Reel braking system

A braking system for a hose or cable reel, the hose or cable reel comprising a hose or cable disposed on a rotatable drum that is configured to rotate in a first direction, to allow the hose or cable to be extended from the drum, and in a second opposite direction, to retract the hose or cable onto the drum, the braking system comprising:

• a housing configured to fit inside the drum of the reel and to rotate with the drum, the housing comprising fluid inlet and outlet orifices opening into an inside of the housing;
• first and second conduits in fluid communication with, respectively, the inlet and outlet orifices;
• a gerotor comprising inner and outer gears disposed inside the housing, wherein the inner gear is attachable to a shaft of the reel and the outer gear is configured to rotate relative to the inner gear with the housing and the drum during use thereby causing hydraulic fluid to be pumped through the gerotor;
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• a valve configuration connected to respective ends of the first and second conduits, the valve configuration being configured to limit flow of the hydraulic fluid through the valve configuration from the first conduit to the second conduit upon rotation of the drum in the second direction to thereby impede rotation of the drum, and to allow the flow of the hydraulic fluid through the valve configuration from the second conduit to the first conduit upon rotation of the drum in the first direction so that the drum is able to rotate relatively unimpeded during extension of the hose or cable from the drum.