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US 2008/0166960 A1Published application
Poultry Processing Hub And Belt Assembly
AssigneeMemco Limited
InventorRobert Clarke
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Abstract
A hub and belt assembly for driving a poultry de-feathering machine includes multiple bearing heat dissipating hub that includes bearing isolators or spacers associated with each of the drive shaft bearings. The bearing isolators trap vapors, including water and the like that may accumulate from operation of the hub and belt assembly, and prevent this vapor from contacting the bearings.
Claims10
A poultry processing apparatus, comprising:
- at least one hub including a housing, the housing including a first end and a second end and an interior chamber;
- a drive shaft mounted transversely through the housing and extending through the interior chamber, the drive shaft including a first end and a second end corresponding to the first end and the second end of the housing;
- at least one sealed bearing received on the drive shaft and rotationally supporting the at least one hub in the interior chamber;
- and,
- a least one bearing isolator received on the drive shaft between the at least one sealed bearing and at least one end of the housing, at least partially within the interior chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.