The boat used for mechanical anchor and anchor chain. With human, the steam engine, electric motor, hydraulic motor as power, etc. Usually installed on forecastle deck of the ship. Its development trend is to use a unit to realize automatic windlass, mooring, berthing and mooring etc. According to the driving forms can be divided into: manual, electric, hydraulic pressure.
Anchor machine is mainly composed of base, stents, chain wheel, brake, sprocket, transmission, and other components of the electronic control system (manual windlass except), electric windlass motor, hydraulic windlass hydraulic pump station.
Windlass main technical indicators include cable diameter, anchor nominal speed, rated load and support load and stepless speed changing a few, the electric system, etc. Windlass on ship installation to ensure that the chain and sprocket wheel Angle is 117-120 degrees.
