FR2697564A1 - Cell comprising an enclosure intended for the rest of a user. - Google Patents

Abstract

A cell (1) forming an enclosure containing a bed or the like (7a) enabling a user to rest, and consisting of a set of upper walls including at least one main wall (8) with an opening (10) over which a secondary wall (11) is movable between a closed position and an open position, and vice versa. The surface area of the movable secondary wall (11) is equal to over a quarter of the total surface area of all the upper walls located above a horizontal plane (P2) passing through the lowest part of said opening (10).

Description

CELL COMPRISING A SPEAKER FOR THE REST OF A
USER
The present invention relates to a cell comprising an enclosure intended for the rest of a user. This enclosure includes a bed or the like and is formed by a set of walls, at least one of which is movable.

 Currently, ecology is more and more interested in our environment during our waking life (home, work, leisure), but it has so far been little interested in that of our sleep . However, man devotes more than a third of his life to sleep, which amounts to saying that he spends more time sleeping than working, and it is in sleep that the awake part of life draws its resources, determination and activity potential. However, the hectic life of our modern society leaves less and less time for sleep and therefore requires, in this area too, to optimize the conditions in which it takes place to ensure maximum efficiency. The quality of sleep largely depends on the environment in which the sleeper is located: bedroom, bed, decoration, etc.

and above all ambient conditions: noise, lighting, color, temperature, humidity, etc ...

 During sleep, all of the senses gradually become disconnected, but only that of hearing is never completely cut off, since it is responsible for providing "on-call service". Thus, particularly in urban areas, where more than half of humanity lives, one of the main obstacles to rapid falling asleep and then to quality sleep is represented by noise which causes neuromuscular and circulatory disturbances, characterized by a rise in blood pressure, and various specialists have shown that there is a direct relationship between the variations in volume of the ambient noise and those of the sleeper's heartbeat. However, it is very difficult and expensive to soundproof a room effectively. bedroom located in an urban environment; in addition, frequent moves usually condemn such an investment to the great detriment of the quality of sleep. The same goes for the lighting of the sleeping place, which should be a color close to that of natural lighting or predominantly bluish, and of an adjustable intensity to allow an extinction and a very progressive ignition, as well as means of air conditioning and hygrometric conditioning of the air in the sleeping room. In addition, the architecture of the bedroom should exclude any sharp angles and straight edges which attack the eye and constitute therefore as many brakes for the progressive neuromuscular relaxation that requires falling asleep and the gradual return to activity upon awakening.

 Furthermore, the small size of the apartments often means placing the bed in the main living room where, on the one hand, he is not very happy on an aesthetic level, and where, on the other hand, the sleeper cannot benefit from the intimacy and the relaxing context he needs to quickly fall asleep.

 To overcome these drawbacks, the present invention provides an autonomous cell whose internal design and arrangements allow both effective sound and thermal soundproofing, as well as permanent control of temperature, hygrometry and ionization of air. of the interior volume of said cell.

 Thus, the cell forming an enclosure comprising a bed or the like intended for the rest of a user, according to the invention, is constituted by a set of upper walls and is characterized in that said set of upper walls is constituted by at least one main wall on which a secondary wall is movably mounted to pass from a closed position to an open position, and vice versa, and in that the surface of the mobile secondary wall is greater than a quarter of the total surface of all the walls located above the horizontal plane (P2). Said reference plane (P2) being the horizontal plane passing through the lowest part of the opening (10).

 According to additional characteristics, the enclosure comprises a flat inner wall intended to receive the bed, and a lower support wall which is substantially parallel thereto.

 According to a preferred arrangement, the movable secondary wall is pivotally mounted on the main wall around a transverse axis.

In a variant, it is provided sliding.

 Note that the movable secondary wall is at least partly made of a transparent or translucent material.

 In one embodiment, the cell has the general shape of a sphere whose radius is between 90 and 150 centimeters.

 Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description which follows with reference to the appended drawings which are given only by way of nonlimiting examples.

 Figures 1 to 6 illustrate a first embodiment of the invention.

 Figure 1 is a side view.

 Figure 2 is a top view.

 FIG. 3 is a view in diametral section along III-III of FIG. 2.

 FIG. 4 is a view in diametral section along IV-IV of FIG. 1.

 Figures 5 and 6 illustrate the cell in two positions, in its closed position, Figure 5, and in its open position, Figure 6.

 Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 3 illustrating a variant in which the secondary wall consists of two substantially parallel walls.

 Figures 8 and 9 are views illustrating construction details of the embodiment of Figure 7, and more particularly the design of the articulation of the movable walls.

 Figures 10 and 11 illustrate another embodiment, Figure 10 being a side view, while Figure 11 is a top view.

 Figures 12 and 13 illustrate an alternative embodiment of the mobility of the movable wall.

 Figures 14 and 17 illustrate three other alternative embodiments.

 Figures 1 to 6 illustrate a first embodiment according to which the cell (1) is advantageously a portion of sphere to form an enclosure (2) whose internal upper walls (3) are substantially spherical. The cell comprises a set of upper walls (4) and is closed downwards by an advantageously round lower wall (5). It also comprises a flat inner wall (6) having the shape of a disc, intended to receive a mattress (7a) and possibly a bed (7b). The cell walls consist of a main wall (8) on which a secondary wall (11) is movably mounted.

 The lower wall (5) being fixedly connected to the main wall (8), forms with the inner wall (6) which is substantially parallel thereto, a lower technical box (9) closed peripherally by the main wall (8). Said technical box (9) being intended to receive the opening and closing mechanisms of the cell, as well as all the equipment intended to control and regulate the temperature and hygrometry of the air of the enclosure.

The main wall (8) is a portion of a sphere having at the front, an opening (10) which extends between two concurrent planes (P1,
P2) forming, for example, a dihedral open towards the front and forming an interior angle (A) of approximately 55 degrees. The plane (P2) being located above the general plane (P3) of the interior wall (6). The plane (P1) intersecting the plane (P2) in the rear half-part of the enclosure.

 The secondary wall (11) is a portion of a sphere pivoting on the main wall around an axis (ex). Thus, the lateral ends (11a, 11b) of said secondary wall are articulated laterally on the main wall (8) around two axes (12a, 12b). The axis (XX ') extending transversely and parallel to the interior wall (6). Said secondary wall thus being pivotally movable between a closed position (Figure 5) and an open position (Figure 6). The movable wall (11) is pivotally attached to an operating arm (110) extending rearward and downward inside the lower part of the enclosure, the end of which is connected to the structure of the cell (1) by a spring (111) on the one hand and by a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder (112) on the other hand. The spring (111) and the cylinder (i 12) constituting means for operating the movable wall (11). The jack (112) acts, to close the wall (11), against the action of the spring (111) whose force will be sufficient to allow the door to open without external energy. The opening movement is braked by the hydraulics of the piston. During a power failure, we can therefore note that there will be automatic cell opening. Of course, it is also possible to manually operate said wall (11).

 The movable wall (11) is advantageously made of a transparent material and is for example made in one piece by thermoforming of a polychlorovinyl or polycarbonate plate.

 According to one of the additional characteristics of the invention, the sphere has a diameter of between 1.60 meters and 3 meters, while having a height of between 1.5 meters and 2.5 meters. Furthermore, the surface of the opening (10) and that (S2) of the movable secondary wall is at least equal to a quarter of the total surface of all the upper walls, in order to allow the user access in the cell, particularly easy. Of course, the second opaque wall (100) can be either outside the secondary wall (11), or inside. Said opaque concealment wall (100) being controlled to open and close by a device similar to that of the secondary wall (11).

Said device then being arranged on the other side of the cell and comprising a tension spring (alla) and a jack (112a), both being connected to a tension arm (110A) integral with said opaque cover.

 Figures 7 to 9 illustrate a variant according to which, with the movable secondary wall (11) is associated a second wall (11a) which is parallel to it. Said second wall (11a) being for example opaque to completely obscure the interior of the enclosure. Of course, one can imagine that one or the other of the walls is not completely closed, either to maintain a certain ventilation, or to maintain a determined brightness in the enclosure. Thus, the first transparent movable wall (11) can be completely closed and the second opaque wall (100) only partially closed.

 Another characteristic of this cell resides in the fact that it can be produced in dimensions, shapes and materials which give it a very high resistance to crushing, thereby enabling it, in addition, to provide effective protection for users in destruction of the home following a gas explosion, earthquake, cyclone, landslide or other natural or non-natural disaster. Thus, the main wall (8) can be of any suitable material and for example be made of a material which comprises two outer layers (8a, 8b) of composite material, comprising between them an insulating intermediate layer (8c) such as synthetic foam. The outer layers being for example fabric or glass or carbon films impregnated with a resin.

 It is also possible to equip the cell with a device causing it to open automatically after a period of time adjustable by the user (from zero to a few minutes) in the event of a power failure of which said cell is the cause or the "victim". , and which would no longer allow normal operation of the various ventilation, heating, etc. control devices. This automatic opening device represents additional security in the event of a house fire, one of the first of which consequences, when this is not the cause itself, is the rapid interruption of the current by short-circuit. The delay for the automatic opening of said cell is programmable by the user according to the environment in which the cell is located. Thus, in an earthquake region, the time delay between the interruption of the electricity supply and the opening of the cell must be long enough so that the said cell can, in the event of destruction of the dwelling, fulfill its protective role for the occupant (s), before opening.

 The interior of the cell advantageously includes lighting means. Thus, the interior volume is lit from light sources (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20th, 20f, 20g, 20h, 20i) in different colors depending on the activity (reading, relaxation, falling asleep, awakening) subject to a programming allowing to control at the same time the progressiveness, the duration and the intensity.

 According to a preferred embodiment, these light sources will be located at the level of the mattress and on the periphery thereof, their beam being directed upwards (HA) towards the vault of the cell, so as to obtain a indirect lighting supplemented, if necessary, by a few point light sources located at the level of the sleeper's head, to allow easy reading and without eye strain. Likewise, loudspeakers (21a, 21b) can be provided as well as ventilation or heating vents (22a, 22b), which will also be located at the level of the mattress, so as to obtain an indirect effect. .

 The cell may be such that its main wall (8) is in one piece or is constituted by an assembly of several elements whose dimensions and weights allow easy handling and easy passage through normal residential doors, the assembly of the cell being carried out directly in the room of use, its dismantling for its transport posing no problem during any subsequent move.

 The cell illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 9 advantageously has the general shape of a portion of a sphere, but it could be otherwise, and it could have another shape, and in particular that which is illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11.

 Figures 12 and 13 illustrate an alternative embodiment of the movable wall in which it is movable on the main wall by pivoting along a vertical axis (YY '), said movable wall (11) being retained at the main wall (8) d on the one hand on the upper part by a pivot axis (80), and on the other hand in its lower zone, by a sliding rail (81) disposed horizontally at the periphery of the cell.

It goes without saying that the movable wall can be sliding either upwards or laterally, as shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 14 and 15.

 Figures 16 and 17 illustrate another embodiment in which the secondary wall (11) is movable by sliding forward and constitutes the front part of the cell which can be transparent or opaque. Said front part which can be mounted on a rail system (800) arranged on the interior surface (6).

 According to an advantageous arrangement, the cell comprises a lower hatch (50) accessible after lifting the plate supporting the mattress or a hatch made in the interior wall (6) and making it possible to exit the cell in the event of the device not operating opening hours.

 The cell may also include a sound device or a radio device emitting a signal making it possible, using appropriate apparatus, to locate from the outside, the precise position of said cell under a mass of rubble, in the event of destruction. of the house. This device can be started either manually by the occupants of said cell, or automatically by triggering pressure sensors judiciously placed at certain points on the outer periphery of the cell to be called upon in the event of compression of said cell or in the event of deformation thereof. This position signaling device may be actuated automatically at regular intervals, so as to provide the accumulators which supply it with sufficient autonomy for the emergency services to be organized and to be operational in the place concerned.

 Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described and shown by way of examples, but it also includes all the technical equivalents and their combinations.

Claims (10)

 1. Cell (1) constituting an enclosure (2) comprising a bed or the like (7a, 7b) intended for the rest of a user, and formed by a set of upper walls, characterized in that said set of upper walls (4 ) is constituted by at least one main wall (8) comprising an opening (10), on which is movably mounted a secondary wall (11) to pass from a closed position to an open position, and vice versa, and in that the surface of the movable secondary wall (S2) is greater than a quarter of the total surface (S) of all of the upper walls located above the horizontal plane (P2) passing through the lowest part of said opening (10) .  2. Cell according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a flat inner wall (6) intended to receive the bed (7a, 7b).  3. Cell according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises a lower support wall (5) substantially parallel to the inner wall.  4. Cell according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable secondary wall (11) is pivotally mounted on the main wall (8) about a transverse axis (XX ', 12a, 12b).  5. Cell according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the movable secondary wall (11) is slidably mounted on the main wall (8).  6. Cell according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable secondary wall (11) is at least partly made of a transparent or translucent material.  7. Cell according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has the general shape of a sphere.  8. Cell according to claim 7, characterized in that the cell has a diameter between 1.6 meters and 3 meters.  9. Cell according to claim 8, characterized in that there is provided an emergency hatch (50).  10. Cell according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises means intended to automatically actuate the movable secondary wall (11) in its open position, in the event of a power failure.