Cable winch and hoisting device having such a cable winch
AssigneeLiebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
InventorNorbert HAUSLADEN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cable winch, in particular a hoisting gear winch of a hoist, comprising a cable drum, an entry guide for a cable to be wound onto the cable drum, and an actuating drive for adjusting the entry guide relative to the cable drum. The invention also relates to a hoisting device, in particular in the form of a crane, having such a cable winch. According to the invention, a detection unit for detecting an image of the progression of the winding of the cable wound onto the cable drum is provided and the control unit is designed to adjust the entry guide relative to the cable drum depending on the winding progression image captured.
Claims23
A cable winch comprising a hoisting gear winch of a hoisting device, wherein the winch is for winding and unwinding a cable, the winch comprising:
- a cable drum;
- an entry guide for guiding the cable to be wound onto and unwound from the cable drum;
- an actuating drive for adjusting the entry guide relative to the cable drum;
- a controller for controlling the actuating drive;
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- a detection device for detecting the cable and an image of the progression of the winding of the cable on the cable drum;
- wherein the controller is configured to adjust the entry guide relative to the cable drum depending on the detected cable and the winding progression image captured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.