Winder Unit for Vehicle Glazing Panel Cut Out
AssigneeBelron International Limited
InventorWilliam Finck
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Abstract
A winder unit (1) for winding cutting line (41), for vehicle glazing panel removal, has a rotatable spindle shaft (61) for winding the cutting line (41) and a ratchet device (90) mounted to the spindle shaft (61) by means of a one-way rotational bearing or clutch (75). Typically the ratchet device (90) has a component mounted to rotate in unison with the one-way rotational bearing or clutch. The improvement provides a rotational directional control providing 2 one-way rotational control devices in concert.
Claims19
A winder unit for winding cutting line, the winder unit comprising:
- a rotatable spindle shaft for winding;
- and
- a ratchet device being mounted to the spindle shaft by means of a one-way rotational bearing or clutch.
A winder unit for winding cutting line, the winder unit comprising a rotatable spindle shaft for winding, the rotatable spindle shaft being controllable to operate in:
- a first mode in which the spindle is arranged to freewheel in a first rotational direction but is inhibited from rotating in the opposed direction;
- and/or
- a second mode in which the spindle is arranged to be rotatable against a selectively applied resistance but is inhibited from rotating in the opposed direction;
- and/or,
- a third mode in which the spindle is inhibited from rotating altogether.
A winder unit for winding cutting line, the winder unit comprising:
- a rotatable spindle shaft for winding,
- wherein operation of the rotatable spindle shaft is controlled by a ratchet device and a one-way rotational bearing or clutch.
A winder unit for winding cutting line, the winder unit comprising:
- a rotatable spindle shaft for winding,
- wherein operation of the rotatable spindle shaft is controlled by a first one-way rotational control device and a second one-way rotational control device, and
- wherein both the first and second one-way rotational devices acting in concert to control rotation of the spindle shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.