Device for mounting a roller assembly to a conveyor frame
AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorsMohan Jake A., Ryan Hale, Paul A. Marsman, Kevin W. Guernsey, Jonathan J. Bishop, David Aaron vanSchalkwijk
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Abstract
A mounting device for mounting components to a conveyor frame includes an outer portion that sits against a side wall of the conveyor frame and an inner portion that extends through an opening in the side wall and includes a saddle for rotatably seating a shaft. The mounting device includes a mounting channel that receives an edge of the opening to mount the mounting device in an operative position.
Claims20
A mounting device for mounting a shaft to a conveyor frame having an opening in a side wall, the opening having an upper portion and a lower portion having a smaller width than the upper portion, the mounting device comprising:
- an outer portion configured to seat against an outside surface of the side wall and having a width greater than the opening upper portion;
- an inner portion having a width that is smaller than the opening upper portion and including an inward facing saddle for the shaft;
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- a mounting channel formed between the inner portion and the outer portion for receiving a bottom edge of the opening.
An assembly for a conveyor, comprising:
- a first mounting device configured to be mounted in a first opening in a first side wall, the first mounting device including an outer portion abutting an outer surface of the first side wall and a first saddle extending inwards from an inner surface of the first side wall;
- a second mounting device configured to be mounted in a second opening in a second side wall opposing the first side wall, the second mounting device including an outer portion abutting an outer surface of the second side wall and a second saddle extending inwards from an inner surface of the second side wall;
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- a shaft having at least one conveyor component mounted thereon, the shaft including a first end mounted in the first saddle and a second end mounted in the second saddle.
A conveyor assembly comprising:
- a first frame side wall having a first opening with a wide upper portion and a narrower lower portion;
- a second frame side wall having a second opening opposite the first opening, the second opening including a wide upper portion and a narrower lower portion;
- a first mounting device mounted in the first opening, the first mounting device including an outer portion abutting an outer surface of the first frame side wall and a first saddle extending inwards from an inner surface of the first frame side wall;
- a second mounting device mounted in the second opening, the second mounting device including an outer portion abutting an outer surface of the second frame side wall and a second saddle extending inwards from an inner surface of the second frame side wall;
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- a shaft having at least one conveyor component mounted thereon, the shaft including a first end rotatably mounted in the first saddle and a second end rotatably mounted in the second saddle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.