Research on transverse vibration characteristics of rope change device with clamping chain transmission in lifting system

In order to reduce load impact and hydraulic leakage happened in the process of locked rope switching or stroke arrival for the present rope changing devices, a novel type of rope changing device with clamping chain transmission is designed based on the “pipe forming mechanism”. The new device fundamentally improves the safety and stability of steel-rope. By theoretical deduction, the steel-rope transverse vibrations in rope changing of the new device are calculated. Results show that the compacting force of locked-rope mechanism can reduce the transverse vibration amplitude by 80 % or more, which is caused by the polygon effect in chain transmission; as the increasing rigidity of locking disc spring, the limitation for transverse vibration displacement of wire rope becomes stronger, and the effect is fading when the rigidity reaches a certain value. Transverse vibration trends of steel-rope from test are consistent with the theoretical calculation results, which verify the correctness of the theoretical calculation; The maximum vibration amplitude of steel-rope is less than 0.4mm, effectively limiting the transverse vibration caused by the polygon effect in chain transmission and making the steel-rope work continuously and smoothly.