The invention relates to a rope-lowering device for lowering persons from a building or the like, comprising: an axle arranged to rotate about its longitudinal axis; a first reel connected or connectable to the axle; a second reel connected or connectable to the axle; a brake connected to the axle, which brake is configured to provide a braking force to the axle independent of a direction of rotation; a first rope connected to the first reel to be suspended from the first reel; and a second rope connected to the second reel to be suspended from the second reel, wherein the rope-lowering device is configured such that when both the first and second reels are connected to the axle, paying out one of the first and second rope will automatically cause the other one of the first and second rope to be hauled in.

A drone loading/unloading device includes an electric reel selectively movable for releasing/winding a cable adapted to be wound around the electric reel. A driver is operably connected to the electric reel to selectively drive the electric reel to reciprocally move from a locked position and an unlocked position and a buffer is mounted between the driver and the electric reel such that buffering effect is provided to the electric reel when moved from an unlocked position to a locked position.

The present invention relates to a free-fall winch comprising a drum which can be rotatorily driven by a winch drive via a transmission and can be retained by a holding brake, wherein in addition to the holding brake a free-fall brake is provided for slowing down the drum in free-fall operation. According to the invention, the free-fall brake is arranged between winch drive and holding brake on the one hand and drum on the other hand such that when the free-fall brake is open, the drum is decoupled from the winch drive and from the holding brake and can be rotated at idle with respect to the winch drive and the holding brake.

A drone loading/unloading device includes an electric reel selectively movable for releasing/winding a cable adapted to be wound around the electric reel. A driver is operably connected to the electric reel to selectively drive the electric reel to reciprocally move from a locked position and an unlocked position and a buffer is mounted between the driver and the electric reel such that buffering effect is provided to the electric reel when moved from an unlocked position to a locked position.

The present invention relates to a free-fall winch comprising a drum which can be rotatorily driven by a winch drive via a transmission and can be retained by a holding brake, wherein in addition to the holding brake a free-fall brake is provided for slowing down the drum in free-fall operation. According to the invention, the free-fall brake is arranged between winch drive and holding brake on the one hand and drum on the other hand such that when the free-fall brake is open, the drum is decoupled from the winch drive and from the holding brake and can be rotated at idle with respect to the winch drive and the holding brake.

A drawworks system for a mineral extraction system includes a drum mounted on a drum shaft and configured to support a cable. The system also includes a gearbox assembly having a gearbox housing, a gearbox supported by the gearbox housing and having a gearbox input shaft and a gearbox output shaft, wherein the gearbox input shaft is configured to be coupled to at least one motor and the gearbox output shaft is coupled to the drum shaft to drive rotation of the drum shaft and the drum, and a brake supported by the gearbox housing and coupled to the drum shaft to block rotation of the drum shaft and the drum, wherein the gearbox and the brake are positioned on one side of the drum along an axial axis of the drawworks system.

A system for a mineral extraction system includes a shaft rotatably supported on a platform, a first motor having a first output shaft that is coupled to a first end portion of the shaft to drive rotation of the shaft, and a second motor having a second output shaft that is coupled to a second end portion of the shaft to drive rotation of the shaft. The system is devoid of a transmission between the first motor and the shaft.

A chain block includes: a main body frame; and a gear cover that is attached to the main body frame to form an internal space sealed off from an outside between the gear cover and the main body frame, and rotatably supports one end side of a reduction gear member, wherein a gear-side frame part is provided with a bottom part and an outer peripheral wall part projecting from an outer peripheral edge portion of the bottom part, and an upper rib having both ends coupled to the outer peripheral wall part is provided at a portion of the gear-side frame on an upper side where an insertion hole and a link shaft are provided and on a side nearer a center of the internal space than is the outer peripheral wall part, and the upper rib is provided adjacent to the insertion hole and the link shaft.

A drawworks system for a mineral extraction system includes a drum mounted on a drum shaft and configured to support a cable. The system also includes a gearbox assembly having a gearbox housing, a gearbox supported by the gearbox housing and having a gearbox input shaft and a gearbox output shaft, wherein the gearbox input shaft is configured to be coupled to at least one motor and the gearbox output shaft is coupled to the drum shaft to drive rotation of the drum shaft and the drum, and a brake supported by the gearbox housing and coupled to the drum shaft to block rotation of the drum shaft and the drum, wherein the gearbox and the brake are positioned on one side of the drum along an axial axis of the drawworks system.

A chain block includes: a main body frame; and a gear cover that is attached to the main body frame to form an internal space sealed off from an outside between the gear cover and the main body frame, and rotatably supports one end side of a reduction gear member, wherein a gear-side frame part is provided with a bottom part and an outer peripheral wall part projecting from an outer peripheral edge portion of the bottom part, and an upper rib having both ends coupled to the outer peripheral wall part is provided at a portion of the gear-side frame on an upper side where an insertion hole and a link shaft are provided and on a side nearer a center of the internal space than is the outer peripheral wall part, and the upper rib is provided adjacent to the insertion hole and the link shaft.