Hoist

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As a hoist different are drive - and transmission means referred to, which are used for lifting or raising a load or a component. The name occurs, for example, for the lifting device of bucket wheel excavators or the hammer lifting drive for chimes .

The term cable hoist or winch is more specific for the entirety of cables, pulleys and drives on cranes . The essential components of a cable hoist are:

Independent hoists are: pulley blocks, electric hoists and winches.

A hoist can be operated mechanically, hydraulically or pneumatically. The electric hoist is one of the mechanically operated hoists. The handling is significantly influenced by the choice of electric motor. A pole-changing motor lifts loads at two speeds. A drive with a frequency converter continuously adjusts the speed. This enables loads to be positioned more precisely and more quickly, for example to approach quickly and set down carefully.

Individual evidence

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  2. Trick and varied . Drahtmagazin.de. Retrieved March 23, 2016.