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US 2016/0347594 A1Published application
Winch system
AssigneeRT Corporation
InventorRami SHMUELI
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AssigneeRT Corporation
InventorRami SHMUELI
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A winch system for controlling the elevation of an aerostats restrained by a cable is provided. The system includes a capstan arrangement configured for reducing the tension in a segment of a cable extending between an aerostats side and a drum side thereof; a spool drum configured for wrapping therearound a segment of the cable extending from the drum side of the capstan arrangement; a first drive mechanism configured to selectively activate the capstan arrangement in a released mode, in which the cable is let out towards the aerostats, and a pulling mode in which the cable is pulled in towards the spool drum; and a second drive mechanism configured to rotate the spool drum in the released mode and in the pulling mode such that the segment of the cable extending from the drum side of the capstan arrangement is pulled in a counter direction to the direction of the tension exerted on the cable.
A winch system for controlling the elevation of an aerostats restrained by a cable the system comprising:
A winch system according to claim 3 wherein said first and second heads are consecutively mounted on an elongated frame member extending upwardly in the direction of the cable and is configured to allow an up and down rotation, such that direction of said frame is adjustable in accordance with the location of the aerostats.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.