Patent ID: 6158684
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A reeling device for a hose or a cable comprising:a non-rotatable member and a rotatable member, the rotatable member being attached to and rotatable with respect to the non-rotatable member for winding and unwinding a hose or a cable,a spring device, one end of the spring device being connected to the non-rotatable member and the other end of the spring device being connected to the rotatable member, the spring device stretching when the rotatable member is rotated with respect to the non-rotatable member during the unwinding of the hose or cable, anda viscosity brake for slowing the rotation of the rotatable member, the viscosity brake being mountable 6 to and dismountable from the non-rotatable member without detachment of the rotatable member from the non-rotatable member, the viscosity brake having a stationary member and a movable member, the stationary member being a brake housing, the movable member being partially located in and rotatable with respect to the brake housing, the movable member including a movement-transfer device, the movement-transfer device being located on a portion of the movable member that extends outside the brake housing and being selectively movable relative to the brake housing to selectively couple to and decouple from the rotatable member, a brake fluid contained within the brake housing of the viscosity brake for resisting the rotation of the movable member when the movement-transfer device is coupled to the rotatable member.