An anchor winch 1 including a base 2 and a reversible motor 10 adapted to rotatably drive a gear wheel 26 mounted to a drive shaft 60. The winch 1further includes a spool 40 for reeling in or paying out an elongate anchor tether (not shown), and a clutch 22,24,28 5 adapted engage the spool 40 with the gear wheel 26 or to disengage the spool 40 from the gear wheel 26 to allow free rotation of the spool 40 in an anchor drop mode. The anchor winch 1further includes a tensioned brake 60, including a cog 62 rotatable with a side disc 42 of the spool 40, a pinion 70 rotatably mounted to the base 2 and meshed with the cog 62, and a tensioner 72 to resist rotation of the pinion 70. Fig. 1 - 0 cP
Winch Braking Mechanism
2019-12-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English