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WO2015118136A1 - Dispositif d'ancrage pour chariots - Google Patents

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WO2015118136A1
WO2015118136A1 PCT/EP2015/052580 EP2015052580W WO2015118136A1 WO 2015118136 A1 WO2015118136 A1 WO 2015118136A1 EP 2015052580 W EP2015052580 W EP 2015052580W WO 2015118136 A1 WO2015118136 A1 WO 2015118136A1
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Alfonso MORALES LOZANO
Mario ABAJO MENGUEZ
Óscar SANZ HERNANDO
Ángel GARCÍA-MUÑIZ
Javier ROMÁN HERNANDO
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
    • G07F7/0618—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by carts
    • G07F7/0654—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by carts in which the lock functions according to a "pinching of the token" principle, i.e. the token is held between two members

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  • the present invention relates to an anchoring device for carts, for example carts for transporting luggage in airports.
  • Carts incorporating an anchoring are stored consecutively such that each cart has an anchoring and a key linked, for example, by means of a chain section, adapted to be anchored in the anchoring of the adjacent cart. Therefore, there is a plurality of consecutively stored, aligned and arranged carts that are all connected to one another.
  • Key is understood as an element that can be linked to the device preferably having elements or parts configured such that they favor the entry into a cavity but not the exit.
  • a key usually comprises a preferably symmetrical, double harpoon-shaped end termination.
  • the introduction of a coin or token into the anchoring device allows releasing the cart such that it can be used by the user upon being separated from the row.
  • the invention is characterized by an anchoring device that does not release the token when the key of another cart is introduced into the anchoring device again.
  • the invention is also characterized by an implement interacting with the anchoring device for releasing the token, and resetting the anchoring device to allow reconnecting with a key.
  • the implement is used only by personnel responsible for managing the carts to retrieve the token which allows obtaining economic gain.
  • the handles used for pushing the cart are arranged close to one another.
  • Each of the handles has an anchoring device which allows linking a cart with the cart into which it is inserted in the storage position. The linking between consecutive carts results in all the stored carts being connected to one another.
  • the anchoring device which allows linking two consecutive carts has a front slot, front being understood as the part of the device facing the user when the user is gripping the cart for transporting it.
  • the device receives a token through the front slot.
  • the anchoring device In the part of the device located on the opposite side, the anchoring device has another inlet slot intended for accepting a key, the element to which the device is anchored.
  • each cart has a key which is linked, for example, by means of a chain section to the cart.
  • the slot receiving the key is adapted to receive the key of the cart arranged adjacently in the alignment of carts.
  • the key is inserted into the anchoring device, the latter is locked and cannot come out unless it is released by inserting a token into the slot intended for the token.
  • the insertion of the cart into the last stored cart in a cart storage area allows using the key of this last cart, inserting it into the anchoring device of the cart to be stored, and retrieving the token.
  • the process is the reverse.
  • the key now releases the token, and it is the key that remains linked to the anchoring device of the last stored cart.
  • the owner of the carts is providing a free service as he/she does not obtain any benefit from the use of the cart. If this token is a coin, the user then directly gets back the money used for releasing the cart. If the token is a piece obtained, for example, through a vending machine which is obtained after payment, the money can be retrieved using the same machine or it is at least possible to reuse the token.
  • the object of the present invention is an anchoring device for carts offering a nonreversible performance; i.e., the token or coin ca n no longer be retrieved by the user once it is inserted for releasing the key, even if the key of another cart is inserted again.
  • the invention contemplates an implement particularly adapted to the owner in possession of this implement to retrieve the token and reset the anchoring device. This different performance results in a device which allows the owner of the carts to obtain economic gain by providing the cart use service. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • a first aspect of the invention is an anchoring device for carts, for example, for use in airports, providing the user with a comfortable means for transporting luggage, where said anchoring for carts allows connection with another consecutively arranged cart.
  • the consecutive arrangement is the common storage arrangement, where all the carts are aligned, each one being inserted into the next one.
  • the anchoring device for carts carries out said anchoring by means of a key linking consecutively arranged carts, and also releases said key by inserting a token.
  • said device comprises:
  • a casing with cart fixing means comprising a first slot for inserting the token according to a direction of insertion according to a guiding axis X-X' and a second slot for inserting the key according to the same direction of insertion X-X' and arranged on the side of the casing opposite the first slot.
  • the casing is the structural element of the device such that it internally houses the components and in turn allows fixing to the cart.
  • This casing will usually be fixed to the gripping element of the cart such that the token is inserted from the front, using the position adopted by the user when he/she is oriented towards the cart in the pushing position as a reference, and the key can be inserted on the opposite side, i.e., the side corresponding to the position of the cart which is arranged consecutively in the alignment of carts when they are stored in a compact manner, each one being inserted consecutively into the next one.
  • the abbreviated name of this storage mode is compact storage.
  • This orientation is the preferred orientation even though it does not have to be the only orientation.
  • the guiding axis X-X' coincides with the alignment direction of the carts in compact storage.
  • the link between the retention of the token and the retention of the key is carried out by means of the first and second arm. These arms rotate about their rotating shafts such that they establish the at least first and second positions, retaining either the key or the token.
  • this condition is achieved by arranging the rotating shaft between the first retaining surface section for retaining the token and the second retaining surface section for retaining the key, such that both arms form a rocker which gives rise to alternating retaining modes for retaining either the key or the token.
  • the first retaining section for retaining the token is preferably configured in the shape of an arc with a radius of curvature coinciding approximately with the radius of curvature of the token.
  • the token is retained because the two arced sections adapt to the perimeter of the token in diametrically opposite positions.
  • the second retaining section for retaining the key is preferably configured in the form of a protuberance adapted to fit behind retaining projections of the harpoon such that the protuberance abuts with said retaining projections. In both cases, the release is achieved when the rotation of the arms separates the abutments either with the token or with the key.
  • the device additionally comprises a locking arm such that when the first arm and the second arm reach the second position of releasing the key, the locking arm is biased to be positioned in a locking position such that it does not allow the first arm and the second arm to change from this second position to the first position of retaining the key due to reinserting said key.
  • This additional component is responsible for the change in the anchoring device performance with respect to the anchoring devices known in the state of the art.
  • the insertion of the token changes the position of the first arm and of the second arm from the first position of retaining the key to the second position of retaining the token.
  • the key is released and therefore the user can use the cart.
  • the locking arm prevents the first arm and the second arm from changing position such that the token continues to be retained and the key cannot be retained again even if it is reinserted.
  • the locking arm being biased to be positioned in a locking position is achieved by means of a spring imparting a permanent force on the locking arm.
  • the locking arm extends from a point of the first arm to a point of the second arm, both located on the same side of the rotating shaft giving rise to the arms acting like a rocker, such that in the locking position these points are linked by the locking arm, and since the distance between these two points cannot be modified, it is not possible to change the position of the first arm and of the second arm.
  • the locking is temporary and can be released with an implement that overcomes the bias imparted by the spring.
  • FIG. 1 This figure shows a perspective view of the casing of an embodiment of the invention, where a chain section with the key at the end thereof and a token for releasing the key can also be seen.
  • Figure 2 This figure shows the casing according to the embodiment of Figure 1 which is now open, showing in a plan view the most relevant components giving rise to the operation of the anchoring device.
  • the part of the casing shown is the lower part, which has been turned over to allow seeing the components that it houses.
  • the anchoring device is shown in the first position of retaining the key.
  • Both the key and the token are shown using a discontinuous line to allow identifying the interaction between said elements and the anchoring device.
  • Figure 3 This figure shows the same example as that shown in Figure 2, where this figure shows the second position of retaining the token and of releasing the key.
  • FIG. 4 This figure shows a detail of an embodiment of the implement for releasing the token and resetting the device.
  • the present invention is an anchoring device for carts.
  • An embodiment shown in the illustrative drawings will be used throughout the detailed description of the invention.
  • the embodiment is an anchoring device for carts for transporting luggage in airports.
  • the carts allow compact storage, forming an alignment according to a longitudinal direction X-X'.
  • each cart is inserted into the next cart, leaving the gripping bars of the carts arranged such that they are parallel, close and transverse to the longitudinal direction X-X'.
  • the gripping bar has an anchoring device and a chain section with one end connected to the cart and the other end connected to the key intended for being inserted into the cart that will be introduced in this first cart for compact storage.
  • Figure 1 shows the anchoring device according to the embodiment in a perspective view.
  • This perspective view allows showing the casing (1) which is made up of two parts, the upper part (1.1) of the casing and the lower part of the casing (1.2), which are coupled to one another leaving therein the set of components which allows anchoring and releasing both the token (3) and the key (2).
  • An opening (1.2.1) is distinguished in this same casing (1) for the gripping bar of the cart traversing the inside of the casing according to the direction transverse to the longitudinal direction X-X'.
  • the lower part (1.2) of the casing is what surrounds the gripping bar of the cart, and the upper part (1.1) of the casing is what contains the set of components giving rise to anchoring.
  • the upper part (1.1) of the casing is turned over to allow visual access to the arrangement of its components as shown in Figure 2.
  • the orientation of the longitudinal direction X- X' is indicated as a reference in this Figure 2 since this direction is the direction of insertion and the direction of exit both of the token (3) and of the key (2).
  • both the key (2) and the token (3) are depicted using a discontinuous line.
  • the token is depicted in two positions, a position close to the slot and another inserted position without having reached the final position of insertion.
  • the symmetrical arrangement of the first arm (4) and of the second arm (5) with respect to the longitudinal direction X-X' is shown inside the casing.
  • the arms are essentially L-shaped such that the short arm section is arranged essentially transverse to the longitudinal direction X-X' and the long arm section is arranged essentially parallel to the longitudinal direction X-X'.
  • the ends of the short arm sections comprise the first retaining surface sections (4.2, 5.2) for retaining the token (3) where both sections are adapted to leave the token (3) retained when it is located between the retaining surface sections (4.2, 5.2) of both arms (4, 5) in the second position.
  • the first retaining surface section (4.2, 5.2) for retaining the token (3) of both arms (4, 5) is configured in the shape of an arc adapted to the perimetral configuration of the token (3).
  • the long section of both arms (4, 5) are located close to one another to encircle the key (2) as depicted in Figure 2.
  • the second retaining surface for retaining the key located at the long ends of the arms (4, 5), i.e., the ends opposite the ends of the short section abut with both recesses of the harpoon of the end of the key (2).
  • the arced sections forming the first retaining surface section (4.2, 5.2) of the short sections of the arms (4, 5) are slightly rotated enough to define a space for receiving the token (3), allowing its entry.
  • the token (3) When inserted, the token (3) abuts with the arced sections of the first retaining surface section (4.2, 5.2).
  • the insertion force primarily abuts with the innermost area of the arc giving rise to a longitudinal force imparting rotating to both arms (4, 5) to favor the insertion of the token (3).
  • FIG. 2 shows respective perforations in one arm (4) and in the other arm (5) for housing a return spring (6).
  • the ends of the return spring (6) are inserted into the perforations having a support (4.5, 5.5) such that the spring (6) permanently maintains a return force biasing the first arm (4) and the second arm (5) to maintain the first position of retaining the key (2).
  • the locking means primarily comprise a locking arm (8) as well as a return spring (10) for the locking arm (8).
  • the locking arm (8) links the first arm (4) with the second arm (5).
  • One end of the locking arm (8) is connected to the first arm (4) by means of a rotating shaft (4.4) located in the long section of said first arm (4).
  • the opposite end of the locking arm (8) is connected to the second arm (5) through a guide (8.1)-cam (5.4) assembly, this group being located in the long section of said second arm (5).
  • the guide (8.1) of the cam (5.4) is configured in an L shape, such that a section of the L is arranged according to a position essentially longitudinal to the direction established by the connection line between the rotating shaft (4.4) of the locking arm (8) and the cam (5.4), where, in this embodiment, this longitudinal direction with respect to the locking arm (8) is essentially transverse to the longitudinal direction X-X' of the casing (1).
  • the other section of the L-shaped guide (8.1) is transverse to the previously indicated section.
  • the locking arm (8) prevents both the approximation and the separation of the long sections of the first arm (4) and the second arm (5). In other words, the first arm (4) and the second arm (5) are locked in the second position.
  • Figures 2 and 3 show the return spring (10) of the locking arm (8) configured in the form of a winding around a pin or support (9) such that one end comes out of the winding and abuts with the upper part (1.1) of the casing, and the other end is inserted into a perforation (8.3) arranged in the locking arm for this purpose.
  • Figure 3 shows the change in position of the locking arm, the cam (5.4) being located at the end of the L-shaped course of travel of the guide (8.1).
  • the long sections of the first arm (4) and second arm (5) are open without retaining the key (2), and the short sections of the first arm (4) and second arm (5) are closed and facing one another, such that the token (3) is held and retained between the arced sections formed by the so-called first retaining surface section (4.2, 5.2) for retaining the token (3).
  • the reversibility or the resetting of the device can be carried out by the personnel especially responsible for this operation. Said specialized personnel have an implement which allows said resetting the device and retrieving the token (3).
  • Figure 4 shows two tools connected by a chain, a retention rod (12) and an unlocking tool (11) which is shaped like the key (2) but has a pressure projection (11.1) at its end.
  • the insertion of the unlocking tool (11) causes its pressure projection (11.1) to reach a position according to the longitudinal direction X-X' exceeding the position reached by the retention key (2) which lacks said pressure projection (11.1).
  • the locking arm (8) which is made from punched sheet metal in this embodiment, has a transversely bent flange (8.2).
  • the insertion of the tool (11) allows its pressure projection (11.1) to abut with this flange (8.2), pushing the locking arm (8) such that the cam (5.4) moves to the position in which it is no longer located in the section of the guide (8.1) which causes locking, i.e., the section of the guide (8.1) arranged transversely according to the direction established by the connection line between the rotating shaft (4.4) of the locking arm (8) and the cam (5.4).
  • the insertion of the rod (12) forces the movement in this direction since the position of insertion of the rod (12) and the direction of insertion is such that the rod (12) contacts an oblique section, in this embodiment, the oblique section is rounded, such that the end of the rod (12) forces the locking arm (8) to move according to direction X-X' until the cam (5.4) is only moveable through the section of the guide (8.1) which is essentially parallel according to the direction established by the connection line between the rotating shaft (4.4) of the locking arm (8) and the cam (5.4).
  • the insertion of the rod cancels the bias of the return spring (10) of the locking arm (8). In this position, it is possible to remove the tool (11), leaving the device reset and ready for receiving the key (2).
  • the position of the support flange (8.2) is separated from the guiding axis X-X' such that it only interacts with the unlocking tool (11) when the latter has a pressure projection (11.1) also separated from the guiding axis X-X'.
  • the tool (11) in Figure 4 has V-shaped notches serving to indicate the correct position of insertion so that the pressure projection (11.1) abuts with the support flange (8.2).
  • a separation arm (7) arranged between the long sections of the first arm (4) and of the second arm (5) has also been incorporated in this embodiment.
  • This separation arm (7) imparts a minimum separation between both arms (4, 5) even when the key (2) is not inserted. Otherwise, an excessive approximation could make the insertion of a key (2) difficult.
  • the carts receive a token instead of a legal tender coin.
  • This token can incorporate guides, grooves and elements preventing the insertion of a legal tender coin.
  • the token can be obtained for example by means of a vending machine.
  • the advantage of using tokens instead of coins is that the money fed into the machine by the user is directly stored in the vending machine. Given that tokens are collected at any point of the area in which the use of the cart is allowed, the personnel responsible for retrieving the token carries tokens and not legal tender coins, which would increase the chance of being robbed. The tokens collected by the specialized personnel from carts left behind along with their token after use are taken back to the vending machines.
  • Another advantage of using vending machines is that the there can be more means of payment that are safer, for example by means of a payment card, or by means of Near Field Communication NFC techniques.
  • Another object of the invention is a system comprising one or more carts equipped with an anchoring device such as the one described adapted to operate with tokens and one or more vending machines for dispensing said tokens.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif d'ancrage destiné à des chariots, par exemple, des chariots permettant de transporter des bagages dans les aéroports, les chariots étant stockés successivement de sorte que chaque chariot comporte un ancrage et une clé liée, par exemple, au moyen d'une section de chaîne, conçue pour être ancrée dans l'ancrage du chariot adjacent. Par conséquent, une pluralité de chariots stockés, alignés et disposés successivement qui sont tous reliés entre eux est obtenue. L'introduction d'une pièce de monnaie ou d'un jeton dans le dispositif permet la libération du chariot de sorte que celui-ci puisse être utilisé par l'utilisateur lorsqu'il est séparé de la rangée. L'invention est caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un dispositif d'ancrage qui ne libère pas le jeton lorsque la clé d'un autre chariot est à nouveau introduite dans le dispositif d'ancrage.
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US5421445A (en) * 1994-01-04 1995-06-06 Alvarez Mata; Evelio Coin lock for bar of supermarket cart
GB2307086A (en) * 1995-11-06 1997-05-14 Blanco Gonzales Victor Man Del Coin lock
WO2000048141A1 (fr) * 1999-02-11 2000-08-17 Peter Fuchs Serrure de consigne pour chariot de supermarche
US20050230218A1 (en) * 2004-04-19 2005-10-20 Wen-Chiu Wu Slot lock for a cart
EP1821267A1 (fr) * 2006-02-09 2007-08-22 Somers Co., Ltd. Structure de verrouillage

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US5421445A (en) * 1994-01-04 1995-06-06 Alvarez Mata; Evelio Coin lock for bar of supermarket cart
GB2307086A (en) * 1995-11-06 1997-05-14 Blanco Gonzales Victor Man Del Coin lock
WO2000048141A1 (fr) * 1999-02-11 2000-08-17 Peter Fuchs Serrure de consigne pour chariot de supermarche
US20050230218A1 (en) * 2004-04-19 2005-10-20 Wen-Chiu Wu Slot lock for a cart
EP1821267A1 (fr) * 2006-02-09 2007-08-22 Somers Co., Ltd. Structure de verrouillage

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