EP3496820A1 - A device for stopping a fall during climbing or descending along a rope - Google Patents
A device for stopping a fall during climbing or descending along a ropeInfo
- Publication number
- EP3496820A1 EP3496820A1 EP17717251.7A EP17717251A EP3496820A1 EP 3496820 A1 EP3496820 A1 EP 3496820A1 EP 17717251 A EP17717251 A EP 17717251A EP 3496820 A1 EP3496820 A1 EP 3496820A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- clamp
- cable
- fall arrest
- arrest device
- coupling element
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
- A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
- A62B1/00—Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like
- A62B1/06—Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices
- A62B1/14—Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices with brakes sliding on the rope
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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
- A62B35/0081—Equipment which can travel along the length of a lifeline, e.g. travelers
Definitions
- the invention relates to a fall arrest device (fall arrester) for stopping a fall during ascending or descending action along a cable, comprising:
- each of these clamp portions is provided with a clamp surface, which clamp surfaces are located opposite each other and are facing each other, and where each of the clamp portions has two ends seen in longitudinal direction,
- each clamp portion is hingedly connected to each of the connecting arms
- a fall arrest device of this type is known from DE3216231A.
- the connecting arms midway between the clamp portions, seen in longitudinal direction of the clamp portions, are connected to the clamp portions and the connecting arms, seen in longitudinal direction of the clamp portions, are located beside each other and spaced apart from each other.
- This fall arrest device comprises a plurality of parts that, in the event of a fall, move relative to each other so as to block the fall arrest device against a downward move along a cable. If these parts are incapable of moving/rotating in a flexible manner, the operation will be adversely affected as a result.
- the fall arrest device according to the invention is characterized in that:
- the connecting arms are present spaced apart from each other seen in longitudinal direction of the clamp portions, and
- one of the ends of each clamp portion is hingedly connected to one of the connecting arms while the other end is connected to the other connecting arm.
- the clamp portions run parallel to each other and the clamp surfaces are oblong and also run parallel to each other.
- An embodiment of the fall arrest device is characterized in that the hinge points of the clamp portions with one of the connecting arms, seen in longitudinal direction of the cable situated between the clamp portions during operation, are spaced apart from each other, where the lower of the two hinge points is located between the two ends of the connecting arm and the first connecting arm end connected to the coupling element is located on the same side of the cable as this lower hinge point, so that, in the event of a downward movement of the coupling element relative to clamp portions, the clamp surfaces are moved towards each other, and in the event of an upward movement of the coupling element relative to clamp portions, the clamp surfaces are moved away from each other.
- a further embodiment of the fall arrest device according to the invention is characterized in that the fall arrest device further includes a pawl which is located on the coupling element and can rotate around a pivot shaft and is connected to the coupling element between said first ends of the connecting arms.
- the purpose of this pawl is to prevent the clamp portions from moving away from each other and ending in the release position when the user ascends, in which release position the fall arrest device can be disengaged from the cable.
- This pawl has a free end which can be moved between:
- the fall arrest device comprises a spring that pushes the pawl to the clamp position.
- This spring provides that the pawl retracts to the original position (clamp position) when it is released.
- the spring additionally provides that in the clamp position the cable is (slightly) squeezed as a result of which the user, in the event of a fall, draws up the fall arrest device and the braking mechanism can start operating.
- a further embodiment of the fall arrest device according to the invention is characterized in that the pawl is provided with a pin that can be moved in a curved groove provided in the coupling element when the pawl is rotated between the clamp position and release position, and in that the coupling element comprises a blocking element which, when the fall arrest device is engaged with a cable upside down, fits in the groove under the influence of gravity and prevents the pin from moving through the groove and thus blocks the pawl.
- This pin is to provide that the clamp portions cannot change to the release position when the fall arrest device is placed on the cable in an upside down position. Gravity as well as the freedom of movement of this pin provide that the pawl in this position is blocked against rotation and as a result the clamp portions cannot be moved away from each other.
- Fig. 1 shows a side view of an embodiment of the fall arrest device according to the invention
- Fig. 2A shows a bottom view of the fall arrest device shown in Fig. 1;
- Fig. 2B shows a detailed view of differently arranged clamp surfaces
- Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the fall arrest device shown in Fig. 1;
- Fig. 4 shows the fall arrest device in the move position
- Fig. 5 shows the fall arrest device in the clamp position
- Fig. 6 shows the fall arrest device in the release position
- Fig. 7 shows the fall arrest device upside down in the move position
- Fig. 8 shows a detailed view of Fig. 7 at the location of the blocking element
- Fig. 9 shows the fall arrest device upside down in the release position
- Fig. 10 shows a detailed view of Fig. 9 at the location of the blocking element.
- Figs. 1, 2A and 3 show various views of an invented embodiment of the fall arrest device (fall arrester) for stopping a fall during ascending or descending action along a cable when the device is in engagement with a cable.
- the fall arrest device 1 comprises two oblong clamp portions 5 and 7 which run parallel to each other and are spaced apart from each other and which during use are located on either one of the two sides of the cable 3 and slide over the cable. Each of these clamp portions has an elongated clamp surface 6 and 8 which also run parallel to each other. These clamp surfaces are situated opposite each other and are facing each other.
- the fall arrest device 1 further includes two connecting arms 9 and 11 spaced apart from each other connecting the clamp portions 5 and 7 to each other and to a coupling element 13.
- Each clamp portion 5 and 7 with an end 5a and 7a is hingedly connected to the connecting arm 9 and with the other end 5b, 7b to the other connecting arm 11, while the coupling element 13 is hingedly connected to an end 9a, 11a of each of the connecting arms.
- a carabiner 15 may be affixed to the coupling element 13.
- the two hinge points 17 and 19, 21 and 23 respectively of each of the clamp portions 5 and 7 with one of the connecting arms 9 and 11 are located at a distance 20 from each other seen in longitudinal direction of the cable 3.
- the lower one of the two hinge points 19 and 23 respectively is located between the two ends 9a and 9b and 11a and l ib respectively of the connecting arm 9 and 11 and the first coupling-element-connected end 9a, 11a respectively of the connecting arm is located on the same side of the cable 3 as the lower hinge point 19, 23 respectively.
- the clamp surfaces 6 and 8 are smooth curved planes. For increasing the grip on the cable 3 these clamp surfaces may also be arranged as straight planes. This is represented in Fig. 2B in which the clamp surfaces 6' and 8' of an alternative fall arrest device ⁇ are arranged as having a V-shaped cross section. The clamp surfaces may also be roughened or provided with teeth for increasing the grip on the cable.
- the fall arrest device further includes a pawl 25 which can be pivoted around a pivot shaft 27 which is located between the first ends 9a and 11a of the connecting arms 9 and 11 on the coupling element 13. The purpose of this pawl is to avoid that during the ascending operation the clamp portions can move away from each other and end up in the release position in which the fall arrest device may be disengaged from the cable.
- a torsion spring 29 provides that the pawl 25 is retracted to the original position when it is let go of.
- the torsion spring provides that when in the clamp position the cable is (slightly) clamped, so that the user, in the event of a fall, takes in the fall arrest device, and the braking principle is rendered operative.
- Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show the fall arrest device in clamp position, move position and release position respectively.
- the move position A (Fig. 4) the clamp portions 5 and 7 are slightly pressed against the cable 3 in that the pawl 25, due to the presence of the torsion spring 29, presses with a free end 25a against the clamp portion 7.
- the pawl 25 imparts an upward movement of the coupling element 13 relative to the clamp portions 5 and 7, so that the fall arrest device 1 cannot be disengaged from the cable 3.
- an additional torsion spring 30 see Fig.
- a pin 31 hat provides that the clamp portions cannot click to the release position if the fall arrest device is placed upside down on the cable. This is illustrated while reference is made to Figs. 7 and 9 in which the fall arrest device is represented upside down in the release state and move state respectively. Figs. 8 and 10 give detailed representations of this at the location of this pin 31.
- the pin 31 can be moved in a curved groove 33 which is present in the coupling element 13. In the middle of the side wall of the curved groove 33 there is a recess 34 which accommodates a blocking element 35.
- the blocking element 35 will drop from the recess 34 into the groove 33 owing to gravity and thus block the moving of the pin 31 through the groove and thus a rotation of the pawl 25.
- the coupling element 13 cannot be moved relative to the two clamp portions 5 and 7 so that, in consequence, the clamp portions can neither be moved towards each other nor away from each other.
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)
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NL2016231 | 2016-02-05 | ||
NL2016712 | 2016-04-30 | ||
NL2016911A NL2016911B1 (en) | 2016-02-05 | 2016-06-07 | Device for stopping a fall while climbing or descending along a cable |
PCT/NL2017/050064 WO2017135818A1 (en) | 2016-02-05 | 2017-02-01 | A device for stopping a fall during climbing or descending along a rope |
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EP3496820A1 true EP3496820A1 (en) | 2019-06-19 |
EP3496820B1 EP3496820B1 (en) | 2021-04-07 |
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EP4159288A1 (en) | 2021-09-30 | 2023-04-05 | Fam Service S.r.l. | Anti-fall individual protection device and process for safely accessing a raised surface by means of said device |
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