising a single rib or only two or even three ribs.
- This specific assembly makes it possible to make the housing formed of the case and the handle element watertight. In this way, the user can easily transport the device and place it in a bag or any other container capable of receiving it without the objects or belongings located in said container or the walls of said container becoming wet.
- the device can be shaped so that it can be housed in a pants pocket or in an inside pocket of a suit jacket and it is easy to understand the interest for a user in keeping their protective device with them. without having to worry about where he placed it and having to think about getting it back, the device accompanying him in the same way as these other items.
- a waterproof case can be carried out with the deployable frame described previously, so that the protection device can then prove to be extremely compact.
- At least one sealing part can be inserted between the case and the handle element.
- At least one sealing part can be an annular seal which can have a closed or open contour, that is to say with a slot, depending on the shape of the housing.
- one of the housing and the handle element comprises at least one movable member which is movable between a first tight locking position of the handle element with the case and a second unlocking position allowing disengagement of the handle element. the handle element from with the holster.
- the case may comprise a fixed part and said movable member which is articulated in movement relative to the fixed part between the first position and the second position.
- the movable member forms at least part of the removable case relative to the handle element.
- the movable element comprises a fixed part and a movable part.
- fixed here indicates a part of the case or the handle element which does not move relative, respectively, to the handle element or to the case when said fixed part is placed in a position capable of being lock or unlock. In this position, the mobile element can be moved between its two locking and unlocking positions.
- the device may comprise guide means configured to allow movement of the movable member between the first locking position and the second unlocking position.
- the guide means may comprise at least one rod carried by the fixed part of the case and at least one housing in which said rod is engaged for guiding the movement of the rod in the housing.
- the movable member may comprise two sails facing each other each comprising a housing, said at least one rod being engaged in said housings of said two sails.
- Said at least one groove can be shaped so as to allow translation of the movable member from the first position to an intermediate position then to allow pivoting of the sails of the movable member to a position corresponding to the second position of the mobile member.
- Said movable member may comprise a first upper hook capable of cooperating by elastic snap-fastening with a first hook of complementary shape of the fixed part of the case when the movable member is in its first position so as to block said movable member on the part fixed of the case in the longitudinal direction.
- Said movable member may comprise a second lower hook capable of cooperating by elastic snap-fastening with a second hook of complementary shape to the handle element when the movable member is in its first position so as to block movement of the movable member according to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
- the case may comprise a first movable member and a second movable member of the aforementioned type, the first movable member and the second movable member being arranged relative to each other so that they move apart from one another. on the other from their first position to their second position.
- FIG 1 includes a first part named Figure 1A and a second part named Figure 1B .
- Figure 1A represents a device 10 for protection from bad weather and/or the sun comprising a deployable frame 12 on which a protective canvas 14 is fixed and a handle element 16 which is fixed to one end of a mast 18 of the frame 12.
- Figure 1B illustrates an assembly 20 comprising a device 10 and a case 22 in which the frame and the canvas 14 are intended to come and stay.
- the handle element 16 comprises a free edge 24 applied to and cooperating in sealing with a free edge 26 ( Figure 1B ) of the case 22 by means of an annular seal 28 ( Figure 3 ).
- the handle element 16 comprises side tabs 30 intended to hook onto complementary parts of the case 22 in order to ensure that the case 22 is held on the handle element 16 ( figures 1B and 2 ).
- the assembly 20 ( Figure 1B ) thus formed can be placed in a bag, an inside pocket of a jacket or a pocket of pants, without the residual drops present on the canvas 14 coming out and wetting the objects in contact with the assembly 20.
- the case 22 as well as the handle element 16 have a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a length or height l1, a width l2 and a thickness l3.
- the length l1 is greater than the width which is itself greater than the thickness l3.
- the proposed shape of the case formed by the case 22 and the handle element 16 is enabled by the use of specific kinematics for deploying/closing the ribs B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 ( figure 2 ) and by a relative arrangement of the ribs B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 relative to each other, allowing increased compactness of the device 10 in the closed position compared to the devices of the state of the art.
- the frame 12 represents the frame 12 as well as the handle element 16, the case 22 and the canvas 14 not being shown in order to visualize the frame 12 of the device 10 in its first closed position.
- the telescopic mast 18 thus comprises five portions 18 1 , 18 2 , 18 3 , 18 4 18 5 of tubes engaged in one another.
- the mast 18 has a transverse section, that is to say in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18, of generally oblong shape.
- a slider 32 is mounted around the mast 18 and configured to slide along the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18 between the first closed position of the frame 12 ( figures 2 and 3 ) and a second opening or deployment position of the frame 12 ( figures 9 to 11 ).
- the frame 12 includes four ribs denoted B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 .
- Each rib B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 is associated and connected to a fork F which is connected to the slide.
- each rib B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 is connected to a nut 34 or support secured to the end of the mast 18 which is opposite to that carrying the handle element 16.
- the nut 34 is secured to one end of the tube portion 18 5 which is located radially furthest inward relative to the other tube portions ( figure 2 , 5 And 8 ).
- the nut 34 comprises an upper base 36 connected to a tube portion 38 of also oblong shape and which surrounds (but it could be the reverse) and is fixed to the end of the tube portion 18 5 .
- each whale B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 comprises n segments S arranged one at the end of the other from a first segment S 1 to an nth segment S n figures 9 And 12 ).
- the first segment S 1 of each whale B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 is formed of a first part 40 and a second part 42 movable relative to each other around the axis of extension of said first segment S 1 ( Figures 5, 6 , 8 And 10 ).
- the structure of each whale B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 will be described in more detail later, with reference to the figures 12 And 13 .
- one end of the first part 40 of the first segment S 1 of each rib B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 is connected by a pivot connection around an axis P B 1 , P B 2 , P B 3 and P B 4 which is each perpendicular to a plane inclined obliquely relative to the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18.
- the other end of the first part is engaged in one end of the second part and the first part and second part are capable of rotating relative to each other around the axis of extension of the segment S 1 .
- pivot axis or "axis" in relation to a pivot connection refers both to the material element serving as a pivot which is centered on the immaterial axis and to the material axis or rod as such.
- the first part 40 of the first segment S 1 , and also the segment S 1 as such of the rib B 1 are articulated in rotation on the nut around a pivot axis P B 1 perpendicular to a plane P 1 inclined in oblique with respect to the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18.
- the first part 40 of the first segment S 1 , and also the segment S 1 of the rib B 2 are articulated in rotation on the nut around a pivot axis P B 2 perpendicular to a plane P 2 inclined obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18.
- the first part 40 of the first segment S 1 , and also the segment S 1 as such of the whale B 3 are articulated in rotation on the nut around a pivot axis P B 3 perpendicular to a plane inclined obliquely relative to the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18.
- the first part 40 of the first segment S 1 , and also the segment S 1 in as such of the whale B 4 , are articulated in rotation on the nut 34 around a pivot axis (not shown) perpendicular to a plane inclined obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18. More particularly, we observes that the first whale B 1 figure 4 ) is symmetrical to the second rib B 2 with respect to a plane A containing the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18 and passing between the first rib B 1 and the second rib B 2 .
- the axis P B 1 of the pivot connection of the first rib B 1 and the axis P B 2 of the pivot connection of the second rib B 2 are contained in the same plane B parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mast 18.
- the third rib B 3 is symmetrical to the fourth rib B 4 with respect to a plane C containing the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18 and passing between the third rib B 3 and the fourth rib B 4 .
- the axis P B 3 of the pivot connection of the third rib B 3 and the axis P B 4 of the pivot connection of the fourth rib B 4 are contained in the same plane D parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the mast. So, plane B and plane D are parallel to each other.
- first rib B 1 is symmetrical to the third rib B 3 with respect to a plane E containing the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18 and passing between the first rib B 1 and the third rib B 3 .
- the second rib B 2 is symmetrical to the fourth rib B 4 with respect to a plane F containing the longitudinal axis L of the mast 18 and passing between the second rib B 2 and the fourth rib B 4 . Due to the aforementioned symmetries, plane A and plane C are merged and the same is true of planes E and F.
- the axes P B 1 and P B 2 form an angle of approximately 45° with the plane A ( Figure 6 ).
- the axes P B 3 and P B 4 form an angle of approximately 45° with the plane C ( figures 4 to 6 ).
- the mast 18 has a transverse section of generally oblong shape comprising two flat surfaces 44 part A of the Figure 4 facing each other and connected to each other by two rounded surfaces 46.
- the axis of the pivot connection of the first rib B 1 and the pivot connection axis of the second rib B 2 are in the vicinity of one of the two rounded surfaces 46.
- the first rib B 1 and the second rib B 2 are thus arranged side by side when the frame 12 is in its first closed position.
- the axis of the pivot connection of the third rib and the pivot connection axis of the fourth rib B 4 are arranged in the vicinity of the other 46 of the two rounded surfaces.
- the third rib B 3 and the fourth rib B 4 are arranged side by side when the frame 12 is in its first closed position.
- the frame 12 offers, seen from above, that is to say along the axis L of the mast 12 and from the nut 34 ( Figure 4 ), thus a generally rectangular shape 48 when it is in its second position, each rib being arranged in the corners of said rectangular shape.
- This positioning of the pivot axes of the ribs B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 relative to the mast allows the armature to be inserted into a rectangular shaped case as shown in figure 2 . This also makes it possible to offer increased compactness to the frame 12 in the direction of the small dimension of the oblong shape.
- Each fork F comprises a first end connected to the slide 32, more particularly by a ball joint, as illustrated in the figures 8 , 10 And 11 and a second end connected by a pivot connection to the second part 42 of the first segment S 1 of each rib B 1 . More particularly, the first end of each fork F carries a spherical part 50 engaged in a cavity of complementary shape of the slide 32. The second end of each fork F is pivotally inserted between two arms 52 of the second part 42 of the first segment S 1 of each whale B 1 .
- each fork F also includes elastic means, in the particular case illustrated in the figures and better visible in the figures 8 , 10 And 11 , in the form of an elastic tongue 54.
- This elastic tongue 54 is carried by the first end of the fork F and extends towards the second end of the fork F so as to form an angle with the fork F. In other words, the tongue 54 moves away from the fork F towards the second end of the fork F.
- this tongue 54 makes it possible to exert an elastic force against the mast 18, more particularly against the tube portion 18 1 of the mast 18, which makes it possible to induce a pre-deployment of the armature 12 from its first closed position thus allowing the user to more easily access the slide and to be able to manipulate it to move it from its first position towards its second position.
- each fork F by a pivot connection to the slide 34 and to a second part 42 of a segment S 1 of a whale B 1 which the second segment 42 is able to pivot relative to a first segment 40 articulated on an oblique pivot axis allows the ribs B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 to move away from each other from the first position ( figures 4, 5 and 6 ) to the second position ( figures 9, 10 And 11 ).
- the flow 34 ( Figure 11 ) comprises a first upper annular portion 56 comprising the housings or cavity for receiving the spherical parts 50 and a lower portion 58 comprising a recess for receiving a high spring 60 for blocking the slide 34 in the second position of the armature 12 .
- FIG 12 represents the whale B1 connected to the mast 18 and the slide according to the aforementioned means.
- This whale can be either whale B1, B2, B3 or B4
- each whale includes 5 segments S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 and we observe that the segments S2, S3 and S4 respect the aforementioned rule.
- the rods T2, T3, T4 also respect the aforementioned rule.
- the armature comprises a first rod T 1 pivotally connected to the fork by a pivot connection P T 1/ F and pivotally connected to the second segment S 2 by a pivot axis P T1 / S 2 .
- the pivot axes P Tk / Sk -1 , P Sk / Sk -1 and P Tk- 1 lSkk are positioned relative to each other so that said pivot axes are substantially aligned, the pivot axis P Sk / Sk -1 being positioned between the pivot axis P Tk / Sk -1 and the pivot axis P Tk -1 lSk .
- each k-th rod T k comprises a bulge R Tk for receiving the pivot axis P Tk +1/ Sk and the pivot axis P Sk / Sk +1 , when the armature is in its first position (see also Figure 3 ).
- each k-th segment S k comprises a bulge R Sk for receiving the pivot axis P Tk / Sk- 1 , when the armature is in its first position.
- said first rod T 1 comprises a bulge R 1 for receiving the pivot axis P S 1/ S 2 and the pivot axis P T 2/ S 1 .
- This document thus concerns a deployable frame comprising one or more ribs.
- a configuration with four ribs makes it possible to deploy a canvas around one end of the mast and thus protect the user.
- This frame is advantageously portable. It could also be used as a non-mobile structure by a user traveling on foot and could, for example, be transportable and serve as a parasol.
- the frame may comprise two ribs symmetrical to each other relative to plane A or plane C ( Figure 4 ).
- the canvas could comprise a first free edge and a second free edge which could be connected to one or more vertical structural elements, such as a vertical plane, for example a wall, the mast being able to be oriented vertically and arranged in the vicinity or at a distance from said vertical elements.
- Plane A or C can be oriented vertically and be perpendicular to a vertical plane passing through the vertical elements.
- the deployment of the two ribs can thus lead to the two ribs moving away from the vertical structural elements, the canvas thus being stretched angularly from a first vertical element, a first rib, a second rib up to the second vertical element.
- the canvas has the shape of half of a canvas of the figure 1 .
- Such a deployable structure could be used on a terrace of a drinking establishment, for example, for tables arranged next to a wall.
- the canvas can be made of an elastically deformable material in such a way that the canvas is little or weakly stretched when the frame is in its first closed position.
- the box 62 shown in figures 14 to 17 thus comprises a handle element 64 and a case 66 which differ from those described previously in that the waterproof fixing of these two parts is carried out differently. However, the dimensional description characteristics (length, width, and thickness) carried out previously and the consequences resulting from them are applicable to this box.
- This housing 62 is capable of receiving any type of reinforcement and in particular that 12 described previously.
- the case 66 comprises a part called the fixed part 68 as well as a first movable member 70a and a second movable member 70b which are movable between a first tight locking position of the handle element 64 with the case 66 and a second unlocking position allowing disengagement of the handle element 64 from the case 66.
- the first movable member 70a and the second movable member 70b are symmetrical to each other with respect to a plane containing the axis longitudinal of the mast 18.
- the fixed part 68 of the case 66 comprises a first wall 68a and a second wall 68b extending in the direction of the length l1 and the thickness l3 as well as a third 68c and a fourth wall 68d extending in the direction of width l2 and length l1 or height.
- the first wall 68a and the second wall 68b are parallel to each other. It is the same for the third 68c and fourth 68d walls.
- These walls 68a, 68b, 68c, 68d are connected to each other by a bottom wall 68e or upper wall.
- the handle element 64 comprises a first wall 64a and a second wall 64b extending in the direction of length l1 and thickness l3 as well as a third 64c and a fourth wall 64d extending in the direction of the width l2 and the length l1 or height.
- the first wall 64a and the second wall 64b are parallel to each other. It is the same for the third 64c and fourth 64d walls.
- These walls 64a, 64b, 64c, 64d are connected to each other by a bottom wall 64e or upper wall.
- One or more sealing parts such as gaskets may be interposed between the case 66 and the handle member 64 but are not shown.
- the walls of each pair of third walls 66c, 64c of the case 66 and handle element 64 and fourth walls 66d, 64d of the case 66 and the handle element 64 are aligned together in the longitudinal direction and designed to be placed end to end as can be seen on the Figure 14 notably.
- Each movable member 70a comprises a first web 72a and a second web 72b connected to each other by a wall element 74 ( figures 15 And 16A ).
- This wall element 74 can be shaped to be substantially aligned with the first wall 66a for the first member 70a movable and with the second wall 66b for the second movable member 70b.
- the description made with reference to a movable organ is also valid for the other movable organs.
- guide means are provided on the protection device.
- each sail 72a, 72b comprises a housing 76 comprising a first curved portion 76a, that is to say extending along an arc of a circle, which is connected at one end to a portion 76b oriented along the longitudinal axis L ( Figures 15B and C ).
- This housing 76 is here more particularly a light, that is to say a housing passing through the veil 72a, 72b.
- a non-through housing that is to say a groove, could provide the same guiding function. This being the light allows each guide rod to be fixed on the third wall and the fourth wall of the case as appears in the figures.
- a lower rod or second rod 78 is engaged by one end in the housing 76 of the first web 72a and for the other opposite end in the housing 76 of the second web 72b.
- This second rod 78 or lower rod is fixed to the third 66c and fourth 66d walls of the case 66.
- a fixing means 77 of the lower rod 78 of the first web 72a of the first movable member 70a to the third wall 66a while this fixing means has been removed (for ease of reading) from this figure (but exists) with regard to the lower rod 78 of the first web 72a of the second movable member 70b.
- each movable member 70a, 70b may comprise a first upper hook 80 capable of cooperating by elastic snap-fastening with a first hook 82 of complementary shape to the fixed part 68 of the case 66 when the movable member 70a , 70b is in its first position so as to block said movable member 70a, 70b on the fixed part 68 of the case 66 in the longitudinal direction ( figures 15A , 16 And 17B ).
- the upper end or first end of the wall element 74 of the movable member 70a, 70b is guided to slide in the longitudinal direction L via an upper rod 84 or first rod whose ends are fixed to the third 66c and fourth 66d walls of the fixed part 68 of the case 66 and which is engaged in a slot 86 of the first end or upper end of the wall element 74 ( figures 16a And 17B ).
- each movable member 70a, 70b comprises a second lower hook 88 formed at a second end of the wall element 74, along the longitudinal direction L.
- This second hook 88 is capable of cooperating by elastic snap-fastening with a second hook 90 of complementary shape to the handle element 64 when the movable member is in its first position so as to block movement of the movable member 70a, 70b in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction L.
- the opening of the case 66 is presented at the level of the nut 34 of the frame 12 and the frame 12 is inserted at the interior of the case 66 until the third walls 66a, 64a of the case 66 and the handle element 64 as well as the fourth walls 66d, 64d of the case 66 and the element handle 64 come into contact, possibly via one or more seals.
- the movable members 70a, 70b being in their second unlocking position (not shown), they are moved by pivoting around the first rods so as to come to an intermediate position in which the second rods 78 are able to slide longitudinally in the second portions 76b of the housings 76, the first rods 84 also then being allowed to slide in the slots 86 of the first ends of the wall elements 74 of the movable members 70a, 70b.
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Le domaine est celui des dispositifs de protection des intempéries et/ou du soleil.The field is that of protection devices from bad weather and/or the sun.
Classiquement, un dispositif de protection contre les intempéries et/ou le soleil tel qu'un parapluie, une ombrelle ou un parasol comprend une armature comprenant un mât qui peut être ou non télescopique sur lequel est monté en coulissement un coulant qui peut se déplacer entre une première position de fermeture du dispositif et une position d'ouverture du dispositif. L'armature comprend des baleines reliées à un noix ou support solidaire d'une extrémité du mât et au coulant par l'intermédiaire de fourchettes ou sous-baleines.Conventionally, a device for protection against bad weather and/or the sun such as an umbrella, a parasol or a parasol comprises a frame comprising a mast which may or may not be telescopic on which is slidably mounted a slide which can move between a first closing position of the device and an opening position of the device. The frame comprises ribs connected to a nut or support secured to one end of the mast and to the runner via forks or sub-ribs.
Dans une réalisation, il a été proposé de fixer les extrémités des baleines à un fil circonférentiel solidaire de la noix. Les extrémités des fourchettes opposées à celles reliées aux baleines sont reliées au coulant par l'intermédiaire d'un autre fil circonférentiel solidaire du coulant. Le déploiement de l'armature est réalisé par coulissement du coulant qui induit un déploiement des baleines. L'écartement angulaire des baleines est obtenu par la mise en tension de la toile de protection fixée aux baleines et par la liaison par fil des baleines et des fourchettes qui autorisent une angulation des baleines les unes relativement aux autres. Si ce type de système peut être très compacte en position fermée, il se révèle en pratique très fragile à utiliser du fait des liaisons peu rigides, d'une part, des fourchettes au coulant et, d'autre part, des baleines à la noix.In one embodiment, it was proposed to fix the ends of the ribs to a circumferential wire secured to the nut. The ends of the forks opposite those connected to the ribs are connected to the slider via another circumferential wire secured to the slider. The deployment of the frame is carried out by sliding the slide which induces deployment of the ribs. The angular spacing of the ribs is obtained by tensioning the protective canvas attached to the ribs and by connecting the ribs and the forks by wire which allow the ribs to be angulated relative to each other. Although this type of system can be very compact in the closed position, in practice it turns out to be very fragile to use due to the not very rigid connections, on the one hand, from the forks to the slide and, on the other hand, from the ribs to the nut .
On notera qu'un dispositif de protection des intempéries a pour fonction principale de protéger de la pluie mais peut également servir pour protéger du soleil. Egalement un dispositif de protection du soleil qui a pour fonction principale de protéger du soleil peut également servir pour protéger occasionnellement de la pluie.Note that the main function of a weather protection device is to protect from rain but can also be used to protect from the sun. Also a sun protection device whose main function is to protect from the sun can also be used to occasionally protect from the rain.
Egalement, un dispositif de protection tel que décrit ci-dessus et utilisé dans sa fonction de protection des intempéries, s'avère nécessairement humide lorsqu'il est refermé immédiatement après une utilisation sous la pluie par exemple. Ainsi, lorsque l'utilisateur arrive à un endroit donné (restaurant, travail,...) il est connu de disposer le dispositif dans un conteneur de réception, par exemple cylindrique, permettant à l'eau de s'écouler vers le bas pour permettre le séchage de la toile du dispositif. Une autre méthode consiste à déployer le dispositif dans un endroit sec (garage, terrasse couverte,...) afin de réaliser le séchage de la toile. On comprend que l'une ou l'autre des méthodes nécessite d'entreposer le dispositif durant une période de temps assez longue et ne rend pas possible le transport par l'utilisateur du dispositif à l'état fermé du fait de la présence de gouttes d'eau sur la toile, dans un sac par exemple, les affaires environnantes étant alors mouillées.Also, a protective device as described above and used in its function of protection from bad weather, necessarily turns out to be damp when it is closed immediately after use in the rain for example. Thus, when the user arrives at a given location (restaurant, work, etc.) it is known to place the device in a receiving container, for example cylindrical, allowing the water to flow downwards to allow the fabric of the device to dry. Another method consists of deploying the device in a dry place (garage, covered terrace, etc.) in order to dry the canvas. It is understood that one or other of the methods requires storing the device for a fairly long period of time and does not make transportation by the user possible. of the device in the closed state due to the presence of drops of water on the canvas, in a bag for example, the surrounding items then being wet.
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L'invention vise à remédier à tout ou partie des problématiques et inconvénients précités de manière simple et fiable.The invention aims to remedy all or part of the aforementioned problems and disadvantages in a simple and reliable manner.
Ainsi, le présent document concerne une armature déployable, en particulier pour dispositif de protection contre les intempéries et/ou le soleil, comprenant :
- un mât d'axe longitudinal sur lequel est monté un coulant en coulissement entre une première position de fermeture de l'armature et une seconde position d'ouverture de l'armature ;
- au moins une baleine reliée par une fourchette au coulant, la baleine comprenant une extrémité reliée à une noix portée par une extrémité du mât,
- la baleine comprend un premier segment formé d'une première partie et d'une seconde partie mobiles l'une par rapport à l'autre autour de l'axe d'extension dudit premier segment,
- la première partie du premier segment de la baleine est reliée à la noix par une liaison pivot autour d'un axe qui est perpendiculaire à un plan incliné en oblique par rapport à l'axe longitudinal du mât de manière à ce que dans la première position de fermeture de l'armature le premier segment de la baleine s'étende le long du mat et à ce que dans la seconde position d'ouverture de l'armature le premier segment de la baleine soit écarté du mat.
- a longitudinal axis mast on which is mounted a sliding slide between a first closing position of the frame and a second opening position of the frame;
- at least one rib connected by a fork to the runner, the rib comprising one end connected to a nut carried by one end of the mast,
- the whale comprises a first segment formed of a first part and a second part movable relative to each other around the axis of extension of said first segment,
- the first part of the first segment of the rib is connected to the nut by a pivot connection around an axis which is perpendicular to a plane inclined obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the mast so that in the first position closing of the frame the first segment of the rib extends along the mast and that in the second opening position of the frame the first segment of the rib is moved away from the mast.
Selon la configuration proposée, lors du déploiement de l'armature, le premier segment articulé par une liaison pivot sur la noix peut ainsi s'écarter du mat en pivotant autour d'un axe oblique tandis que la seconde partie dudit segment peut s'écarter du mat tout en effectuant un mouvement de rotation autour de l'axe d'extension du premier segment. Ainsi, la fixation d'une toile de protection peut être fixée sur la seconde partie du premier segment et la toile ne subit pas de mouvement de rotation autour de l'axe du segment. Par ailleurs, la liaison mécanique du premier segment à la noix permet de garantir une rigidité accrue de liaison de la baleine à la noix par rapport à la technique antérieure tout en assurant un écartement de la baleine du mat lorsque l'armature est dans sa seconde position d'ouverture.According to the proposed configuration, when deploying the frame, the first segment articulated by a pivot connection on the nut can thus move away from the mast by pivoting around an oblique axis while the second part of said segment can move away of the mast while performing a rotational movement around the extension axis of the first segment. Thus, the attachment of a protective fabric can be fixed on the second part of the first segment and the fabric does not undergo rotational movement around the axis of the segment. Furthermore, the mechanical connection of the first segment to the nut makes it possible to guarantee increased rigidity of connection of the rib to the nut compared to the prior technique while ensuring a separation of the rib from the mast when the frame is in its second open position.
Selon une autre caractéristique, une première extrémité de la fourchette peut être reliée au coulant par une liaison rotule. Elle pourrait aussi être reliée au mat par l'intermédiaire d'un fil circonférentiel solidaire du coulant.According to another characteristic, a first end of the fork can be connected to the slide by a ball joint connection. It could also be connected to the mast via a circumferential wire attached to the slide.
La liaison rotule peut comprendre une partie sphérique portée par la première extrémité de la fourchette et logée dans une cavité de forme complémentaire du coulant. L'inverse serait également possible, à savoir une cavité portée par la première extrémité de la fourchette et une partie sphérique portée par coulant.The ball joint may comprise a spherical part carried by the first end of the fork and housed in a cavity of complementary shape to the slide. The opposite would also be possible, namely a cavity carried by the first end of the fork and a spherical part carried by a slide.
Une seconde extrémité de la fourchette peut être reliée par une liaison pivot à la seconde partie du premier segment de la baleine. En combinaison avec la liaison rotule de la première extrémité de la fourchette, cette configuration confère une rigidité encore augmentée de l'ensemble baleine/fourchette du fait de l'absence de jeu circonférentiel, c'est-à-dire autour de l'axe du mât, de la première extrémité de la baleine avec le coulant.A second end of the fork can be connected by a pivot connection to the second part of the first segment of the rib. In combination with the ball joint of the first end of the fork, this configuration confers further increased rigidity of the rib/fork assembly due to the absence of circumferential play, that is to say around the axis of the mast, of the first end of the rib with the runner.
Egalement, des moyens élastiques peuvent être configurés pour exercer une force tendant à déployer l'armature lorsque celle-ci est dans sa première position. Ils peuvent notamment comprendre un organe élastique intercalé entre le premier segment et le mât lorsque l'armature est dans sa première positon de fermeture.Also, elastic means can be configured to exert a force tending to deploy the frame when it is in its first position. They may in particular comprise an elastic member inserted between the first segment and the mast when the frame is in its first closed position.
L'organe élastique peut comprendre une languette portée par la fourchette et contrainte élastiquement entre la fourchette et le mât lorsque l'armature est dans sa première position. De cette manière, la languette exerce une force tendant à déployer l'armature, permettant de faciliter le mouvement initial de déploiement de l'armature en réalisant un pré-déploiement automatique de celle-ci.The elastic member may comprise a tongue carried by the fork and elastically constrained between the fork and the mast when the frame is in its first position. In this way, the tongue exerts a force tending to deploy the frame, making it possible to facilitate the initial movement of deployment of the frame by carrying out automatic pre-deployment of the latter.
Dans une réalisation d'une baleine pour une armature déployable telle que celle décrite dans le présent document mais qui peut aussi être utilisée dans d'autres armatures déployables ne présentant pas les spécificités précitées, chaque baleine peut comprendre n segments S agencés les uns au bout des autres depuis le premier segment S1 jusqu'à un n-ième segment Sn d'extrémité, et dans laquelle :
- pour tout k e [2,n - 1]
- ∘ le k-ième segment Sk est reliée au segment S k-1 par un axe pivot P Sk-1lSk et est reliée au segment S k+1 par un axe pivot P Sk/Sk+1,
- ∘ une tige Tk est associée au segment Sk et est reliée par un axe pivot P Tk/Sk-1 et par un axe pivot P Tk/Sk+1, respectivement, au segment S k-1 et au segment Sk+1
- for all k e [2, n - 1]
- ∘ the k-th segment S k is connected to the segment S k -1 by a pivot axis P Sk -1 lSk and is connected to the segment S k +1 by a pivot axis P Sk / Sk +1 ,
- ∘ a rod T k is associated with the segment S k and is connected by a pivot axis P Tk / Sk -1 and by a pivot axis P Tk / Sk +1 , respectively, to the segment S k -1 and to the segment Sk+1
Chaque k-ième tige Tk peut comprendre un renflement RTk de réception de l'axe pivot P Tk+1/Sk et de l'axe pivot P Sk/Sk+1, lorsque l'armature est dans sa première position. Chaque k-ième segment Sk comprend un renflement RSk de réception de l'axe pivot P Tk/Sk-1, lorsque l'armature est dans sa première position. Ces renflements permettent d'obtenir une compacité accrue de la baleine lorsque l'armature est dans sa première position, c'est-à-dire lorsque les segments de la baleine sont repliés les uns sur les autres.Each k-th rod T k can comprise a bulge R Tk for receiving the pivot axis P Tk +1/ Sk and the pivot axis P Sk / Sk +1 , when the armature is in its first position. Each k-th segment S k includes a bulge R Sk for receiving the pivot axis P Tk / S k-1 , when the armature is in its first position. These bulges make it possible to obtain increased compactness of the whale when the frame is in its first position, that is to say when the segments of the whale are folded on top of each other.
Les axes pivots P Tk/Sk-1, P Sk/Sk-1 et P Tk-1lSkk peuvent être positionnés les uns relativement aux autres de manière à ce que lesdits axes pivots soient sensiblement alignés lorsque l'armature est dans sa première position, l'axe pivot P Sk/Sk-1 étant positionné entre l'axe pivot P Tk/Sk-1 et l'axe pivot P Tk-1/Sk .The pivot axes P Tk / Sk -1 , P Sk / Sk -1 and P Tk -1 lSkk can be positioned relative to each other so that said pivot axes are substantially aligned when the armature is in its first position , the pivot axis P Sk / Sk -1 being positioned between the pivot axis P Tk / Sk -1 and the pivot axis P Tk -1/ Sk .
L'armature peut comprendre une première tige T1 reliée en pivotement à la fourchette et en pivotement au deuxième segment S2 par un axe pivot P T1/S2.The armature may comprise a first rod T 1 pivotally connected to the fork and pivotally connected to the second segment S 2 by a pivot axis P T 1/ S 2 .
Ladite première tige T1 peut comprendre un renflement R1 de réception de l'axe pivot P S1/S2 et de l'axe pivot P T2/S1.Said first rod T 1 may comprise a bulge R 1 for receiving the pivot axis P S 1/ S 2 and the pivot axis P T 2/ S 1 .
Dans une configuration plus particulière, l'armature peut comprendre une première baleine et une deuxième baleine du type précité, la première baleine étant symétrique de la deuxième baleine par rapport à un plan contenant l'axe longitudinal du mât et passant entre la première baleine et la deuxième baleine.In a more particular configuration, the frame may comprise a first rib and a second rib of the aforementioned type, the first rib being symmetrical to the second rib with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the mast and passing between the first rib and the second whale.
L'axe de la liaison pivot de la première baleine et l'axe de la liaison pivot de la deuxième baleine peuvent être contenus dans un même plan parallèle à l'axe longitudinal du mât.The axis of the pivot connection of the first rib and the axis of the pivot connection of the second rib can be contained in the same plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mast.
De même, l'armature peut comprendre une troisième baleine et une quatrième baleine du type précité, la troisième baleine étant symétrique de la quatrième baleine par rapport à un plan contenant l'axe longitudinal du mât et passant entre la troisième baleine et la quatrième baleine.Likewise, the frame may comprise a third rib and a fourth rib of the aforementioned type, the third rib being symmetrical to the fourth rib with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the mast and passing between the third rib and the fourth rib .
L'axe de la liaison pivot de la troisième baleine et l'axe de la liaison pivot de la quatrième baleine peuvent être contenus dans un même plan parallèle à l'axe longitudinal du mât.The axis of the pivot connection of the third rib and the axis of the pivot connection of the fourth rib can be contained in the same plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mast.
La première baleine peut être symétrique de la troisième baleine par rapport à un plan contenant l'axe longitudinal du mât et passant entre la première baleine et la troisième baleine. La deuxième baleine peut être symétrique de la quatrième baleine par rapport à un plan contenant l'axe longitudinal du mât et passant entre la deuxième baleine et la quatrième baleine.The first rib may be symmetrical to the third rib with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the mast and passing between the first rib and the third rib. The second rib may be symmetrical to the fourth rib with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the mast and passing between the second rib and the fourth rib.
Le mât peut présenter une section transverse de forme générale oblongue comprenant deux surfaces en vis-à-vis et reliées l'une à l'autre par deux surfaces arrondies.The mast may have a transverse section of generally oblong shape comprising two facing surfaces and connected to each other by two rounded surfaces.
Plus particulièrement, le mât peut présenter deux surfaces planes sensiblement parallèles l'une à l'autre et à l'axe longitudinal, lesdites deux surfaces planes étant reliées l'une à l'autre par des portions de jonctions lesquelles peuvent être des demi-cylindres circulaires droits avec génératrices parallèles à l'axe du mât. Bien évidemment, cette forme est une forme particulière entrant dans la définition d'une forme générale oblongue au sens de la présente divulgation. Ainsi, l'une et/ou l'autre des surfaces de planes pourrait être remplacée par une surface non planes et les demi-cylindres pourraient avoir des formes arrondies non sphériques. Par exemple, l'une des quatre surfaces précitées pourraient présenter une rainure d'une extrémité à l'autre du mât pour faciliter la coopération à glissement d'éléments unitaires formant un mât télescopique.More particularly, the mast can have two flat surfaces substantially parallel to each other and to the longitudinal axis, said two flat surfaces being connected to each other by junction portions which can be half- straight circular cylinders with generators parallel to the axis of the mast. Obviously, this shape is a particular shape falling within the definition of a general oblong shape within the meaning of the present disclosure. Thus, one and/or the other of the planar surfaces could be replaced by a non-planar surface and the half-cylinders could have non-spherical rounded shapes. By example, one of the four aforementioned surfaces could have a groove from one end to the other of the mast to facilitate sliding cooperation of unit elements forming a telescopic mast.
L'axe de la liaison pivot de la première baleine et l'axe de liaison pivot de la deuxième baleine peuvent être agencés au voisinage de l'une des deux surfaces arrondies. Dans cette configuration, la première baleine et la seconde baleine sont ainsi agencées côte à côte lorsque l'armature est dans sa première position de fermeture. Il serait aussi possible d'avoir l'axe de la liaison pivot de la troisième baleine et l'axe de liaison pivot de la quatrième baleine agencés au voisinage de l'autre des deux surfaces arrondies. De cette manière, la troisième baleine et la quatrième baleine sont agencées côte à côte lorsque l'armature est dans sa première position de fermeture. On comprend que l'armature offre, vu de dessus c'est-à-dire selon l'axe du mât et depuis la noix, ainsi une forme générale sensiblement rectangulaire lorsqu'elle est dans sa seconde position, chaque baleine étant agencée dans les angles de ladite forme rectangulaire.The axis of the pivot connection of the first rib and the pivot connection axis of the second rib can be arranged in the vicinity of one of the two rounded surfaces. In this configuration, the first rib and the second rib are thus arranged side by side when the frame is in its first closed position. It would also be possible to have the axis of the pivot connection of the third rib and the pivot connection axis of the fourth rib arranged in the vicinity of the other of the two rounded surfaces. In this way, the third rib and the fourth rib are arranged side by side when the frame is in its first closed position. We understand that the frame offers, seen from above that is to say along the axis of the mast and from the nut, thus a generally rectangular shape when it is in its second position, each rib being arranged in the angles of said rectangular shape.
Le présent document décrit également un dispositif de protection contre les intempéries et/ou le soleil, ce dispositif ne faisant pas partie de l'invention revendiquée, ce dispositif comprenant au moins une armature telle que décrite précédemment et une toile de protection fixée à ladite armature de manière à être mise en tension lorsque ladite armature est amenée dans sa seconde position.This document also describes a device for protection against bad weather and/or the sun, this device not forming part of the claimed invention, this device comprising at least one frame as described above and a protective canvas attached to said frame so as to be put in tension when said armature is brought into its second position.
Un élément de poignée peut être monté à une extrémité du mât opposée à celle recevant la noix.A handle element may be mounted at one end of the mast opposite that receiving the nut.
Le dispositif peut comprendre un étui apte à être monté autour de l'armature lorsque celle-ci est dans sa première position de fermeture, l'étui coopérant à étanchéité avec l'élément de poignée de manière à former un boitier étanche.The device may comprise a case capable of being mounted around the frame when the latter is in its first closed position, the case cooperating in sealing with the handle element so as to form a waterproof case.
Comme on l'aura compris, la présente divulgation de l'armature est utilisable, en particulier dans un dispositif de protection contre les intempéries telles que la pluie ou bien dans un dispositif de protection contre le soleil tel qu'une ombrelle, qui sont des dispositifs transportables ou portables. Elle est également applicable à des dispositifs non transportables qui utiliseraient le même principe de fonctionnement.As will be understood, the present disclosure of the frame can be used, in particular in a device for protection against bad weather such as rain or in a device for protection against the sun such as a parasol, which are transportable or portable devices. It is also applicable to non-transportable devices which would use the same operating principle.
La présente divulgation s'applique donc également à des dispositifs de protection comprenant une seule baleine ou bien seulement deux ou encore trois baleines.The present disclosure therefore also applies to protection devices comprising a single rib or only two or even three ribs.
La présente divulgation décrit également un dispositif de protection contre les intempéries et/ou le soleil, ce dispositif ne faisant pas partie de l'invention revendiquée, ce dispositif comprenant :
- une armature déployable entre une première position de fermeture de l'armature et une seconde position d'ouverture de l'armature, ladite armature supportant une toile de protection ;
- un mât d'axe longitudinal (L) sur lequel est destiné à être monté un coulant apte à réaliser un déploiement de l'armature par coulissement le long du mât ;
- un élément de poignée porté par une extrémité du mât ;
- a frame deployable between a first closing position of the frame and a second opening position of the frame, said frame supporting a protective canvas;
- a mast with a longitudinal axis (L) on which a slide capable of deploying the armature by sliding along the mast is intended to be mounted;
- a handle element carried by one end of the mast;
Ce montage spécifique permet de réaliser une étanchéité à l'eau du boitier formé de l'étui et de l'élément de poignée. De cette manière, l'utilisateur peut aisément transporter le dispositif et le disposer dans un sac ou tout autre conteneur apte à le recevoir sans que les objets ou affaires se trouvant dans ledit conteneur ou bien les parois dudit conteneur ne soient mouillées. Le dispositif peut être conformé de manière à pouvoir être logé dans une poche d'un pantalon ou bien dans une poche intérieur d'une veste d'un costume et on comprend aisément l'intérêt pour un utilisateur de conserver son dispositif de protection avec lui sans avoir à se soucier de l'endroit où il l'a disposé et avoir à penser à le récupérer, le dispositif l'accompagnant au même titre que ces autres affaires.This specific assembly makes it possible to make the housing formed of the case and the handle element watertight. In this way, the user can easily transport the device and place it in a bag or any other container capable of receiving it without the objects or belongings located in said container or the walls of said container becoming wet. The device can be shaped so that it can be housed in a pants pocket or in an inside pocket of a suit jacket and it is easy to understand the interest for a user in keeping their protective device with them. without having to worry about where he placed it and having to think about getting it back, the device accompanying him in the same way as these other items.
Comme indiqué, l'utilisation d'un boitier étanche peut être réalisée avec l'armature déployable décrite précédemment, de sorte que le dispositif de protection peut alors s'avérer extrêmement compact.As indicated, the use of a waterproof case can be carried out with the deployable frame described previously, so that the protection device can then prove to be extremely compact.
Selon une autre caractéristique du présent document, au moins une pièce d'étanchéité peut être intercalée entre l'étui et l'élément de poignée. Au moins une pièce d'étanchéité peut être un joint annulaire qui peut être à contour fermé ou ouvert, c'est-à-dire avec fente, selon la conformation du boitier.According to another characteristic of this document, at least one sealing part can be inserted between the case and the handle element. At least one sealing part can be an annular seal which can have a closed or open contour, that is to say with a slot, depending on the shape of the housing.
Egalement, l'un du boitier et de l'élément de poignée comprend au moins un organe mobile qui est déplaçable entre une première position de verrouillage étanche de l'élément de poignée avec l'étui et une seconde position de déverrouillage permettant un désengagement de l'élément de poignée d'avec l'étui.Also, one of the housing and the handle element comprises at least one movable member which is movable between a first tight locking position of the handle element with the case and a second unlocking position allowing disengagement of the handle element. the handle element from with the holster.
Par ailleurs, l'étui peut comprendre une partie fixe et ledit organe mobile qui est articulé en déplacement relativement à la partie fixe entre la première position et la seconde position. Dans cette configuration, l'organe mobile forme au moins une partie de l'étui amovible relativement à l'élément de poignée. Dans une autre configuration, l'élément mobile comprendre une partie fixe et une partie mobile.Furthermore, the case may comprise a fixed part and said movable member which is articulated in movement relative to the fixed part between the first position and the second position. In this configuration, the movable member forms at least part of the removable case relative to the handle element. In another configuration, the movable element comprises a fixed part and a movable part.
Le terme « fixe » indique ici une partie de l'étui ou de l'élément de poignée qui ne bouge pas relativement, respectivement, à l'élément de poignée ou à l'étui lorsque ladite partie fixe est mise en position apte à être verrouiller ou déverrouiller. Dans cette position, l'élément mobile est déplaçable entre ses deux positions de verrouillage et de déverrouillage.The term "fixed" here indicates a part of the case or the handle element which does not move relative, respectively, to the handle element or to the case when said fixed part is placed in a position capable of being lock or unlock. In this position, the mobile element can be moved between its two locking and unlocking positions.
Le dispositif peut comprendre des moyens de guidage configurés pour permettre un déplacement de l'organe mobile entre la première position de verrouillage et la seconde position de déverrouillage.The device may comprise guide means configured to allow movement of the movable member between the first locking position and the second unlocking position.
Les moyens de guidage peuvent comprendre au moins une tige portée par la partie fixe de l'étui et au moins un logement dans lequel est engagée ladite tige pour le guidage à déplacement de la tige dans le logement.The guide means may comprise at least one rod carried by the fixed part of the case and at least one housing in which said rod is engaged for guiding the movement of the rod in the housing.
L'organe mobile peut comprendre deux voiles en vis-à-vis comportant chacun un logement, ladite au moins une tige étant engagée dans lesdits logements desdits deux voiles.The movable member may comprise two sails facing each other each comprising a housing, said at least one rod being engaged in said housings of said two sails.
Ladite au moins une rainure peut être conformée de manière à permettre une translation de l'organe mobile depuis la première position jusqu'à une position intermédiaire puis à permettre un pivotement des voiles de l'organe mobile jusqu'à une position correspondant à la seconde position de l'organe mobile.Said at least one groove can be shaped so as to allow translation of the movable member from the first position to an intermediate position then to allow pivoting of the sails of the movable member to a position corresponding to the second position of the mobile member.
Ledit organe mobile peut comprendre un premier crochet supérieur apte à coopérer par encliquetage élastique avec un premier crochet de forme complémentaire de la partie fixe de l'étui lorsque l'organe mobile est dans sa première position de manière à bloquer ledit organe mobile sur la partie fixe de l'étui selon la direction longitudinale.Said movable member may comprise a first upper hook capable of cooperating by elastic snap-fastening with a first hook of complementary shape of the fixed part of the case when the movable member is in its first position so as to block said movable member on the part fixed of the case in the longitudinal direction.
Ledit organe mobile peut comprendre un second crochet inférieur apte à coopérer par encliquetage élastique avec un second crochet de forme complémentaire de l'élément de poignée lorsque l'organe mobile est dans sa première position de manière à bloquer un mouvement de l'organe mobile selon une direction perpendiculaire à la direction longitudinale. L'étui peut comprendre un premier organe mobile et un second organe mobile du type précité, le premier organe mobile et le second organe mobile étant agencés l'un relativement à l'autre de manière à ce qu'ils s'écartent l'un de l'autre depuis leur première position jusqu'à leur seconde position.Said movable member may comprise a second lower hook capable of cooperating by elastic snap-fastening with a second hook of complementary shape to the handle element when the movable member is in its first position so as to block movement of the movable member according to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The case may comprise a first movable member and a second movable member of the aforementioned type, the first movable member and the second movable member being arranged relative to each other so that they move apart from one another. on the other from their first position to their second position.
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Fig. 1 ] comprend deux parties A et B, nommées respectivement,figure 1A et figure 1B , lafigure 1A représentant un dispositif de protection contre les intempéries et/ou le soleil intégrant une armature déployable et lafigure 1B représentant un ensemble comprenant un dispositif selon lafigure 1A avec l'armature logée dans un étui ;[Fig. 1 ] includes two parts A and B, named respectively,Figure 1A and Figure 1B , thereFigure 1A representing a protection device against bad weather and/or the sun integrating a deployable frame and theFigure 1B representing an assembly comprising a device according to theFigure 1A with the frame housed in a case; -
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Fig. 2 ] est une vue schématique en perspective de l'armature du dispositif de lafigure 2 dans lequel l'étui a été retiré, le parapluie étant dans une première position de fermeture et la toile n'étant pas représentée pour faciliter la visualisation de l'armature ;[Fig. 2 ] is a schematic perspective view of the armature of the device of thefigure 2 in which the case has been removed, the umbrella being in a first closed position and the canvas not being shown to facilitate visualization of the frame; -
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Fig. 3 ] est une vue du dispositif de lafigure 2 selon une orientation angulaire différente ; [Fig. 4 ] est une vue du dispositif de lafigure 2 selon une orientation angulaire depuis une extrémité d'un mât du dispositif, cette figure comprenant également une partie A illustrant la forme oblongue du mât ;[Fig. 3 ] is a view of the device of thefigure 2 in a different angular orientation; [Fig. 4 ] is a view of the device of thefigure 2 in an angular orientation from one end of a mast of the device, this figure also comprising a part A illustrating the oblong shape of the mast; -
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Fig. 5 ] est une vue schématique en perspective et de côté du dispositif ;[Fig. 5 ] is a schematic perspective and side view of the device; -
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Fig. 6 ] est une vue schématique en perspective et selon un autre côté du dispositif ;[Fig. 6 ] is a schematic perspective view from another side of the device; -
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Fig. 7 ] est une vue schématique en perspective du dispositif, dans une position intermédiaire de déploiement de l'armature ;[Fig. 7 ] is a schematic perspective view of the device, in an intermediate deployment position of the armature; -
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Fig. 8 ] est une vue schématique en perspective et à plus grande échelle de la zone délimitée en pointillée sur lafigure 7 ;[Fig. 8 ] is a schematic perspective view on a larger scale of the area demarcated in dotted lines on theFigure 7 ; -
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Fig. 9 ] est une vue schématique en perspective du dispositif, dans une position finale de déploiement de l'armature ;[Fig. 9 ] is a schematic perspective view of the device, in a final deployment position of the armature; -
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Fig. 10 ] est une vue schématique en perspective et à plus grande échelle de la zone délimitée en pointillée sur lafigure 9 ;[Fig. 10 ] is a schematic perspective view on a larger scale of the area demarcated in dotted lines on theFigure 9 ; -
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Fig. 11 ] est une vue schématique en perspective similaire à celle de lafigure 9 et selon une orientation angulaire différente ;[Fig. 11 ] is a schematic perspective view similar to that of theFigure 9 and in a different angular orientation; -
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Fig. 12 ] est une vue schématique en perspective d'une baleine d'un dispositif selon la présente divulgation ;[Fig. 12 ] is a schematic perspective view of a rib of a device according to the present disclosure; -
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Fig. 13 ] est une vue schématique en perspective comprenant quatre parties nommées figure 4A, figure 4B, figure 4C et figure 4D illustrant successivement les différents segments de la baleine de lafigure 12 ;[Fig. 13 ] is a schematic perspective view comprising four parts named Figure 4A, Figure 4B, Figure 4C and Figure 4D successively illustrating the different segments of the whale of theFigure 12 ; -
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Fig. 14 ] est une vue schématique du boitier étanche selon la présente divulgation, cette figure comprenant une partie A nomméefigure 14A , une partie B nomméefigure 14B et une partie C nomméefigure 14C ;[Fig. 14 ] is a schematic view of the waterproof housing according to the present disclosure, this figure comprising a part A namedFigure 14A , a part B namedFigure 14B and a part C namedFigure 14C ; -
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Fig. 15 ] est une vue schématique du boitier étanche selon la présente divulgation dans laquelle une partie fixe de l'étui a été retirée, cette figure comprenant une partie A nomméefigure 15A , une partie B nommée figure 54B et une partie C nomméefigure 15C ;[Fig. 15 ] is a schematic view of the waterproof case according to the present disclosure in which a fixed part of the case has been removed, this figure comprising a part A namedfigure 15A , a part B named figure 54B and a part C namedFigure 15C ; -
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Fig. 16 ] est une vue schématique de la coopération entre un élément mobile de l'étui et une partie fixe de l'étui, cette figure comprenant une partie A nomméefigure 16A , une partie B nomméefigure 16B et une partie C nomméefigure 16C ;[Fig. 16 ] is a schematic view of the cooperation between a movable element of the case and a fixed part of the case, this figure comprising a part A namedFigure 16A , a part B namedFigure 16B and a part C namedFigure 16C ; -
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Fig. 17 ] est une vue schématique du boitier étanche selon la présente divulgation illustrant plus particulièrement des moyens d'encliquetage élastique au niveau de l'étui et de l'élément de poignée, cette figure comprenant une partie A nomméefigure 17A , une partie B nomméefigure 17B et une partie C nomméefigure 17C .[Fig. 17 ] is a schematic view of the waterproof housing according to the present disclosure illustrating more particularly elastic snap-fastening means at the level of the case and the handle element, this figure comprising a part A namedFigure 17A , a part B namedFigure 17B and a part C namedFigure 17C .
La
On observe que l'étui 22 ainsi que l'élément de poignée 16 présentent une forme parallélépipédique rectangle ayant une longueur ou hauteur l1, une largeur l2 et une épaisseur l3. La longueur l1 est plus grande que la largeur qui est elle-même plus grande que l'épaisseur l3. On comprendra ultérieurement que la forme proposée du boitier formée par l'étui 22 et l'élément de poignée 16 est permise par l'utilisation d'une cinématique spécifique de déploiement/fermeture des baleines B1, B2, B3, B4 (
La
Un coulant 32 est monté autour du mât 18 et configuré pour coulisser le long de l'axe longitudinal L du mât 18 entre la première position de fermeture de l'armature 12 (
Comme on peut le voir chaque baleine B1, B2, B3, B4 comprend n segments S agencés les uns au bout des autres depuis un premier segment S1 jusqu'à un n-ième segment Sn
Comme on peut le voir sur les
La
Dans un exemple de réalisation, les axes P B1 et P B2 forment un angle d'environ 45° avec le plan A (
Le mât 18 présente une section transverse de forme générale oblongue comprenant deux surfaces planes 44 partie A de la
Comme on peut le voir chaque fourchette F comprend également des moyens élastiques se présentant, dans le cas particulier illustré aux figures et mieux visible aux
Selon le présent document, la liaison spécifique de chaque fourchette F par une liaison pivot au coulant 34 et à une seconde partie 42 d'un segment S1 d'une baleine B1 lequel le second segment 42 est apte à pivoter relativement à un premier segment 40 articulé sur axe pivot oblique permet que les baleines B1, B2, B3, B4 s'écartent les unes des autres depuis la première position (
Le coulant 34 (
On se réfère maintenant à la
Chaque baleine comprend n segments S agencés les uns au bout des autres depuis le premier segment S1 jusqu'à un n-ième segment Sn d'extrémité, et :
- pour tout k e [2,n - 1]
- ∘ le k-ième segment Sk est reliée au segment S k-1 par un axe pivot P Sk-1lSk et est reliée au segment S k+1 par un axe pivot P Sk/Sk+1,
- ∘ une tige Tk est associée au segment Sk et est reliée par un axe pivot P Tk/Sk-1 et par un axe pivot P Tk/Sk+1, respectivement, au segment S k-1 et au segment Sk+1
- for all k e [2, n - 1]
- ∘ the k-th segment S k is connected to the segment S k -1 by a pivot axis P Sk -1 lSk and is connected to the segment S k +1 by a pivot axis P Sk / Sk +1 ,
- ∘ a rod T k is associated with the segment S k and is connected by a pivot axis P Tk / Sk -1 and by a pivot axis P Tk / Sk +1 , respectively, to the segment S k -1 and to the segment Sk+1
Ici, dans le cas représenté aux figures et mieux visible en
De même, l'armature comprend une première tige T1 reliée en pivotement à la fourchette par une liaison pivot P T1/F et en pivotement au deuxième segment S2 par un axe pivot P T1/S2 . Afin de réaliser un déploiement et fermeture de chaque baleine, les axes pivots P Tk/Sk-1, P Sk/Sk-1 et P Tk-1lSkk sont positionnés les uns relativement aux autres de manière à ce que lesdits axes pivots soient sensiblement alignés, l'axe pivot P Sk/Sk-1 étant positionné entre l'axe pivot P Tk/Sk-1 et l'axe pivot P Tk-1lSk .Likewise, the armature comprises a first rod T 1 pivotally connected to the fork by a pivot connection P T 1/ F and pivotally connected to the second segment S 2 by a pivot axis P T1 / S 2 . In order to deploy and close each rib, the pivot axes P Tk / Sk -1 , P Sk / Sk -1 and P Tk- 1 lSkk are positioned relative to each other so that said pivot axes are substantially aligned, the pivot axis P Sk / Sk -1 being positioned between the pivot axis P Tk / Sk -1 and the pivot axis P Tk -1 lSk .
Sur la
Le présent document concerne ainsi une armature déployable comprenant une ou plusieurs baleines. Ainsi, une configuration à quatre baleines permet de déployer une toile autour d'une extrémité du mât et ainsi protéger l'utilisateur. Cette armature est avantageusement portable. Elle pourrait aussi être utilisée en tant que structure non mobile par un utilisateur se déplaçant à pied et pourrait par exemple être transportable et servir de parasol. Egalement, dans une autre réalisation, l'armature peut comprendre deux baleines symétriques l'une de l'autre relativement au plan A ou au plan C (
La toile peut être réalisée dans un matériau élastiquement déformable de telle manière que la toile est peu ou faiblement tendue lorsque l'armature est dans sa première position de fermeture.The canvas can be made of an elastically deformable material in such a way that the canvas is little or weakly stretched when the frame is in its first closed position.
On se réfère maintenant aux
Le boitier 62 représenté aux
L'étui 66 comprend une partie dite partie fixe 68 ainsi qu'un premier organe 70a mobile et un second organe 70b mobile qui sont déplaçables entre une première position de verrouillage étanche de l'élément de poignée 64 avec l'étui 66 et une seconde position de déverrouillage permettant un désengagement de l'élément de poignée 64 d'avec l'étui 66. Le premier organe 70a mobile et le second organe 70b mobile sont symétriques l'un de l'autre par rapport à un plan contenant l'axe longitudinal du mât 18. La partie fixe 68 de l'étui 66 comprend une première paroi 68a et une deuxième paroi 68b s'étendant dans le sens de la longueur l1 et de l'épaisseur l3 ainsi qu'une troisième 68c et une quatrième paroi 68d s'étendant dans le sens de la largeur l2 et de la longueur l1 ou hauteur. La première paroi 68a et la deuxième paroi 68b sont parallèles l'une à l'autre. Il en est de même des troisième 68c et quatrième 68d parois. Ces parois 68a, 68b, 68c, 68d sont reliées les unes aux autres par un paroi de fond 68e ou paroi supérieure.The
L'élément de poignée 64 comprend une première paroi 64a et une deuxième paroi 64b s'étendant dans le sens de la longueur l1 et de l'épaisseur l3 ainsi qu'une troisième 64c et une quatrième paroi 64d s'étendant dans le sens de la largeur l2 et de la longueur l1 ou hauteur. La première paroi 64a et la deuxième paroi 64b sont parallèles l'une à l'autre. Il en est de même des troisième 64c et quatrième 64d parois. Ces parois 64a, 64b, 64c, 64d sont reliées les unes aux autres par un paroi de fond 64e ou paroi supérieure.The
Une ou plusieurs pièces d'étanchéité tels que des joints peuvent être intercalés entre l'étui 66 et l'élément de poignée 64 mais ne sont pas représentés. Les parois de chaque couple de troisième parois 66c, 64c de l'étui 66 et 'élément de poignée 64 et de quatrième parois 66d, 64d de l'étui 66 et de l'élément de poignée 64 sont alignés ensemble selon la direction longitudinale et prévues pour être mis bout à bout comme cela est visible sur la
Chaque organe mobile 70a comprend un premier voile 72a et un second voile 72b reliés l'un à l'autre par un élément de paroi 74 (
Ainsi, chaque voile 72a, 72b comprend un logement 76 comportant une première portion 76a courbe, c'est-à-dire s'étendant suivant un arc de cercle, qui est reliée à une extrémité à une portion 76b orientée suivant l'axe longitudinal L (
L'élément de paroi de 74 chaque organe mobile 70a, 70b peut comprendre un premier crochet 80 supérieur apte à coopérer par encliquetage élastique avec un premier crochet 82 de forme complémentaire de la partie fixe 68 de l'étui 66 lorsque l'organe mobile 70a, 70b est dans sa première position de manière à bloquer ledit organe mobile 70a, 70b sur la partie fixe 68 de l'étui 66 selon la direction longitudinale (
Par ailleurs, chaque organe mobile 70a, 70b comprend un second crochet 88 inférieur formé au niveau d'une seconde extrémité de l'élément de paroi 74, le long de la direction longitudinale L. Ce second crochet 88 est apte à coopérer par encliquetage élastique avec un second crochet 90 de forme complémentaire de l'élément de poignée 64 lorsque l'organe mobile est dans sa première position de manière à bloquer un mouvement de l'organe mobile 70a, 70b selon une direction perpendiculaire à la direction longitudinale L.Furthermore, each
Après avoir mis l'armature déployable dans sa première position de fermeture, l'ouverture de l'étui 66 est présentée au niveau de la noix 34 de l'armature 12 et l'armature 12 est insérée à l'intérieur de l'étui 66 jusqu'à ce que les troisième parois 66a, 64a de l'étui 66 et de l'élément de poignée 64 ainsi que les quatrièmes parois 66d, 64d de l'étui 66 et de l'élément de poignée 64 viennent en contact, éventuellement par l'intermédiaire d'un ou de plusieurs joints d'étanchéité. Les organes mobiles 70a, 70b étant dans leur seconde position de déverrouillage (non représentée), ceux-ci sont déplacés par pivotement autour des premières tiges de manière à venir dans une position intermédiaire dans laquelle les secondes tiges 78 sont aptes à coulisser longitudinalement dans les secondes portions 76b des logements 76, les premières tiges 84 étant également alors autorisées à coulisser dans les lumières 86 des premières extrémités des éléments de parois 74 des organes mobiles 70a, 70b.After putting the deployable frame in its first closed position, the opening of the
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- A deployable frame (12), in particular for a bad weather and/or sun protection device, comprising:- a mast (18) with a longitudinal axis (L) on which a runner (32) is mounted so as to slide between a first closed position of the frame (12) and a second open position of the frame (12);- at least one rib (B1, B2, B3, B4) connected by a stretcher to the runner, the rib (B1, B2, B3, B4) comprising an end connected to a notch (34) carried by one end of the mast (18),characterized in that:- the rib (B1, B2, B3, B4) comprises a first segment S1 formed of a first part (40) and a second part (42), the first part (40) and the second part (42) being movable relative to each other about the extension axis of said first segment S1,- the first part of the first segment (S1) of the rib (B1, B2, B3, B4) is connected to the notch by a pivot connection about an axis which is perpendicular to a plane inclined obliquely to the longitudinal axis (L) of the mast so that in the first closed position of the frame (12) the first segment (S1) of the rib (B1, B2, B3, B4) extends along the mast (18) and in the second open position of the frame (12) the first segment (S1) of the rib (B1, B2, B3, B4) is moved away from the mast (18).
- The frame according to claim 1, wherein a first end of the stretcher (F) is connected to the runner (32) by a ball-and-socket connection.
- The frame according to claim 2, wherein the ball-and-socket connection comprises a spherical portion (50) carried by the first end of the stretcher (F) and housed in a complementarily shaped cavity of the runner (32).
- The frame according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a second end of the stretcher (F) is pivotally connected to the second part (42) of the first segment (S1) of the rib (B1, B2, B3, B4).
- The frame according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein it comprises elastic means configured to exert a force tending to deploy the frame (12) when it is in its first closed position.
- The frame according to claim 5, wherein the means comprises an elastic member (54) interposed between the first segment (S1) and the mast (18) when the frame (12) is in its first closed position.
- The frame according to claim 6, wherein the elastic member (54) comprises a tongue carried by the stretcher (F) and elastically constrained between the stretcher (F) and the mast (18) when the frame (12) is in its first closed position.
- The frame according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the rib (B1, B2, B3, B4) comprises n segments S arranged at the end of each other from the first segment S1 to an n-th end segment Sn, and wherein :- for any k ∈ [2,n - 1]in such a way that each segment Sk together with a rod Tk forms a deformable parallelogram.∘ the k-th segment Sk is connected to the segment S k-1 by a pivot axis P Sk-1/Sk and is connected to the segment S k+1 by a pivot axis P Sk/Sk+1,∘ a rod Tk is associated with the segment Sk and is connected by a pivot axisP Tk/Sk-1 and by a pivot axis P Tk/Sk+1, respectively, to the segment S k-1 and to the segment S k+1
- The frame according to claim 8, wherein each k-th rod Tk comprises a bulge RTk for receiving the pivot axis P Tk+1/ Sk and the pivot axis P Sk/Sk+1, when the armature is in its first closed position.
- The frame according to claim 8 or 9, wherein each k-th segment Sk comprises a bulge RSk for receiving the pivot axis P Tk/Sk-1, when the armature (12) is in its first closed position.
- The frame according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the pivot axes P Tk/Sk-1, P Sk/Sk-1 and P Tk-1 lSkk are positioned relative to each other such that said pivot axes are substantially aligned when the armature (12) is in its first closed position, the pivot axis P Sk/Sk-1 being positioned between the pivot axis P T/Sk-1 and the pivot axis P Tk/Sk-1
- The frame according to any one of claims 8 to 11, in which it comprises a first rod T1 connected pivotally by a pivot connection to the stretcher (F) and pivotally to the second segment S2 by a pivot axis P T1/s2 .
- The frame according to claim 10, wherein said first rod T1 comprises a bulge R1 for receiving the pivot axis P S1/S2 and the pivot axis P T2/S1 .
- The frame according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein it comprises a first rib (B1) and a second rib (B2) of the type referred to in one of the preceding claims, the first rib (B1) being symmetrical to the second rib (B2) with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the mast and passing between the first rib (B1) and the second rib (B2).
- The frame according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein it comprises a third rib (B3) and a fourth rib (B4) of the type referred to in one of the preceding claims, the third rib (B3) being symmetrical to the fourth rib (B4) with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the mast and passing between the third rib (B3) and the fourth rib (B4), preferably the axis of the pivot connection of the third rib (B3) and the axis of the pivot connection of the fourth rib (B4) are contained in the same plane parallel to the longitudinal axis (L) of the mast (18).
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