US20160168787A1 - Tapered Line Splice Systems and Methods - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to tapered line splice systems and methods for forming a line having a tapered splice.
- Tapered lines are long lengths of rope of one diameter attached to a shorter length of rope of a smaller diameter by way of a splice.
- a tapered line is commonly used in riser pull-in applications in offshore applications.
- the long length of rope is used to do the bulk of the work during a riser pull-in.
- the smaller diameter line on the lead end improves winch efficiencies by decreasing the overall weight of the lifting system and increasing drum capacity.
- the small diameter line on the lead end is easier to handle when compared to using a rope that is a larger diameter the full length of the line.
- the present invention may be embodied as a tapered rope structure comprising a first rope region, a second rope region, and a splice region.
- the splice region is between the first and second rope regions and comprises a taper portion, a finish portion, and an overlap portion.
- the finish portion is arranged between the taper portion and the first rope region.
- the overlap portion is arranged between the taper portion and the second rope region.
- a diameter of the first rope region is smaller than a diameter of the second rope region.
- a diameter of the overlap portion is greater than the diameter of the second rope region.
- a diameter of the splice region generally decreases from the overlap portion to the first rope region.
- the present invention may also be embodied as a method of forming a tapered rope structure comprising the following steps. First and second rope members are provided. A first portion of the first rope member partly inserted into the second rope member at an insertion point. A portion of the second rope member between the insertion point and a bitter end of the second rope member is unbraided. Sub-strands are formed from the unbraided portion of the second rope member. At least a portion of each of the sub-strands is tucked into a second portion of the first rope member.
- the example taper systems and methods of the present invention are implemented by splicing two ropes of differing diameter together and works, for example, for both 12-strand single braid and 12-strand jacketed rope constructions. A gradual smooth transition takes place in the taper area.
- the appearance is similar to a standard eye splice. Because the splice method of the present invention results in a continuous jacket covering the entire length of the tapered line, the appearance of the finished rope structure does not change in the taper region when used on a 12-strand jacketed rope.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of an example tapered rope structure of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of a small diameter rope used to form the example tapered rope structure
- FIG. 3 is a close up view of a portion of FIG. 2
- FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of a large diameter rope used to form the example tapered rope structure
- FIGS. 5-9 depict a step of inserting a portion of the small diameter rope into the large diameter rope
- FIGS. 10-17 depict a step of unbraiding a portion of the large diameter rope
- FIGS. 18-20 depict a step of forming sub-strands from the unbraided portion of the large diameter rope
- FIGS. 21-32 depict a step of tucking the sub-strands into the small diameter rope.
- FIG. 33-38 depict a step of finishing a taper portion of a splice region of the example tapered rope structure.
- the tapered rope structure 20 comprises a splice region 22 , a first rope region 24 , and a second rope region 26 .
- the example splice region 22 of the example tapered rope structure 20 comprises an overlap portion 30 , a taper portion 32 , and a finish portion 34 .
- a diameter of the first rope region 24 is smaller than a diameter of the second rope region 26
- a diameter of the overlap portion 30 is greater than the diameter of the second rope region 26
- a diameter of the splice region 22 generally decreases from the overlap portion 30 to the first rope region 24 .
- the tapered rope structure 20 is formed in part by a small diameter (SD) rope 40 defining an SD rope body 42 and an SD rope bitter end 44 .
- the example SD rope 40 is a 12-strand single braid rope, but other strand numbers and rope configurations may be used.
- the SD rope 40 comprises first SD rope subcomponents 46 .
- the first rope subcomponents 46 will also be referred to herein as SD strands 46 .
- the SD strands 46 will typically be comprised of discrete fibers (not shown) that are in turn combined, for example by twisting, into yarns (not shown).
- the yarns are in turn conventionally combined by twisting, braiding, or the like into the SD strands 46 .
- FIG. 4 shows that the tapered rope structure 20 is further formed in part by a large diameter (LD) rope 50 defining an LD rope body 52 and an LD rope bitter end 54 .
- the example LD rope 50 is also a 12-strand single braid rope, but other strand numbers and rope configurations may be used.
- the LD rope 50 comprises first LD rope subcomponents 56 .
- the first rope subcomponents 56 will also be referred to herein as LD strands 56 .
- the LD strands 56 will typically be comprised of discrete fibers (not shown) that are in turn combined, for example be twisting, into second rope subcomponents 58 .
- the second rope subcomponents 58 will also be referred to herein as LD yarns 58 .
- the LD yarns are in turn conventionally combined by twisting, braiding, or the like into the LD strands 56 .
- the SD rope 40 and the LD rope 50 are combined or spliced together to form the example tapered rope structure 20 as follows.
- Step 1 Measuring and Marking of SD and LD Ropes
- the SD rope 40 and the LD rope 50 are measured and marked in preparation for formation of the splice region 22 .
- an inserted portion 60 ( FIG. 2 ) of the SD rope 40 is inserted into the LD rope 50 at an insertion location 62 ( FIG. 3 ) spaced from the LD rope bitter end 54 .
- a insertion length LI of the inserted portion 60 of the SD rope 40 and an unbraid length LU corresponding to a distance of the insertion location 62 from the bitter end 54 of the LD rope 50 may initially be determined as follows.
- the insertion length LI of the inserted portion 60 of the SD rope 40 is calculated to obtain sufficient overlap between the SD rope 40 and the LD rope 50 within the splice region 22 . Overlap between the SD rope 40 and the LD rope 50 within the splice region 22 is sufficient when tension loads on the tapered rope structure 20 are adequately transferred through the splice region 22 while minimizing the overall length of the splice region 22 .
- the insertion length LI of the inserted portion 60 used to form the example splice region 22 is five (5) fid lengths, so an SD mark 64 is formed on the SD rope 40 five (5) fid lengths from the SD rope bitter end 44 .
- the insertion length LI of the inserted portion 60 will typically be in a first preferred range of between 3 and 7 fid lengths buy may also be in a second preferred range of between 2 and 10 fid lengths. Other LI lengths and units may be used depending on a particular situation.
- the SD mark 64 is formed by marking every S- and Z-strand around the circumference of the SD rope 40 .
- six (6) strands are marked around the circumference of the SD rope 40 as shown in FIG. 3 .
- the insertion length LI will generally correspond to a length of the overlap portion 30 of the splice region 22 as will be described in further detail below.
- the unbraid length LU is determined to ensure that a sufficient length of the LD rope 50 is available for tucking to form the taper portion 32 and finishing to form the finish portion 34 as will be described in further detail below.
- the unbraid length LU may be calculated as follows.
- a number of sub-strands to be used in a picking and tucking process is calculated or predetermined.
- the number of sub-strands to be used may be equal to a cross-sectional area of the LD rope 50 divided by a cross-sectional area of the SD rope 40 .
- a total number of picks of the SD rope 40 is determined. For each pick of the SD rope 40 , one tuck process of the sub-strands of the LD rope 50 is performed, so the total number of picks is typically the same as the total number of tucks. In the example tapered rope structure 20 of the present invention, the total number of picks/tucks will be equal to approximately 11-13 times the number of sub-strands to be used. However, the total number of picks/tucks may be calculated or predetermined using different methods. The following Table A provides one example method of determining the number of picks/tucks given typical numbers of sub-strands of the LD rope 50 formed as will be described in further detail below:
- the unbraid length LU can be calculated or predetermined by as the total number of picks/tucks (TNPT) multiplied by the inverse of the picks per unit length of the SD rope 40 (e.g., picks per inch associated with SD rope or SDPPI) plus an arbitrary margin (e.g., 24′′).
- TNPT total number of picks/tucks
- the insertion location 62 is determined by forming an LD mark 66 on the LD rope 50 at the insertion location 62 as determined by measuring a distance corresponding to the unbraid length LU from the LD rope bitter end 54 .
- the SD rope 40 and LD rope 50 are measured and marked for splicing.
- Step 2 Insertion of SD Rope into LD Rope
- the SD rope 40 is inserted into the LD rope 50 as described in FIGS. 5 - 8 .
- the bitter end 44 of the SD rope 40 is inserted into the body 52 of the LD rope 50 adjacent to the LD mark 66 at the insertion location 62 , which is located between the LD mark 66 on the LD rope 50 and the bitter end 54 of the LD rope 50 .
- the SD rope 40 is then further inserted into the LD rope 50 as shown in FIG. 6 until the SD mark 64 is within the body 52 of the LD rope 50 on an opposite side of the LD mark 66 from the LD rope bitter end 54 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 .
- a rope securing member 70 may be applied to the LD rope 50 adjacent to the insertion point 62 and the LD mark 66 as shown in FIG. 9 .
- the rope securing member 70 may be a short length of tape that is wrapped around the LD rope 50 such that the LD mark 66 is covered but the insertion point 62 is exposed.
- the rope securing member 70 limits unbraiding of the LD rope 50 as will be described in further detail below.
- Step 3 Unbraiding and Pairing Strands of LD Rope
- an S-series 80 of consecutive S-strand picks 82 is identified along the length of the LD rope 50 from the LD mark 66 towards the bitter end 54 .
- the insertion location 62 is included between two of the S-strand picks 82 in the series of consecutive S-strand picks 82 .
- a Z-series 84 of consecutive Z-strand picks 86 is identified along the length of the LD rope 50 between the LD mark 66 and the bitter end 54 .
- a numerical reference character used in the text to refer to an element in general may not be found in the drawing without a corresponding reference character (e.g., “ 82 a ”).
- the use of a numerical reference character in this specification without a letter suffix should not be considered inconsistent with the drawing so long as that same reference character is used in the drawing with a reference character.
- six (6) S-strand picks 82 a, 82 b, 82 c , 82 d, 82 e, and 82 f are identified and marked as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 .
- the insertion point 62 is defined between the second and third of these S-strand picks 82 b and 82 c.
- six (6) Z-strand picks 86 a, 86 b, 86 c, 86 d, 86 e, and 86 f adjacent to the S-strand picks 82 a, 82 b , 82 c, 82 d, 82 e, and 82 f are identified and marked.
- portions 90 of the LD rope strands 56 corresponding to one of the S-strand picks 82 and one of the Z-strand picks 86 is unbraided from the LD rope 50 to form pairs 92 of the unbraided portions 92 of the rope strands 56 .
- a strand securing member 94 may be used to temporarily secure together the pairs of rope strands 56 forming the strand pairs 92 .
- the strand portion 90 a corresponding to the S-strand pick 82 a in the series 80 closest to the LD mark 66 is identified and removed, and the strand portion 90 b corresponding to the Z-strand pick 86 f in the series 84 farthest from the LD mark 66 is identified and removed.
- the two removed strands 56 a and 56 b form a first strand pair 92 a.
- a strand securing member 94 a is used to temporarily secure the rope strands 56 a and 56 b into the first strand pair 92 a.
- the strand portion 90 c corresponding to the S-strand pick 82 b in the series 80 closest to the strand portion 90 a is identified and removed
- the strand portion 90 d corresponding to the Z-strand pick 86 e in the series 84 closest to the Z-strand pick 86 f is identified and removed.
- the two removed strands 56 c and 56 d form a second strand pair 92 b.
- a strand securing member 94 b is used to temporarily secure the rope strands 56 c and 56 d into the second strand pair 92 b.
- first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth strand pairs 92 a, 92 b, 92 c, 92 d , 92 e, and 92 f are formed of strand portions 90 a and 90 b, 90 c and 90 d, 90 e and 90 f, 90 g and 90 h, 90 i and 90 j, and 90 k and 90 l , respectively, as shown in FIG. 17 .
- the rope securing member 70 prevents further unbraiding or unraveling of the LD rope 50
- the strand securing members 94 ensure that the LD strand portions 90 are held in their respective strand pairs 92 .
- Step 4 Splicing of SD Rope and LD Rope to form Tapered Rope Structure
- the SD rope 40 is pulled slightly from the LD rope 50 until the SD mark 64 is exposed as shown in FIG. 18 .
- the portion of the SD rope 40 remaining within the LD rope 50 defines the overlap portion 30 of the example tapered rope structure 20 .
- the individual strand portions 90 forming each of the strand pairs 92 are then disassembled and reformed into a number of sub-strands 96 as generally described above in Step 1 and depicted FIGS. 19 and 20 .
- the calculations performed in Step 1 indicated that six (6) sub-strands 96 are requested for each of the strand pairs 92 .
- a total of thirty six (36) of the sub-strands 96 will be formed.
- FIG. 20 illustrates that the first strand pair 92 a is divided into six (6) sub-strands 96 a, 96 b, 96 c, 96 d, 96 e, and 96 f.
- the remaining strand pairs 92 b, 92 c , 92 d, 92 e, and 92 f are left intact for organizational purposes.
- the example LD rope is formed of fibers that are in turn arranged in yarns 58 .
- One method of forming the sub-strands 96 is to determine the number of total yarns 58 in each pair 92 of strand portions 90 and dividing this number of yarns by the number of sub-strands 96 required.
- each strand contains nine (9) yarns 58 , yielding a total of eighteen yarns 58 in each pair 92 .
- Dividing the total number of yarns 58 (18) by the number of sub-strands 96 required (6) for each pair 92 of strand portions 90 yields three (3) yarns per sub-strand 96 .
- Sub-strand securing members 98 may be used to maintain the sub-strands 96 together during subsequent tucking and finishing operations.
- the first group of sub-strands 96 formed will be identified as a signal strand.
- the first sub-strand 96 a is referred to as the signal strand, and the sub-strand securing member 98 a associated with that signal strand 96 a will be a different color than the sub-strand securing members 98 b, 98 c, 98 d, 98 e, and 98 f associated with the other sub-strands 96 b, 96 c, 96 d, 96 e, and 96 f.
- the number of yarns 58 per sub-strand 96 is not even, at least some of the yarns 58 may be separated into fibers and reformed as necessary to the proper number of sub-strands 96 to obtain sub-strands 96 of approximately even or substantially equivalent volume.
- Substantially equivalent volume may be obtained by arranging approximately the same number of yarns or fibers in each of the sub-strands 96 .
- the term “substantially volumetrically equivalent” as used herein means that the resulting splice region 22 is substantially, but not completely, symmetrical or balanced about an axis of rotation defined by the longitudinal axis of the tapered rope structure 20 . Working with intact yarns or other sub groups is preferred to working with individual fibers for ease of fabrication.
- FIGS. 21-30 show that a first S-strand pick 120 a of the SD rope 40 adjacent to the SD mark 62 and between the SD mark 62 and the SD bitter end 44 is identified as shown in FIG. 21 .
- Subsequent S-strand picks 120 b , 120 c, 120 d, 120 e, 120 f, 120 g, 120 h, 120 i, 120 j, 120 k, and 120 l defining a pic line 122 are also identified as shown in FIG. 21 .
- the pic line extends along the SD rope 40 past the S-strand pick 120 l , and S-strand picks 120 in the pick line 122 beyond the pick line 120 l will not be individually labeled herein for clarity.
- the last sub-strand 96 f formed from the first strand pair 92 a is first tucked under the first S-strand 120 a as shown in FIG. 21 .
- the sub-strands 96 e, 96 d, 96 c, 96 b, and 96 a formed from that first strand pair 92 a are then tucked in that order along the pic line 122 through the S-strand picks 120 b, 120 c , 120 d, 120 e, and 120 f to obtain the structure depicted in FIG. 22 .
- the last sub-strand 96 f i.e., farthest from the signal strand 96 a
- the sub-strands 96 e, 96 d, 96 c , 96 b, and 96 a formed from that first strand pair 92 a are then tucked in that order along the pic line 122 through the S-strand picks 120 h, 120 i, 120 j, 120 k, and 120 l to obtain the structure depicted in FIG. 24 .
- each of the sub-strands 96 a - f has been tucked twice along the pic line 122 under one of the succession of S-strand picks 120 a - 120 l.
- one of the sub-strands 96 is laid along the pic line 122 parallel to the axis of the SD rope 40 and another of the sub-strands 96 is tucked along the pic line 122 as shown in FIG. 25 .
- the sub-strand 96 f farthest from the signal strand 96 a is the sub-strand that is laid along the pic line 122
- the sub-strand 96 e adjacent to the sub-strand 96 f is wrapped over the parallel strand and then tucked first along the pic line 122 as shown in FIG. 25 .
- the remaining sub-strands 96 d, 96 c, 96 b , and 96 a are then similarly wrapped and tucked in that order along the pic line 122 over the strand 96 f as shown in FIG. 26 .
- the end of the parallel sub-strand 96 f is removed by cutting the sub-strand 96 f at a cut location 124 as shown in FIG. 27 , and only the sub-strands 96 a, 96 b, 96 c, 96 d, and 96 e remain.
- the process of laying one of the sub-strands 96 parallel to the pic line 122 , tucking the remaining sub-strands 96 around the parallel laid sub-strand 96 , and then cutting the parallel laid sub-strand 96 to remove an exposed portion thereof may be repeated until only the pilot sub-strand 96 a remains.
- a predetermined number e.g. 4
- the signal strand 96 a and any other remaining strands may be tucked three (3) times instead of two (2) times until there are only two (2) sub-strands left as shown in FIG. 29 .
- the sub-strand 96 b is then cut such that, at this point, only the signal sub-strand 96 a remains as shown in FIG. 30 .
- the signal strand 96 a is tucked into the SD rope 40 using an over 1/under 2 pattern three (3) times.
- the signal strand 96 a is divided volumetrically into first and second finish strands 130 and 132 .
- Finish strand securing members 134 and 136 e.g., wrapped tape
- the first finish strand 130 is left in place, and the second finish strand 132 is tucked using the over 1/under 2 pattern three (3) more times.
- the second finish strand 132 is left in place, and ends of the two finish strands 130 and 132 extend from the SD rope 40 as shown in FIG. 31 .
- Step 4 The sub-steps of Step 4 are repeated for each of the strand pairs 92 until all of the sub-strands 96 of all of the strand pairs 92 a, 92 b, 92 c, 92 d, 92 e , and 92 f have been spliced into the SD rope 40 as described above.
- Step 5 Finishing the Splice
- first finish strands 130 a, 130 b, 130 c , 130 d, 130 e, and 130 f may be combined into three groups of first final strands 140 a, 140 b, and 140 c, and the second finish strands 132 a, 132 b, 132 c, 132 d , 132 e, and 132 f may be combined into three groups of final strands 142 a, 142 b , and 142 c as shown in FIG. 33 .
- Final finish strand securing members 144 and 146 may be used to organize the finish strands 140 and 142 , respectively.
- the final strands 140 and 142 may be formed by combining pairs of first and second finish strands 130 and 132 closest to each other to form the final strands 140 and 142 , respectively.
- the first finish strands 130 a and 130 b are combined to form the first final finish strand 140 a
- the first finish strands 130 c and 130 d are combined to form the first final finish strand 140 b
- the first finish strands 130 e and 130 f are combined to form the first final finish strand 140 c .
- the second finish strands 132 a and 132 b are combined to form the second final finish strand 142 a
- the second finish strands 132 c and 132 d are combined to form the second final finish strand 142 b
- the second finish strands 132 e and 132 f are combined to form the second final finish strand 142 c.
- the first finish strands 140 (e.g., closest to the SD mark 62 ) are each buried into the SD rope 40 until the tails of the strands 140 meets a first exit location 150 at which the second finish strands 142 (e.g., farthest from the SD mark 62 ) exit the SD rope 40 as shown in FIGS. 34 and 35 .
- the second finish strands 142 (e.g., farthest from the SD mark 62 ) are next each buried into the SD rope 40 until away from the exit location 150 as shown in FIG. 35 to a second exit location 152 .
- the tail portions of the final strands 140 and 142 are removed as shown in FIG. 37 to complete the taper portion 32 of the splice region 22 of the rope structure as shown in FIG. 38 .
Abstract
A tapered rope structure comprises a first rope region, a second rope region, and a splice region. The splice region is between the first and second rope regions and comprises a taper portion, a finish portion, and an overlap portion. The finish portion is arranged between the taper portion and the first rope region. The overlap portion is arranged between the taper portion and the second rope region. A diameter of the first rope region is smaller than a diameter of the second rope region. A diameter of the overlap portion is greater than the diameter of the second rope region. A diameter of the splice region generally decreases from the overlap portion to the first rope region.
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- This application (Attorney's Ref. No. P218718) claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/092,166 filed Dec. 15, 2014, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates to tapered line splice systems and methods for forming a line having a tapered splice.
- Tapered lines are long lengths of rope of one diameter attached to a shorter length of rope of a smaller diameter by way of a splice. In one example application, a tapered line is commonly used in riser pull-in applications in offshore applications. The long length of rope is used to do the bulk of the work during a riser pull-in. The smaller diameter line on the lead end improves winch efficiencies by decreasing the overall weight of the lifting system and increasing drum capacity. The small diameter line on the lead end is easier to handle when compared to using a rope that is a larger diameter the full length of the line.
- The need thus exists for improved tapered lines and especially for tapered lines used in riser pull-in applications in the offshore market.
- The present invention may be embodied as a tapered rope structure comprising a first rope region, a second rope region, and a splice region. The splice region is between the first and second rope regions and comprises a taper portion, a finish portion, and an overlap portion. The finish portion is arranged between the taper portion and the first rope region. The overlap portion is arranged between the taper portion and the second rope region. A diameter of the first rope region is smaller than a diameter of the second rope region. A diameter of the overlap portion is greater than the diameter of the second rope region. A diameter of the splice region generally decreases from the overlap portion to the first rope region.
- The present invention may also be embodied as a method of forming a tapered rope structure comprising the following steps. First and second rope members are provided. A first portion of the first rope member partly inserted into the second rope member at an insertion point. A portion of the second rope member between the insertion point and a bitter end of the second rope member is unbraided. Sub-strands are formed from the unbraided portion of the second rope member. At least a portion of each of the sub-strands is tucked into a second portion of the first rope member.
- The example taper systems and methods of the present invention are implemented by splicing two ropes of differing diameter together and works, for example, for both 12-strand single braid and 12-strand jacketed rope constructions. A gradual smooth transition takes place in the taper area. When the technique is used on a 12-strand single braid, the appearance is similar to a standard eye splice. Because the splice method of the present invention results in a continuous jacket covering the entire length of the tapered line, the appearance of the finished rope structure does not change in the taper region when used on a 12-strand jacketed rope.
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FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of an example tapered rope structure of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of a small diameter rope used to form the example tapered rope structure; -
FIG. 3 is a close up view of a portion ofFIG. 2 -
FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of a large diameter rope used to form the example tapered rope structure; -
FIGS. 5-9 depict a step of inserting a portion of the small diameter rope into the large diameter rope; -
FIGS. 10-17 depict a step of unbraiding a portion of the large diameter rope; -
FIGS. 18-20 depict a step of forming sub-strands from the unbraided portion of the large diameter rope; -
FIGS. 21-32 depict a step of tucking the sub-strands into the small diameter rope; and -
FIG. 33-38 depict a step of finishing a taper portion of a splice region of the example tapered rope structure. - Referring initially to
FIG. 1 of the drawing, depicted at 20 therein is an example taperedrope structure 20 constructed in accordance with, and embodying, the principles of the present invention. Thetapered rope structure 20 comprises a splice region 22, afirst rope region 24, and asecond rope region 26. The example splice region 22 of the exampletapered rope structure 20 comprises anoverlap portion 30, ataper portion 32, and afinish portion 34. In the exampletapered rope structure 20, a diameter of thefirst rope region 24 is smaller than a diameter of thesecond rope region 26, a diameter of theoverlap portion 30 is greater than the diameter of thesecond rope region 26, and a diameter of the splice region 22 generally decreases from theoverlap portion 30 to thefirst rope region 24. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , thetapered rope structure 20 is formed in part by a small diameter (SD)rope 40 defining anSD rope body 42 and an SD ropebitter end 44. Theexample SD rope 40 is a 12-strand single braid rope, but other strand numbers and rope configurations may be used. TheSD rope 40 comprises firstSD rope subcomponents 46. Thefirst rope subcomponents 46 will also be referred to herein asSD strands 46. As is conventional, theSD strands 46 will typically be comprised of discrete fibers (not shown) that are in turn combined, for example by twisting, into yarns (not shown). The yarns are in turn conventionally combined by twisting, braiding, or the like into theSD strands 46. -
FIG. 4 shows that thetapered rope structure 20 is further formed in part by a large diameter (LD)rope 50 defining anLD rope body 52 and an LD ropebitter end 54. Theexample LD rope 50 is also a 12-strand single braid rope, but other strand numbers and rope configurations may be used. TheLD rope 50 comprises firstLD rope subcomponents 56. Thefirst rope subcomponents 56 will also be referred to herein asLD strands 56. As is conventional, theLD strands 56 will typically be comprised of discrete fibers (not shown) that are in turn combined, for example be twisting, intosecond rope subcomponents 58. Thesecond rope subcomponents 58 will also be referred to herein asLD yarns 58. The LD yarns are in turn conventionally combined by twisting, braiding, or the like into theLD strands 56. - The
SD rope 40 and theLD rope 50 are combined or spliced together to form the exampletapered rope structure 20 as follows. - Initially, the
SD rope 40 and theLD rope 50 are measured and marked in preparation for formation of the splice region 22. - As will be discussed in further detail below, an inserted portion 60 (
FIG. 2 ) of theSD rope 40 is inserted into theLD rope 50 at an insertion location 62 (FIG. 3 ) spaced from the LD ropebitter end 54. A insertion length LI of the insertedportion 60 of theSD rope 40 and an unbraid length LU corresponding to a distance of theinsertion location 62 from thebitter end 54 of theLD rope 50 may initially be determined as follows. - The insertion length LI of the inserted
portion 60 of theSD rope 40 is calculated to obtain sufficient overlap between theSD rope 40 and theLD rope 50 within the splice region 22. Overlap between theSD rope 40 and theLD rope 50 within the splice region 22 is sufficient when tension loads on the taperedrope structure 20 are adequately transferred through the splice region 22 while minimizing the overall length of the splice region 22. As shown inFIG. 2 , the insertion length LI of the insertedportion 60 used to form the example splice region 22 is five (5) fid lengths, so anSD mark 64 is formed on theSD rope 40 five (5) fid lengths from the SD ropebitter end 44. The insertion length LI of the insertedportion 60 will typically be in a first preferred range of between 3 and 7 fid lengths buy may also be in a second preferred range of between 2 and 10 fid lengths. Other LI lengths and units may be used depending on a particular situation. - The
SD mark 64 is formed by marking every S- and Z-strand around the circumference of theSD rope 40. In theexample SD rope 40, six (6) strands are marked around the circumference of theSD rope 40 as shown inFIG. 3 . - The insertion length LI will generally correspond to a length of the
overlap portion 30 of the splice region 22 as will be described in further detail below. - The unbraid length LU is determined to ensure that a sufficient length of the
LD rope 50 is available for tucking to form thetaper portion 32 and finishing to form thefinish portion 34 as will be described in further detail below. The unbraid length LU may be calculated as follows. - First, a number of sub-strands to be used in a picking and tucking process is calculated or predetermined. As one example, the number of sub-strands to be used may be equal to a cross-sectional area of the
LD rope 50 divided by a cross-sectional area of theSD rope 40. - Given the number of sub-strands to be used, a total number of picks of the
SD rope 40 is determined. For each pick of theSD rope 40, one tuck process of the sub-strands of theLD rope 50 is performed, so the total number of picks is typically the same as the total number of tucks. In the example taperedrope structure 20 of the present invention, the total number of picks/tucks will be equal to approximately 11-13 times the number of sub-strands to be used. However, the total number of picks/tucks may be calculated or predetermined using different methods. The following Table A provides one example method of determining the number of picks/tucks given typical numbers of sub-strands of theLD rope 50 formed as will be described in further detail below: -
# of sub-strands 9 8 7 6 5 4 # of total picks 117 99 83 69 57 47 - Once the total number of picks/tucks is determined, the unbraid length LU can be calculated or predetermined by as the total number of picks/tucks (TNPT) multiplied by the inverse of the picks per unit length of the SD rope 40 (e.g., picks per inch associated with SD rope or SDPPI) plus an arbitrary margin (e.g., 24″). One example formula for calculating the unbraid length LU is as follows:
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LU=TNPT×1/SDPPI+24″ - Once the unbraid length LU is determined, the
insertion location 62 is determined by forming anLD mark 66 on theLD rope 50 at theinsertion location 62 as determined by measuring a distance corresponding to the unbraid length LU from the LD ropebitter end 54. - With the
SD mark 64 and theLD mark 66 formed as described above, theSD rope 40 andLD rope 50 are measured and marked for splicing. - After the
SD rope 40 andSD rope 50 have been measured and marked, theSD rope 40 is inserted into theLD rope 50 as described in FIGS. 5-8. As shown inFIG. 5 , using a fid (not shown) thebitter end 44 of theSD rope 40 is inserted into thebody 52 of theLD rope 50 adjacent to theLD mark 66 at theinsertion location 62, which is located between theLD mark 66 on theLD rope 50 and thebitter end 54 of theLD rope 50. TheSD rope 40 is then further inserted into theLD rope 50 as shown inFIG. 6 until theSD mark 64 is within thebody 52 of theLD rope 50 on an opposite side of theLD mark 66 from the LD ropebitter end 54 as shown inFIGS. 7 and 8 . - At this point, a
rope securing member 70 may be applied to theLD rope 50 adjacent to theinsertion point 62 and theLD mark 66 as shown inFIG. 9 . In particular, therope securing member 70 may be a short length of tape that is wrapped around theLD rope 50 such that theLD mark 66 is covered but theinsertion point 62 is exposed. Therope securing member 70 limits unbraiding of theLD rope 50 as will be described in further detail below. - After the
SD rope 40 has been inserted into theLD rope 50 as described above, a portion of theLD rope 50 is unbraided as follows. Initially, an S-series 80 of consecutive S-strand picks 82 is identified along the length of theLD rope 50 from theLD mark 66 towards thebitter end 54. Theinsertion location 62 is included between two of the S-strand picks 82 in the series of consecutive S-strand picks 82. Next, a Z-series 84 of consecutive Z-strand picks 86 is identified along the length of theLD rope 50 between theLD mark 66 and thebitter end 54. - In the following discussion, the use of a letter suffix appended to a numerical reference character indicates a particular instance of an element generally described by the numerical reference character and does not indicate a new element. Accordingly, a numerical reference character used in the text to refer to an element in general (e.g., “S-strand pick 82”) may not be found in the drawing without a corresponding reference character (e.g., “82 a”). The use of a numerical reference character in this specification without a letter suffix should not be considered inconsistent with the drawing so long as that same reference character is used in the drawing with a reference character.
- In the
example LD rope 50, six (6) S-strand picks 82 a, 82 b, 82 c, 82 d, 82 e, and 82 f are identified and marked as shown inFIGS. 10 and 11 . Theinsertion point 62 is defined between the second and third of these S-strand picks 82 b and 82 c. And as also shown inFIGS. 10 and 11 , six (6) Z-strand picks 86 a, 86 b, 86 c, 86 d, 86 e, and 86 f adjacent to the S-strand picks 82 a, 82 b, 82 c, 82 d, 82 e, and 82 f are identified and marked. - Next, as shown in
FIGS. 12-14 , portions 90 of theLD rope strands 56 corresponding to one of the S-strand picks 82 and one of the Z-strand picks 86 is unbraided from theLD rope 50 to form pairs 92 of the unbraided portions 92 of therope strands 56. A strand securing member 94 may be used to temporarily secure together the pairs ofrope strands 56 forming the strand pairs 92. - In the example tapered
line structure 20 as shown inFIGS. 12-14 , thestrand portion 90 a corresponding to the S-strand pick 82 a in theseries 80 closest to theLD mark 66 is identified and removed, and thestrand portion 90 b corresponding to the Z-strand pick 86 f in theseries 84 farthest from theLD mark 66 is identified and removed. The two removedstrands first strand pair 92 a. Astrand securing member 94 a is used to temporarily secure therope strands first strand pair 92 a. And as shown inFIGS. 15 and 16 , thestrand portion 90 c corresponding to the S-strand pick 82 b in theseries 80 closest to thestrand portion 90 a is identified and removed, and thestrand portion 90 d corresponding to the Z-strand pick 86 e in theseries 84 closest to the Z-strand pick 86 f is identified and removed. The two removedstrands second strand pair 92 b. Astrand securing member 94 b is used to temporarily secure therope strands second strand pair 92 b. - Subsequent strand pairs 92 are formed in the manner generally described in the previous paragraph until the entire length of the
LD rope 50 between theLD mark 66 and the LDbitter end 54 has been unbraided. In the example taperedline structure 20 in which theLD rope 50 is a 12-strand braided rope, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth strand pairs 92 a, 92 b, 92 c, 92 d, 92 e, and 92 f are formed ofstrand portions FIG. 17 . Therope securing member 70 prevents further unbraiding or unraveling of theLD rope 50, while the strand securing members 94 ensure that the LD strand portions 90 are held in their respective strand pairs 92. - Starting with the
SD rope 40 inserted into theLD rope 50 and theLD rope 50 partly unbraided as shown inFIG. 17 , theSD rope 40 is pulled slightly from theLD rope 50 until theSD mark 64 is exposed as shown inFIG. 18 . The portion of theSD rope 40 remaining within theLD rope 50 defines theoverlap portion 30 of the example taperedrope structure 20. - The individual strand portions 90 forming each of the strand pairs 92 are then disassembled and reformed into a number of sub-strands 96 as generally described above in Step 1 and depicted
FIGS. 19 and 20 . In particular, for the example taperedrope structure 20 described herein, the calculations performed in Step 1 indicated that six (6) sub-strands 96 are requested for each of the strand pairs 92. Given that six (6) strand pairs 92 were created in Step 3, a total of thirty six (36) of the sub-strands 96 will be formed.FIG. 20 illustrates that thefirst strand pair 92 a is divided into six (6) sub-strands 96 a, 96 b, 96 c, 96 d, 96 e, and 96 f. The remaining strand pairs 92 b, 92 c, 92 d, 92 e, and 92 f are left intact for organizational purposes. - As described above, the example LD rope is formed of fibers that are in turn arranged in
yarns 58. One method of forming the sub-strands 96 is to determine the number oftotal yarns 58 in each pair 92 of strand portions 90 and dividing this number of yarns by the number of sub-strands 96 required. In theexample LD rope 50, each strand contains nine (9)yarns 58, yielding a total of eighteenyarns 58 in each pair 92. Dividing the total number of yarns 58 (18) by the number of sub-strands 96 required (6) for each pair 92 of strand portions 90 yields three (3) yarns per sub-strand 96. Asyarns 58 and/or fibers are grouped into the sub-strands 96, yarns/fibers that are closest to each other are desirably arranged into the sub-strands 96. Sub-strand securing members 98 (e.g., tape) may be used to maintain the sub-strands 96 together during subsequent tucking and finishing operations. - The first group of sub-strands 96 formed will be identified as a signal strand. In the example depicted in
FIG. 20 , the first sub-strand 96 a is referred to as the signal strand, and thesub-strand securing member 98 a associated with thatsignal strand 96 a will be a different color than thesub-strand securing members - If the number of
yarns 58 per sub-strand 96 is not even, at least some of theyarns 58 may be separated into fibers and reformed as necessary to the proper number of sub-strands 96 to obtain sub-strands 96 of approximately even or substantially equivalent volume. Substantially equivalent volume may be obtained by arranging approximately the same number of yarns or fibers in each of the sub-strands 96. The term “substantially volumetrically equivalent” as used herein means that the resulting splice region 22 is substantially, but not completely, symmetrical or balanced about an axis of rotation defined by the longitudinal axis of the taperedrope structure 20. Working with intact yarns or other sub groups is preferred to working with individual fibers for ease of fabrication. -
FIGS. 21-30 show that a first S-strand pick 120 a of theSD rope 40 adjacent to theSD mark 62 and between theSD mark 62 and the SDbitter end 44 is identified as shown inFIG. 21 . Subsequent S-strand picks 120 b, 120 c, 120 d, 120 e, 120 f, 120 g, 120 h, 120 i, 120 j, 120 k, and 120 l defining apic line 122 are also identified as shown inFIG. 21 . The pic line extends along theSD rope 40 past the S-strand pick 120 l, and S-strand picks 120 in thepick line 122 beyond the pick line 120 l will not be individually labeled herein for clarity. - The
last sub-strand 96 f formed from thefirst strand pair 92 a is first tucked under the first S-strand 120 a as shown inFIG. 21 . The sub-strands 96 e, 96 d, 96 c, 96 b, and 96 a formed from thatfirst strand pair 92 a are then tucked in that order along thepic line 122 through the S-strand picks 120 b, 120 c, 120 d, 120 e, and 120 f to obtain the structure depicted inFIG. 22 . Thelast sub-strand 96 f (i.e., farthest from thesignal strand 96 a) is then tucked under the seventh S-strand 120 g as shown inFIG. 23 . The sub-strands 96 e, 96 d, 96 c, 96 b, and 96 a formed from thatfirst strand pair 92 a are then tucked in that order along thepic line 122 through the S-strand picks 120 h, 120 i, 120 j, 120 k, and 120 l to obtain the structure depicted inFIG. 24 . At this point, each of the sub-strands 96 a-f has been tucked twice along thepic line 122 under one of the succession of S-strand picks 120 a-120 l. - At this point, one of the sub-strands 96 is laid along the
pic line 122 parallel to the axis of theSD rope 40 and another of the sub-strands 96 is tucked along thepic line 122 as shown inFIG. 25 . In the example taperedrope structure 20, the sub-strand 96 f farthest from thesignal strand 96 a is the sub-strand that is laid along thepic line 122, and the sub-strand 96 e adjacent to the sub-strand 96 f is wrapped over the parallel strand and then tucked first along thepic line 122 as shown inFIG. 25 . The remainingsub-strands pic line 122 over thestrand 96 f as shown inFIG. 26 . At that point, the end of theparallel sub-strand 96 f is removed by cutting the sub-strand 96 f at acut location 124 as shown inFIG. 27 , and only the sub-strands 96 a, 96 b, 96 c, 96 d, and 96 e remain. - The process of laying one of the sub-strands 96 parallel to the
pic line 122, tucking the remaining sub-strands 96 around the parallel laid sub-strand 96, and then cutting the parallel laid sub-strand 96 to remove an exposed portion thereof may be repeated until only the pilot sub-strand 96 a remains. In the example taperedrope structure 20, once the number of remaining sub-strands 96 reaches a predetermined number (e.g., 4) as shown inFIG. 28 , thesignal strand 96 a and any other remaining strands may be tucked three (3) times instead of two (2) times until there are only two (2) sub-strands left as shown inFIG. 29 . The tucking of the remaining strands three (3) times instead of two (2) times elongates thetaper portion 32 of the splice region 22. When only two sub-strands 96 are left as shown inFIG. 29 , the remaining non-pilot strand 96 (in this case the sub-strand 96 b) is laid parallel to thepic line 122, and thepilot strand 96 a is tucked four (4) times around theparallel sub-strand 96 b. - The sub-strand 96 b is then cut such that, at this point, only the signal sub-strand 96 a remains as shown in
FIG. 30 . When only thesignal strand 96 a remains, thesignal strand 96 a is tucked into theSD rope 40 using an over 1/under 2 pattern three (3) times. At this point, thesignal strand 96 a is divided volumetrically into first andsecond finish strands strand securing members 134 and 136 (e.g., wrapped tape) may be used to organize the first andsecond finish strands first finish strand 130 is left in place, and thesecond finish strand 132 is tucked using the over 1/under 2 pattern three (3) more times. Thesecond finish strand 132 is left in place, and ends of the twofinish strands SD rope 40 as shown inFIG. 31 . - The sub-steps of Step 4 are repeated for each of the strand pairs 92 until all of the sub-strands 96 of all of the strand pairs 92 a, 92 b, 92 c, 92 d, 92 e, and 92 f have been spliced into the
SD rope 40 as described above. Once all of the strand pairs 92 have been divided into sub-strands 96, tucked into theSD rope 40 along a unique pic line parallel to theexample pic line 122, pruned down to only the respective pilot sub-strands 96 a, and then divided intofinish strands finish strands SD rope 40. In the example depicted inFIG. 32 , six (6) of thefirst finish strands second finish strands - To complete the splice, the
first finish strands final strands second finish strands final strands FIG. 33 . Final finishstrand securing members 144 and 146 (e.g., wrapped tape) may be used to organize the finish strands 140 and 142, respectively. As one example, the final strands 140 and 142 may be formed by combining pairs of first andsecond finish strands FIGS. 32 and 33 , thefirst finish strands final finish strand 140 a, thefirst finish strands final finish strand 140 b, and thefirst finish strands final finish strand 140 c. Similarly, thesecond finish strands final finish strand 142 a, thesecond finish strands final finish strand 142 b, and thesecond finish strands final finish strand 142 c. - With the finish strands 140 and 142 thus formed, the first finish strands 140 (e.g., closest to the SD mark 62) are each buried into the
SD rope 40 until the tails of the strands 140 meets afirst exit location 150 at which the second finish strands 142 (e.g., farthest from the SD mark 62) exit theSD rope 40 as shown inFIGS. 34 and 35 . The second finish strands 142 (e.g., farthest from the SD mark 62) are next each buried into theSD rope 40 until away from theexit location 150 as shown inFIG. 35 to asecond exit location 152. Then, the tail portions of the final strands 140 and 142 are removed as shown inFIG. 37 to complete thetaper portion 32 of the splice region 22 of the rope structure as shown inFIG. 38 .
Claims (21)
1. A tapered rope structure comprising:
a first rope region;
a second rope region; and
a splice region between the first and second rope regions, the splice region comprising
a taper portion,
a finish portion arranged between the taper portion and the first rope region, and
an overlap portion arranged between the taper portion and the second rope region; wherein
a diameter of the first rope region is smaller than a diameter of the second rope region,
a diameter of the overlap portion is greater than the diameter of the second rope region, and
a diameter of the splice region generally decreases from the overlap portion to the first rope region.
2. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 1 , in which:
the first rope region is formed by a first rope member;
the second rope region is formed by a second rope member; and
at least a portion of the first rope member is arranged within the second rope member to define the overlap portion.
3. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 2 , in which the taper portion is formed by the first rope member and a portion of the second rope member.
4. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 2 , in which:
the second rope member comprises a plurality of strands; and
the taper portion is formed by sub-strands comprising portions of the plurality of strands.
5. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 4 , in which the sub-strands comprise portions of the plurality of strands.
6. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 4 , in which the sub-strands comprise portions of at least two of the plurality of strands.
7. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 5 , in which the sub-strands comprise portions of at least two of the plurality of strands.
8. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 4 , in which the sub-strands comprise a plurality of sub-components of the strands.
9. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 8 , in which the sub-strands comprise at least a portion of one yarn from a first one of the plurality of strands and at least a portion of one yarn from a second one of the plurality of strands.
10. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 4 , in which the sub-strands are tucked into the first rope member within the taper region.
11. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 10 , in which each sub-strand is tucked along a pic line defined by S-strands of the first rope member.
12. A tapered rope structure as recited in claim 4 , in which:
a portion of at least a first one of the sub-strands is laid parallel to the first rope member; and
a portion of at least a second one of the sub-strands is wrapped at least partly around the first one of the sub-strands.
13. A method of forming a tapered rope structure comprising the steps of:
providing first and second rope members;
inserting a first portion of the first rope member partly into the second rope member at an insertion point;
unbraiding a portion of the second rope member between the insertion point and a bitter end of the second rope member;
forming sub-strands from the unbraided portion of the second rope member; and
tucking at least a portion of each of the sub-strands into a second portion of the first rope member.
14. A method as recited in claim 13 , in which the step of forming the sub-strands comprises the steps of:
determining a number of sub-strands based on a total number of picks within a splice region defined between the first and second rope members; and
dividing the unbraided portion of the second rope member into the determined number of sub-strands.
15. A method as recited in claim 14 , in which each of the sub-strands are substantially volumetrically equivalent.
16. A method as recited in claim 14 , in which step of dividing the unbraided portion of the second rope member into sub-strands comprises the step of arranging an equal number of yarns in each sub-strand.
17. A method as recited in claim 14 , further comprising the step of cutting at least some of the sub-strands during the process of tucking the sub-strands into the first rope member.
18. A method as recited in claim 14 , in which the step of determining the number of sub-strands is further based on a relationship between cross-sectional areas of the first and second rope members.
19. A method as recited in claim 14 , in which the step of determining the number of sub-strands is further based on a pick per inch value associated with the first rope member.
20. A method as recited in claim 13 , in which at least one of the sub-strands is divided into finish strands that are separately inserted into the first rope member.
21. A method as recited in claim 20 , in which at least two of the finish strands are combined to form a final strand that is inserted into the first rope member.
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