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EP2407211B1 - Lifeline system for fall protection, rope grab, rope support and sleeve - Google Patents

Lifeline system for fall protection, rope grab, rope support and sleeve Download PDF

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EP2407211B1
EP2407211B1 EP11305915.8A EP11305915A EP2407211B1 EP 2407211 B1 EP2407211 B1 EP 2407211B1 EP 11305915 A EP11305915 A EP 11305915A EP 2407211 B1 EP2407211 B1 EP 2407211B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0081—Equipment which can travel along the length of a lifeline, e.g. travelers
    • A62B35/0087—Arrangements for bypassing lifeline supports without lanyard disconnection
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/32—Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings
    • E04G21/3261—Safety-nets; Safety mattresses; Arrangements on buildings for connecting safety-lines
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  • the present invention relates to a slider for a lifeline system for fall protection, which can move along the lifeline. It has applications in the field of the safety of people working at height.
  • This lifeline includes a tensioned cable that is fixed / anchored in a strong manner by cable supports to the frame. The person is connected to the cable of the lifeline via a slider which can move along the cable while enclosing said cable.
  • the person is usually connected to the slide on the side of the latter which corresponds to the side of the cable where the person works. If the person wishes to pass on the other side of the cable, it must generally unhook from the slider to re-hook on the other side or the slider must be removed from the cable and reversed if it has only one means hanging on one side only. All these operations take time and are especially dangerous because the person has to go out for a while. It is therefore desirable to have means that allow a user of a lifeline to pass on one side or the other of the cable of said lifeline without having to unhook the slide.
  • these lifelines are generally subject to the external environment (lightning, oxidation ...) and may be subject to significant constraints when users fall. This can result in deformations or destruction of the elements that compose it and in particular cable holders.
  • these generally comprise a foot surmounted by a hollow elongated cylindrical head through which the cable is passed by sliding it in said head. An end of said cable having been slid into the cylinder of the head of the support by a first of the two axial ends of the head (in the direction of the hollow cylinder of the head), one until it comes out to the other end of the head. It is therefore necessary to install a bracket or even remove one from the lifeline, to disassemble one end of the cable.
  • the lifeline which therefore implements a tensioned cable and therefore normally straight, can be made to follow non-linear forms of the frame on which it is installed.
  • the solution to avoid such a return cable would be to implement separate sections of tensioned cables, so separate life lines of different directions but this oblique the user to unhook and re-hook when it change of life line, which can be relatively dangerous. It is therefore desirable to have means for creating a turn / inflection of the cable of the lifeline that can be traversed by a slide without risk of blockage or resistance.
  • a lifeline system for fall protection of a user comprising a tensioned cable held by supports and forming the lifeline, the cable supports having support legs for attachment to a frame, the user being attached by a lanyard to the lifeline via a slider enclosing the cable in a cable channel of the slider, said slider being slidable along the cable to allow the user to be attached to move a first lateral side of the lifeline, the lanyard being removably secured by a lanyard attachment on a side side of the slider corresponding to the first side side of the lifeline.
  • the slide comprises a means for passing the lanyard fastening on one lateral side or the other side of the slider without having to disassemble and reassemble said lanyard fastener and without having to disassemble the slide of the cable, said means being a closed lanyard fixing path and extended between the two lateral sides of the slider and wherein said lanyard fastener can be slidable, at least one detachable locking means being disposed along the path to block a lateral side or the other said attachment of lanyard, in the corresponding end of the path.
  • the invention relates to a slider having one or more of the features described.
  • the slide is for a fall protection life line of a user, the slide being intended to slide along a tensioned cable held by supports and forming the lifeline, the user can attach said slider is secured by a detachable attachment of the lanyard, the slider being intended to grip the cable passing through a cable channel of the slider, in order to allow the attached user to move on a first lateral side of the lifeline; a lanyard fastener being fixed on the lateral side of the slider corresponding to the first lateral side of the lifeline, said slider being such that it comprises means for passing the lanyard fastener on one lateral side or the other of the slider without having to disassemble and reassemble said fastening of the lanyard and without having to disassemble the slider of the cable, said means being a fastening path of the closed loop and extended between the two lateral sides x of the slider and wherein said fastening of the lanyard may be slidable, at least
  • the slider comprises two removable locking means of the lanyard fixing path, one side side of the slider, and the two removable locking means have a single control means, said means of control being a hinged hoop in rotation, the ends of the hoop forming the locking means from interfering with the path, in the unlocked position, and at least one of the ends fading from the path, in the unlocking position.
  • the erasure of both ends is one end at a time.
  • a cable holder is also described having one or more of the features described.
  • the cable support is for a fall protection lifeline of a user, the cable support being intended to support a stretched cable to which the user can catch by means of a slider that can move along the cable, the cable support having a support leg which is fixed to a frame, said cable support being such that it has a hollow cylindrical head elongated in the cable direction and within which is disposed and held the cable, said head having along its length, between its two axial ends, a lateral opening elongate contoured and / or with baffles of a width such that it allows the lateral introduction of the body of the cable inside said head by passage of said cable by the side side of the head-as opposed to its introduction into the tubular hollow head by sliding one end of the cable by an axial end of the head-.
  • the cable support comprises a support leg which is fixed to a frame via a base, the base being surmounted by the support leg, the latter being surmounted by the support head, said cable support being such that the foot is fixed on the base by means of an indexed fastening adjustable in lateral inclination of the foot relative to the plane of the base, said indexing comprising a pin to be placed in a determined orifice of a series of indexing holes when the fastener is locked.
  • a guide sleeve is also described having one or more of the features described.
  • the guide sleeve is for a fall protection life line of a user, the lifeline comprising a tensioned cable held by supports, the cable supports comprising support legs being fixed to a frame, the user being attached to the lifeline via a slider gripping the cable, said slider being slidable along the cable to allow the attached user to move along the lifeline, said lifeline life comprising at least one inflection, the cable departing in a direction other than its previous direction at said inflection, said guide sleeve being such that it is intended to be arranged around the cable at the inflection in order to rounding the latter, said guide sleeve being rigid, curved, and elongate, said sleeve having from one end to the other a lateral opening allowing the lateral introduction of the body of the cord in said sleeve, said lateral opening being arranged along the sleeve so that the inner side of the curvature remains closed so that the cable installed in the sleeve can bear and be
  • the slider of the system comprises means for passing the fastening of the lanyard on one lateral side or the other of the slider in the form of a fastening lanyard and extended path between the two sides of the slider and wherein said lanyard attachment is slidable, at least one releasable locking means being disposed along the path for locking on one side side or the other said lanyard attachment.
  • At least one cable support of the system comprises means for lateral insertion of the cable and / or a foot on articulated base with pin.
  • a rigid and curved guide sleeve makes it possible to curve the cable at an inflection of the cable path of the lifeline.
  • the slider 1 has a generally elongate shape between two opposite ends on which the two ends of a cable channel 6 into which the cable has passed.
  • Each cable support has a base for attachment to the ground -or any other adapted part of the frame of the frame, surmounted by a foot itself surmounted by a hollow cylindrical head through the cable is passed.
  • the foot is of relatively small thickness with respect to its width, the width of the foot being considered in a plane passing along the length of the cable, the height of the foot being adapted to the use for a more or less high positioning of the cable compared to the ground.
  • the channel of the slider is also open downwards by an opening 5 of width such that the thickness of the foot can pass through and the shape and size of the cable channel 6 such that the head of the support and the cable can pass in order to to allow the sliding of said slide on said cable and on the supports.
  • the width of the opening 5 of the cable channel is smaller than the diameter of the cable so that it can not leave the slide through the opening 5, from the bottom of the slide.
  • This downward opening 5 can however widen thanks to a removable closure means 3.
  • the slide In the closed position of the closing means 3, the slide can not be removed from the cable ( Figures 1, 2 , 3 , 6 and 7 with closing means 3 closed) and in open position ( Figures 4 and 5 with closure means 3 open after unlocking), the slide can be removed from the cable.
  • the removable closure means 3 comprises a locking means 4 which requires a double action on the part of the user to be unlocked. An accidental opening of the removable closure means 3 is therefore virtually impossible.
  • the slider 1 comprises a body 2 preferably one-piece and preferably metal or metal alloy on which are reported movable elements including the closure means 3 and a removable locking means 8 disposed along a fixing path of Loin 9 closed and extended between the two sides of the slider.
  • the detachable locking means 8 makes it possible to isolate the two ends 7 of the remainder of the fastening path 9 and in which the lanyard is normally placed and is located captive, on one side or the other, the rest of the lanyard fixing path 9 being used only for passing the lanyard from one lateral side of the slider to the other without it being detached from the slider .
  • the distribution of the material in the body 2 of the slider is such that its center of gravity is lowered so that the slider maintains a defined orientation when it is used on the cable, ie with the opening 5 downwards. slide.
  • the two opposite inputs of the cable channel 6 comprise a double-inclined funnel shape, on the one hand downwards and middle of the slider as referenced 10 on the Figure 2 and, on the other hand, to the cable channel as referenced 11 Figures 5 , 6 and 7 .
  • the closing means 3 is in the open position following the unlocking of the locking means 4.
  • the downward opening 5 is enlarged and now allows the cable to be passed to or from the cable channel 6.
  • the Figure 5 in perspective, it can be seen that it is the entire length of the opening 5 downwards and the cable channel that is concerned by this opening for cable release since we can see the rear closing means 3 which is open. This opening of the closing means is effected by tilting.
  • the Figures 6 and 7 show the two unlocking positions of the detachable locking means 8 of the lanyard disposed along the fastening path of the lanyard 9.
  • the detachable locking means isolates the two ends 7 of the lanyard fixing path 9 and the The lanyard is attached to the slider in one of these two ends from which it can not normally escape.
  • the user wishes to pass his lanyard from one lateral side to the other of the slider, the latter releases the detachable locking means 8 on the initial end side of the lanyard to pass in the path portion of the lanyard. attachment of lanyard 9 upwards and middle of the slider.
  • the detachable locking means 8 is therefore movable in tilting and, preferably, a return means is implemented to automatically return it to its rest position in which the two ends 7 are isolated from the rest of the lanyard attachment path , when the user does not activate it.
  • This return means can be a spring.
  • the latter has a contoured lateral opening - and / or with baffles - of such a width that the cable is passed when the latter is not (too) tense in order to introducing laterally into the hollow head of said cable support.
  • baffles - of such a width that the cable is passed when the latter is not (too) tense in order to introducing laterally into the hollow head of said cable support. The fact that the opening is bypassed so that the cable, once stretched, can not come out laterally of the head.
  • the cable introduction opening implemented on the support head, this is no longer necessary since the cable is introduced laterally, on the side of the support head. At most, it may be necessary to relax the cable in order to be able to deform / fold it so that it can pass through the circumferential opening and / or the baffles of the support head in the event that the shape of this bypassed opening or baffles would require it. Since the introduction opening of the cable inside the head of the support is circumvented along the support or at least has portions not parallel to the installed cable or comprises baffles, effective maintenance is obtained. cable inside the head once the cable is tight.
  • the elongate lateral opening, between the axial ends of the head, for introducing the cable into the support head is therefore not parallel to the axis of the cable that the support must retain or if it is it is not not over its entire length and is implemented baffles or locks possibly removable-for example by rotation-, particularly at the ends of the support head.
  • a contoured side opening with baffles or a helical shape or other suitable shape is used, having in any case non-parallel parts to the installed cable.
  • the cable support example 12 shown on the Figures 8 and 9 comprises a hollow cylindrical head 13 elongate in the direction of the cable and inside which can be arranged and maintained the cable.
  • This head comprises along its length, between its two axial ends, an elongated lateral opening 17 of a width such that it allows the lateral introduction of the cable inside the head.
  • the head 13 is disposed on a foot 14 of reduced thickness so that the downward opening of the cable channel of the slide can pass, the head 13 can pass into the cable channel of the slide.
  • the axial ends of the head have a taper 18.
  • the support leg 14 is fixed to a frame via a base 15.
  • the foot 14 is fixed to the base 15 via an indexed attachment 16 adjustable lateral inclination of the foot relative to the plane of the base.
  • the indexing of the fastener 16 has inwardly (thus not visible on the Figures 8 and 9 ) a pin being placed in a determined orifice of a series of indexing holes when the fastener 16 is locked.
  • the pin breaks.
  • the pin instead of breaking disappears and it is possible to reposition the cable support at a later date without changing or repairing elements of the cable support.
  • the guide sleeve 19 of the Figure 10 is intended to round the cable path of the lifeline.
  • This sleeve is a rigid, curved, and elongate piece which comprises, from one end to the other, a lateral opening 22 allowing the lateral introduction of the cable and such that the inner side of the curvature remains closed so that the cable once installed in the sleeve can bear and be maintained side of the curvature.
  • the sleeve 19 has at each of its two ends a lateral baffle 23 corresponding here to a lateral opening of a tubular sleeve end portion.
  • the lateral opening 22 is much wider than the lateral opening 23 end. In another embodiment, these two openings have the same width corresponding to that of the lateral opening 23 end. It is understood that any other variant can also work.
  • a guide sleeve 19 for life line is shown installed at an angle of a construction 21.
  • the guide sleeve was fixed at both ends on two cable supports 20 having in this example a conventional head without lateral opening of cable insertion.
  • cable holders 12 of the cable-insertion side-opening type 17 are used, and the lateral guide-pin end openings 23 correspond to the lateral openings 17 of the supports. cable 12.

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La présente invention concerne un coulisseau pour un système de ligne de vie pour protection antichute, pouvant se déplacer le long de la ligne de vie. Elle a des applications dans le domaine de la sécurité des personnes travaillant en hauteur.The present invention relates to a slider for a lifeline system for fall protection, which can move along the lifeline. It has applications in the field of the safety of people working at height.

Pour des raisons de sécurité, il est nécessaire que les personnes travaillant en hauteur, notamment toit en terrasse, soient assurées par des systèmes de sécurité antichute. En général ces personnes sont revêtues d'un harnais de sécurité qui est accroché à une ligne de vie. Cette ligne de vie comporte un câble tendu qui est fixée/ancrée d'une manière résistante par des supports de câble au bâti. La personne est reliée au câble de la ligne de vie par l'intermédiaire d'un coulisseau qui peut se déplacer le long du câble tout en enserrant ledit câble.For safety reasons, it is necessary for people working at height, including roof terraces, to be provided with fall protection systems. In general these people are wearing a safety harness that is hooked to a lifeline. This lifeline includes a tensioned cable that is fixed / anchored in a strong manner by cable supports to the frame. The person is connected to the cable of the lifeline via a slider which can move along the cable while enclosing said cable.

Pour des raisons fonctionnelles, la personne est généralement reliée au coulisseau sur le coté de ce dernier qui correspond au coté du câble où la personne travaille. Si la personne désire passer de l'autre coté du câble, elle doit généralement se décrocher du coulisseau pour se ré-accrocher de l'autre coté ou le coulisseau doit être retiré du câble et inversé s'il ne comporte qu'un seul moyen d'accrochage, d'un seul coté. Toutes ces opérations prennent du temps et sont surtout relativement dangereuses puisque la personne doit se décrocher pendant un certain temps. Il est donc souhaitable de disposer de moyens qui permettent à un utilisateur d'une ligne de vie de passer d'un coté ou de l'autre du câble de ladite ligne de vie sans avoir à se décrocher du coulisseau.For functional reasons, the person is usually connected to the slide on the side of the latter which corresponds to the side of the cable where the person works. If the person wishes to pass on the other side of the cable, it must generally unhook from the slider to re-hook on the other side or the slider must be removed from the cable and reversed if it has only one means hanging on one side only. All these operations take time and are especially dangerous because the person has to go out for a while. It is therefore desirable to have means that allow a user of a lifeline to pass on one side or the other of the cable of said lifeline without having to unhook the slide.

En outre, ces lignes de vie sont généralement soumises à l'environnement extérieur (foudre, oxydation...) et peuvent subir des contraintes importantes lors de chutes des utilisateurs. Il peut en résulter des déformations ou des destructions des éléments qui la composent et notamment des supports de câbles. Or ces derniers comportent en général un pied surmonté d'une tête cylindrique allongée creuse à travers laquelle est passé le câble en le glissant dans ladite tête. Une extrémité dudit câble ayant été glissée dans le cylindre de la tête du support par une première des deux extrémités axiales de la tête (dans la direction du cylindre creux de la tête), une jusqu'à ce qu'il ressorte à l'autre extrémité de la tête. Il est donc nécessaire pour installer un support ou même en retirer un de la ligne de vie, de démonter une des extrémités du câble. De plus, si le support à installer ou à retirer est au milieu d'autres, il est également nécessaire de retirer le câble de ces autres supports. Il en résulte une perte de temps et une complexité de l'opération qui peuvent être très importantes. Il est donc souhaitable de disposer de supports de câble de ligne de vie qui ne nécessitent pas de libérer une/les deux extrémités du câble pour pouvoir au moins installer de nouveaux supports de câble sur la ligne de vie.In addition, these lifelines are generally subject to the external environment (lightning, oxidation ...) and may be subject to significant constraints when users fall. This can result in deformations or destruction of the elements that compose it and in particular cable holders. However, these generally comprise a foot surmounted by a hollow elongated cylindrical head through which the cable is passed by sliding it in said head. An end of said cable having been slid into the cylinder of the head of the support by a first of the two axial ends of the head (in the direction of the hollow cylinder of the head), one until it comes out to the other end of the head. It is therefore necessary to install a bracket or even remove one from the lifeline, to disassemble one end of the cable. In addition, if the media to be installed or removed is in the middle of others, it is also necessary to remove the cable from these other media. This results in a waste of time and a complexity of the operation that can be very important. It is therefore desirable to have lifeline cable supports that do not need to release one / both ends of the cable to at least install new cable supports on the lifeline.

Enfin, la ligne de vie qui met donc en oeuvre un câble tendu et donc normalement droit, peut être amenée à suivre des formes non linéaires du bâti sur laquelle elle est installée. En particulier, vers les extrémités du bâti, il peut y avoir un renvoi du câble dans une nouvelle direction par rapport à la direction précédente si l'on souhaite un câble unique courant sur le bâti. En effet, la solution pour éviter un tel renvoi de câble serait de mettre en oeuvre des tronçons distincts de câbles tendus, donc des lignes de vie séparées de directions différentes mais ceci oblique l'utilisateur à se décrocher et se ré-accrocher lorsqu'il change de ligne de vie, ce qui peut être relativement dangereux. Il est donc souhaitable de disposer de moyens permettant de créer un virage/inflexion du câble de la ligne de vie qui puisse être parcouru par un coulisseau sans risque de blocage ou de résistance.Finally, the lifeline which therefore implements a tensioned cable and therefore normally straight, can be made to follow non-linear forms of the frame on which it is installed. In particular, towards the ends of the frame, there may be a return of the cable in a new direction compared to the previous direction if you want a cable unique current on the frame. Indeed, the solution to avoid such a return cable would be to implement separate sections of tensioned cables, so separate life lines of different directions but this oblique the user to unhook and re-hook when it change of life line, which can be relatively dangerous. It is therefore desirable to have means for creating a turn / inflection of the cable of the lifeline that can be traversed by a slide without risk of blockage or resistance.

C'est pour ces raisons ainsi que d'autres qui apparaîtront à la suite que la présente invention est proposée.It is for these and other reasons that will emerge as a result of the present invention.

On connaît par le document WO 02/092171 un coulisseau comportant une poignée rotative de fixation de longe. Ainsi, un système de ligne de vie pour protection antichute d'un utilsateur est décrit, le système comportant un câble tendu maintenu par des supports et formant la ligne de vie, les supports de câble comportant des pieds de support destinés à être fixés à un bâti, l'utilisateur étant attaché par une longe à la ligne de vie par l'intermédiaire d'un coulisseau enserrant le câble dans un canal de câble du coulisseau, ledit coulisseau pouvant glisser le long du câble afin de permettre à l'utilisateur attaché de se déplacer d'un premier coté latéral de la ligne de vie, la longe étant fixée d'une manière amovible par une fixation de longe sur un coté latéral du coulisseau correspondant au premier coté latéral de la ligne de vie. Selon l'invention le coulisseau comporte un moyen permettant de faire passer la fixation de longe d'un coté latéral ou de l'autre du coulisseau sans avoir à démonter et remonter ladite fixation de longe et sans avoir à démonter le coulisseau du câble, ledit moyen étant un chemin de fixation de longe clos et étendu entre les deux cotés latéraux du coulisseau et dans lequel ladite fixation de longe peut être amenée à coulisser, au moins un moyen de blocage amovible étant disposé le long du chemin afin de bloquer d'un coté latéral ou de l'autre ladite fixation de longe, dans l'extrémité correspondante du chemin.We know from the document WO 02/092171 a slider having a rotating handle for fastening the lanyard. Thus, a lifeline system for fall protection of a user is described, the system comprising a tensioned cable held by supports and forming the lifeline, the cable supports having support legs for attachment to a frame, the user being attached by a lanyard to the lifeline via a slider enclosing the cable in a cable channel of the slider, said slider being slidable along the cable to allow the user to be attached to move a first lateral side of the lifeline, the lanyard being removably secured by a lanyard attachment on a side side of the slider corresponding to the first side side of the lifeline. According to the invention the slide comprises a means for passing the lanyard fastening on one lateral side or the other side of the slider without having to disassemble and reassemble said lanyard fastener and without having to disassemble the slide of the cable, said means being a closed lanyard fixing path and extended between the two lateral sides of the slider and wherein said lanyard fastener can be slidable, at least one detachable locking means being disposed along the path to block a lateral side or the other said attachment of lanyard, in the corresponding end of the path.

Dans divers modes de mise en oeuvre de l'invention les moyens suivants pouvant être utilisés seuls ou selon toutes les combinaisons techniquement possibles, sont employés :

  • le chemin est étendu sur la partie supérieure du coulisseau,
  • le chemin est disposé en position médiane du coulisseau,
  • le chemin est sensiblement droit,
  • le chemin est en forme générale de U inversé,
  • le chemin est en forme générale de V inversé,
  • le coulisseau comporte deux moyens de blocage amovibles du chemin de fixation de longe, un par côté latéral de coulisseau,
  • les deux moyens de blocage amovibles ont deux moyens de commande indépendants,
  • les deux moyens de blocage amovibles ont un seul moyen de commande,
  • les deux moyens de blocage amovibles ayant un seul moyen de commande sont les deux extrémités d'un arceau mobile en translation,
  • le moyen de commande comporte un moyen de rappel élastique, notamment ressort de rappel, ramenant les moyens de blocage en position de blocage en l'absence d'action de l'utilisateur,
  • les deux moyens de blocage amovibles ayant un seul moyen de commande sont les deux extrémités d'un arceau articulé en rotation / bascule, les extrémités de l'arceau venant interférer avec le chemin, en position non débloquée, et au moins une des extrémités, de préférence une à la fois pour effacement séquentiel, s'effaçant du chemin, en position de déblocage,
  • le coulisseau comporte deux moyens de blocage amovibles du chemin de fixation de longe, un par coté latéral de coulisseau, et les deux moyens de blocage amovibles ont un seul moyen de commande, ledit moyen de commande étant un arceau articulé en rotation dont les deux extrémités formant les deux moyens de blocage viennent interférer avec le chemin, en position non débloquée, et dont au moins une des extrémités s'efface du chemin, en position de déblocage,
  • l'effacement des deux extrémités formant les deux moyens de blocage est séquentiel pour passage de la fixation de longe d'un coté latéral à l'autre le long du chemin de fixation de longe,
  • le coulisseau comporte deux extrémités axiales dans la direction du câble et une entrée de passage de câble à travers le coulisseau dans le canal de câble est disposée sur chacune des extrémités axiales, le bord de ladite entrée comportant au moins deux pentes de guidage, une première sensiblement conique vers le canal de câble et une deuxième inclinée vers le bas, le canal de câble étant plus long vers le haut que vers le bas du coulisseau,
  • le canal de câble du coulisseau a une forme générale circulaire en section transversale, ouverte vers le bas,
  • le canal de câble du coulisseau a une forme générale ovale en section transversale, ouverte vers le bas,
  • le coulisseau enserre le câble dans le canal de câble avec un moyen de fermeture amovible, en position fermée du moyen de fermeture, le coulisseau ne pouvant pas être retiré du câble, le canal de câble restant toutefois ouvert vers le bas par une ouverture tout en maintenant prisonnier le câble dans ledit canal de câble, et en position ouverte du moyen de fermeture, le coulisseau pouvant être retiré du câble, et le moyen de fermeture amovible entoure partiellement le câble en position fermée afin de laisser un espace libre d'ouverture vers le bas du coulisseau dans lequel les pieds de support peuvent librement passer lorsque le coulisseau glisse sur la ligne de vie en passant sur un support le long du câble, le canal de câble du coulisseau comportant donc une ouverture vers le bas du coulisseau pour passage des pieds des supports, l'ouverture vers le bas du canal de câble, en position fermée du moyen de fermeture du canal de câble, ayant une largeur inférieure au diamètre du câble mais supérieure à l'épaisseur du pied de support,
  • en position fermée du moyen de fermeture du canal de câble, le canal de câble reste ouvert vers le bas par une ouverture pour permettre le passage des pieds des supports de câble lors du déplacement du coulisseau sur lesdits supports le long du câble de la ligne de vie, la largeur d'ouverture vers le bas du canal de câble en position fermée du moyen de fermeture du canal de câble étant plus petite que le diamètre du câble afin de maintenir prisonnier le câble dans ledit canal de câble du coulisseau,
  • le moyen de fermeture amovible du canal de câble du coulisseau comporte un moyen d'actionnement manuel nécessitant une double action pour permettre son ouverture,
  • le moyen de fermeture amovible du canal de câble du coulisseau comporte un bord latéral du canal de câble qui est mobile en basculement vers l'intérieur du canal de câble en position ouverte dudit moyen de fermeture,
  • le coulisseau est configuré pour que son centre de gravité soit situé sous le câble disposé dans le canal de câble du coulisseau,
  • le coulisseau est en métal ou alliage métallique,
  • le coulisseau mesure environ 10 cm en longueur totale (longueur axiale, dans la direction du câble qu'il enserre), environ 10 cm en largeur totale (perpendiculairement au câble) et environ 8 cm en hauteur,
  • la largeur de l'ouverture vers le bas du canal de câble du coulisseau est d'environ 0,5 cm à l'état fermé du moyen de fermeture amovible du canal de câble dans le cas d'un coulisseau prévu pour être disposé sur un câble d'environ 1 cm de diamètre,
  • le système comporte au moins un support de câble, ledit support de câble ayant une tête cylindrique creuse allongée dans la direction du câble et à l'intérieur de laquelle est disposé et maintenu le câble, ladite tête comportant sur sa longueur, entre ses deux extrémités axiale, une ouverture latérale allongée d'une largeur telle qu'elle permet l'introduction latérale du corps du câble à l'intérieur de ladite tête par passage dudit câble par le coté latéral de la tête -par opposition à son introduction axiale dans la tête creuse tubulaire par glissement d'une extrémité du câble par une extrémité axiale de la tête-,
  • l'ouverture latérale d'introduction du câble est parallèle au câble -câble installé dans la tête et tendu-,
  • des chicanes sont disposées au moins au deux extrémités de l'ouverture latérale parallèle au câble,
  • des verrous amovibles par rotation axiale sont disposés aux extrémités de la tête, par rotation le verrou amenant son ouverture latérale en continuité ou non de celle du reste de la tête selon qu'il est en position d'ouverture ou de fermeture,
  • l'ouverture latérale d'introduction du câble comporte des portions non parallèles au câble -câble installé dans la tête et tendu-,
  • les portions non parallèles au câble -installé et tendu- de l'ouverture latérale d'introduction du câble sont des chicanes ou donnent une forme contournée à ladite ouverture latérale,
  • le système comporte au moins un support de câble, ledit support de câble ayant une tête cylindrique creuse allongée dans la direction du câble et à l'intérieur de laquelle est disposé et maintenu le câble, ladite tête comportant sur sa longueur, entre ses deux extrémités axiale, une ouverture latérale allongée contournée d'une largeur telle qu'elle permet l'introduction latérale du corps du câble à l'intérieur de ladite tête par passage dudit câble par le coté latéral de la tête,
  • les extrémités axiales de la tête de support de câble sont coniques,
  • le système comporte au moins un support de câble, ledit support de câble ayant une tête cylindrique creuse allongée dans la direction du câble et à l'intérieur de laquelle est disposé et maintenu le câble, ledit support de câble étant fixé au bâti par l'intermédiaire d'un socle, le socle étant surmonté par le pied de support, ce dernier étant surmonté par la tête de support,
  • le pied du support de câble est fixé sur le socle par l'intermédiaire d'une fixation indexée réglable en inclinaison latérale du pied par rapport au plan du socle, ladite indexation comportant une goupille venant se placer dans un orifice déterminé d'une série d'orifices d'indexation lorsque la fixation est verrouillée,
  • la goupille est disposée coté pied du support de câble,
  • la goupille est rapportée dans le pied,
  • la goupille est monobloc dans le pied,
  • les orifices d'indexation sont disposés coté socle du support de câble,
  • la fixation indexée est démontable pour changement de pied (pour réparation en cas de casse de la goupille ou pour mettre un pied plus ou moins long selon les besoins ou pour mettre un autre type de tête),
  • la fixation indexée entre le pied et le socle du support de câble présente un seuil de résistance mécanique aux efforts latéraux inférieure à la résistance mécanique minimale des autres éléments du support de câble pour les efforts latéraux afin que lorsqu'un effort latéral aboutissant à un dépassement du seuil au niveau de la fixation est appliqué au support, la goupille cède,
  • le support de câble est en métal ou alliage métallique,
  • la ligne de vie comporte au moins une inflexion, le câble repartant dans une autre direction que sa direction précédente au niveau de ladite inflexion, un manchon de guidage rigide courbé allongé étant disposé autour du câble au niveau de ladite inflexion, ledit manchon comportant d'une extrémité à l'autre une ouverture latérale permettant l'introduction latérale du corps du câble dans ledit manchon, ladite ouverture latérale étant disposée le long du manchon de manière à ce que le coté intérieur de la courbure reste fermé pour que le câble installé dans le manchon puisse y prendre appui et y être maintenu,
  • l'ouverture est contournée entre les deux extrémités du manchon et comporte des portions non parallèles au câble,
  • l'ouverture est sensiblement parallèle au câble entre les deux extrémités du manchon,
  • le manchon comporte à chacune de ses deux extrémités une chicane latérale,
  • le manchon est en métal ou alliage métallique.
In various embodiments of the invention the following means can be used alone or in any technically possible combination, are employed:
  • the path is extended on the upper part of the slide,
  • the path is arranged in the middle position of the slide,
  • the path is substantially straight,
  • the path is in the general shape of inverted U,
  • the path is in the general shape of inverted V,
  • the slide comprises two removable locking means of the lanyard fixing path, one per lateral side of the slide,
  • the two removable locking means have two independent control means,
  • the two removable locking means have a single control means,
  • the two removable locking means having a single control means are the two ends of a mobile arch in translation,
  • the control means comprises an elastic return means, in particular a return spring, bringing the blocking means into the locking position in the absence of action by the user,
  • the two removable locking means having a single control means are the two ends of a hinged hoop in rotation / tilting, the ends of the hoop interfering with the path, in the unlocked position, and at least one of the ends, preferably one at a time for sequential erasure, disappearing from the path, in unlocking position,
  • the slide comprises two detachable locking means of the lanyard fixing path, one side side slider, and the two removable locking means have a single control means, said control means being a hinged articulated hoop whose two ends forming the two locking means come to interfere with the path, in the unlocked position, and at least one of the ends of which disappears from the path, in the unlocking position,
  • the deletion of the two ends forming the two locking means is sequential for passage of the lanyard attachment from one side side to the other along the lanyard attachment path,
  • the slider has two axial ends in the direction of the cable and a cable entry through the slider in the cable channel is disposed on each of the axial ends, the edge of said inlet having at least two guide slopes, a first substantially conical towards the cable channel and a second inclined downwards, the cable channel being longer upwards than downwards of the slide,
  • the cable channel of the slide has a generally circular shape in cross section, open downwards,
  • the cable channel of the slider has a generally oval cross-sectional shape, open downwards,
  • the slider grips the cable in the cable channel with a removable closing means, in the closed position of the closure means, the slider being unable to be removed from the cable, the cable channel nevertheless remaining open downwards through an opening while now trapped the cable in said cable channel, and in the open position of the closure means, the slider being removable from the cable, and the removable closure means partially surrounds the cable in the closed position to leave a free opening space to the bottom of the slider in which the support legs can freely pass when the slider slides on the lifeline passing on a support along the cable, the cable channel of the slider thus having an opening towards the bottom of the slider for passage of feet of the supports, opening down the canal of cable, in the closed position of the closure means of the cable channel, having a width smaller than the diameter of the cable but greater than the thickness of the support leg,
  • in the closed position of the closing means of the cable channel, the cable channel remains open downwards through an opening to allow the feet of the cable supports to pass during the movement of the slide on said supports along the cable of the cable line. life, the opening width downwards of the cable channel in the closed position of the cable channel closing means being smaller than the diameter of the cable in order to keep the cable trapped in said cable channel of the slider,
  • the removable closing means of the cable channel of the slide comprises a manual actuation means requiring a double action to allow its opening,
  • the removable closing means of the cable channel of the slider comprises a lateral edge of the cable channel which is movable inwardly tilting of the cable channel in the open position of said closure means,
  • the slider is configured so that its center of gravity is located under the cable disposed in the cable channel of the slider,
  • the slider is made of metal or metal alloy,
  • the slider measures approximately 10 cm in total length (axial length, in the direction of the cable which it encloses), approximately 10 cm in total width (perpendicular to the cable) and approximately 8 cm in height,
  • the width of the downward opening of the cable channel of the slider is about 0.5 cm in the closed state of the removable closure means of the cable channel in the case of a slider intended to be arranged on a cable about 1 cm in diameter,
  • the system comprises at least one cable support, said cable support having a hollow cylindrical head elongate in the direction of the cable and within which the cable is arranged and held, said head having on its length between its two ends axial, an elongate lateral opening of a width such that it allows the lateral introduction of the body of the cable inside said head by passage of said cable by the lateral side of the head-as opposed to its axial introduction into the tubular hollow head by sliding one end of the cable through an axial end of the head,
  • the lateral introduction of the introduction of the cable is parallel to the cable-cable installed in the head and tension,
  • baffles are arranged at least at both ends of the lateral opening parallel to the cable,
  • removable locks by axial rotation are arranged at the ends of the head, by rotation the latch bringing its lateral opening in continuity or not with that of the rest of the head according to whether it is in the open or closed position,
  • the lateral insertion opening of the cable comprises non-parallel portions to the cable-cable installed in the head and tension,
  • the non-parallel portions of the cable-installed and tensioning of the lateral introduction of the cable are baffles or give a contoured shape to said lateral opening,
  • the system comprises at least one cable support, said cable support having a hollow cylindrical head elongate in the direction of the cable and within which the cable is arranged and held, said head having on its length between its two ends axial, an elongated lateral opening contoured with a width such that it allows lateral introduction of the body of the cable inside said head by passing said cable by the side side of the head,
  • the axial ends of the cable support head are tapered,
  • the system comprises at least one cable support, said cable support having a hollow cylindrical head elongated in the direction of the cable and within which the cable is arranged and held, said cable support being fixed to the frame by the intermediate of a base, the base being surmounted by the support foot, the latter being surmounted by the support head,
  • the foot of the cable support is fixed on the base by means of an adjustable indexed attachment in lateral inclination of the foot relative to the plane of the base, said indexing comprising a pin coming to be placed in a determined orifice of a series of indexing holes when the fastener is locked,
  • the pin is arranged on the foot side of the cable support,
  • the pin is reported in the foot,
  • the pin is monobloc in the foot,
  • the indexing orifices are arranged on the base side of the cable support,
  • the indexed attachment is removable for foot change (for repair in case of breakage of the pin or to put a foot longer or shorter as needed or to put a different type of head),
  • the indexed fastening between the foot and the base of the cable support has a threshold of mechanical resistance to lateral forces lower than the minimum mechanical strength of the other elements of the cable support for the lateral forces so that when a lateral force resulting in an overtaking the threshold at the fastening is applied to the support, the pin gives way,
  • the cable support is made of metal or metal alloy,
  • the lifeline comprises at least one inflection, the cable departing in another direction than its previous direction at said inflection, an elongated curved rigid guide sleeve being disposed around the cable at said inflection, said sleeve comprising one end to another a lateral opening allowing lateral introduction of the body of the cable into said sleeve, said lateral opening being arranged along the sleeve so that the inner side of the curvature remains closed so that the cable installed in the sleeve can take support and be maintained,
  • the opening is circumvented between the two ends of the sleeve and has non-parallel portions to the cable,
  • the opening is substantially parallel to the cable between the two ends of the sleeve,
  • the sleeve comprises at each of its two ends a lateral baffle,
  • the sleeve is made of metal or metal alloy.

L'invention concerne un coulisseau présentant une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques décrites. Notamment, le coulisseau est pour une ligne de vie de protection antichute d'un utilisateur, le coulisseau étant destiné à pouvoir glisser le long d'un câble tendu maintenu par des supports et formant la ligne de vie, l'utilisateur pouvant s'attacher audit coulisseau par une fixation amovible de longe, le coulisseau étant destiné à enserrer le câble passant dans un canal de câble du coulisseau, afin de permettre à l'utilisateur attaché de se déplacer d'un premier coté latéral de la ligne de vie, la fixation de longe étant fixée sur coté latéral du coulisseau correspondant au premier coté latéral de la ligne de vie, ledit coulisseau étant tel qu'il comporte un moyen permettant de faire passer la fixation de longe d'un coté latéral ou de l'autre du coulisseau sans avoir à démonter et remonter ladite fixation de longe et sans avoir à démonter le coulisseau du câble, ledit moyen étant un chemin de fixation de longe clos et étendu entre les deux cotés latéraux du coulisseau et dans lequel ladite fixation de longe peut être amenée à coulisser, au moins un moyen de blocage amovible étant disposé le long du chemin de fixation de longe afin de bloquer d'un coté latéral ou de l'autre ladite fixation de longe, dans l'extrémité correspondante du chemin.The invention relates to a slider having one or more of the features described. In particular, the slide is for a fall protection life line of a user, the slide being intended to slide along a tensioned cable held by supports and forming the lifeline, the user can attach said slider is secured by a detachable attachment of the lanyard, the slider being intended to grip the cable passing through a cable channel of the slider, in order to allow the attached user to move on a first lateral side of the lifeline; a lanyard fastener being fixed on the lateral side of the slider corresponding to the first lateral side of the lifeline, said slider being such that it comprises means for passing the lanyard fastener on one lateral side or the other of the slider without having to disassemble and reassemble said fastening of the lanyard and without having to disassemble the slider of the cable, said means being a fastening path of the closed loop and extended between the two lateral sides x of the slider and wherein said fastening of the lanyard may be slidable, at least one detachable locking means being arranged along the lanyard fixing path in order to lock on one side side or the other said fastening of the lanyard , in the corresponding end of the path.

Dans une variante éventuellement combinée avec d'autres caractéristiques, le coulisseau comporte deux moyens de blocage amovibles du chemin de fixation de longe, un par coté latéral de coulisseau, et les deux moyens de blocage amovibles ont un seul moyen de commande, ledit moyen de commande étant un arceau articulé en rotation, les extrémités de l'arceau formant les moyens de blocage venant interférer avec le chemin, en position non débloquée, et au moins une des extrémités s'effaçant du chemin, en position de déblocage. De préférence, l'effacement des deux extrémités s'effectue une extrémité à la fois. Un support de câble est également décrit présentant une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques décrites. Notamment, le support de câble est pour une ligne de vie de protection antichute d'un utilisateur, le support de câble étant destiné à supporter un câble tendu auquel l'utilisateur peut s'accrocher par l'intermédiaire d'un coulisseau pouvant se déplacer le long du câble, le support de câble comportant un pieds de support qui est fixé à un bâti, ledit support de câble étant tel qu'il a une tête cylindrique creuse allongée dans la direction du câble et à l'intérieur de laquelle est disposé et maintenu le câble, ladite tête comportant sur sa longueur, entre ses deux extrémités axiale, une ouverture latérale allongée contournée et/ou avec chicanes d'une largeur telle qu'elle permet l'introduction latérale du corps du câble à l'intérieur de ladite tête par passage dudit câble par le coté latéral de la tête -par opposition à son introduction dans la tête creuse tubulaire par glissement d'une extrémité du câble par une extrémité axiale de la tête-.In a variant possibly combined with other features, the slider comprises two removable locking means of the lanyard fixing path, one side side of the slider, and the two removable locking means have a single control means, said means of control being a hinged hoop in rotation, the ends of the hoop forming the locking means from interfering with the path, in the unlocked position, and at least one of the ends fading from the path, in the unlocking position. Preferably, the erasure of both ends is one end at a time. A cable holder is also described having one or more of the features described. In particular, the cable support is for a fall protection lifeline of a user, the cable support being intended to support a stretched cable to which the user can catch by means of a slider that can move along the cable, the cable support having a support leg which is fixed to a frame, said cable support being such that it has a hollow cylindrical head elongated in the cable direction and within which is disposed and held the cable, said head having along its length, between its two axial ends, a lateral opening elongate contoured and / or with baffles of a width such that it allows the lateral introduction of the body of the cable inside said head by passage of said cable by the side side of the head-as opposed to its introduction into the tubular hollow head by sliding one end of the cable by an axial end of the head-.

Dans une variante éventuellement combinée avec d'autres caractéristiques, le support de câble comporte un pied de support qui est fixé à un bâti par l'intermédiaire d'un socle, le socle étant surmonté par le pied de support, ce dernier étant surmonté par la tête de support, ledit support de câble étant tel que le pied est fixé sur le socle par l'intermédiaire d'une fixation indexée réglable en inclinaison latérale du pied par rapport au plan du socle, ladite indexation comportant une goupille venant se placer dans un orifice déterminé d'une série d'orifices d'indexation lorsque la fixation est verrouillée. Un manchon de guidage est également décrit présentant une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques décrites. Notamment, le manchon de guidage est pour une ligne de vie de protection antichute d'un utilisateur, la ligne de vie comportant un câble tendu maintenu par des supports, les supports de câble comportant des pieds de support étant fixés à un bâti, l'utilisateur étant attaché à la ligne de vie par l'intermédiaire d'un coulisseau enserrant le câble, ledit coulisseau pouvant glisser le long du câble afin de permettre à l'utilisateur attaché de se déplacer le long de la ligne de vie, ladite ligne de vie comportant au moins une inflexion, le câble repartant dans une autre direction que sa direction précédente au niveau de ladite inflexion, ledit manchon de guidage étant tel qu'il est destiné à être disposé autour du câble au niveau de l'inflexion afin d'arrondir cette dernière, ledit manchon de guidage étant rigide, courbé, et allongé, ledit manchon comportant d'une extrémité à l'autre une ouverture latérale permettant l'introduction latérale du corps du câble dans ledit manchon, ladite ouverture latérale étant disposée le long du manchon de manière à ce que le coté intérieur de la courbure reste fermé pour que le câble installé dans le manchon puisse y prendre appui et y être maintenu, et le manchon comporte à chacune de ses deux extrémités une chicane latérale.In a variant possibly combined with other features, the cable support comprises a support leg which is fixed to a frame via a base, the base being surmounted by the support leg, the latter being surmounted by the support head, said cable support being such that the foot is fixed on the base by means of an indexed fastening adjustable in lateral inclination of the foot relative to the plane of the base, said indexing comprising a pin to be placed in a determined orifice of a series of indexing holes when the fastener is locked. A guide sleeve is also described having one or more of the features described. In particular, the guide sleeve is for a fall protection life line of a user, the lifeline comprising a tensioned cable held by supports, the cable supports comprising support legs being fixed to a frame, the user being attached to the lifeline via a slider gripping the cable, said slider being slidable along the cable to allow the attached user to move along the lifeline, said lifeline life comprising at least one inflection, the cable departing in a direction other than its previous direction at said inflection, said guide sleeve being such that it is intended to be arranged around the cable at the inflection in order to rounding the latter, said guide sleeve being rigid, curved, and elongate, said sleeve having from one end to the other a lateral opening allowing the lateral introduction of the body of the cord in said sleeve, said lateral opening being arranged along the sleeve so that the inner side of the curvature remains closed so that the cable installed in the sleeve can bear and be held thereon, and the sleeve comprises at each from both ends a lateral baffle.

Ainsi, le coulisseau du système comporte un moyen permettant de faire passer la fixation de la longe d'un coté latéral ou de l'autre du coulisseau sous forme d'un chemin de fixation de longe clos et étendu entre les deux cotés du coulisseau et dans lequel ladite fixation de longe peut être amenée à coulisser, au moins un moyen de blocage amovible étant disposé le long du chemin afin de bloquer d'un coté latéral ou de l'autre ladite fixation de longe. Au moins un support de câble du système comporte un moyen d'insertion latérale du câble et/ou un pied sur socle articulé avec goupille. Un manchon de guidage rigide et courbe permet de courber le câble au niveau d'une inflexion du chemin de câble de la ligne de vie.Thus, the slider of the system comprises means for passing the fastening of the lanyard on one lateral side or the other of the slider in the form of a fastening lanyard and extended path between the two sides of the slider and wherein said lanyard attachment is slidable, at least one releasable locking means being disposed along the path for locking on one side side or the other said lanyard attachment. At least one cable support of the system comprises means for lateral insertion of the cable and / or a foot on articulated base with pin. A rigid and curved guide sleeve makes it possible to curve the cable at an inflection of the cable path of the lifeline.

La présente invention, sans qu'elle en soit pour autant limitée, va maintenant être exemplifiée avec la description qui suit de modes de réalisation et de mise en oeuvre en relation avec :

  • la Figure 1 qui représente un coulisseau vu de face, dans l'axe du canal de câble,
  • la Figure 2 qui représente un coulisseau vu de profil/latéralement,
  • la Figure 3 qui représente un coulisseau vu de dessus,
  • la Figure 4 qui représente un coulisseau vu de face, le moyen de fermeture amovible du canal de câble étant cette fois déverrouillé et ouvert,
  • la Figure 5 qui représente le coulisseau de la Figure 4 en perspective,
  • les Figures 6 et 7 qui représentent un coulisseau en perspective, le moyen de blocage amovible étant cette fois débloqué dans ses deux positions de déblocage pour libérer le chemin de fixation de longe,
  • les Figures 8 et 9 qui représentent un support de câble selon des perspectives différentes, et
  • la Figure 10 qui représente un manchon de guidage installé à un angle d'une construction.
The present invention, without being limited thereby, will now be exemplified with the following description of embodiments and implementation in relationship with :
  • the Figure 1 which represents a slide seen from the front, in the axis of the cable channel,
  • the Figure 2 which represents a slide seen in profile / laterally,
  • the Figure 3 which represents a slide seen from above,
  • the Figure 4 which represents a slide seen from the front, the removable closing means of the cable channel being this time unlocked and open,
  • the Figure 5 which represents the slide of the Figure 4 in perspective,
  • the Figures 6 and 7 which represent a slide in perspective, the detachable locking means being this time unlocked in its two unlocking positions to release the lanyard fixing path,
  • the Figures 8 and 9 which represent a cable support from different perspectives, and
  • the Figure 10 which represents a guide sleeve installed at an angle of a construction.

Le coulisseau 1 présente une forme générale allongée entre deux extrémités opposées sur lesquelles débouchent les deux extrémités d'un canal de câble 6 dans lequel est passé le câble. Chaque support de câble a un socle permettant sa fixation au sol -ou toute autre partie adaptée du bâti- du bâti, surmonté d'un pied lui-même surmonté d'une tête cylindrique creuse à travers le câble est passé. Le pied est d'épaisseur relativement réduite par rapport à sa largeur, la largeur du pied étant considérée dans un plan passant sur la longueur du câble, la hauteur du pied étant adaptée à l'utilisation pour obtenir un positionnement plus ou moins haut du câble par rapport au sol. Le canal du coulisseau est également ouvert vers le bas par une ouverture 5 de largeur telle que l'épaisseur du pied peut y passer et la forme et taille du canal de câble 6 telle que la tête du support ainsi que le câble peuvent y passer afin de permettre le coulissement dudit coulisseau sur ledit câble et sur les supports. Toutefois, la largeur de l'ouverture 5 du canal de câble est plus faible que le diamètre du câble afin qu'il ne puisse pas sortir du coulisseau par l'ouverture 5, par le bas du coulisseau. Cette ouverture 5 vers le bas peut toutefois s'élargir grâce à un moyen de fermeture 3 amovible. En position fermée du moyen de fermeture 3, le coulisseau ne peut pas être retiré du câble (Figures 1, 2, 3, 6 et 7 avec moyen de fermeture 3 fermé) et en position ouverte (Figures 4 et 5 avec moyen de fermeture 3 ouvert après déverrouillage), le coulisseau peut être retiré du câble. Le moyen de fermeture 3 amovible comporte un moyen de verrouillage 4 qui nécessite une double action de la part de l'utilisateur pour être déverrouillé. Une ouverture accidentelle du moyen de fermeture 3 amovible est donc pratiquement impossible.The slider 1 has a generally elongate shape between two opposite ends on which the two ends of a cable channel 6 into which the cable has passed. Each cable support has a base for attachment to the ground -or any other adapted part of the frame of the frame, surmounted by a foot itself surmounted by a hollow cylindrical head through the cable is passed. The foot is of relatively small thickness with respect to its width, the width of the foot being considered in a plane passing along the length of the cable, the height of the foot being adapted to the use for a more or less high positioning of the cable compared to the ground. The channel of the slider is also open downwards by an opening 5 of width such that the thickness of the foot can pass through and the shape and size of the cable channel 6 such that the head of the support and the cable can pass in order to to allow the sliding of said slide on said cable and on the supports. However, the width of the opening 5 of the cable channel is smaller than the diameter of the cable so that it can not leave the slide through the opening 5, from the bottom of the slide. This downward opening 5 can however widen thanks to a removable closure means 3. In the closed position of the closing means 3, the slide can not be removed from the cable ( Figures 1, 2 , 3 , 6 and 7 with closing means 3 closed) and in open position ( Figures 4 and 5 with closure means 3 open after unlocking), the slide can be removed from the cable. The removable closure means 3 comprises a locking means 4 which requires a double action on the part of the user to be unlocked. An accidental opening of the removable closure means 3 is therefore virtually impossible.

Ainsi, le coulisseau 1 comporte un corps 2 de préférence monobloc et de préférence en métal ou alliage métallique sur lequel sont rapportés des éléments mobiles dont le moyen de fermeture 3 et un moyen de blocage amovible 8 disposé le long d'un chemin de fixation de longe 9 clos et étendu entre les deux cotés latéraux du coulisseau. Le moyen de blocage amovible 8 permet d'isoler les deux extrémités 7 du reste chemin de fixation de longe 9 et dans lesquelles la longe est normalement placée et se trouve prisonnière, d'un coté ou de l'autre, le reste du chemin de fixation de longe 9 n'étant utilisé que pour faire transiter la longe d'un coté latéral de coulisseau à l'autre sans qu'elle soit détachée du coulisseau. La répartition de la matière dans le corps 2 du coulisseau est telle que son centre de gravité est abaissé afin que le coulisseau conserve une orientation définie lors de son utilisation sur le câble, c'est à dire avec l'ouverture 5 vers le bas du coulisseau.Thus, the slider 1 comprises a body 2 preferably one-piece and preferably metal or metal alloy on which are reported movable elements including the closure means 3 and a removable locking means 8 disposed along a fixing path of Loin 9 closed and extended between the two sides of the slider. The detachable locking means 8 makes it possible to isolate the two ends 7 of the remainder of the fastening path 9 and in which the lanyard is normally placed and is located captive, on one side or the other, the rest of the lanyard fixing path 9 being used only for passing the lanyard from one lateral side of the slider to the other without it being detached from the slider . The distribution of the material in the body 2 of the slider is such that its center of gravity is lowered so that the slider maintains a defined orientation when it is used on the cable, ie with the opening 5 downwards. slide.

Afin de faciliter le glissement du coulisseau sur le câble et sur les têtes et pieds de support, les deux entrées opposées du canal de câble 6 comportent une forme en entonnoir à double inclinaison, d'une part vers le bas et milieu du coulisseau comme référencé 10 sur la Figure 2 et, d'autre part, vers le canal de câble comme référencé 11 Figures 5, 6 et 7.In order to facilitate sliding of the slider on the cable and on the support heads and feet, the two opposite inputs of the cable channel 6 comprise a double-inclined funnel shape, on the one hand downwards and middle of the slider as referenced 10 on the Figure 2 and, on the other hand, to the cable channel as referenced 11 Figures 5 , 6 and 7 .

Sur la Figure 4, le moyen de fermeture 3 est en position ouverte suite au déverrouillage du moyen de verrouillage 4. Il en résulte que l'ouverture vers le bas 5 est élargie et autorise maintenant le passage du câble vers ou hors du canal de câble 6. Sur la Figure 5, en perspective, on peut voir que c'est toute la longueur de l'ouverture 5 vers le bas et du canal de câble qui est concernée par cette ouverture pour libération de câble puisque l'on aperçoit vers l'arrière le moyen de fermeture 3 qui est ouvert. Cette ouverture du moyen de fermeture s'effectue par basculement.On the Figure 4 , the closing means 3 is in the open position following the unlocking of the locking means 4. As a result, the downward opening 5 is enlarged and now allows the cable to be passed to or from the cable channel 6. On the Figure 5 in perspective, it can be seen that it is the entire length of the opening 5 downwards and the cable channel that is concerned by this opening for cable release since we can see the rear closing means 3 which is open. This opening of the closing means is effected by tilting.

Les Figures 6 et 7 montrent les deux positions de déblocage du moyen de blocage amovible 8 de longe disposé le long du chemin de fixation de longe 9. Au repos, non actionné, le moyen de blocage amovible isole les deux extrémités 7 du chemin de fixation de longe 9 et la longe se trouve attachée au coulisseau dans une de ces deux extrémités d'où elle ne peut normalement pas s'échapper. Lorsque l'utilisateur désire faire passer sa longe d'un côté latéral à l'autre du coulisseau, celui-ci débloque le moyen de blocage amovible 8 du côté d'extrémité initial de la longe pour la faire passer dans la partie de chemin de fixation de longe 9 vers le haut et milieu du coulisseau. Ensuite, il débloque le moyen de blocage amovible 8 du côté d'extrémité où il veut voir arriver la longe et la fait passer dans cette extrémité. Une fois la longe arrivée à destination, le moyen de blocage amovible 8 est remis au repos et les deux extrémités se retrouvent donc isolées du reste du chemin de fixation de longe. Le moyen de blocage amovible 8 est donc mobile en basculement et, de préférence, un moyen de rappel est mis en oeuvre afin de le ramener automatiquement à sa position de repos dans laquelle les deux extrémités 7 sont isolées du reste du chemin de fixation de longe, lorsque l'utilisateur ne l'actionne pas. Ce moyen de rappel peut être un ressort.The Figures 6 and 7 show the two unlocking positions of the detachable locking means 8 of the lanyard disposed along the fastening path of the lanyard 9. At rest, not actuated, the detachable locking means isolates the two ends 7 of the lanyard fixing path 9 and the The lanyard is attached to the slider in one of these two ends from which it can not normally escape. When the user wishes to pass his lanyard from one lateral side to the other of the slider, the latter releases the detachable locking means 8 on the initial end side of the lanyard to pass in the path portion of the lanyard. attachment of lanyard 9 upwards and middle of the slider. Then, it unlocks the removable locking means 8 of the end side where he wants to see the loin arrive and pass in this end. Once the lanyard arrives at its destination, the removable locking means 8 is reset and the two ends are thus isolated from the rest of the lanyard fixing path. The detachable locking means 8 is therefore movable in tilting and, preferably, a return means is implemented to automatically return it to its rest position in which the two ends 7 are isolated from the rest of the lanyard attachment path , when the user does not activate it. This return means can be a spring.

Pour ce qui concerne le support de câble, la tête de dernier comporte une ouverture latérale contournée -et/ou avec chicanes- de largeur telle que l'on y passer le câble lorsque ce dernier n'est pas (trop) tendu afin de l'introduire latéralement à l'intérieur de la tête creuse dudit support de câble. Le fait que l'ouverture soit contournée fait que le câble, une fois tendu, ne pourra plus ressortir latéralement de la tête.As regards the cable support, the latter has a contoured lateral opening - and / or with baffles - of such a width that the cable is passed when the latter is not (too) tense in order to introducing laterally into the hollow head of said cable support. The fact that the opening is bypassed so that the cable, once stretched, can not come out laterally of the head.

Au contraire, dans les supports classiques, sans ouverture latérale d'introduction de câble ou sans moyen d'ouverture de la tête, on doit passer une extrémité du câble par une des extrémités axiales de la tête de support pour l'introduire dans la tête : l'introduction du câble dans la tête de support est axiale. Il est donc nécessaire de démonter la ligne de vie pour accéder à une de ses extrémités.On the other hand, in conventional supports, without lateral opening of introduction of cable or means of opening of the head, one end of the cable must be passed through one of the axial ends of the support head to introduce it into the head. : the introduction of the cable into the support head is axial. It is therefore necessary to disassemble the lifeline to access one of its ends.

Grâce à l'ouverture d'introduction de câble mise en oeuvre sur la tête de support, cela n'est plus nécessaire puisque l'on introduit le câble latéralement, sur le coté de la tête de support. Tout au plus, il sera éventuellement nécessaire de détendre le câble pour pouvoir le déformer/plier afin qu'il puisse passer par l'ouverture contournée et/ou les chicanes de la tête de support au cas où la forme de cette ouverture contournée ou des chicanes le nécessiterait. Du fait que l'ouverture d'introduction du câble à l'intérieur de la tête du support est contournée le long du support ou à tout le moins comporte des parties non parallèles au câble installé ou comporte des chicanes, on obtient un maintien effectif du câble à l'intérieur de la tête une fois le câble tendu. En effet, si l'ouverture était en totalité parallèle au câble (tendu), il suffirait d'un simple basculement ou translation latérale du support par rapport au câble pour que ce dernier sorte de la tête. L'ouverture latérale allongée, entre les extrémités axiales de la tête, pour introduction du câble dans la tête de support n'est donc par parallèle à l'axe du câble que le support doit retenir ou si elle l'est ce n'est pas sur toute sa longueur et on met en oeuvre des chicanes ou verrous possiblement amovibles -par exemple par rotation-, notamment aux extrémités de la tête de support. De préférence, on met en oeuvre une ouverture latérale contournée avec des chicanes ou une forme en hélice ou une autre forme adaptée, ayant en tout cas des parties non parallèles au câble installé.Thanks to the cable introduction opening implemented on the support head, this is no longer necessary since the cable is introduced laterally, on the side of the support head. At most, it may be necessary to relax the cable in order to be able to deform / fold it so that it can pass through the circumferential opening and / or the baffles of the support head in the event that the shape of this bypassed opening or baffles would require it. Since the introduction opening of the cable inside the head of the support is circumvented along the support or at least has portions not parallel to the installed cable or comprises baffles, effective maintenance is obtained. cable inside the head once the cable is tight. Indeed, if the opening was completely parallel to the cable (taut), it would be enough for a simple tilting or lateral translation of the support relative to the cable so that the latter leaves the head. The elongate lateral opening, between the axial ends of the head, for introducing the cable into the support head is therefore not parallel to the axis of the cable that the support must retain or if it is it is not not over its entire length and is implemented baffles or locks possibly removable-for example by rotation-, particularly at the ends of the support head. Preferably, a contoured side opening with baffles or a helical shape or other suitable shape is used, having in any case non-parallel parts to the installed cable.

L'exemple de support de câble 12 représenté sur les Figures 8 et 9 comporte une tête 13 cylindrique creuse allongée dans la direction du câble et à l'intérieur de laquelle peut être disposé et maintenu le câble. Cette tête comporte sur sa longueur, entre ses deux extrémités axiale, une ouverture latérale 17 allongée contournée d'une largeur telle qu'elle permet l'introduction latérale du câble à l'intérieur de la tête. La tête 13 est disposée sur un pied 14 d'épaisseur réduite afin que l'ouverture vers le bas du canal de câble du coulisseau puisse passer, la tête 13 pouvant passer dans le canal de câble du coulisseau. Afin de faciliter ce passage, les extrémités axiales de la tête présentent une conicité 18. Le pied de support 14 est fixé à un bâti par l'intermédiaire d'un socle 15. Le pied 14 est fixé au socle 15 par l'intermédiaire d'une fixation 16 indexée réglable en inclinaison latérale du pied par rapport au plan du socle. L'indexation de la fixation 16 comporte intérieurement (donc non visible sur les Figures 8 et 9) une goupille venant se placer dans un orifice déterminé d'une série d'orifices d'indexation lorsque la fixation 16 est verrouillée. Lorsqu'une contrainte ou un choc trop important est appliqué au support de câble 12, la goupille casse. Dans une variante, la goupille au lieu de se casser s'efface et il est possible de repositionner ultérieurement le support de câble sans changer ou réparer des éléments du support de câble.The cable support example 12 shown on the Figures 8 and 9 comprises a hollow cylindrical head 13 elongate in the direction of the cable and inside which can be arranged and maintained the cable. This head comprises along its length, between its two axial ends, an elongated lateral opening 17 of a width such that it allows the lateral introduction of the cable inside the head. The head 13 is disposed on a foot 14 of reduced thickness so that the downward opening of the cable channel of the slide can pass, the head 13 can pass into the cable channel of the slide. To facilitate this passage, the axial ends of the head have a taper 18. The support leg 14 is fixed to a frame via a base 15. The foot 14 is fixed to the base 15 via an indexed attachment 16 adjustable lateral inclination of the foot relative to the plane of the base. The indexing of the fastener 16 has inwardly (thus not visible on the Figures 8 and 9 ) a pin being placed in a determined orifice of a series of indexing holes when the fastener 16 is locked. When a stress or excessive shock is applied to the cable support 12, the pin breaks. In a variant, the pin instead of breaking disappears and it is possible to reposition the cable support at a later date without changing or repairing elements of the cable support.

Le manchon de guidage 19 de la Figure 10 est destiné à arrondir le trajet du câble de la ligne de vie. Ce manchon est une pièce rigide, courbée, et allongée qui comporte d'une extrémité à l'autre une ouverture latérale 22 permettant l'introduction latérale du câble et telle que le coté intérieur de la courbure reste fermé pour que le câble une fois installé dans le manchon puisse prendre appui et être maintenu coté intérieur de la courbure. De plus, le manchon 19 comporte à chacune de ses deux extrémités une chicane latérale 23 correspondant ici à une ouverture latérale d'une partie tubulaire d'extrémité de manchon. Sur la Figure 10, l'ouverture latérale 22 est bien plus large que l'ouverture latérale 23 d'extrémité. Dans une autre modalité, ces deux ouvertures ont la même largeur correspondant à celle de l'ouverture latérale 23 d'extrémité. On comprend que toute autre variante peut également fonctionner.The guide sleeve 19 of the Figure 10 is intended to round the cable path of the lifeline. This sleeve is a rigid, curved, and elongate piece which comprises, from one end to the other, a lateral opening 22 allowing the lateral introduction of the cable and such that the inner side of the curvature remains closed so that the cable once installed in the sleeve can bear and be maintained side of the curvature. In addition, the sleeve 19 has at each of its two ends a lateral baffle 23 corresponding here to a lateral opening of a tubular sleeve end portion. On the Figure 10 , the lateral opening 22 is much wider than the lateral opening 23 end. In another embodiment, these two openings have the same width corresponding to that of the lateral opening 23 end. It is understood that any other variant can also work.

Sur la Figure 10, un manchon de guidage 19 pour ligne de vie est représenté installé à un angle d'une construction 21. Pour cela, le manchon de guidage a été fixé à ses deux extrémités sur deux supports de câble 20 ayant dans cet exemple une tête classique sans ouverture latérale d'insertion de câble. Dans d'autres modalités de mise en oeuvre, on utilise des supports de câble 12 du type à ouverture latérale 17 d'insertion de câble et les ouvertures latérales d'extrémité 23 de manchon de guidage viennent en correspondance avec les ouvertures latérales 17 des supports de câble 12.On the Figure 10 , a guide sleeve 19 for life line is shown installed at an angle of a construction 21. For this, the guide sleeve was fixed at both ends on two cable supports 20 having in this example a conventional head without lateral opening of cable insertion. In other embodiments, cable holders 12 of the cable-insertion side-opening type 17 are used, and the lateral guide-pin end openings 23 correspond to the lateral openings 17 of the supports. cable 12.

Claims (10)

  1. A rope grab (1) for a user fall protection lifeline, the rope grab being intended to be able to slide along a tight rope held by supports and forming the lifeline, wherein the user can fasten himself to said rope grab through a removable lanyard fastener, the rope grab being intended to embrace the rope passing through a rope channel of the rope grab, in order to allow the fastened user to move to a first lateral side of the lifetime, the lanyard fastener being fastened on the lateral side of the rope grab corresponding to the first lateral side of the lifeline, such that it includes a means making it possible to pass the lanyard fastener to either one lateral side of the rope grab without having to disassemble and reassemble said lanyard fastener from and to said rope grab et without having to disassemble the rope grab from the rope, said means being a closed lanyard fastener path (7, 9), extended between the two lateral sides of the rope grab, and inside which said lanyard fastener may be caused to slide, the lanyard fastener path (7, 9) being arranged perpendicular to the rope channel of the rope grab, characterized in that at least one removable locking means (8) is arranged along the lanyard fastener path in order to lock said lanyard fastener on either lateral side, in the corresponding end (7) of the path.
  2. The rope grab (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes two removable locking means for the lanyard fastener path, one per rope grab lateral side, and in that the two removable locking means have a single control means, said control means being a rotationally articulated arch, the ends of the arch forming the locking means interfering with the path, in the non-unlocked position, and at least one of the ends stepping aside from the path, in the unlocking position.
  3. The rope grab (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rope grab has two axial ends in the direction of the rope and in that an inlet for rope passage through the rope grab within the rope channel is arranged on each of the axial ends, the edge of said inlet having at least two guiding slops, a first one (11), that is substantially conical towards the rope channel, and a second one (10), that is inclined downward, the rope channel being longer towards the top that towards the bottom of the rope grab.
  4. The rope grab (1) according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the rope grab embraces the rope in the rope channel (6) with a removable closing means (3), wherein, in the closed position of the closing means, the rope grab cannot be removed from the rope, and in the open position of the closing means, the rope grab can removed from the rope, and in that the removable closing means partially surrounds the rope in the closed position in order to leave a free opening space towards the bottom (5) of the rope grab, through which the support feet may freely pass when the rope grab slides along the lifeline by passing on a support along the rope, the downward opening of the rope channel, in the closed position of the rope channel closing means, having a width lower than the diameter of the rope but higher than the thickness of the support foot.
  5. The rope grab (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the removable closing means of the rope channel of the rope grab has a lateral edge of the rope channel that is tiltable towards the inside of the rope channel in the open position of said closing means.
  6. The rope grab (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is installed on a tight rope held by rope supports (12), said rope support having a hollow cylindrical head (13) elongated in the direction of the rope and inside which is arranged and held the rope, said head including over its length, between its two axial ends, a contoured elongated lateral opening (17) of such a width that it allows the lateral introduction of the rope body into said head by passage of said rope through the lateral side of the head.
  7. The rope grab (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the rope support is fastened to a frame through a basement (15), the basement being topped with the support foot (14), the latter being topped with the support head (13), and in that the foot is fastened to the basement through an indexed fastener (16) adjustable in lateral inclination of the foot with respect to the basement plane, said indexing including a pin coming in position in a determined orifice of a series of indexing orifices when the fastener is locked.
  8. The rope grab (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the indexed fastener between the foot and the rope support basement has a threshold of mechanical strength to the lateral efforts that is lower than the minimal mechanical strength of the other elements of the rope support for the lateral efforts so that, when a lateral effort causing an exceeding of the threshold at the fastener is applied to the support, the pin is broken.
  9. The rope grab (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is installed on a lifeline having at least one bent, the rope going back to another direction than its preceding direction at said bent, an elongated, curved, stiff guiding sleeve (19) being arranged about the cable at said bent, said sleeve including from one end to the other a lateral opening (22) allowing the lateral introduction of the rope body into said sleeve, said lateral opening being arranged along the sleeve so that the inner side of the bent remains closed in order for the rope installed in the sleeve to be able to bear thereon and to be held therein.
  10. The rope grab (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that the sleeve has at each of its two ends a lateral chicane (23).
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