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US 8,464,863 B2Granted
Cutting machines
OwnerPhilippe Pierret, Thierry Pierretinventors
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A drive roller assembly for cutting machinery is connected to a drive motor via a drive train to drive a drive belt within the machinery, and the drive roller assembly is configured such that, when the drive belt needs to be changed, the entire assembly can easily be removed and replaced without having to dismantle the assembly or disturb any other mechanisms in the vicinity of the drive roller assembly, as the drive roller assembly includes a drive shaft that has a first end and a second end, a split ring located on the first end of the shaft between a first bearing and the first end of the shaft, the split ring having a conical surface that fixes the first bearing relative to the first end of the shaft, on the second end of the shaft a second bearing is provided that is retained within a housing, and the housing is removably mounted on the machinery.
A machine comprising a frame and a drive roller assembly mounted in the frame, the machine further comprising a first and a second bearing for mounting the drive roller assembly, the drive roller assembly comprising a shaft having a first end and a second end, and on which a drive roller is mounted between the first end and the second end, the first end of the shaft being lodged in the first bearing and the second end of the shaft being lodged in the second bearing, the drive roller assembly also comprises a drive member attached to the second end of the shaft, wherein the drive roller assembly further comprises a split ring located on the first end of the shaft between the first bearing and the first end of the shaft, the split ring having a conical surface that positions the first end of the shaft relative to the first bearing, the second bearing being mounted in a housing, which is removably mounted on the frame, and wherein the conical surface of the split ring is an internal surface thereof, the first end of the shaft having a conical external surface part that engages with the conical internal surface of the split ring.
The machine comprising a frame and a drive roller assembly mounted in the frame, the machine further comprising a first and a second bearing for mounting the drive roller assembly, the drive roller assembly comprising a shaft having a first end and a second end, and on which a drive roller is mounted between the first end and the second end, the first end of the shaft being lodged in the first bearing and the second end of the shaft being lodged in the second bearing, the drive roller assembly also comprises a drive member attached to the second end of the shaft, wherein the drive roller assembly further comprises a split ring located on the first end of the shaft between the first bearing and the first end of the shaft, the split ring having a conical surface that positions the first end of the shaft relative to the first bearing, the second bearing being mounted in a housing, which is removably mounted on the frame;
The machine comprising a frame and a drive roller assembly mounted in the frame, the machine further comprising a first and a second bearing for mounting the drive roller assembly, the drive roller assembly comprising a shaft having a first end and a second end, and on which a drive roller is mounted between the first end and the second end, the first end of the shaft being lodged in the first bearing and the second end of the shaft being lodged in the second bearing, the drive roller assembly also comprises a drive member attached to the second end of the shaft, wherein the drive roller assembly further comprises a split ring located on the first end of the shaft between the first bearing and the first end of the shaft, the split ring having a conical surface that positions the first end of the shaft relative to the first bearing, the second bearing being mounted in a housing, which is removably mounted on the frame;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.