Methods and systems are provided for a winch including a motor and a contactor assembly coupled around the motor. In one example, the contactor assembly includes an outer casing with a planar, inner end wall. Additionally, the contactor assembly includes a plurality of angled inner surfaces disposed adjacent to the cylindrical housing of the motor.
B66D 3/20 - Power-operated hoists with driving motor, e.g. electric motor, and drum or barrel contained in a common housing
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 5/14 - Means for supporting or protecting brushes or brush holders
H02K 5/22 - Auxiliary parts of casings not covered by groups , e.g. shaped to form connection boxes or terminal boxes
H02K 7/10 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters
H02K 7/116 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters with gears
H02K 7/14 - Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans
H02K 11/00 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection
H02K 11/20 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching
H02K 11/21 - Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/25 - Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/26 - Devices for sensing voltage, or actuated thereby, e.g. overvoltage protection devices
H02K 11/27 - Devices for sensing current, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/30 - Structural association with control circuits or drive circuits
H02K 11/33 - Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics
H02K 11/35 - Devices for recording or transmitting machine parameters, e.g. memory chips or radio transmitters for diagnosis
H02K 11/40 - Structural association with grounding devices
H02K 23/66 - Structural association with auxiliary electric devices influencing the characteristic of, or controlling, the machine, e.g. with impedances or switches
H02P 29/40 - Regulating or controlling the amount of current drawn or delivered by the motor for controlling the mechanical load
A disconnection device includes a shaft disposed within a housing and a base portion coupled to the housing. The base portion of the disconnection device, responsive to a force, laterally translates in relation to the housing when the force exceeds a predetermined threshold. The lateral translation of the base portion causes the shaft assembly to disengage a drive shaft.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
22 - Rope, netting, tents, awnings, sails and sacks; padding and stuffing materials
Goods & Services
Metal shackle mounts for winch cables for use with off-road
vehicles, towing vehicles, hoisting and lifting vehicles, or
all terrain vehicles. Synthetic ropes for use with off-road vehicles, towing
vehicles, hoisting and lifting vehicles, or all terrain
vehicles.
4.
WINCH WITH ADVANCED ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SMART CONTROLS
A winch includes a motor, a gear reduction unit, a tie structure, an external power cable, and a rotatable drum. The motor includes a motor housing with a motor case and a first drum support attached to the motor case. The gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and a second drum support. The tie structure connects said first and second drum supports. The external power cable having a first end and a second end. The first end of the external power cable is configured to be coupled to an external power source. The second end of the external power cable is coupled to a bus bar. The rotatable drum is drivingly connected to the motor and supported by the first and second drum supports.
G01R 15/20 - Adaptations providing voltage or current isolation, e.g. for high-voltage or high-current networks using galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices
A winch includes a motor, a gear reduction unit, a tie structure, an external power cable, and a rotatable drum. The motor includes a motor housing with a motor case and a first drum support attached to the motor case. The gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and a second drum support. The tie structure connects said first and second drum supports. The external power cable having a first end and a second end. The first end of the external power cable is configured to be coupled to an external power source. The second end of the external power cable is coupled to a bus bar. The rotatable drum is drivingly connected to the motor and supported by the first and second drum supports.
A winch includes a motor, a gear reduction unit, a tie structure, an external power cable, and a rotatable drum. The motor includes a motor housing with a motor case and a first drum support attached to the motor case. The gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and a second drum support. The tie structure connects said first and second drum supports. The external power cable having a first end and a second end. The first end of the external power cable is configured to be coupled to an external power source. The second end of the external power cable is coupled to a bus bar. The rotatable drum is drivingly connected to the motor and supported by the first and second drum supports.
A winch (100) includes a motor, a gear reduction unit, a tie structure (120), an external power cable (17), and a rotatable drum (118). The motor includes a motor housing (105) with a motor case and a first drum support (110) attached to the motor case. The gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and a second drum support (112). The tie structure connects said first and second drum supports. The external power cable having a first end and a second end. The first end of the external power cable is configured to be coupled to an external power source. The second end of the external power cable is coupled to a bus bar (514). The rotatable drum is drivingly connected to the motor and supported by the first and second drum supports.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
22 - Rope, netting, tents, awnings, sails and sacks; padding and stuffing materials
Goods & Services
Metal shackle mounts for winch cables for use with off-road
vehicles, towing vehicles, hoisting and lifting vehicles, or
all terrain vehicles. Synthetic ropes for use with off-road vehicles, towing
vehicles, hoisting and lifting vehicles, or all terrain
vehicles.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
Goods & Services
Metal shackle mounts for winch cables and synthetic ropes,
metal shackle mount for a hitch receiver receptacle, metal
locks for winches, all for use with off-road or all terrain
vehicles.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
Goods & Services
Metal shackle mounts for winch cables and synthetic ropes,
metal shackle mount for a hitch receiver receptacle, metal
locks for winches, metal rope shackle mounting thimble,
metal winch hooks, metal fair leads in the nature of
hardware hooks and rings for lifting and rigging, and metal
towing straps, all for use with off-road vehicles, towing
vehicles, hoisting and lifting vehicles, or all terrain
vehicles.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
Goods & Services
(1) Metal shackle mounts for winch cables and synthetic ropes, metal shackle mount for a hitch receiver receptacle, metal locks for winches, all for use with off-road or all terrain vehicles.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
22 - Rope, netting, tents, awnings, sails and sacks; padding and stuffing materials
Goods & Services
(1) Metal shackle mounts for winch cables for use with off-road vehicles, towing vehicles, hoisting and lifting vehicles, or all terrain vehicles.
(2) Synthetic ropes for use with off-road vehicles, towing vehicles, hoisting and lifting vehicles, or all terrain vehicles.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
22 - Rope, netting, tents, awnings, sails and sacks; padding and stuffing materials
Goods & Services
(1) Metal shackle mounts for winch cables for use with off-road vehicles, towing vehicles, hoisting and lifting vehicles, or all terrain vehicles.
(2) Synthetic ropes for use with off-road vehicles, towing vehicles, hoisting and lifting vehicles, or all terrain vehicles.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
Goods & Services
(1) Metal shackle mounts for winch cables and synthetic ropes, metal shackle mount for a hitch receiver receptacle, metal locks for winches, metal rope shackle mounting thimble, metal winch hooks, metal fair leads in the nature of hardware hooks and rings for lifting and rigging, and metal towing straps, all for use with off-road vehicles, towing vehicles, hoisting and lifting vehicles, or all terrain vehicles.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
Goods & Services
(1) Metal shackle mounts for winch cables and synthetic ropes, metal shackle mount for a hitch receiver receptacle, metal locks for winches, all for use with off-road or all terrain vehicles.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
Goods & Services
Metal shackle mounts for winch cables and synthetic ropes, metal shackle mount for a hitch receiver receptacle, metal locks for winches, all for use with off-road or all terrain vehicles
A positioning system includes a plurality of sensors, a frame, including a plurality of rollers, and a housing. The housing includes at least one guide rod and a driving module. The at least one guide rod is disposed laterally within the housing. The frame is coupled to the at least one guide rod, such that the frame is configured to translate laterally along the at least one guide rod. The driving module is configured to translate the frame along the at least one guide rod, responsive to a signal received from the plurality of sensors.
B66D 1/38 - Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains by means of guides movable relative to drum or barrel
Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for rigging interfaces couple to winch cable terminals that protect outer surfaces of fairleads and rigging devices as connections between objects. In one example, a rigging interface may include curved surfaces adapted to nest against a fairlead. In another example, a rigging device may have one or more removable elements allowing for coupling of the device to other objects.
B66D 1/38 - Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains by means of guides movable relative to drum or barrel
B66D 1/60 - Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanismsCapstans adapted for special purposes
Methods and systems are provided for a winch including a motor and a contactor assembly coupled around the motor. In one example, the contactor assembly is coupled around and in face-sharing contact with a portion of an outer surface of the motor. Additionally, the contactor assembly may include two or more coils spaced apart from one another within the contactor assembly.
B66D 3/20 - Power-operated hoists with driving motor, e.g. electric motor, and drum or barrel contained in a common housing
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 5/14 - Means for supporting or protecting brushes or brush holders
H02K 5/22 - Auxiliary parts of casings not covered by groups , e.g. shaped to form connection boxes or terminal boxes
H02K 7/10 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters
H02K 7/116 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters with gears
H02K 7/14 - Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans
H02K 11/20 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching
H02K 11/21 - Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/25 - Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/26 - Devices for sensing voltage, or actuated thereby, e.g. overvoltage protection devices
H02K 11/27 - Devices for sensing current, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/30 - Structural association with control circuits or drive circuits
H02K 11/33 - Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics
H02K 11/35 - Devices for recording or transmitting machine parameters, e.g. memory chips or radio transmitters for diagnosis
H02K 11/40 - Structural association with grounding devices
H02K 23/66 - Structural association with auxiliary electric devices influencing the characteristic of, or controlling, the machine, e.g. with impedances or switches
H02P 29/40 - Regulating or controlling the amount of current drawn or delivered by the motor for controlling the mechanical load
One illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure may include a snatch ring pulley assembly including a pulley wheel body and a deformable retention feature affixed to the pulley wheel body. The pulley wheel body includes a rope saddle portion, a first outer wheel portion, and a second outer wheel portion substantially parallel to the first outer wheel portion. The deformable retention feature is affixed to the first outer wheel portion and extends toward the second outer wheel portion. The deformable retention feature extends uniformly around a circumference of the first outer wheel portion and extends substantially perpendicular to the first outer wheel portion.
Systems are provided for fairleads, including a frame. The frame includes a first opening and a second opening. The first opening extends through the frame from a front-facing surface of the frame to a rear-facing surface of the frame. The second opening extends through the frame from the front-facing surface of the frame to the rear-facing surface of the frame. A cable extends through the first opening.
Systems are provided for a fairlead, and in particular to fairlead including an integrated lighting system. In one example, a fairlead may comprise a frame, the frame including a central, first opening and a second opening disposed above the first opening. The second opening may house an integrated lighting system, the integrated lighting system including a plurality of lights.
A winch includes a motor having a motor housing including a motor case and an integrated first drum support attached to the motor case for closing an end of the motor case. A gear reduction unit is drivingly attached to the motor and has a gear housing including a gear case and second drum support attached to the gear case. A tie plate is connected to the first and second drum supports. A control unit is removably mounted to the tie plate. A rotatable drum is supported by the first and second drum supports.
A winch is provided including a rotatable drum and a gear train drivingly connecting a motor to the rotatable drum. The gear train includes a clutch that is operable to be disengaged to allow the rotatable drum to free spool. A clutch actuator is provided for disengaging the clutch and the clutch includes a pivoting pawl having a first end that engages a clutch dog of a planetary ring gear and the clutch actuator includes an electro-magnetic solenoid having a plunger that engages a second end of the pivoting pawl.
12 - Land, air and water vehicles; parts of land vehicles
Goods & Services
Automobile accessories, namely, winch covers; automotive
accessories in the nature of attachable seat storage bags,
front seat and back seat organizers, car interior organizer
bags, car under seat organizer bags, car interior organizer
bags specially adapted for fitting in vehicles, storage
bags, triangle bags, barrel bags, and headrest hangers, all
of the foregoing specially adapted for fitting in vehicles;
mounting systems for winches, bumpers and accessories
comprised of grill guard, brush guard, winch carrier, winch
cover, winch fairlead, fairlead cover, light mounting bar,
skid plate, rock guard, fender flare, steps and running
boards, rock slider, roof rack, tire carrier, and tube doors
for use on vehicles.
55.
Fairlead systems for winch rope interfaces and recovery rigging mountable to a winch fairlead and/or vehicle bumper
Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for rigging interfaces couple to winch cable terminals that protect outer surfaces of fairleads and rigging devices as connections between objects. In one example, a rigging interface may include curved surfaces adapted to nest against a fairlead. In another example, a rigging device may have one or more removable elements allowing for coupling of the device to other objects.
B66D 1/36 - Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains
B66D 1/38 - Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains by means of guides movable relative to drum or barrel
B66D 1/60 - Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanismsCapstans adapted for special purposes
B66D 1/00 - Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanismsCapstans
12 - Land, air and water vehicles; parts of land vehicles
Goods & Services
(1) Automobile accessories, namely, winch covers for vehicles; automotive accessories, namely, storage caddies adapted for car seats, front and back seat organizers specially adapted for use in vehicles, under seat organizer bags specially adapted for vehicles, car interior organizer bags specially adapted for fitting in vehicles, storage bags specially adapted for vehicles, triangle bags for roll bars specially adapted for vehicles, and headrest hangers, namely, hooks specially designed for use in vehicles to hold vehicle accessories; mounting systems comprised of grill guard, brush guard, winch carrier, winch cover, winch fairlead, fairlead cover, light mounting bar, skid plate, rock guard, fender flare, steps and running boards, rock slider, roof rack, tire carrier, and tube doors for winches and bumpers all specially designated for use on vehicles
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting operation of a motor of a winch. In one example, a system for a winch includes a controller adapted to adjust operation of a motor of the winch based on one or more of and/or each of a winch load limit, a motor temperature, a distance of a hook coupled to an end of a rope of the winch to a winch fairlead, and an amount of rope wound onto a drum of the winch.
12 - Land, air and water vehicles; parts of land vehicles
Goods & Services
Automotive accessories in the nature of attachable seat storage bags, front seat and back seat organizers, car interior organizer bags, car under seat organizer bags, car interior organizer bags specially adapted for fitting in vehicles, storage bags, triangle bags, barrel bags, and headrest hangers, all of the foregoing specially adapted for fitting in vehicles
Methods and systems are provided for a winch including a motor and a contactor assembly positioned within a same housing. In one example, the contactor assembly is positioned at an end of an armature of the motor and may include a controller configured to control winch component operation. The contactor assembly is electrically coupled to the armature via a plurality of electrically conductive brushes.
B66D 1/12 - Driving gear incorporating electric motors
H02K 11/33 - Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics
H02K 11/00 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection
B66D 3/20 - Power-operated hoists with driving motor, e.g. electric motor, and drum or barrel contained in a common housing
H02K 5/22 - Auxiliary parts of casings not covered by groups , e.g. shaped to form connection boxes or terminal boxes
H02K 7/10 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters
H02K 11/20 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching
H02K 11/21 - Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/25 - Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/26 - Devices for sensing voltage, or actuated thereby, e.g. overvoltage protection devices
H02K 11/27 - Devices for sensing current, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/35 - Devices for recording or transmitting machine parameters, e.g. memory chips or radio transmitters for diagnosis
H02K 11/40 - Structural association with grounding devices
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 23/66 - Structural association with auxiliary electric devices influencing the characteristic of, or controlling, the machine, e.g. with impedances or switches
Methods and systems are provided for a winch including a motor and a contactor assembly positioned within a same housing. In one example, the contactor assembly is coupled to the motor and includes two or more coils spaced apart from one another within a contactor housing of the contactor assembly and a brush assembly including a plurality of brushes surrounding a rotational axis of the motor and arranged axially to the motor armature.
B66D 1/12 - Driving gear incorporating electric motors
H02K 11/33 - Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics
H02K 11/00 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection
B66D 3/20 - Power-operated hoists with driving motor, e.g. electric motor, and drum or barrel contained in a common housing
H02K 5/22 - Auxiliary parts of casings not covered by groups , e.g. shaped to form connection boxes or terminal boxes
H02K 7/10 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters
H02K 11/20 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching
H02K 11/21 - Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/25 - Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/26 - Devices for sensing voltage, or actuated thereby, e.g. overvoltage protection devices
H02K 11/27 - Devices for sensing current, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/35 - Devices for recording or transmitting machine parameters, e.g. memory chips or radio transmitters for diagnosis
H02K 11/40 - Structural association with grounding devices
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 23/66 - Structural association with auxiliary electric devices influencing the characteristic of, or controlling, the machine, e.g. with impedances or switches
Methods and systems are provided for a winch including a motor and a contactor assembly coupled around the motor. In one example, the contactor assembly is coupled around and in face-sharing contact with a portion of an outer surface of the motor. Additionally, the contactor assembly may include two or more coils spaced apart from one another within the contactor assembly.
H02K 11/00 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection
H02K 11/33 - Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics
B66D 1/12 - Driving gear incorporating electric motors
B66D 3/20 - Power-operated hoists with driving motor, e.g. electric motor, and drum or barrel contained in a common housing
H02K 5/22 - Auxiliary parts of casings not covered by groups , e.g. shaped to form connection boxes or terminal boxes
H02K 7/10 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters
H02K 11/20 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching
H02K 11/21 - Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/25 - Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/26 - Devices for sensing voltage, or actuated thereby, e.g. overvoltage protection devices
H02K 11/27 - Devices for sensing current, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/35 - Devices for recording or transmitting machine parameters, e.g. memory chips or radio transmitters for diagnosis
H02K 11/40 - Structural association with grounding devices
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 23/66 - Structural association with auxiliary electric devices influencing the characteristic of, or controlling, the machine, e.g. with impedances or switches
Methods and systems are provided for a winch including a motor and a contactor assembly coupled around the motor. In one example, the contactor assembly is coupled around and in face-sharing contact with a portion of an outer surface of the motor. Additionally, the contactor assembly may include two or more coils spaced apart from one another within the contactor assembly.
Methods and systems are provided for a winch including a motor and a contactor assembly positioned within a same housing. In one example, the contactor assembly is positioned at an end of an armature of the motor and may include a controller configured to control winch component operation. The contactor assembly is electrically coupled to the armature via a plurality of electrically conductive brushes.
B66D 1/12 - Driving gear incorporating electric motors
B66D 1/46 - Control devices non-automatic electric
B66D 1/60 - Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanismsCapstans adapted for special purposes
H02K 5/22 - Auxiliary parts of casings not covered by groups , e.g. shaped to form connection boxes or terminal boxes
H02K 11/20 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching
H02K 11/30 - Structural association with control circuits or drive circuits
Methods and systems are provided for a winch including a motor and a contactor assembly positioned within a same housing. In one example, the contactor assembly is coupled to the motor and includes two or more coils spaced apart from one another within a contactor housing of the contactor assembly and a brush assembly including a plurality of brushes surrounding a rotational axis of the motor and arranged axially to the motor armature.
The present application relates generally to systems and methods for controlling operation of a winch system. As one example, lighting control system of the winch system may include a plurality of lights coupled to the winch, a plurality of sensors coupled to the winch, and a controller including memory with instructions for: adjusting an output of the plurality of lights in response to signals received from the plurality of sensors to indicate an operational status of the winch. In this way, the plurality of lights and plurality of sensors may work together in a synergistic manner to create alerts for an operator of the winch system.
B66D 1/12 - Driving gear incorporating electric motors
B60Q 1/26 - Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
B60Q 1/50 - Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking
The present application relates generally to systems and methods for controlling operation of a winch system. As one example, lighting control system of the winch system may include a plurality of lights coupled to the winch, a plurality of sensors coupled to the winch, and a controller including memory with instructions for: adjusting an output of the plurality of lights in response to signals received from the plurality of sensors to indicate an operational status of the winch. In this way, the plurality of lights and plurality of sensors may work together in a synergistic manner to create alerts for an operator of the winch system.
A fid is made of separate components that can be easily assembled and disassembled by the user. In this manner the fid components can be easily stored or transported and then assembled when needed to create a fid of sufficient length to splice a synthetic rope or other types of rope. The fid includes an elongate shaft or needle with a first that tapers to a point. The opposing end of the shaft may be machined to form a connection structure. A coupler may have an elongate form with two opposing ends along a center axis. One end of the coupler removable attaches to the needle at the connection structure. The second end of the coupler permanently attaches to a rope holder, which may take the form of a cylindrical, helically wound braid of thin wire cable forming a wire basket.
Systems are provided for a fairlead, and in particular to a hawse fairlead. In one example, the fairlead may include a wear insert positioned within a first opening of a fairlead frame configured to guide a rope and/or cable. The wear insert may be constructed from a denser material than the frame.
Systems are provided for a fairlead, and in particular to fairlead including an integrated lighting system. In one example, a fairlead may comprise a frame, the frame including a central, first opening and a second opening disposed above the first opening. The second opening may house an integrated lighting system, the integrated lighting system including a plurality of lights.
A thimble apparatus for use with a rope has a thimble eye formed as a generally U-shaped shackle defining a center aperture therein with arms on opposing sides of the aperture. The thimble eye has an outer surface, a front face, and a rear face. A groove is formed within the front face of the shackle generally in the shape of a U and has a width. A rope seat is formed within the shackle beneath the groove proximal to the rear face and has a diameter larger than the width of the groove. The groove forms a passage to the rope seat from the front face along the length of the groove. A base connects to ends of the arms of the shackle closing the aperture. The base defines a channel formed as an open-ended groove through the base such that in use the channel permits a rope to extend from either one of adjacent sides of the base to position the thimble apparatus between first and second positions.
F16G 11/14 - Devices or coupling-pieces designed for easy formation of adjustable loops, e.g. choker hooksHooks or eyes with integral parts designed to facilitate quick attachment to cables or ropes at any point, e.g. by forming loops
F16G 15/06 - Shackles designed for attachment by joint pins to chain elements, e.g. D-shackles
86.
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS
Methods and systems are provided for operating a four-wheel drive powertrain of a vehicle. In one example, a method may comprise: in response to a desired shift from a four- wheel drive mode to a two wheel-drive mode: decreasing a transfer case torque output to a secondary driveline to a lower first level and disengaging a disconnect device of the secondary driveline; increasing the transfer case torque output from the lower first level to a higher second level over a duration; and after the duration, reducing the transfer case torque.
B60K 17/354 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles having separate mechanical assemblies for transmitting drive to the front or to the rear wheels or set of wheels
B60K 17/06 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing of change-speed gearing
B60K 17/02 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of clutch
A fairlead assembly includes a frame structure having an opening therein. A pair of rollers are disposed on opposite sides of the opening. The frame structure includes a pair of opposed curved surfaces disposed between the end portions of the pair of rollers and defining a bordering surface of the opening. The frame can be cast as a unitary structure with the pair of rollers each rotatably supported by a support pin having opposite ends received in a first set of corresponding semi-cylindrical recesses in a surface of the cast frame. A clamp structure having a second set of corresponding semi-cylindrical recesses secure the support pins to the cast frame.
A rigging connector having combination hook and shackle mounting is provided. The rigging connector may include an elongate body having a central bridge portion and opposing first and second end portions extending from the central bridge portion, a securement member formed in the first end portion of the body and defining a throat opening with the central bridge portion, first and second anchor legs formed in the second end portion of the body, the first and second anchor legs defining a gap therebetween for receiving a portion of a support line, a shear pin operable to retain the support line at least partially within the gap, and a shackle mounting hole defined in the first end portion and having a center axis extending transverse to the shear pin.
A thimble apparatus for use with a rope has a thimble eye formed as a generally U-shaped shackle defining a center aperture therein with arms on opposing sides of the aperture. The thimble eye has an outer surface, a front face, and a rear face. A groove is formed within the front face of the shackle generally in the shape of a U and has a width. A rope seat is formed within the shackle beneath the groove proximal to the rear face and has a diameter larger than the width of the groove. The groove forms a passage to the rope seat from the front face along the length of the groove. A base connects to ends of the arms of the shackle closing the aperture. The base defines a first feed channel formed as a first bore through the base that connects with a first end of the rope seat and a second feed channel formed as a second bore through the base that connects with a second end of the rope seat.
A rigging connector having combination hook and shackle mounting is provided. The rigging connector may include an elongate body having a central bridge portion and opposing first and second end portions extending from the central bridge portion, a securement member formed in the first end portion of the body and defining a throat opening with the central bridge portion, first and second anchor legs formed in the second end portion of the body, the first and second anchor legs defining a gap therebetween for receiving a portion of a support line, a shear pin operable to retain the support line at least partially within the gap, and a shackle mounting hole defined in the first end portion and having a center axis extending transverse to the shear pin.
B66C 1/10 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
B66C 1/36 - Crane hooks with means, e.g. spring-biased detents, for preventing inadvertent disengagement of loads
F16G 15/06 - Shackles designed for attachment by joint pins to chain elements, e.g. D-shackles
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
Goods & Services
Metal shackle mounts for winch cables and synthetic ropes,
metal shackle mount for a hitch receiver receptacle, metal
locks for winches, all for use with off-road or all terrain
vehicles.
