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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8397906 | Idler An idler comprises an idler tube (1), an idler shaft (7), a bearing seat (2) and a labyrinth seal structure at each end of the idler tube (1). The labyrinth seal structure comprises a seal ring (5) and a seal cover (3). A po... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8376130 | Direct drive modular belt conveyor, cartridge, and quick connect-disconnect constant velocity drive shaft, for high speed FOUP transport A conveyor system includes a cartridge, which defines a section of the conveyor. In one embodiment, the cartridge includes a number of wheels, which are designed as a unit for a conveyor section and the wheels of the cartridge are designed to hold a belt. A conveyor... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8322521 | Chain conveyor apparatus A chain conveyor apparatus includes a chain, two sprockets, a pressing member and a holding member. The chain includes a plurality of lower link plates. The two sprockets engage with the chain. The pressing member is disposed adjacent to one of the sprockets. The ho... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8186504 | Curved belt conveyor Roller-guided conveyors are described herein. An example roller-guided conveyor comprises a first holder and a second holder and a first guide roller and a second guide roller. The first guide roller has a first axis of rotation and pivotally coupled to the first ho... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8028824 | Replacement roller assembly A replacement roller support assembly allows repairing of a conveyor roller support system begins with removing at lease one system roller support from the system base. Next a replacement roller support assembly includes an assembly base with an opening and assembly... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7798316 | Robotic frame handling system A system for handling vehicle frames. The system includes a conveyor assembly including a loading end and an unloading end, and the conveyor assembly carries a plurality of vehicle frames thereon. The system also includes a frame transfer assembly disposed at the un... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793776 | Transmission device for scanner An image acquisition module in a transmission device for a scanner is installed in a base of the scanner, a rotating wheel and a first roller are pivotally connected onto two inner sides of the base, and a driving roller is installed below the first roller. A convey... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7669710 | Baggage handling system A baggage handling system includes a first conveyor section having a first conveying surface, a second conveyor section having a second conveying surface with the first conveying surface angled with respect to the second conveying surface, and a conveyor belt extend... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7416073 | Diverting flat belt support system A flat belt support system with a drive roller and paired pulleys, each pair carrying a continuous flat belt that can be moved laterally along the drive roller axis and angled away from the plane normal to the drive roller axis. Multiple belts, each carried by a pai... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7347320 | Top dresser A top dresser (10) includes sheeting (70) in the form of an endless belt passing around first and second drums (148, 160) and a bed (166) including a plurality of rollers (106). Continuous V-shaped guides (122) are received ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341138 | Conveyor idle roller assembly Idle roller assembly suitable for use in trough type belt conveyors is provided having an elongate shaft and spaced apart first and second roller bearing assemblies, each having mounted thereabout an annular hub. A cylindrical tubular roller is mounted to and spans ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7293640 | Discharge conveyor system for a truck or trailer body A discharge conveyor for an elongated truck or trailer body which includes a plurality of relatively long conveyor belt sections having leadings ends which are bolted to support members which extend between a pair of spaced-apart chains. Each of the conveyor belt se... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275632 | Roller conveyor roller, especially for the transport of furnace-heated metallic strip material A roller conveyor roller for furnace-heated metal strip has a roller shell journaled on a shaft with bearings providing thermal and electrical insulation of the shell from the shaft. The shell can be divided into shell segments each of which can have two bearings. O... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7249673 | Belt and conveyor having separate clamping shoes A belt band conveyor having an endless transport belt that is guided over deflection rollers, to which a guide element that projects beyond the belt plane is attached. The guide element can be handled separately before it is attached to the transport belt and moves ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7146948 | Valve lifting arrangement A valve actuating assembly for opening and closing a valve includes a cam mounted on a camshaft and enclosed by a pair of rotary cam guides each of which includes a roller channel having an outer race for receiving opposed ends of a roller that extends transversely ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137505 | Split roller and modular conveying assemblies formed therefrom A split roller including at least two parts joined together forms the roller having a length defined between roller ends. At least two of the at least two parts are joined along a joint extending between the roller ends. A roller cradle assembly and a modular convey... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131523 | Transport system, in particular an airport luggage transport system A transport system, in particular an airport luggage transport system, and guide means for a transport system of this type, for transporting individual items, are disclosed. The items are transported along a transport path with at least one straight section, with su... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131531 | Roller shoes in modular-belt conveyors Roller return and holddown shoes for a modular-belt conveyor. The shoes have a body that extends in height from a base to a convex outer face. Cavities in the body open onto the base and the outer face. Rollers rotatably received in the cavities have salient portion... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7090065 | Keyless frictional shaft locking device with integrated frictional drum conveyor pulley end disc A keyless frictional shaft locking device with integrated frictional drum conveyor pulley end disc is disclosed. The end disc is concentrically centered around a keyless frictional locking device, and the locking device is configured so as to lock around a shaft whi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086525 | Conveyor for continuous proofing and baking apparatus Conveyor chains of the type utilized in commercial ovens and proofers are provided with improved bearing support for the rotating and pivoting components of the chains. The rotating components comprising antifriction bearings constructed from superior components whi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078837 | Method and apparatus for contamination protection for bearing assembly A bearing assembly includes a bearing housing; a rotatable shaft extending through the bearing housing; a bearing having an outer race and an inner race with a bearing seal therebetween, the outer race operably coupled to the bearing housing and the inner race opera... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7040482 | Bearing life extender for conveyor type rollers Rollers used on conveyors and inside the zinc-pot of a steel-sheet galvanizing line are usually driven by friction between the roller and the belt or sheet. Such rollers operating in high temperature furnaces or in a hot zinc pot of a steel galvanizing line often ha... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014035 | System for supporting an underside roller on a conveying belt A conveyor system having a conveying belt trained around guide rollers for movement in a travel path, a first roller which is mounted in an operative position on a support to bear against the conveying belt, and a roller support system. The roller support system has... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6968943 | Conveyor for continuous proofing and baking apparatus Conveyor chains of the type utilized in commercial ovens and proofers are provided with improved bearing support for the rotating and pivoting components of the chains. The rotating components comprising anti-friction bearings constructed from superior components wh... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955257 | Adjustable mounting for stub idler apparatus A pair of universal mounting brackets for a stub idler assembly accommodates an attachment of the stub idler assembly to either an upper or a lower face of the conveyor support structure, accommodates a wide range of linear adjustment of the stud idler bearing block... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6938754 | Self-cleaning conveyor roller A self cleaning conveyor roller for supporting a conveyor media carrying contaminant materials. The conveyor roller consists of a drum defining a support surface, having a generally cylindrical shape, and being adapted to be supported for rotation, for supporting a ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6907981 | Conveyer assembly for a produce packaging system A conveyer assembly used as part of an automated packaging system is disclosed. The conveyer assembly allows the container filling process and produce leveling process to be combined as a single process station in an automated packaging system. The conveyer assembly... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905546 | Conveyor and powder paint collection and method A conveyor system for a powder paint spray booth including spaced continuous parallel first and second moving belts supported by a plurality of spaced rollers enclosed within a sealed housing and a powder paint collector located below the powder paint spray booth wh... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902053 | Conveyor belt alignment system A conveyor belt alignment system for maintaining a maintaining a conveyor belt's alignment under various operating conditions. The conveyor belt alignment system includes a mounting plate for attaching to a structure, a first plate attached to a second plate, wherei... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6866141 | Curve conveyor belt A joining line from a portion of a belt caught and held between a driving roller and a pinch roller and the vicinity thereof to an outer peripheral end of the belt is a single straight line or a gentle curve having a large angle with respect to a tangent to a belt p... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860838 | Roller assembly apparatus and method of use The present invention relates in general to roller assembly apparatuses, and specifically to roller assembly apparatuses used in treadmills. An embodiment of the invention includes a roller apparatus, comprising: a shaft with raised surfaces on each end, a rotatable... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6550609 | Supporting roller A supporting roller (12, 122, 123) that has a greater than usual capacity for constant operation comprises a skirt (14), for supporting a return side (16) of an endless chain of a chain conveyor, and, coaxial with the skirt (14), a hub (18) designed to ro... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6527107 | Elevated conveyor for sheets Elevated conveyor for paper sheets, comprising a framework formed from two vertically arranged supports, it being the case that the vertical supports have horizontally spaced-apart bearing means which have rollers and guide arrangements for transporting b... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523679 | Conveyor frame with removable wear strips A modular sanitary conveyor includes a longitudinal conveyor bed frame that is slidably received and supported on a support stand and a motor and clutch assembly that is slidably received and supported on the side of the frame. The frame has lateral side ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6478141 | Automated conveyor cleaning system An automated cleaning system for an endless belt conveyor. The cleaning system having a central control which controls pump supplying hot water, soap and a sanitizer to a plurality of controllable spray valves for plural spray bars.... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6394262 | Impact idler roller system for conveyor belt A modular roller conveyor system in combination with a conveyor belt and load impact zone for loading material on the conveyor belt. The modular roller conveyor system includes an elongated support member extending transversely of a direction of conveyanc... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6386355 | Conveyor device A conveyor device is disclosed having a support surface, a link chain pivoting parallel to the support surface, and support elements arranged on the links. The links rest on a guide through associated rollers at least in a bend of the guide. The rollers a... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6360874 | Automated conveyor cleaning system An automated cleaning system for an endless belt conveyor. The cleaning system having a central control which controls pumps supplying hot water, soap and a sanitizer to a plurality of controllable spray valves for plural spray bars.... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6305529 | Refurbishable conveyor system rollers A refurbishable conveyor system roller having an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder concentrically mounted over said inner cylinder, couplings at each end of said inner cylinder, an end cap at each end joined to said inner cylinder by the couplings, a bear... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6298982 | External guide assembly for reducing conveyor belt drag An external guide assembly for reducing the frictional drag force acting on a side-flexing modular link conveyor belt, particularly along curves or bends in the conveyor system. The guide assembly is formed from one or more roller assemblies, each having ... | 10/09/2001 |
