Patents Assigned to FATZER AG DRAHTSEILFABRIK
  • Patent number: 11162214
    Abstract: A longitudinal element produced with a core made of high-strength fibers and at least one metal casing, preferably steel, surrounding this core. In this way, there is the significant advantage that these high-strength fibers, which are very lightweight in relation to their strength, are protected in a number of ways, namely against humidity, moisture, UV light and other environmental influences. In addition, the metal casing provides the fibers with protection against transverse loads. In this way, all the high-strength properties of the traction or suspension means are maintained over a sustained period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: FATZER AG DRAHTSEILFABRIK
    Inventor: Corinna Wendeler-Göggelmann
  • Patent number: 10731727
    Abstract: A prestressing cable, in particular for static structures, that includes a longitudinal element and connection elements at the end faces of the longitudinal element. The longitudinal element has stranded wires, the end faces of which are anchored into the connection elements. The prestressing cable includes approximately parallel strands, each of which has stranded wires. The wires are spread apart at their end faces in the funnel-shaped opening of the respective connection element and anchored by a casting process, wherein the frustum-shaped funnel widens away from the strands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: FATZER AG DRAHTSEILFABRIK
    Inventor: Bernhard Eicher
  • Publication number: 20200199814
    Abstract: A longitudinal element produced with a core made of high-strength fibers and at least one metal casing, preferably steel, surrounding this core. In this way, there is the significant advantage that these high-strength fibers, which are very lightweight in relation to their strength, are protected in a number of ways, namely against humidity, moisture, UV light and other environmental influences. In addition, the metal casing provides the fibers with protection against transverse loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: FATZER AG DRAHTSEILFABRIK
    Inventor: Corinna Wendeler-Göggelmann
  • Patent number: 10370007
    Abstract: Inspection and monitoring system consists of a measuring unit fixedly installed in the cable railway, a storage and transmission unit operatively connected to the latter for the storage and communication of the measurement data, and an assessment unit connected to the latter via Ethernet or some comparable network in order to assess and visualize the measurement data in a remote monitoring station away from the cable railway from which the inspection process is initiated automatically according to a set program. Assessment of the inspection results in the remote monitoring station also takes place automatically by means of a pre-specified program. The station can be in operation around the clock and can also monitor a number of cable railways a long way away at the same time. It works reliably without staff interaction and enables precise management of the cable in view of its optimal life span.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Fatzer AG Drahtseilfabrik
    Inventor: Daniel Graf
  • Publication number: 20170299018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prestressing cable (1), in particular for static structures, said cable being provided with a longitudinal element (1?) and connection elements (2) at the end faces of said element. The longitudinal element (1?) has a plurality of stranded wires, the end faces of which are anchored into the connection elements (2). The prestressing cable (1) is composed of multiple approximately parallel strands (3a, 3b, 3c), each of which comprises multiple stranded wires (7). The wires (7) are spread apart at their end faces in the funnel-shaped opening (5) of the respective connection element (2) and anchored by a casting process, wherein the frustum-shaped funnel widens away from the strands (3a, 3b, 3c). The straight arrangement of multiple strands results in particular in the significant improvement of the properties relating to vibrational loads even with wires of high strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: FATZER AG DRAHTSEILFABRIK
    Inventor: Bernhard Eicher
  • Patent number: 9593446
    Abstract: With a wire rope comprising at least one plastic core (11) and a number of wire strands (15) twisted around the latter a helical groove (20) is respectively produced by machining around the periphery of the plastic core (11) for each wire strand (15). The cross section of these helical grooves (20) is respectively matched to the outside diameter of the wire strands (15). The plastic core (11) is provided with the helical grooves (20) for receiving the wire strands (15) by this machining directly before the wire strands (15) are wound onto said core. By thus forming the wire rope by means of this machining in order to produce helical grooves of the plastic core, optimal guiding of the wire strands in the twisted state is achieved, and so overall there are improvements to the properties of the wire rope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Fatzer AG Drahtseilfabrik
    Inventor: Christof Nater
  • Publication number: 20160297455
    Abstract: Inspection and monitoring system consists of a measuring unit fixedly installed in the cable railway, a storage and transmission unit operatively connected to the latter for the storage and communication of the measurement data, and an assessment unit connected to the latter via Ethernet or some comparable network in order to assess and visualize the measurement data in a remote monitoring station away from the cable railway from which the inspection process is initiated automatically according to a set program. Assessment of the inspection results in the remote monitoring station also takes place automatically by means of a pre-specified program. The station can be in operation around the clock and can also monitor a number of cable railways a long way away at the same time. It works reliably without staff interaction and enables precise management of the cable in view of its optimal life span.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: FATZER AG DRAHTSEILFABRIK
    Inventor: Daniel Graf