A fairlead for use with a winch is disclosed. The fairlead is made up of a first and second roller, a motor, a sensor, and a controller. The rollers are adapted to aid in spooling or unspooling a line. The motor drives at least the first roller. The sensor determines whether a winch drum is spooling or unspooling a line. The controller is connected to the motor and communicates with the sensor. The sensor determines whether the winch drum is spooling or unspooling the line. The controller is configured to direct the motor so that the rollers assist in unspooling or spooling the line in coordination with the winch drum. In some embodiments, the fairlead is integrated into the winch.


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    Title :

    Motor-driven fairlead for assisting spooling or unspooling from a winch


    Contributors:
    HALL DAVID R (author) / MADSEN DANIEL (author) / MILES JEROME (author) / CLOUSE DUSTIN (author)

    Publication date :

    2021-03-02


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B66D Haspeln , CAPSTANS / G08B SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS , Signalisier- oder Rufsysteme



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