EP4355682A1 - Control console for a personnel-lifting machine, and personnel-lifting machine comprising such a control console - Google Patents

Control console for a personnel-lifting machine, and personnel-lifting machine comprising such a control console

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EP4355682A1
EP4355682A1 EP22732588.3A EP22732588A EP4355682A1 EP 4355682 A1 EP4355682 A1 EP 4355682A1 EP 22732588 A EP22732588 A EP 22732588A EP 4355682 A1 EP4355682 A1 EP 4355682A1
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joystick
flat surface
platform
main body
desk
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French (fr)
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Sebastian DITTUS
Thierry GRANJON
Baptiste ROLAND
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Haulotte Group SA
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Haulotte Group SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F11/00—Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for
    • B66F11/04—Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
    • B66F11/044—Working platforms suspended from booms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F9/00—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes
    • B66F9/06—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
    • B66F9/075—Constructional features or details
    • B66F9/0759—Details of operating station, e.g. seats, levers, operator platforms, cabin suspension

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  • Control desk for a personnel lifting machine, as well as personnel lifting machine comprising such a control console
  • the present invention relates to a control panel for a personnel lifting machine. It also relates to a machine for lifting people, comprising such a control panel.
  • People lifting machines such as aerial work platforms
  • these machines include a work platform, designed for one or more people to stand on.
  • the platform includes a floor surrounded by a guardrail. It is supported by an elevating structure that allows the platform to be raised/lowered between a lowered position on the machine frame and a desired working position at height.
  • People lifting machines can be self-propelled, i.e. motorized to allow them to move independently on the ground.
  • the platform is associated with a control console, equipped with manually operated control devices allowing an operator to operate the deployment of the lifting structure and, if necessary, the movement of the machine on the ground. .
  • the control console is either permanently mounted on the platform, that is to say it is permanently mounted at the same given location on the latter, generally on the guardrail, being provided so that the operator stands in front of him when the operator wishes to manipulate the control devices, either removable, for example to be movable by the operator so as to be able to hang it in different places on the guardrail, for example on the front side or the rear side of the platform.
  • the control desk is removable, it is generally more compact and lightweight than in the case of fixed control desks.
  • the control panel can also be designed so that the operator can hold it with one hand and manipulate its control devices with the other, which in particular makes it possible to control the machine from the ground instead of the platform. In this case, the control desk is even more compact and of even more limited weight.
  • the handling of the control desk by the operator is not always easy according to the “logic” with which the control members are arranged on the desk.
  • This problem is all the more pronounced when the same operator successively uses different people lifting machines, in particular of different sizes and/or types, including the respective control desks follow different logics.
  • the location of the control console on the platform is often unsatisfactory in terms of ergonomics when the console is positioned too high in relation to the floor of the platform: the operator must then keep his elbows bent at 90° and the console limits the operator's field of vision.
  • the control desk is often subjected to a difficult working environment, especially when the machine is used outdoors. Rainwater and/or site dirt may thus tend to accumulate on the control devices arranged on the console, which may lead to degraded use of the console, or even to malfunctions of the latter.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a new control panel, which makes it possible to reconcile the constraints of ergonomics, reliability and durability.
  • the subject of the invention is a control panel for a personnel lifting machine, as defined in claim 1.
  • the joystick of the latter which makes it possible in particular to control the movement in height and, if necessary, the movement on the ground of the personnel lifting machine, is surrounded by the uprights and crosspieces of the main body of the console, which protects the joystick and limits the risk of it being moved inappropriately.
  • the joystick In the rest position, the joystick extends from the lower crossbar towards the rear, which is particularly ergonomic and makes it possible to reinforce safety by advantageously providing that tilting the joystick forwards from its rest position raises the platform while tilting the joystick backwards from its rest position lowers the platform.
  • the control panel according to the invention is equipped with push-buttons located in the left part of the front face of the main body: in service, these push-buttons are thus easily and efficiently actuated by the operator's left hand, in particular when the latter holds the joystick with his right hand, without the operator's right arm interfering with the actuation of the push-buttons or hiding the left part of the front side of the main body.
  • the control panel is fitted with a display which, when in use, is clearly visible to the operator and allows information to be transmitted to the latter to facilitate handling and operation. use of the console by the operator.
  • the push-buttons and the display, as well as, where appropriate, other control devices present on the control desk are provided on a flat surface of the front face, on which the through passage opens where is arranged the joystick, and which extends to a lower edge of the lower crosspiece of the main body, this lower edge being set back with respect to the flat surface: in use, this flat surface is inclined towards the rear when it is traversed from bottom to top, which is ergonomic, while avoiding retention of water or accumulation of dirt on this flat surface and, hence, on the push buttons, the display and any other control devices.
  • the control panel according to the invention proves to be particularly ergonomic, reliable and durable, being advantageously available in different sizes while keeping the same "logic" of structure and use.
  • the invention also relates to a machine for lifting people, as defined in claim 13.
  • Figure 1 is an elevational view of a people lifting machine, according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, illustrating, on a larger scale, a control panel belonging to the machine of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 3 [Fig. 4] Figures 3 and 4 are perspective views of the control panel shown alone, according to respective viewing directions which are different;
  • Figure 5 is an elevational view along the arrow V of Figure 3;
  • Figure 6 is a schematic section along the line VI-VI of Figure 5.
  • Figure 7 is an exploded view of some parts of the control panel of the previous figures.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 is shown a lifting platform 1 allowing an operator to reach an area located at height in order to carry out work there.
  • the aerial platform comprises a frame 10 resting on the ground.
  • the frame 10 is provided with wheels for its translation on the ground, namely, here, a pair of rear wheels 11 and a pair of front wheels 12.
  • the wheels at least at least one of the two pairs of wheels 11 and 12 are advantageously steerable, being tiltable to the left and to the right with respect to an anteroposterior geometric axis of the frame 10, extending parallel to the ground.
  • all or part of the rear wheels 11 and the front wheels 12 can be replaced by caterpillars for the purposes of the translation of the chassis 10 on the ground. More generally, the rear wheels 11 and the front wheels 12 are only examples of translation members on the ground, which equip the chassis 10.
  • the frame 10 is advantageously provided with self-propelled so as to be able to move by itself on the ground.
  • the lifting platform 1 has a motorization, which is generally mounted directly on the frame 10 and which is thermal, electric or hybrid.
  • the lifting platform 1 also includes a platform 20 which is designed so that the operator using the platform can stand on it.
  • the platform 20 is thus provided to receive on board this operator, as well as, where appropriate, one or more other persons and/or equipment with a view to carrying out work at height.
  • the platform 20 comprises a floor 21, on which the operator stands and which extends horizontally when the lifting platform is placed on horizontal ground.
  • the platform 20 also includes a guardrail 22, which rises from the floor 21 surrounding the platform and which is provided to prevent people from falling off the platform.
  • the lifting platform 1 further comprises a lifting structure 30 supporting the platform 20.
  • This lifting structure 30 is arranged on the chassis 10 so as to more or less raise the platform 20 relative to the chassis 10.
  • the lifting structure 30 comprises a turret 31, which rests on the frame 10 and which is rotatable relative to the latter about an axis of rotation extending perpendicular to the ground, and an arm 32, which connects the turret 31 to the platform 20 and which is deployable so as to more or less separate the platform 20 vis-à-vis the turret 31.
  • the embodiment of the turret 31 is not limiting.
  • the embodiment of the arm 32 is not limiting, it being further noted that the term "arm” used here is understood in a broad sense and thus corresponds to an elongated mechanical structure, including several arm elements movable relative to each other, in particular in an articulated and/or telescopic manner, for the purpose of deploying this mechanical structure.
  • the embodiment of the lifting structure 30 is not limiting as long as, by moving parts of this lifting structure relative to each other and/or relative to the chassis 10, the positioning of the platform 20 with respect to the chassis 10 is modified in a corresponding manner, the platform 20 thus being controlled in movement, via the lifting structure 30, by the operator using the lifting platform 1.
  • the lifting structure 30 can be devoid of the turret 31 and/or comprise, or even consist of a scissor lifting mechanism.
  • drive units integrated into the lifting platform 1.
  • These drive units which are known per se in the field, are for example of a mechanical and/or hydraulic nature and with thermal and/or electric motorization.
  • the lifting platform 1 also comprises a control panel 40, which is illustrated in detail in FIGS. 2 to 7. As detailed below, this panel 40 is provided with various manually actuated control elements allowing the operator to control the drive of the lifting structure 30 and, thereby, to cause in particular the movement in height of the platform 20 relative to the frame 10, as well as, if necessary, to control the movement of the frame 10 on the ground.
  • this panel 40 is provided with various manually actuated control elements allowing the operator to control the drive of the lifting structure 30 and, thereby, to cause in particular the movement in height of the platform 20 relative to the frame 10, as well as, if necessary, to control the movement of the frame 10 on the ground.
  • the desk 40 comprises a main body 41 which has two faces opposite to each other, namely a front face 41 A and a rear face 41 B.
  • the front faces 41 A and rear 41B are thus opposite to each other in an anteroposterior direction of the main body 41 .
  • the front face 41 A of the main body 41 is designed to be turned towards the operator when the console 40 is in service, that is to say when the operator uses the console for the purposes of controlling the lifting platform 1 , as in Figure 2.
  • the front face 41 A faces the reader in Figures 3 and 5, while the rear face 41 B faces the reader in Figure 4.
  • the main body 41 comprises two crosspieces and two uprights, namely a lower crosspiece 42 and an upper crosspiece 43, and a left upright 44 and a right upright 45.
  • the lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces each extend over the entire width of the main body 41, the lower crosspiece 42 being located under the upper crosspiece 43 when the console 40 is in use.
  • the left 44 and right 45 uprights each extend over the entire height of the main body 41 and, when the desk 40 is in use, are respectively located to the left and to the right of the desk when the latter is observed from the front face 41 A of its main body 41, as in FIG. 5.
  • the lower crosspiece 42 connects to each other respective lower end portions of the left 44 and right 45 uprights.
  • the left upright 44 connects to each other left terminal portions respective lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces.
  • the upper crosspiece 43 connects to each other respective upper end portions of the left 44 and right 45 uprights.
  • the right upright 45 connects to each other right end portions respective lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces.
  • the lower crosspiece 42 and the left upright 44 thus share the same lower left part of the main body 41, this lower left part corresponding to both the left end part of the lower crosspiece 42 and the lower end part of the left upright 44
  • the left upright 44 and the upper crosspiece 43 share the same upper left part of the main body 41, this upper left part corresponding to both the upper end portion of the left upright 44 and the left end part of the upper crosspiece 43
  • the upper crosspiece 43 and the right upright 45 share the same upper right part of the main body 41, this upper right part corresponding to both the right end part of the upper crosspiece 43 and the upper end part of the right upright 45
  • the right upright 45 and the lower crosspiece 42 share the same lower right part of the main body 41, this lower right part corresponding to both the lower end part of the right upright 45 and the right end part of the lower crosspiece 42 .
  • the crosspieces 42 and 43 and the uprights 44 and 45 delimit between them a through passage 41 C which connects to each other the front 41 A and rear 41 B faces of the main body 41.
  • the through passage 41 C is open to its two opposite ends in the anteroposterior direction of the main body 41, opening onto the front 41 A and rear 41 B faces. and 43 and the uprights 44 and 45.
  • the corresponding closed contour of the through passage 41 C extends over 360°, as clearly visible in FIG. 5. In the example considered here, this closed contour is generally rectangular, with rounded corners .
  • the desk 40 is designed to be fixed to the platform 20, in particular to the railing 22 of the latter.
  • the desk 40 is provided to be thus fixed to the platform 20 in a removable manner.
  • the desk 40 includes a hook 46 allowing the desk 40 to be removably fixed to the railing 22 of the platform 20.
  • this hook 46 is arranged on the face rear 41 B of the main body 41 , preferably at the level of the upper crosspiece 43 of the main body 41 .
  • the hook 46 is shaped to cooperate by form complementarity with an upper bar 22.1 of the guardrail 22, extending parallel to the floor 21 of the platform 20.
  • the hook 46 is advantageously available in different sizes in order to adapt to various possible dimensions for the constituents of the guardrail 22.
  • console 40 When the console 40 is detached from the platform 20, it can be deactivated for storage purposes.
  • the console 40 can also be kept activated and used to control the lifting platform 1: in this case, the operator holds the console 40 by hand and, for this purpose, the left upright 44 is advantageously shaped into a handle for the hand left of the operator.
  • the console 40 is also designed to be connected to a control unit 13 of the lifting platform 1, which, as shown schematically in Figure 1, is preferably integrated into the chassis 10.
  • This control unit 13 comprises for example a microprocessor and is designed to, depending on the orders issued by the control devices belonging to the desk 40, actuate the motor devices which ensure the driving of the lifting structure 30 with respect to the frame 10 and, if necessary, actuate the motorization which ensures the displacement of the frame 10 on the ground.
  • the corresponding connection between the control panel 40 and the control unit 13 is made by a cable 50 of which only the end connected to the panel 40 is visible in the figures.
  • the cable 50 makes it possible to transmit to the control unit 13 the orders issued by the control devices belonging to the console 40.
  • the cable 50 can also allow the electrical supply of the console 40, the electrical energy supplied by the cable 50 being able to be consumed directly or be stored in a battery integrated into the desk 40.
  • the cable 50 is advantageously provided to emerge from the rear face 41B of the main body 41, in particular for ergonomic reasons. This being the case, in a variant not shown, the cable 50 emerges downwards from the lower end of the lower crosspiece 42.
  • the cable 50 is removably connectable to the console 40: the console 40 then incorporates, in particular in its lower crosspiece 42, a connection socket 51, which is accessible from the rear face 41 B of the body main 41 for the purpose of connecting the cable 50.
  • this connection socket 51 is advantageously protected by a plate 52 which is attached to the rear face 41 B of the main body 41 so as to lock the connection socket 51 and thus avoid dismantling or tinkering with the latter, in particular for safety purposes.
  • a lower edge 42A of the crosspiece bottom 42 of the main body 41 is provided with a connection port 60, such as a USB port, which is accessible from the front face 41 A of the main body 41.
  • the purpose of the connection port 60 is not limiting but aims, in all cases, to improve the practicality of the desk 40.
  • the connection port 60 makes it possible to connect a mobile electronic device, such as a telephone, for the purpose of recharging it.
  • the connection port 60 can also make it possible to connect a mobile terminal in order to exchange data between the latter and the console 40, for example for the purposes of checking, updating, troubleshooting, etc.
  • the desk 40 also includes a joystick 70 which forms one of the manually operated control elements which belong to the desk.
  • the joystick 70 is arranged inside the through passage 41C of the main body 41, extending upwards from the lower crosspiece 42.
  • the joystick 70 is mounted on the crosspiece lower 42 in a movable manner, in particular tilting, from a rest position that the joystick 70 occupies when it is at rest, that is to say in the absence of stress, in particular from the operator.
  • the joystick 70 is designed to be gripped by the right hand of the operator, as shown schematically in Figure 2: the carpal region of the right hand is then located between the joystick 70 and the right upright 45 of the main body 41, while the fingers of the right hand are closed around the joystick 70 and the right arm of the operator emerges from the through passage 41 C through the front face 41 A of the main body 41 .
  • the console 40 also comprises a wrist rest 71 for the right hand of the operator holding the joystick 70, this wrist rest 71 being arranged in the lower right dial of the through passage 41 C, as clearly visible in FIGS. 3 to 5.
  • the embodiment of the wrist rest 71 is not limiting: in the example considered in the figures, the wrist rest 71 is an added piece, as shown in Figure 7, which is fixedly secured to the main body 41 by any suitable means.
  • the joystick in the rest position is tilted backwards when the joystick is traversed from bottom to top, as clearly visible in Figures 2 and 6.
  • This rearward inclination contributes to the ergonomics of the console 40.
  • This inclination is preferably such that, when the console 40 is in service, in particular fixed to the platform 20 while the floor 21 of the latter is at horizontally, the joystick 70 in the rest position is inclined at 45°, plus or minus 5°, with respect to the vertical. This range of inclination reinforces ease of use of the console 40 by the operator.
  • the center 70A of the joystick 70 is located at a distance D vis-à-vis the floor 21 of the platform 20, which is advantageously between 91 and 95 cm, as illustrated schematically in Figure 2: in this way, in service, the operator, who stands standing on the floor 21 and who holds the joystick 70 in his right hand, has his right arm which forms an obtuse angle at the level of his elbow, which corresponds to a satisfactory position in terms of ergonomics for the operator, compared to a situation where the latter should bend his arm at a right angle.
  • the embodiment of the joystick 70 is not limiting as long as the latter can be grasped by the right hand of the operator, as described above, and that the movement, by the operator, of the joystick 70 from its rest position generates an order corresponding to the purposes of controlling the lifting platform 1, in particular for the purposes of actuating the lifting structure 30.
  • the joystick 70 which can integrate one or more buttons whose manual actuation modifies the order generated by the displacement of the joystick 70.
  • one of these buttons preferably constitutes a validation device 72, called "man button -mort”, so that a movement ordered by movement of the joystick 70 is executed only if the validation member 72 is actuated simultaneously.
  • the rearward inclination of the joystick 70 in the rest position is advantageously used to reinforce the safety of use of the lifting platform 1, by providing that the joystick 70 is designed to, on the one hand, raise the platform 20 when the joystick is tilted forward from its rest position and, on the other hand, lowering the platform 20 when the joystick is tilted rearward from its rest position.
  • the operator in the event of the operator being crushed against the console 40 by an external obstacle, such as a part of a building or a branch of a tree, hitting the operator from behind or from above, the operator finds himself pushed in the direction of the joystick 70, which tends to tilt the latter backwards and therefore to lower the platform 20.
  • the front face 41 A of the main body 41 includes a flat face 47, on which opens the through passage 41 C and which extends continuously both on the lower crosspiece 42, on the left upright 44 and on the upper crosspiece 43.
  • the lower 42 and upper crosspieces 43 and the left upright 44 have, on the front face 41 A of the main body 41, respective surfaces which, together, form flat surface 47 and which are all inscribed in the same plane, connecting directly to each other without interruption, as clearly visible in FIG. 6. back when traversed from bottom to top.
  • the flat surface 47 is thus inclined parallel to the joystick 70 in the rest position.
  • the rearward inclination of the flat surface 47 makes it possible to orient the latter towards the operator holding the joystick 70, while making it possible to position the console 40 in a low portion of the field of vision of the operator, which is particularly ergonomic and practical.
  • the desk 40 thus positioned relatively low with respect to the operator, only marginally limits the latter's field of vision, while maintaining the flat surface 47 oriented directly towards the operator, in particular, as explained below. afterwards, for the purposes of observing this flat surface 47 and actuating control members carried by this flat surface 47.
  • the flat surface 47 is provided with a display 80.
  • the display 80 is in particular provided for transmitting visual information to the operator.
  • the display 80 thus improves the handling of the console 40 by the operator, by facilitating the latter's understanding during operation of the console, and also allows in-service control.
  • the embodiment of the display 80 is not limiting.
  • the display 80 includes an electronic screen, protected by a transparent cover plate.
  • the flat surface 47 is advantageously provided with an emergency stop button 90, which is known per se and the actuation of which causes the lifting platform 1 to be deenergized.
  • the emergency stop 90 is advantageously located to the right of the display 80, for ergonomic reasons in view of its actuation by the right hand of the operator.
  • the flat surface 47 is provided with push-buttons 100, which correspond to some of the manually operated control elements, belonging to the console 40.
  • the actuation of each of the push-buttons 100 allows to activate/deactivate a predetermined function in connection with the control of the lifting platform 1, this technical aspect being known per se in the field and therefore not being further detailed here.
  • the arrangement of the push-buttons 100 on the flat surface 47 at the level of the left upright 44 is particularly practical and ergonomic, in particular allowing the actuation of these push-buttons 100 by the left hand of the operator when the latter is holding the joystick 70 by his right hand, including when the operator's left hand holds the left upright 44 since the user can then use his left thumb to actuate at least some of the push-buttons 100.
  • all or part of the push-buttons 100 are advantageously distributed along the left upright 44, as in the example illustrated in the figures .
  • the embodiment of the push buttons 100 is not limiting.
  • the push buttons 100 are flat push buttons.
  • the push-buttons 100 integrate a luminous feedback function, which illuminates the push-button when the latter is activated.
  • the flat surface 47 runs from the through passage 41C to the lower edge 42A of the lower crosspiece 42, which is set back from the flat surface 47, as clearly visible on Figures 3 and 6.
  • the lower edge 42A is therefore non-projecting with respect to the flat surface 47.
  • water or dirt avoid accumulating on the flat surface 47 because, due to the inclination from the latter, water, such as rainwater, falling on the flat surface 47 tends to flow there by gravity to the lower edge 42A where the water is evacuated freely from the console 40, in particular without being retained by the lower edge 42A due to the arrangement of the latter recessed from the flat surface 47.
  • the lower edge 42A is not recessed with respect to the flat surface 47 over the entire extent of this lower edge between the left 44 and right uprights t 45 of the main body 41, but is thus set back to the left and to the right of a localized bulge of the lower edge 42A, where the connection port 60 is arranged. evacuates at the level of the lower edge 42A passing on either side of this bulge.
  • the flat surface 47 is divided into three zones which are identified in Figure 5, namely a first zone 47.1, which is located in vertical alignment with the joystick 70, a second zone 47.2, which connects the first zone 47.1 to the right upright 45 of the main body 41, and a third zone 47.3, which connects the first zone 47.1 to the left upright 44.
  • the first and second zones 47.1 and 47.2 are advantageously devoid of any control device: in this way, the right arm of the operator, whose right hand holds the joystick 70, neither interferes with nor hides the control elements which would have been provided in one and/or the other of the zones 47.1 and 47.2 of the flat surface 47 Conversely, the third zone 47.3 of the flat surface 47 is not found directly above the right arm of the operator and can therefore carry control elements, in this case, in the embodiment considered here, some of the push buttons 100.
  • the front face 41A of the main body 41 comprises a rim 48, which projects with respect to the flat surface 47 and which runs over a part of the periphery of this flat surface, so that the edge of the flange 48, facing forwards, defines a front support plane PA, set back from which the joystick 70 is arranged in the rest position and the push-buttons 100, as clearly visible in Figure 6.
  • the rim 48 runs over the entire periphery of the flat surface 47, except on the lower edge 42A of the lower crosspiece 42.
  • the rim 48 protects the flat surface 47 and the elements it carries, in the sense that the front support plane PA that geometrically defines the front edge of the rim 48 prevents an external obstacle extending across the face 41A from coming interfere with the flat surface 47, while being held against the front support surface PA.
  • This situation is encountered for example in the case where the console 40 would fall to the ground, against its front face 41 A.
  • only the top of the emergency stop button 90 can be arranged projecting from the support plane before PA, as in the example considered in the figures: in this case, only the activation of the emergency stop button 90 is not possible in the event of the console 40 falling against its front face 41 A or, more generally, in the event of interference between the front face 41A and an obstacle extending across the latter.
  • the rear face 41 B of the main body 41 advantageously defines a rear support plane PB, set back from which the joystick 70 is arranged in position rest, as clearly visible in Figure 6.
  • the rear support plane PB is defined by the rear of the lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces.
  • the console 40 comprises a flexible protective cover 110, for example made of an extensible plastic material.
  • This protective cover 110 is adapted to removably cover at least the flat surface 47, or even the entire front face 41 A of the main body 41, as indicated in dotted lines in FIG. 6.
  • the protective cover 110 thus protects the flat surface 47, or even the entire front face 41 A, rain and, more generally, bad weather and external conditions.
  • the protective cover 110 is provided transparent at least in its part which covers the display 80 when the protective cover 110 covers the flat surface 47.
  • the protective hood 110 is fixed permanently on one of the lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces and can be deployed as far as the other of these lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces, with which the protection cooperates to be retained reversibly, by any appropriate means.
  • a retractor is provided on the crosspiece to which the protective cover 110 is permanently attached, so that the latter wraps around the retractor when it does not cover the flat surface 47.
  • the protective cover 110 forms a completely removable cover vis-à-vis the main body 41 .
  • the console 40 includes a protective cover, at least partially rigid, which removably covers at least the flat surface 47, or even the entire front face 41 A of the main body 41.
  • This cover can in particular be either formed in one piece, separable or mounted in a movable manner relative to the main body 41, or formed of several retractable parts relative to each other.
  • console 40 and the lifting platform 1 which have been described so far, are possible.
  • various corresponding aspects are listed below, which can be considered separately with the foregoing or in combination with each other:
  • the flat surface 47 can be provided with one or more tilting buttons, in particular on the left upright 44.
  • the desk 40 is thus provided with a tilting button 120, which is located in the zone 47.3 of the flat surface 47 and whose maintenance in actuation, in particular by the left hand of the operator, makes it possible to control the training of the lifting structure 30 by the joystick 70 at a higher speed than when push button 120 is released.
  • the console 40 is compatible with the protection device which is disclosed in WO 2020/144601. To this end, in the embodiment considered in the figures, the console 40 is provided, on its right side, with a member 130 for coupling to this protection device, this coupling member 130 being visible on the figure 5.
  • this coupling member 130 being visible on the figure 5.
  • the specificities, in particular of shape and dimensions, of this coupling member 130 are not limited to those visible in figure 3.
  • the main body 41 of the desk 40 can be produced by assembling two one-piece shells 41.1 and 41.2, in particular of plastic material, which are superimposed on one another in the anteroposterior direction of the main body 41, as illustrated schematically in Figure 7.
  • the main body 41 is then easy to assemble / disassemble, while allowing the interior of the main body to be sealed in a simple and reliable manner.
  • the console 40 can be permanently fixed there.
  • the lifting platform 1 can be devoid of motorization for the purpose of its movement on the ground. In this case, the lifting platform is towed or pushed to move it on the ground.
  • the lifting platform 1 considered so far is only one example of a machine for lifting people, to which the invention is applicable.
  • the person lifting machine can be a machine arranged fixedly relative to the ground, or else a machine on board a motor vehicle, such as a truck, without the possibility of controlling the movement of this vehicle on the ground from the platform 20 of this machine.
  • the console 40 can be available in several sizes, in particular depending on the type and size of the personnel lifting machine, controlled by the console.
  • the console can then integrate, in addition to the joystick 70 and the push-buttons 100, other control devices, such as one or more additional joysticks, additional push-buttons, one or more rocker buttons, etc. .

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Abstract

The invention relates to a console (40) comprising a main body (41), the front and rear faces of which are connected by a through-passage (41C) closed off by lower (42) and upper (43) crossmembers and left-hand (44) and right-hand (45) risers. A joystick (70), arranged inside the through-passage, extends towards the top from the lower crossmember and, at rest, is rearwardly inclined when viewed from bottom to top. The front face of the main body includes a planar surface (47) onto which the through-passage opens out and which is rearwardly inclined when viewed from bottom to top and which extends continuously over the upper crossmember, where it is provided with a display (80), over the left-hand riser, where it is provided with pushbuttons (100), and over the lower crossmember, where it runs from the through-passage to the lower edge (42A) of the lower crossmember, this lower edge being set back relative to the planar surface.

Description

Pupitre de commande pour une machine d’élévation de personnes, ainsi que machine d’élévation de personnes comprenant un tel pupitre de commande Control desk for a personnel lifting machine, as well as personnel lifting machine comprising such a control console
La présente invention concerne un pupitre de commande pour une machine d’élévation de personnes. Elle concerne également une machine d’élévation de personnes, comportant un tel pupitre de commande. The present invention relates to a control panel for a personnel lifting machine. It also relates to a machine for lifting people, comprising such a control panel.
Les machines d’élévation de personnes, telles que les nacelles élévatrices, sont des machines destinées à permettre à une ou plusieurs personnes de travailler en hauteur. Pour cela, ces machines comprennent une plateforme de travail, prévue pour qu’une ou plusieurs personnes puissent s’y tenir. La plateforme comprend un plancher entouré d’un garde-corps. Elle est supportée par une structure élévatrice qui permet d’élever/abaisser la plateforme entre une position abaissée sur le châssis de la machine et une position de travail souhaitée en hauteur. Les machines d’élévation de personnes peuvent être automotrices, c’est-à-dire motorisées pour permettre leur déplacement autonome au sol. Dans tous les cas, la plateforme est associée à un pupitre de commande, muni d’organes de commande à actionnement manuel permettant à un opérateur d’actionner le déploiement de la structure élévatrice et, le cas échéant, le déplacement de la machine au sol. People lifting machines, such as aerial work platforms, are machines intended to allow one or more people to work at height. For this, these machines include a work platform, designed for one or more people to stand on. The platform includes a floor surrounded by a guardrail. It is supported by an elevating structure that allows the platform to be raised/lowered between a lowered position on the machine frame and a desired working position at height. People lifting machines can be self-propelled, i.e. motorized to allow them to move independently on the ground. In all cases, the platform is associated with a control console, equipped with manually operated control devices allowing an operator to operate the deployment of the lifting structure and, if necessary, the movement of the machine on the ground. .
Le pupitre de commande est soit monté à demeure sur la plateforme, c’est-à-dire qu’il est monté en permanence à un même endroit donné de celle-ci, généralement sur le garde-corps, en étant prévu pour que l’opérateur se tienne debout devant lui lorsque l’opérateur souhaite manipuler les organes de commande, soit amovible, par exemple pour être déplaçable par l’opérateur de manière à pouvoir l’accrocher en différents endroits du garde-corps, par exemple du côté avant ou du côté arrière de la plateforme. Lorsque le pupitre de commande est amovible, il est généralement plus compact et léger que dans le cas des pupitres de commande fixes. Le pupitre de commande peut en outre être prévu pour que l’opérateur puisse le tenir d’une seule main et manipuler ses organes de commande de l’autre, ce qui permet notamment de commander la machine depuis le sol au lieu de la plateforme. Dans ce cas, le pupitre de commande est encore plus compact et de poids encore plus limité. The control console is either permanently mounted on the platform, that is to say it is permanently mounted at the same given location on the latter, generally on the guardrail, being provided so that the operator stands in front of him when the operator wishes to manipulate the control devices, either removable, for example to be movable by the operator so as to be able to hang it in different places on the guardrail, for example on the front side or the rear side of the platform. When the control desk is removable, it is generally more compact and lightweight than in the case of fixed control desks. The control panel can also be designed so that the operator can hold it with one hand and manipulate its control devices with the other, which in particular makes it possible to control the machine from the ground instead of the platform. In this case, the control desk is even more compact and of even more limited weight.
Dans tous les cas, la prise en main du pupitre de commande par l’opérateur n’est pas toujours aisée selon la « logique » avec laquelle les organes de commande sont agencés sur le pupitre. Cette problématique est d’autant plus prononcée lorsqu’un même opérateur utilise successivement différentes machines d’élévation de personnes, en particulier de tailles et/ou de types différents, dont les pupitres de commande respectifs suivent des « logiques » différentes. De plus, la localisation du pupitre de commande sur la plateforme est souvent peu satisfaisante en termes d’ergonomie dès lors que le pupitre est positionné trop haut par rapport au plancher de la plateforme : l’opérateur doit alors garder ses coudes pliés à 90° et le pupitre limite le champ de vision de l’opérateur. Par ailleurs, en service, le pupitre de commande est souvent soumis à un environnement de travail difficile, en particulier lorsque la machine est utilisée en extérieur. De l’eau de pluie et/ou des salissures de chantier peuvent avoir ainsi tendance à s’accumuler sur les organes de commande agencés sur le pupitre, ce qui peut conduire à une utilisation dégradée du pupitre, voire à des dysfonctionnements de ce dernier. In any case, the handling of the control desk by the operator is not always easy according to the “logic” with which the control members are arranged on the desk. This problem is all the more pronounced when the same operator successively uses different people lifting machines, in particular of different sizes and/or types, including the respective control desks follow different logics. In addition, the location of the control console on the platform is often unsatisfactory in terms of ergonomics when the console is positioned too high in relation to the floor of the platform: the operator must then keep his elbows bent at 90° and the console limits the operator's field of vision. In addition, in service, the control desk is often subjected to a difficult working environment, especially when the machine is used outdoors. Rainwater and/or site dirt may thus tend to accumulate on the control devices arranged on the console, which may lead to degraded use of the console, or even to malfunctions of the latter.
Le but de la présente invention est de proposer un nouveau pupitre de commande, qui permette de concilier des contraintes d’ergonomie, de fiabilité et de durabilité. The object of the present invention is to propose a new control panel, which makes it possible to reconcile the constraints of ergonomics, reliability and durability.
A cet effet, l’invention a pour objet un pupitre de commande pour une machine d’élévation de personnes, tel que défini à la revendication 1 . To this end, the subject of the invention is a control panel for a personnel lifting machine, as defined in claim 1.
Avec le pupitre de commande conforme à l’invention, le joystick de ce dernier, qui permet notamment de commander le déplacement en hauteur et, le cas échéant, le déplacement au sol de la machine d’élévation de personnes, est entouré par les montants et traverses du corps principal du pupitre, ce qui protège le joystick et limite le risque que ce dernier ne soit déplacé à mauvais escient. En position de repos, le joystick s’étend depuis la traverse inférieure vers l’arrière, ce qui est particulièrement ergonomique et permet de renforcer la sécurité en prévoyant avantageusement qu’une inclinaison du joystick vers l’avant depuis sa position de repos fait lever la plateforme tandis qu’une inclinaison du joystick vers l’arrière depuis sa position de repos fait baisser la plateforme. Pour actionner d’autres fonctions que celles commandées par le joystick, le pupitre de commande conforme à l’invention est équipé de boutons-poussoirs situés dans la partie gauche de la face avant du corps principal : en service, ces boutons-poussoirs sont ainsi facilement et efficacement actionnables par la main gauche de l’opérateur, en particulier lorsque ce dernier tient le joystick par sa main droite, et ce sans que le bras droit de l’opérateur ne gêne l’actionnement des boutons-poussoirs ou ne cache la partie gauche de la face avant du corps principal. En partie haute de la face avant du corps principal, le pupitre de commande est équipé d’un afficheur qui, en service, est bien visible par l’opérateur et permet de transmettre à ce dernier des informations facilitant la prise en main et l’utilisation du pupitre par l’opérateur. Par ailleurs, les boutons-poussoirs et l’afficheur, ainsi que, le cas échéant, d’autres organes de commande présents sur le pupitre de commande sont prévus sur une surface plane de la face avant, sur laquelle débouche le passage traversant où est agencé le joystick, et qui s’étend jusqu’à un bord inférieur de la traverse inférieure du corps principal, ce bord inférieur étant prévu en retrait par rapport à la surface plane : en service, cette surface plane est inclinée vers l’arrière lorsqu’on la parcourt de bas en haut, ce qui est ergonomique, tout en évitant la rétention d’eau ou l’accumulation de saletés sur cette surface plane et, par-là, sur les boutons-poussoirs, l’afficheur et les éventuels autres organes de commande. Ainsi, le pupitre de commande conforme à l’invention s’avère particulièrement ergonomique, fiable et durable, en étant avantageusement déclinable en différentes tailles tout en gardant la même « logique » de structure et d’utilisation. Ces avantages sont d’ailleurs potentiellement renforcés par d’autres aspects du pupitre de commande, qui seront détaillés par la suite. With the control desk according to the invention, the joystick of the latter, which makes it possible in particular to control the movement in height and, if necessary, the movement on the ground of the personnel lifting machine, is surrounded by the uprights and crosspieces of the main body of the console, which protects the joystick and limits the risk of it being moved inappropriately. In the rest position, the joystick extends from the lower crossbar towards the rear, which is particularly ergonomic and makes it possible to reinforce safety by advantageously providing that tilting the joystick forwards from its rest position raises the platform while tilting the joystick backwards from its rest position lowers the platform. To actuate functions other than those controlled by the joystick, the control panel according to the invention is equipped with push-buttons located in the left part of the front face of the main body: in service, these push-buttons are thus easily and efficiently actuated by the operator's left hand, in particular when the latter holds the joystick with his right hand, without the operator's right arm interfering with the actuation of the push-buttons or hiding the left part of the front side of the main body. In the upper part of the front face of the main body, the control panel is fitted with a display which, when in use, is clearly visible to the operator and allows information to be transmitted to the latter to facilitate handling and operation. use of the console by the operator. Furthermore, the push-buttons and the display, as well as, where appropriate, other control devices present on the control desk are provided on a flat surface of the front face, on which the through passage opens where is arranged the joystick, and which extends to a lower edge of the lower crosspiece of the main body, this lower edge being set back with respect to the flat surface: in use, this flat surface is inclined towards the rear when it is traversed from bottom to top, which is ergonomic, while avoiding retention of water or accumulation of dirt on this flat surface and, hence, on the push buttons, the display and any other control devices. Thus, the control panel according to the invention proves to be particularly ergonomic, reliable and durable, being advantageously available in different sizes while keeping the same "logic" of structure and use. These advantages are also potentially reinforced by other aspects of the control desk, which will be detailed later.
Des caractéristiques additionnelles avantageuses du pupitre de commande conforme à l’invention sont spécifiés aux revendications 2 à 12. Additional advantageous characteristics of the control panel according to the invention are specified in claims 2 to 12.
L’invention a également pour objet une machine d’élévation de personnes, telle que définie à la revendication 13. The invention also relates to a machine for lifting people, as defined in claim 13.
Des caractéristiques additionnelles avantageuses de la machine d’élévation de personnes conforme à l’invention sont spécifiées aux revendications 14 et 15. Additional advantageous features of the personnel lifting machine according to the invention are specified in claims 14 and 15.
L’invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée uniquement à titre d’exemple et faite en se référant aux dessins sur lesquels : The invention will be better understood on reading the following description, given solely by way of example and made with reference to the drawings in which:
[Fig. 1] la figure 1 est une vue en élévation d’une machine d’élévation de personnes, conforme à l’invention ; [Fig. 1] Figure 1 is an elevational view of a people lifting machine, according to the invention;
[Fig. 2] la figure 2 est une vue similaire à la figure 1 , illustrant, à plus grande échelle, un pupitre de commande appartenant à la machine de la figure 1 ; [Fig. 2] Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, illustrating, on a larger scale, a control panel belonging to the machine of Figure 1;
[Fig. 3], [Fig. 4] les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues en perspective du pupitre de commande montré seul, selon des directions d’observation respectives qui sont différentes ; [Fig. 3], [Fig. 4] Figures 3 and 4 are perspective views of the control panel shown alone, according to respective viewing directions which are different;
[Fig. 5] la figure 5 est une vue en élévation selon la flèche V de la figure 3 ; [Fig. 5] Figure 5 is an elevational view along the arrow V of Figure 3;
[Fig. 6] la figure 6 est une coupe schématique selon la ligne VI-VI de la figure 5 ; et[Fig. 6] Figure 6 is a schematic section along the line VI-VI of Figure 5; and
[Fig. 7] la figure 7 est un éclaté en perspective de certaines pièces du pupitre de commande des figures précédentes. [Fig. 7] Figure 7 is an exploded view of some parts of the control panel of the previous figures.
Sur les figures 1 et 2 est représentée une nacelle élévatrice 1 permettant à un opérateur d’atteindre une zone située en hauteur afin d’y effectuer des travaux. In Figures 1 and 2 is shown a lifting platform 1 allowing an operator to reach an area located at height in order to carry out work there.
Comme représenté sur la figure 1 , la nacelle élévatrice comporte un châssis 10 reposant sur le sol. Le châssis 10 est muni de roues pour sa translation au sol, à savoir, ici, une paire de roues arrière 11 et une paire de roues avant 12. Pour permettre de faire tourner le châssis 10 par rapport au sol, les roues d’au moins une des deux paires de roues 11 et 12 sont avantageusement directrices, en étant inclinables vers la gauche et vers la droite par rapport à un axe géométrique antéropostérieur du châssis 10, s’étendant parallèlement au sol. As shown in Figure 1, the aerial platform comprises a frame 10 resting on the ground. The frame 10 is provided with wheels for its translation on the ground, namely, here, a pair of rear wheels 11 and a pair of front wheels 12. To allow the frame 10 to rotate relative to the ground, the wheels at least at least one of the two pairs of wheels 11 and 12 are advantageously steerable, being tiltable to the left and to the right with respect to an anteroposterior geometric axis of the frame 10, extending parallel to the ground.
En variante non représentée, tout ou partie des roues arrière 11 et des roues avant 12 peut être remplacé par des chenilles aux fins de la translation du châssis 10 sur le sol. Plus généralement, les roues arrière 11 et les roues avant 12 ne sont que des exemples d’organes de translation au sol, qui équipent le châssis 10. In a variant not shown, all or part of the rear wheels 11 and the front wheels 12 can be replaced by caterpillars for the purposes of the translation of the chassis 10 on the ground. More generally, the rear wheels 11 and the front wheels 12 are only examples of translation members on the ground, which equip the chassis 10.
Quelles que soient les spécificités des organes de translation au sol, tels que les roues arrière 11 et avant 12, le châssis 10 est avantageusement prévu automoteur de manière à pouvoir se déplacer de lui-même sur le sol. A cet effet, la nacelle élévatrice 1 dispose d’une motorisation, qui est généralement montée directement sur le châssis 10 et qui est thermique, électrique ou hybride. Whatever the specificities of the translation members on the ground, such as the rear 11 and front 12 wheels, the frame 10 is advantageously provided with self-propelled so as to be able to move by itself on the ground. For this purpose, the lifting platform 1 has a motorization, which is generally mounted directly on the frame 10 and which is thermal, electric or hybrid.
La nacelle élévatrice 1 comprend également une plateforme 20 qui est conçue pour que l’opérateur utilisant la nacelle puisse s’y tenir. La plateforme 20 est ainsi prévue pour recevoir à son bord cet opérateur, ainsi que, le cas échéant, une ou plusieurs autres personnes et/ou du matériel en vue de réaliser des travaux en hauteur. A cet effet, la plateforme 20 comprend un plancher 21 , sur lequel l’opérateur se tient debout et qui s’étend à l’horizontale lorsque la nacelle élévatrice est placée sur un sol horizontal. La plateforme 20 comprend également un garde-corps 22, qui s’élève du plancher 21 en entourant la plateforme et qui est prévu pour éviter la chute des personnes hors de la plateforme. The lifting platform 1 also includes a platform 20 which is designed so that the operator using the platform can stand on it. The platform 20 is thus provided to receive on board this operator, as well as, where appropriate, one or more other persons and/or equipment with a view to carrying out work at height. For this purpose, the platform 20 comprises a floor 21, on which the operator stands and which extends horizontally when the lifting platform is placed on horizontal ground. The platform 20 also includes a guardrail 22, which rises from the floor 21 surrounding the platform and which is provided to prevent people from falling off the platform.
La nacelle élévatrice 1 comprend en outre une structure élévatrice 30 supportant la plateforme 20. Cette structure élévatrice 30 est agencée sur le châssis 10 de manière à plus ou moins élever la plateforme 20 par rapport au châssis 10. Dans l’exemple de réalisation considéré sur la figure 1 , la structure élévatrice 30 comprend une tourelle 31 , qui repose sur le châssis 10 et qui est rotative par rapport à ce dernier autour d’un axe de rotation s’étendant perpendiculairement au sol, et un bras 32, qui relie la tourelle 31 à la plateforme 20 et qui est déployable de manière à plus ou moins écarter la plateforme 20 vis-à-vis de la tourelle 31. La forme de réalisation de la tourelle 31 n’est pas limitative. De même, la forme de réalisation du bras 32 n’est pas limitative, étant d’ailleurs noté que le terme « bras » utilisé ici s’entend dans un sens large et correspond ainsi à une structure mécanique allongée, incluant plusieurs éléments de bras mobiles les uns par rapport aux autres, notamment de manière articulée et/ou télescopique, aux fins du déploiement de cette structure mécanique. The lifting platform 1 further comprises a lifting structure 30 supporting the platform 20. This lifting structure 30 is arranged on the chassis 10 so as to more or less raise the platform 20 relative to the chassis 10. In the embodiment considered in Figure 1, the lifting structure 30 comprises a turret 31, which rests on the frame 10 and which is rotatable relative to the latter about an axis of rotation extending perpendicular to the ground, and an arm 32, which connects the turret 31 to the platform 20 and which is deployable so as to more or less separate the platform 20 vis-à-vis the turret 31. The embodiment of the turret 31 is not limiting. Similarly, the embodiment of the arm 32 is not limiting, it being further noted that the term "arm" used here is understood in a broad sense and thus corresponds to an elongated mechanical structure, including several arm elements movable relative to each other, in particular in an articulated and/or telescopic manner, for the purpose of deploying this mechanical structure.
Plus généralement, la forme de réalisation de la structure élévatrice 30 n’est pas limitative du moment que, par déplacement de parties de cette structure élévatrice les unes par rapport aux autres et/ou par rapport au châssis 10, le positionnement de la plateforme 20 par rapport au châssis 10 est modifié de manière correspondante, la plateforme 20 étant ainsi pilotée en déplacement, par l’intermédiaire de la structure élévatrice 30, par l’opérateur utilisant la nacelle élévatrice 1. Ainsi, à titre de variantes non représentées, la structure élévatrice 30 peut être dépourvue de la tourelle 31 et/ou comporter, voire consister en un mécanisme de levage à ciseaux. More generally, the embodiment of the lifting structure 30 is not limiting as long as, by moving parts of this lifting structure relative to each other and/or relative to the chassis 10, the positioning of the platform 20 with respect to the chassis 10 is modified in a corresponding manner, the platform 20 thus being controlled in movement, via the lifting structure 30, by the operator using the lifting platform 1. Thus, by way of variants not shown, the lifting structure 30 can be devoid of the turret 31 and/or comprise, or even consist of a scissor lifting mechanism.
Quelles que soient les spécificités de la structure élévatrice 30, l’entraînement de cette dernière par rapport au châssis 10 est assuré par des organes moteurs, intégrés à la nacelle élévatrice 1. Ces organes moteurs, qui sont connus en soi dans le domaine, sont par exemple de nature mécanique et/ou hydraulique et à motorisation thermique et/ou électrique. Whatever the specificities of the lifting structure 30, the drive of the latter relative to the frame 10 is ensured by drive units, integrated into the lifting platform 1. These drive units, which are known per se in the field, are for example of a mechanical and/or hydraulic nature and with thermal and/or electric motorization.
La nacelle élévatrice 1 comprend également un pupitre de commande 40, qui est illustré en détail sur les figures 2 à 7. Comme détaillé par la suite, ce pupitre 40 est pourvu de divers organes de commande à actionnement manuel permettant à l’opérateur de commander l’entraînement de la structure élévatrice 30 et, par-là, de provoquer notamment le déplacement en hauteur de la plateforme 20 par rapport au châssis 10, ainsi que, le cas échéant, de commander le déplacement du châssis 10 au sol. The lifting platform 1 also comprises a control panel 40, which is illustrated in detail in FIGS. 2 to 7. As detailed below, this panel 40 is provided with various manually actuated control elements allowing the operator to control the drive of the lifting structure 30 and, thereby, to cause in particular the movement in height of the platform 20 relative to the frame 10, as well as, if necessary, to control the movement of the frame 10 on the ground.
Comme bien visible sur les figures 2 à 6, le pupitre 40 comporte un corps principal 41 qui présente deux faces opposées l’une à l’autre, à savoir une face avant 41 A et une face arrière 41 B. Les faces avant 41 A et arrière 41 B sont ainsi opposées l’une à l’autre suivant une direction antéropostérieure du corps principal 41 . La face avant 41 A du corps principal 41 est prévue pour être tournée vers l’opérateur lorsque le pupitre 40 est en service, c’est-à-dire lorsque l’opérateur utilise le pupitre aux fins de la commande de la nacelle élévatrice 1 , comme sur la figure 2. La face avant 41 A est tournée vers le lecteur sur les figures 3 et 5, tandis que la face arrière 41 B est tournée vers le lecteur sur la figure 4. As clearly visible in Figures 2 to 6, the desk 40 comprises a main body 41 which has two faces opposite to each other, namely a front face 41 A and a rear face 41 B. The front faces 41 A and rear 41B are thus opposite to each other in an anteroposterior direction of the main body 41 . The front face 41 A of the main body 41 is designed to be turned towards the operator when the console 40 is in service, that is to say when the operator uses the console for the purposes of controlling the lifting platform 1 , as in Figure 2. The front face 41 A faces the reader in Figures 3 and 5, while the rear face 41 B faces the reader in Figure 4.
Le corps principal 41 comporte deux traverses et deux montants, à savoir une traverse inférieure 42 et une traverse supérieure 43, et un montant gauche 44 et un montant droit 45. Les traverses inférieure 42 et supérieure 43 s’étendent chacune sur toute la largeur du corps principal 41 , la traverse inférieure 42 étant située sous la traverse supérieure 43 lorsque le pupitre 40 est en service. Les montants gauche 44 et droit 45 s’étendent chacun sur toute la hauteur du corps principal 41 et, lorsque le pupitre 40 est en service, sont respectivement situés à gauche et à droite du pupitre lorsqu’on observe ce dernier par la face avant 41 A de son corps principal 41 , comme sur la figure 5. La traverse inférieure 42 relie l’une à l’autre des portions terminales inférieures respectives des montants gauche 44 et droit 45. Le montant gauche 44 relie l’une à l’autre des portions terminales gauches respectives des traverses inférieure 42 et supérieure 43. La traverse supérieure 43 relie l’une à l’autre des portions terminales supérieures respectives des montants gauche 44 et droit 45. Le montant droit 45 relie l’une à l’autre des portions terminales droites respectives des traverses inférieure 42 et supérieure 43. The main body 41 comprises two crosspieces and two uprights, namely a lower crosspiece 42 and an upper crosspiece 43, and a left upright 44 and a right upright 45. The lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces each extend over the entire width of the main body 41, the lower crosspiece 42 being located under the upper crosspiece 43 when the console 40 is in use. The left 44 and right 45 uprights each extend over the entire height of the main body 41 and, when the desk 40 is in use, are respectively located to the left and to the right of the desk when the latter is observed from the front face 41 A of its main body 41, as in FIG. 5. The lower crosspiece 42 connects to each other respective lower end portions of the left 44 and right 45 uprights. The left upright 44 connects to each other left terminal portions respective lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces. The upper crosspiece 43 connects to each other respective upper end portions of the left 44 and right 45 uprights. The right upright 45 connects to each other right end portions respective lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces.
La traverse inférieure 42 et le montant gauche 44 partagent ainsi une même partie inférieure gauche du corps principal 41 , cette partie inférieure gauche correspondant à, à la fois, la partie terminale gauche de la traverse inférieure 42 et la partie terminale inférieure du montant gauche 44. De même, le montant gauche 44 et la traverse supérieure 43 partagent une même partie supérieure gauche du corps principal 41 , cette partie supérieure gauche correspondant à, à la fois, la portion terminale supérieure du montant gauche 44 et la partie terminale gauche de la traverse supérieure 43 ; la traverse supérieure 43 et le montant droit 45 partagent une même partie supérieure droite du corps principal 41 , cette partis supérieure droite correspondant à, à la fois, la partie terminale droite de la traverse supérieure 43 et la partie terminale supérieure du montant droit 45 ; et le montant droit 45 et la traverse inférieure 42 partagent une même partie inférieure droite du corps principal 41 , cette partie inférieure droite correspondant à, à la fois, la partie terminale inférieure du montant droit 45 et la partie terminale droite de la traverse inférieure 42. The lower crosspiece 42 and the left upright 44 thus share the same lower left part of the main body 41, this lower left part corresponding to both the left end part of the lower crosspiece 42 and the lower end part of the left upright 44 Similarly, the left upright 44 and the upper crosspiece 43 share the same upper left part of the main body 41, this upper left part corresponding to both the upper end portion of the left upright 44 and the left end part of the upper crosspiece 43; the upper crosspiece 43 and the right upright 45 share the same upper right part of the main body 41, this upper right part corresponding to both the right end part of the upper crosspiece 43 and the upper end part of the right upright 45; and the right upright 45 and the lower crosspiece 42 share the same lower right part of the main body 41, this lower right part corresponding to both the lower end part of the right upright 45 and the right end part of the lower crosspiece 42 .
Les traverses 42 et 43 et les montants 44 et 45 délimitent entre eux un passage traversant 41 C qui relie l’une à l’autre les faces avant 41 A et arrière 41 B du corps principal 41. Le passage traversant 41 C est ouvert à ses deux extrémités opposées suivant la direction antéropostérieure du corps principal 41 , en débouchant sur les faces avant 41 A et arrière 41 B. Suivant une direction périphérique à la direction antéropostérieure du corps principal 41 , le passage traversant 41 C est fermé par les traverses 42 et 43 et les montants 44 et 45. Le contour fermé correspondant du passage traversant 41 C s’étend sur 360°, comme bien visible sur la figure 5. Dans l’exemple considéré ici, ce contour fermé est globalement rectangulaire, à coins arrondis. The crosspieces 42 and 43 and the uprights 44 and 45 delimit between them a through passage 41 C which connects to each other the front 41 A and rear 41 B faces of the main body 41. The through passage 41 C is open to its two opposite ends in the anteroposterior direction of the main body 41, opening onto the front 41 A and rear 41 B faces. and 43 and the uprights 44 and 45. The corresponding closed contour of the through passage 41 C extends over 360°, as clearly visible in FIG. 5. In the example considered here, this closed contour is generally rectangular, with rounded corners .
Le pupitre 40 est conçu pour être fixé à la plateforme 20, notamment au garde-corps 22 de cette dernière. Dans la forme de réalisation considérée sur les figures, le pupitre 40 est prévu pour être ainsi fixé à la plateforme 20 de manière amovible. A cet effet, le pupitre 40 comporte un crochet 46 permettant de fixer de manière amovible le pupitre 40 au garde- corps 22 de la plateforme 20. Comme bien visible sur les figures 2, 4 et 6, ce crochet 46 est agencé sur la face arrière 41 B du corps principal 41 , de préférence au niveau de la traverse supérieure 43 du corps principal 41 . Le crochet 46 est façonné pour coopérer par complémentarité de forme avec une barre supérieure 22.1 du garde-corps 22, s’étendant parallèlement au plancher 21 de la plateforme 20. En pratique, le crochet 46 est avantageusement déclinable en différentes tailles afin de s’adapter à diverses dimensions possibles pour les constituants du garde-corps 22. The desk 40 is designed to be fixed to the platform 20, in particular to the railing 22 of the latter. In the embodiment considered in the figures, the desk 40 is provided to be thus fixed to the platform 20 in a removable manner. For this purpose, the desk 40 includes a hook 46 allowing the desk 40 to be removably fixed to the railing 22 of the platform 20. As clearly visible in FIGS. 2, 4 and 6, this hook 46 is arranged on the face rear 41 B of the main body 41 , preferably at the level of the upper crosspiece 43 of the main body 41 . The hook 46 is shaped to cooperate by form complementarity with an upper bar 22.1 of the guardrail 22, extending parallel to the floor 21 of the platform 20. In practice, the hook 46 is advantageously available in different sizes in order to adapt to various possible dimensions for the constituents of the guardrail 22.
Lorsque le pupitre 40 est détaché de la plateforme 20, il peut être désactivé à des fins de rangement. Le pupitre 40 peut aussi être maintenu activé et utilisé pour commander la nacelle élévatrice 1 : dans ce cas, l’opérateur tient le pupitre 40 à la main et, à cet effet, le montant gauche 44 est avantageusement façonné en une poignée pour la main gauche de l’opérateur. When the console 40 is detached from the platform 20, it can be deactivated for storage purposes. The console 40 can also be kept activated and used to control the lifting platform 1: in this case, the operator holds the console 40 by hand and, for this purpose, the left upright 44 is advantageously shaped into a handle for the hand left of the operator.
Le pupitre 40 est par ailleurs conçu pour être relié à une unité de commande 13 de la nacelle élévatrice 1 , qui, comme représenté schématiquement sur la figure 1 , est de préférence intégrée au châssis 10. Cette unité de commande 13 comprend par exemple un microprocesseur et est conçue pour, en fonction des ordres émis par les organes de commande appartenant au pupitre 40, actionner les organes moteurs qui assurent l’entraînement de la structure élévatrice 30 par rapport au châssis 10 et, le cas échéant, actionner la motorisation qui assure le déplacement du châssis 10 sur le sol. Dans la forme de réalisation considérée sur les figures, la liaison correspondante entre le pupitre de commande 40 et l’unité de commande 13 est réalisée par un câble 50 dont seule l’extrémité connectée au pupitre 40 est visible sur les figures. Le câble 50 permet de transmettre à l’unité de commande 13 les ordres émis par les organes de commande appartenant au pupitre 40. Le câble 50 peut également permettre l’alimentation électrique du pupitre 40, l’énergie électrique amenée par le câble 50 pouvant être consommée directement ou bien être stockée dans une batterie intégrée au pupitre 40. The console 40 is also designed to be connected to a control unit 13 of the lifting platform 1, which, as shown schematically in Figure 1, is preferably integrated into the chassis 10. This control unit 13 comprises for example a microprocessor and is designed to, depending on the orders issued by the control devices belonging to the desk 40, actuate the motor devices which ensure the driving of the lifting structure 30 with respect to the frame 10 and, if necessary, actuate the motorization which ensures the displacement of the frame 10 on the ground. In the embodiment considered in the figures, the corresponding connection between the control panel 40 and the control unit 13 is made by a cable 50 of which only the end connected to the panel 40 is visible in the figures. The cable 50 makes it possible to transmit to the control unit 13 the orders issued by the control devices belonging to the console 40. The cable 50 can also allow the electrical supply of the console 40, the electrical energy supplied by the cable 50 being able to be consumed directly or be stored in a battery integrated into the desk 40.
Le câble 50 est avantageusement prévu pour émerger de la face arrière 41 B du corps principal 41 , notamment pour des raisons ergonomiques. Ceci étant, en variante non représentée, le câble 50 émerge vers le bas depuis l’extrémité inférieure de la traverse inférieure 42. The cable 50 is advantageously provided to emerge from the rear face 41B of the main body 41, in particular for ergonomic reasons. This being the case, in a variant not shown, the cable 50 emerges downwards from the lower end of the lower crosspiece 42.
Selon une forme de réalisation pratique, le câble 50 est connectable de manière amovible au pupitre 40 : le pupitre 40 intègre alors, en particulier dans sa traverse inférieure 42, une prise de branchement 51 , qui est accessible depuis la face arrière 41 B du corps principal 41 aux fins du branchement du câble 50. Dans l’exemple de réalisation considéré sur les figures, cette prise de branchement 51 est avantageusement protégée par une plaque 52 qui est rapportée sur la face arrière 41 B du corps principal 41 de manière à verrouiller la prise de branchement 51 et éviter ainsi le démontage ou le bricolage de cette dernière, notamment à des fins de sécurité. According to a practical embodiment, the cable 50 is removably connectable to the console 40: the console 40 then incorporates, in particular in its lower crosspiece 42, a connection socket 51, which is accessible from the rear face 41 B of the body main 41 for the purpose of connecting the cable 50. In the embodiment considered in the figures, this connection socket 51 is advantageously protected by a plate 52 which is attached to the rear face 41 B of the main body 41 so as to lock the connection socket 51 and thus avoid dismantling or tinkering with the latter, in particular for safety purposes.
Suivant une disposition optionnelle avantageuse, qui est mise en œuvre dans la forme de réalisation considérée sur les figures, un bord inférieur 42A de la traverse inférieure 42 du corps principal 41 est pourvu d’un port de connexion 60, tel qu’un port USB, qui est accessible depuis la face avant 41 A du corps principal 41. La finalité du port de connexion 60 n’est pas limitative mais vise, dans tous les cas, à améliorer la praticité du pupitre 40. A titre d’exemple, le port de connexion 60 permet de brancher un appareil électronique mobile, tel qu’un téléphone, aux fins de son rechargement. Le port de connexion 60 peut également permettre de brancher un terminal mobile afin d’échanger des données entre ce dernier et le pupitre 40, par exemple à des fins de contrôle, de mise à jour, de dépannage, etc. According to an advantageous optional arrangement, which is implemented in the embodiment considered in the figures, a lower edge 42A of the crosspiece bottom 42 of the main body 41 is provided with a connection port 60, such as a USB port, which is accessible from the front face 41 A of the main body 41. The purpose of the connection port 60 is not limiting but aims, in all cases, to improve the practicality of the desk 40. For example, the connection port 60 makes it possible to connect a mobile electronic device, such as a telephone, for the purpose of recharging it. The connection port 60 can also make it possible to connect a mobile terminal in order to exchange data between the latter and the console 40, for example for the purposes of checking, updating, troubleshooting, etc.
Le pupitre 40 comporte également un joystick 70 qui forme l’un des organes de commande à actionnement manuel qui appartiennent au pupitre. Comme bien visible sur les figures 2 à 6, le joystick 70 est agencé à l’intérieur du passage traversant 41 C du corps principal 41, en s’étendant vers le haut depuis la traverse inférieure 42. Le joystick 70 est monté sur la traverse inférieure 42 de manière déplaçable, notamment inclinable, depuis une position de repos que le joystick 70 occupe lorsqu’il est au repos, c’est-à-dire en l’absence de sollicitation, notamment de la part de l’opérateur. The desk 40 also includes a joystick 70 which forms one of the manually operated control elements which belong to the desk. As clearly visible in Figures 2 to 6, the joystick 70 is arranged inside the through passage 41C of the main body 41, extending upwards from the lower crosspiece 42. The joystick 70 is mounted on the crosspiece lower 42 in a movable manner, in particular tilting, from a rest position that the joystick 70 occupies when it is at rest, that is to say in the absence of stress, in particular from the operator.
Lorsque le pupitre 40 est en service, le joystick 70 est prévu pour être saisi par la main droite de l’opérateur, comme indiqué schématiquement sur la figure 2 : la région carpienne de la main droite se retrouve alors située entre le joystick 70 et le montant droit 45 du corps principal 41 , tandis que les doigts de la main droite sont refermés autour du joystick 70 et que le bras droit de l’opérateur émerge du passage traversant 41 C par la face avant 41 A du corps principal 41 . Suivant une disposition optionnelle avantageuse, qui est mise en œuvre dans la forme de réalisation considérée sur les figures, le pupitre 40 comporte également un repose-poignet 71 pour la main droite de l’opérateur tenant le joystick 70, ce repose-poignet 71 étant agencé dans le cadran inférieur droit du passage traversant 41 C, comme bien visible sur les figures 3 à 5. En pratique, la forme de réalisation du repose-poignet 71 n’est pas limitative : dans l’exemple envisagé sur les figures, le repose-poignet 71 est une pièce rapportée, comme illustré sur la figure 7, qui est solidarisée fixement au corps principal 41 par tout moyen approprié. When the console 40 is in use, the joystick 70 is designed to be gripped by the right hand of the operator, as shown schematically in Figure 2: the carpal region of the right hand is then located between the joystick 70 and the right upright 45 of the main body 41, while the fingers of the right hand are closed around the joystick 70 and the right arm of the operator emerges from the through passage 41 C through the front face 41 A of the main body 41 . According to an advantageous optional arrangement, which is implemented in the embodiment considered in the figures, the console 40 also comprises a wrist rest 71 for the right hand of the operator holding the joystick 70, this wrist rest 71 being arranged in the lower right dial of the through passage 41 C, as clearly visible in FIGS. 3 to 5. In practice, the embodiment of the wrist rest 71 is not limiting: in the example considered in the figures, the wrist rest 71 is an added piece, as shown in Figure 7, which is fixedly secured to the main body 41 by any suitable means.
Lorsque le pupitre 40 est en service, en particulier lorsque le pupitre est fixé à la plateforme 20, le joystick en position de repos est incliné vers l’arrière lorsqu’on parcourt le joystick de bas en haut, comme bien visible sur les figures 2 et 6. Cette inclinaison vers l’arrière participe à l’ergonomie du pupitre 40. Cette inclinaison est préférentiellement telle que, lorsque le pupitre 40 est en service, en particulier fixé à la plateforme 20 alors que le plancher 21 de cette dernière est à l’horizontale, le joystick 70 en position de repos est incliné à 45°, plus ou moins 5°, par rapport à la verticale. Cette plage d’inclinaison renforce la facilité d’utilisation du pupitre 40 par l’opérateur. Egalement à des fins d’amélioration de l’ergonomie du pupitre 40, le centre 70A du joystick 70, c’est-à-dire la région de ce dernier qui se retrouve saisie au creux de la main droite de l’opérateur, est située à une distance D vis-à-vis du plancher 21 de la plateforme 20, qui est avantageusement comprise entre 91 et 95 cm, comme illustré schématiquement sur la figure 2 : de cette façon, en service, l’opérateur, qui se tient debout sur le plancher 21 et qui tient le joystick 70 dans sa main droite, a son bras droit qui forme un angle obtus au niveau de son coude, ce qui correspond à une position satisfaisante en termes d’ergonomie pour l’opérateur, comparativement à une situation où ce dernier devrait plier son bras à angle droit. When the console 40 is in use, in particular when the console is fixed to the platform 20, the joystick in the rest position is tilted backwards when the joystick is traversed from bottom to top, as clearly visible in Figures 2 and 6. This rearward inclination contributes to the ergonomics of the console 40. This inclination is preferably such that, when the console 40 is in service, in particular fixed to the platform 20 while the floor 21 of the latter is at horizontally, the joystick 70 in the rest position is inclined at 45°, plus or minus 5°, with respect to the vertical. This range of inclination reinforces ease of use of the console 40 by the operator. Also for the purpose of improving the ergonomics of the console 40, the center 70A of the joystick 70, that is to say the region of the latter which is caught in the palm of the operator's right hand, is located at a distance D vis-à-vis the floor 21 of the platform 20, which is advantageously between 91 and 95 cm, as illustrated schematically in Figure 2: in this way, in service, the operator, who stands standing on the floor 21 and who holds the joystick 70 in his right hand, has his right arm which forms an obtuse angle at the level of his elbow, which corresponds to a satisfactory position in terms of ergonomics for the operator, compared to a situation where the latter should bend his arm at a right angle.
En pratique, la forme de réalisation du joystick 70 n’est pas limitative du moment que ce dernier peut être saisi par la main droite de l’opérateur, comme décrit plus haut, et que le déplacement, par l’opérateur, du joystick 70 depuis sa position de repos génère un ordre correspondant aux fins de la commande de la nacelle élévatrice 1 , en particulier aux fins de l’actionnement de la structure élévatrice 30. Ainsi, de multiples formes de réalisation sont envisageables pour le joystick 70, ce dernier pouvant intégrer un ou plusieurs boutons dont l’actionnement manuel modifie l’ordre généré par le déplacement du joystick 70. En particulier, pour des raisons de sécurité, l’un de ces boutons constitue préférentiellement un organe de validation 72, dit « bouton homme-mort », de manière qu’un mouvement ordonné par déplacement du joystick 70 ne soit exécuté que si l’organe de validation 72 est actionné simultanément. In practice, the embodiment of the joystick 70 is not limiting as long as the latter can be grasped by the right hand of the operator, as described above, and that the movement, by the operator, of the joystick 70 from its rest position generates an order corresponding to the purposes of controlling the lifting platform 1, in particular for the purposes of actuating the lifting structure 30. Thus, multiple embodiments are possible for the joystick 70, the latter which can integrate one or more buttons whose manual actuation modifies the order generated by the displacement of the joystick 70. In particular, for safety reasons, one of these buttons preferably constitutes a validation device 72, called "man button -mort”, so that a movement ordered by movement of the joystick 70 is executed only if the validation member 72 is actuated simultaneously.
L’inclinaison vers l’arrière du joystick 70 en position de repos est avantageusement mise à profit pour renforcer la sécurité d’utilisation de la nacelle élévatrice 1, en prévoyant que le joystick 70 est conçu pour, d’une part, faire lever la plateforme 20 lorsque le joystick est incliné vers l’avant depuis sa position de repos et, d’autre part, faire baisser la plateforme 20 lorsque le joystick est incliné vers l’arrière depuis sa position de repos. Ainsi, en cas d’écrasement de l’opérateur contre le pupitre 40 par un obstacle extérieur, tel qu’une partie d’un bâtiment ou une branche d’arbre, heurtant l’opérateur par derrière ou par le dessus, l’opérateur se retrouve poussé en direction du joystick 70, ce qui tend à incliner ce dernier vers l’arrière et donc à faire baisser la plateforme 20. The rearward inclination of the joystick 70 in the rest position is advantageously used to reinforce the safety of use of the lifting platform 1, by providing that the joystick 70 is designed to, on the one hand, raise the platform 20 when the joystick is tilted forward from its rest position and, on the other hand, lowering the platform 20 when the joystick is tilted rearward from its rest position. Thus, in the event of the operator being crushed against the console 40 by an external obstacle, such as a part of a building or a branch of a tree, hitting the operator from behind or from above, the operator finds himself pushed in the direction of the joystick 70, which tends to tilt the latter backwards and therefore to lower the platform 20.
Comme bien visible sur les figures 3, 5 et 7, la face avant 41 A du corps principal 41 inclut une face plane 47, sur laquelle débouche le passage traversant 41 C et qui s’étend de manière continue à la fois sur la traverse inférieure 42, sur le montant gauche 44 et sur la traverse supérieure 43. Ainsi, les traverses inférieure 42 et supérieure 43 et le montant gauche 44 présentent, sur la face avant 41 A du corps principal 41 , des surfaces respectives, qui, conjointement, forment la surface plane 47 et qui sont toutes inscrites dans un même plan, en se raccordant directement les unes aux autres sans discontinuité, comme bien visible sur la figure 6. Lorsque le pupitre 40 est en service, en particulier lorsqu’il est fixé à la plateforme 20, la surface plane 47 est inclinée vers l’arrière lorsqu’on la parcourt de bas en haut. Dans l’exemple de réalisation considéré sur les figures, la surface plane 47 est ainsi inclinée parallèlement au joystick 70 en position de repos. Dans tous les cas, l’inclinaison vers l’arrière de la surface plane 47 permet d’orienter cette dernière vers l’opérateur tenant le joystick 70, tout en permettant de positionner le pupitre 40 dans une portion basse du champ de vision de l’opérateur, ce qui est particulièrement ergonomique et pratique. En effet, le pupitre 40, ainsi positionné relativement bas par rapport à l’opérateur, ne limite que marginalement le champ de vision de ce dernier, tout en maintenant la surface plane 47 orientée directement vers l’opérateur, notamment, comme expliqué ci-après, à des fins d’observation de cette surface plane 47 et d’actionnement d’organes de commande portés par cette surface plane 47. As clearly visible in Figures 3, 5 and 7, the front face 41 A of the main body 41 includes a flat face 47, on which opens the through passage 41 C and which extends continuously both on the lower crosspiece 42, on the left upright 44 and on the upper crosspiece 43. Thus, the lower 42 and upper crosspieces 43 and the left upright 44 have, on the front face 41 A of the main body 41, respective surfaces which, together, form flat surface 47 and which are all inscribed in the same plane, connecting directly to each other without interruption, as clearly visible in FIG. 6. back when traversed from bottom to top. In the embodiment considered in the figures, the flat surface 47 is thus inclined parallel to the joystick 70 in the rest position. In all cases, the rearward inclination of the flat surface 47 makes it possible to orient the latter towards the operator holding the joystick 70, while making it possible to position the console 40 in a low portion of the field of vision of the operator, which is particularly ergonomic and practical. Indeed, the desk 40, thus positioned relatively low with respect to the operator, only marginally limits the latter's field of vision, while maintaining the flat surface 47 oriented directly towards the operator, in particular, as explained below. afterwards, for the purposes of observing this flat surface 47 and actuating control members carried by this flat surface 47.
Sur la traverse supérieure 43 du corps principal 41 , la surface plane 47 est pourvue d’un afficheur 80. L’afficheur 80 est notamment prévu pour transmettre des informations visuelles à l’opérateur. L’afficheur 80 améliore ainsi la prise en main du pupitre 40 par l’opérateur, en facilitant la compréhension de ce dernier lors du fonctionnement du pupitre, et permet également un contrôle en service. En pratique, la forme de réalisation de l’afficheur 80 n’est pas limitative. A titre d’exemple, l’afficheur 80 comprend un écran électronique, protégé par une plaquette transparente de recouvrement. On the upper crosspiece 43 of the main body 41, the flat surface 47 is provided with a display 80. The display 80 is in particular provided for transmitting visual information to the operator. The display 80 thus improves the handling of the console 40 by the operator, by facilitating the latter's understanding during operation of the console, and also allows in-service control. In practice, the embodiment of the display 80 is not limiting. For example, the display 80 includes an electronic screen, protected by a transparent cover plate.
Egalement sur la traverse supérieure 43, la surface plane 47 est avantageusement pourvue d’un bouton d’arrêt d’urgence 90, qui est connu en soi et dont l’actionnement provoque une mise hors énergie de la nacelle élévatrice 1. Le bouton d’arrêt d’urgence 90 est avantageusement situé à droite de l’afficheur 80, pour des raisons ergonomiques en vue de son actionnement par la main droite de l’opérateur. Also on the upper crosspiece 43, the flat surface 47 is advantageously provided with an emergency stop button 90, which is known per se and the actuation of which causes the lifting platform 1 to be deenergized. The emergency stop 90 is advantageously located to the right of the display 80, for ergonomic reasons in view of its actuation by the right hand of the operator.
Sur le montant gauche 44 du corps principal 41 , la surface plane 47 est pourvue de boutons-poussoirs 100, qui correspondent à certains des organes de commande à actionnement manuel, appartenant au pupitre 40. L’actionnement de chacun des boutons- poussoirs 100 permet d’activer/désactiver une fonction prédéterminée en lien avec la commande la nacelle élévatrice 1 , cet aspect technique étant connu en soi dans le domaine et n’étant donc pas détaillé ici davantage. L’agencement des boutons-poussoirs 100 sur la surface plane 47 au niveau du montant gauche 44 est particulièrement pratique et ergonomique, en permettant notamment l’actionnement de ces boutons-poussoirs 100 par la main gauche de l’opérateur lorsque ce dernier tient le joystick 70 par sa main droite, et ce y compris lorsque la main gauche de l’opérateur tient le montant gauche 44 puisque l’utilisateur peut alors utiliser son pouce gauche pour actionner au moins certains des boutons-poussoirs 100. Dans ce contexte, tout ou partie des boutons-poussoirs 100 sont avantageusement répartis le long du montant gauche 44, comme dans l’exemple illustré aux figures. On the left upright 44 of the main body 41, the flat surface 47 is provided with push-buttons 100, which correspond to some of the manually operated control elements, belonging to the console 40. The actuation of each of the push-buttons 100 allows to activate/deactivate a predetermined function in connection with the control of the lifting platform 1, this technical aspect being known per se in the field and therefore not being further detailed here. The arrangement of the push-buttons 100 on the flat surface 47 at the level of the left upright 44 is particularly practical and ergonomic, in particular allowing the actuation of these push-buttons 100 by the left hand of the operator when the latter is holding the joystick 70 by his right hand, including when the operator's left hand holds the left upright 44 since the user can then use his left thumb to actuate at least some of the push-buttons 100. In this context, all or part of the push-buttons 100 are advantageously distributed along the left upright 44, as in the example illustrated in the figures .
En pratique, la forme de réalisation des boutons-poussoirs 100 n’est pas limitative. A titre d’exemple, qui est d’ailleurs mis en œuvre dans le mode de réalisation illustré, les boutons-poussoirs 100 sont des boutons-poussoirs plats. Optionnellement, les boutons- poussoirs 100 intègrent une fonction de retour lumineux, qui illumine le bouton-poussoir lorsque ce dernier est activé. In practice, the embodiment of the push buttons 100 is not limiting. By way of example, which is also implemented in the illustrated embodiment, the push buttons 100 are flat push buttons. Optionally, the push-buttons 100 integrate a luminous feedback function, which illuminates the push-button when the latter is activated.
Sur la traverse inférieure 42 du corps principal 41 , la surface plane 47 court depuis le passage traversant 41 C jusqu’au bord inférieur 42A de la traverse inférieure 42, qui est prévu en retrait par rapport à la surface plane 47, comme bien visible sur les figures 3 et 6. Le bord inférieur 42A est donc non-saillant par rapport à la surface plane 47. Ainsi, de l’eau ou des saletés évitent de s’accumuler sur la surface plane 47 car, du fait de l’inclinaison de cette dernière, de l’eau, telle que de l’eau de pluie, tombant sur la surface plane 47 tend à s’y écouler par gravité jusqu’au bord inférieur 42A où l’eau est évacuée librement hors du pupitre 40, notamment sans être retenue par le bord inférieur 42A du fait de l’agencement de ce dernier en retrait de la surface plane 47. Dans l’exemple de réalisation considéré sur les figures, le bord inférieur 42A n’est pas en retrait par rapport à la surface plane 47 sur toute l’étendue de ce bord inférieur entre les montants gauche 44 et droit 45 du corps principal 41, mais est ainsi en retrait à gauche et à droite d’un renflement localisé du bord inférieur 42A, où est agencé le port de connexion 60. L’eau s’écoulant sur la surface plane 47 s’en évacue au niveau du bord inférieur 42A en passant de part et d’autre de ce renflement. On the lower crosspiece 42 of the main body 41, the flat surface 47 runs from the through passage 41C to the lower edge 42A of the lower crosspiece 42, which is set back from the flat surface 47, as clearly visible on Figures 3 and 6. The lower edge 42A is therefore non-projecting with respect to the flat surface 47. Thus, water or dirt avoid accumulating on the flat surface 47 because, due to the inclination from the latter, water, such as rainwater, falling on the flat surface 47 tends to flow there by gravity to the lower edge 42A where the water is evacuated freely from the console 40, in particular without being retained by the lower edge 42A due to the arrangement of the latter recessed from the flat surface 47. In the embodiment considered in the figures, the lower edge 42A is not recessed with respect to the flat surface 47 over the entire extent of this lower edge between the left 44 and right uprights t 45 of the main body 41, but is thus set back to the left and to the right of a localized bulge of the lower edge 42A, where the connection port 60 is arranged. evacuates at the level of the lower edge 42A passing on either side of this bulge.
Sur la traverse inférieure 42, la surface plane 47 se répartit en trois zones qui sont repérées sur la figure 5, à savoir une première zone 47.1 , qui est située en alignement vertical avec le joystick 70, une deuxième zone 47.2, qui relie la première zone 47.1 au montant droit 45 du corps principal 41 , et une troisième zone 47.3, qui relie la première zone 47.1 au montant gauche 44. Les première et deuxième zones 47.1 et 47.2 sont avantageusement dépourvues de tout organe de commande : de cette façon, le bras droit de l’opérateur, dont la main droite tient le joystick 70, ne gêne, ni ne cache des organes de commande qui auraient été prévus dans l’une et/ou l’autre des zones 47.1 et 47.2 de la surface plane 47. A l’inverse, la troisième zone 47.3 de la surface plane 47 ne se retrouve pas à l’aplomb du bras droit de l’opérateur et peut donc porter des organes de commande, en l’occurrence, dans la forme de réalisation considérée ici, certains des boutons-poussoirs 100. On the lower crosspiece 42, the flat surface 47 is divided into three zones which are identified in Figure 5, namely a first zone 47.1, which is located in vertical alignment with the joystick 70, a second zone 47.2, which connects the first zone 47.1 to the right upright 45 of the main body 41, and a third zone 47.3, which connects the first zone 47.1 to the left upright 44. The first and second zones 47.1 and 47.2 are advantageously devoid of any control device: in this way, the right arm of the operator, whose right hand holds the joystick 70, neither interferes with nor hides the control elements which would have been provided in one and/or the other of the zones 47.1 and 47.2 of the flat surface 47 Conversely, the third zone 47.3 of the flat surface 47 is not found directly above the right arm of the operator and can therefore carry control elements, in this case, in the embodiment considered here, some of the push buttons 100.
Suivant une disposition optionnelle avantageuse, qui est mise en œuvre dans l’exemple considéré sur les figures, la face avant 41A du corps principal 41 comporte un rebord 48, qui est saillant par rapport à la surface plane 47 et qui court sur une partie de la périphérie de cette surface plane, de manière que la tranche du rebord 48, tournée vers l’avant, définit un plan d’appui avant PA, en retrait duquel sont disposés le joystick 70 en position de repos et les boutons-poussoirs 100, comme bien visible sur la figure 6. Dans l’exemple de réalisation considéré ici, le rebord 48 court sur toute la périphérie de la surface plane 47, hormis sur le bord inférieur 42A de la traverse inférieure 42. Dans tous les cas, le rebord 48 protège la surface plane 47 et les éléments qu’elle porte, dans le sens où le plan d’appui avant PA que définit géométriquement la tranche avant du rebord 48 empêche qu’un obstacle extérieur s’étendant en travers de la face 41A vienne interférer avec la surface plane 47, en étant retenu en appui contre le plan d’appui avant PA. Cette situation se rencontre par exemple dans le cas où le pupitre 40 chuterait au sol, contre sa face avant 41 A. Le cas échéant, seul le sommet du bouton d’arrêt d’urgence 90 peut être disposé en saillie du plan d’appui avant PA, comme dans l’exemple envisagé sur les figures : dans ce cas, seule l’activation du bouton d’arrêt d’urgence 90 n’est possible en cas de chute du pupitre 40 contre sa face avant 41 A ou, plus généralement, en cas d’interférence entre la face avant 41A et un obstacle s’étendant en travers de cette dernière. According to an advantageous optional arrangement, which is implemented in the example considered in the figures, the front face 41A of the main body 41 comprises a rim 48, which projects with respect to the flat surface 47 and which runs over a part of the periphery of this flat surface, so that the edge of the flange 48, facing forwards, defines a front support plane PA, set back from which the joystick 70 is arranged in the rest position and the push-buttons 100, as clearly visible in Figure 6. In the embodiment considered here, the rim 48 runs over the entire periphery of the flat surface 47, except on the lower edge 42A of the lower crosspiece 42. In all cases, the rim 48 protects the flat surface 47 and the elements it carries, in the sense that the front support plane PA that geometrically defines the front edge of the rim 48 prevents an external obstacle extending across the face 41A from coming interfere with the flat surface 47, while being held against the front support surface PA. This situation is encountered for example in the case where the console 40 would fall to the ground, against its front face 41 A. If necessary, only the top of the emergency stop button 90 can be arranged projecting from the support plane before PA, as in the example considered in the figures: in this case, only the activation of the emergency stop button 90 is not possible in the event of the console 40 falling against its front face 41 A or, more generally, in the event of interference between the front face 41A and an obstacle extending across the latter.
Suivant des considérations similaires à celles développées ci-dessus en lien avec le plan d’appui avant PA, la face arrière 41 B du corps principal 41 définit avantageusement un plan d’appui arrière PB, en retrait duquel est disposé le joystick 70 en position de repos, comme bien visible sur la figure 6. Dans l’exemple de réalisation considéré ici, le plan d’appui arrière PB est défini par l’arrière des traverses inférieure 42 et supérieure 43. According to considerations similar to those developed above in connection with the front support plane PA, the rear face 41 B of the main body 41 advantageously defines a rear support plane PB, set back from which the joystick 70 is arranged in position rest, as clearly visible in Figure 6. In the embodiment considered here, the rear support plane PB is defined by the rear of the lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces.
Suivant une autre disposition optionnelle avantageuse, qui n’est illustrée de manière schématique que sur la figure 6, le pupitre 40 comporte une capote de protection 110 souple, par exemple réalisée en une matière plastique extensible. Cette capote de protection 110 est adaptée pour recouvrir de manière amovible au moins la surface plane 47, voire toute la face avant 41 A du corps principal 41 , comme indiqué en pointillés sur la figure 6. La capote de protection 110 protège ainsi la surface plane 47, voire toute la face avant 41 A, de la pluie et, plus généralement, des intempéries et des conditions extérieures. La capote de protection 110 est prévue transparente au moins dans sa partie qui recouvre l’afficheur 80 lorsque la capote de protection 110 recouvre la surface plane 47. Suivant une forme de réalisation pratique, la capote de protection 110 est fixée à demeure sur l’une des traverses inférieure 42 et supérieure 43 et est déployable jusqu’à l’autre de ces traverses inférieure 42 et supérieure 43, avec laquelle la capote de protection coopère pour être retenue de manière réversible, et ce par tout moyen approprié. En option non représentée, un enrouleur est prévu sur la traverse à laquelle la capote de protection 110 est fixée à demeure, afin que cette dernière s’enroule autour de l’enrouleur lorsqu’elle ne recouvre pas la surface plane 47. En variante alternative, la capote de protection 110 forme une housse totalement amovible vis-à-vis du corps principale 41 . According to another advantageous optional arrangement, which is illustrated schematically only in FIG. 6, the console 40 comprises a flexible protective cover 110, for example made of an extensible plastic material. This protective cover 110 is adapted to removably cover at least the flat surface 47, or even the entire front face 41 A of the main body 41, as indicated in dotted lines in FIG. 6. The protective cover 110 thus protects the flat surface 47, or even the entire front face 41 A, rain and, more generally, bad weather and external conditions. The protective cover 110 is provided transparent at least in its part which covers the display 80 when the protective cover 110 covers the flat surface 47. According to a practical embodiment, the protective hood 110 is fixed permanently on one of the lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces and can be deployed as far as the other of these lower 42 and upper 43 crosspieces, with which the protection cooperates to be retained reversibly, by any appropriate means. As an option, not shown, a retractor is provided on the crosspiece to which the protective cover 110 is permanently attached, so that the latter wraps around the retractor when it does not cover the flat surface 47. As an alternative variant , the protective cover 110 forms a completely removable cover vis-à-vis the main body 41 .
En variante non représentée à la capote de protection 110, le pupitre 40 comprend un capot de protection, au moins partiellement rigide, qui recouvre de manière amovible au moins la surface plane 47, voire toute la face avant 41 A du corps principal 41. Ce capot peut notamment être soit formé d’une seule pièce, séparable ou montée de manière mobile par rapport au corps principal 41 , soit formé de plusieurs pièces escamotables les unes par rapport aux autres. As a variant of the protective cover 110, not shown, the console 40 includes a protective cover, at least partially rigid, which removably covers at least the flat surface 47, or even the entire front face 41 A of the main body 41. This cover can in particular be either formed in one piece, separable or mounted in a movable manner relative to the main body 41, or formed of several retractable parts relative to each other.
Enfin, divers aménagements et variantes au pupitre 40 et à la nacelle élévatrice 1 , qui ont été décrits jusqu’ici, sont envisageables. A titre d’exemples, on liste ci-après divers aspects correspondants, qui peuvent être considérés isolément avec ce qui précède ou bien en combinaison entre eux : Finally, various arrangements and variants of the console 40 and the lifting platform 1, which have been described so far, are possible. By way of example, various corresponding aspects are listed below, which can be considered separately with the foregoing or in combination with each other:
- En plus des boutons-poussoirs 110, la surface plane 47 peut être pourvue d’un ou plusieurs boutons basculants, en particulier sur le montant gauche 44. Ainsi, dans l’exemple de réalisation considéré sur les figures, le pupitre 40 est ainsi pourvu d’un bouton basculant 120, qui est situé dans la zone 47.3 de la surface plane 47 et dont le maintien en actionnement, notamment par la main gauche de l’opérateur, permet de commander l’entrainement de la structure élévatrice 30 par le joystick 70 à une vitesse plus grande que lorsque le bouton-poussoir 120 est relâché. - In addition to the push-buttons 110, the flat surface 47 can be provided with one or more tilting buttons, in particular on the left upright 44. Thus, in the embodiment considered in the figures, the desk 40 is thus provided with a tilting button 120, which is located in the zone 47.3 of the flat surface 47 and whose maintenance in actuation, in particular by the left hand of the operator, makes it possible to control the training of the lifting structure 30 by the joystick 70 at a higher speed than when push button 120 is released.
- Le pupitre 40 est compatible avec le dispositif de protection qui est divulgué dans WO 2020/144601. A cet effet, dans l’exemple de réalisation considéré sur les figures, le pupitre 40 est pourvu, sur son flanc droit, d’un organe 130 d’accouplement à ce dispositif de protection, cet organe d’accouplement 130 étant visible sur la figure 5. Bien entendu, les spécificités, notamment de forme et de dimensions, de cet organe d’accouplement 130 ne sont pas limitées à celles visibles sur la figure 3. - The console 40 is compatible with the protection device which is disclosed in WO 2020/144601. To this end, in the embodiment considered in the figures, the console 40 is provided, on its right side, with a member 130 for coupling to this protection device, this coupling member 130 being visible on the figure 5. Of course, the specificities, in particular of shape and dimensions, of this coupling member 130 are not limited to those visible in figure 3.
- Le corps principal 41 du pupitre 40 peut être réalisé par assemblage de deux coques monoblocs 41.1 et 41.2, notamment en matière plastique, qui sont superposées l’une à l’autre suivant la direction antéropostérieure du corps principal 41 , comme illustré schématiquement sur la figure 7. Le corps principal 41 est alors facile à monter/démonter, tout en permettant d’étancher l’intérieur du corps principal de manière simple et fiable. - The main body 41 of the desk 40 can be produced by assembling two one-piece shells 41.1 and 41.2, in particular of plastic material, which are superimposed on one another in the anteroposterior direction of the main body 41, as illustrated schematically in Figure 7. The main body 41 is then easy to assemble / disassemble, while allowing the interior of the main body to be sealed in a simple and reliable manner.
- La liaison filaire entre le pupitre 40 et l’unité de commande 13, qui est assurée par le câble 50 dans l’exemple de réalisation considéré jusqu’ici, peut être remplacée par une liaison non filaire. - The wired connection between the console 40 and the control unit 13, which is ensured by the cable 50 in the embodiment considered up to now, can be replaced by a wireless connection.
- Plutôt que d’être fixé de manière amovible à la plateforme 20, le pupitre 40 peut y être fixé à demeure. - Rather than being removably fixed to the platform 20, the console 40 can be permanently fixed there.
- Plutôt que d’être automotrice, la nacelle élévatrice 1 peut être dépourvue de motorisation aux fins de son déplacement au sol. Dans ce cas, la nacelle élévatrice est tractée ou poussée pour la déplacer au sol. - Rather than being self-propelled, the lifting platform 1 can be devoid of motorization for the purpose of its movement on the ground. In this case, the lifting platform is towed or pushed to move it on the ground.
- La nacelle élévatrice 1 considérée jusqu’ici n’est qu’un exemple d’une machine d’élévation de personnes, à laquelle l’invention est applicable. Ainsi, en variantes de la nacelle élévatrice 1 , la machine d’élévation de personnes peut être une machine agencée fixement par rapport au sol, ou bien une machine embarquée sur un véhicule automobile, tel qu’un camion, sans possibilité de commander le déplacement de ce véhicule au sol à partir de la plateforme 20 de cette machine. - The lifting platform 1 considered so far is only one example of a machine for lifting people, to which the invention is applicable. Thus, in variants of the lifting platform 1, the person lifting machine can be a machine arranged fixedly relative to the ground, or else a machine on board a motor vehicle, such as a truck, without the possibility of controlling the movement of this vehicle on the ground from the platform 20 of this machine.
- Le pupitre 40 peut être décliné en plusieurs tailles, notamment en fonction du type et de la taille de la machine d’élévation de personnes, commandée par le pupitre. En particulier, le pupitre peut alors intégrer, en plus du joystick 70 et des boutons-poussoirs 100, d’autres organes de commande, tels qu’un ou plusieurs joysticks additionnels, des boutons-poussoirs supplémentaires, un ou plusieurs boutons basculants, etc. - The console 40 can be available in several sizes, in particular depending on the type and size of the personnel lifting machine, controlled by the console. In particular, the console can then integrate, in addition to the joystick 70 and the push-buttons 100, other control devices, such as one or more additional joysticks, additional push-buttons, one or more rocker buttons, etc. .

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Pupitre de commande (40) pour une machine d’élévation de personnes (1), lequel pupitre comporte un corps principal (41 ) ayant des faces avant (41 A) et arrière (41 B), reliées l’une à l’autre par un passage traversant (41 C) qui est fermé par, à la fois, des traverses inférieure (42) et supérieure (43) du corps principal, qui s’étendent chacune sur toute la largeur du corps principal, et des montants gauche (44) et droit (45), qui s’étendent chacun sur toute la hauteur du corps principal, lequel pupitre comporte un joystick (70), qui est agencé à l’intérieur du passage traversant, en s’étendant vers le haut depuis la traverse inférieure, et qui, au repos, occupe une position de repos dans laquelle, lorsque le pupitre est en service, le joystick est incliné vers l’arrière lorsqu’on parcourt le joystick de bas en haut, et laquelle face avant du corps principal inclut une surface plane (47) : 1. Control desk (40) for a people lifting machine (1), which desk comprises a main body (41) having front (41 A) and rear (41 B) faces, connected to one another. the other by a through passage (41C) which is closed by both lower (42) and upper (43) crosspieces of the main body, which each extend over the entire width of the main body, and uprights left (44) and right (45), which each extend over the entire height of the main body, which console comprises a joystick (70), which is arranged inside the through passage, extending upwards from the bottom cross member, and which, at rest, occupies a rest position in which, when the console is in use, the joystick is tilted backwards when the joystick is moved from bottom to top, and which front face of the main body includes a flat surface (47):
- sur laquelle le passage traversant débouche, - on which the through passage leads,
- qui, lorsque le pupitre est en service, est inclinée vers l’arrière lorsqu’on parcourt la surface plane de bas en haut, et - which, when the desk is in use, is tilted backwards when the flat surface is traversed from bottom to top, and
- qui s’étend de manière continue à la fois sur la traverse supérieure, où la surface plane est pourvue d’un afficheur (80), sur le montant gauche, où la surface plane est pourvue de boutons-poussoirs (100), et sur la traverse inférieure, où la surface plane court du passage traversant jusqu’à un bord inférieur (42A) de la traverse inférieure, ce bord inférieur étant, au moins sur une portion de son étendue entre les montants gauche et droit, en retrait par rapport à la surface plane. - which extends continuously both on the upper crosspiece, where the flat surface is provided with a display (80), on the left upright, where the flat surface is provided with push buttons (100), and on the bottom rail, where the planar surface runs from the through passage to a bottom edge (42A) of the bottom rail, this bottom edge being, at least over a portion of its extent between the left and right uprights, set back by relative to the flat surface.
2. Pupitre suivant la revendication 1 , dans lequel la surface plane (47) inclut, sur la traverse inférieure (42), une première zone2. Console according to claim 1, wherein the flat surface (47) includes, on the lower crosspiece (42), a first zone
(47.1), qui est située en alignement vertical avec le joystick (70), et une deuxième zone(47.1), which is located in vertical alignment with the joystick (70), and a second zone
(47.2), qui relie la première zone au montant droit (45), et dans lequel les première et deuxième zones de la surface plane sont dépourvues de tout organe de commande. (47.2), which connects the first zone to the right upright (45), and in which the first and second zones of the flat surface are devoid of any control device.
3. Pupitre suivant l’une des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel la surface plane (47) est pourvue, sur la traverse supérieure (43), d’un bouton d’arrêt d’urgence (90), notamment situé à droite de l’afficheur (80). 3. Console according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the flat surface (47) is provided, on the upper crosspiece (43), with an emergency stop button (90), in particular located on the right of the display (80).
4. Pupitre suivant l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel la face avant (41 A) du corps principal (41) comporte un rebord (48), qui est saillant par rapport à la surface plane (47) et qui court sur une partie de la périphérie de la surface plane, de manière que la tranche du rebord, tournée vers l’avant, définit un plan d’appui avant (PA), en retrait duquel sont disposés le joystick (70) en position de repos et les boutons-poussoirs (100). 4. Console according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the front face (41 A) of the main body (41) has a rim (48), which projects relative to the flat surface (47) and which runs over part of the periphery of the flat surface, so that the edge of the rim, facing forwards, defines a front support plane (PA), set back from which are arranged the joystick (70) in the rest position and the push-buttons (100).
5. Pupitre suivant l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la face arrière (41 B) du corps principal (41) définit un plan d’appui arrière (PB), en retrait duquel est disposé le joystick (70) en position de repos. 5. Console according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the rear face (41 B) of the main body (41) defines a rear support plane (PB), set back from which the joystick (70) is arranged in position rest.
6. Pupitre suivant l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le montant gauche (44) est façonné en une poignée pour la main gauche d’un opérateur utilisant le pupitre (40). 6. A desk according to any preceding claim, wherein the left post (44) is formed into a handle for the left hand of an operator using the desk (40).
7. Pupitre suivant l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel, lorsque le pupitre (40) est en service, le joystick (70) en position de repos est incliné à 45°, plus ou moins 5°, par rapport à la verticale. 7. Panel according to any one of the preceding claims, in which, when the panel (40) is in use, the joystick (70) in the rest position is inclined at 45°, plus or minus 5°, with respect to the vertical.
8. Pupitre suivant l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la traverse inférieure (42) est pourvue d’un port de connexion (60), tel qu’un port USB, qui est accessible depuis la face avant (41 A) du corps principal (41 ) et qui est agencé sur le bord inférieur (42A) de la traverse inférieure, en dehors de ladite portion de ce bord inférieur. 8. Desk according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the lower crosspiece (42) is provided with a connection port (60), such as a USB port, which is accessible from the front face (41 A) of the main body (41) and which is arranged on the lower edge (42A) of the lower crosspiece, outside said portion of this lower edge.
9. Pupitre suivant l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le pupitre (40) comporte un repose-poignet (71) pour la main droite d’un opérateur tenant le joystick (70), ce repose-poignet étant agencé dans le cadran inférieur droit du passage traversant (41 C). 9. Panel according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the panel (40) comprises a wrist rest (71) for the right hand of an operator holding the joystick (70), this wrist rest being arranged in the lower right dial of the through passage (41 C).
10. Pupitre suivant l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le pupitre (40) comporte également un crochet (46) de fixation amovible à un garde- corps (22) d’une plateforme (20) de la machine d’élévation de personnes (1), ce crochet étant agencé sur la face arrière (41 B) du corps principal (41 ), en étant solidarisé à la traverse supérieure (43). 10. Desk according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the desk (40) also comprises a hook (46) for removable attachment to a railing (22) of a platform (20) of the lifting machine. of people (1), this hook being arranged on the rear face (41 B) of the main body (41), being secured to the upper crosspiece (43).
11. Pupitre suivant l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le pupitre (40) comporte une capote de protection (110) souple, qui est adaptée pour recouvrir de manière amovible la surface plane (47) et qui est transparente au moins dans sa partie qui recouvre l’afficheur (80) lorsque la capote de protection recouvre la surface plane (47). 11. Desk according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the desk (40) comprises a flexible protective cover (110), which is adapted to removably cover the flat surface (47) and which is transparent at least in its part which covers the display (80) when the protective cover covers the flat surface (47).
12. Pupitre suivant la revendication 11 , dans lequel la capote de protection (110) est fixée à demeure sur l’une des traverses supérieure (43) et inférieure (42) et est déployable jusqu’à l’autre des traverses inférieure et supérieure, avec laquelle la capote de protection coopère pour être retenue de manière réversible. 12. Desk according to claim 11, in which the protective cover (110) is permanently fixed to one of the upper (43) and lower (42) crosspieces and is deployable as far as the other of the lower and upper crosspieces. , with which the protective hood cooperates to be reversibly retained.
13. Machine d’élévation de personnes (1), comportant : 13. Person lifting machine (1), comprising:
- un châssis (10) d’appui au sol, - a ground support frame (10),
- une plateforme (20) adaptée pour qu’au moins un opérateur puisse s’y tenir, - a platform (20) suitable for at least one operator to stand on,
- une structure élévatrice (30), qui supporte la plateforme et qui est agencée sur le châssis de manière mobile pour élever plus ou moins la plateforme par rapport au châssis, et- an elevating structure (30), which supports the platform and which is arranged on the frame in a movable manner to raise the platform more or less with respect to the frame, and
- un pupitre de commande (40), qui est conforme à l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes et qui est fixé à demeure ou de manière amovible à la plateforme (20). - a control panel (40), which is in accordance with any one of the preceding claims and which is permanently or removably fixed to the platform (20).
14. Machine suivant la revendication 13, dans laquelle le centre (70A) du joystick (70) est situé entre 91 et 95 cm d’un plancher (21) de la plateforme (20) lorsque le pupitre (40) est fixé à la plateforme. 14. Machine according to claim 13, in which the center (70A) of the joystick (70) is located between 91 and 95 cm from a floor (21) of the platform (20) when the desk (40) is fixed to the platform.
15. Machine suivant l’une des revendications 13 ou 14, dans laquelle le joystick (70) est conçu pour : 15. Machine according to one of claims 13 or 14, in which the joystick (70) is designed to:
- faire lever le plateforme (20) lorsque le joystick est incliné vers l’avant depuis sa position de repos, et - faire baisser la plateforme lorsque le joystick est incliné vers l’arrière depuis sa position de repos. - raise the platform (20) when the joystick is tilted forward from its rest position, and - lower the platform when the joystick is tilted back from its rest position.
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