Electric hoist

An electric hoist comprising:

• a housing;
• a wire rope drum configured to store a wire rope;
• a friction clutch drum configured to drive winding and unwinding of the wire rope;
• and
• a rope guide configured to lead the wire rope to access the wire rope drum, the rope guide comprising a rope guide base, a stationary guide roller, and a reciprocating shaft in transmission connection with the wire rope drum,
• wherein the wire rope drum, the friction clutch drum, and the rope guide are disposed in the housing,
• the wire rope drum is configured to bring the reciprocating shaft to rotate,
• the reciprocating shaft is configured to control the rope guide base to travel reciprocatively along an axial direction of the wire rope drum,
• the stationary guide roller is mounted on the housing at a position proximal to an end portion of the reciprocating shaft, and
• the stationary guide roller is configured to lead the wire rope into the rope guide base.