Winches with dual mode remote control, and associated systems and methods

US10781086B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Westin Automotive Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jacob August · Sherwood, US
• Ron Dennis · Woodburn, US
• Timothy Mark Frazier · Beaverton, US
• Jon Mason · Old Saybrook, US
• Scott Salmon · Hoboken, US
• Ty Hargroder · Portland, US
• David Scuito · Molalla, US
• David Burns · Wilsonville, US
• Brent Nasset · Salem, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 22, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 16, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08C17/02
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Winches with dual mode remote controls, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative winch can include a frame, a cable drum rotatably supported by the frame, a drive motor operatively connected to the cable drum, and a winch control module. The winch control module can include an enable/disable circuit having a normally open ground path connection and a controller having wireless capability connected to the enable/disable circuit. The controller can include instructions to disable the wireless capability of the controller when the normally open ground path connection is completed.