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US 11,472,054 B2Granted
Winder unit for vehicle glazing panel cut out
AssigneeBelron International Limited
InventorWilliam Finck
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Abstract
A winder unit (1) for winding cutting line (41), for vehicle glazing panel removal, has a rotatable spindle shaft (61) for winding the cutting line (41) and a ratchet device (90) mounted to the spindle shaft (61) by means of a one-way rotational bearing or clutch (75). Typically the ratchet device (90) 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.
Claims14
A winder unit for use in cutting out a vehicle glazing panel, the winder unit comprising:
- a rotatable spindle shaft for winding;
- a winder spool for winding cutting line used to cut out the vehicle glazing panel, wherein the winder spool is mounted to the spindle shaft;
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- a ratchet device 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, the ratchet collar having a plurality of recesses axially spaced along the spindle shaft from the one-way rotational bearing or clutch, and the pawl being configured to be engaged and disengaged from the plurality of recesses;
- wherein operation of the spindle shaft is controlled by the ratchet device and the one-way rotational bearing or clutch, and wherein the ratchet device acts on the one-way rotational bearing or clutch to control operation of the spindle shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.