Glass processing machine with adjustable roller supports
AssigneeBillco Manufacuring, Inc.
InventorMichael A. Hallahan
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Abstract
A glass workpiece processing apparatus, such as a glass washer, includes a frame, a pair of rails attached to and extending along the frame, a plurality of workpiece supporting rollers positioned along the pair of rails, and a pair of bearing stands rotatably supporting each roller. Each bearing stand includes a base removably attached to one rail, a bearing attached to said base which rotatably supports the roller, and a releasable bearing retaining member attaching the bearing to the base. The bearing retaining member may be a snap-on clip including locking projections engaging corresponding locking notches in the base. Alternatively, the retaining member may include a stop screw threaded through a portion of the base.
Claims18
A glass workpiece processing apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a pair of rails attached to and extending along said frame;
- a plurality of workpiece engaging rollers positioned along said pair of rails;
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- a pair of bearing stands rotatably supporting each said roller, each said bearing stand including a base removably attached to one said rail, a bearing attached to said base and rotatably supporting said roller, and a releasable bearing retaining member attaching said bearing to said base, further including a groove in said bearing, wherein a portion of said retaining member is received in said groove.
The apparatus of claim wherein a portion of said base is received in said groove.
A glass workpiece processing apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a pair of rails attached to and extending along said frame;
- a plurality of workpiece engaging rollers positioned along said pair of rails;
- and
- a pair of bearing stands rotatably supporting each said roller, each said bearing stand including a base removably attached to one said rail, a bearing attached to said base and rotatably supporting said roller, and a releasable bearing retaining member attaching said bearing to said base, wherein said bearing retaining member is a snap-on clip including locking projections engaging corresponding locking notches in said base.
A bearing stand adapted to rotatably support a roller, said bearing stand comprising:
- a base adapted to be removably attached to a rail;
- a bearing attached to said base and adapted to rotatably support the roller;
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- a releasable bearing retaining member attaching said bearing to said base, wherein each said bearing is a split bearing formed of two separable halves surrounding the roller and includes a groove in said bearing, wherein a portion of said retaining member and a portion of said base are received in said groove.
A bearing stand adapted to rotatably support a roller, said bearing stand comprising:
- a base adapted to be removably attached to a rail;
- a bearing attached to said base and adapted to rotatably support the roller;
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- a releasable bearing retaining member attaching said bearing to said base, wherein said bearing retaining member is a snap-on clip including locking projections engaging corresponding locking notches in said base, and wherein said base further includes at least one release notch which is overlapped by said snap-on clip, wherein said release notch provides access for removing said clip.
A glass workpiece conveyor for a glass washing machine, said conveyor comprising:
- a frame;
- a pair of lower rails attached to and extending along said frame;
- a plurality of workpiece supporting rollers positioned along said pair of lower rails;
- a pair of upper rails attached to and extending along said frame above said lower rails;
- a plurality of workpiece engaging rollers positioned along said upper rails, wherein said plurality of workpiece supporting rollers and said plurality of workpiece engaging rollers are adapted to convey a glass workpiece through the glass washing machine;
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- a pair of bearing stands rotatably supporting each said roller, each said bearing stand including a base removably attached to one said rail, a bearing attached to said base and rotatably supporting said roller, and a releasable bearing retaining member attaching said bearing to said base, further including a groove in said bearing, wherein a portion of said retaining member is received in said groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.