WO2024079336A1 - Pulley for a zipline provided with a non-return member - Google Patents

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WO2024079336A1
WO2024079336A1 PCT/EP2023/078539 EP2023078539W WO2024079336A1 WO 2024079336 A1 WO2024079336 A1 WO 2024079336A1 EP 2023078539 W EP2023078539 W EP 2023078539W WO 2024079336 A1 WO2024079336 A1 WO 2024079336A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61HBRAKES OR OTHER RETARDING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAIL VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR DISPOSITION THEREOF IN RAIL VEHICLES
    • B61H9/00Brakes characterised by or modified for their application to special railway systems or purposes
    • B61H9/02Brakes characterised by or modified for their application to special railway systems or purposes for aerial, e.g. rope, railways
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63GMERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G21/00Chutes; Helter-skelters
    • A63G21/22Suspended slideways
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16DCOUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D63/00Brakes not otherwise provided for; Brakes combining more than one of the types of groups F16D49/00 - F16D61/00
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  • Pulley for zip line equipped with an anti-return member TECHNICAL FIELD
  • the present invention belongs to the field of pulleys for zip lines, in particular those used in leisure parks, and relates more particularly to a pulley for zip line equipped with an anti-return member.
  • the present invention finds a direct, but not exclusive, application in rope park zip lines.
  • STATE OF THE ART The zip line is a system for transporting or moving one or more loads on a rope, used for crossing at height a uneven obstacle such as, for example, a wide ditch filled with water, a natural basin or artificial, a gorge or any other obstacle difficult to cross by other means.
  • the zip line route depends on the desired objective and the equipment provided. We know the use of the zip line in a leisure setting, particularly in amusement parks or treetop adventure courses. In the case of leisure, the zip line is used by amateurs and the risk of accident is higher than in the professional world. Certain accidents are, for example, observed at the end of the stroke when the pulley reaches the end of the cable, and are due to the sometimes sudden return under the effect of the user's inertia. There are braking systems in the area of pulleys in general.
  • document EP0803268A1 describes a pulley comprising a pair of flanges, a rotating roller mounted on a first axis, and means for articulating the second flange oscillating on the first axis.
  • a blocker is integrated into inside the pulley, and comprises a movable trigger articulated on a second axis between an active blocking position and an inactive position for unlocking the rope.
  • the axis is tubular, extending parallel to the first axis, and having an internal orifice intended to come into alignment with a conjugate hole in the second flange when the latter arrives in the vicinity of the closed position, so as to allow the attachment of 'a carabiner through the articulation of the trigger, simultaneously causing the second flange to be locked in the closed position.
  • Document FR3050163A1 concerns a progressive damping and braking device for a zip line user when he arrives at high speed at the bottom of the zip line, suspended from the pulley.
  • the device consists mainly of a shock absorber carriage circulating freely on the cable of a zip line and retained by its front part by means of a retaining cable, said retaining cable being ballasted at its other end by a braking ballast consisting of of a plurality of ballast chains attached to a ballast attachment, after passing around two pulleys including a return pulley and a ballast pulley.
  • a braking ballast consisting of of a plurality of ballast chains attached to a ballast attachment, after passing around two pulleys including a return pulley and a ballast pulley.
  • the present invention aims to overcome all or part of the disadvantages of the prior art exposed above by proposing an innovative solution consisting of integrating into the pulley a blocking member whose operation is completely autonomous.
  • the subject of the present invention is a pulley for a zip line, comprising at least two coplanar sheaves rotatably mounted in a cage, said cage comprising two substantially flat flanges arranged opposite each other. screws, on one side and the other of the sheaves.
  • This pulley is remarkable in that it comprises an anti-return member placed inside the cage between each two successive sheaves, the anti-return member being movably mounted along at least one guide slot provided in a flange, and having a curved shape so as to move between a high position and a low position according to the direction of rotation of the sheaves, the low position of the anti-return member making it possible to block the rotation of the sheaves to prevent the pulley to go back.
  • the user of the pulley does not risk going backwards when he reaches the end of the zip line.
  • the anti-return member comprises a wear part intended to be in contact with a cable on which the pulley is mounted.
  • the wearing part is removable to be replaced in the event of heavy wear which would compromise the braking of the pulley.
  • the anti-return member is entirely made of a material having sufficient adhesion, for example an elastomer, to block the movement of the pulley when said member is in the low position.
  • the pulley according to the invention further comprises two handles each arranged on an external face of a flange, said handles being manually or automatically deployed, in order to improve user comfort.
  • ⁇ Figure 1 perspective views of a pulley according to one embodiment of the invention, alone and with handles folded down in (a), and on a cable with handles deployed in (b);
  • Figure 2 an exploded perspective of the main components of the pulley;
  • Figure 3 a perspective view of a non-return member according to a first embodiment;
  • Figure 4 an exploded perspective of the main elements of the anti-return member according to the first embodiment;
  • Figure 5a a perspective view of a non-return member according to a second embodiment;
  • Figure 5b a perspective view of a non-return member according to a third embodiment;
  • Figure 6a a schematic section of a pulley according to the invention with the anti-return member in the high position;
  • Figure 6b a schematic section of the pulley with the anti-return member in the low position to brake the pulley.
  • Figures 1 and 2 represent a pulley 100, isolated in (a) and mounted on a rope such as a cable 200 in (b), comprising two sheaves 10, a cage 20 inside which the sheaves are rotatably mounted around respective parallel axes, an anti-return member 30 arranged so as to block the rotation of the sheaves 10 in only one direction, corresponding to the return of the pulley after the end of its natural movement under the effect of inertia, and two handles 40 placed on one side and the other of the cage to allow a more comfortable grip of the pulley 100 during its use.
  • the sheaves 10 are classic rollers provided with peripheral grooves allowing them to roll on a zip line cable 200.
  • the sheaves 10 are coplanar and located at the same height in the cage 20.
  • Each sheave 10 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 11 passing through the cage 20.
  • the cage 20 mainly comprises two substantially flat flanges 21 and 22, arranged facing each other on one side and on the other sheaves 10, and, as an extension of a flange, a rod 25 provided with a hole 251 to form a ring or a carabiner type hook.
  • the flanges 21 and 22 comprise guide slots 211 and 222 respectively allowing the movement of the anti-return member 30.
  • Figure 3 represents the anti-return member 30 according to a first embodiment in which said member comprises a part permanent 31, for example metallic, and a wearing part 32, for example elastomer.
  • the permanent part 31 and the wearing part 32 are assembled in a locked manner by means of a fixing screw 33 passing through holes made in said parts. Before their locking with the screw 33, the permanent part 31 and the wearing part 32 are assembled by interlocking, clipping or by any other rapid fixing technique, in order to facilitate the removal of the wearing part 32 for its replacement.
  • Figure 4 represents in isolation the permanent part 31 and the wearing part 32, revealing the holes intended to receive the fixing screw.
  • Figure 5a represents an anti-return member 30a according to a second embodiment in which a wearing part 32a is overmolded on a main part 31a in order to allow braking on the cable of the zip line, like a bicycle brake.
  • Figure 5b represents an anti-return member 30b according to a third embodiment, said member being made up of a single element and manufactured in one piece from a high-strength wear material such as an elastomer.
  • the wear member 30b according to this third embodiment has a longer lifespan in order to reduce the frequency of replacement.
  • the wear member 30, whatever its embodiment, has a curved shape reminiscent of the shape of a toucan beak, so that the rotation, in one direction or the other, of the two sheaves 10 between which it is placed causes said member to move by friction, in one direction or the other, between a high position and a low position.
  • Figures 6a and 6b schematically represent the two positions of the anti-return member 30.
  • Figure 6a represents the pulley 100 rolling on the cable 200 in a normal direction of movement, represented by a thick arrow pointing towards the right.
  • This movement is due to a clockwise rotation of the sheaves 10, a rotation which causes the anti-return member 30 to rise towards its high position, so that the wearing part 32 is flush with the cable without slowing down the movement.
  • the friction of the wearing part 32 becomes negligible and does not slow down the movement of the pulley 100.
  • the wearing part 32 burns out. level of its tip to interfere as little as possible with the movement of the pulley in the normal direction.
  • Figure 6b shows the pulley 100 returning in the opposite direction, represented by a thick arrow pointing to the left.
  • the anti-clockwise rotation of the sheaves 10 causes the anti-return member 30 to descend towards its low position to block said rotation of the sheaves and brake as much as possible on the cable 200 which is in contact with the quasi- entire wearing part 32.
  • the movement of the anti-return member 30 is permitted by an axis 35 placed perpendicularly in the guide slots 211 and 221. It appears from this description that certain non-essential elements of the pulley can be modified, replaced or deleted without departing from the scope of the invention.

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Abstract

Disclosed is a pulley (100) for a zipline, comprising at least two coplanar sheaves (10) that are rotatably mounted in a cage (20), the cage comprising two substantially planar flanges (21, 22) arranged facing one another on either side of the sheaves, the pulley comprising a non-return member (30) located inside the cage (20) between every two consecutive sheaves (10), the non-return member being mounted so as to be movable along at least one guide slot (211, 222) provided in a flange (21, 22) and having a curved shape so as to move between a high position and a low position according to the direction of rotation of the sheaves (10), the low position of the non-return member (30) making it possible to block the rotation of the sheaves (10) to prevent the pulley from travelling backwards.

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Poulie pour tyrolienne équipée d’un organe anti-retour DOMAINE TECHNIQUE La présente invention appartient au domaine des poulies pour tyroliennes, notamment celles utilisées dans les parcs de loisir, et concerne plus particulièrement une poulie pour tyrolienne équipée d’un organe anti-retour. La présente invention trouve une application directe, mais non exclusive, dans les tyroliennes de parcs d’accrobranche. ÉTAT DE L’ART La tyrolienne est un système de transport ou de déplacement d'une ou plusieurs charges sur filin, utilisé pour la traversée en hauteur d'un obstacle dénivelé comme par exemple un fossé large rempli d'eau, une cuvette naturelle ou artificielle, une gorge ou tout autre obstacle difficilement franchissable par d'autres moyens. Elle est constituée généralement d'un câble préférablement métallique tendu et fixé de part et d'autre de l'obstacle à franchir, de manière à générer le plus souvent une pente suffisante pour provoquer le déplacement par gravité de la charge, du point le plus haut vers le point le plus bas. Le parcours sur tyrolienne dépend de l'objectif recherché et de l'équipement prévu. On connait l’utilisation de la tyrolienne dans un cadre de loisir notamment dans les parcs d’attraction ou d’accrobranche. Dans le cas du loisir, la tyrolienne est utilisée par des amateurs et le risque d’accident est plus élevé que dans le monde professionnel. Certains accidents sont par exemple observés en fin de course lorsque la poulie arrive au bout du câble, et sont dus au retour parfois brusque sous l’effet de l’inertie de l’utilisateur. Il existe des systèmes de freinage dans le domaine des poulies en général. Par exemple, le document EP0803268A1 décrit une poulie comportant une paire de flasques, un galet rotatif monté sur un premier axe, et des moyens d'articulation du deuxième flasque oscillant sur le premier axe. Un bloqueur est intégré à l'intérieur de la poulie, et comprend une gâchette mobile articulée sur un deuxième axe entre une position active de blocage et une position inactive de déblocage de la corde. L'axe est tubulaire en s'étendant parallèlement au premier axe, et présentant un orifice interne destiné à venir en alignement avec un trou conjugué du deuxième flasque lorsque ce dernier arrive au voisinage de la position fermée, de manière à autoriser l'accrochage d'un mousqueton à travers l'articulation de la gâchette, en provoquant simultanément le verrouillage du deuxième flasque en position fermée. Il existe également des systèmes de freinage dans le domaine des poulies pour tyroliennes. Le document FR3050163A1 concerne un dispositif d'amortissement et de freinage progressif d'un pratiquant de tyrolienne lorsque celui-ci arrive à grande vitesse au bas de celle-ci, suspendu à la poulie. Le dispositif est constitué principalement d'un chariot amortisseur circulant librement sur le câble d'une tyrolienne et retenu par sa partie avant au moyen d'un câble de retenue, ledit câble de retenue étant lesté à son autre extrémité par un leste de freinage constitué d'une pluralité de chaîne de lestage accrochée à une attache leste, après être passé autour de deux poulies dont une poulie de renvoi et une poulie de lestage. Ainsi, lorsque le pratiquant arrive, la poulie de transport à laquelle il est suspendu percute le charriot amortisseur et le déplace vers l'arbre ou support d'arrivée de la tyrolienne en remontant le leste de freinage et en freinant ainsi son déplacement. Lorsque le pratiquant se détache, le charriot amortisseur reprend sa place sous l'effet du poids du leste de freinage. Ces solutions sont cependant complexes et peu pratiques. PRÉSENTATION DE L’INVENTION La présente invention vise à pallier tout ou partie des inconvénients de l’art antérieur exposés ci-avant en proposant une solution innovante consistant à intégrer dans la poulie un organe de blocage dont le fonctionnement est totalement autonome. À cet effet, la présente invention a pour objet une poulie pour tyrolienne, comprenant au moins deux réas coplanaires et montés rotatifs dans une cage, ladite cage comprenant deux flasques sensiblement planes et agencées en vis-à- vis, d’un côté et de l’autre des réas. Cette poulie est remarquable en ce qu’elle comporte un organe anti-retour placé à l’intérieur de la cage entre chaque deux réas successifs, l’organe anti-retour étant monté mobile le long d’au moins une fente de guidage ménagée dans une flasque, et présentant une forme incurvée de sorte à se déplacer entre une position haute et une position basse selon le sens de rotation des réas, la position basse de l’organe anti-retour permettant de bloquer la rotation des réas pour empêcher la poulie de repartir en arrière. Ainsi, l’utilisateur de la poulie ne risque pas de repartir en arrière lorsqu’il arrive en fin de parcours sur la tyrolienne. Selon un mode de réalisation de l’invention, l’organe anti-retour comprend une partie d’usure destinée à être au contact d’un câble sur lequel est montée la poulie. Avantageusement, la partie d’usure est amovible pour être remplacée en cas d’une forte usure qui compromettrait le freinage de la poulie. Selon un mode de réalisation de l’invention, l’organe anti-retour est intégralement réalisé dans un matériau présentant une adhérence suffisante, par exemple un élastomère, pour bloquer le mouvement de la poulie lorsque ledit organe est en position basse. De façon avantageuse, la poulie selon l’invention comprend en outre deux poignées disposées chacune sur une face externe d’une flasque, lesdites poignées étant à déploiement manuel ou automatique, afin d’améliorer le confort de l’utilisateur. Les concepts fondamentaux de l’invention venant d’être exposés ci-dessus dans leur forme la plus élémentaire, d’autres détails et caractéristiques ressortiront plus clairement à la lecture de la description qui suit et en regard des dessins annexés, donnant à titre d’exemple non limitatif un mode de réalisation d’une poulie pour tyrolienne équipée d’un organe anti-retour, conforme aux principes de l’invention. BRÈVE DESCRIPTION DES FIGURES Les figures sont données à titre purement illustratif pour une meilleure compréhension de l’invention sans en limiter la portée. Les différents éléments peuvent être représentés de manière schématique et ne sont pas nécessairement à l’échelle. Sur l’ensemble des figures, les éléments identiques ou équivalents portent la même référence numérique. Il est ainsi illustré en : − Figure 1 : des vues en perspective d’une poulie selon un mode de réalisation de l’invention, seule et avec poignées rabattues en (a), et sur un câble avec poignées déployées en (b) ; − Figure 2 : un éclaté en perspective des principaux composants de la poulie ; − Figure 3 : une vue en perspective d’un organe anti-retour selon un premier mode de réalisation ; − Figure 4 : un éclaté en perspective des principaux éléments de l’organe anti-retour selon le premier mode de réalisation ; − Figure 5a : une vue en perspective d’un organe anti-retour selon un deuxième mode de réalisation ; − Figure 5b : une vue en perspective d’un organe anti-retour selon un troisième mode de réalisation ; − Figure 6a : une coupe schématique d’une poulie selon l’invention avec l’organe anti-retour en position haute ; − Figure 6b : une coupe schématique de la poulie avec l’organe anti-retour en position basse pour freiner la poulie. DESCRIPTION DÉTAILLÉE DE MODES DE RÉALISATION Il convient de noter que certains éléments techniques bien connus de l’homme du métier sont ici décrits pour éviter toute insuffisance ou ambiguïté dans la compréhension de la présente invention. Dans le mode de réalisation décrit ci-après, on fait référence à une poulie pour tyrolienne équipée d’un organe anti-retour, destinée principalement aux activités de loisir dans des parcs d’attraction de type « accrobranche » ou équivalent. Cet exemple, non limitatif, est donné pour une meilleure compréhension de l’invention et n’exclut pas l’utilisation de la poulie dans toute autre application de la tyrolienne (spéléologie, alpinisme, évacuation de personnes, transport de marchandises en hauteur, commando militaire, etc.) Dans la présente description, le terme composé « anti-retour » désigne la capacité d’un objet d’empêcher un mouvement dans le sens opposé au sens de déplacement naturel. Les figures 1 et 2 représentent une poulie 100, isolée en (a) et montée sur un filin tel qu’un câble 200 en (b), comprenant deux réas 10, une cage 20 à l’intérieur de laquelle les réas sont montés rotatifs autour d’axes respectifs parallèles, un organe anti-retour 30 agencé de sorte à bloquer la rotation des réas 10 dans un seul sens, correspondant au retour de la poulie après la fin de son mouvement naturel sous l’effet de l’inertie, et deux poignées 40 placées d’un côté et de l’autre de la cage pour permettre une préhension plus confortable de la poulie 100 lors de son utilisation. Les réas 10 sont des galets classiques pourvus de gorges périphériques permettant leur roulement sur un câble 200 de tyrolienne. Les réas 10 sont coplanaires et situés à même hauteur dans la cage 20. Chaque réa 10 est monté rotatif sur un arbre 11 traversant la cage 20. La cage 20 comprend principalement deux flasques 21 et 22 sensiblement planes, agencées en regard d’un côté et de l’autre des réas 10, et, en prolongement d’une flasque, une tige 25 pourvu d’un trou 251 pour former un anneau ou un crochet de type mousqueton. Les flasques 21 et 22 comportent des fentes de guidage 211 et 222 respectivement permettant le mouvement de l’organe anti-retour 30. La figure 3 représente l’organe anti-retour 30 selon un premier mode de réalisation dans lequel ledit organe comporte une partie permanente 31, par exemple métallique, et une partie d’usure 32, par exemple en élastomère. Selon ce mode de réalisation, la partie permanente 31 et la partie d’usure 32 sont assemblées de façon verrouillée au moyen d’une vis de fixation 33 traversant des trous ménagés dans lesdites parties. Avant leur verrouillage avec la vis 33, la partie permanente 31 et la partie d’usure 32 sont assemblées par emboitement, clipsage ou par toute autre technique de fixation rapide, afin de faciliter le retrait de la partie d’usure 32 pour son remplacement. La figure 4 représente de façon isolée la partie permanente 31 et la partie d’usure 32, laissant entrevoir les trous destinés à recevoir la vis de fixation. La figure 5a représente un organe anti-retour 30a selon un deuxième mode de réalisation dans lequel une partie d’usure 32a est surmoulée sur une partie principale 31a afin de permettre un freinage sur le câble de la tyrolienne, à l’image d’un frein de vélo. La figure 5b représente un organe anti-retour 30b selon un troisième mode de réalisation, ledit organe étant constitué d’un seul élément et fabriqué d’un seul tenant dans un matériau d’usure de haute résistance tel qu’un élastomère. L’organe d’usure 30b selon ce troisième mode de réalisation présente une durée de vie plus longue afin de réduire la fréquence de remplacement. L’organe d’usure 30, quel que soit son mode de réalisation, présente une forme incurvée rappelant la forme d’un bec de toucan, de sorte que la rotation, dans un sens ou dans l’autre, des deux réas 10 entre lesquels il est placé entraine le déplacement dudit organe par frottement, dans un sens ou dans l’autre, entre une position haute et une position basse. Les figures 6a et 6b représentent schématiquement les deux positions de l’organe anti-retour 30. La figure 6a représente la poulie 100 roulant sur le câble 200 suivant un sens normal de déplacement, représenté par une flèche épaisse pointant vers la droite. Ce mouvement est dû à une rotation des réas 10 dans le sens horaire, rotation qui entraine la remontée de l’organe anti-retour 30 vers sa position haute, de sorte que la partie d’usure 32 affleure le câble sans freiner le mouvement. Autrement dit, le frottement de la partie d’usure 32 devient négligeable et ne freine pas le mouvement de la poulie 100. De plus, au fur et à mesure des utilisations répétées de la poulie 100, la partie d’usure 32 se consume au niveau de sa pointe pour gêner le moins possible le mouvement de la poulie suivant le sens normal. La figure 6b représente la poulie 100 lors d’un retour en sens inverse, représenté par une flèche épaisse pointant vers la gauche. Dans ce cas, la rotation anti- horaire des réas 10 entraine la descente de l’organe anti-retour 30 vers sa position basse pour venir bloquer ladite rotation des réas et freiner au maximum sur le câble 200 qui est au contact de la quasi-totalité de la partie d’usure 32. Le mouvement de l’organe anti-retour 30 est permis par un axe 35 placé perpendiculairement dans les fentes de guidage 211 et 221. Il ressort de la présente description que certains éléments non essentiels de la poulie peuvent être modifiés, remplacés ou supprimés sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l’invention. Pulley for zip line equipped with an anti-return member TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention belongs to the field of pulleys for zip lines, in particular those used in leisure parks, and relates more particularly to a pulley for zip line equipped with an anti-return member. The present invention finds a direct, but not exclusive, application in rope park zip lines. STATE OF THE ART The zip line is a system for transporting or moving one or more loads on a rope, used for crossing at height a uneven obstacle such as, for example, a wide ditch filled with water, a natural basin or artificial, a gorge or any other obstacle difficult to cross by other means. It generally consists of a preferably metallic cable stretched and fixed on either side of the obstacle to be crossed, so as to most often generate a sufficient slope to cause the load to move by gravity, from the most high to the lowest point. The zip line route depends on the desired objective and the equipment provided. We know the use of the zip line in a leisure setting, particularly in amusement parks or treetop adventure courses. In the case of leisure, the zip line is used by amateurs and the risk of accident is higher than in the professional world. Certain accidents are, for example, observed at the end of the stroke when the pulley reaches the end of the cable, and are due to the sometimes sudden return under the effect of the user's inertia. There are braking systems in the area of pulleys in general. For example, document EP0803268A1 describes a pulley comprising a pair of flanges, a rotating roller mounted on a first axis, and means for articulating the second flange oscillating on the first axis. A blocker is integrated into inside the pulley, and comprises a movable trigger articulated on a second axis between an active blocking position and an inactive position for unlocking the rope. The axis is tubular, extending parallel to the first axis, and having an internal orifice intended to come into alignment with a conjugate hole in the second flange when the latter arrives in the vicinity of the closed position, so as to allow the attachment of 'a carabiner through the articulation of the trigger, simultaneously causing the second flange to be locked in the closed position. There are also braking systems in the area of zip line pulleys. Document FR3050163A1 concerns a progressive damping and braking device for a zip line user when he arrives at high speed at the bottom of the zip line, suspended from the pulley. The device consists mainly of a shock absorber carriage circulating freely on the cable of a zip line and retained by its front part by means of a retaining cable, said retaining cable being ballasted at its other end by a braking ballast consisting of of a plurality of ballast chains attached to a ballast attachment, after passing around two pulleys including a return pulley and a ballast pulley. Thus, when the user arrives, the transport pulley on which he is suspended hits the shock-absorbing carriage and moves it towards the tree or arrival support of the zip line by raising the braking ballast and thus slowing its movement. When the user detaches himself, the shock-absorbing carriage returns to its place under the effect of the weight of the braking ballast. However, these solutions are complex and impractical. PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to overcome all or part of the disadvantages of the prior art exposed above by proposing an innovative solution consisting of integrating into the pulley a blocking member whose operation is completely autonomous. To this end, the subject of the present invention is a pulley for a zip line, comprising at least two coplanar sheaves rotatably mounted in a cage, said cage comprising two substantially flat flanges arranged opposite each other. screws, on one side and the other of the sheaves. This pulley is remarkable in that it comprises an anti-return member placed inside the cage between each two successive sheaves, the anti-return member being movably mounted along at least one guide slot provided in a flange, and having a curved shape so as to move between a high position and a low position according to the direction of rotation of the sheaves, the low position of the anti-return member making it possible to block the rotation of the sheaves to prevent the pulley to go back. Thus, the user of the pulley does not risk going backwards when he reaches the end of the zip line. According to one embodiment of the invention, the anti-return member comprises a wear part intended to be in contact with a cable on which the pulley is mounted. Advantageously, the wearing part is removable to be replaced in the event of heavy wear which would compromise the braking of the pulley. According to one embodiment of the invention, the anti-return member is entirely made of a material having sufficient adhesion, for example an elastomer, to block the movement of the pulley when said member is in the low position. Advantageously, the pulley according to the invention further comprises two handles each arranged on an external face of a flange, said handles being manually or automatically deployed, in order to improve user comfort. The fundamental concepts of the invention having just been explained above in their most basic form, other details and characteristics will emerge more clearly on reading the description which follows and with reference to the appended drawings, giving as non-limiting example an embodiment of a pulley for a zip line equipped with an anti-return member, conforming to the principles of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES The figures are given for purely illustrative purposes for a better understanding of the invention without limiting its scope. The different elements can be represented schematically and are not necessarily At scale. In all of the figures, identical or equivalent elements bear the same numerical reference. It is thus illustrated in: − Figure 1: perspective views of a pulley according to one embodiment of the invention, alone and with handles folded down in (a), and on a cable with handles deployed in (b); − Figure 2: an exploded perspective of the main components of the pulley; − Figure 3: a perspective view of a non-return member according to a first embodiment; − Figure 4: an exploded perspective of the main elements of the anti-return member according to the first embodiment; − Figure 5a: a perspective view of a non-return member according to a second embodiment; − Figure 5b: a perspective view of a non-return member according to a third embodiment; − Figure 6a: a schematic section of a pulley according to the invention with the anti-return member in the high position; − Figure 6b: a schematic section of the pulley with the anti-return member in the low position to brake the pulley. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS It should be noted that certain technical elements well known to those skilled in the art are described here to avoid any insufficiency or ambiguity in the understanding of the present invention. In the embodiment described below, reference is made to a pulley for a zip line equipped with an anti-return member, intended mainly for leisure activities in amusement parks of the “tree climbing” type or equivalent. This non-limiting example is given for a better understanding of the invention and does not exclude the use of the pulley in any other application of the zip line (caving, mountaineering, evacuation of people, transport of goods at height, commando military, etc.) In the present description, the compound term "anti-return" designates the ability of an object to prevent movement in the direction opposite to the natural direction of movement. Figures 1 and 2 represent a pulley 100, isolated in (a) and mounted on a rope such as a cable 200 in (b), comprising two sheaves 10, a cage 20 inside which the sheaves are rotatably mounted around respective parallel axes, an anti-return member 30 arranged so as to block the rotation of the sheaves 10 in only one direction, corresponding to the return of the pulley after the end of its natural movement under the effect of inertia, and two handles 40 placed on one side and the other of the cage to allow a more comfortable grip of the pulley 100 during its use. The sheaves 10 are classic rollers provided with peripheral grooves allowing them to roll on a zip line cable 200. The sheaves 10 are coplanar and located at the same height in the cage 20. Each sheave 10 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 11 passing through the cage 20. The cage 20 mainly comprises two substantially flat flanges 21 and 22, arranged facing each other on one side and on the other sheaves 10, and, as an extension of a flange, a rod 25 provided with a hole 251 to form a ring or a carabiner type hook. The flanges 21 and 22 comprise guide slots 211 and 222 respectively allowing the movement of the anti-return member 30. Figure 3 represents the anti-return member 30 according to a first embodiment in which said member comprises a part permanent 31, for example metallic, and a wearing part 32, for example elastomer. According to this embodiment, the permanent part 31 and the wearing part 32 are assembled in a locked manner by means of a fixing screw 33 passing through holes made in said parts. Before their locking with the screw 33, the permanent part 31 and the wearing part 32 are assembled by interlocking, clipping or by any other rapid fixing technique, in order to facilitate the removal of the wearing part 32 for its replacement. Figure 4 represents in isolation the permanent part 31 and the wearing part 32, revealing the holes intended to receive the fixing screw. Figure 5a represents an anti-return member 30a according to a second embodiment in which a wearing part 32a is overmolded on a main part 31a in order to allow braking on the cable of the zip line, like a bicycle brake. Figure 5b represents an anti-return member 30b according to a third embodiment, said member being made up of a single element and manufactured in one piece from a high-strength wear material such as an elastomer. The wear member 30b according to this third embodiment has a longer lifespan in order to reduce the frequency of replacement. The wear member 30, whatever its embodiment, has a curved shape reminiscent of the shape of a toucan beak, so that the rotation, in one direction or the other, of the two sheaves 10 between which it is placed causes said member to move by friction, in one direction or the other, between a high position and a low position. Figures 6a and 6b schematically represent the two positions of the anti-return member 30. Figure 6a represents the pulley 100 rolling on the cable 200 in a normal direction of movement, represented by a thick arrow pointing towards the right. This movement is due to a clockwise rotation of the sheaves 10, a rotation which causes the anti-return member 30 to rise towards its high position, so that the wearing part 32 is flush with the cable without slowing down the movement. In other words, the friction of the wearing part 32 becomes negligible and does not slow down the movement of the pulley 100. In addition, as the pulley 100 is used repeatedly, the wearing part 32 burns out. level of its tip to interfere as little as possible with the movement of the pulley in the normal direction. Figure 6b shows the pulley 100 returning in the opposite direction, represented by a thick arrow pointing to the left. In this case, the anti-clockwise rotation of the sheaves 10 causes the anti-return member 30 to descend towards its low position to block said rotation of the sheaves and brake as much as possible on the cable 200 which is in contact with the quasi- entire wearing part 32. The movement of the anti-return member 30 is permitted by an axis 35 placed perpendicularly in the guide slots 211 and 221. It appears from this description that certain non-essential elements of the pulley can be modified, replaced or deleted without departing from the scope of the invention.

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R E V E N D I C A T I O N S _______________________ 1. Poulie (100) pour tyrolienne, comprenant au moins deux réas (10) coplanaires et montés rotatifs dans une cage (20), ladite cage comprenant deux flasques (21, 22) sensiblement planes et agencées en vis-à-vis, d’un côté et de l’autre des réas, caractérisée en ce qu’elle comporte un organe anti-retour (30) placé à l’intérieur de la cage (20) entre chaque deux réas (10) successifs, ledit organe anti-retour étant monté mobile le long d’au moins une fente de guidage (211, 222) ménagée dans une flasque (21, 22), et présentant une forme incurvée de sorte à se déplacer entre une position haute et une position basse selon le sens de rotation des réas (10), la position basse de l’organe anti- retour (30) permettant de bloquer la rotation des réas (10) pour empêcher la poulie de repartir en arrière. 2. Poulie pour tyrolienne selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle l’organe anti- retour (30) comprend une partie d’usure (32) destinée à être au contact d’un câble (200) sur lequel est montée la poulie. 3. Poulie pour tyrolienne selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle la partie d’usure (32) est amovible pour être remplacée. 4. Poulie pour tyrolienne selon l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle l’organe anti-retour (30) est intégralement réalisé dans un matériau présentant une adhérence pour bloquer le mouvement de la poulie lorsque ledit organe est en position basse. 5. Poulie pour tyrolienne selon l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre deux poignées (40) disposées chacune sur une face externe d’une flasque (21, 22), lesdites poignées étant à déploiement manuel ou automatique. R E V E N D I C A T I O N S _______________________ 1. Pulley (100) for a zip line, comprising at least two sheaves (10) coplanar and rotatably mounted in a cage (20), said cage comprising two flanges (21, 22) substantially flat and arranged opposite each other , on one side and the other of the sheaves, characterized in that it comprises an anti-return member (30) placed inside the cage (20) between each two successive sheaves (10), said member anti-return device being mounted movably along at least one guide slot (211, 222) provided in a flange (21, 22), and having a curved shape so as to move between a high position and a low position according to the direction of rotation of the sheaves (10), the low position of the anti-return member (30) making it possible to block the rotation of the sheaves (10) to prevent the pulley from moving backwards. 2. Tyrolean pulley according to claim 1, in which the anti-return member (30) comprises a wearing part (32) intended to be in contact with a cable (200) on which the pulley is mounted. 3. Tyrolean pulley according to claim 2, in which the wearing part (32) is removable to be replaced. 4. Pulley for a zip line according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the anti-return member (30) is made entirely of a material having adhesion to block the movement of the pulley when said member is in the low position. 5. Pulley for a zip line according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising two handles (40) each arranged on an external face of a flange (21, 22), said handles being manually or automatically deployed.
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