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AssigneeWarn Industries, Inc.
InventorsCalvin Taylor, Troy Heynderickx, Mitchell Lund, Douglas Calvert
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A winch includes a motor, a gear reduction unit, a tie structure, an external power cable, and a rotatable drum. The motor includes a motor housing with a motor case and a first drum support attached to the motor case. The gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and a second drum support. The tie structure connects said first and second drum supports. The external power cable having a first end and a second end. The first end of the external power cable is configured to be coupled to an external power source. The second end of the external power cable is coupled to a bus bar. The rotatable drum is drivingly connected to the motor and supported by the first and second drum supports.
A current sensing system for a winch, the current sensing system comprising a current sensor disposed on a winch, wherein the winch is configured to receive power from an external source via a bus bar, such that the current sensor measures current passing through the bus bar,
A current sensing system for a winch, the current sensing system comprising a current sensor disposed on a notched bus bar of a winch, such that the current sensor measures current passing from an external power source to the winch, wherein the current sensor comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion, wherein each of the first protrusion and the second protrusion are configured to be disposed within a portion of the notch of the bus bar and measure all the current passing through the bus bar, and wherein the bus bar is disposed such that all electrical power from the external power source to the winch flows across the bus bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.