Patent ID: 6431103
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B63B,B66D

Abstract:
A winch for ropes, having:a winch drum (14) rotatable at least in a hauling direction (31); a winch foot for fitting the winch to a base part (13); a winch gear (84); and a motor (52) located at least partly in a motor area (47) surrounded by the winch drum (14) and driving the winch drum (14) by means of the gear (84), wherein the motor area (47) is provided in a substantially tubular supporting body (44) on which the winch drum (14) is mounted rotatable around a drum rotation axis (28) by means of bearings (46), the motor (52) having a motor axis and being mounted on the supporting body (44) with the motor axis (53) parallel to the rotation axis (28) of the winch drum (14).