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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Jean Lagadec, Brest, FR;
Steve Bendelac, Brest, FR;
Assignee:
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D 1/58 (2006.01); B66D 5/12 (2006.01); F16D 43/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D 1/58 (2013.01); B66D 5/12 (2013.01); F16D 43/216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A winch includes a rotary drum, a cable which can be wound on the drum in multiple layers, and a brake for braking the rotation of the drum, the brake being calibrated to permit the rotation of the drum beyond a variable torque which decreases as the length of the cable wound on the drum increases.