Winch
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1. A winch, comprising:
- a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and a first drum support coupled to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case;
a rotatable drum;
a gear reduction unit drivingly attached to the motor, the gear reduction unit including multiple planetary gear sets and having a gear housing including a gear case and a second drum support attached to the gear case for closing an end of the gear case; and
three motor terminals linearly aligned with one another along a top side of the motor housing, vertically above the motor and protruding through a top side of the first drum support, and, where the three motor terminals electrically couple the motor to a control unit of the winch.
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A winch includes a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and an integrated first drum support attached to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case. A gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and second drum support attached to the gear case. A tie plate is connected to the first and second drum supports. A control unit is removably mounted to the tie plate. A rotatable drum is supported by the first and second drum supports.
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1. A winch, comprising:
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a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and a first drum support coupled to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case; a rotatable drum; a gear reduction unit drivingly attached to the motor, the gear reduction unit including multiple planetary gear sets and having a gear housing including a gear case and a second drum support attached to the gear case for closing an end of the gear case; and three motor terminals linearly aligned with one another along a top side of the motor housing, vertically above the motor and protruding through a top side of the first drum support, and, where the three motor terminals electrically couple the motor to a control unit of the winch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A winch, comprising:
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a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and a first drum support coupled to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case; a gear reduction unit drivingly attached to the motor and having a gear housing including a gear case and a second drum support attached to said gear case for closing an end of said gear case; a rotatable drum drivingly connected to the motor and supported by the first and second drum supports; a tie structure including two side rails extending across a length of the drum, directly above the drum, and connecting the first and second drum supports to one another; a control unit removably mounted above the drum and directly to the two side rails; and three motor terminals coupled to a top surface of the motor housing, wherein the three motor terminals are positioned in a line perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the rotatable drum. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A winch, comprising:
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a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and a first drum support coupled to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case; a gear reduction unit drivingly attached to the motor and having a gear housing including a gear case and a second drum support attached to said gear case for closing an end of said gear case; a rotatable drum drivingly connected to the motor and supported by the first and second drum supports, where the drum is positioned between the motor and the gear reduction unit; two side rails extending across a length of the drum, above the drum, and connecting the first and second drum supports to one another; three motor terminals coupled to a top surface of the motor housing, the three motor terminals linearly aligned with one another along the top surface; a brake positioned external to the drum; and an opening formed between one of the two side rails and a bottom of the winch, where the opening is positioned in front of the drum. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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