winding drum

British  

/ ˈwaɪndɪŋ /

noun

1. a rotating drum usually grooved to nest a wire rope which is wound onto it as part of the mechanism of a hoist

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Example Sentences

The motor’s action being rotatory, the winding drum was the only practical way in which to apply its motive power to hoisting.

From Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 by Vogel, Robert M.

The travel or rise of the car was therefore limited by the cable capacity of the winding drum.

From Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 by Vogel, Robert M.

In the early attempts to couple the motor directly to the winding drum through worm gearing, this “notching up” was transmitted to the car as a jerking motion, disagreeable to passengers and hard on machinery.

From Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 by Vogel, Robert M.