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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1976
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1974
James L Schmitt, Washington, IL (US);
David S Ohaver, Canton, IL (US);
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A hydraulically operated winch of the type adapted for logging or towing operations and having a rotatable winch drum about which a cable or line is entrained, a normally disengaged clutch being hydraulically operable to provide a coupling between a power input member and a winch drum drive shaft, a normally engaged friction brake normally securing the winch drum drive shaft against rotation while being hydraulically disengagable and a normally engaged clutch providing a selective coupling between the winch drum drive shaft and the winch drum. A modulating control valve for the winch includes a valve body having an inlet chamber in communication with a source of fluid under pressure, a single regulating spool in the valve being operable to selectively communicate fluid under pressure from the inlet chamber with respective actuating chambers for the brake and the two clutches, the valve also including a modulating valve responsive to the positioning of the regulating spool for modulating fluid pressure in the inlet chamber.