Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
242390000 | Motor powered | 88 |
20080223970 | Revolving Rack for Chain Spools - The present disclosure relates to a revolving rack for the distribution and storage of chain on spools and a method of distribution and storage thereof, and more specifically, to a revolving rack with multiple spools placed on removable spool holders attached to a manual or automatic rotating mechanism that is user activated to place a selected spool at a desired operative position for distribution of chain. The revolving rack including a rotating mechanism connected to a frame with two roller chains placed on bottom sprockets and top sprockets having a built-in mechanism to hold a selected spool at a fixed height. Spools are inserted in spool holders and then adapted on the revolving rack. A drive mechanism rotates the spool holders a desired position either manually or electrically. The revolving rack also includes a sturdy frame having an operative section for receiving the rotating mechanism and a fixation section with a forklift-type interface. The spool holders include a central support placed on a spool holder equipped with a friction based stabilizer to prevent rotation and unwinding of chain. | 09-18-2008 |
20080283652 | Webbing Winding Device - In a webbing take-up device | 11-20-2008 |
20080302902 | Hose reel system - A hose reel system for winding a liquid manure hose. The hose reel includes a spool pivoted in alignment with the wheels and axles of the system to allow for even winding of the hose on a spool. The spool is provided with curved domes on either, end and a protective bar to prevent the hose from winding beyond the ends of the spool. Pivoting the spool in alignment with the axle allows for a more even winding and unwinding of the hose, thereby reducing torsion, kinks and other damage to the hose during the rolling and unrolling processes. | 12-11-2008 |
20090072067 | BOAT LIFT WINCH DRIVE UNIT - A convenient power assist system for operating conventional boat lifts is disclosed which have manual wheel-operated mechanical winch lift systems or hoists. The system of the invention is designed to directly address and turn a mechanical wheel of such a system using the spokes of the wheel. | 03-19-2009 |
20100264245 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device includes a speed-reduction mechanism that reduces rotation speed of a motor to transmit rotation force to a take-up shaft. An overload release mechanism is disposed at a middle position of the speed-reduction mechanism. The overload release mechanism includes a large-diameter gear rotating with the rotation speed of the motor being reduced and the rotation force being transmitted, a spring member mounted to the large-diameter gear, and a small-diameter gear provided to rotate relatively to the large-diameter gear, rotating the take-up shaft when the rotation speed thereof is reduced and the rotation force is transmitted to the take-up shaft, engaging with the spring member to become a state where relative rotation with respect to the large-diameter gear is stopped, and slides with the spring member when the rotation force acts between the large-diameter gear to become a state where relative rotation to the large-diameter gear is allowed. | 10-21-2010 |
20110101144 | TIE DOWN STRAP ROLLUP DEVICE - A rollup device can save users time and energy on the side of the road when rolling up belts or tie down straps which secure a load on a flatbed trailer. The rollup device may be a piece of metal having a fitting centrally located therewithin. The piece of metal may fit into a roll-up on the side of the flatbed trailer. A drill, such as a 12V cordless drill, may be used to turn the rollup device by fitting a drill bit into the centrally located fitting. Powering the drill may turn the roll-up device and, therefore, roll up the belts or straps. | 05-05-2011 |
20130032653 | REVERSIBLE BELT TENSIONER FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a reversible belt tensioner ( | 02-07-2013 |
20130075518 | LARGE SCREEN DISPLAY DRIVE MECHANISM AND TRUSS - A large screen display drive mechanism. A drum is rotatably mounted to a truss by an axle that extends centrally through the drum and mounted by bearings, in turn, mounted to the truss. A large screen display is wrapable on the drum and is electrically connected by a cable assembly extending through the drum and outwardly thereof through a sprocket fixedly mounted to an end of the drum. The cable assembly is wrapped around a portion of the axle extending outwardly of the drum. A motor with sprocket and chain drives the sprocket attached to the drum. | 03-28-2013 |
20140014759 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A retractor including a rotatable shaft including a coupling feature, a lock base having a recess, a spool configured to rotate about an axis of rotation to wind and unwind the seat belt, a longitudinal member, and a drive member. The spool includes a central bore that extends along the axis of rotation and is configured to receive a first portion of the shaft therein. The longitudinal member includes a longitudinal bore and a transverse bore that intersects with the longitudinal bore, the longitudinal bore being configured to receive a second portion of the shaft therein. The drive member includes a first portion passing through the transverse bore and a second portion disposed in the recess, the first portion including an engaging feature, where a load is transmitted between the shaft and drive member when the engaging feature is coupled to the coupling feature. | 01-16-2014 |
20140061354 | BLIND CORD WINDER INTEGRATING WITH STOPPING CONTROL - Disclosed is a blind cord winder integrating with stopping control to allow open/close operation of the cordless blind to lift or lower the cordless blind at any positions according to user's needs. The winder primarily comprises a spool installed inside a first compartment, a force-feedback mechanism, and a braking cushion mechanism installed inside a second compartment where the force-feedback mechanism is installed in a shaft cavity of the first compartment. The force-feedback mechanism includes a shaft sleeve and a volute spring. The braking cushion mechanism includes a friction ring, a friction spring, and a trigger sleeve. The friction ring is immovably installed inside the second compartment. The friction spring is tightly plugged into the friction ring and has an extrusion end for the trigger sleeve to trigger friction variation in a single directional rotation of the trigger sleeve. | 03-06-2014 |
20140077020 | HOSE REEL SYSTEM - A hose reel system for winding a liquid manure hose. The hose reel includes a spool pivoted in alignment with the wheels and axles of the system to allow for even winding of the hose on a spool. The spool is provided with curved domes on either, end and a protective bar to prevent the hose from winding beyond the ends of the spool. Pivoting the spool in alignment with the axle allows for a more even winding and unwinding of the hose, thereby reducing torsion, kinks and other damage to the hose during the rolling and unrolling processes. | 03-20-2014 |
20140138470 | STRAP WRAPPER AND METHOD OF USE - A strap wrapper comprising a support plate, the support plate being rectangular with two ends, the one end allows the support plate to attach to an object, the other end is traversed by a double open-ended support channel; a rolling spindle, the rolling spindle having a base that supports a pair of spindle arms having a U-shaped orientation; a spindle driveshaft; the spindle driveshaft having one shall end and an other shaft end, the spindle driveshaft being movably received within the double-open ended tube, the one shall end connects to the rolling spindle while the other shall end can reversibly connect to a power tool that can rotate the spindle driveshaft, the power tool having a use apart and separate from powering the strap wrapper; wherein a webbed strap reversibly attaches to the rolling spindle to be coiled when the power tool is activated. | 05-22-2014 |
20150300088 | MOTORIZED MANOEUVRING DEVICE INTENDED TO MANOEUVRE A MOVING WINDABLE FABRIC SCREEN OF A WINDOW OR PROJECTION SCREEN COVER DEVICE - A motorized maneuvering device ( | 10-22-2015 |
20150307317 | Conduit Storage or Deployment System and Associated Methods - A buoyant conduit storage system comprising a reel for storing conduit and a drive arrangement for rotating the reel. The reel is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis of rotation to reel and/or unreel the conduit. The drive arrangement drives the reel at the axis of rotation. The buoyant storage system may provide for the storage and/or transportation and/or deployment of reelable conduit. | 10-29-2015 |
20150329314 | Cord Storage Assembly - A cord storage assembly for retracting an electrical cord when the electrical cord is not in use includes a spool that is movably coupled to an article of medical equipment. A motor is coupled to the spool. The motor moves the spool. An actuator is coupled to the article of medical equipment. The actuator is operationally coupled to the motor. The actuator actuates the motor. The electrical cord is coupled to the spool. The electrical cord extends outwardly from the article of medical equipment. The spool releases the electrical cord so the electrical cord is extendable away from the article of medical equipment. The spool retracts the electrical cord into the article of medical equipment. The electrical cord does not pose a tripping hazard when the article of medical equipment is not in use. | 11-19-2015 |
20160157561 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF A MOTORIZED CLOSURE SYSTEM - According to one aspect, a mechanism for wirelessly adjusting tension of an article includes a tension input component that is coupleable with a vehicle in an area that is easily accessible to a user. The tension input component is configured to receive input from the user corresponding to an adjustment of a motorized tensioning device that is attached to the article and that is configured to adjust a tension of a tension member. The tension input component is configured to wirelessly transmit the received input to the motorized tensioning device. Adjustment of the tension member tightens or loosens the article in accordance with the input received from the tension input component. | 06-09-2016 |
20160167913 | BANKNOTE TEMPORARY STORAGE MODULE AND REEL ROTATING SPEED CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | 06-16-2016 |
20180026432 | Line Guide Device Having a Movement Sensor as well as a Drive Arrangement and Winding Apparatus Having such a Line Guide Device | 01-25-2018 |
242390100 | With material length stop | 6 |
20080217460 | Lifting Apparatus Having Lifting Reel - A lifting apparatus includes a fixed unit positioned at a predetermined height, a moving unit installed below the fixed unit to be movable up/down, and at least one lifting reel to move the moving unit up/down. The lifting reel includes a body installed to the fixed unit; a drum arranged in the body and rotated in a clockwise/counterclockwise direction; a wire fixed to the drum and connected to the moving unit to be wound/unwound around the drum; a fixed roll spaced apart from the drum and rotated on a fixed roll shaft to guide the wire while the wire taken-up around the drum is wound or unwound; and at least two guide rolls arranged between the drum and the fixed roll to guide the wire, wherein the at least two guide rolls guide the wire substantially perpendicular to the drum while the wire is wound around the drum. | 09-11-2008 |
20090090805 | Power-driven rolling and receiving apparatus - A power-driven rolling and receiving apparatus includes a housing, a DC brushless motor, a deceleration unit, a motor linker, a control and driving unit, and a first brake unit. The DC brushless motor, the deceleration unit, the motor linker, the control and driving unit and the first brake unit are received in the housing. Two ends of the motor linker are respectively connected with the deceleration unit and the DC brushless motor. The controlling and driving unit is connected with the DC brushless motor. The first brake is located in the controlling and driving unit. Thereby, the dimension of the power-driven rolling and receiving apparatus is smaller, its weight is lighter, its temperature is low and its operation noise is also low. | 04-09-2009 |
20130161438 | MOTORIZED HOSE REEL - Hose reel with a drum, driven in an appropriate manner by a motor, and provided with a hose through which a medium can flow, which hose is appropriately connected to a tool at one far end provided with a control to operate this tool, i.e. to start and to stop it, and whose other far end is appropriately, either directly or indirectly, connected to a supply line, characterized in that the hose reel includes a detection module, which has a detection body, a signal sensor and a processing unit. The detection body can detect every flow and/or interruption of the flow of a medium resulting from the operation of the control, and can signal or transmit this to the processing unit which can read possible flow pulses or sequences on the basis of a pulse scheme so as to create one or several control signals. | 06-27-2013 |
20140166800 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR FASTENING STRAP UNIT - A fastening strap unit includes a frame with a mandrel and a strap connected thereto. The strap is wrapped to the mandrel, and the first end of the strap is fixed to the mandrel and a hook is connected to the second end of the strap. A shaft extends from the frame and a motor drives the shaft which drives the mandrel. A first sensing chip is connected to the second end of the strap and a second sensing chip is connected to the first end of the strap. A sensor is connected to the frame so as to detect the first sensing chip or the second sensing chip when the strap is retracted or released to its final position, and the motor is stopped. | 06-19-2014 |
20140175211 | CORD HOUSING APPARATUS - A cord housing apparatus disclosed in the present description has a cord, a drum on which the cord is wound, a biasing member for biasing the drum in a cord reel-in direction, a cord delivery device arranged on a side where the cord is reeled out from the drum, a switch for turning the cord delivery device on and off, and a selection switch for selecting a cord feeding direction of the cord delivery device. The cord delivery device is capable of delivering the cord both in a cord reel-out direction and in the cord reel-in direction. | 06-26-2014 |
20150329313 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PAYOUT LENGTH OF AN ELONGATE MEMBER - A system for calculating and displaying a length of payout of an elongate member upon a reel is provided. The system includes a rotatable reel wherein rotation causes the member to be either paid out from or withdrawn toward the reel. A motor is provided and is configured to selectively transmit torque to the reel to urge rotation of the reel. A transmission is in operative connection between the motor and reel, the transmission is configured to transfer torque from the motor to the reel. A sensor is operatively engaged with the reel, the sensor being configured to sense movement of the reel and generate a signal representative of the sensed movement of the reel. A controller that is configured to receive the signal from the sensor, and calibrated to determine a length of hose that is paid out from the reel based upon the signal. | 11-19-2015 |
242390200 | For unwinding | 19 |
20090121066 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SPOOLING OF LINEAR MATERIAL - Preferred embodiments of the invention comprise an automatic reel capable assisting a user when attempting to unspool a linear material, such as a water hose. The automatic reel includes a control system having a motor controller capable of sensing a pulling of, or increased tension of, the linear material and capable of causing a motor to rotate to unspool the linear material. In certain embodiments, the motor controller tracks the length of the unspooled portion of the linear material and/or reduces the spooling speed of the motor when retracting a terminal portion of the linear material. | 05-14-2009 |
20090134262 | Roll Storage Module and Method for Its Operation - A roll storage module comprises a storage roll ( | 05-28-2009 |
20090294565 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device provided with a clutch disposed between a take-up shaft and a motor, the clutch coupling and releasing coupling of the take-up shaft to the motor. When a gear wheel of the clutch is rotated in a take-up direction by the motor, a friction spring mounted to a spring housing portion of the clutch housing moves a pawl with a first protrusion of the friction spring, causing the pawl to mesh with a ratchet wheel. Relative rotation of the gear wheel with respect to the ratchet wheel (spool) in the take-up direction is thereby restricted, and the spool rotates with the gear wheel in the take-up direction. Since the pawl is directly moved by the friction spring mounted on the clutch housing, the configuration for moving the pawl can be simplified. | 12-03-2009 |
20100200688 | System and Method for Storage and Temporary Installation of Secondary Flooring Surface - Systems and methods of rolling and unrolling secondary flooring surfaces, such as tall pile turf, are provided. The system includes a core onto which the secondary flooring surface is rolled, the core being coupled on both ends to a frame that moves along a track mounted on or in a primary surface. The system includes a drive system that allows for the conversion of a primary surface into a secondary flooring surface in a relatively short period of time. The drive system includes core adjustable speed drive units for controlling the speed and torque of the motors that drive the core, as well as frame adjustable speed drive units for controlling the speed of the movement of the frames along the tracks. The core adjustable speed drive units control the torque of the core motors during roll up and control the speed of the core motors during roll out. | 08-12-2010 |
20100219279 | Toy Balloon Lift - A toy for use with any helium balloon comprised of a hand held device with an internal motorized reel that releases and retracts the balloon string when activated by a switch. The user enjoys lifting the balloon at the push of a button and retracting it back from the higher altitude at will and all the time being able to stop the balloon at a given elevation height. | 09-02-2010 |
20100270414 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A seat belt retractor may include: a motor that generates a driving force for retracting and unreeling a seat belt by rotating a shaft, a gear case has an interior portion that houses a gear that converts a rotary force of the shaft into a driving force, a harness connected to a side of the motor including the shaft that is disposed opposite the gear case, a motor case having an opening disposed in only one end thereof, and a motor cap disposed on a side of the motor including the shaft opposing the gear case. The motor cap may include a passage portion through which the harness passes to an exterior thereof. The opening in the motor case may be sealed by attaching the motor case to the motor cap and the gear case in a sandwiched manner. | 10-28-2010 |
20110057067 | Reel with a Rotatable Reeling Device and Replaceable Drum - A frame structure adapted for carrying a cable drum ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110062270 | RECORDING MEDIUM FEEDING DEVICE - A recording medium feeding device for feeding a recording medium, which is wound in the shape of a roll and is supported by a support shaft, by means of a feeding roller includes a motor for generating a driving force and a driving force transmission unit for rotating the support shaft by transmitting the driving force. A rotation resistance switching unit switches a limitation state of giving the support shaft a rotation resistance and an open state of not giving the rotation resistance. The rotation resistance switching unit includes a torque limiter which enters the limitation state by being rotatable around the rotation shaft and enters the open state by being opened. A torque limiter fixing unit connected with the driving force transmission unit fixes the torque limiter by rotating the motor in a first direction and opens the torque limiter by rotating the motor in a second, opposite direction. | 03-17-2011 |
20110062271 | RECORDING MEDIUM FEEDING DEVICE - A recording medium feeding device feeding by a feeding roller a recording medium which is wound in a roll form and supported by a support axis, includes, a motor that generates a driving force, a driving force transmission section that enables the support axis to rotate by transmitting the driving force to the support axis, and a rotational resistance changing section that changes a rotational resistance given to the support axis, wherein the driving force transmission section includes a driving force changing section that changes a transmission state where the driving force is transmitted to the support axis and a non-transmission state where the driving force is not transmitted to the support axis, by changing a rotational direction of the motor, and wherein the rotational resistance changing section includes a torque limiter connected to or released from the support axis by the change of the motor's rotational direction. | 03-17-2011 |
20110079674 | Retractable Loading Dock Leveler Cover - The present invention provides a system to quickly and easily employ a thermal/wind barrier over the surface of a mechanical dock leveler. Dock levelers used in structures with loading docks allow air transfer and thermal conductivity into the loading dock area from the outside environment through joints and openings in and around the dock leveler, when the leveler is not in use, causing economic loss of climate controlled air. The present invention provides a system to employ a thermal/wind barrier over the surface of a dock leveler when it is not being used, so as to prevent this loss. The barrier is deployed and retracted by use of a detent clutch operated spooling mechanism. The spooling mechanism is enclosed in a housing which is mounted to the inside, bottom surface of a loading dock door. An alternative embodiment uses an electric motor to deploy and retract the barrier. | 04-07-2011 |
20110133013 | PAYING OUT AND RETRACTING AN ELECTRIC POWER CORD - A device for paying out and retracting an electric power cord ( | 06-09-2011 |
20110220753 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST DEPLOYING AND RETRIEVING OF TOWED BODIES - In a method and apparatus for controlling the deployment of a towline connecting a mooring craft to an ejected object comprising the steps of monitoring velocity to determine when a point for optimum braking has been achieved and then engaging a brake system to retard deployment of the towline, a DC motor augments and controls the brake system. The DC motor further controls the retrieval of the object. A cutter mechanism uses a first blade to grip the towing cable to maintain tension thereon as a second blade cuts the cable. A spring biased boom in combination with spring biased fins on the ejected object rapidly deploys the object from its storage housing. A locking mechanism secures the deployment mechanism in a stable locked position upon the object reaching its fully extended position. | 09-15-2011 |
20120001010 | Apparatus and Method for Applying a Tarp to Trucking Cargo - An apparatus and method for applying a tarping material to trucking cargo are provided. The tarping material may be formed into a roll with a rod disposed therethrough. The roll may be supported by a frame. The roll can be configured to move vertically with respect to the ground. A trailer carrying trucking cargo can be stationed beneath the frame. The tarping material may be unwound and dispensed from the roll. In order to drape the trucking cargo with the tarping material, the roll may be moved horizontally over the frame in addition to or alternatively to having the trucking cargo driven horizontally with respect to the roll. | 01-05-2012 |
20120025002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING, ROTATING, AND FEEDING A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE - A system for storing, rotating and feeding a high pressure hose. A first portion of the hose is disposable about the drum and a guide arm engages a second portion of the hose. An actuator assembly rotates a cage and the guide arm so that the guide arm rotates relative to the cage such that the hose is rotated. Relative rotation in one direction causes the first portion of the hose to uncoil from the drum and displace along the guide arm and causes a third portion of the high pressure hose in an output port to displace out of the output port away from the guide arm. Relative rotation in an opposite direction causes the second portion of the high pressure hose to coil about the drum and causes the third portion of the high pressure hose to displace into the housing. | 02-02-2012 |
20120241544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORAGE AND TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY FLOORING SURFACE - Systems and methods of rolling and unrolling secondary flooring surfaces, such as tall pile turf, are provided. The system includes a core onto which the secondary flooring surface is rolled, the core being coupled on both ends to a frame that moves along a primary surface. The system includes a drive system that allows for the conversion of the primary surface into a secondary flooring surface in a relatively short period of time. The drive system includes core adjustable speed drive units for controlling the speed and torque of the motors that drive the core, as well as frame adjustable speed drive units for controlling the speed of the movement of the frames along the primary surface. The core adjustable speed drive units control the torque of the core motors during roll up and control the speed of the core motors during roll out. | 09-27-2012 |
20130015284 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPOOLING AND UNSPOOLING LINEAR MATERIAL - Apparatus and methods are disclosed related to spooling and unspooling linear material. Such apparatus and methods can assist the user in deploying and/or retracting linear material. | 01-17-2013 |
20130112797 | MOTORIZED ROLLER TUBE SYSTEM HAVING DUAL-MODE OPERATION - A motorized system for reeling and unreeling a flexible member on a roller tube between fully open wound and fully closed unwound conditions to minimize sound pressure level has a rotatable roller tube and a flexible member that winds on the tube. A d-c motor drives the tube through a gear reduction. The motor has a motor speed versus torque characteristic extending linearly from high maximum RPM, low minimum torque, to low minimum RPM high maximum torque with peak efficiency at a given RPM. The motor moves the member between the two positions at a motor speed less than the given peak efficiency RPM and less than 50% of high maximum RPM with efficiency less than 25% of peak efficiency, intentionally at a high torque and low efficiency. The motor has two or more modes each moving the member at predetermined different linear speed. | 05-09-2013 |
20150021424 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPOOLING AND UNSPOOLING LINEAR MATERIAL - Apparatus and methods are disclosed related to spooling and unspooling linear material. Such apparatus and methods can assist the user in deploying and/or retracting linear material. | 01-22-2015 |
20160060075 | Automatic Oxygen Tube Reel - An oxygen tube reel for automatically extending and retracting an oxygen tube. The oxygen tube reel comprises a housing that encloses a reel on which a length of tubing is coiled. The motor is operably connected to the reel and is configured to extend and retract the tubing coiled on the reel. The oxygen tube reel further includes a proximity sensor having a fixed sensor disposed on the housing and a transponder unit securable to the body of the user. The proximity sensor is adapted to determine the distance of the transponder from the fixed sensor and extends or retracts the tubing as the user moves farther from and closer to the housing, respectively. In this way, the tubing is prevented from becoming a tripping hazard and is less likely to become kinked. | 03-03-2016 |
242390500 | Fluid | 8 |
20080302903 | Hose reel system - A hose reel system for winding a liquid manure hose. The hose reel includes a spool pivoted in alignment with the wheels and axles of the system to allow for even winding of the hose on a spool. The spool is provided with curved domes on either, end and a protective bar to prevent the hose from winding beyond the ends of the spool. Pivoting the spool in alignment with the axle allows for a more even winding and unwinding of the hose, thereby reducing torsion, kinks and other damage to the hose during the rolling and unrolling processes. | 12-11-2008 |
20100044489 | DEVICE FOR PRETENSIONING A SEATBELT - In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a device for pretensioning a seatbelt is provided. The device comprises a spindle for receiving a portion of the seatbelt. A retractor frame that has a weakened portion is supported by the spindle for rotational movement within the retractor frame. A pretensioner is operatively connected to the spindle for rotating the spindle to tighten the seatbelt. The pretensioner includes pretensioner balls. The pretensioner is configured to drive the pretensioner balls toward a ball collection area adjacent to the weakened portion. The weakened portion is deformed by the pretensioner balls to increase the size of the ball collection area. | 02-25-2010 |
20120312910 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD - The invention presents a power transmission device comprising a cable, and a duct at least partially surrounding the cable, a reel, into which the cable with its duct can be reeled, a guide for feeding the cable onto and/or off the reel, and a crank in connection with the head end of the cable for rotating the cable. The power transmission device is mainly characterized in that the crank is a hydraulic crank. | 12-13-2012 |
20140239111 | NET WINDER AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A net winder for winding up netting. A frame is mounted to a platform. A rotatable shaft is mounted to the top of the frame and an elongated cylindrical member is releasable connected thereto. A drive system causes the shaft to rotate which in turn causes the cylindrical member to rotate. Netting to be wound up is affixed to the cylindrical member and the net winder is operated to spool the netting onto the member. Once sufficient netting has been spooled onto the cylindrical member it can be removed from the shaft and a new one put on in its place. | 08-28-2014 |
20150069165 | Modular System and Method for Deployment and Retrieval of Large Diameter Hoses - A hose deployment and retrieval system is described that includes a modular reel assembly. The modular reel assembly includes a reel having a hub around which a hose may be wound and a wheel assembly on either side of the hub and spaced to accept the hose there between. The reel assembly also includes an axle in the center of the hub around which the hub can spin and a base holding the axle. A deployment fork assembly includes a reel assembly mount for engaging with the modular reel assembly and a drive mechanism to spin the reel when the deployment fork assembly is engaged with the modular reel assembly, wherein the deployment fork assembly is adapted to mount to a vehicle. | 03-12-2015 |
20160057980 | Net Reeling Drum Apparatus - A net reeling drum apparatus has a base support frame; a rotating arm assembly rotatably connected to the base support frame defining a first axis of rotation; a rotating arm motor attached to the base support frame and mechanically connected to the rotating arm assembly for rotating the rotating arm assembly around the first axis of rotation; a drum member rotatably connected to the rotating arm assembly defining a second axis of rotation; a drum motor mechanically connected to the drum member for rotating the drum member around the axis of rotation, such that when reeling in a net line connected to a net around the drum member, the net reeling drum apparatus includes two degrees of freedom of motion that increases the ease and efficiency of reeling in the net line around the drum member. | 03-03-2016 |
20160122155 | MODULAR DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEM FOR POWERED HOSE REELS - A hose reel includes a hose reel frame, a hose reel spool rotatably mounted on the hose reel frame for rotation about a rotational axis, a drive coupling attached to the hose reel spool and aligned with the rotational axis, a drive mount attached to the hose reel frame, and a drive module mounted on the drive mount that has a drive shaft connected to the drive coupling. | 05-05-2016 |
242390600 | With speed or torque control | 1 |
20150329310 | MEDIUM FEEDING CONTROL METHOD AND MEDIUM FEEDING APPARATUS - A medium feeding apparatus includes a detection tension acquiring unit that acquires a detection tension which is a tension applied during an (n−1)-th feeding operation in a plurality of feeding operations in which the medium is fed, a corrected tension calculating unit that calculates a corrected tension obtained by correcting a target tension which is a target value of a tension to be applied during a n-th feeding operation based on the detection tension, and a driving controlling unit that controls a roll motor during the n-th feeding operation based on the corrected tension. | 11-19-2015 |
242390800 | Electric | 37 |
20090020640 | Portable Hose Roller - A portable, motorized apparatus for winding flexible hoses, lines, cables and the like into spools for storage. The apparatus includes a motor assembly that drives a spool. The apparatus can receive hoses from either side, and can be mounted on a vehicle hitch receiver at different heights to accommodate different operators and terrains. | 01-22-2009 |
20090050728 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus - A seatbelt retractor integrated with an electronic control unit. A motor is disposed above both side walls of a frame and on the same side as a spool with respect to a back board. The motor is detachably fixed to at least one of the back board and the both side walls and of the frame. The ECU is detachably mounted to an upper stay extending upward from the back board of the frame and to be mounted to the vehicle body. In this manner, the motor and the ECU are integrated with a seatbelt retractor. Since the ECU is mounted to the upper stay, the weight of the ECU is dispersed not only to the main body of the seatbelt retractor but also to the upper stay. Thus, the vibration of the seatbelt retractor may be reduced. | 02-26-2009 |
20090072068 | Crane trim, list, skew and snag protection system - The present invention utilizes a hoist drum with a number of different diameter sections upon which the different ends of a lifting cable simultaneously spool on and off of as a function of counterclockwise and clockwise cable spooling. This combination reduces the amount of shaft torque required to raise or lower a load while increasing the number of hoist drum rotations required to raise or lower that load. These two features are incorporated into the operation of a main crane cable length adjusting device since they offer precise and rapid adjustment capabilities to be made with smaller sized electric motors and clutches. | 03-19-2009 |
20090072069 | Crane trim, list, skew and snag protection system - The present invention utilizes a hoist drum with a three different drum sections, two cylindrical and one tapered, upon which the different ends of a lifting cable simultaneously spool on and off of as a function of counterclockwise and clockwise cable spooling. This combination reduces the amount of shaft torque required to raise or lower a load while increasing the number of hoist drum rotations required to raise or lower that load. These two features are incorporated into the operation of a main crane cable length adjusting device since they offer precise and rapid adjustment capabilities to be made with smaller sized electric motors and clutches. | 03-19-2009 |
20100038467 | COUPLING FOR A MOVABLE FURNITURE PART - The invention relates to a retraction device for a movable piece of furniture, having a pulling means windable on a roll, wherein an electric motor is provided for driving the roll, and having a coupling for releasably connecting the movable piece of furniture to the electric drive, having a first coupling part for fastening to the movable piece of furniture and a second coupling part connected to the pulling means, the first coupling part having an opening for at least the partial acceptance of the second coupling part, a locking mechanism being provided by which the first coupling part can be connected to the second coupling part in at least two different positions, the second coupling part being located at different depths in the opening in the two different positions. | 02-18-2010 |
20100084500 | CORD REEL - A reel with a rotatable spool. The reel includes a motor coupled to a drive shaft and configured to rotate the drive shaft in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction. A drive assembly is disposed on the drive shaft and rotation of the drive shaft in the first direction moves the drive assembly along the drive shaft and into engagement with the spool. Rotation of the drive shaft in the second direction moves the drive assembly along the drive shaft and out of engagement with the spool. When the drive assembly is engaged with the spool, the drive assembly rotates the spool in a windup direction. When the drive assembly is out of engagement with the spool, the spool may be rotated manually in an unwind direction without encountering resistance from the motor. | 04-08-2010 |
20100294872 | WATER HOSE WINDING DEVICE - The present invention provides a water hose winding device. The winding device main body includes a water hose winding rack, a water inlet adapter, a water hose exit guide hole, a driving motor, and a gearing component. The water outlet end of the water hose is configured with a wireless winding control mechanism, which includes a radio signal transmitter and a control switch. The winding device main body is configured with a radio signal receiver to receive the wireless control signal transmitted by the radio signal transmitter, and the driving end radio signal receiver is electrically connected to the driving motor. When the driving end radio signal receiver receives the wireless control signal, it can start or shut off the driving motor. | 11-25-2010 |
20110095120 | CORD REEL - A reel with a rotatable spool. The reel includes a motor coupled to a drive shaft and configured to rotate the drive shaft in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction. A drive assembly is disposed on the drive shaft and rotation of the drive shaft in the first direction moves the drive assembly along the drive shaft and into engagement with the spool. Rotation of the drive shaft in the second direction moves the drive assembly along the drive shaft and out of engagement with the spool. When the drive assembly is engaged with the spool, the drive assembly rotates the spool in a windup direction. When the drive assembly is out of engagement with the spool, the spool may be rotated manually in an unwind direction without encountering resistance from the motor. | 04-28-2011 |
20110101145 | SEAT BELT DEVICE - A seat belt device includes a spindle | 05-05-2011 |
20110147510 | REVERSIBLE SEAT BELT TENSIONER - A reversible seat belt tensioner includes an electric motor ( | 06-23-2011 |
20120211579 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A clutch includes a clutch housing that rotates with a spindle and has inner teeth; a pair of pawls that can engage with the inner teeth; a gear wheel that is joined to a motor and has a pair of sliding grooves that hold the pawls such that the pawls can move in the sliding grooves between a first position when the motor is not operating, a second position at which the pawls engage with the inner teeth of the clutch housing through operation of the motor, and a third position at which the pawls become positioned on the opposite side to that of the second position across the first position upon operation of the pretensioner; and a return prevention mechanism that prevents the pawls from returning to the first position and the second position after having moved to the third position. | 08-23-2012 |
20120325952 | Hose real, and method of using thereof - The present invention includes an expandable hose reel, which may include: a housing defined by at least one or more base members; a spool rotatably disposed within the housing, wherein the spool is adapted to connect to a flexible hose; a winding mechanism to rotate the spool and to coil the flexible hose around the spool; and an expansion mechanism to modify a length of the spool. | 12-27-2012 |
20120325953 | Hose reel - The present invention includes a hose reel having side rollers. A hose reel includes: a housing defined by at least one or more base members; a spool rotatably disposed within the housing, wherein the spool is adapted to connect to a flexible hose; a winding mechanism to rotate the spool and to coil the flexible hose around the spool; and one or more rollers associated with said housing, wherein the one or more rollers are able to rotate during coiling of the flexible hose around the spool. | 12-27-2012 |
20130032654 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL CORD REEL - In an electrical cord reel, a rotatable member can rotate about a winding axis to spool and unspool a linear material. An input power connector can couple to an electrical power source. An output power connector on the rotatable member can couple to an electrical cord at least partially wound about the rotatable member. A switch is adjustable to allow or prevent electrical current flow from the input power connector to the output power connector. In an aspect, the electrical cord reel includes an electric cord comprising a first power wire, a second power wire, and a signal wire. A method of controlling the electric cord spool system includes energizing the first power wire and the signal wire. The method further includes determining a continuity of the signal wire. The method further includes de-energizing the first power wire when determining discontinuity of the signal wire. | 02-07-2013 |
20130193252 | REVERSIBLE SEAT BELT TENSIONER - A reversible seat belt tensioner includes an electric motor ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130256445 | Safety belt retractor having a pretensioning device - A safety belt retractor, especially for use in motor vehicles, is provided, and has a blocking system and a tensioning device, which acts on a belt shaft, for carrying out a reversible pretensioning of an occupant. A spiral toothing meshes with an external toothing of the belt shaft, and is supported against a fixed counter-bearing such that upon an axial loading of the spiral toothing directed against the counter-bearing due to load acting on the belt shaft in a belt withdrawal direction, rotation of the spiral toothing, for receiving torque applied by the belt shaft, is prevented via a support force. An electric motor is coupled to the belt shaft via the spiral toothing. | 10-03-2013 |
20130334356 | Belt tensioner drive - The invention relates to a belt tightening drive for tightening a safety belt which can be wound up around a winding shaft, said belt tightening drive comprising an electric motor, a spindle shaft and a output wheel coupled with the winding shaft and a worm gear, by way of which the output wheel is driven by the spindle shaft, wherein for the formation of the worm gear an external helical gear of the output wheel is combing with a worm drive supported torsionally rigid on the spindle shaft and it is provided according to the invention that the external gear of the output wheel comprises at least two gear sections, wherein a first gear section comprises a gear with constant geometry and a following second gear section is designed with an increasing root circle diameter and/or increasing tip circle diameter and/or increasing tooth thickness. | 12-19-2013 |
20140001301 | CHAIN WINDER FOR A WINDOW OR DOOR | 01-02-2014 |
20140145022 | ELECTRIC RETRACTOR AND SEATBELT DEVICE - An electric retractor comprises a winding part configured to extract and wind a seatbelt that restrains an occupant, an electric driving part for extracting or winding the seatbelt by a driving of a motor, and a control part configured to control the driving of the motor, wherein respective external covers of each of the parts are electrically connected to the same potential, and at least one of the external covers is connected to a GND. | 05-29-2014 |
20140158808 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A safety device for a vehicle, which provides a more simple optimized mechanism to function as a load limiter having stable operation characteristics, and allows a reference load for releasing the webbing to vary depending on a change in collision speed, thereby providing increased protection to an occupant. More specifically, the safety device includes a roller, an electric generator, a magnetic force generator and a resistance generator. The roller comes in contact with a webbing and is configured to rotate with movement of the webbing. The electric generator generates electric current via the rotation of the roller, and the magnetic force generator generates a magnetic force via the electric current generated by the electric generator. The resistance force generator provides a resistance force to the rotation of the roller based on a shear force altered by the magnetic force generated by the magnetic force generator. | 06-12-2014 |
20140374528 | Power-Assist Fire Hose Reel - A fire hose reel assembly comprising, a base, a front left angled bar, a front right angled bar, a rear left angled bar and a rear right angled bar. A top connecting bar connects the front left angled bar, the front right angled bar, the rear left angled bar and the rear right angled bar. A latch is directly attached to the top connecting bar. The fire hose reel assembly further includes a fire hose take-up rod. The fire hose reel assembly includes a fork assembly and a fork upper rod. The fork upper rod has a coupling attached to an upper end of the fork upper rod. The fork upper rod may be retained in the latch. The fork assembly is capable of retaining an end of a fire hose. A manual crank or a battery-operated or electric drill may be connected to the coupling in the upper end of the fork upper rod to provide power-assist to facilitate rolling-up the fire hose. The fire hose reel assembly in an embodiment may be mounted on wheels. | 12-25-2014 |
20150028145 | TETHER ASSEMBLY FOR A SECURITY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a tether assembly for securing an item of merchandise. In one example, the tether assembly includes a tether configured to be secured to an item of merchandise and a housing configured to receive the tether. The tether is configured to be extended and retracted relative to the housing. The tether assembly also includes a motor coupled to the tether that is configured to extend and/or retract the tether relative to the housing. | 01-29-2015 |
20150129703 | MOTORIZED HOSE REEL WITH ANTI-ROTATION INTERLOCK - A motorized hose reel with a positive locking mechanism includes a spool that is rotatably supported by a support frame, a motor in driving communication with the spool and a locking pin. The locking pin is movable to any one of three positions. In the first position, a spring forces the locking pin to engage a corresponding aperture in the hose reel spool. As the locking pin is rotated, a shaft extending radially from the locking pin engages a track formed in the housing. This causes the locking pin to withdraw from the hose reel spool against the force of the spring. Further rotation of the locking pin causes the radially-extending shaft to engage a detent, which holds the locking pin away from the hose reel spool. Still further rotation of the locking pin causes the radially-extending shaft to close a switch, which completes an electrical circuit to the motor. | 05-14-2015 |
20160046462 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING LINE RETRACTION ON A REEL - A system and method are disclosed for automating extension and/or retraction of a line on a spool. The system detachably couples a spool of line to an automated winding portion such as a power drill, extends the line out from the spool in some embodiments, positions a distal end of the line at a desired position, performs an operation with the line, and automatically retracts the line. A winding portion, such as an electric drill, couples to a mounting end of a spool of line. The winding portion receives power from a power source and actuates to rotate the spool in a first direction for extending the line, and a second direction for retracting the line. A distal end of the line positions at a desired point away from the spool. An operation is performed with the line in conjunction with automated extension and retraction of the line. Finally, the winding portion powers refraction of the line back onto the spool. | 02-18-2016 |
242390900 | With speed or torque control | 13 |
20090206190 | DYNAMIC TAPE DRIVE CALIBRATION - Dynamic calibration of a secondary velocity signal is provided in a tape drive. In one example, a reel motor is operated to drive a reel carrying a tape in a tape drive. The motion of the tape is measured to provide a measured primary velocity signal of the tape, and in addition, the operation of the reel motor is measured to provide an estimated secondary velocity signal of the tape as a function of motor parameters and the motor operation measurements. The estimated secondary velocity signal of the tape may be calibrated as the tape is driven, as a function of the tape motion measurements and the motor operation measurements. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 08-20-2009 |
20090236459 | Apparatus and method for rapid respooling - Embodiments of the invention comprise a portable device and a method for rapidly collecting tubing, line, wire, or other long, flexible objects onto a spool. The respooling device comprises a fixed compression nut attached to a threaded rod and an adjustable compression nut removably coupled to the threaded rod. The threaded rod and compression nuts have thread selected for mechanical strength, smooth operation without lubrication, and rapid translation of the adjustable compression nut along the threaded rod. A spool clamped around the threaded rod by the compression nuts is automatically centered on the rotational axis of the respooling device. A driver turns the threaded rod, compression nuts, and spool to wind material onto the spool. Some embodiments respool material at rates greater than 30 feet (9.1 meters) per second. Some embodiments include a cordless driver. Some embodiments include a spool adapted for respooling a particular material, for example shock tube. | 09-24-2009 |
20100072315 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORAGE AND TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY FLOORING SURFACE - Systems and methods of rolling and unrolling secondary flooring surfaces, such as tall pile polyethylene turf, are provided. The system includes a drive system that allows for the conversion of a primary surface into a secondary flooring surface in a relatively short period of time. The drive system includes core adjustable speed drive units for controlling the speed and torque of the motors that drive the core, as well as roller adjustable speed drive units for controlling the speed of the front roller. The core adjustable speed drive units control the torque of the core motors during roll up and control the speed of the core motors during roll out. | 03-25-2010 |
20120168550 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORAGE AND TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY FLOORING SURFACE - Systems and methods of rolling and unrolling secondary flooring surfaces, such as tall pile polyethylene turf, are provided. The system includes a drive system that allows for the conversion of a primary surface into a secondary flooring surface in a relatively short period of time. The drive system includes core adjustable speed drive units for controlling the speed and torque of the motors that drive the core, as well as roller adjustable speed drive units for controlling the speed of the front roller. The core adjustable speed drive units control the torque of the core motors during roll up and control the speed of the core motors during roll out. | 07-05-2012 |
20120267466 | REEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING LINEAR MATERIAL SLACK - A reel comprises a motorized spool member about which a linear material can be wound. A housing surrounds the spool member and has a port through which the linear material extends. A motor controller detects when the linear material is pulled from the spool member through the port, and responds by operating a motor to rotate the spool member in an unwind direction. During this operation, the motor controller (1) uses a spool sensor system to detect an unwind rate at which the linear material is unwound from the spool member, (2) uses a translation sensor system to detect a pull-out rate at which the linear material is pulled through the port in the unwind direction, and (3) adjusts the motor speed based on the detected rates, to limit a length of unwound linear material between the spool member and the port to less than a predetermined length. | 10-25-2012 |
20130277484 | CORD STORAGE APPARATUS - A cord storage apparatus includes an electric motor configured to retract a power reception cord to be connected to an external power supply and a control unit configured to determine whether or not the power reception cord is retracted away from the ground when the power reception cord is connected to the external power supply and control the electric motor to stop retracting the power reception cord when the power reception cord is retracted away from the ground. | 10-24-2013 |
20140021283 | AUTOMATIC REEL DEVICES AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A reel has a spool member on which the linear material is spooled, an electric motor that rotates the spool member, and a controller that controls the operation of the motor. The controller monitors an unwound length of the linear material based on sensed rotation of the spool member by one or more sensors. The controller causes the motor to wind the linear material at a drag speed when the linear material is on a ground, at a crawl speed lower than the drag speed when the length of linear material on the ground is shorter than a first threshold amount and through a second predetermined amount once the linear material lifts off the ground to inhibit swing of the linear material as it comes off the ground, and at a docking speed greater than the crawl speed when the unwound linear material is shorter than the second threshold amount. | 01-23-2014 |
20140021284 | REEL WITH MANUALLY ACTUATED RETRACTION SYSTEM - A reel has a spool member on which the linear material is spooled, an electric motor that rotates the spool member, and a controller that controls the operation of the motor. The controller monitors an unwound length of the linear material based on sensed rotation of the spool member by one or more sensors. The controller causes the electric motor to wind the linear material around the spool member upon detection of a pulling force on the linear material over a pull distance within a predetermined range, but does not trigger the winding of the linear material if the pull distance is greater than the predetermined range. The controller causes the electric motor to stop winding of the linear material upon detection of a force on the linear material that holds the linear material in place. | 01-23-2014 |
20140117139 | SEAT BELT DEVICE - A seat belt device includes a belt reel around which webbing is wound, a winding spring that rotationally biases the belt reel in a winding direction, a motor that is configured to transmit a driving force to the belt reel, a clutch that is interposed between the motor and the belt reel, and which performs connection/disconnection of the motor and the belt reel, a webbing speed detection unit that detects the winding speed of the webbing, a fastened/released state detection unit that detects a fastened state and a released state of the webbing, a basic winding control unit that drives the motor in the winding direction in a rotating manner and puts the clutch into a connected state, and a speed increase correction unit that increases the speed of the motor with respect to the speed of the motor obtained by the control of the basic winding control unit. | 05-01-2014 |
20140191073 | SEAT BELT APPARATUS - A seat belt apparatus includes a reel, a motor, a clutch member, a belt reacher, a door opening/closing detection section, a wearing detection section and a motor control section. Once a change from an opened state to a closed state of a vehicle door is detected by the opening/closing detection section, the control section controls the motor so that the webbing is pulled out from the reel at a predetermined speed. Once wearing of the webbing is detected by the wearing detection section while the webbing is being pulled out at the predetermined speed, the control section controls the motor to stop pulling-out of the webbing. The predetermined speed is first kept at a constant speed, corresponding for example to a 10[%] duty cycle, for a predetermined time period and then caused to gradually decrease from the constant speed. | 07-10-2014 |
20150028146 | CABLE SYSTEM - A cable system has a cable connecting a base device and a travelling body, functions of the cable at least including transmission of signals, a reel device disposed on the travelling body, the reel device having a reel onto which the cable is to be wound, a motor that drives the reel and a rotation sensor that detects a rotation of the reel, a motor controller that controls the motor of the reel device; and an acceleration sensor that is disposed in the traveling body and detects an acceleration in a vertical direction, the motor controller basically opening a motor drive circuit for driving the motor or bringing a supply current to the motor to zero when it is determined that the reel is rotated in an unreeling direction for unreeling the cable based on sensed information from the rotation sensor. | 01-29-2015 |
20150307318 | AUTOMATIC REEL DEVICES AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A reel has a spool member on which the linear material is spooled, an electric motor that rotates the spool member, and a controller that controls the operation of the motor. The controller monitors an unwound length of the linear material based on sensed rotation of the spool member by one or more sensors. The controller causes the motor to wind the linear material at a drag speed when the linear material is on a ground, at a crawl speed lower than the drag speed when the length of linear material on the ground is shorter than a first threshold amount and through a second predetermined amount once the linear material lifts off the ground to inhibit swing of the linear material as it comes off the ground, and at a docking speed greater than the crawl speed when the unwound linear material is shorter than the second threshold amount. | 10-29-2015 |
20160176676 | CABLE SYSTEM | 06-23-2016 |