End bell for belt conveyor idler assembly
AssigneeNordstrong Equipment Limited
InventorMohanad Suliman
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Abstract
An end bell includes a housing. The housing includes a bearing seat for a bearing positioned within an inner portion of the housing and includes a grounding groove for a grounding wire positioned along an outer portion of the housing. A method for attaching an end bell to a belt conveyor idler includes inserting a grounding wire into a grounding groove of the end bell, inserting a bearing into the bearing seat, and inserting the end bell into a belt conveyor idler assembly via press fit. The end bell is made of nonconductive material.
Claims20
An end bell for a belt conveyor idler assembly comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a bearing seat for a bearing positioned within an inner portion of the housing;
- and
- a grounding groove for a grounding wire positioned along an outer portion of the housing.
A method of attaching an end bell to a belt conveyor idler assembly, comprising:
- inserting a grounding wire into a grounding groove of the end bell;
- inserting a bearing into a bearing seat of a housing of the end bell;
- and
- inserting the end bell into a tube roller of the belt conveyor idler assembly via press fit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.