HYDRAULIC WINDLASS Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: mining industry. SUBSTANCE: hydraulic windlass has housing 1 with rope drum 2 and a hydraulic drive. The hydraulic drive has four hydraulic cylinders 9-12 kinematically connected with the shaft of drum 2 through connecting rods 3 and 4 and hydraulic distributors 5-8 of control. Hydraulic cylinders 9-12 are set up in pairs from both sides of drum 2 and are connected with its shaft through the connecting rods with yokes 14 and 15. The housing of one, of hydraulic cylinders in each pair is rigidly connected with the yoke. The rod of piston is hinged with the windlass housing. Other hydraulic cylinders in pairs to the connecting-rod yokes are hinged by rods of piston. The housings (by the cylinders) are connected up to the windlass housing. In the hydraulic windlass the hinges of fastening the hydraulic cylinders in the windlass housing for each pair are disposed in one straight line passing through the central axis of rotation of the connecting rods. EFFECT: facilitated manufacture. 1 cl, 3 dwg