Fall arrester

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12076594-B2
Application number	US-202017101195-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2020
Priority date	Nov 23, 2020
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

A fall arrester includes a holder, rotating drum, braking device, and dust cover. The rotating drum is pivotally provided on and within the holder, and includes a main body and at least one pawl; the main body has an accommodating part to be wound by a cable and a setting part. The pawl is pivotally provided on the setting part, and the braking device is fixed to the holder and between the holder and the setting part. When the rotating drum rotates quickly by pull of the cable, the pawl would pivot and make a part thereof abut against a part of the braking device to stop the rotating drum. The dust cover is fixed to the setting part, and thereby prevents dust from affecting the pawl and the braking device located therein, and thus to enhance safe use thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fall arrester, comprising:
a holder which comprises a first arm and a second arm;
a rotating drum which is pivotally provided on the holder and located between the first arm and the second arm; the rotating drum comprises a main body and at least one pawl, wherein the main body has an accommodating part and a setting part; the accommodating part is provided to be wound by a flexible long strip; the at least one pawl has a first abutting portion and is pivotally provided on the setting part; when the rotating drum rotates at a speed which is equal to or more than a predetermined speed, the first abutting portion of the at least one pawl pivots form a first position to a second position;
a braking device which has a convex portion and is fixed to the first arm by the convex portion so that the braking device is located between the first arm and the setting part; the braking device further has a second abutting portion which is located on a rotation path of the first abutting portion in the second position, wherein the rotation path is formed by the rotation of the rotating drum; thus, the second abutting portion can abut against the first abutting portion to stop the rotation of the rotating drum; and
a dust cover which is fixed to the setting part and is located between the setting part and the first arm; an enclosed space is formed between the dust cover and the setting part, and the at least one pawl and the braking device are located in the enclosed space; the dust cover has a hole, and the convex portion protrudes from the hole;
wherein the dust cover is continuously rotated in tandem along with the rotating drum;
wherein the dust cover comprises a main cover and at least one auxiliary cover which is connected to a periphery of the main cover; the braking device is located in the main cover, and the at least one pawl is located in the at least one auxiliary cover.

2. The fall arrester of claim 1 , wherein a contour of the hole of the dust cover is corresponding to a shape of the convex portion.

3. A fall arrester, comprising:
a holder which comprises a first arm and a second arm;
a rotating drum which is pivotally provided on the holder and located between the first arm and the second arm; the rotating drum comprises a main body and at least one pawl, wherein the main body has an accommodating part and a setting part; the accommodating part is provided to be wound by a flexible long strip; the at least one pawl has a first abutting portion and is pivotally provided on the setting part; when the rotating drum rotates at a speed which is equal to or more than a predetermined speed, the first abutting portion of the at least one pawl pivots form a first position to a second position;
a braking device which has a convex portion and is fixed to the first arm by the convex portion so that the braking device is located between the first arm and the setting part; the braking device further has a second abutting portion which is located on a rotation path of the first abutting portion in the second position, wherein the rotation path is formed by the rotation of the rotating drum; thus, the second abutting portion can abut against the first abutting portion to stop the rotation of the rotating drum; and
a dust cover which is fixed to the setting part and is located between the setting part and the first arm; an enclosed space is formed between the dust cover and the setting part, and the at least one pawl and the braking device are located in the enclosed space; the dust cover has a hole, and the convex portion protrudes from the hole;
wherein the dust cover comprises a main cover and two auxiliary covers which are connected to a periphery of the main cover; the braking device is located in the main cover, and the two pawls are located in the two auxiliary covers;
wherein the dust cover is rotated along with the rotating drum.

Assignees

• Yoke Ind Corp

Inventors

• Hung Wei-Chieh
• Liao Wen-Ming

Classifications

• A62B1/10 Primary

  mechanically operated · CPC title

• A62B1/18

  Other single parts for rope lowering-devices, e.g. take-up rollers for ropes, devices for shooting ropes · CPC title

• A62B35/0093 Primary

  Fall arrest reel devices · CPC title