Patent ID: 7422190
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: E01D

Abstract:
1. A device for damping the vibrations of a cable used in the structure of a construction work, the cable comprising a bundle of metal strands having ends anchored to the work and being surrounded, in at least one region adjacent to an anchored end of the bundle, by a tube connected to the work, the device comprising a collar for placement around the bundle of strands and means for absorbing vibration energy, said means for absorbing mounted to the collar and mountable to the tube, wherein the means for absorbing comprise at least two dampers, each damper having a substantially linear stroke, said dampers placeable substantially radially relative to a cable and distributed at angles around a cable, each damper having a first link articulated with the collar and a second link articulated with a support secureable to the tube.