Winch equipped with a variable torque limiter
US12398025B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66D1/58
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A winch includes a rotary drum, a cable which can be wound on the drum in multiple layers, and a brake for braking the rotation of the drum, the brake being calibrated to permit the rotation of the drum beyond a variable torque which decreases as the length of the cable wound on the drum increases.
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