Axle and bearing for conveyor chain link
AssigneeAmf Automation Technologies, LLC
InventorsWilliam Watson Lavigno, IV, Kristopher Jon Soderstrom
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The invention relates to an axle and bearing for a conveyor chain link, such as those used in commercial bakery equipment. The conveyor chain link generally includes at least one roller bearing wheel with a central hole, an axle pin, and a link component with a bore. The axle pin is configured to extend through the hole in the roller bearing wheel and the bore in the link component to attach the at least one roller bearing wheel to the link component. The axle pin includes a medial portion having at least one surface engagement feature configured for anti-spin engagement with the link component. The roller bearing wheel includes at least one engagement feature for anti-spin engagement with the distal end of the axle pin.
Claims13
A conveyor chain link comprising:
- a link component comprising a female engagement portion;
- an axle pin comprising an elongated generally cylindrical axle pin body having a medial portion and two distal ends, wherein the medial portion comprises at least one male engagement portion configured for cooperative engagement with the female engagement portion of the link component, and wherein the medial portion of the axle pin body is hardened to have a hardness greater than the link component to a depth of about 1/16 of an inch.
A conveyor chain link comprising:
- a link component comprising a female engagement portion;
- an axle pin comprising an elongated generally cylindrical axle pin body having a medial portion and two distal ends, wherein the medial portion comprises at least one male engagement portion configured for cooperative engagement with the female engagement portion of the link component, and wherein at least one of the two distal ends comprise a polygonal male engagement profile comprising a plurality of flat surfaces, and wherein the medial portion of the axle pin body is hardened to have a hardness greater than the link component to a depth of about 1/16 of an inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.