WINCHES WITH AXIALLY ALIGNED, MECHANICALLY ACTUATED BRAKES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AMD METHODS
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United States of America Patent
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Issued Date -
Jan 3, 2019
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Jun 30, 2017
filing date -
Jun 30, 2017
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Abstract
Winches with axially aligned, mechanically actuated brakes, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative winch includes a cable drum rotatable in a winding direction and an unwinding direction, a drive motor, a drive shaft coupled to the drive motor and rotatable about a shaft axis, a gear train coupled to the drive shaft and the cable drum, and a mechanically actuated brake. The brake can include a first element coupled to the drive shaft and rotatable about the shaft axis, a second element coupled to the cable drum and rotatable about the shaft axis, and a friction element positioned between the first and second elements and rotatable about the shaft axis. At least one of the first and second elements can be movable toward and away from the other between an engaged position with the friction element clamped between the first and second elements, and a disengaged position with the friction element unclamped.
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