US 5,325,957 AGranted

Bearing for reciprocating floor conveyor

OwnerArthur Wilkensinventor

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Abstract

The reciprocating floor conveyor (10) includes a plurality of parallel guide tube assemblies (46) that are attached to cross beams (28). A single bearing (54) extends the full length of the guide tube assembly and is attached to each guide tube guide tube assembly (46). A floor slat (50) is supported by each bearing (54). A floor slat drive assembly (48) is attached to the floor slats (50) to reciprocate the floor slat (50) back and forth and to convey cargo supported by the floor slats (50). The bearings (54) have an upwardly facing bearing surface (60) and side walls (64 and 66) with floor slat retainer surfaces (80 and 82) that cooperate wit the floor slats (50) to restrain vertical movement of the floor slats relative to the bearing and which protect and shield the upwardly facing bearing surface (60) on the bearings and the bottom surface (98) on the floor slats from liquids and solid materials.

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Dependent claims

A reciprocating floor conveyor having cross beams;

a plurality of parallel spaced apart guide beam assemblies each of which has at least one guide beam assembly section attached to the cross beams;
bearings mounted on the guide beam assemblies;
a plurality of elongated floor slats supported by the bearings;
and a floor slat drive assembly connected to the floor slats and operable to reciprocate the floor slats back and forth to convey material supported by the floor slats, and wherein each bearing includes an upper section with an upwardly facing bearing surface that engages and supports a floor slat and extends substantially the full length of the guide beam assembly section upon which it is mounted, sides that extend downwardly from the upper section with an upwardly facing bearing surface, a generally downwardly facing surface on each side that cooperates with a floor slat to limit vertical movement of the floor slat and to enclose the upwardly facing bearing surface from one end of the guide beam assembly section to the other end, and fasteners that secure each bearing to a guide beam assembly section.

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