EP4041968B1 - Barriere mit kabelsystem - Google Patents

Barriere mit kabelsystem

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EP4041968B1
EP4041968B1 EP20873091.1A EP20873091A EP4041968B1 EP 4041968 B1 EP4041968 B1 EP 4041968B1 EP 20873091 A EP20873091 A EP 20873091A EP 4041968 B1 EP4041968 B1 EP 4041968B1
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cable
bracket
protective barrier
rail
anchoring
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Teodoro A. Mesa
Frances Bravo
Evan Oswald
David Diantonio
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McCue Corp
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/02—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes
    • E01F15/06—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of cables, nettings or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/14—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact specially adapted for local protection, e.g. for bridge piers, for traffic islands
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/14—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact specially adapted for local protection, e.g. for bridge piers, for traffic islands
    • E01F15/141—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact specially adapted for local protection, e.g. for bridge piers, for traffic islands for column or post protection
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/14—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact specially adapted for local protection, e.g. for bridge piers, for traffic islands
    • E01F15/143—Protecting devices located at the ends of barriers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00—Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/14—Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
    • E04H17/1413—Post-and-rail fences, e.g. without vertical cross-members
    • E04H17/1417—Post-and-rail fences, e.g. without vertical cross-members with vertical cross-members
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00—Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/14—Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
    • E04H17/1413—Post-and-rail fences, e.g. without vertical cross-members
    • E04H17/1447—Details of connections between rails and posts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00—Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/14—Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
    • E04H17/1413—Post-and-rail fences, e.g. without vertical cross-members
    • E04H17/1447—Details of connections between rails and posts
    • E04H17/1465—Details of connections between rails and posts the rails being supported within blind or through holes of the posts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00—Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/14—Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
    • E04H17/20—Posts therefor
    • E04H17/23—Posts therefor lateral supporting elements, e.g. braces, tie downs, or cables

Definitions

  • This invention relates to a barrier with a cable system.
  • warehouses, distributions centers, factories, and similar facilities often have large stock handling equipment such as fork trucks which frequently move stock into, out of, and around the facility.
  • the stock is stored on shelving (e.g., pallet racks) and stock handling equipment must navigate through the shelving to move stock to and from the shelving.
  • Some facilities may have other obstacles (e.g., support columns, walls, pedestrian walkways) which the stock handling equipment must navigate around as it travels through the facility.
  • KR20090105123A , WO 00/23658A1 , US 4 075 473A and EP 0743398A1 describe different protective barriers comprising the combination of a rail and a cable.
  • the protective barrier is described in claim 1.
  • aspects may include one or more of the following features.
  • the first end piece includes a first opening and the second end piece includes a second opening, the cable extending through the first opening and the second opening.
  • the first end of the cable may include a first hook for fastening the first end of the cable to the first bracket and the second end of the cable may include a second hook for fastening the second end of the cable to the second bracket.
  • the first anchoring member may be a shock absorbing anchoring member and the second anchoring member may be a shock absorbing anchoring member.
  • the first bracket may form a part of the first anchoring assembly and the second fastener may form a part of the second anchoring assembly
  • the cable may be a braided steel cable.
  • the cable may be a nylon cable.
  • the rail may be formed from a plastic material.
  • the rail may have a cavity running along its length.
  • the cable may extend through the cavity running along the length of the rail.
  • the first end of the cable may be fastened to the first bracket by welding and the second end of the cable may be fastened to the second bracket by welding.
  • the first anchoring member and the first bracket may be disposed inside of the first end piece and the second anchoring member and the second bracket may be disposed inside of the second end piece.
  • the first end of the cable may include a first attachment member coupled to the first bracket and the second end of the cable may include a second attachment member coupled to the second bracket.
  • the protective barrier may include a first pin coupling the first attachment member to the first bracket and a second pin coupling the second attachment member to the second bracket.
  • the first bracket may include a first eye hook
  • the second bracket may include a second eye hook
  • the first attachment member may include a first loop of cable
  • the second attachment member may include a second loop of cable.
  • the first pin may extend through the first eye hook and the first loop of cable and the second pin may extend through the second eye hook and the second loop of cable.
  • aspects prevent and/or mitigate catastrophic failure of barriers and therefore prevent damage to stock and/or injury to pedestrians or other workers nearby the barrier. Upon failure of the barrier, parts of the barrier are prevented from being propelled in an uncontrolled manner from the barrier's location.
  • aspects are capable of sustaining a greater force of impact than some conventional barriers due to the use of a cable system to bolster the strength of the barrier. Aspects are able to absorb impact and return to their original state.
  • aspects are capable of minimizing catastrophic damage in the event that the force of an impact is greater than that which would otherwise be withstood by conventional barriers due to the use of a cable system to bolster the strength of the barrier.
  • Some aspects advantageously include a pin-based cable system that couples the rails of the protective barriers and the posts of the protective barriers to ensure that any load due to unintentional collisions is distributed throughout the entire protective barrier.
  • a protective barrier 100 typically configured to protect an end of a shelf (e.g., a pallet rack used in warehouse, not shown) from unintended collisions, is shown.
  • the protective barrier 100 includes a plastic bumper rail 102 and two rounded metallic end caps 104.
  • the plastic bumper rail 102 is held fixed between the two rounded metallic end caps 104 via the openings 122 in each of the metallic end caps 104.
  • the plastic bumper rail 102 includes two ends 103, each of which is inserted into the openings 122 of the metallic end caps 104.
  • the protective barrier 100 is anchored into the ground by fastening the two rounded metallic end caps 104 to the ground using an anchoring mechanism (as is described in greater detail below).
  • the protective barrier 100 further includes a cable system 250 extending therethrough.
  • the cable system 250 includes a cable 252 held between a first bracket 254a and a second bracket 254b, where each bracket is affixed inside each of the two rounded metallic end caps 104.
  • the cable 252 is shown to be contained within the plastic bumper rail 102.
  • the plastic bumper rail 102 is a hollow part formed by extruding high density polyethylene (HDPE).
  • the plastic bumper rail 102 includes ribs 114 which increase the amount of plastic material present in the wall of the plastic bumper rail 102, thereby increasing the rigidity and collision absorption capability of the plastic bumper rail 102.
  • each rounded metallic end cap 104 is a substantially cuboid-shaped metallic member with a rounded outer wall 124 opposite the opening 122, and a rounded top wall 123.
  • the outer wall 124 includes a rounded protrusion 116 which is intended to receive and deflect the force of any object colliding with the metallic end cap 104.
  • Each of the rounded metallic end caps 104 includes an anchoring mechanism access opening 113 which has a cover 112 placed thereon. The cover 112 covers the anchoring mechanism access opening 113 to hide the anchoring mechanism from view and prevent debris from entering the anchoring mechanism.
  • each of the brackets 254a, 254b is a metallic member with a substantially 's-shaped' profile.
  • Each bracket has a body 258 with a first flange 260 extending from the body in a first direction perpendicular to the body and a second flange 262 extending from the body 258 in a second direction, opposite the first direction, perpendicular to the body 258.
  • the first flange 260 includes two anchoring openings 261 configured to receive members of the anchoring mechanism.
  • the cable 252 is a braided steel cable (sometimes referred to as 'wire rope') with fasteners 256 (e.g., hooks) attached to its ends.
  • the second flange 262 includes a hook-receiving opening 263 configured to receive the hooks 256 that are attached to the ends of the cable 252.
  • suitable fastening methodologies e.g., welding, nuts and bolts, etc. can be used to fasten the cable to the brackets instead of the hook-based system described herein.
  • the first bracket 254a and second bracket 254b are installed in their respective rounded metallic end caps 104 (as is described in greater detail below). Opposite ends of the cable 252 are fastened to the brackets 254a, 254b. In some embodiments, the opposite ends of the cable 252 are fastened via hooks 256 attached to the ends of the cable 252. The hooks 256 interact with hook-receiving openings 263 in the brackets 254a, 254b to attach the cable 252 to the brackets 254a, 254b.
  • the cable 252 extends from the first bracket 254a through a cavity 258 extending along a length of the plastic bumper rail 102.
  • FIG. 3 a view of the protective barrier 100 without a plastic bumper rail is shown, with a partial cut-away view of the two rounded metallic end caps 104 provided.
  • Each of the two rounded metallic end caps 104 are shown to be connected to a respective anchoring fastener 366, where each anchoring fastener is shown to extend substantially vertically below its respective rounded metallic end cap 104.
  • FIG. 4 a cut-away view of an exemplary rounded metallic end cap 104 is shown, giving a detailed view of the shock absorbing mechanism 362 disposed in the rounded metallic end cap 104.
  • the shock absorbing mechanism 362 is shown to be fastened to a bottom wall 476 of the rounded metallic end cap 104 via two openings 474.
  • the two openings 474 are configured to each receive a shock absorbing assembly 364.
  • each shock absorbing assembly 364 includes an anchoring fastener 366 (e.g., a bolt or a piece of rebar), a washer 368, a shock absorber 370.
  • both the washer 368 and the shock absorber 370 include a central through hole for receiving a portion of the anchoring fastener 366.
  • each anchoring fastener 366 is a threaded rod and each shock absorbing assembly 364 includes a threaded nut 372 that screws on to the anchoring fastener 366.
  • the shock absorbers 370 are made of an elastic material such as neoprene or ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM).
  • the two anchoring openings 261 in the first flange 260 of the bracket 254 are aligned with two openings 474 in a bottom wall 476 of the rounded metallic end cap 104.
  • the shock absorbers 370 are disposed on the first flange 260 of the bracket 254 with their central through holes aligned with the anchoring openings 261 in the first flange 260.
  • the washers 368 are disposed on the shock absorbers 370 with their central through holes aligned with the central through holes of the shock absorbers 370 (and with the anchoring openings 261 in the first flange 260).
  • FIG. 5 a cut-away view of a rounded metallic end cap 104 with a shock absorbing mechanism 362 disposed inside is shown.
  • the shock absorbing mechanism 362 is shown to secure the metallic end cap 104 to a surface 564 via the anchoring fastener 366 of its shock absorbing assembly 364.
  • the anchoring fastener 366 extends through the central through hole of the washer 368, through the central through hole of the shock absorber 370, through the anchoring openings 261 (seen in FIG. 1 ) in the first flange 260 of the bracket 254, through the openings 474 in the bottom wall 476 of the rounded metallic end cap 104, and into a surface 564, where it is fixed.
  • the threaded nut 372 is screwed onto a free end of the anchoring fastener 366 and holds the washer 368, the shock absorber 370, and the first flange 260 of the bracket 254 against the bottom wall 476 of the rounded metallic end cap 104.
  • the openings 474 in the bottom wall 476 of the rounded metallic end cap 104 and/or the anchoring openings 261 in the first flange 260 of the bracket 254 have an inner diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the anchoring fastener 366. This difference in diameters allows the bracket 254 and/or the rounded metallic end cap 104 to pivot about the shock absorbing mechanism 362 when sufficient force is applied to the cable system 250 and/or the plastic bumper rail 102.
  • each of the brackets 254 rests against an internal rib 580 extending between two sidewalls of the rounded metallic end cap 104, providing additional support for the cable system 250.
  • a protective barrier 600 with a configuration similar to the protective barrier described in U.S. Patent Application No. 15/940,281 is configured to protect a warehouse asset (e.g., a pallet rack, a pedestrian walkway, or a support column) from unintended collisions.
  • the protective barrier 600 includes a cable system to reinforce the barrier in the event of an unintended collision.
  • the protective barrier 600 includes a first rounded end post 604a and second rounded end post 604b, each of which is anchored into the ground using a corresponding anchoring assembly 643.
  • the first rounded end post 604a and the second rounded end post 604b are mirror images of each other.
  • the rounded end posts 604a-b are interconnected by plastic bumper rails 602, 603.
  • an upper portion 608a of the first rounded end post 604a is connected to an upper portion 608b of the second rounded end post 604b by an upper plastic bumper rail 602.
  • the upper plastic bumper rail 602 has a first end 612a inserted into an upper opening 614a of the first rounded end post 604a and a second end 612b inserted into an upper opening 614b of the second rounded end post 604b.
  • a lower portion 610a of the first rounded end post 604a is connected to a lower portion 610b of the second rounded end post 604b by a lower plastic bumper rail 603.
  • the lower plastic bumper rail 603 has a first end 616a inserted into a lower opening 618a of the first rounded end post 604a and second end 616b inserted into a lower opening 618b of the second rounded end post 604b.
  • a cable system 695 is disposed inside a hollow interior of the lower plastic bumper rail 603 and extends between the first and second rounded end posts 604a-b.
  • the cable system 695 includes a first eye hook 681a, a second eye hook 681b, and a cable 696.
  • the first eye hook 681a is installed in a through hole 683a in a sidewall of the inner core 650a of the first rounded end post 604a and the second eye hook 681b is installed in a through hole 683b in a sidewall of the inner core 650b of the second rounded end post 604b.
  • the eye hooks 681a-b are secured by a nut on an inside of the inner cores 650a-b, while in other examples, the through holes 683a-b in the sidewalls of the inner cores 650a-b are threaded and threaded eye hooks are screwed into the through holes.
  • the cable 696 includes a first loop 697a at a first end 699a of the cable and a second loop 697b at a second end 699b of the cable.
  • the "eyes" of the eye hooks 681a-b and the loops 697a-b of the cable 696 are both dimensioned to accommodate lower pins 644a-b (respectively), as is described in greater detail below.
  • the cable system 695 When assembled (as described below), the cable system 695 securely couples the inner cores 650a-b of the rounded end posts 604a-b to each other and to the lower plastic bumper rail 603 via the lower pins 644a-b.
  • the first rounded end post 604a is an assembly including a cap 638a, a first upper pin 636a, an outer shell 642a, a first lower pin 644a, and an anchoring assembly 643a.
  • the anchoring assembly includes an inner core 650a and a first lower pin-receiving socket 682a.
  • the second rounded end post 604b is an assembly including a cap 638b, a second upper pin 636b, an outer shell 642b, a second lower pin 644b, and an anchoring assembly 643b.
  • the anchoring assembly includes an inner core 650b and a second lower pin-receiving socket 682b.
  • the anchoring assemblies 643a-b include several other features that are described in U.S. Patent Application No. 15/940,281 (and will not be repeated herein for the sake of brevity), and are configured to securely attach the rounded end posts 604a-b and the ends 616a-b of the lower plastic bumper rail 603 to a mounting surface 624.
  • the first end 616a of the lower plastic bumper rail 603 includes a through hole 694a.
  • the through hole 694a of the first end 616a of the lower plastic bumper rail 603 is aligned with the first lower pin-receiving socket 682a and the first lower pin 644a is positioned through the through hole 694a with a distal end of the first lower pin 644a received in the first lower pin-receiving socket 682a.
  • the second end 616b of the lower plastic bumper rail 603 includes a through hole 694b.
  • the through hole 694b of the second end 616b of the lower plastic bumper rail 603 is aligned with the second lower pin-receiving socket 682b and the second lower pin 644b is positioned through the through hole 694b with a distal end of the second lower pin 644b received in the second lower pin-receiving socket 682b.
  • the first lower pin 644a When installed as described above, the first lower pin 644a also extends through the first eye hook 681a and through the first loop 697a of the cable 696, thereby coupling the first end 699a of the cable 696 to the first eye hook 681a via the first lower pin 644a.
  • the second lower pin 644b extends through the second eye hook 681b and through the second loop 697b of the cable 696, thereby coupling the second end 699b of the cable 696 to the second eye hook 681b via the second lower pin 644b.
  • the cable 696 extends from the first lower pin 644a to the second lower pin 644b and through the hollow interior of the lower plastic bumper rail 603. In general, the cable 696 is held substantially taut between the first lower pin 644a to the second lower pin 644b.
  • a protective barrier 700 with a configuration and purpose similar to the protective barrier described in conjunction with FIGS. 6 and 7 is shown.
  • the protective barrier 700 includes a cable system to reinforce the barrier in the event of an unintended collision.
  • the protective barrier 700 includes a corner post 704a, an end post 704b, and an intermediate post 704c, each of which is round in shape and each anchored into the ground using a corresponding anchoring assembly 743a, 743b, 743c.
  • Corner post 704a is interconnected to intermediate post 704c by a pair of plastic bumper rails 702a, 703a.
  • end post 704b is interconnected to intermediate post 704c by a pair of plastic bumper rails 702b, 703b.
  • Corner post 704a is connected to another portion of the protective barrier having an end post and bumper rails that are positioned at a substantially right angle to the portion of the barriers shown in FIG 9 .
  • an upper portion 708a of the corner post 704a is connected to an upper portion 708c of the intermediate post 704c by the upper plastic bumper rail 702a.
  • the upper plastic bumper rail 702a has a first end 712a inserted into an upper opening 714a of the corner post 704a and a second end 712b inserted into an upper opening 714b of the intermediate post 704c.
  • a lower portion 710a of the corner post 704a is connected to a lower portion 710b of the intermediate post 704c by the lower plastic bumper rail 703a.
  • the lower plastic bumper rail 703a has a first end 716a extends to a lower portion 718a of the corner post 704a and second end 716b extending to a lower portion 718b of the intermediate post 704c.
  • a cable system 795a is disposed inside a hollow interior of the lower plastic bumper rail 703a and extends between the corner post 704a and intermediate post 704c.
  • a similar cable system 795b extends between intermediate post 704c and end post 704b.
  • Cable systems 795a, 795b both include a nylon strap 796 having looped ends 797 that are mechanically secured to corner post 704a and intermediate post 704c as well as between intermediate post 704c and end post 704b. Nylon straps 796 are secured so as to be taut.
  • Lower portion 718a of intermediate post 704c includes a U-shaped holder 730 that receives the cylindrically shaped intermediate post 704cand includes a flange 732 that is attached, to intermediate post 704c.
  • Flange 732 includes a pair of diametrically opposed holes 736a, 736b and on either side of post 704c.
  • Pins 734a. 734b extend through diametrically opposing holes 737a, 737b in a flanged section 738 of the post 704c as well as holes 736a, 736b of flange 732 of U-shaped holder.
  • flange 732 of U-shaped holder 730 is also attached to shackles 742 using a bolt 744 and nut 746.
  • the cable system 795a, 795b securely couples the inner cores 750 of the posts 704a, 704b, 704c to each other and to the lower plastic bumper rails 703a, 703b via U-shaped holder 730 and pins 734.
  • Each of corner post 704a, intermediate post 704c, and end post 704b are assemblies including a cap 770, an outer shell 760, and an anchoring assembly 773.
  • the anchoring assembly includes the inner core 750 and a corresponding anchoring plate 743a, 743b, 743c.
  • the anchoring assemblies 743a, 743b, 743c are similar to those described in conjunction with protective barrier 600 shown in FIG. 6 and are configured to securely attach posts 704a-c and the ends 718a-c of the lower plastic bumper rail 703a, 703b to a mounting surface 780.
  • U-shaped holder 730 of protective barrier 700 is secured and disposed between inner core 750 and anchoring assembly 743c.
  • FIG. 11 the details of the interface of the cable system 795b and corner post 704b is shown.
  • the inner components and the manner in which the lower and upper plastic rails are attached using cable system b are much the same as is described in conjunction with intermediate post 704c as shown in FIG. 10 .
  • One difference is that rather than having a U-shaped holder 730 with a flange 732, cable system 795 b attaches to inner post 750 of corner post 704 bb using an L-shaped holder 782.
  • Lshaped holder 782 of protective barrier 700 is secured and disposed between inner core 750 and anchoring assembly 743b
  • protective barriers 600, 700 provide two levels of impact absorption.
  • a first level of impact absorption is provided for less forceful impacts on the lower rail (e.g., a fork truck bumping into the rail), where the lower rail flexes to absorb the impact without the cable system being engaged and then returns to its original state after the impact.
  • a second level of impact absorption is provided for impacts of greater force on the lower rail (e.g., a fork truck driving at full speed into the lower rail), where the lower rail flexes to absorb the impact and then makes contact with the cable system.
  • the cable systems for each protective barrier provide additional strength to receive the impact without allowing a breach of the barrier.
  • the bracket is an integral part of the rounded metallic end cap (e.g., the bracket and end cap are sand cast as a single integral part).
  • the cable system limits a maximum deflection of the plastic bumper rail.
  • the rounded metallic end caps may be configured to retain the ends of the plastic bumper rail in their openings when the maximum deflection is reached (i.e., the plastic bumper rail does not 'pop out' of the rounded metallic end caps).
  • the cable system described above includes a braided steel cable. It is noted, however that other types of cables such as nylon cables, elastomer cables, solid steel (or other metal) cables, plastic cables, or any other suitable cable material can be used.
  • the plastic bumper rail described above includes ribs. It is noted, however that other embodiments of the plastic bumper rail do not include ribs.
  • the pins describe herein are metallic pins. In other examples, the pins are plastic pins.
  • the opposite ends of the cable are fastened to the brackets using "shackles” such as the shackle 856 shown in FIG. 8 .
  • the shackles 856 are attached to the ends of the cable and interact with receiving openings in the brackets to attach the cable to the brackets.
  • the cable system is described above in the context of one exemplary barrier.

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Claims (13)

  1. Schutzabsperrung (100), umfassend:
    ein erstes Endstück (104), das dazu ausgelegt ist, durch ein erstes Verankerungselement (366) an einer Oberfläche verankert und gesichert zu werden,
    ein zweites Endstück (104), das dazu ausgelegt ist, durch ein zweites Verankerungselement (366) an der Oberfläche verankert und gesichert zu werden,
    eine Schiene (102), die sich zwischen dem ersten Endstück (104) und dem zweiten Endstück (104) erstreckt, wobei die Schiene (102) ein erstes Ende (103), das mit dem ersten Endstück (104) mechanisch gekoppelt (122) ist, und ein zweites Ende (103), das mit dem zweiten Endstück (104) mechanisch gekoppelt (122) ist, aufweist,
    einen ersten Bügel (254a), der mit dem ersten Verankerungselement (366) gekoppelt ist und eine erste Verbindungsoberfläche (260) aufweist,
    einen zweiten Bügel (254b), der mit dem zweiten Verankerungselement (366) gekoppelt ist und eine zweite Verbindungsoberfläche (260) aufweist, und gekennzeichnet durch
    ein Kabel (252), das sich durch die Schiene (102) erstreckt und ein erstes Ende (256), das an dem ersten Bügel (254a) angebracht ist, und ein zweites Ende (256), das an dem zweiten Bügel (254b) angebracht ist, aufweist,
    wobei die Schutzabsperrung (100) eine erste Stufe der Aufpralldämpfung, auf der die Schiene (102) eine Aufprallkraft ohne Beteiligung des Kabels (252) dämpft, und eine zweite Stufe der Aufpralldämpfung, auf der die Schiene (102) und das Kabel (252) eine Aufprallkraft dämpfen, aufweist.
  2. Schutzabsperrung (100) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das erste Endstück (104) eine erste Öffnung (122) enthält und das zweite Endstück (104) eine zweite Öffnung (122) enthält, wobei sich das Kabel (252) durch die erste Öffnung (122) und die zweite Öffnung (122) erstreckt.
  3. Schutzabsperrung (100) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das erste Ende des Kabels einen ersten Haken (256) zum Befestigen des ersten Endes des Kabels (252) an dem ersten Bügel (254a) enthält und das zweite Ende des Kabels (252) einen zweiten Haken (256) zum Befestigen des zweiten Endes des Kabels (252) an dem zweiten Bügel (254b) enthält.
  4. Schutzabsperrung (100) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das erste Verankerungselement (364) ein stoßdämpfendes Verankerungselement (370) ist und das zweite Verankerungselement (364) ein stoßdämpfendes Verankerungselement (370) ist.
  5. Schutzabsperrung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der erste Bügel (254a) einen Teil einer ersten verankerungsdämpfenden Baugruppe (364) bildet und das zweite Befestigungsmittel (254b) einen Teil der zweiten dämpfenden Baugruppe (364) bildet.
  6. Schutzabsperrung (100) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Kabel (252) ein geflochtenes Stahlkabel oder ein Nylon-Kabel ist.
  7. Schutzabsperrung (100) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Schiene (102) aus einem Kunststoffmaterial gebildet ist oder wobei die Schiene (102) einen entlang ihrer Länge verlaufenden Hohlraum aufweist.
  8. Schutzabsperrung (100) nach Anspruch 7, wobei sich das Kabel (252) durch den entlang der Länge der Schiene (102) verlaufenden Hohlraum erstreckt.
  9. Schutzabsperrung (100) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das erste Ende des Kabels (252) durch Schweißen an dem ersten Bügel (254a) befestigt ist und das zweite Ende des Kabels (252) durch Schweißen an dem zweiten Bügel (254b) befestigt ist.
  10. Schutzabsperrung (100) nach Anspruch 1, wobei
    das erste Verankerungselement (366) und der erste Bügel (254a) im Inneren des ersten Endstücks (122) angeordnet sind, und
    das zweite Verankerungselement (366) und der zweite Bügel (254b) im Inneren des zweiten Endstücks (122) angeordnet sind.
  11. Schutzabsperrung (100) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das erste Ende des Kabels (252) ein erstes Anbringungselement, das mit dem ersten Bügel (254a) gekoppelt ist, enthält und das zweite Ende des Kabels ein zweites Anbringungselement, das mit dem zweiten Bügel (254b) gekoppelt ist, enthält.
  12. Schutzabsperrung (600) nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend einen ersten Stift (644a), der das erste Anbringungselement mit dem ersten Bügel (254a) koppelt, und einen zweiten Stift (644b), der das zweite Anbringungselement mit dem zweiten Bügel (254b) koppelt.
  13. Schutzabsperrung (600) nach Anspruch 12, wobei der erste Bügel einen ersten Ösenhaken (681a) enthält, der zweite Bügel einen zweiten Ösenhaken (681b) enthält, das erste Anbringungselement eine erste Kabelschlaufe (697a) enthält und das zweite Anbringungselement eine zweite Kabelschlaufe (697b) enthält, wobei sich der erste Stift (644a) durch den ersten Ösenhaken (681a) und die erste Kabelschlaufe erstreckt und sich der zweite Stift (644b) durch den zweiten Ösenhaken (681b) und die zweite Kabelschlaufe (697b) erstreckt.
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