US3827372A - Haulage grip for releasably gripping a traction cable - Google Patents

Haulage grip for releasably gripping a traction cable Download PDF

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US3827372A
US3827372A US00213954A US21395471A US3827372A US 3827372 A US3827372 A US 3827372A US 00213954 A US00213954 A US 00213954A US 21395471 A US21395471 A US 21395471A US 3827372 A US3827372 A US 3827372A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B12/00—Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in groups B61B7/00 - B61B11/00
    • B61B12/12—Cable grippers; Haulage clips
    • B61B12/122—Cable grippers; Haulage clips for aerial ropeways

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  • ABSTRACT A haulage grip for releasably gripping a traction cable [52] U.S. Cl 104/209, 1041202, 104/217, by Which a Vehicle provided with th,1t grip is moved 269/238
  • the haulage grip comprises two pivotally mounted le- [51] Int.
  • the invention relates to a detachable grip for coupling a vehicle capable of moving along a track extending over a predetermined trajectory, to a haulage cable moving continuously at a high speed, one side of which is parallel with said track, comprising a coupling clamp with two mobile levers held elastically in the closed position, and equipped with jaws for gripping the cable.
  • Grips of the kind indicated are known and are used in particular in installations known as gondola lifts, such grips permit the coupling and uncoupling of the gondolas on and from an overhead cable moving continuously at a relatively low speed of 2 or 3.5 meters per second for example.
  • the grips or clamps known are of complicated design and have great inertia in operation which necessitates a considerable time for their functioning.
  • coupling and uncoupling stations which are longer in the degree in which the speed of the cable and the associated gondolas is high if incomplete opening of the grips or excessive stresses on the control equipment are to be avoided.
  • the load hauled may be a vehicle moving on a track, in particular a rail installed on the ground, or on towers, or on an overhead cable track.
  • An object of the present invention is to remedy the above disadvantages and to permit the realization of a lightweight grip with a low operating inertia making possible rapid coupling and uncoupling of the grip on a cable moving at high speed.
  • the detachable grip according to the invention comprises two levers disposed symmetrically in relation to a plane containing the cable in an active position and each lever is fitted so as to pivot on a fixed spindle fixed on the vehicle.
  • One arm of the levers carries the clamping jaw and the other a feeler capable of acting in conjunction with stationary guide rails installed along the track in order to control during the passage of the vehicle the opening and closing of the jaws.
  • a mechanical linkage between the levers necessitates a symmetrical movement of these and the levers are advantageously interconnected at their articulation point by means of toothed segments.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a grip with a low resistance to motion to effect gripping or releasing.
  • the mobile parts of the grip may be summarized as two pivoting levers the articulations of which are advantageously equipped with needle or ball bearings and thrusts in order to limit the resistance to motion.
  • the symmetrical opening of the two levers permits the limiting of their travel and displacement for a predetermined opening of the grip.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a grip with biasing means of low inertia which limits the reaction exerted on the pivot pin of the lever.
  • the clamping force exerted by the grip may be obtained by means of torsion bars coaxial with the articulations of the levers, which necessitate no system of transmission of stress influencing the inertia of the grip.
  • the low inertia of the torsion bars and of the levers and the low friction resistance permit high speed of motion to open or close the grip, for instance in one-sixteenth sec.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a grip adapted to be automatically opened or closed with entire safety, and adapted to withstand lateral traction.
  • FIG. 1 is a profile view of the mechanism of a grip according to the invention. the support not being shown;
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed view of FIG. 1, showing the clamping jaw
  • FIG. 3 is a section along the dotted line IIIIII of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a plan-view of the mechanism of FIG. 1, showing the operating rails.
  • a grip in the form of tongs has two symmetrical levers l and 2 which are fitted, at an intermediate point, on pivots 3 and 4 which are parallel with the direction of travel and rigidly fixed to a vehicle of which only part 23 is shown in FIG. 3.
  • Pivots 3 and 4 are equipped with bearings 5 and 6, and ball or needle thrusts 7 and 8 ensuring free rotation of the levers 1 and 2.
  • Each lever 1 and 2 is a simple lever one arm of which is in the form of a jaw 12 and 13, and the other l4, 15 as an operating component carrying a wheel l6, 17, held by a nut l8, l9 screwed on the end of arm l4, 15 which acts as the axle on which the wheel rotates.
  • Jaws 12, 13 are face to face and are capable of clamping on to the quasi-totality of the circumference of the traction cable of which only a section is shown on the figures.
  • Cable 11 is driven by a drive terminal (not shown) and extends along the track, passing over support sheaves (not shown).
  • Chassis 23 of the vehicle, hauled by cable 11, can for example be equipped with rollers for running on a fixed or overhead track.
  • Levers 1 and 2 are provided at the level of their hubs and coaxially with their articulations with toothed segments 9, 10, the teeth of which are meshed.
  • a rotary movement of one of the levers implies a symmetrical movement of the other lever in the opposite direction and involves the separation or the approach of jaws 12, 13, that is the opening or closing of the grip.
  • Pivot 3 is hollow to allow the passage of a torsion bar 20 coaxial with the articulation pivot, and one end 26 of which is housed in a housing provided in the body of lever 1, 2 and the other end 21 is a fixing block 22 integral with chassis 23.
  • Each lever 1, 2 is equipped with a torsion bar 20 so disposed as to exert a stress on jaws 12 and 13 in the direction in which they are clamped on cable 11.
  • a second torsion bar (not shown) could be fitted on the opposite side, in which case pivot 4 would also be hollow, should the clamping force be insufficient.
  • the torsion bar could be made of telescoping tubular sections.
  • the housing of ends 21, 26 of the torsion bar 20 could be effected by means of splines (not shown) or a similar method, to avoid any relative angular movement, and fixing block 22 is preferably provided with a system (not shown) for the initial tensioning of the bar.
  • operating rails 24 and 25 which extend along a section of the trajectory of the vehicle, so as to act on wheels 16 and 17 during the passage of the vehicle.
  • Rails 24 and 25 are inclined. in relation to the direction of travel of the vehicle so as to impose an inward movement of wheels 16 and 17, carried by arms 14 and 15 of the grip, in opposition to the elastic force of torsion bars 20, this opening the jaws l2 and 13, or inversely so as to permit the closing of the grip by the separation of wheels l6, 17 by the above-mentioned elastic force.
  • the movement of ruzement ofjaws 12, 13 is limited by the meeting of the lower lips of jaws 12, 13 in the absence of cable 11 and the closing of the grip.
  • the device according to the invention functions in the following manner During travel, vehicle 23 is coupled to traction cable 11 by the grip which is integral with the vehicle. Jaws 12 and 13 of the grip clamp on to the cable with a force which is sufficient to avoid any slipping of the cable. and which is provided by torsion bars 20.
  • the force exerted by the cable on the grip presents an applied lateral component R, in the example illustrated in FIG. 2, on jaw 12, tending to move lever 1 towards the position in which the grip is open.
  • the toothed segments 9, 10 involve a symmetrical moving of lever 2 and the two torsion bars 20 withstand such movings.
  • the symmetrical opening of the jaws makes it possible to limit the travel of the levers 1, 2 to half that of a grip with one mobile jaw. thus providing reduction of the time of manoeuvre and a diminution of the overtension in the torsion bars during the opening.
  • a releasable grip for coupling a vehicle to a true tion cable running continuously along a trajectory comprising a pair of levers, each lever having one end in the form of a jaw and an opposite end provided with a means of operation, pivot means integral with the vehicle for each said lever and having pivot axes substantially parallel with the trajectory, each said lever being fitted at an intermediate point of said lever so as to pivot on one of said pivot means, at least one torsion bar extending over the length of one of said pivot means axes and having one end fixed to the vehicle and the other end rigidly fixed to one of said levers, mechanical means of connection between said levers to impose symmetrical and simultaneous pivoting of said levers on their pivot means, said levers being fitted face to face, so as to clamp, when in their normal position, said cable between said jaws under the elastic action of the torsion bar, stationary guide rails installed along said trajectory so fitted as to act on said means of operation of each lever during the passage of the vehicle, said guide rails and means of operation cooperating so as to to
  • each lever includes at least one bearing and a ball thrust, said one bearing being hollow to permit the passage of said torsion bar therethrough.
  • a grip according to claim 1 wherein said mechanical means of connection comprises toothed segments integral with each of said levers and coaxial with said pivot means.
  • a grip according to claim 3 further comprising a second torsion bar extending over the length of the other of said pivot means axes and having one end fixed to the vehicle and the other end rigidly fixed to the other of said levers.

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US4846335A (en) * 1987-02-03 1989-07-11 Dominion Chain Inc. Sorter tilt mechanism
US4860664A (en) * 1985-08-19 1989-08-29 Zygmunt A. Kunczynski Haul rope grip assembly for aerial tramway with elastic block jaw actuating means
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US4759439A (en) * 1987-01-29 1988-07-26 Dominion Chain Inc. Drive mechanism
US4846335A (en) * 1987-02-03 1989-07-11 Dominion Chain Inc. Sorter tilt mechanism
AU666430B2 (en) * 1993-03-30 1996-02-08 Innova Patent Gmbh Device for coupling a gondola or a chair to the overhead cable of a cableway system
US11882934B2 (en) 2010-06-02 2024-01-30 Steelcase Inc. Frame type workstation configurations
CN103496371A (zh) * 2013-10-20 2014-01-08 湘潭市恒欣实业有限公司 焊接组装式可摘挂抱索器

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