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US 2016/0096709 A1Published application
Programmable controls for a winch
AssigneeWarn Industries, Inc.
InventorsBryan Averill, Darren Fretz, Kevin Talmadge, Ian Wendler
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting operation of a motor of a winch. In one example, a system for a winch includes a controller adapted to adjust operation of a motor of the winch based on one or more of and/or each of a winch load limit, a motor temperature, a distance of a hook coupled to an end of a rope of the winch to a winch fairlead, and an amount of rope wound onto a drum of the winch.
Claims20
A system for a winch, comprising:
- a controller adapted to adjust operation of a motor of the winch based on a load limit, the load limit automatically set by the controller to different levels depending on a mode of the winch.
A method for a winch, comprising:
- adjusting a motor of the winch based on a pre-set load limit of the winch;
- receiving a user input including a second load limit at a user interface of the winch;
- adjusting the motor of winch based on the user input including the second load limit and not based on the pre-set load limit if the second load limit is different than the pre-set load limit;
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- further adjusting the motor based on one or more of a first distance of a hook of the winch from a winch fairlead, a temperature of the motor, and a second distance from a central axis of a drum of the winch to an outer layer of a rope of the winch.
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A winch, comprising:
- a drum including a rope wound around an outer surface of the drum;
- a motor driving rotation of the drum about a central axis;
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- a controller adapted to adjust one or more of a speed and pulling force of the motor based on a temperature of the motor and a user input at a user interface of the winch, the user input including motor operating parameters.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.