Fall protection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9861841-B1
Application number	US-201615226745-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Aug 2, 2016
Priority date	Aug 2, 2016
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

A fall protection device adapted to be connected to a safety belt is provided, including a frame forming a containing space, a shaft lever provided on the frame, a retard member, and a rotary drum. The retard member is pivotally provided on the shaft lever rotatably, which is received in the containing space, and has a friction surface. The rotary drum is fitted around the retard member, and has an outer surface and an inner surface; the outer surface is adapted to be winded by the safety belt, and the inner surface faces to the friction surface. In a first operating state, the retard member and the rotary drum rotate coaxially. In a second operating state, the rotary drum rotates relative to the fixed retard member. A rotational friction is generated between the friction surface and the inner surface, which slows down the rotational speed of the rotary drum.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fall protection device, which is adapted to be connected to a safety belt, comprising:
a frame forming a containing space;
a shaft lever provided on the frame;
a retard member pivotally provided on the shaft lever rotatably, wherein the retard member is received in the containing space, and has a friction surface;
a rotary drum fitted around the retard member, wherein the rotary drum has an outer surface and an inner surface; the outer surface is adapted to be wound by the safety belt, and the inner surface faces to the friction surface of the retard member;
a turntable pivotally provided on the shaft lever, wherein an end surface of the retard member is fixed to the turntable; and
a brake assembly, wherein the brake assembly comprises a brake part; the brake part is pivotally connected to the turntable;
wherein, in a first operating state, the retard member and the rotary drum rotate coaxially, and the brake part is positioned without contacting with the frame; in a second operating state, the brake part is moved to be engaged with the frame, which fixes the turntable and the retard member such that the retard member is fixed, while the rotary drum rotates relative to the retard member, wherein a rotational friction is generated between the friction surface of the retard member and the inner surface of the rotary drum, which slows down the rotational speed of the rotary drum.

2. The fall protection device of claim 1 , wherein a fit tolerance between the inner surface of the rotary drum and the friction surface of the retard member is between 0 mm and 0.3 mm.

3. The fall protection device of claim 1 , wherein the retard member is press fitted into the rotary drum.

4. The fall protection device of claim 1 , wherein the retard member has a plurality of ribs separately arranged, wherein an extension direction of each of the plurality of ribs is parallel to an axial direction of the shaft lever, and a top surface of each of the ribs forms the friction surface.

5. The fall protection device of claim 2 , wherein the retard member has a plurality of ribs separately arranged, wherein an extension direction of each of the plurality of ribs is parallel to an axial direction of the shaft lever, and a top surface of each of the ribs forms the friction surface.

6. The fall protection device of claim 3 , wherein the retard member has a plurality of ribs separately arranged, wherein an extension direction of each of the plurality of ribs is parallel to an axial direction of the shaft lever, and a top surface of each of the ribs forms the friction surface.

7. The fall protection device of claim 1 , wherein the brake assembly further comprises a return spring, wherein the brake part is pivotally connected to the turntable, and the return spring is connected to the brake part and the turntable with two ends thereof respectively; in the first operating state, the brake part is pulled by the return spring to be positioned without contacting with the frame; in the second operating state, the brake part is swung to be engaged with the frame by a torque against to an elastic force of the return spring, which fixes the turntable and the retard member.

8. The fall protection device of claim 7 , wherein the frame has a first stop portion; in the second operating state, a first portion of the brake part abuts against the first stop portion.

9. The fall protection device of claim 8 , wherein the turntable has a second stop portion; in the second operating state, a second portion of the brake part abuts against the second stop portion.

10. The fall protection device of claim 1 , further comprising a lateral cover and a spiral spring, wherein the lateral cover is received in the containing space, and is connected to the rotary drum; the lateral cover and the rotary drum rotate coaxially; the spiral spring is provided between the lateral cover and the rotary drum, and is fixed to the shaft lever and the lateral cover with two ends thereof respectively; the spiral spring is adapted to provide the rotary drum a restoring force to rewind the safety belt.

11. The fall protection device of claim 10 , wherein the shaft lever has a groove recessed into an outer surface thereof, and an extending direction of the groove is parallel to an axial direction of the shaft lever; one of the two ends of the spiral spring is engaged with the groove.

12. The fall protection device of claim 10 , wherein a plurality of protrusions are projected from an inner surface of the lateral cover, and are separately arranged; one of the two ends of the spiral spring is fixed between two adjacent protrusions among the plurality of protrusions.

Assignees

• Yoke Ind Corp

Inventors

• Hung Wei-Chieh

Classifications

• A62B35/0043

  Lifelines, lanyards, and anchors therefore (attachments A62B35/0037) · CPC title

• A62B35/0093 Primary

  Fall arrest reel devices · CPC title

• A62B1/10

  mechanically operated · CPC title