Motorised hose reel

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-03-26
HOSELINK
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Benefits of technology

This patent describes a motorised hose reel that can wind hose onto a spool using a motor. The reel is housed in a chassis and has a spool with flanges that engage with the chassis to secure the spool in place. The reel also has a first engagement formation that connects to a corresponding second engagement formation on the housing chassis to ensure stability. Additionally, the reel includes an aut retraction guide mechanism and a cartridge with a tooth to allow for easy removal and replacement of the hose. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a motorised hose reel that is easy to use, secure, and can facilitate easy replacement of the hose.

Problems solved by technology

However, suitable storage of the length of hose when not in use is an area of concern.
If the hose is coiled or otherwise left on the ground, the inactive hose may be rather unsightly, and may pose a hazard for people tripping.
Furthermore, people with reduced mobility may be unable to easily retrieve the hose or nozzle when it is on ground level.
Whilst such hose hangers provide some benefits with neatly storing the hose, there are still several inherent drawbacks.
It is common for a user to walk some distance from the hose hanger and subsequently realise that they do not have a sufficient length of unspooled hose.
As such, the use of such hose hangers may be cumbersome and impractical.
Furthermore, hoses stored on such hose hangers are prone to becoming tangled.
There is a tendency for the spring loaded retraction mechanism to generate a large pull back force, which may be applied when it is not anticipated by the user.
This can be dangerous for older people, who may be destabilised and even knocked over by this force.
Another problem with existing enclosed hose reels is the tendency for the hose to become misaligned on the spool.
In practice, while the reel is spinning during the retraction process, if the hose suffers from any alignment problem, and is not evenly seated in neat rows about the rotation axis of the spool, then the misalignment may result in jamming of the hose reel.
In existing auto retracting hose reels, such a misalignment may be difficult to correct, especially for people with limited technical skill.
It is often necessary to manually remove a belt if this occurs, and then manually realign the spool, which is a complicated process.
However, these motorised spool systems still suffer from jamming if the hose becomes unsynchronised.
Furthermore, if the motor becomes burnt out or otherwise damaged, it can be difficult to remove and replace the motor, or parts thereof, due to the external housing of the spool unit surrounding the motor.
In practice, if the motor becomes seriously damaged, the entire unit must be replaced.
A further drawback with existing enclosed hose reels concerns the spool axle being difficult to access for replacement or servicing.
Due to the difficult nature of accessing the spool axle, the unit may not be readily repairable if the spool axle becomes jammed or otherwise damaged.

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[0051]A motorised hose reel 100 is disclosed herein. Referring to the exploded view of FIG. 1, the motorised hose reel 100 includes a housing chassis 110, which supports a housing top cover 120 and a housing bottom 130. The housing top cover 120 is removable and secured to the chassis 110, preferably with fasteners. Alternatively, the housing top cover 120 may be hingedly attached to the housing chassis 110. This permits the user to pivot the housing top cover 120 about the hinged edge 140, to provide access to the interior of the motorised hose reel 100.

[0052]A battery 140 is seated in the housing top cover 120. The battery 145 is removable for recharging.

[0053]The use of the housing chassis 110 and removable / openable housing top cover 120 obviates the need to disassemble the hose reel 100 to access the internal components.

[0054]The housing chassis 110 has a generally rectangular central opening 150 for receiving the spool 160.

[0055]The spool 160 is seated on a spool shaft assembly...

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A motorised hose reel (100) including a housing chassis (110), a housing bottom (130) secured to the housing chassis; and a housing top cover (120) removably connected to the housing chassis (110) and adapted to permit access to a central receptacle (180) located within the motorised hose reel (100). A motor is mounted on the housing chassis (110) and a spool (160) is located in the receptacle (180), the spool (160) being coupled to the motor and rotatable about a spool shaft assembly (200). The motor is configured to selectively drive the spool (160) to wind a length of hose onto the spool (160) within the receptacle (180). Each end of the spool shaft assembly (200) includes a first engagement formation configured to engage with a corresponding second engagement formation of the housing chassis (110).

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a motorised hose reel. In particular, the present invention relates to a battery powered motorised hose reel.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Hoses are widely used in residential gardens, courtyards, commercial settings and other applications. However, suitable storage of the length of hose when not in use is an area of concern. If the hose is coiled or otherwise left on the ground, the inactive hose may be rather unsightly, and may pose a hazard for people tripping. Furthermore, people with reduced mobility may be unable to easily retrieve the hose or nozzle when it is on ground level.[0003]Surface mounted hose hangers are commonly mounted on walls and other such vertical surfaces. Whilst such hose hangers provide some benefits with neatly storing the hose, there are still several inherent drawbacks. For example, the user must manually spool the length of hose onto the hanger after use. Furthermore, before moving away from the h...

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IPC IPC(8): B65H75/44
CPCB65H2701/33B65H75/4405B65H75/4486B65H75/4471B65H75/4478B65H75/40
InventorKIERATH, TIMOTHY
OwnerHOSELINK