WO2002010869A1 - Computer controlled winch assembly for stage - Google Patents
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- WO2002010869A1 WO2002010869A1 PCT/US2001/022369 US0122369W WO0210869A1 WO 2002010869 A1 WO2002010869 A1 WO 2002010869A1 US 0122369 W US0122369 W US 0122369W WO 0210869 A1 WO0210869 A1 WO 0210869A1
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- servomotor
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- stage
- winches
- stage installation
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- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
- G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
- G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
- G05B19/18—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
- B66D1/00—Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans
- B66D1/60—Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans adapted for special purposes
- B66D1/74—Capstans
- B66D1/7442—Capstans having a horizontal rotation axis
- B66D1/7447—Capstans having a horizontal rotation axis driven by motor only
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63J—DEVICES FOR THEATRES, CIRCUSES, OR THE LIKE; CONJURING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE
- A63J1/00—Stage arrangements
- A63J1/02—Scenery; Curtains; Other decorations; Means for moving same
- A63J1/028—Means for moving hanging scenery
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
- B66D1/00—Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
- B66D1/00—Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans
- B66D1/28—Other constructional details
- B66D1/40—Control devices
- B66D1/42—Control devices non-automatic
- B66D1/46—Control devices non-automatic electric
Definitions
- the present invention relates to stage installations and, more particularly, to winch
- Another object is to provide such a stage installation in which the computer controlled winches may be installed relatively quickly and easily, and wherein a computer program will
- the winch assembly has a support member having a channel, a
- Each of the winches includes a housing, a bidirectional servomotor in the housing, a rotating dram coupled to the servomotor to effect its rotation in either direction to haul or pay out a cable extending
- a connector is coupled to the electrical power raceway to provide power to the servomotor for its rotation, and a connector is coupled to the electrical control raceway to receive signals from a remote computer control to initiate and terminate operation of the servomotor.
- Each of the winches includes a microprocessor receiving signals from the remote
- microprocessor also generates signals transmitted to the remote computer control through the
- Each winch housing includes means securing it to the support member, and the installation includes cables wound about the drams and connected to arbors and cables or lines
- the dram has ring gears on each end thereof engaged with a pair of pinion gears driven by a planetary gear rotated by
- the stage installation includes a computer control and power and electrical control
- Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a typical stage installation including the operative
- FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a winch assembly embodying the present
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of a winch utilized in the stage installation with the
- Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of the electrical and electronic elements of the
- Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of the electrical and electronic elements of the installation.
- the arbor 18 has a fiber rope hauling line 20 extending upwardly
- the arbor 18 and head and foot blocks are generally situated at a location on the side of the stage.
- the hauling line 20 is manually pulled to move the arbor 18, and thereby the scenic
- the scenic unit 10 may be
- a wire rope 30 is attached to the top of the arbor 18 and
- the drum is rotated in either direction by the motor 38 through the gear drive 40 and
- either vertical leg of the wire rope 30 may be wound on the dram 34.
- a winch assembly embodying the present invention has a pair
- a platform or catwalk 48 is positioned adjacent and between the rails 41 and has seated
- the winch 50 has a housing 52 in which are rotatably seated a
- a servomotor unit 58 in the upper end of the housing 52 and has a
- Clips 64 at the top and bottom of the housing 52 grip the rail 40a to position the winch 50.
- the drum 34 projects outwardly of the housing 52 so that the wire
- rope 30 can feed into and pay off and be spaced from the housing 52.
- the servomotor unit 58 is seen to include not only the servomotor 68, but
- control circuit 70 including a microprocessor/amplifier 72 and a shunt resistor 74.
- the power and control cables connect to the microprocessor/amplifier 72 which has a unique digital address.
- the power input can be amplified and output to the brashless servomotor 68 with a sinusoidal waveform.
- a signal including the proper digital address will cause the motor 68 to operate and effect raising or lowering of the scenic unit.
- the motor 68 will produce a
- the servomotor unit 58 desirably includes a port 82 into the control circuit to
- the overall circuitry is illustrated in Figure 5 and is completed by the power cable 78 from the raceway 44 to an AC power source and the communication cable 76 from the raceway 46 to the remote computer control 80.
- the microprocessor in the winch provides the communication protocol and sufficient
- the computer control includes the code for the desired indexed movement.
- the winch may be manually controlled through the manual port and the
- data from the motion may be written to the memory and the index code communicated to the computer control.
- the computer control will normally provide pre-programmed instructions, the operator may override the programmed instructions if so desired.
- the illustrated winch includes a redundant drive for the dram to ensure proper operation, and the two stage gear drive uses a low ratio primary gear head to
- the winch package may be six inches in width and even smaller
- microprocessor controlled winches utilize long lived power units and may be readily moved
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- Control Of Position Or Direction (AREA)
- Storing, Repeated Paying-Out, And Re-Storing Of Elongated Articles (AREA)
- Conveying And Assembling Of Building Elements In Situ (AREA)
- Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
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Priority Applications (8)
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EP01952792A EP1305680A4 (en) | 2000-07-31 | 2001-07-17 | Computer controlled winch assembly for stage |
AU2001273511A AU2001273511B2 (en) | 2000-07-31 | 2001-07-17 | Computer controlled winch assembly for stage |
AU7351101A AU7351101A (en) | 2000-07-31 | 2001-07-17 | Computer controlled winch assembly for stage |
BR0112804-3A BR0112804A (en) | 2000-07-31 | 2001-07-17 | Computer-controlled stage winch mounting |
KR10-2003-7001175A KR20030036644A (en) | 2000-07-31 | 2001-07-17 | Computer controlled winch assembly for stage |
JP2002515534A JP2004504903A (en) | 2000-07-31 | 2001-07-17 | Computer controlled stage winch assembly |
CA002414854A CA2414854A1 (en) | 2000-07-31 | 2001-07-17 | Computer controlled winch assembly for stage |
MXPA03000816A MXPA03000816A (en) | 2000-07-31 | 2001-07-17 | Computer controlled winch assembly for stage. |
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US09/630,342 US6385493B1 (en) | 2000-07-31 | 2000-07-31 | Computer controlled winch assembly for stage |
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WO2002010869A1 true WO2002010869A1 (en) | 2002-02-07 |
WO2002010869A8 WO2002010869A8 (en) | 2002-07-04 |
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US (1) | US6385493B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1305680A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2004504903A (en) |
KR (1) | KR20030036644A (en) |
AR (1) | AR028796A1 (en) |
AU (2) | AU2001273511B2 (en) |
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CA (1) | CA2414854A1 (en) |
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