CABLE WINCH, METHOD FOR WINDING A CABLE WINCH OF THIS TYPE, AND CRANE HAVING A CABLE WINCH

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for winding a cable winch, in which method a plurality of cable winding layers is wound one over the other, a plurality of cables being wound, in multiple strands, onto the same winding region of the cable winch such that the cables are adjacent to each other in the same cable winding layer.

Claims

1. A method of winding a cable winch, in which method a plurality of cable winding layers is wound one over the other, wherein a plurality of cables or cable ends are wound in cable winding layers comprising multiple strands onto the same winding region of the cable winch such that the cables or cable ends are adjacent to each other in the same cable winding layer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cables or cable ends are wound up simultaneously at the same cable speed.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the claims or claim ends, as viewed in the direction of the cable winch rotation axis, are leading and trailing wound by an angle with respect to each other, wherein the angle is from 0° to 360°.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cables or cable ends in each winding layer are wound alternately side by side in a constant sequence.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cable winding layers is each wound with a constant pitch, wherein the constant pitch is approximately an integer multiple of the cable diameter, and wherein successive cable winding layers are wound with pitches running in opposite directions to each other, so that the cable winding turns of successive cable winding layers cross each other at a constant, acute angle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cable winding layers is wound with at least partially varying pitches or a pitch that deviates from the integer multiple of the cable diameter, wherein cable winding layers lying on top of each other are wound with pitches that oppose each other so that the cable winding turns of cable winding layers lying on top of each other cross each other at an acute angle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the cable winding layers are wound with a crossover angle of more than 10°.

8. A cable winch having a cable drum on which a winding region is enclosed by two flanged wheels which are spaced apart from one another and in which at least two cables or cable ends can be wound up, characterized in that a plurality of cables or cable ends are wound up in the same winding region in multiple strands adjacent to each other in the same cable winding layers.

9. The cable winch of claim 8, wherein the plurality of cables or ends in a respective cable winding layer are wound alternately side by side in a constant sequence.

10. The cable winch of claim 8, wherein the cable winding layers have a pitch which is configured in opposite directions in cable winding layers lying one on top of the other, so that cable winding layers lying one on top of the other cross over one another at an acute crossing angle.

11. The cable winch of claim 10, wherein said crossing angle is greater than 10°.

12. The cable winch of claim 8, wherein a reeling device is provided for guiding the at least one cable during reeling and unwinding, said reeling device comprising at least one cable guiding element which is mounted adjustably in the axial direction at least approximately parallel to the cable winch rotation axis and is actively adjustable by a feed drive.

13. The cable winch of claim 12, wherein a separate cable guide element is provided for each cable or cable end, wherein the cable guide elements are axially adjustable by a joint feed drive or by a respective separate feed drive.

14. The cable winch of claim 12, wherein a joint cable guide element is provided for at least two cables, and is axially adjustable by the feed drive.

15. The cable winch of claim 12, wherein the at least one cable guide element is configured and/or disposed such that one cable can be wound onto the cable drum in a trailing manner and another cable can be wound onto the cable drum in a leading manner, and the two said cables or ends enclose an acute angle (β) in the range of 0°<β<360° or from 5° to 20° between them in a viewing direction parallel to the cable winch rotation axis.

16. The cable winch of claim 15, wherein the cable drum is provided on a drum shell outer surface at least partially with a groove profiling having a pitch.

17. The cable winch of claim 16, wherein a cable inlet portion of the drum shell outer surface is provided with the groove profiling, while a portion of the drum shell outer surface spaced from the cable inlet portion is configured to be without grooves.

18. A hoisting device comprising at least a cable winch of claim 8.

19. The hoisting device of claim 18 configured as a crane comprising a tower revolving crane.

20. The hoisting device according to claim 19, wherein the crane comprises a height-adjustable mounted crane operator's cabin, wherein the cabin is height-adjustable at least by said cable winch and cables wound thereon.

21. A conveying device for conveying persons with at least one cable winch configured according to claim 8.

22. The conveying device of claim 21 configured as a passenger elevator.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0039] The invention will be explained in more detail in the following with respect to preferred embodiments and to associated drawings. The drawings show:

[0040] FIG. 1: a cable winch with initially still single-layer winding of the drum, where partial view a shows the image of the progression of the winding of the cable in a partial sectional view and shows the alternating arrangement of two wound cables on the drum shell, while partial view b shows a front view of the cable winch and the spreading of the trailing and leading cables wound onto the drum;

[0041] FIG. 2: a top view of the cable winch with windings in a plurality of layers from FIG. 1, showing the angle of intersection between the cable turns of an upper winding layer and the lower winding layer located underneath;

[0042] FIG. 3: A top view of a cable winch with windings in a plurality of layers, which has been wound with two cables in a multiple strand configuration, wherein a reeling device with two separate cable guide elements for two separate cables is shown, wherein a control unit can control the motor drives of the two cable guide elements and the winch motor;

[0043] FIG. 4: an illustration of a reeling device with a joint cable guide element for a plurality of cables, wherein partial view a shows a top view of the cable winch and its reeling device, while partial view b shows a front view of the cable winch and the reeling device to illustrate the two-level configuration of the joint cable guide element for the sprayed reeling of two cables;

[0044] FIG. 5: a top view of a cable winch with a reeling device similar to FIG. 3, wherein the cable winch has non-parallel, conically sprayed flanged wheels; and

[0045] FIG. 6: a top view of a cable winch with windings in a plurality of layers, showing a possible cutting of a cable turn into an underlying winding layer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] As shown in the figures, the cable winch 1 comprises a cable drum 2 with a substantially cylindrical drum shell 3, on the outer circumferential surface of which a cable groove profile can be provided which fits the cable cross-sectional contour and which can wind around the drum shell 3 with a constant pitch. Alternatively, the outer circumferential surface of the drum shell 3 can also be smooth, cf. for example FIG. 3.

[0047] Said drum shell 3, together with two flanged wheels 4 and 5 which may be provided at axial end regions of the cable drum, delimits a winding region 6 in which one or more cables 7, 8 may be wound onto the cable drum 2.

[0048] Said flanged wheels 4 and 5 can be configured parallel to each other, in particular have inner flank surfaces which face the winding region 6 and can extend radially to the axis of rotation 9 of the cable winch 1, cf. for example FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 or FIG. 4. Alternatively, however, said flanged wheels 4 and 5 can also be configured non-parallel to each other. In particular, the inner flank sides of the flanged wheels 4, 5 can, for example, widen conically towards the radial outer side, see FIG. 5. Alternatively, stepped and/or arcuately curved cross-section contours of the inner flank sides can also be provided.

[0049] As the figures show, the cable drum 2 can be redundantly wound with a plurality of cables, wherein in particular two cables 7 and 8 can be wound or unwound onto the cable drum 2 at the same time. As an alternative to such redundant winding with two separate cables 7 and 8, however, two cable ends 7 and 8 of the same cable can also be wound onto the cable drum 2. The two cables or ends 7 and 8 are wound onto the cable drum 2 in the same winding region 6 between the two flanged wheels 4 and 5, in particular in such a way that the cables 7 and 8 alternate with each other in the image of the progression of the winding of the cable of a winding layer, so that a pattern “cable 1-cable 2-cable 1-cable 2-cable 1 etc.” is produced, cf. FIG. 1a. When winding with two cable ends, a corresponding pattern “cable end 1-cable end 2-cable end 1-cable end 2-cable end 1 etc.” results. When two cables 7 and 8 are referred to in the following, two cable ends 7 and 8 may also be meant.

[0050] Advantageously, the two cables 7 and 8 are wound up in each of the plurality of winding layers according to said alternating pattern, cf. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4.

[0051] As FIG. 1b shows, the cables 7 and 8 can advantageously be wound onto the cable drum 2 with a spread, so that one cable is wound leading and the other cable is wound trailing a short distance. The spread angle β, which can be seen when the cable winch 1 is viewed in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation 9, can be selected, for example, in the range =0°<β3<360°, so that, on the one hand, there is a spread when winding/unwinding, but this is smaller than a full winding turn.

[0052] Advantageously, cables 7 and 8 are wound onto the cable drum 2 with a constant pitch p, wherein said pitch p can be the same amount in each winding layer or can be equal in amount. However, the pitches in successive winding layers are opposite to each other, so that the cable turns of successive winding layers cross each other at an angle of intersection α, cf. FIG. 2. Said crossing angle a can be relatively large due to the double-strand winding, for example more than 2° or more than 3° or even more than 5° or more than 10°.

[0053] In order to stabilize the winding and to minimize transverse tension forces which may affect the winding behavior, the cables 7 and 8 can be guided by means of a reeling device 10 which can guide the position of the cable running in and/or off in the axial direction, i.e. parallel to the axis of rotation 9, relative to the cable drum 2 and/or guide it radially or transversely to said axis of rotation.

[0054] As FIG. 3 shows, said reeling device 10 may have separate, dedicated cable guide elements 11 and 12 for each cable 7, 8.

[0055] Alternatively, however, the reeling device 10 can also have a common cable guide element 13 for a plurality of cables 7, 8. Such a common cable guide element 13 can, for example, have separate cable guide portions, for example in the form of guide holes, which can be arranged offset in the direction transverse to the axis of rotation 9, cf. FIG. 4b, in order to allow the plurality of cables 7 and 8 to run onto or off the cable drum 2 with the desired spread angle β. At the same time, the cable guide element 13 can also guide the cables 7 and 8 axially in order to control or support the winding with the desired pitch.

[0056] As FIGS. 3 and 4 show, the at least one cable guide element 11, 12, 13 can be axially adjusted substantially parallel to the axis of rotation 9 of the cable winch 1 relative to the cable drum 2, for example by means of a spindle drive or also a carriage which can be adjusted, for example, by means of a hydraulic cylinder.

[0057] Regardless of the specific design of the drive train, the reeling device 10 can have a common drive motor or separate drive motors for the feed adjustment of the cable guide element(s) 13 or 11, 12, wherein, for example, such a motor can be configured to operate electrically or hydraulically. Alternatively, a mechanical positive coupling could be provided to derive the advancing movement from the cable drum rotation.

[0058] According to the drawn embodiments, the feed drives 14, 15, for example in the form of electric motors, can be controlled by a control unit 16, which can control the feed of the cable guide elements 11, 12, 13 as a function of a rotation of the cable drum 2 and, if necessary, taking into account the winding position or the resulting cable lever arm.

[0059] Said control unit 16 can also simultaneously control a cable winch drive 17 in order to be able to adapt the feed speed of the reeling device 10 to the winding speed.

[0060] The cable winch 1 may advantageously be used on a hoisting device, for example a crane such as a tower crane, a mobile crane, an offshore crane or other crane, or even a construction machine such as a cable excavator.

[0061] In particular, the cable winch 1 can also be used with passenger conveyors or for mixed load and passenger conveyors, such as elevators.