Remote winch clutch system

A winch is provided including a rotatable drum and a gear train drivingly connecting a motor to the rotatable drum. The gear train includes a clutch that is operable to be disengaged to allow the rotatable drum to free spool. A clutch actuator is provided for disengaging the clutch and the clutch in...

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Main Authors HERAVI, OLIVER, AVERILL, BRYAN M, CHRISTENSEN, KEVIN M, PAUWELS, GARRETT F, WALSTON, JEFF
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.09.2015
Subjects
CAPSTANS
HAULING
HOISTING
HOISTS
LIFTING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS
TRANSPORTING
WINCHES
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Summary:A winch is provided including a rotatable drum and a gear train drivingly connecting a motor to the rotatable drum. The gear train includes a clutch that is operable to be disengaged to allow the rotatable drum to free spool. A clutch actuator is provided for disengaging the clutch and the clutch includes a pivoting pawl having a first end that engages a clutch dog of a planetary ring gear and the clutch actuator includes an electro-magnetic solenoid having a plunger that engages a second end of the pivoting pawl.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20140226537