EP1632271B1 - Zwischenankervorrichtung für eine Rettungsleine - Google Patents

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EP1632271B1
EP1632271B1 EP04104265A EP04104265A EP1632271B1 EP 1632271 B1 EP1632271 B1 EP 1632271B1 EP 04104265 A EP04104265 A EP 04104265A EP 04104265 A EP04104265 A EP 04104265A EP 1632271 B1 EP1632271 B1 EP 1632271B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/04—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion incorporating energy absorbing means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0043—Lifelines, lanyards, and anchors therefore
    • A62B35/0056—Horizontal lifelines

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  • the present invention generally relates to a lifeline anchor for use as an intermediate structural anchor.
  • Lifeline systems have been in widespread use for about fifteen years. Installed permanently or temporarily on buildings or other structures requiring the intervention of maintenance personnel at height, they are designed to protect these personnel against falls while allowing them great mobility.
  • a conventional horizontal line type life line system includes a belay support such as a cable, rope or strap, which extends horizontally between two terminal anchors.
  • the lifeline can extend over relatively large distances, and it is then customary to use intermediate anchors for anchoring the belay cable between the end anchors.
  • the maintenance personnel attach themselves to the belay cable via a mobile anchor (or mobile anchorage point) which can run on the line, the user being himself equipped with a harness connected to this mobile anchorage via a lanyard.
  • the movement of the mobile anchor on the belay cable is normally simply due to the fact that it is driven by the lanyard when the user moves.
  • the mobile anchor and the intermediate anchors are typically designed and arranged to cooperate so that the movable anchor can pass through the intermediate anchor when it is driven by the lanyard and without detaching it.
  • the document FR-A1-2 804 708 describes an intermediate anchor for a lifeline comprising a stirrup with a core and two wings, and a jumper cut and folded to present a gutter whose edges are extended by legs and two sleeves having a longitudinal slot allowing to climb on the lifeline.
  • Each sleeve is shaped to have a cylindrical portion for insertion into the gutter and the lifeline is extended by a portion tapering to its free end.
  • the wings of the stirrup and the legs are drilled, each of a hole, the holes being aligned to be traversed by a bolt.
  • the fall of a person generates a kinetic energy proportional to the height of fall which is resorbed during braking of the fall by the system of lifeline.
  • the braking force applied to the human body and the lifeline system depends on the kinetic energy to be dissipated and the rigidity of the system. The stiffer the system, the greater the braking force will be.
  • the GB 2,336,617 describes a lifeline intermediate anchor consisting of two C-shaped elements designed so that their lateral branches are in contact. Openings are formed in the side branches of the C-shaped members to be secured by bolts and nuts.
  • the lifeline cable is locked at each anchor by a crimped ring.
  • Each of the intermediate anchors is provided to absorb the load transmitted along the cable to a predetermined threshold and then if the load exceeds the predetermined threshold, the cable slides through the anchor so that the excessive force can be applied and will be absorbed by the next anchor.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an anchoring device capable of partially absorbing the fall energy. According to the invention, this object is achieved by an anchoring device according to claim 1.
  • An anchoring device for a lifeline system comprises a base element to be fixed on a support structure and a guide element.
  • This guide element is adapted to receive and support a belay support such as a cable, a rope or a strap.
  • the present anchoring device comprises a slide comprising a pair of parallel mounted arches spaced on said base, in which the guide member is slidable as well as braking means.
  • the braking means are designed such that they allow the guide element to be held in an initial position on the slideway and so that during a fall causing the guide element to move in the slideway due to the force exerted on the guide element by the belay support, the braking means oppose a friction force to this displacement.
  • the anchoring device when no significant force is exerted on the belay cable, the latter is held in a certain position (related to the initial position of the guide element) by the anchoring device.
  • this solicits the anchoring device at which the downward force exerted by the belay cable causes the displacement of the anchoring means in the slide.
  • the braking means oppose a friction force which makes it possible to absorb a part of the braking forces at the level of the anchoring device.
  • the initial position of the anchoring means on the slideway is chosen according to the mounting configuration provided for the anchoring device (depending on whether the anchoring device will be fastened eg to the ceiling, the floor or the floor). Wall).
  • the anchoring means is fixed on the slide in an initial position from which it will be likely to move in case of a fall.
  • this initial position also depends on the shape of the slide which determines the sliding path which will be followed by the guide element.
  • the slideway can for example be configured so that the guide member moves in a curve in a plane.
  • this curve describes an arc of an angle of 180 ° or less.
  • the slide includes a pair of parallel mounted arches spaced apart at the base.
  • the arches are preferably at least partially supported by reinforcing elements attached to the base.
  • the guide member includes a slider portion engaged between the hoops.
  • the braking means are mounted on the guide member and comprise a pair of braking jaws, each jaw being clamped to a respective hoop. This variant is of relatively simple construction and, since it offers a slide covering 180 °, is suitable for most mounting configurations.
  • the guide element comprises at least one sleeve for receiving the belay cable.
  • the sleeve is itself supported by a narrow base whose thickness in the direction of travel on the belay cable is less than the diameter of the cable.
  • the anchoring device according to the invention is mainly intended to be used as an intermediate structural anchor in a lifeline system, in particular of the horizontal flexible belay support type. However, it can also be used with an inclined belay support.
  • FIG. Fig.1 A preferred variant of an anchoring device 10 for use as an intermediate structural anchor is illustrated in FIG. Fig.1 . It comprises a base plate 12 provided with a hole 14 for attachment to a support structure (wall, roof, ceiling, post, etc.) by means of a fixing screw 16.
  • the reference sign 18 generally indicates a guide element for a belay cable (not shown) for guiding and supporting the belay cable by means of two sleeves 20 and 20 'aligned axially so that the cable passes through them. in a straight line.
  • the two sleeves 20 and 20 ' are axially spaced, thus leaving space for a crimped ring.
  • Such a crimped ring is typically used to hold the cable in position in curves along a desired radius.
  • Each of the sleeves 20, 20 ' is fixed to a first plate 22 of the guide element 18 by a narrow base 24, resp. 24 ', whose thickness is less than the diameter of the belay cable.
  • the guide element 18 comprises a slider portion 26 which extends on the opposite side of the sleeves 20, 20 'with respect to the plate 22 and which is engaged in a slideway 28 integral with the base 12.
  • the slideway 28 comprises two identical arches 30 and 30 'and fixed in parallel on the baseplate 12.
  • the distance between the arches 30 and 30' is adapted to the dimensions of the slider portion 26 to be able to slide the guide element 18 in the slideway 28.
  • the two arches 30 and 30 ' are preferably metal blades formed so as to describe a semicircle.
  • Reinforcing elements 31 and 31 ' are fixed on the base 12 and support the hoops 30 and 30' by their inner face.
  • the guide member 18 is provided with a pair of brake shoes, generally indicated 29 and 29 ', biting on the arches 30 and 30'.
  • These braking jaws 29, 29 ' make it possible to fix the guide element 18 in a precise position on the slideway 28.
  • the braking jaws 29, 29' oppose a friction force during the moving the guide member on the slide. The movement on the slide in case of a fall is made with friction and partially absorbs the energy of the fall.
  • the brake shoes 29 and 29 ' are designed from the first plate 22 and a second plate 32, which are placed on either side of the arches 30 and 30' .
  • the plates 22 and 32 are rectangular in shape and are oriented perpendicular to the direction of sliding defined by the slide 28.
  • the plates 22 and 32 are fixed at a distance from each other by their edges by means of a pair of uprights 33 (only one is visible on the Fig.1 ), which form the slider portion 26 of the guide member 18.
  • the second plate 32 supports a platelet-shaped friction pad (friction material) 34 whose upper surface follows the curvature of the inner face of the arches. 30 and 30 '.
  • a second brake lining 36 similar to its lower face in contact with the outer surface of the hoops 30, 30 'and is pressed against it by an adjustable part 38 whose position can be adjusted by means of four setscrews 40 which lean on the upper surface of the adjustable part 38 and pass through the first plate 22.
  • This allows to adjust the pressure exerted by the jaws 29 and 29 'on the hoops 30 and 30' and thus to control the friction force.
  • the pressure screws are adjusted so that the guide element 18 remains in the initial position as long as no significant force is exerted on it (no drop), and so as to obtain in the event of a fall, the desired friction force during the displacement of the guide element 18.
  • the slide and the braking means can be designed independently of each other, so that each of the jaws would be provided with its own pair of brake linings (inner and outer).
  • the guide member is positioned on the slideway in a predetermined initial position, which depends on the subsequent mounting configuration of the anchor 10 on the support structure.
  • the choice of this initial position can also be made to facilitate smooth passage of the mobile anchorage on the anchor 10.
  • the guide member 18 is positioned at an angle ⁇ of 90 ° with respect to the base plate as illustrated in FIGS. Figs.1 to 3 .
  • the guide element is preferably positioned at an angle ⁇ of 30 ° with respect to the horizontal as illustrated in FIG. Fig.4
  • the guide element is preferably positioned at an angle ⁇ of 50 ° relative to the horizontal (see FIG. Fig.5 ).
  • the user does not need to intervene manually to facilitate the passage of the mobile anchor on the intermediate anchor 10. This allows in particular to be able to install the line out of range of the user and / or the operator to move with both hands busy carrying a load.
  • the present anchoring device 10 does not require the structure to which it is attached in the event of a fall of a user. Indeed, as can be deduced from the Figures, the fall of a user causes the displacement of the guide element in a vertical plane for the mounting configurations illustrated in the drawings. Figures 4 and 5 , and in a horizontal plane for the configuration of the Fig.1 . Consequently, considering the position of the guide element 18 on the slideway and with respect to the fixing screw 16, it appears that in the event of a fall, the fastening screw 16 is urged in pure shear in the case of mounting at the end. floor or wall ( Figs.2 and 5 ), and in pure tension in the case of ceiling mounting ( Fig.4 ). The fastening screw is therefore never subjected to a large breakaway torque, which allows attachment to relatively fragile structures.
  • the present device is primarily intended for use as an intermediate structural anchor in a lifeline system.
  • a lifeline system preferably comprises a belay cable which extends horizontally between two terminal structural anchors, the intermediate anchors 10 providing support and guidance of the cable between the terminal anchors.
  • the user clings to the belay cable via a mobile anchor, the user himself being equipped with a harness attached to a lanyard that connects to the mobile anchor.
  • an energy absorber for example of the deformation type
  • the anchoring device 10 thus constitutes a distinct and redundant system of energy absorption, which makes it possible to limit the braking force applied to the human body and to the intermediate anchorages. In addition, it will be preferred to limit the distance between two intermediate anchors to 12 meters to avoid excessive deflection of the cable in case of fall of the user.

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  1. Verankerungsvorrichtung für ein Sicherungsleinensystem, umfassendeine Basis (12) zum Befestigen an einer Tragstruktur;

    ein Sicherungsträger-Führungselement (18);
    eine Gleitführung (28) umfassend ein Paar auf der Basis (12) parallel angebrachte, beabstandete Bügel (30, 30'), in der das Führungselement (18) gleiten kann; und
    Bremsmittel, die derart ausgebildet sind, dass sie das Halten des Führungselementes (18) in einer Grundstellung auf der Gleitführung (28) gestatten und dass bei einem Absturz, der die Verschiebung des Führungselementes in der Gleitführung bewirkt, bedingt durch die vom Sicherungsträger auf das Führungselement ausgeübte Kraft, die Bremsmittel der Verschiebung des Führungselementes eine Reibungskraft entgegenstellen
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Gleitführung (28) fest mit der Basis (12) verbunden ist.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bremsmittel an dem Führungselement (18) angebracht sind
  4. Vorrichtung nach irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Gleitführung (28) so ausgestaltet ist, dass sich das Führungselement (18) entlang einer Kurve in einer Ebene bewegt.
  5. Vorrichtung nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kurve einen Kreisbogen mit einem Winkel von 180° oder weniger beschreibt
  6. Vorrichtung nach irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Führungselement (18) ein zwischen den Bogen eingesetztes Gleitstück (26) umfasst.
  7. Vorrichtung nach irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bremsmittel ein Paar Bremsbacken (29, 29') umfassen, wobei jede Bremsbacke an einen jeweiligen Bogen (30, 30') angepresst ist
  8. Vorrichtung nach irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bogen (30, 30') zum Teil auf Verstärkungselementen (31, 31') aufliegen, die an der Basis befestigt sind
  9. Vorrichtung nach irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Grundstellung des Führungselementes auf der Gleitführung in Abhängigkeit von der Montagekonfiguration der Verankerungsvorrichtung an der Tragstruktur frei wählbar ist.
  10. Vorrichtung nach irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Führungselement (18) mindestens eine Muffe (20, 20') zur Aufnahme des Sicherungsträgers umfasst, wobei die Muffe von einer schmalen Basis getragen wird
  11. Sicherungsleinensystem umfassend eine Verankerungsvorrichtung nach irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche
  12. Verwendung der Verankerungsvorrichtung nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10 als struktureller Zwischenanker in einem Sicherungsleinensystem.
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