ES1214768U - TECHNICAL FLOOR FOR ARMCHAIR PATIOS (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Technical floor for armchairs, which are of the type constituted from a plurality of modules (1), implantable on the floor itself, modules (1) open at the top and closed by a lid main folding (2) and a second folding lid (3) of smaller dimensions, wherein inside the compartment defined by the module is accommodated at least one armchair, of the type comprising a frame (6) associated with a backrest (7) and a folding seat (8), the main cover (2) being assisted by actuators (5), characterized in that the frames (6) of the seats are joined to a horizontal beam (9), which in opposition to said racks incorporates pairs of plates (10) through which a bolt (11) is passing through its middle area is articulately associated with the extendable arm of an actuator (12), actuator that at its other end is fixed articulately to the chassis (13)) or base structure of the module (1), bolt (11) which is passed through guides materialized in elongated arc-shaped slots (14), made in vertical sheets (15) emerging from the bottom of the frame (13) of the module (1), it being foreseen that the second cover (3), is solidary through a supporting structure to the beam itself (9) in its movements. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

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TECHNICAL FLOOR FOR ARMCHAIR PATIOS

DESCRIPTION

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a technical floor for armchairs, whose purpose is to be able to customize said patio of seats in a fully automated manner, depending on the number of seats required at any time.

The invention thus consists of a technical floor that allows to offer a totally diaphanous patio or surface, floor under which a plurality of retractable seats are established, which can be made emerge at the time they are needed, in a way that can also be controlled its distribution

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

At present, the use of multi-purpose rooms or halls and its implementation is widespread. This type of room is not only used in public spaces that will host certain cultural activities, each with the uniqueness of this activity, but its use is increasingly widespread in hotels, hospitals, office buildings, etc., where rooms that can be used for conferences as well as workshops, lectures, etc., are enabled, in which, depending on the needs of the implementation of fixed chairs, makes said rooms cannot be strictly considered as multipurpose .

Trying to avoid this problem, the applicant himself is the holder of the invention patent ES 2428441, in which an installation of seats is described where they can be placed in a position of use for use or hidden under the technical floor so that the room It is totally or partially transparent.

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More specifically, said document describes a retractable armchair comprising a first cabin or rectangular module of variable dimensions, opened at the top and closed by an independent cover and configured to be placed on the floor of the room where it is placed the installation, where inside the compartment defined by the module is housed at least one armchair, of the type comprising a first upper part or backrest and a second lower part or seat, folding, where the lid is articulated on the module on the one hand, by means of a first folding and unfolding means consisting of a cylinder or piston, and on the other hand a turn guiding assembly consisting of a connecting rod and crank mechanism jointly joined by one side to the sides of the module and on the other to the lid, by using a hinge.

The armchairs comprise abatement means consisting of one foot attached at one end to the armchair and at the other to a cam that remains hidden in an adjacent compartment of the module, closed by an upper cover, with a recess per foot (armchair) and of dimensions similar to said foot, in such a way that the foot can be placed perpendicularly with respect to the technical floor, said recess being also closed by the second cover flush with the first cover when the seats are hidden, the assembly being operated by a treadmill.

Although this solution solves the versatility problem mentioned above, the mechanisms used to lift the seats are structurally complex, in addition to being subjected to enormous efforts, which results in the need for constant periodic maintenance.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The technical floor for courtyards, which is recommended, resolves in a fully satisfactory way the problem previously stated, by simplifying the structure or lifting mechanism of the seats, in addition to presenting said mechanism a structure that distributes the efforts more homogeneously throughout the unfolding and folding process, regardless of the intermediate position in which the armchair is located, which results in a better functioning and a useful life of the mechanisms

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higher, therefore requiring less maintenance.

To do this, and more specifically, the floor of the invention is based on the basic structuring mentioned above, in which a series of modules intended to be implanted on the floor of the room itself are defined, modules open at the top and closed by a main folding lid and a second folding lid of smaller dimensions, where inside the compartment defined by the module is housed at least one armchair, the type of which comprise a first upper part or backrest and a second lower part or folding seat, the main cover being assisted by an actuator.

Well, from this conventional structuring, the technical floor of the invention focuses its characteristics on the fact that the main support structure of the seats, which is linked to the backrests thereof, is fixedly fixed to a horizontal beam to the that said armchairs are joined, horizontal beam in proximity to whose ends emerge jointly and in opposition to the frames of the seats, pairs of plates through which a bolt is passed through its middle area is articulated jointly to the extensible arm of an actuator, actuator that at its other end is also fixedly articulated to the chassis or base structure of the module, while said bolt is passed through guides materialized in elongated arc-shaped grooves practiced in vertical risers emerging from the bottom of the module frame, so that by virtue of said arched configuration, the retraction and extension of the aforementioned actuators lead In this way, the controlled tilting of the horizontal beam in the direction of deployment of the seats and their folding, respectively, so that when the bolts are supported at all times in the guides of the plates of the module frame, the efforts will be divided an optimal way, extending the useful life of the mechanism.

Obviously this movement must be synchronized with the opening and closing movement of the main cover, also assisted by an actuator, so that the installation has a switchboard assisted by a power source, as well as a router, to control the Extraction and backlash of the seats associated with each module of which they constitute the entire floor of the patio, so that the emergence and retraction of said seats can be controlled independently for each module, or simultaneously, according to the specific needs of each case.

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According to another of the characteristics of the invention, and contrary to what happened in the previously mentioned patent, the second cover of identical width to the main cover, but of short length, in this case it is not necessary to be associated with a tilting mechanism, but it is integral to a supporting structure that is linked to the structure of the horizontal beam, so that it scales in solidarity and synchronized with the tilting of the set of seats.

It only remains to point out finally that, as stated above, the modules may include from one to a complete row of seats, said modules being arranged in line, to form the technical floor, forming several parallel lines, in the event that rows of seats participate more seats than each module can accommodate, so that, through the said router, the floor can be controlled in a fully automated way, offering a wide variety of possibilities to independently control each module, or well all together, in order to minimize the transformation times of the technical soil.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that will then be made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- It shows a perspective view of a technical floor for armchairs made in accordance with the object of the present invention, in which two adjacent modules participate, and that appear in a situation of sifting of the seats contained in their breast.

Figure 2.- Shows a view similar to that of Figure 1, but in which the main cover of one of the modules appears in an open situation.

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Figure 3.- Shows a view similar to that of Figure 2, but in which the row of seats appears in an emergency arrangement.

Figure 4 shows a view similar to that of Figure 3, but in which once the seats have emerged, the main cover returns to its horizontal position.

Figure 5.- Shows a view similar to that of Figure 5, from another perspective, but in which in this case the seats of both modules appear in an emergency situation.

Figure 6.- It shows, finally, a perspective view of the assembly of figure 4 devoid of some of its pieces, and in another angle of perspective, to be able to better visualize the internal elements that participate in the technical floor.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the figures outlined, it can be seen how the technical floor of the invention is constituted from a series of modules (1), intended to be implanted on the floor of the room itself, although in the drawings they appear devoid of of its lateral housings to facilitate the visualization of the internal elements will be obtained from a flattened rectangular prismatic body, opened superiorly, in which a main cover (2), a secondary cover (3), and a fixed frame ( 4-4 '), so that the main cover (2) is hinged with respect to the main body of the module (1), being assisted by actuators (5), as shown in Figure 2.

Within each module at least one armchair is established, in the present example three, which have a frame (6), to which the backrest (7) is immovably associated, as well as a folding seat (8).

Well, according to one of the fundamental characteristics of the invention, it is provided that the frames (6) of the armchairs are joined to a horizontal beam (9), which as opposed to said frames incorporates, as can be observe in the figure

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pairs of plates (10) through which a bolt (11) is passed through which, in its middle area, is articulably associated with the extensible arm of an actuator (12), an actuator that at its other end is also fixedly articulated to the chassis (13) or base structure of the module (1), while said pin is passed through guides materialized in elongated arc-shaped grooves (14) made of vertical plates (15) emerging from the bottom of the frame (13) of the module (1).

From this structuring, and as can be seen in Figures 2 and 3, once the main cover (2) has been lifted, the retraction and extension of the said actuators (12) will lead to the controlled tilting of the beam horizontal (9) in the direction of deployment of the seats and their folding, respectively, so that when the bolts (11) are supported at all times in the guides of the plates of the module frame, the forces will be distributed in an optimal way , extending the useful life of the mechanism.

As can be seen in figure 4, once the row of seats has been removed, the main cover (2) will be lowered through its actuators (5), while the second cover (3), is integral with of a supporting structure to the beam itself (9) in its movements, which does not require additional tilting mechanisms.

The activation of said actuators (5 and 12) will be synchronized through a switchboard (16), assisted by a power supply (17) and a junction box (18), and may be associated with a router (19) to remotely control each and every one of the modules (1), either synchronously or independently, depending on the specific needs of each case.

Claims (1)

5 10 fifteen twenty 25 1a.- Technical floor for armchairs, which being of the type constituted from a plurality of modules (1), implantable on the floor of the room itself, modules (1) open at the top and closed by means of a main folding cover (2) and a second folding cover (3) of smaller dimensions, where inside the compartment defined by the module is housed at least one armchair, of the type comprising a frame (6) associated with a backrest (7) and a folding seat (8), the main cover (2) being assisted by actuators (5), characterized in that the frames (6) of the seats are joined to a horizontal beam (9), which in opposition to Said frames incorporates pairs of plates (10) through which a bolt (11) is passed through which, in its middle area, is articulably associated with the extendable arm of an actuator (12), an actuator that at its other end is fixedly articulated to the chassis ( 13) or module base structure (1), bolt (11) that is passed through materialized guides in elongated arc-shaped grooves (14), made of vertical plates (15) emerging from the bottom of the frame (13) of the module (1), having been provided that the second cover (3), be solidary through a support structure to the beam itself (9) in its movements. 2nd.- Technical floor for seats, according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes a control unit (16) for synchronization and control of the actuators (5 and 12), assisted by a power supply (17), and associated with a router (19) for remote control of the modules (1), either synchronously or independently. 3a.- Technical floor for seats, according to claim 1, characterized in that the modules (1) are closed superiorly by means of a main cover (2), a secondary cover (3), and a fixed frame (4-4 ’).