Patent ID: 7413172

Claim:
Winch for a vehicle, with an elongate flexible traction means which is assigned to a drive device which is configured for the introduction of tractive forces to the traction means, and with a guide device which is provided for feeding the traction means to the drive device, and also with an anchoring device which is mounted on a free end region, facing away from the drive device, of the traction means and is configured so as to be adjustable between an opening position and a locking position, in order to allow a positive anchoring of the traction means on a positionally fixed anchor part, wherein the anchoring device and/or the guide device are/is assigned an actuating means which is configured for an opening and/or closing movement of the anchoring device, and wherein the actuating means is configured in such a way that, when a minimum distance between the anchoring device and guide device is undershot, a positive movement of the anchoring device into the opening position is provided.