Winch for pipelayer and pipelayer equipped with same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9617126-B2
Application number	US-201314348675-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2013
Priority date	Oct 31, 2013
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A restraining roller of a hook winch has a roller middle part and first and second roller end parts. The roller middle part is formed in a columnar shape. Each of the first and second roller end parts is formed in a roughly circular truncated cone shape. The widths of the first and second roller end parts are greater than the diameter of a wire rope. A difference in diameter between an inner end and outer end of each of the first and second roller end parts is less than the diameter of the wire rope. Taper angles of the first and second roller end parts are different from each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A winch for a pipelayer, comprising:
a drum about which a wire rope is wound; and
a restraining roller disposed along a width direction of the drum, the restraining roller restraining the wire rope wound about the drum onto a surface of the drum, wherein
the restraining roller includes:
a roller part being formed in a cylindrical shape; and
roller end parts being disposed on a first end side and a second end side of the roller part in the width direction, each of the roller end parts being formed in a roughly circular truncated cone shape with a radius reduced in proportion to a distance from the first end side or the second end side,

a width of each of the roller end parts is greater than a diameter of the wire rope,
a difference in diameter between an inner end and an outer end of each of the roller end parts is less than the diameter of the wire rope, and
where a taper angle is defined as an angle formed between a line arranged in parallel to a surface of the roller part and a line arranged in parallel to a surface of each of the roller end parts in a plan view seen in a direction perpendicular to a center axis of the restraining roller, the taper angle of the roller end part on the first end side and the taper angle of the roller end part on the second end side are different from each other.

2. The winch for a pipelayer according to claim 1 , wherein
the drum includes:
a drum body being formed in a cylindrical shape about which the wire rope is wound in layers; and
flange portions being disposed on a first end and a second end corresponding to both ends of the drum body,

winding the wire rope in layers such that the wire rope is sequentially disposed on the drum body from the first end toward the second end such that wound portions thereof are disposed side by side, and the wire rope is further sequentially disposed from the second end towards the first end on an upper side of the wound portions disposed side by side such that further wound portions thereof are disposed side by side, and
a first groove is formed on the second end of the drum body on which the wire rope is moved from a lower layer to an upper layer such that a portion of the wire rope located at an end of the upper layer on the second end side is fitted to the first groove.

3. The winch for a pipelayer according to claim 2 , wherein the flange portion disposed on the second end side has a protruded portion for moving the wire rope portion disposed in the first groove to a second groove formed by a wire rope portion located at an end of the lower layer on the second end side and a wire rope portion disposed adjacently thereto.

4. The winch for a pipelayer according to claim 1 , wherein an angle of less than or equal to 2 degrees is formed as a fleet angle of the wire rope paid out from the surface of the drum in a position opposed to one end of each of the roller end parts that is an end located on an opposed side to the roller part.

5. The winch for a pipelayer according to claim 2 , wherein
the drum body has a plurality of mount grooves on a surface thereof such that the wire rope is disposed therein, and
an angle of less than or equal to 4 degrees is formed as a fleet angle of the wire rope paid out from the surface of the drum in a position opposed to one end of each of the roller end parts that is an end located on an opposed side to the roller part.

6. A pipelayer including the winch according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a hook being moved upwardly and downwardly by the winch, wherein
the wire rope for moving the hook upwardly and downwardly is wound about the drum.

7. The pipelayer according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a sheave over which the wire rope for moving up and down the hook is wrapped;
a boom from which the hook is hung; and
a boom drum being concentrically disposed in alignment with the drum and about which a wire rope for raising and lowering the boom is wound, wherein
the sheave has a rotational axis arranged parallel to a rotational axis of the drum, the sheave being disposed closer to the boom drum than a width directional center of the drum in a plan view seen in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axes,
the roller end part on the first end side is disposed on a side of the roller part that the boom drum is disposed, and
the taper angle of the roller end part on the first end side is less than the taper angle of the roller end part on the second end side.

8. A pipelayer including the winch according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a hook being moved upwardly and downwardly by the winch,
wherein the wire rope for moving the hook upwardly and downwardly is wound about the drum.

9. The pipelayer according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a sheave over which the wire rope for moving up and down the hook is wrapped;
a boom from which the hook is hung; and
a boom drum being concentrically disposed in alignment with the drum and about which a wire rope for raising and lowering the boom is wound, wherein
the sheave has a rotational axis arranged parallel to a rotational axis of the drum, the sheave being disposed closer to the boom drum than a width directional center of the drum in a plan view seen in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axes,
the roller end part on the first end side is disposed on a side of the roller part that the boom drum is disposed, and
the taper angle of the roller end part on the first end side is less than the taper angle of the roller end part on the second end side.

10. A pipelayer including the winch according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a hook being moved upwardly and downwardly by the winch,
wherein the wire rope for moving the hook upwardly and downwardly is wound about the drum.

11. The pipelayer according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a sheave over which the wire rope for moving up and down the hook is wrapped;
a boom from which the hook is hung; and
a boom drum being concentrically disposed in alignment with the drum and about which a wire rope for raising and lowering the boom is wound, wherein
the sheave has a rotational axis arranged parallel to a rotational axis of the drum, the sheave being disposed closer to the boom drum than a width directional center of the drum in a plan view seen in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axes,
the roller end part on the first end side is disposed on a side of the roller part that the boom drum is disposed, and
the taper angle of the roller end part on the first end side is less than the taper angle of the roller end part on the second end side.

12. A pipelayer including the winch according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a hook being moved upwardly and downwardly by the winch,
wherein the wire rope for moving the hook upwardly and downwardly is wound about the drum.

13. The pipelayer according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a sheave over which the wire rope for moving up and down the hook is wrapped;
a boom from which the hook is hung; and
a boom drum being concentrically disposed in alignment with the drum and about which a wire rope for raising and lowering the boom is wound, wherein
the sheave has a rotational axis arranged parallel to a rotational axis of the drum, the sheave being disposed closer to the boom drum than a width directional center of the drum in a plan view seen in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axes,
the roller end part on the first end side is disposed on a side of the roller part that the boom drum is disposed, and
the taper angle of the roller end part on the first end side is less than the taper angle of the roll

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Uemura Takuya
• Takeuchi Yasuhiko
• Yamamoto Hiroki
• Teramoto Kazumasa

Classifications

• B66D1/36

  Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains · CPC title

• B66C23/44 Primary

  Jib-cranes adapted for attachment to standard vehicles, e.g. agricultural tractors · CPC title

• F16L1/028

  in the ground (F16L1/026 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16L1/065

  fixed on or to vehicles · CPC title