Patent GB-903093-A (GB)
Title: Load bearing device
IPC: F16D69/04
Filed: 1960-04-25
Abstract: 903,093. Pulley hoists. RATCLIFF, R. A. April 25, 1960 [May 4, 1959], No. 14375/60. Class 78 (5). A hoist which has a ratchet drive actuated by manually-oscillatable arm 6, has a control lever 86 which may be set to one of three positions (Figs. 15, 16 and 17) which determine hoisting, lowering, or free chain operating conditions, respectively. The arm 6 may be withdrawn and resecured in one of six alternative positions to suit the orientation of the hoist (L.H. part of Fig. 1). A pin 19 carried by a member 14 which rotates with the arm 6 engages a block 78 slidable in guides 73, 74, in respective plates 61, 62. The latter carry an operating pawl 54 which drives a ratchetwheel 34 on anticlockwise strokes of the arm 6. The ratchet 34 is rigid with an axle 40 on which is carried a sprocket 36 which drives the chain of the hoist. The plates 61, 62 are journalled on respective different diameter portions of the axle 40, and the arrangement is such as to provide a mechanical advantage between the movement of pin 19 and the driving action of the pawl 54. Also journalled on the axle 40 are two cam rings 81, 82 (Figs. 13, 14), connected respectively by springs 93, 94, to a member 89 rigid with the control lever 86. Operation; load hoisting.-With the lever 86 set in its uppermost position (Fig. 15) a pin 92 on the member 89 engages a portion 85 of the cam ring 82 to drive the latter to a clockwise external position. Cam ring 81 is driven to a similar position (notwithstanding spring 93) due to engagement of a pin 84 (on the ring 81) by the leading edge of the portion 85 of the ring 82. Pins 102, 103, respectively carried by the pawls 53, 54, thus ride on low portions of the cam ring 81 so as to permit engagement of both pawls 53, 54, with the ratchet-wheel 34. Load lowering.-When the lever 86 is set to a middle position (Fig. 16) ring 82 is drawn anticlockwise by spring 94 to a position again limited by pin 92. Provided the load is being sustained by the pawl 54, spring 93 is strong enough to draw ring 81 to a position limited by pin 84. In this position a raised portion 106 of cam ring 81 lifts pawl 53 out of engagement. (If the pawl 53 is sustaining the load, however, the force of spring 93 is insufficient to overcome the force between the teeth of the pawl 53 and the ratchet 34). Movement of arm 6 in a clockwise direction thus moves pawl 54 clockwise and this permits a step of movement of ratchet 34 and with it a downward movement of the load. During this movement pin 103 of pawl 54 engages a surface 107 of ring 81 to move the latter clockwise. This causes portion 106 of ring 81 to disengage from pin 102 of pawl 53 and so allows the latter to re-engage with the ratchet 34. On anticlockwise movement of the arm 6, the surface 107 throws pawl 54 out of engagement with the ratchet 34 and the load is held by pawl 53 while the arm is being returned ready for a further clockwise (load lowering) movement. Free chain operation.-When the lever 86 is set to its lowest position (Fig. 17), ring 82 is drawn by spring 94 into a position in which it lifts both pawls 53, 54 out of engagement with the ratchet 34.