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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Ingersoll-rand Company, Davidson, NC (US);
Inventor:
Stephen David Louis Snider, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
Ingersoll-Rand Company, Davidson, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D 1/22 (2006.01); B66D 5/00 (2006.01); F16H 3/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D 1/225 (2013.01); B66D 5/00 (2013.01); F16H 3/728 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2005 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2033 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and mechanisms to selectively fix or free a planetary carrier of a epicyclic gearbox, thereby allowing dual modal operation of the gearbox and facilitating selective operation of a device, such as a winch, having capacity to safely and efficiently operate in a high load heavy lifting utility mode and a low load light lifting personnel mode.