EP0679413A1 - Illuminated inflatable balloon - Google Patents

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EP0679413A1
EP0679413A1 EP95400952A EP95400952A EP0679413A1 EP 0679413 A1 EP0679413 A1 EP 0679413A1 EP 95400952 A EP95400952 A EP 95400952A EP 95400952 A EP95400952 A EP 95400952A EP 0679413 A1 EP0679413 A1 EP 0679413A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V3/00—Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses
    • F21V3/02—Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses characterised by the shape
    • F21V3/023—Chinese lanterns; Balloons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10—Balloons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B43/00—Balls with special arrangements
    • A63B43/06—Balls with special arrangements with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10—Balloons
    • A63H2027/1058—Balloons associated with light or sound
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A63H27/10—Balloons
    • A63H2027/1091—Balloons with object inserted within; Means or methods for insertion of objects
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V25/00—Safety devices structurally associated with lighting devices
    • F21V25/02—Safety devices structurally associated with lighting devices coming into action when lighting device is disturbed, dismounted, or broken
    • F21V25/04—Safety devices structurally associated with lighting devices coming into action when lighting device is disturbed, dismounted, or broken breaking the electric circuit

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  • the present invention relates to an improvement to inflatable and possibly illuminating balloons.
  • Balloons which comprise an envelope inflatable by a gas, capable of being connected to the ground by an elongated element so that the balloon inflated by a gas lighter than air can be kept high away from the ground, and containing a lighting means capable of being connected to a source of electrical energy, for example to the sector by means of a conducting wire, so that the balloon and the inscriptions that its envelope can bear can be clearly visible, in particular the night.
  • the improvement according to the invention is such that the balloon comprises actuating means sensitive to the deformation of said envelope and / or to the pressure of the gas in this envelope and capable of acting on an actuating member of interposed switch means. in the connection between said lighting means and said source of electrical energy to cut / establish this connection on either side of at least one determined threshold.
  • said actuating means are preferably arranged at least partially inside said envelope.
  • said actuating means comprise at least one wire element extending in said envelope and connecting a part of this envelope to said actuating member, placed at another location on the periphery of this envelope.
  • said actuating means may comprise at least one spring constituting at least partially said wire element and acting before the triggering of said switch means.
  • said actuating means may comprise at least one spring acting in the opposite direction to the tension of said wire element and acting before the triggering of said switch means.
  • said actuating means may comprise at least one first spring constituting at least partly said wire element and at least one second spring acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element, the first spring having a coefficient of elongation greater than that of the second spring.
  • said actuating means may advantageously comprise a plate integral with said envelope and carrying in this envelope a support, one of the ends of said spring acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element being placed against this support , on the side of this plate, and said actuating member comprising a part extending through this spring and having a part on which the other end of this spring bears.
  • said actuating member may advantageously comprise a wire element having the shape of a pin whose branches extend through said spring and whose ends of the arms are bent, said wire element being connected to the loop of this pin and said spring bearing on these folded ends.
  • the balloon represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises an envelope 2, for example made of a flexible, transparent material or translucent, which, when inflated by a gas, for example lighter than air, is in the form of a sphere.
  • a gas for example lighter than air
  • This envelope has at its upper part, or north pole, a circular passage in which a plate 3 is tightly fixed and has at its lower part, or south pole, a circular opening in which a plate 4 is tightly fixed.
  • the balloon 1 has a wire element 5 which comprises a flexible wire 6 whose upper end is fixed in a known manner to the upper plate 3 and a spiral spring 7 whose upper end is fixed to the lower end of the wire 6 and the lower end of which is connected to the plate 4 as will be described later.
  • a bulb holder 8 which carries two opposite bulbs 9 and 10.
  • the support 8 carrying the bulbs 9 and 10 is substantially in the middle of the wire element 5, substantially equidistant from the plates 3 and 4.
  • the length of the wired element 5 decreases in particular under the effect of the traction caused by the spring 7 the upper part of the envelope 2 descends and the lower part of the envelope tends to approach the vertical axis so that the balloon takes, in section, substantially the shape of a heart or a pear.
  • the plate 4 is arranged outside of the casing 2 and its peripheral part is coupled to a ring 11 disposed inside the casing 2 by means of screws 12 distributed around the periphery, the edge of the aforementioned lower opening of the envelope 2 being taken between the peripheral part of the plate 4 and this ring 11, a seal 13 being interposed between this edge of the envelope 2 and plate 4.
  • the upper plate is fixed equivalently.
  • the plate 4 At its central part, the plate 4 has a projecting cylindrical part 14 which extends towards the inside of the envelope 2.
  • this projecting part 14 is arranged a spiral spring 15 whose upper end bears against a circlip 16 mounted in the upper part of this cylindrical part 14.
  • the lower end of the spring 7 is fixed to the loop 17 of a pin 18 which has two branches 19 and 20 which extend downwards through the spring 15 and which has ends 21 and 22 bent radially towards the exterior, substantially parallel to the plate 4, the end of the spring 15 coming to bear on these folded parts 21 and 22.
  • the projecting cylindrical part 14 has two diametrically opposite vertical slots 23 and 24 open upwards.
  • these slots 23 and 24 have a determined length so that the folded parts 21 and 22 of the pin 18 come to bear against their background.
  • the cylindrical part 14 of the plate 4 carries an electric switch 25, the movable actuating stud 26 is located vertically opposite the end part 21 of the pin 18.
  • the balloon 1 also has a sheathed electrical cable 27, one end of which is fixed to the plate 4 in leaktight manner using a known nut system 28 and the other end of which can be fixed to the ground in order to be able to maintain the balloon in the inflated state at a determined altitude.
  • the electrical conductors 29 contained in the cable 27 and which open inside the cylindrical part 14 pass through an orifice 30 formed in the wall of the latter and are electrically connected to the switch 25, the latter being electrically connected to the bulbs 9 and 10 by a conductor of appropriate length.
  • the pin 18 moves downwards so that its end part 21 comes to press on the actuating pad 26 of the switch 25 to bring it to its visible retracted position in Figure 4 in which the supply circuit of the bulbs 9 and 10 is cut.
  • the aforementioned safety means for closing / opening the supply circuit of the bulbs are subject to the variation of the shape of the envelope 2 which itself depends on the pressure in this envelope.
  • the plate 5 is equipped with a valve 31 for inflating the balloon 1.
  • This plate also has through passages 32 covered on the outside by a plate 33 constituting a valve security, this plate 33 having an axis 34 passing through the plate 4, a return spring 35 being interposed between the inner end of the axis 32 and the inner face of the plate 4.

Abstract

The balloon (1) has a flexible outer surface (1) which is connected an electric cable with an outer sheath (27). A sealed connection through the balloon wall is made by an outer plate (4) with inner ring and sealed connections (13). Nut connections (28) on the outer wall allow connection to an inner section. The cable connects a power source on the ground to a light in the centre of the balloon. An actuation device inside the balloon consists of a spring (7) which is tensioned by a flexible connector and connected to the loop (17) of a two-sided pin (19). Switches (25) are positioned between the power source and the light. A wire (5) links part of the surface and the actuator which is positioned at another location at the surface periphery. The pin has a sliding holder (24) and an inner spring (15). The pin base (21) is clear of the switch (26) when the balloon is inflated, but pushes the switch closed when the balloon is deflated, switching off the electricity. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un perfectionnement aux ballons gonflables et éventuellement éclairants.The present invention relates to an improvement to inflatable and possibly illuminating balloons.

On connaît des ballons qui comprennent une enveloppe gonflable par un gaz, susceptibles d'être reliés au sol par un élément allongé de telle sorte que le ballon gonflé par un gaz plus léger que l'air peut être maintenu en hauteur à distance du sol, et renfermant un moyen d'éclairage susceptible d'être relié à une source d'énergie électrique, par exemple au secteur grâce à un fil conducteur, de telle sorte que le ballon et les inscriptions que son enveloppe peut porter peuvent être bien visibles notamment la nuit.Balloons are known which comprise an envelope inflatable by a gas, capable of being connected to the ground by an elongated element so that the balloon inflated by a gas lighter than air can be kept high away from the ground, and containing a lighting means capable of being connected to a source of electrical energy, for example to the sector by means of a conducting wire, so that the balloon and the inscriptions that its envelope can bear can be clearly visible, in particular the night.

Le perfectionnement selon l'invention est tel que le ballon comprend des moyens d'actionnement sensibles à la déformation de ladite enveloppe et/ou à la pression du gaz dans cette enveloppe et susceptibles d'agir sur un organe d'actionnement de moyens interrupteurs interposés dans la liaison entre lesdits moyens d'éclairage et ladite source d'énergie électrique pour couper/établir cette liaison de part et d'autre d'au moins un seuil déterminé.The improvement according to the invention is such that the balloon comprises actuating means sensitive to the deformation of said envelope and / or to the pressure of the gas in this envelope and capable of acting on an actuating member of interposed switch means. in the connection between said lighting means and said source of electrical energy to cut / establish this connection on either side of at least one determined threshold.

Selon l'invention, lesdits moyens d'actionnement sont de préférence disposés au moins en partie à l'intérieur de ladite enveloppe.According to the invention, said actuating means are preferably arranged at least partially inside said envelope.

Selon une exécution préférée, lesdits moyens d'actionnement comprennent au moins un élément filaire s'étendant dans ladite enveloppe et reliant une partie de cette enveloppe audit organe d'actionnement, placé à un autre endroit à la périphérie de cette enveloppe.According to a preferred embodiment, said actuating means comprise at least one wire element extending in said envelope and connecting a part of this envelope to said actuating member, placed at another location on the periphery of this envelope.

Dans une variante, lesdits moyens d'actionnement peuvent comprendre au moins un ressort constituant au moins en partie ledit élément filaire et agissant avant le déclenchement desdits moyens interrupteurs.In a variant, said actuating means may comprise at least one spring constituting at least partially said wire element and acting before the triggering of said switch means.

Dans une autre variante, lesdits moyens d'actionnement peuvent comprendre au moins un ressort agissant dans le sens contraire de la tension dudit élément filaire et agissant avant le déclenchement desdits moyens interrupteurs.In another variant, said actuating means may comprise at least one spring acting in the opposite direction to the tension of said wire element and acting before the triggering of said switch means.

Dans une autre variante, lesdits moyens d'actionnement peuvent comprendre au moins un premier ressort constituant au moins en partie ledit élément filaire et au moins un second ressort agissant dans le sens contraire de la tension dudit élément filaire, le premier ressort présentant un coefficient d'allongement supérieur à celui du second ressort.In another variant, said actuating means may comprise at least one first spring constituting at least partly said wire element and at least one second spring acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element, the first spring having a coefficient of elongation greater than that of the second spring.

Selon l'invention, lesdits moyens d'actionnement peuvent avantageusement comprendre une platine solidaire de ladite enveloppe et portant dans cette enveloppe un appui, l'une des extrémités dudit ressort agissant dans le sens contraire de la tension dudit élément filaire étant placée contre cet appui, du côté de cette platine, et ledit organe d'actionnement comprenant une partie s'étendant au travers de ce ressort et présentant une partie sur laquelle prend apppui l'autre extrémité de ce ressort.According to the invention, said actuating means may advantageously comprise a plate integral with said envelope and carrying in this envelope a support, one of the ends of said spring acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element being placed against this support , on the side of this plate, and said actuating member comprising a part extending through this spring and having a part on which the other end of this spring bears.

Selon l'invention, ledit organe d'actionnement peut avantageusement comprendre un élément filaire présentant la forme d'une épingle dont les branches s'étendent au travers dudit ressort et dont les extrémités des branches sont pliées, ledit élément filaire étant connecté à la boucle de cette épingle et ledit ressort prenant appui sur ces extrémités repliées .According to the invention, said actuating member may advantageously comprise a wire element having the shape of a pin whose branches extend through said spring and whose ends of the arms are bent, said wire element being connected to the loop of this pin and said spring bearing on these folded ends.

La présente invention sera mieux comprise à l'étude d'un ballon décrit à titre d'exemple non limitatif et représenté sur le dessin sur lequel:

  • la figure 1 représente un ballon à l'état gonflé ;
  • la figure 2 représente le ballon selon la revendication 1 à l'état légèrement dégonflé ;
  • la figure 3 représente, en vue agrandie et en coupe verticale, la partie inférieure du ballon précitée, le ballon étant gonflé ;
  • la figure 4 représente une vue correspondant à la figure 3, le ballon étant au moins partiellement dégonflé ;
  • la figure 5 représente une coupe verticale agrandie de la partie inférieure du ballon précité, perpendiculairement à la figure 4 ;
  • et la figure 6 représente une vue de dessus de la partie inférieure du ballon précité représentée sur les figures 3 à 5.
The present invention will be better understood from the study of a balloon described by way of nonlimiting example and represented in the drawing in which:
  • FIG. 1 represents a balloon in the inflated state;
  • FIG. 2 represents the balloon according to claim 1 in the slightly deflated state;
  • 3 shows, in enlarged view and in vertical section, the lower part of the aforementioned balloon, the balloon being inflated;
  • Figure 4 shows a view corresponding to Figure 3, the balloon being at least partially deflated;
  • FIG. 5 represents an enlarged vertical section of the lower part of the above-mentioned balloon, perpendicular to FIG. 4;
  • and FIG. 6 represents a top view of the lower part of the aforementioned balloon represented in FIGS. 3 to 5.

Le ballon repésenté sur les figures 1 et 2 comprend une enveloppe 2 par exemple en un matériau souple, transparent ou translucide, qui, lorsqu'elle est gonflée par un gaz par exemple plus léger que l'air, se présente sous la forme d'une sphère.The balloon represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises an envelope 2, for example made of a flexible, transparent material or translucent, which, when inflated by a gas, for example lighter than air, is in the form of a sphere.

Cette enveloppe présente à sa partie supérieure, ou pôle nord, un passage circulaire dans lequel est fixée de façon étanche une platine 3 et présente à sa partie inférieure, ou pôle sud, une ouverture circulaire dans laquelle est fixée de façon étanche une platine 4.This envelope has at its upper part, or north pole, a circular passage in which a plate 3 is tightly fixed and has at its lower part, or south pole, a circular opening in which a plate 4 is tightly fixed.

Entre la platine 3 et la platine 4, le ballon 1 présente un élément filaire 5 qui comprend un fil souple 6 dont l'extrémité supérieure est fixée de façon connue à la platine supérieure 3 et un ressort 7 en spirale dont l'extrémité supérieure est fixée à l'extrémité inférieure du fil 6 et dont l'extrémité inférieure est reliée à la platine 4 comme on le décrira plus loin.Between the plate 3 and the plate 4, the balloon 1 has a wire element 5 which comprises a flexible wire 6 whose upper end is fixed in a known manner to the upper plate 3 and a spiral spring 7 whose upper end is fixed to the lower end of the wire 6 and the lower end of which is connected to the plate 4 as will be described later.

Sur le fil 6 est fixé un support d'ampoule 8 qui porte deux ampoules opposées 9 et 10.On the wire 6 is fixed a bulb holder 8 which carries two opposite bulbs 9 and 10.

Comme on le voit sur la figure 1, lorsque le ballon 1 est à l'état gonflé, l'élément filaire 5 s'étend verticalement selon une diagonale de l'enveloppe 2, le ressort 7 étant tendu.As can be seen in FIG. 1, when the balloon 1 is in the inflated state, the wire element 5 extends vertically along a diagonal of the envelope 2, the spring 7 being tensioned.

Lorsque le ballon est gonflé, le support 8 portant les ampoules 9 et 10 est sensiblement au milieu de l'élément filaire 5, sensiblement à égale distance des platines 3 et 4.When the balloon is inflated, the support 8 carrying the bulbs 9 and 10 is substantially in the middle of the wire element 5, substantially equidistant from the plates 3 and 4.

Lorsque le ballon 1 se dégonfle par évacuation volontaire ou non du gaz que l'enveloppe 2 contient, la longueur de l'élément filaire 5 diminue notamment sous l'effet de la traction provoquée par le ressort 7 la partie supérieure de l'enveloppe 2 descend et la partie inférieure de l'enveloppe a tendance à se rapprocher de l'axe vertical de telle sorte que le ballon prend, en section, sensiblement la forme d'un coeur ou d'une poire.When the balloon 1 deflates by voluntary or involuntary evacuation of the gas that the envelope 2 contains, the length of the wired element 5 decreases in particular under the effect of the traction caused by the spring 7 the upper part of the envelope 2 descends and the lower part of the envelope tends to approach the vertical axis so that the balloon takes, in section, substantially the shape of a heart or a pear.

Comme on peut le voir sur les figures 3 à 6, la platine 4 est disposée à l'extérieur de l'enveloppe 2 et sa partie périphérique est accouplée à un anneau 11 disposé à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe 2 grâce à des vis 12 réparties en périphérie, le bord de l'ouverture inférieure précitée de l'enveloppe 2 étant pris entre la partie périphérique de la platine 4 et cet anneau 11, un joint d'étanchéité 13 étant interposé entre ce bord de l'enveloppe 2 et la platine 4. La platine supérieure est fixée de façon équivalente.As can be seen in Figures 3 to 6, the plate 4 is arranged outside of the casing 2 and its peripheral part is coupled to a ring 11 disposed inside the casing 2 by means of screws 12 distributed around the periphery, the edge of the aforementioned lower opening of the envelope 2 being taken between the peripheral part of the plate 4 and this ring 11, a seal 13 being interposed between this edge of the envelope 2 and plate 4. The upper plate is fixed equivalently.

A sa partie centrale, la platine 4 présente une partie cylindrique en saillie 14 qui s'étend vers l'intérieur de l'enveloppe 2.At its central part, the plate 4 has a projecting cylindrical part 14 which extends towards the inside of the envelope 2.

Dans cette partie en saillie 14 est disposé un ressort en spirale 15 dont l'extrémité supérieure vient en appui contre un circlips 16 monté dans la partie supérieure de cette partie cylindrique 14.In this projecting part 14 is arranged a spiral spring 15 whose upper end bears against a circlip 16 mounted in the upper part of this cylindrical part 14.

L'extrémité inférieure du ressort 7 est fixée à la boucle 17 d'une épingle 18 qui présente deux branches 19 et 20 qui viennent s'étendre vers le bas au travers du ressort 15 et qui présente des extrémités 21 et 22 pliées radialement vers l'extérieur, sensiblement parallèlement à la platine 4, l'extrémité du ressort 15 venant en appui sur ces parties repliées 21 et 22.The lower end of the spring 7 is fixed to the loop 17 of a pin 18 which has two branches 19 and 20 which extend downwards through the spring 15 and which has ends 21 and 22 bent radially towards the exterior, substantially parallel to the plate 4, the end of the spring 15 coming to bear on these folded parts 21 and 22.

Pour laisser latéralement le passage aux branches 21 et 22 de l'épingle 18, la partie cylindrique en saillie 14 présente deux fentes verticales diamétralement opposées 23 et 24 ouvertes vers le haut. Pour limiter la course vers le bas de l'épingle 18 sous l'effet de l'extension du ressort 15, ces fentes 23 et 24 présentent une longueur déterminée afin que les parties repliées 21 et 22 de l'épingle 18 viennent en appui contre leur fond.To leave the passage laterally to the branches 21 and 22 of the pin 18, the projecting cylindrical part 14 has two diametrically opposite vertical slots 23 and 24 open upwards. To limit the downward stroke of the pin 18 under the effect of the extension of the spring 15, these slots 23 and 24 have a determined length so that the folded parts 21 and 22 of the pin 18 come to bear against their background.

Sur un côté, la partie cylindrique 14 de la platine 4 porte un interrupteur électrique 25 dont le plot mobile d'actionnement 26 est situé verticalement en face de la partie d'extrémité 21 de l'épingle 18.On one side, the cylindrical part 14 of the plate 4 carries an electric switch 25, the movable actuating stud 26 is located vertically opposite the end part 21 of the pin 18.

Le ballon 1 présente en outre un câble électrique gainé 27 dont une extrémité est fixée à la platine 4 de façon étanche grâce à un système d'écrou 28 connu et dont l'autre extrémité est susceptible d'être fixée au sol afin de pouvoir maintenir le ballon à l'état gonflé à une altitude déterminée.The balloon 1 also has a sheathed electrical cable 27, one end of which is fixed to the plate 4 in leaktight manner using a known nut system 28 and the other end of which can be fixed to the ground in order to be able to maintain the balloon in the inflated state at a determined altitude.

Les conducteurs électriques 29 que contient le câble 27 et qui débouchent à l'intérieur de la partie cylindrique 14 traversent un orifice 30 ménagé dans la paroi de cette dernière et sont connectés électriquement à l'interrupteur 25, ce dernier étant connecté électriquement aux ampoules 9 et 10 par un conducteur de longueur appropriée.The electrical conductors 29 contained in the cable 27 and which open inside the cylindrical part 14 pass through an orifice 30 formed in the wall of the latter and are electrically connected to the switch 25, the latter being electrically connected to the bulbs 9 and 10 by a conductor of appropriate length.

Comme on peut le voir en particulier sur la figure 3, lorsque le ballon 1 est à l'état gonflé, le ressort 7 est tendu et le ressort 15 est comprimé, l'épingle 18 étant dans une position haute de telle sorte que sa partie d'extrémité 21 est à sa position haute et que le plot d'actionnement 26 de l'interrupteur 25 est à sa position sortie. Dans cette position, l'interrupteur 25 établit la connexion électrique entre le conducteur 29 relié au sol à une source d'énergie électrique et les ampoules 9 et 10 qui sont alors éclairantes.As can be seen in particular in FIG. 3, when the balloon 1 is in the inflated state, the spring 7 is tensioned and the spring 15 is compressed, the pin 18 being in a high position so that its part end 21 is in its high position and that the actuating pad 26 of the switch 25 is in its extended position. In this position, the switch 25 establishes the electrical connection between the conductor 29 connected to the ground to a source of electrical energy and the bulbs 9 and 10 which are then illuminating.

Comme on l'a vu précédemment, lorsque le ballon 1 se dégonfle, la distance entre les platines 3 et 4 diminue, l'élément filaire 5 restant cependant tendu sous l'effet du ressort 7 dont la longueur diminue au fur et à mesure.As we saw previously, when the balloon 1 deflates, the distance between the plates 3 and 4 decreases, the wire element 5 remaining however taut under the effect of the spring 7 whose length decreases progressively.

Comme le coefficient d'allongement du ressort 7 est choisi de façon à être assez largement supérieur au coefficient d'allongement du ressort 15 qui agit dans le sens contraire de la tension établie dans l'élément filaire 5, en-deça d'une longueur déterminée de l'élément filaire 5, l'épingle 18 se déplace vers le bas de telle sorte que sa partie d'extrémité 21 vient appuyer sur le plot d'actionnement 26 de l'interrupteur 25 pour l'amener à sa position rentrée visible sur la figure 4 dans laquelle le circuit d'alimentation des ampoules 9 et 10 est coupé.As the coefficient of elongation of the spring 7 is chosen so as to be considerably greater than the coefficient of elongation of the spring 15 which acts in the opposite direction to the tension established in the wire element 5, below a length determined from the wire element 5, the pin 18 moves downwards so that its end part 21 comes to press on the actuating pad 26 of the switch 25 to bring it to its visible retracted position in Figure 4 in which the supply circuit of the bulbs 9 and 10 is cut.

Grâce à la combinaison des ressorts 7 et 15 en opposition, la variation de longueur de l'élément filaire 5 permettant le passage de l'interrupteur 25 de sa position fermée à sa position ouverte est courte. Cela permet d'éviter au moins en partie des clignotements des ampoules 9 et 10.Thanks to the combination of the springs 7 and 15 in opposition, the variation in length of the wire element 5 allowing the switch 25 to go from its closed position to its open position is short. This at least partially prevents blinking of bulbs 9 and 10.

Ainsi, les moyens précités de sécurité pour fermer/ouvrir le circuit d'alimentation des ampoules sont soumis à la variation de la forme de l'enveloppe 2 qui elle m^me dépend de la pression dans cette enveloppe.Thus, the aforementioned safety means for closing / opening the supply circuit of the bulbs are subject to the variation of the shape of the envelope 2 which itself depends on the pressure in this envelope.

Accessoirement, comme on le voit en particulier sur la figure 5, la platine 5 est équipée d'une valve 31 permettant de gonfler le ballon 1. Cette platine présente en outre des passages traversants 32 recouverts du côté extérieur par une plaque 33 constituant une soupape de sécurité, cette plaque 33 présentant un axe 34 traversant la platine 4, un ressort de rappel 35 étant interposé entre l'extrémité intérieure de l'axe 32 et la face intérieure de la platine 4.Incidentally, as seen in particular in Figure 5, the plate 5 is equipped with a valve 31 for inflating the balloon 1. This plate also has through passages 32 covered on the outside by a plate 33 constituting a valve security, this plate 33 having an axis 34 passing through the plate 4, a return spring 35 being interposed between the inner end of the axis 32 and the inner face of the plate 4.

La présente invention ne se limite pas aux exemples ci-dessus décrits. Bien des variantes de réalisation sont possibles sans sortir du cadre défini par les revendications annexées.The present invention is not limited to the examples described above. Many alternative embodiments are possible without departing from the scope defined by the appended claims.

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Ballon (1) comprenant une enveloppe (2) gonflable par un gaz, susceptible d'être relié au sol par un élément allongé (27) et renfermant un moyen d'éclairage (9) susceptible d'être relié à une source d'énergie électrique, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comprend des moyens d'actionnement (7, 15) sensibles à la déformation de ladite enveloppe et/ou à la pression du gaz dans cette enveloppe et susceptibles d'agir sur un organe d'actionnement (18) de moyens interrupteurs (25) interposés dans la liaison entre lesdits moyens d'éclairage et ladite source d'énergie électrique pour couper/établir cette liaison de part et d'autre d'au moins un seuil déterminé.Balloon (1) comprising an envelope (2) inflatable by a gas, capable of being connected to the ground by an elongated element (27) and containing a lighting means (9) capable of being connected to an energy source electric, characterized in that it comprises actuating means (7, 15) sensitive to the deformation of said envelope and / or to the pressure of the gas in this envelope and capable of acting on an actuating member ( 18) of switching means (25) interposed in the connection between said lighting means and said source of electrical energy to cut / establish this connection on either side of at least one determined threshold. Ballon selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits moyens d'actionnement sont disposés au moins en partie à l'intérieur de ladite enveloppe.Balloon according to claim 1, characterized in that said actuating means are arranged at least partially inside said envelope. Ballon selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits moyens d'actionnement comprennent au moins un élément filaire (5) s'étendant dans ladite enveloppe et reliant une partie de cette enveloppe audit organe d'actionnement, placé à un autre endroit à la périphérie de cette enveloppe.Balloon according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the said actuating means comprise at least one wire element (5) extending in the said envelope and connecting a part of this envelope to the said actuating member, placed at another location on the periphery of this envelope. Ballon selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits moyens d'actionnement comprennent au moins un ressort (7) constituant au moins en partie ledit élément filaire et agissant avant le déclenchement desdits moyens interrupteurs.Balloon according to claim 3, characterized in that said actuating means comprise at least one spring (7) constituting at least partly said wired element and acting before the triggering of said switch means. Ballon selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits moyens d'actionnement comprennent au moins un ressort (15) agissant dans le sens contraire de la tension dudit élément filaire et agissant avant le déclenchement desdits moyens interrupteurs.Balloon according to claim 3, characterized in that said actuating means comprise at least one spring (15) acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element and acting before the triggering of said switch means. Ballon selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits moyens d'actionnement comprennent au moins un premier ressort (7) constituant au moins en partie ledit élément filaire et au moins un second ressort (15) agissant dans le sens contraire de la tension dudit élément filaire, le premier ressort présentant un coefficient d'allongement supérieur à celui du second ressort.Balloon according to claim 3, characterized in that said actuating means comprise at least a first spring (7) constituting at least partially said wire element and at least a second spring (15) acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element, the first spring having a coefficient of elongation greater than that of the second spring. Ballon selon l'une des revendications 5 et 6, caractérisé par le fait que lesdits moyens d'actionnement comprennent une platine (4) solidaire de ladite enveloppe et portant dans cette enveloppe un appui, l'une des extrémités dudit ressort (15) agissant dans le sens contraire de la tension dudit élément filaire étant placée contre cet appui, du côté de cette platine, et ledit organe d'actionnement (18) comprenant une partie (21) s'étendant au travers de ce ressort et présentant une partie sur laquelle prend apppui l'autre extrémité de ce ressort.Balloon according to one of claims 5 and 6, characterized in that said actuating means comprise a plate (4) integral with said envelope and carrying in this envelope a support, one end of said spring (15) acting in the opposite direction of the tension of said wire element being placed against this support, on the side of this plate, and said actuating member (18) comprising a part (21) extending through this spring and having a part on which takes support on the other end of this spring. Ballon selon la revendication 7, caractérisé par le fait que ledit organe d'actionnement comprend un élément filaire présentant la forme d'une épingle (18) dont les branches (19, 20) s'étendent au travers dudit ressort (15) et dont les extrémités des branches sont pliées, ledit élément filaire (5) étant connecté à la boucle de cette épingle et ledit ressort (15) prenant appui sur ces extrémités repliées .Balloon according to claim 7, characterized in that said actuating member comprises a wire element having the shape of a pin (18) whose branches (19, 20) extend through said spring (15) and whose the ends of the branches are folded, said wire element (5) being connected to the loop of this pin and said spring (15) bearing on these folded ends.
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