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US 2020/0369490 A1Published application
Reel braking system
AssigneeMacnaught Pty Ltd
InventorsMarco UCCELLANI, Prabhjot SINGH
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Abstract
A braking system for a hose or cable reel comprising a housing configured to fit inside a dmm of the reel and to rotate with the drum during use, and a gerotor comprising inner and outer gears disposed inside the housing, wherein the inner gear is attachable to a shaft of the reel and the outer gear is configured to rotate relative to the inner gear with the housing during use thereby causing hydraulic fluid to be pumped through the gerotor and impede rotation of the drum.
Claims21
A braking system for a hose or cable reel comprising:
- a housing configured to fit inside a drum of the reel and to rotate with the drum during use;
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- a gerotor comprising inner and outer gears disposed inside the housing, wherein the inner gear is attachable to a shaft of the reel and the outer gear is configured to rotate relative to the inner gear with the housing during use thereby causing hydraulic fluid to be pumped through the gerotor and impede rotation of the drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.