Hand winch with brake and freewheel
First Claim
1. A hand winch comprising:
- a winding roll for receiving a flexible elongated member;
a manually operated shaft acting on the winding roll;
a friction brake including a brake disk slidably mounted on said shaft and a gear member engaging said winding roll and mounted on said shaft such that said gear member can move between a release position and a brake position in which said gear member enters into frictional contact with said brake disk, thus generating a braking torque opposite to a direction of winding off said flexible elongated member for braking said winding roll; and
in which said brake disk applies an axial force generated by said gear member onto counter bearing means mounted on said shaft for separately applying both torsional forces and axial forces to said shaft.
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Abstract
A hand winch including a winding roll, a flexible elongated member, a shaft connected to the winding roll, a friction brake including a brake disk and a gear element engaging the winding roll and mounted on the shaft. The gear element has a release position and a brake position in which the gear element enters into frictional contact with the brake disk, generating a braking torque resisting winding off the flexible elongated member. Friction means is provided between the shaft and the gear element for generating a frictional resistance therebetween such that, if a driving force acting on the gear element does not overcome the frictional resistance established by the friction means, the gear element drives the shaft through friction means. However, if the driving force between the shaft and the gear element overcomes the frictional resistance, relative movement between the gear element and the shaft occurs.
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7 Claims
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1. A hand winch comprising:
- a winding roll for receiving a flexible elongated member;
a manually operated shaft acting on the winding roll;
a friction brake including a brake disk slidably mounted on said shaft and a gear member engaging said winding roll and mounted on said shaft such that said gear member can move between a release position and a brake position in which said gear member enters into frictional contact with said brake disk, thus generating a braking torque opposite to a direction of winding off said flexible elongated member for braking said winding roll; and
in which said brake disk applies an axial force generated by said gear member onto counter bearing means mounted on said shaft for separately applying both torsional forces and axial forces to said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- a winding roll for receiving a flexible elongated member;
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5. A hand winch comprising:
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a winding roll for receiving a flexible elongated member, a manually operated shaft acting on said winding roll, and a friction brake including, a brake disk and a gear member engaging with said winding roll and mounted on said shaft such that said gear member can move between a release position and a brake position in which said gear member enters into frictional contact with said brake disk, thus generating a braking torque opposite to a direction of winding off said flexible elongated member, for braking said winding roll, wherein said brake disk is slidably mounted on said shaft such that it transmits an axial force generated by said gear member onto a counter bearing arranged on said shaft, said counter bearing comprising a torque transmitting disk mounted on said shaft for transmitting torsional moments to said shaft without transmitting any substantial axial forces to said shaft, and an axial force transmitting disk separate from said torque transmitting disk and mounted on said shaft for transmitting axial forces to said shaft without transferring any substantial torsional moments to said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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