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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Bejan Maghsoodi, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Assignee:
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D 1/48 (2006.01); B66D 1/54 (2006.01); B66D 1/36 (2006.01); B66D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D 1/485 (2013.01); B66D 1/12 (2013.01); B66D 1/36 (2013.01); B66D 1/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hoist system for cable-reeling operations includes a housing; a drum disposed within the housing and configured to spin about an axis; a motor configured to spin the drum about the axis; an electrically-conductive cable configured to be wound and unwound from the drum as the motor spins the drum about the axis; an electrically-grounded sheave configured to guide the electrically-conductive cable through the housing; and an electrical contact sensor configured to detect contact with the electrically-conductive cable.