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US 10,569,437 B2Granted
Winder unit for vehicle glazing panel cut out
AssigneeBelron International Limited
InventorWilliam Finck
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Abstract
A winder unit for winding cutting line, for vehicle glazing panel removal, has a rotatable spindle shaft for winding the cutting line and a ratchet device mounted to the spindle shaft by means of a one-way rotational bearing or clutch. Typically the ratchet device has a component mounted to rotate in unison with the one-way rotational bearing or clutch. The improvement provides a rotational directional control providing 2 one-way rotational control devices in concert.
Claims17
A winder unit for winding cutting line, the winder unit comprising:
- a rotatable spindle shaft for winding;
- and
- a ratchet device being mounted to the spindle shaft by means of a one-way rotational bearing or clutch,
- wherein the ratchet device comprises a pawl and a ratchet collar, which is mounted to the one-way rotational bearing or clutch, the ratchet collar defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced through openings, the pawl being configured to be engaged and disengaged from the through openings on the ratchet collar.
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A winder unit for winding cutting line, the winder unit comprising:
- a rotatable spindle shaft for winding;
- and
- a ratchet device being mounted to the spindle shaft by means of a one-way rotational bearing or clutch,
- wherein the ratchet device comprises a pawl and a ratchet collar, which is mounted to the one-way rotational bearing or clutch, the ratchet collar defining a plurality of openings, the pawl being configured to be engaged and disengaged from the openings on the ratchet collar, wherein the one-way rotational bearing or clutch is axially spaced along the spindle shaft from the plurality openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.