Abstract:
A split winch band shaft fast rotating device is provided herein. The device is disposed at the band shaft extension end at one side of the winch mount, and includes a band shaft joint and a rotator. At least one crowbar hole is set on the rotator. The rotator is coupled to one side of the band shaft joint with a unidirectional linkage mechanism set at the contact surface thereof. The band shaft extension end has at least one pin hole. The band shaft joint could be inserted into or covered on the band shaft extension end with a detachable connection mechanism arranged therebetween which could make the joint fixedly connected to the extension end by inserting one or more axle pins into the pin holes. The split winch band shaft fast rotating device is low in cost, convenient in maintenance, flexible in operation, and could improve the bundling speed of the winch.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     1. Field of Invention  
         [0002]     The present invention relates to mechanical field, and more particularly to a bundling tool for automobiles.  
         [0003]     2. Related Art  
         [0004]     Goods usually need to be bundled during transportation, in order to prevent from being dropped off when the automobile runs and colliding with each other with the result of loss or damage. Though it is a usual way to bundle goods directly with ropes, it takes time and labor, and is difficult to bundle goods tightly, thereby inducing safety problems.  
         [0005]     The winch is popular with drivers as an advanced bundling tool, as it is convenient and safe to bundle goods with the winch. Currently, the winch widely used is provided with a mount and a band shaft, wherein the band shaft is installed at the mount and can rotate. The bundling bands of the bundler wrap around the band shaft. In this way, the bundling bands are tightened by rotating the band shaft, so that the goods can be bundled tightly. The method currently used for tightening the bundling bands by rotating the band shaft is to insert a crowbar into a crowbar hole at one end of the band shaft, turn the crowbar, and make the band shaft rotate. As the winch is fixed to the automobile body, it is limited in position. Therefore, after the crowbar is turned to make the band shaft rotate some angle in operation, the crowbar must be pulled out and inserted into another crowbar hole, thereby continuing to make the band shaft rotate. It is apparent that said operation takes time and labor, and it tends to damage the fingers and other parts of the operator by pulling the crowbar out and inserting it again on and on.  
         [0006]     To overcome the above-mentioned problems, a winch band shaft fast rotating device which includes a fixed seat and a rotor is provided herein, wherein, the fixed seat is fixedly connected to a band shaft, the rotor is coupled to one side of the fixed seat with a unidirectional linkage mechanism set at the contact surface thereof, and at least one crowbar hole is provided on the rotator. With such a rotating device, the crowbar doesn&#39;t need to be pulled out during operation due to the unidirectional linkage mechanism, which makes the operation safe and labor saving and will not cause damages to the products or human body. However, said band shaft fast rotating device is integrated with the winch, so that there is such a rotating device set at each one of the band shaft extension ends. Therefore, it is more difficult to manufacture the winch and the manufacturing processes are increased, with the result of the increased manufacturing cost of each winch. Furthermore, once the rotating device fails beyond repair, the whole winch must be replaced, which increases the use cost while decreases the operational flexibility.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0007]     An object of the present invention is to provide a split band shaft fast rotating device used with a winch, which can be mounted and removed at any moment, so that the use cost is decreased while the operational flexibility is increased. In this way, the above-mentioned problems associated with the prior art can be addressed, in which the band shaft rotating device is integrated with the winch, with the result of increased manufacturing difficulty and manufacturing processes as well as high cost.  
         [0008]     Another object of the present invention is to provide a split winch band shaft fast rotating device which facilitates ordinary maintenance. Once the rotating device is damaged beyond repair, it can directly be replaced, in order to make the winch keep on working. In this way, the technical problems associated with the prior art can be addressed, in which it is hard to maintain and once damaged, the whole winch will be out of use, with the result of high cost.  
         [0009]     Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a split winch band shaft fast rotating device which makes the winch band shaft rotate fast. Wherein, the crowbar doesn&#39;t need to be pulled out during operation so as to make the operation convenient, labor saving, safe and reliable and increase the bundling speed of the winch. In this way, the technical problems associated with the prior art can be addressed, in which the operational process is complicated and inefficient, and takes time and labor, furthermore, the crowbar needs to be pulled out and inserted on and on during use.  
         [0010]     In order to achieve the foregoing objects, the present invention provides a split band shaft fast rotating device disposed at the band shaft extension end at one side of the winch mount which includes a band shaft joint and a rotator, wherein at least one crowbar hole is provided on the rotator, the rotator is coupled to one side of the band shaft joint with a unidirectional linkage mechanism set at the contact surface thereof, characterized in that, the band shaft extension end has at least one pin hole, the band shaft joint may be inserted into or covered on the extension end, and a detachable connection mechanism is provided between the band shaft joint and the band shaft extension end for making the joint fixedly connected to the extension end by inserting one or more axle pins into the pin holes.  
         [0011]     When in use, the winch mount is fixed on the automobile, with the device of the invention mounted at the band shaft extension end at one side of the winch mount and connected to the extension end. In operation, the crowbar is inserted into the crowbar hole and turned to and fro. The winch band shaft could rotate in one way by using the unidirectional linkage mechanism, so as to tighten the bundling bands wrapped around the band shaft.  
         [0012]     According to the invention, the device provided herein forms a detachable split structure with the winch by one or more axle pins. The device can be mounted to the winch as required. In this case, not only the manufacturing cost is efficiently reduced, but also the defects associated with the prior art are overcome.  
         [0013]     In the split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the invention, said connection mechanism is a post disposed at one end of the band shaft joint which could be inserted into the extension end, and one and more axle pins pass through the corresponding pin holes on the extension end and are fixedly connected to the post. The band shaft extension end can be fixedly connected to the joint through said structure, in which the connection mechanism of the band shaft fast rotating device is inserted into the extension end.  
         [0014]     There are various ways to match the axle pin(s) with the post herein. For purposes of safety and reliability, in the split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the invention, there are several pin holes described above, each of which has an axle pin passed through. The axle pins are threadedly connected to the post.  
         [0015]     In the split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the invention, said connection mechanism is a cavity at one end of the band shaft joint which can receive the band shaft extension end. One or more pin holes are provided on the side wall of the cavity. An axle pin passes through the pin holes on the band shaft extension end and the pin holes on the side wall of the cavity. The extension end can be fixedly connected to the joint through said connection mechanism. In this case, the connection mechanism of the band shaft fast rotating device receives the extension end.  
         [0016]     In order to further improve the connecting strength between the band shaft extension end and the joint, in the split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the invention, a through hole is set on said axle pin with a driven pin passing through the hole, both ends of the driven pin are inserted in the pin holes on the band shaft extension end and the pin holes on the band shaft joint. In general, the driven pin is arranged perpendicular to the axle pin, so as to form a cross structure together. However, the driven pin could be parallel with the axle pin instead, and more than one driven pin and axle pin may be used.  
         [0017]     In the split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the invention, a protruded riveting block is disposed at one end of the band shaft joint with a stopper riveted thereto. The rotator is blocked by the outer edges of the stopper after it is covered on the band shaft joint. This is a way of connecting the band shaft joint with the rotator.  
         [0018]     Another way is also available, i.e., in the split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the invention, a connecting screw is disposed between the band shaft joint and the rotator. The rotator is blocked by the top outer edges of the connecting screw after it is covered on the band shaft joint.  
         [0019]     In the split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the invention, said unidirectional linkage mechanism includes several spring holes arranged on the rotator at the contact surface of the rotator and the band shaft, each of which has a spring and a plunger mounted from inside to outside, the plunger is pressed against one side of the band shaft joint under the action of the spring. One side of the band shaft joint is provide with a corresponding number of chutes which are located corresponding to the spring holes. One side of the chute is a bevel face that inclines along the rotating direction of the rotator and extends to the side surface of the joint, while another side is an upright face perpendicular to the side surface of the joint.  
         [0020]     During the period of using the device of the present invention, when the rotator is rotated along the direction in which the bevel face of the chute inclines, the plunger protruded out of the spring hole by the spring moves upwards along the bevel face of the chute, so that the plunger is contracted into the spring hole until it is pressed against one side surface of the fixed seat. Then, the plunger will get into next chute to repeat said process. It is apparent that, when the rotator is rotated along this direction, the band shaft joint is stationary. In other words, the rotator can&#39;t drive the band shaft to rotate.  
         [0021]     On the other hand, if the rotator is rotated along the opposite direction, the plunger will be blocked by the upright face of the chute after it gets into the chute, so that it can&#39;t slide through the chute. In this way, the rotator is linked with the band shaft joint. Under the turning moment of the rotator, the band shaft joint will rotate together finally to drive the band shaft to rotate.  
         [0022]     In the split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the invention, the chutes are uniformly distributed on one side of the band shaft joint, and the spring holes are uniformly distributed on the rotator.  
         [0023]     In the split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the invention, two crowbar holes for receiving the crowbar are arranged oppositely on said rotator.  
         [0024]     When the rotating device of the present invention is used in the winch, the rotating direction of the rotator should be corresponding to the reeling direction of the winch band shaft as the rotator is linked with the band shaft joint. The crowbar is inserted into the crowbar holes of the rotator and turned to and fro during use. Since the band shaft joint could only rotate in one way, the band shaft could be driven to tighten the bundling bands. Said rotating device could be detached from the winch after use, it could also be used with other winches. In other words, several winches could share only one rotating device.  
         [0025]     The split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the invention has the following advantages over the prior art.  
         [0026]     (i) A split structure is used to effectively simplify the structure of the winch, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. In this way, several winches could share only one rotating device to tighten the bundling bands.  
         [0027]     (ii) It facilitates daily maintenance. Once the rotating device is damaged beyond repair, it can directly be replaced while the winch still can be used, thereby improving the level of resources utilization.  
         [0028]     (iii) It can be mounted and removed at any moment, so that it is flexible and easy to operate.  
         [0029]     (iv) The crowbar doesn&#39;t need to be pulled out during operation, so that the bundling speed of the winch is enhanced and the operation is more reliable.  
         [0030]     Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0031]     The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given herein below for illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:  
         [0032]      FIG. 1  is a three-dimensional exploded schematic view of a split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the present invention;  
         [0033]      FIG. 2  is a three-dimensional exploded schematic view of the split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the present invention taken from another viewing angle;  
         [0034]      FIG. 3  is a structural schematic view of the split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the present invention in operation;  
         [0035]      FIG. 4  is a sectional view of the split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the present invention;  
         [0036]      FIG. 5  is a side schematic view of the winch according to the present invention;  
         [0037]      FIG. 6  is a three-dimensional schematic view of the band shaft of the split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the present invention;  
         [0038]      FIG. 7  is a three-dimensional schematic view of the rotator of the split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the present invention;  
         [0039]      FIG. 8  is a sectional view of the band shaft joint of the split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the present invention;  
         [0040]      FIG. 9  is a sectional view taken along A-A in  FIG. 8 ;  
         [0041]      FIG. 10  is a three-dimensional schematic view of the band shaft joint of the split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the present invention;  
         [0042]      FIG. 11  is a side view of the band shaft joint of the split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the present invention;  
         [0043]      FIG. 12  is a sectional view taken along B-B in  FIG. 11 ;  
         [0044]      FIG. 13  is a sectional view taken along C-C in  FIG. 11 ;  
         [0045]      FIG. 14  is a sectional view of a split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0046]      FIG. 15  is a partial schematic view of the band shaft joint of the split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the second embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0047]      FIG. 16  is an enlarged sectional view taken along D-D in  FIG. 15 ;  
         [0048]      FIG. 17  is a sectional view of the rotator of the split winch band shaft fast rotating device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION  
     Fist Embodiment  
       [0049]     With reference to  FIGS. 1-4 , the split winch band shaft fast rotating device of the present invention is disposed at the band shaft extension end  5   a  at one side of the winch mount  1 . The device includes a band shaft joint  2  and a rotator  3  with two crowbar holes  4  for receiving a crowbar oppositely arranged thereon. A unidirectional ratchet wheel  23  fixedly connected to the band shaft  5  is set at the other side of the winch mount  1 . One end of the band shaft  5  extends out of one side of the winch  1  through the band shaft holes  1   a  of the winch mount  1 . The ratchet wheel  23  is fixedly connected to this extension end. A ratchet  24  is set at one side of the unidirectional ratchet wheel  23  for seizing the ratchet wheel as shown in  FIG. 5 , so that the band shaft  5  could only rotate in one way during winding. In this embodiment, the ratchet axle  22  is fixedly connected to one side of the winch mount  1  and the ratchet  24  is sticked to the ratchet axle  22 , so that the ratchet  24  will not detach from the ratchet axle  22  during rotation.  
         [0050]     The other end of the band shaft  5 , i.e., band shaft extension end  5   a , also extends out of the winch mount  1  at the other side as shown in  FIGS. 1-3 . In this embodiment, there are four uniformly distributed pin holes  5   aa  set on the side of the band shaft extension end  5   a.    
         [0051]     As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the fast rotating device of the present invention is disposed at said band shaft extension end  5   a . The device includes a band shaft joint  2  and a rotator  3 . Wherein, the rotator  3  is coupled to one side of the joint  2 , with a unidirectional linkage mechanism set at the contact surface thereof.  
         [0052]     Two pin holes  2   a  are oppositely arranged on the side of the band shaft joint  2  as shown in  FIGS. 6 and 7 . A detachable connection mechanism is provided between the band shaft joint  2  and the band shaft extension end  5   a . In this embodiment, said connection mechanism is a cavity at one end of the band shaft joint  2  which could receive the extension end  5   a , as shown in  FIGS. 3, 4 ,  7  and  8 . An axle pin  8  passes through two corresponding pin holes  5   aa  on the side of the extension end  5   a  and two pin holes  2   a  on the side wall of the cavity  9  of the band shaft joint  2 , so that the extension end  5   a  is fixedly connected to the joint  2 .  
         [0053]     As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , in this embodiment, a through hole  11  is set on the axle pin  8 , through which a driven pin  12  passes. The driven pin  12  passes through two driven pin holes  2   b  on the band shaft joint  2 , two pin holes  5   aa  on the extension end  5   a  and the through hole  11  on the axle pin  8 , so that the axle pin  8  gets fixed. Furthermore, in order to prevent the driven pin  12  being released, a hole is formed at one end of the driven pin  12  through which a stud  10  passes. The driven pin  12  is perpendicular to the axle pin  8  herein.  
         [0054]     As shown in  FIGS. 3, 4 ,  10 ,  11  and  12 , the unidirectional linkage mechanism has six spring holes  16  uniformly distributed on the rotator  3 . The spring holes  16  are located at the contact surface of the rotator  3  and the band shaft joint  2 , each of which has a spring  17  and a plunger  18  mounted from inside to outside. The plunger  18  is pressed against one side of the band shaft joint  2  under the action of the spring  17 . One side of the band shaft joint  2  is provide with a corresponding number of chutes  19  which are located corresponding to the spring holes  16 . One side of the chute  19  is a bevel face  20  that inclines along the rotating direction of the rotator  3  and extends to the side surface of the joint  2 , while another side is an upright face  21  perpendicular to the side surface of the joint  2 . Apparently, as the spring holes  16  are uniformly distributed, the chutes  19  are uniformly distributed on the side of the joint  2 .  
         [0055]     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , a connecting screw  15  is set between the band shaft joint  2  and the rotator  3 . The rotator  3  is blocked by the top outer edges of the connecting screw  15  after it is covered on the band shaft joint  2 , so that the band shaft joint  2  is joined with the rotator  3  together. Another connecting way is shown in  FIGS. 11 and 13 , wherein the band shaft joint  2  and the connecting screw  15  are provided with unidirectional teeth  26  engaged with each other at their contact surface. Employing this structure, the rotator  3  will not be detached from the band shaft joint  2 , while the rotator  3  could rotator with respect to the joint  2 . The unidirectional teeth  26  could make the connecting screw  15  fixedly connected to the joint  2 , so as to prevent it loosening in use.  
         [0056]     When in use, the band shaft extension end  5   a  of the winch is inserted into the cavity  9  of the band shaft joint  2 . The corresponding pin holes  2   a  and  5   aa  on the joint  2  and the band shaft extension end  5   a  are aligned. Then, an axle pin  8  is inserted, and a driven pin  12  is inserted into the through hole  11 . In this way, the device provided by the present invention is fixedly connected to the winch. In this embodiment, two crowbar holes  4  are oppositely arranged on the rotator  3 . When using the winch, a crowbar is inserted into the crowbar holes  4  on the rotator  3  and turned to and fro, so that the band shaft is rotated in one way by the unidirectional linkage mechanism to tighten the bundling bands wrapped around the band shaft  5 .  
         [0057]     Accomplishing the operations described above, the device of the present invention could either still keep connected to the winch, or removed for storage or next use. In the latter case, firstly the stud  10  is pulled out to remove the driven pin  12 , then the axle pin  8  is pulled out, so that the device is separate from the winch.  
         [0058]     Moreover, as shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a housing  6  is covered on the outboard of the rotator  3  and the band shaft joint  2 , so as to prevent the rain or sundries entering the connection port of the rotator  3  and the band shaft joint  2 .  
       Second Embodiment  
       [0059]     Another embodiment of the fast rotating device of the present invention is shown in  FIGS. 14, 15  and  16 . In this embodiment, one end of the band shaft joint  2  is a post  7 , which is inserted into the band shaft extension end  5   a . Four pin holes  5   aa  are uniformly distributed on the band shaft extension end  5   a . Four axle pins  8  pass through the corresponding pin holes  5   aa  on the band shaft extension end  5   a  and are fixedly connected to the threaded holes  25  on the post  7 . The axle pins  8  and post  7  fixedly connect the band shaft extension end  5   a  to the band shaft joint  2  by thread fitting.  
         [0060]     As shown in  FIG. 14 , a protruded riveting block  13  is disposed at one end of the band shaft joint  2  with a stopper  14  riveted thereto. The rotator  3  is blocked by the outer edges of the stopper  14  after it is covered on the band shaft joint  2 , so that the rotator  3  will not be detached from the band shaft joint  2 .  
         [0061]     When in use, the post  7  of the band shaft joint  2  is inserted into the band shaft extension end  5   a . The axle pins  8  pass through the corresponding pin holes  5   aa  on the band shaft extension end  5   a  and are fixedly connected to the post  7  by the threaded holes. In order to make the axle pins  8  fixedly connected to the post  7 , a spring liner  27  is covered on the axle pins  8 . In this way, the fast rotating device provided by the present invention is fixedly connected to the winch.  
         [0062]     The use of the fast rotating device according to the second embodiment of the invention is the same as that according to the first embodiment. In this embodiment, there are also four crowbar holes  4  uniformly distributed on the rotator  3 , as shown in  FIG. 17 .  
         [0063]     After use, the device could be detached from the winch by tools such as the wrench.  
         [0064]     For purposes of brief illustration, structures of the second embodiment similar to the first one will not be described in detail here.  
         [0065]     The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.  
         [0066]     Although the terms, such as winch mount  1 , band shaft hole  1   a , band shaft joint  2 , pin hole  2   a , driven pin hole  2   b , rotator  3 , crowbar hole  4 , band shaft  5 , band shaft extension end  5   a , pin hole  5   aa , housing  6 , post  7 , axle pin  8 , cavity  9 , stud  10 , through hole  11 , driven pin  12 , riveting block  13 , stopper  14 , connecting screw  15 , spring hole  16 , spring  17 , plunger  18 , chute  19 , bevel face  20 , upright face  21 , ratchet axle  22 , unidirectional ratchet wheel  23 , ratchet  24 , threaded hole  25 , unidirectional tooth  26 , spring liner  27  and the like, are used herein, other terms are not excluded. These terms are merely used to illustrate and explain the essence of the invention without any limitation.  
       LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS  
       [0000]    
       
          winch mount  1   
          band shaft hole  1   a    
          band shaft joint  2   
          pin hole  2   a    
          driven pin hole  2   b    
          rotator  3   
          crowbar hole  4   
          band shaft  5   
          band shaft extension end  5   a    
          pin hole  5   aa    
          housing  6   
          post  7   
          axle pin  8   
          cavity  9   
          stud  10   
          through hole  11   
          driven pin  12   
          riveting block  13   
          stopper  14   
          connecting screw  15   
          spring hole  16   
          spring  17   
          plunger  18   
          chute  19   
          bevel face  20   
          upright face  21   
          ratchet axle  22   
          unidirectional ratchet wheel  23   
          ratchet  24   
          threaded hole  25   
          unidirectional tooth  26   
          spring liner  27