Glazing panel removal
AssigneeBelron International Limited
InventorWilliam Finck
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Abstract
A glazing panel removal device comprising a winder unit having first and second winder spools for winding a cutting filament and a drive, for driving the winder spools. The drive means includes a single or common drive input for driving both the first and second winder spools. The drive may be a rotary input drive, and driving the rotary input in a first rotary direction may cause winding of the filament onto the first winder spool and driving the rotary input in the opposite direction causes winding of the filament onto the second winder spool.
Claims16
A unitary device for removing a vehicle glazing panel, the unitary device comprising:
- at least one mount integral to the unitary device and configured to mount the device to a vehicle glazing panel;
- first and second winder spools integral to the unitary device and configured to wind a cutting filament used to remove the vehicle glazing panel;
- a first set of guide pulleys integral to the unitary device and disposed at positions offset from the first winder spool;
- a first inclined pulley integral to the unitary device and disposed at a position offset from the first winder spool at an inclined angle relative to the first set of guide pulleys;
- a second set of guide pulleys integral to the unitary device and disposed at positions offset from the second winder spool;
- a second inclined pulley integral to the unitary device and disposed at a position offset from the second winder spool at an inclined angle relative to the second set of guide pulleys;
- a single input drive shaft integral to the unitary device and configured to drive for driving both the first and second winder spools;
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- a transmission integral to the unitary device and configured to operably couple the single input drive shaft to first and second transmission shafts, wherein the first transmission shaft is configured to drive rotary motion of the first winder spool, and wherein the second transmission shaft is configured to drive rotary motion of the second winder spool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.