Abstract: A storage container handling system includes a base, and a delivery vehicle configured to travel on the base. The delivery vehicle includes a rolling base unit, a container carrier, and an elevating device. The rolling base unit includes first and second sets of rolling means for guiding the delivery vehicle along the base in a first and second directions respectively. The container carrier is provided on the rolling base unit. The container carrier is configured to removably support a storage container from below. The elevating device is configured to move the container carrier vertically between an upper and a lower position relative to the base. The storage container handling system includes a temporary storage station for temporarily storing a storage container to be picked-up or dropped off by the delivery vehicle. The temporary storage station includes a fixed container support configured to removably support the storage container.

Abstract: A controlled dispensing system includes a dispensing fixture and a server system. The server system receives from a first computing device image data corresponding to an identification document and/or face of a consumer, and verifies an identity or age of the consumer based on the image data. The server system obtains a live video feed of the consumer from the first computing device, transmits (i) the live video feed of the consumer and (ii) the image data corresponding to the identification document and/or face of the consumer to a second computing device, receives from the second computing device a verification message indicating that the consumer in the live video feed corresponds to the identification document and/or face of the consumer, and based on the verification message, transmits to the first computing device consumer validation data including an indication that the identity or age of the consumer is verified.

Abstract: A robotic system comprising a plurality of autonomously acting robots configured to cooperate with each other to perform an operation is disclosed. In various embodiments, a system as disclosed herein includes a first robot configured to determine a plurality of items required to be obtained to fulfill a first order; and a second robot configured to receive an indication to retrieve and provide to the first robot a first item included in the plurality of items; and to plan and perform a first subtask to retrieve the first item and provide the first item to the first robot.

Abstract: The article accommodation facility includes a first stacker crane disposed at a first level, a second stacker crane disposed at a second level, and a storage rack. The storage rack extends across the first level and the second level. The storage rack has a common area that includes at least one accommodation section to and from which an article is carriable from two sides in a second direction. The first stacker crane is configured to transfer the article to the accommodation section in the common area from a first side in the second direction, and the second stacker crane is configured to transfer the article to the accommodation section in the common area from a second side in the second direction.

Abstract: A dolly has a frame; a plurality of rolling elements mounted on the frame for rotation about respective rotational axes generally parallel to the ground surface and defining a contact footprint of the dolly on the ground surface. The axes extend in a plane between a load contacting surface of the dolly and the ground surface at a distance between 30% and 50% of a height defined between the load contacting surface of the dolly and the ground surface. A swivel platform defines the load contacting surface extending at an elevation above the frame and mounted on the frame for rotation about a platform axis located within the contact footprint. An actuator unit is drivingly engaged to at least two rolling elements of the plurality of rolling elements, the at least two rolling elements disposed on opposite sides of the swivel platform. An on-board controller unit is operable to actuate the actuator unit.

Abstract: There is presented a conveyor belt module (10) with first and second sets of eye parts for allowing connecting the conveyor belt module to a like conveyor belt module (10II) via a rod (41), said conveyor belt module being suitable for a side flexing modular conveyor belt (100), wherein in a cross-sectional plane intersecting an outermost eye part and being orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the conveyor belt module the conveyor belt module comprises portions of material having positions which on both sides of a plane comprising the longitudinal axis and intersecting both first and second eye parts are present on both sides of axis through both of the first and second eye parts.

Abstract: A belt unit includes a belt member to be caused to rotate, a stretching member that is rotatable about an axis and over which the belt member is stretched, and a rotatable member that is rotatable about the axis and relative to the stretching member and over which the belt member is stretched, the rotatable member including a receiving part configured to receive the belt member in an axial direction when the belt member is shifted in the axial direction.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for conveyor operation and maintenance that employ one or both of a “smart shoe” technology where one or more conveyor shoes incorporate features, such as an RFID tag, and a “missing pin detection” technology where one or more pin components of conveyor shoes incorporate features, such as an RFID tag, allowing selective wireless tracking and identification capability. A conveyor system comprises a shoe management system allowing interactions directly with one or more RFID readers, which can detect, store and/or monitor information associated with “smart shoe” and/or “missing pin detection” RFID tags, where interface between this application and the reader can be implemented via a socket interface. An open platform communications (OPC) wrapper can be created around the interface so that a Human Machine Interface (HMI) could interact directly with shoe management system.

Abstract: A process for controlling a conveyor line for general cargo, the conveyor line including a plurality of consecutive conveyor line portions , each of which is driven by a drive. One or more sensors for detecting general cargo are located on at least some of the conveyor line portions. The drives are controlled by means of a computing unit using a machine learning model. The machine learning model accomplishes this by repeatedly receiving input data including a vector of a fixed length, each vector element being associated with a section of the conveyor line and indicating a current proportional occupancy of the respective section by an item of general cargo. Each conveyor line portion is split into a plurality of the sections of identical size. An apparatus or a system for data processing, a computer program, a computer-readable data carrier and a data carrier signal is also provided.

Abstract: A process for controlling a conveyor line for general cargo is provided, the conveyor line including a plurality of consecutive conveyor line portions, each of which is driven by a drive. The drives are controlled by a computing unit using a machine learning model. The machine learning model accomplishes this by getting first input data on the basis of current operating information from at least one further conveyor line that it does not control. The machine learning model has previously been trained using second input data on the basis of operating information of the at least one further conveyor line. The operating information of the at least one further conveyor line in this instance relates to measured values from sensors for detecting general cargo and speeds of conveyor line portions.

Abstract: A conveyor system for conveyed goods, in particular for parcel pieces and packages, is disclosed. The conveyor system includes at least one conveyor device, which includes at least one cluster module and at least one control unit connected to the conveyor device. The conveyor system has a superordinate control system which is connected to the at least one control unit in terms of control technology, so that an adjustment of the position of a conveyed good and/or spacing between adjacent conveyed goods occurs on the basis of control commands from the control system.

Abstract: In various aspects and embodiments the system described herein provides a novel robotic culling system employing a plurality of sorting and orienting robotic systems to cull a moving package stream. A wide variety of embodiments and uses may be employed implementing the apparatus and system utilizing a variety of structures without departing from the teachings of this specification.

Abstract: A robotic system is disclosed comprising a communication interface and a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to: receive via the communication interface an indication to establish a conveyance path to convey one or more items from a source location at an originating end of the conveyance path to a destination location at a terminating end of the conveyance path; determine programmatically a plan to arrange and configured one or more conveyance structures to provide the conveyance path; and invoke one or more robots to position, couple as needed, and configure as needed the one or more conveyance structures to provide the conveyance path.

Abstract: Apparatus for orienting objects, including a conveying apparatus, wherein the conveying apparatus has an inlet for receiving the objects and an outlet and is configured to convey the objects in a conveying direction. In this case, the conveying apparatus has an orienting apparatus which at least partially extends along the conveying direction. The orienting apparatus has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are arranged next to one another along the conveying direction, wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is configured as an aero surface, and wherein the objects are subjected to a different acceleration/braking action by the first portion and the second portion for orientation purposes.

Abstract: Method for aligning piece goods (2), wherein a piece goods (2) are placed on two conveyor devices (4, 6; 16, 18) which are arranged parallel next to one another and carry the piece goods (2) together by switching on a temporary speed difference between the two conveyor devices (4, 6; 16, 18) is rotated by a preliminary rotation, after the preliminary rotation an alignment of the piece goods (2) is measured without a rotation of the piece goods (2) and the alignment is based on the measurement data and by switching on again a temporary speed difference between two parallel and arranged next to one another The conveying devices (4, 6; 24, 26) that carry the piece goods together are finely adjusted, in order to achieve the most precise possible rotation of piece goods at a high conveying capacity, the fine adjustment is carried out in a zone (Z3), which is arranged behind a zone (Z2) in the conveying direction is in which the measurement of the orientation of the piece goods (2) takes place

Abstract: A device for transporting panels resting upon a conveyor belt and for turning panels by means of a turning device, characterized in that the turning device has a turning arm which performs both a rotary and a transverse movement for turning the panels.

Abstract: A capsule direction restricting mechanism includes a supply path 10, a restricting device 20, and a discharge path 30. The restricting device 20 includes: a pressing member 40 that presses a capsule 90 at a predetermined position P in a width direction, and moves the capsule 90 toward the discharge path 30; and a slit-like posture changing portion 50 that is disposed between the predetermined position P and the discharge path 30, and changes the posture of the capsule 90. The posture changing portion 50 causes the cap 92 to slide and generate a frictional force when the capsule 90 passes through the posture changing portion 50, and thus causes the body 91 to precede the cap 92. The pressing member 40 includes: a protruding portion 41 that presses an axially central portion of the capsule 90; and cap pressing portions 42 and 43 that are provided on both sides of the protruding portion 41, and presses the cap 92 of the capsule 90 whose posture has been changed by the posture changing portion 50.

Abstract: A machine for separating packagings includes a transport belt which is inclined longitudinally at a first angle and laterally at a second angle so that a first longitudinal side is positioned higher than a second longitudinal side. The transport belt is further provided with a plurality of flights which are arranged near the second longitudinal side.

Abstract: Apparatus for conveying objects, including a first conveying apparatus, wherein the objects are conveyed in a first conveying direction by means of the first conveying apparatus. At least one second conveying apparatus which branches off from the first conveying apparatus and conveys the objects in a second conveying direction. The second conveying direction differs from the first conveying direction, wherein the second conveying apparatus has an orienting apparatus for orienting the objects.

Abstract: Apparatus for orienting objects, including a conveying apparatus, wherein the conveying apparatus has an inlet for receiving the objects and an outlet and is configured to convey the objects in a conveying direction. In this case, the conveying apparatus has an orienting apparatus which at least partially extends along the conveying direction. The orienting apparatus has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are arranged next to one another along the conveying direction. At least one of the first portion and the second portion is configured as a roller conveyor. The objects are subjected to a different acceleration/braking action by the first portion and the second portion for orientation purposes.

Abstract: A drivable roller having a cylindrical surface for use in a conveyor system for steering conveyed materials conveyed horizontally across the roller, and an arrangement including such a roller. The roller can be connected to a vacuum device and has at least one vacuum opening for generating a vacuum in the region of the cylindrical surface and which opens into the cylindrical surface of the roller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transferring a conveyed item (2) from a first conveying device (3) onto a base (5) of an additional conveying device (4), by means of an apparatus (1) having a first conveying device (3) and an additional conveying device (4), by means of which apparatus a conveyed item (2) is moved onto a base (5), characterized in that, by means of a lance device (7) having a plurality of lances, the conveyed item (2) is transferred from the first conveying device (3) onto the base (5), which lies on the second conveying device (4).

Abstract: A destacker unit for a destacking system is for destacking objects with a flange that are stacked together, such as a stack of trays, containers, cups or other objects. A destacking system includes at least one destacker unit for repeated destacking of one tray at a time in a predetermined direction. A stack of objects each having a flange extending outwards along its perimeter may be destacked in a predetermined direction by rotational motion of the destacker unit. The destacker unit may include a wheel unit, having a threaded rotation axis, including: a lower surface for carrying the stacked objects, and an inclined member located above the lower surface and having an inclined upper surface and a bottom surface. The distance between the upper and bottom surface increases around at least a part of the periphery of the wheel unit. The thread orientation corresponds to the inclination of the surface.

Abstract: A transport and loading assembly for a motor vehicle, such as a passenger car in particular, includes a loading area extending to a rear opening. The transport and loading assembly has a transport cart which has a chassis with multiple adjustable rollers and at least one transport container, wherein the chassis can be adjusted between a transport position and a loading position. The transport and loading assembly also has a loading device which can be installed in the loading area and which has a loading mechanism for loading and/or unloading the transport cart into or out of the loading area. The transport cart has an electrically operated height adjustment device, by means of which the height of the transport cart can be adjusted in the transport position. The chassis has an at least partly telescoping linkage in order to adjust the height of the transport cart and three rollers are held on a respective telescoping device, wherein the telescoping devices can be adjusted independently of one another.

Abstract: A cargo transportation, transfer and delivery method and system is disclosed where the primary distances traveled by the cargo in a cargo carrying vehicle, called a ‘transporter’ need not stop to load or unload cargo. The transporter is designed to hold cargo in standardized cargo containers that have been designed to hold a multitude of package or product sizes, types, and weights. These containers are further designed with a motion control and constraining system to aid in the reliable transfer and holding of the cargo containers within the transporter and when being transferred onto and off of the transporter. The containers are further designed to be readily and reliably moved by a cargo transfer system which moves containers on to and off of the transporter. The transporter travels through a tubular passage that may be above ground or below ground allowing it to bypass and otherwise avoid roads which are subject to many traffic starts and stops.

Abstract: Loading ramp for loading platforms, including a bridge plate which at its loading platform side rotatably is connected to the loading platform and at its front side is provided with a lip, which lip, from a retracted position, in which the lip is taken up underneath the bridge plate, is extendible from the front side of the bridge plate forward into an extended position, in which extended position a foremost lip part, being provided to the front side of the lip, is intended to rest upon the loading floor of a vehicle, whereby underneath the bridge plate, completely or partly, a layer of insulating material is provided, wherein in the extended position underneath the lip a further layer of insulating material is present.

Abstract: A self-contained no-feed-roll computer controlled corrugated board or paperboard sheet feeder apparatus 200 is configured to upgrade an installed corrugated board processing machine (e.g., 10) and includes a feed table surface 210 for boards (e.g., 2) having drive wheels (222W, 224W, 226W) in an initial variable velocity zone 220 which drives the board in a first motion profile through a first vacuum zone, and a second velocity zone 230 which then drives the board in a second motion profile through a second vacuum zone Retrofittable sheet feeder 200 also includes a controller 300 configured to receive predetermined velocity signals from the host machine 10 and generate (i) a first initial variable velocity control signal for initial variable velocity zone 220 and (ii) a second velocity control signal for second velocity zone 230 in response.

Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus for conveying a sheet in a conveying direction includes a pair of conveying rollers receiving and conveying a sheet; an endless conveying belt conveying the sheet; a plurality of balls to be rotatable in any direction while nipping the sheet with the conveying surface; a pair of regulating guides disposed on both sides of the conveying belt; a guide moving unit that moves the pair of regulating guides; and a roller moving unit that moves at least one of the pair of conveying rollers to a nip position and a nip release position. Before a rear end of the sheet passes the pair of conveying rollers, the pair of conveying rollers is moved to the nip release position by the roller moving unit, and then, the guide moving unit makes each of the pair of regulating guides reach the guide position from the retracting position.

Abstract: Apparatuses include, among other components, a pair of opposing drive rollers, a pair of opposing idle rollers, and a rotatable support operatively connected to the axles of the idle rollers. Axles of the drive rollers and the idle rollers are positioned along a circle. The axles of the drive rollers and the idle rollers alternate along the circle. Also, rotation of the rotatable support moves the idle rollers along the circle until the idle rollers contact the drive rollers. Each of the idle rollers is positioned by the rotatable support to only contact a single drive roller at a time.

Abstract: The automatic document feeder includes a multi-feed detection sensor unit, a sensor control unit, and a control board on which the sensor control unit is mounted. The multi-feed detection sensor unit includes a transmission board on which a transmission sensor and a detection circuit of a drive current of the transmission sensor are mounted, a reception board on which a reception sensor and an amplifier circuit of a reception signal of the reception sensor are mounted, and a relay board on which a drive circuit of the transmission sensor is mounted.

Abstract: Provided are a medium conveyance apparatus, control method, and control program to enable determining whether multi-feed of a medium has occurred by a greater precision. A medium conveyance apparatus includes a storage device to store in advance region information of a predetermined region in a medium, a feed roller to feed the medium, a slant detection module to detect an amount of slant of the fed medium, an overlap detection module to detect region information of a region in which overlap has occurred in the fed medium, a correction module to correct the detected region information based on the amount of slant, and a multi-feed determination module to determine that multi-feed of the medium has occurred if the corrected region information does not correspond to the stored region information and determine that multi-feed of the medium has not occurred if the corrected region information corresponds to the stored region information.

Abstract: A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a first roller pair, a second roller pair, an abutment portion, an oblique feeding portion, a detection portion, a moving portion a contact/separation portion, and a control portion. If a first sheet whose length is a first length is conveyed, the control portion causes the moving portion to move the first roller pair, and then causes the first sheet to be conveyed from the first roller pair to the oblique feeding portion through the second roller pair that is in the separation state, and if a second sheet whose length is a second length shorter than the first length is conveyed, the control portion causes the moving portion to move the first roller pair, and then causes the second sheet to be conveyed from the first roller pair to the oblique feeding portion via the second roller pair that is in the contact state.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a first container, a second container, an image forming device, a medium conveyer, a command acquiring device, and a controller, is provided. When a length of the medium to be conveyed is equal to or smaller than a first predetermined length, the controller controls the medium conveyer to convey the medium from the first container and the image forming device to perform an image forming operation on one of a first side and a second side of the medium, and, after the medium is accommodated in the second container in an orientation with the other of the first side and the second side to be used as the image-formable side, control the medium conveyer to convey the medium from the second container and control the image forming device to perform the image forming operation to the medium conveyed from the second container.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automatic roll-replacing apparatus, including: an unwinding device, a starting-end-handling device comprising a support mechanism and a pick-up mechanism, the support mechanism is located between the standby material roll and the working material roll; the pick-up mechanism is configured to pick up a material strip starting end of a standby material strip and pull the material strip starting end to reach a location between the support mechanism and the working material roll; and a strip-connecting device including two strip-connecting mechanisms that either carries a tape.

Abstract: A pull station has top and bottom continuous loops with the top continuous loop disposed on a frame and movable relative to the bottom continuous loop with a frame actuator connected with the frame. The frame actuator has a sensor for sensing position. A stop, adjustable with a stop actuator and having a load sensor, is operatively engageable with the frame and prevents movement of the top continuous loop toward the bottom continuous loop. A control determines a distance between the top and bottom continuous loops based upon the actuator position sensor; determines a force imparted to webs based on the stop load sensor, the weight of the frame and the top continuous loop, and a force imparted to the top continuous loop by the frame actuator as the webs are conveyed in the pull station; and controls the pull station based upon the distance and/or force measurements.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a plurality of roller pairs, a single driving force supply source, and a drive transmission mechanism. The plurality of roller pairs include a first roller pair, a second roller pair, and a third roller pair. The single driving force supply source supplies a driving force to the first roller pair, the second roller pair, and the third roller pair. The drive transmission mechanism transmits the driving force to the first roller pair and the second roller pair in a manner such that a rotation direction of the first roller pair is not switched even in a case in which a direction of the driving force is switched such that a rotation direction of the second roller pair is switched when the first roller pair and the second roller pair are driven by the driving force from the driving force supply source.

Abstract: Example wire spool hub assemblies include: a spindle configured to hold a wire spool; a spool rotation resistor positioned on the spindle to resist rotation of the wire spool on the spindle; and a resistance adjuster configured to selectively apply two or more rotation resistances via the spool rotation resistor based on two or more discrete positions of the resistance adjuster.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transport roller, a printing unit, and a winding angle changing unit. The transport roller is configured to apply a transport force to the printing medium and transport the printing medium. The printing unit is configured to perform printing on the printing medium transported. The winding angle changing unit is provided upstream of the transport roller in a transport direction of the printing medium and configured to change a winding angle at which the printing medium comes into contact with an outer circumferential surface of the transport roller.

Abstract: An elevator monitoring system for monitoring an elevator system includes a wireless mesh network. The wireless mesh network includes a first group of node devices including a plurality of first node devices configured to be constantly on, a second group of node devices comprising a plurality of second node devices, and a control node device. At least one of the plurality of second node devices belonging to the second group of node devices is configured to relay elevator related monitoring data from at least one other second node device belonging to the second group of node devices, when the second group of node devices are on. The control node device is configured to control the second group of node devices to turn on and to enter the sleep state on demand. A method for monitoring an elevator system and an elevator system are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for operating an elevator installation includes receiving a destination call of a passenger at a control unit and selecting an elevator car from a set of available elevator cars for transporting the passenger. The elevator car is selected such that elevator car spacing rules are observed. The method further includes determining an arrival time of the selected elevator car at the boarding floor, and determining a first arrival time of the passenger at an elevator landing corresponding to the selected elevator car on the boarding floor. The method includes directing, under the proviso that the first arrival time of the passenger at the elevator landing precedes the arrival time of the selected elevator car by a defined margin, the passenger to a waiting zone of a set of available waiting zones. The waiting zone is selected such that waiting zone spacing rules are observed.

Abstract: An elevating body derailment detection device includes: a photoelectric sensor provided on an elevating body elevated and lowered along a guide rail, including a light emitter which performs irradiation of light and a photodetector which receives the light, and attached to a position where the photodctector is blocked from receiving the light by the guide rail or a wire provided in parallel with an elevating and lowering direction of the elevating body; and a detector configured to detect that the elevating body is detached from the guide rail. The photodetector receives the light in response to the photoelectric sensor moving from the position. The detector detects that the elevating body is detached from the guide rail when the photodetector receives the light.

Abstract: A seat for a stair lift includes a horizontal seat, a vertical back rest, and two arm rests. Each arm rest is connected to the seat by a support bracket, and each arm rest is pivotable between folded-down and a folded-up positions. The arm rest is pivotably connected about a pivot axis to the support bracket and to a carrying beam having upper and lower sides. The upper side supports an arm of the sitting person. The arm rest is designed such that lower and upper tangents of the carrying beam extend at the same side of the pivot axis. The lower tangent is at a radial distance from the pivot axis, such that in the folded-up position the carrying beam extends from the vertical plane through the pivot axis in the vertical space behind the vertical plane towards and beyond the back side edge of the seat part.

Abstract: An elevator car (1) defines an interior space (2) for accommodating passengers and/or cargo. The elevator car (1) includes a support frame (8) positioned above the interior space (2), a working platform (12) moveable between a stowed position, above the interior space (2), and an operational position, suspended within the interior space (2), and at least one suspension arrangement (14) arranged to suspend the working platform (12) from the support frame (8). The working platform (12) includes a platform opening (15) and a platform emergency escape door (13). The platform emergency escape door (13) is movable between a closed position in which the platform door (13) covers the platform opening (15) and an open position in which the platform emergency escape door (13) at least partially does not cover the platform opening (15).

Abstract: Disclosed is a robot interlocking elevator control system. The robot interlocking elevator control system provides countermeasures against failure modes in a boarding/alighting procedure of a robot with respect to an elevator for movement between floors in a building, thereby achieving significant improvement in overall service quality and operation efficiency of an elevator system controlled in conjunction with the robot without delay of a passenger service.

Abstract: A lifting apparatus for a lifting crane is adapted to carry an elongated component, including a frame with at least one holding means for holding the component with an essentially horizontal orientation and a crane connection device for connecting the apparatus to the lifting crane, wherein a tilting system for actively tilting the frame or the apparatus relative to the horizontal plane.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the transport of one or more loads of items including building materials and/or other items to one or more target surfaces including one or more elevated surfaces. The present disclosure is also directed to the holding of one or more loads of items including building materials and/or other items during transport to one or more target surfaces including one or more elevated surfaces. The present disclosure is also directed to the holding of one or more loads of items including building materials and/or other items on one or more target surfaces including one or more elevated surfaces.

Abstract: Provided is a crane and a control method capable of preventing an irregular winding from being caused, without significant deterioration in work efficiency. The crane includes an allowable deceleration rate derivation unit and a winch control unit. The allowable deceleration rate derivation unit derives an allowable deceleration rate representing an allowable value of the deceleration rate of the winding of a suspension rope, from a measured load that is a suspension load measured by a load measurement device. The allowable deceleration rate derivation unit derives the allowable deceleration rate that is decreased with a decrease in the measured load. The winch control unit makes the winding of the suspension rope by a winch device decelerated at a deceleration rate limited within a range equal to or less than the allowable deceleration rate.

Abstract: A vehicle winch includes a motor assembly, a rope drum assembly, and a reducing gear assembly. The rope drum assembly defines a drum cavity extending in an axial direction of the rope drum assembly, and a part of the motor assembly is arranged in the drum cavity. The reducing gear assembly includes a primary planet gear train and a reducing gear train subassembly, the motor assembly, the primary planet gear train and the reducing gear train subassembly are sequentially arranged along the axial direction, the primary planet gear train is arranged in the drum cavity, and the primary planet gear train has an input end coupled to an output end of the motor assembly and an output end coupled to an input end of the reducing gear train subassembly, and the reducing gear train subassembly has an output end coupled to an input end of the rope drum assembly.

Abstract: This invention relates to a forestry winch that has a rope drum driven by a drive motor and an ejector roller driven by an additional drive motor, wherein a rope runs from the rope drum to the ejector roller and is guided over the ejector roller. The rope is pressed against the ejector roller by means of a pressing device. The pressing device has at least three pressing elements which are distributed around the periphery of the ejector roller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a winding, particularly a winch, arrangement (100) comprising a two speed manually operable winding member (10) and a drive unit (20) comprising a motor (21). The drive unit (20) comprises a transmission arrangement connected to a motor shaft (25), an outgoing shaft (22) with an outer gear wheel (23). The transmission arrangement is adapted to allow the outgoing shaft gear wheel (23) rotate in the same direction but at different speeds depending on rotational direction of the motor (21). The manual winch (10) is adapted for reception of the outgoing shaft (22) allowing the winch drum (1) to be motor (21) driven. The drive unit (20) comprises means (67,68) allowing engagement/disengagement of the outgoing shaft gear wheel (23) from the manually operable winding member (10) and the winding arrangement can be used as a two-speed manual or a two speed motor driven winding arrangement.