Conveyor roll end cap assembly
AssigneeGlasstech, Inc.
InventorsTerry A. Bennett, Troy R. Lewandowski, Brian D. Bils
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Abstract
An end cap assembly for a conveyor roll includes an end cap configured to fit over an end of the conveyor roll, and the end cap has an opening. The end cap assembly further includes a spring member configured to be positioned between the end of the conveyor roll and the end cap, and a fastener that is insertable into the opening of the end cap. The fastener is configured to cooperate with the spring member to apply a retention force to assist in retaining the end cap on the conveyor roll.
Claims21
An end cap assembly for a conveyor roll, the end cap assembly comprising:
- an end cap configured to fit over an end of the conveyor roll, the end cap having an opening;
- a spring member configured to be positioned between the end of the conveyor roll and the end cap;
- a fastener that is insertable into the opening of the end cap and configured to cooperate with the spring member to apply a retention force to assist in retaining the end cap on the conveyor roll;
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- an engagement member configured to extend into the spring member and that is engageable with the fastener when the fastener is inserted into the opening of the end cap.
A conveyor roll arrangement comprising:
- a conveyor roll having an end;
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- an end cap assembly including an end cap positioned on the end of the conveyor roll, a spring member positioned between the end of the conveyor roll and the end cap, an engagement member that extends into the spring member, and a fastener positioned in an opening of the end cap and engaged with the engagement member, wherein the fastener cooperates with the engagement member and the spring member to apply a retention force to assist in retaining the end cap on the conveyor roll.
A conveyor roll arrangement comprising:
- a conveyor roll having an end with three flat sections spaced apart from each other, the conveyor roll comprising a ceramic material;
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- an end cap assembly including:
- an end cap having a tubular portion and a support portion extending from the tubular portion, the tubular portion being positioned on the end of the conveyor roll and including three pairs of threaded openings spaced equally about a circumference of the tubular portion;
- three spring assemblies that each include a plate having first and second spaced apart openings, first and second pins that extend into the first and second openings, respectively, and that each have a flange, first and second spring washers disposed about the first and second pins, respectively, so that each spring washer is disposed between a respective one of the flanges and the plate, and first and second snap rings engaged with the first and second pins, respectively, and disposed on a side of the plate opposite the spring washers, each spring assembly being positioned on one of the flat sections of the conveyor roll;
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- six threaded fasteners that are each engaged with one of the threaded openings of the tubular portion of the end cap, each threaded fastener engaging a respective pin of one of the spring assemblies, wherein the threaded fasteners cooperate with the spring assemblies to assist in retaining the end cap on the conveyor roll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.