(19)
(11) EP 0 048 897 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.06.1982 Bulletin 1982/24

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.04.1982 Bulletin 1982/14

(21) Application number: 81107354

(22) Date of filing: 17.09.1981
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB SE

(30) Priority: 01.10.1980 US 192796

(71) Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
 ()

(72) Inventor:
  • Walsh, Michael Maurice
     ()

   


(54) Ratchet pawl


(57) A rachet pawl (22) for a hoist (10) is self-camming into engagement with a ratchet wheel (20) of the hoist. The pawl includes a primary lobe (32) which engages the ratchet wheel teeth (24) and a secondary lobe (34) which rides on the ratchet wheel teeth to cam the primary lobe into position to engage the next ratchet wheel tooth. In a preferred embodment, the primary lobe is also spring biased into position to engage the ratchet wheel teeth.






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