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US 9,790,063 B1Granted
Electronically controlled clutch for a winch
AssigneeRamsey Winch Company
InventorHarold Wilburn, Jr.
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Abstract
An electronic actuated clutch for a winch. The winch having a motor and drive shaft which are engagable, via an electronically actuated clutch, to a spool. The clutch being operated by a solenoid which engages the clutch via a yoke. The clutch is operable between an engaged and disengaged position through energizing and de-energizing the solenoid. Operation of the clutch moves it linearly along the axis of the drive shaft into and out of engagement with the spool. Operation of the electronically actuated clutch may be done via a remote control.
Claims10
A winch comprising:
- a drive motor, worm, worm gear, drive shaft, clutch, electronic solenoid and spool;
- the drive motor is engaged with the worm, the worm is engaged with the worm gear;
- and the worm gear is engaged with the drive shaft such that rotation of the drive motor creates rotation of the shaft;
- the spool is removeably engageable with drive shaft through operation of the clutch;
- the clutch having circular body which is slideable along an axis of the drive shaft and engaged with drive shaft;
- a continuous groove extending around an outer periphery of the clutch;
- a plunger extending from the solenoid;
- a yoke cantilevered from the plunger and free to move along an axis of the drive shaft at an end of the yoke opposite the plunger;
- operation of the solenoid;
- wherein operation of the electronic solenoid causes the clutch to slide linearly along the axis of the drive shaft and engages and disengages the clutch mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.