Conveyor mechanism with illuminated chamber for concealing coffin

Abstract

The present invention relates to a conveyor mechanism with illuminated chamber for concealment of coffin consisting of a base or travel platform on which a plurality of rollers are arranged, through which it is possible to manually move a coffin from an open or full vision area to a transition zone that conceals said coffin, where the transition zone is defined from a concealment chamber that covers the rear half of the base or travel platform and in which a tunnel is configured through which the coffin is circulated to reach its final destination, a journey that is carried out accompanied by the light provided by at least two reflector lamps arranged at the bottom of the concealment chamber.

Claims

1. A conveyor mechanism with an illuminated chamber for concealment of a coffin, comprising: a base or platform for movement on which a plurality of rollers are arranged, and through which it is possible to manually move a coffin from an open or full-vision area towards a transition zone that conceals said coffin, characterized in that the base or travel platform is lined with smooth walls, wherein the transition zone is defined by a concealment chamber covering a rear half of the base or travel platform, wherein said concealment chamber comprises a front wall, a rear wall, a right side wall, a left side wall, and a top wall, such that, on a central part of the front and rear walls, a recess is defined, wherein, in the case of the front wall, the recess allows a portion of the platform to be within the concealment chamber, wherein, in the case of the back wall, the recess allows the coffin to be removed when it has concluded its journey through the transition zone that conceals the coffin, wherein, in order to restrict vision of the interior of the concealing chamber, a curtain is arranged on the free space of the recess of the front wall, wherein a door covers the recess of the rear wall, and wherein, inside the concealment chamber, at least two reflector lamps are arranged so as to generate the visual effect of an illuminated tunnel inside the concealment chamber.

2. The conveyor mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that; the smooth walls that cover the base or travel platform define a frontal wall, a back wall, a right side wall, a left side wall, and a top wall.

3. The conveyor mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that; the recesses of both the front wall and the back wall are approximately twice the height of a displacement base and the same width as the displacement base.

4. The conveyor mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that; the concealment chamber covers approximately half of a displacement platform.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

(1) FIG. 1 shows a conventional perspective view of a conveyor mechanism with illuminated chamber for concealment of coffin, made in accordance with the present invention;

(2) FIG. 2 shows a conventional perspective view of a load frame or support that forms an integral part of the conveyor mechanism of FIG. 1;

(3) FIG. 3 shows a conventional perspective view of the load frame or support of FIG. 2, before being coated with smooth walls;

(4) FIG. 4 shows a conventional perspective view of the load frame or support of FIG. 2, once it has been lined with smooth walls;

(5) FIG. 5 shows a conventional perspective of the load support or frame of FIG. 2, once it has been lined with smooth walls and a plurality of displacement rollers have been arranged on it forming an integral part of the conveyor mechanism of FIG. 1;

(6) FIG. 6 shows a conventional perspective view of detail A of FIG. 5.

(7) FIG. 7 shows a rear plan view of the conveyor mechanism of FIG. 1;

(8) FIG. 8 shows a rear plan view of the conveyor mechanism of FIG. 1, wherein the interior of a transition zone of said mechanism is seen;

(9) FIG. 9 shows a right side view of the conveyor mechanism of FIG. 1, wherein the position of a coffin on an open area of said mechanism is shown;

(10) FIG. 10 shows a right side elevation view of the conveyor mechanism of FIG. 1, wherein the position of a coffin over a transition zone of said mechanism is shown;

(11) FIG. 11 shows a right side top view of conveyor mechanism of FIG. 1, wherein the exit position of a coffin out of the transition zone of said mechanism is illustrated and

(12) FIG. 12 partially shows the conveyor mechanism of FIG. 1, when this is placed inside a funeral parlor, where dashed line represents elements of a possible setting of the funeral parlor.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(13) As shown in FIGS. 1 to 12, the conveyor mechanism with illuminated chamber for coffin concealment 100 object of the present utility model application, hereinafter referred to as mechanism 100, comprises a base or traveling platform 10 on which a plurality of rollers 30 are arranged by means of these rollers is possible to manually move a coffin 60 from an open or full-vision area to a transition zone, where said coffin 60 is concealed, where the transition zone is defined from a concealment chamber 40 that covers the rear half of the base or platform of displacement 10 and wherein a tunnel is configured through which the coffin 60 is circulated to reach its final destination, that displacement accompanied by light provided by at least two reflector lamps 4-7 arranged inside the concealment chamber 40.

(14) As shown in detail in FIGS. 2 to 6, the base or platform of displacement 10 on which the coffin 60 rests to be able to move it from an open or total vision area towards a transition zone that conceals said coffin 60 and that in general can be understood as a manual roller conveyor, is made up from a frame 12 preferably made of metal, wherein said frame 12 comprises a first 13 and second 14 side rails parallel and spaced apart from one another for a distance, such that between them it is possible to arrange and lock a plurality of rollers 30, wherein the first side rail 13 is supported by at least one front post 15, a rear post 16 and an intermediate post 17 and analogously the second rail side 14 is supported by at least one front post 18, a rear post 19 and an intermediate post 20.

(15) In order to ensure that the frame 12 is able to withstand the load stresses to which it will be subjected during the operation of the mechanism 100, that is, to support and allow the movement of a coffin 60, said frame has been reinforced by a perimeter frame 21 which is disposed below the first 13 and second 14 side rails and which has as attachment points the various posts on which said first 13 and second 14 lateral rails are supported, thus achieving, with said perimeter frame 21 increasing the structural strength of the frame as a whole and of the base or displacement platform 10 that is configured on it in the terms described below.

(16) In order to improve the aesthetics of the frame 12 and avoid that during the use of the mechanism 100, said frame 12 becomes a distracting, grotesque element or either its appearance is out of tune with the aesthetics and details of a funeral parlor where its use is improved, the frame 12 is lined with smooth walls, namely: an frontal wall 22, a rear wall 23, a right side wall 24, a left side wall 25 and an top wall 26, so that with said lining, the frame 12 achieves a harmonious configuration and then becomes into a base or platform of displacement 10 such as that shown in FIG. 4, on which that travel path 27 is defined for a coffin 60, which advances from one to the other end of the base 10.

(17) On the travel path 27 defined between the first 13 and second 14 side rails and above the top wall 26 that covers the frame 12, a plurality of rollers 30 is arranged on which rollers a coffin 60 will be put to rest, so when a manual force is applied on the opposite end of the travel path 27 related to which it is located and by the rotating effect of rollers 30 on which it rests and the others to be contacted during its travel, it may be moved from an open or total vision area to a transition zone that conceals it.

(18) It is not the intention of the utility model application that is filed, to claim specific aspects on the rollers 30 that are implemented or their assembly on the travel platform 10, since both are widely known elements in the field of roller conveyors, so, suffice it to say that each of the plurality of rollers 30 is capable of freely rotating on its own axis when it is mounted between the first 13 and second 14 side rails of the frame 10, whether mounted with support of bearings, pads or any other element, provided that this assembly allows a free rolling of the roller without losing its arrangement within the arrangement of which it is a part.

(19) Once the structural details of the base or travel platform 10 and the plurality of rollers 30 on it have been disclosed, now based on what is shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, the definition of an open or total vision will be discussed and a transition area that conceals coffin 60 in mechanism 100, as well as the characteristics thereof.

(20) As mentioned above in mechanism 100, the transition zone is defined from a concealment chamber 40 that covers the rear half of base or travel platform 10, so that the area not covered by said concealment chamber 40 defines itself as the open or full vision area on which it is possible to fully see a coffin 60 arranged on mechanism 100 (see FIG. 9).

(21) The concealment chamber 40 is formed from an front wall 41, a rear wall 42, a right side wall 43, a left side wall 44 and an top wall 45, wherein on the central part of the front wall 41 a recess of about twice the height of the displacement base 10 and the same width of said base 10 has been defined, so that, from said recess it is possible to make approximately half of the displacement platform 10 be within the concealment chamber 40 and wherein, in order to cover the remaining area comprised between the displacement base 10 and the recess of the front wall 41, which by the way is the space through which the coffin 60 will have free access to the interior of the concealment chamber 40, a curtain 46 is arranged which discreetly limits the visual access to the interior of said concealment chamber 40, allowing only to appreciate the lighting effect that is generated inside the chamber 40 by the effect of at least two reflector lamps 47 that accompany the travel of the coffin to a final destination and which, in combination with the walls that make up the chamber 40, generates the optical illusion that the path of the coffin 60 is through a white tunnel.

(22) On the rear wall 42 of the chamber 40, a recess of approximately twice the height of the travel base 10 and the same width of said base 10 has also been defined, so that, from said recess it is possible to remove the Coffin 60 when it has concluded its travel through the transition zone that conceals it (see FIG. 11). In order to reinforce the lighting effect generated inside the chamber 40 by the effect of the at least two reflector lamps 47, said recess of the rear wall 42 is kept closed by means of a door 48 that only opens when it's time to remove the coffin 60 from mechanism 100.

(23) In FIG. 12, the installation of the mechanism 100 inside a funeral parlor is shown, wherein for purposes of total discretion, it is only possible to see the open or total vision area on which a coffin 60 and the curtain are disposed 46 that discreetly limits the visual access to the interior of the concealment chamber 40, that is, the configuration of said concealment chamber 40 is imperceptible to those who are in the funeral room, allowing them only to see the lightning effect generated during the travel of the coffin 60 towards its final destination and which, as mentioned above, simulates a journey through a white tunnel.

(24) Other embodiments not illustrated, but included within the objects of the present invention, should be understood as part of this utility model, such as the inclusion of colors, letters, numbers, figures, signs or textures in each of the elements that integrate the mechanism 100 or the environment where it is installed and that favor their best performance.