US 12,435,468 B2
Deicing device for a sheath of a structural cable and a method for deicing a structural cable
Emmanuel Cros, Paris (FR); and Miklos Toth, Les Lilas (FR)
Assigned to SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET, Rueil Malmaison (FR)
Appl. No. 17/594,937
Filed by SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET, Rueil Malmaison (FR)
PCT Filed May 14, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/000598
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 3, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/229867, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0220669 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. E01D 19/00 (2006.01); B08B 7/02 (2006.01); D07B 1/14 (2006.01); D07B 1/16 (2006.01); E01D 19/16 (2006.01); E04H 12/20 (2006.01)
CPC D07B 1/14 (2013.01) [B08B 7/02 (2013.01); D07B 1/162 (2013.01); D07B 2401/203 (2013.01); D07B 2401/204 (2013.01); D07B 2501/203 (2013.01); E01D 19/16 (2013.01); E04H 12/20 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A deicing device for a sheath of a structural cable, the sheath having an inner surface, the structural cable comprising tendons housed in the sheath, the deicing device comprising:
a base;
a bearing element; and
a power system configured to press the bearing element against the tendons while the base is in contact with the inner surface of the sheath.