Automated Systems for Roller Rail Disassembly and Methods of Disassembling Roller Rail Assemblies

An automated system for disassembling a roller rail assembly, the system comprising:

• an actuation device configured to move the roller rail assembly in a disassembling direction;
• a guide bracket having an opening therethrough configured to receive the roller rail assembly as the roller rail assembly is moved in the disassembling direction, the guide bracket allowing movement of the roller rail assembly in the disassembling direction;
• a separator member located downstream of the actuation device, the separator member having a wide region to release roller wheels of the roller rail assembly as the roller rail assembly is moved;
• and
• a collecting and sorting assembly configured to receive the roller wheels and provide separate pathways for axle pins of the roller wheels and wheel portions of the roller wheels.

A method of disassembling a roller rail assembly, the method comprising:

• moving the roller rail assembly in a disassembling direction using an actuation device;
• guiding movement of the roller rail assembly using a guide bracket configured to receive the roller rail assembly as the roller rail assembly is moved in the disassembling direction;
• and
• separating roller wheels of the roller rail assembly from a housing member of the roller rail assembly using a separator member, the separator member being located downstream of the actuation device, the separator member being received by the housing member of the roller rail assembly and having a wide region that separates sidewalls of the housing member and releases roller wheels of the roller rail assembly as the roller rail assembly is moved past the separator member by the actuation device.