Patent ID: 8523147

Claim:
An electric capstan comprising: a motor, wherein the motor has an output shaft, a reduction gear, a winching roller, an engagement-disengagement gear, wherein the engagement-disengagement gear has an input end and an output end, and a functional module, wherein the functional module has an input end and an output end, wherein the input end of the engagement-disengagement gear is connected to the output shaft of the motor and the output end of the engagement-disengagement gear is connected to the input end of the functional module, and wherein the engagement-disengagement gear includes a clutch and a lever that is able to engage or disengage the clutch, wherein the clutch has a housing and a groove, the lever at the end thereof has an eccentric and axial protrusion which can be embedded in the groove of the clutch, and the lever is rotatably attached to the housing of the clutch.