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US 9,868,619 B2Granted
Self-engaging clutch
AssigneeRamsey Winch Company
InventorJonathan A. Miller
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Abstract
An improved self-engaging clutch having a carrier plate with one or more clutch actuator fingers formed into the carrier plate.
Claims20
An improved self-engaging clutch for a planetary gear winch, said self-engaging clutch comprising:
- a planetary winch having a motor, a planetary gear drive, a clutch and a drum mounted on a frame, wherein the clutch is capable of engaging and disengaging the drum from the motor;
- the planetary gear drive having a first, a second and a third planetary gear set, each gear set having a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears each mounted to a planet carrier by a planet pin, the plurality of planet gears orbiting around and engaging with the sun gear, and a ring gear surrounding and engaging with the planet gears;
- the clutch having one or more cavities located on an exterior surface of the ring gear of the third gear set, a cavity located on the frame adjacent to the ring gear of the third gear set, a clutch actuator, a clutch actuator finger on the planet carrier of the second gear set and a pin moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the clutch actuator finger is capable of moving the pin between the disengaged position and the engaged position.
An improved self-engaging clutch for a planetary gear winch including a first, a second, and a third planetary gear set, said self-engaging clutch comprising:
- one or more cavities located on an exterior surface of a ring gear of the third planetary gear set;
- a cavity located on a frame adjacent to the ring gear of the third planetary gear set;
- a clutch actuator;
- a clutch actuator finger on a planet carrier of the second planetary gear set;
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- a pin moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position;
- wherein the clutch actuator finger is arranged to move the pin between the disengaged position and the engaged position.
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An improved self-engaging clutch for a planetary gear winch including a first, a second, and a third planetary gear set, said self-engaging clutch comprising:
- a cavity located on an exterior surface of a ring gear of the third planetary gear set;
- a cavity located on a frame adjacent to the ring gear of the third planetary gear set;
- a clutch actuator;
- at least one clutch actuator finger on a planet carrier of the second planetary gear set;
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- a pin moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position;
- wherein the at least one clutch actuator finger is arranged to move the pin between the disengaged position and the engaged position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.