We describe a winch (100, 200) comprising: a rope (105); an overwinding sensor (106) coupled to the rope (105), wherein the overwinding sensor (106) is moveable between a first position and a second position upon winding and/or unwinding of the rope (105), and wherein the overwinding sensor (106) comprises a first electrically conducting member; a contact member (104) comprising a second electrically conducting member which is contactable by the first electrically conducting member when the overwinding sensor (106) is in the second position, wherein the second electrically conducting member is not contactable by the first electrically conducting member when the overwinding sensor (106) is in the first position; and wherein the winch (100, 200) is configured to stop and/or prevent and/or hamper winding of the rope (105) upon establishment of an electrical contact between the first electrically conducting member and the second electrically conducting member when the overwinding sensor (106) is in the second position.
WINCH, AND METHOD OF PREVENTING ROPE SLACK OF A ROPE WINCH
WINDE UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERMEIDUNG DER SCHLAFFHEIT DES SEILS EINER SEILWINDE
TREUIL ET PROCEDE POUR EVITER LE MOU DE LA CORDE D'UN TREUIL A CORDE
2021-03-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H02G INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES , Verlegen oder Installieren elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen, Verlegen oder Installieren kombinierter optischer und elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen / B66C Krane , CRANES / B66D Haspeln , CAPSTANS |