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Traction apparatus and rope take-up mechanism of traction apparatus

US8821428B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 2007
Grant dateSep 2, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F5/01
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A traction apparatus which impresses a desired traction force to a body to be pulled is provided. The traction apparatus includes: a traction mechanism that includes a harness coupled to the body to be pulled, a rope having one end attached to the harness, and a take-up drum attaching to an other end of the rope and impressing the traction force on the body to be pulled by taking up the rope; a first pulley that engages at a predetermined wrapping angle the rope to which the traction force is impressed by being taken up by the take-up drum, a rope load being impressed to the first pulley from the rope; a coupling plate that rotatably holds the first pulley, the rope load being impressed to the coupling plate from the first pulley; a load sensor plate that holds the coupling plate at one end portion thereof, the rope load being impressed to the load sensor from the coupling plate; an outer frame that fixes an other end portion of the load sensor plate; and a load cell adhered to a surface of the load sensor plate.

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