Separating element for a platform cabin comprising a push rod mechanism for moving a leaf

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9260175-B2
Application number	US-201213554731-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2012
Priority date	Jul 22, 2011
Publication date	Feb 16, 2016
Grant date	Feb 16, 2016

Abstract

A separating element for a platform cabin is provided. The separating element comprises: at least one stationary partition, delimiting a passage defining a circulation axis inside the cabin; at least one leaf, mounted transversely movable relative to the circulation axis between a closed position, in which it extends through the passage, and an open position, in which it is positioned at least partially spaced away from the passage; and means for moving the or each leaf between the closed position and the open position thereof, the or each leaf being adapted to move along the plane transverse to the circulation axis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A separating element for a platform cabin, comprising:
at least one stationary partition adapted for delimiting a passage inside the cabin,
at least one leaf mounted transversely movable relative to the passage between a closed position, in which it extends through the passage, and an open position, in which it is positioned at least partially spaced away from the passage, and
a movement mechanism configured to move the at least one leaf between the closed position and the open position thereof,
the at least one leaf being adapted to move along a plane transverse to the passage,
wherein the movement mechanism comprises at least one movement push rod articulated by a first point of articulation to the stationary partition, the first point of articulation being a stationary point of the stationary partition, and by a second point of articulation to a connecting element, wherein the entire connecting element is fixed relative to at least a portion of the at least one leaf,
and wherein, in at least a first position of the at least one leaf, the first and second points of articulation are aligned along a vertical axis which is perpendicular to a floor of the platform cabin,
and wherein, when the at least one leaf is in the open position, the geometrical center of the leaf is on the same side, relative to the vertical axis passing through the first point of articulation, as when the at least one leaf is in the closed position.

2. The separating element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least first position comprises a first intermediate position of the at least one leaf between the closed and open positions thereof.

3. The separating element according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second points of articulation has a degree of freedom perpendicular to a hinge pin.

4. The separating element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one leaf has a width, defined in a horizontal axis perpendicular to the vertical axis, which is between 20 percent and 30 percent of the width of the separating element, defined in the horizontal axis.

5. The separating element according to claim 1 , comprising a locking system configured to lock the at least one leaf in the open position and in the closed position, the locking system comprising a movable locking member secured to the at least one leaf and two stationary locking members secured to the partition, one stationary locking member cooperating with the movable locking member to lock the at least one leaf in the open position, and the other stationary locking member cooperating with the movable locking member to lock the at least one leaf in the closed position.

6. The separating element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one leaf comprises a first leaf portion and a second leaf portion movable relative to each other, the connecting element being fixed relatively to the first leaf portion, and the at least one leaf further comprises a guide configured to guide relative movement of the first and second leaf portions of the at least one leaf, said guide comprising a first guiding means connected to the first leaf portion and a second guiding means connected to the second leaf portion, said first and second guiding means being adapted to cooperate with each other.

7. The separating element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one partition comprises two stationary partitions delimiting the passage between them, and the at least one leaf has a single leaf to obstruct the passage.

8. The separating element according to claim 7 , wherein the passage is transversely offset relative to a vertical centerline of the separating element.

9. The separating element according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second points of articulation is formed by the cooperation of a finger with an oblong opening.

10. The separating element according to claim 1 , wherein the position of a top edge of the leaf when the leaf is in the closed position is vertically offset relative to the position of the top edge when the leaf is in the open position.

11. The separating element according to claim 1 , wherein the position of a bottom edge of the leaf when the leaf is in the closed position is vertically offset relative to the position of the bottom edge when the leaf is in the open position.

12. The separating element according to claim 1 , comprising a guiding element to guide at least a portion of the at least one leaf so that said portion follows a substantially arc of circle-shaped movement between the closed and open positions of the at least one leaf.

13. A separating element for a platform cabin, comprising:
at least one stationary partition, adapted for delimiting a passage inside the cabin,
at least one leaf mounted transversely movable relative to the passage between a closed position, in which it extends through the passage, and an open position, in which it is positioned at least partially spaced away from the passage, and
a movement mechanism configured to move the at least one leaf between the closed position and the open position thereof,
the at least one leaf being adapted to move along a plane transverse to the passage, wherein the movement mechanism comprises two movement push rods, each of which is articulated by a first point of articulation to the stationary partition, and by a second point of articulation to a connecting element jointly movable with the at least one leaf, and wherein, in a first position of the at least one leaf, the first and second points of articulation of each movement push rod are aligned along a vertical axis, and
wherein the first point of articulation of each movement push rod is spaced apart from the first point of articulation of the other movement push rod and the second point of articulation of each movement push rod is spaced apart from the second point of articulation of the other movement push rod, and wherein, in a second position of the at least one leaf, the first and second points of articulation of each movement push rod are aligned with the first and second points of articulation of the other movement push rod in a manner that the four points of articulation align with each other.

14. The separating element according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one second position comprises a second intermediate position of the at least one leaf between the closed and open positions thereof.

15. The separating element according to claim 14 , wherein, between the closed position and the second intermediate position, the second points of articulation are situated on a first side of a line passing through both first points of articulation and wherein, between the second intermediate position and the open position, the second points of articulation are situated on the second side of the line passing through both first points of articulation.

16. The separating element according to claim 13 , wherein the first points of articulation of the two movement push rods are vertically offset relative to one another.

17. The separating element according to claim 13 , wherein the movement mechanism further comprises a coordinating push rod articulated to the two movement push rods.

18. The separating element according to claim 17 , wherein each movement push rod is articulated to the coordinating push rod by a respective third point of articulation, and wherein, for each movement push rod, the third point of articulation is situated spaced away from a line passing through the first and second points of articulation of the movement push rod.

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Assignees

• Cabourg Frédéric
• Capetta Thierry
• Dassault Aviat

Inventors

• Cabourg Frédéric
• Capetta Thierry

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