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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177050 | Cooling method of carrying section and carrier In a cooling method of a carrying section including a conveyor for carrying an inverter component, a heating furnace covering a part of the carrying conveyor and heating the inverter component, and a mechanism for cooling the carrying conveyor and cooling the carryi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8146733 | Idler roll seal A contact seal to prevent contamination from fouling a conveyor idler roll, the roll generally comprising a rotatable cylinder, at least one internal bearing assembly, and a fixed axle. A disc of thermoplastic polymer or similarly resilient material is adhesively at... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7987969 | Sheet-processing assembly having an apparatus for transporting a pallet, pallet conveying system and sheet-fed rotary printing press A sheet-processing assembly includes an apparatus for transporting a pallet bearing a sheet stack and a transfer conveyor having a number of transport rollers disposed transversely to the direction of transport of the pallet and a receiving fixture for a load-bearin... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7913835 | Conveyor roll and process for its assembly Conveyor rolls used in high temperature applications, and an end cap assembly for such rolls. The conveyor roll comprises a ceramic spool, an end cap and a tolerance ring. The end cap contains a metal ferrule and has an internal circumference adapted to fit over an ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7673737 | Roller conveyor A roller conveyor in an as such known manner includes a plurality of driven rollers disposed in two parallel tracks. With each driven roller a drive motor is associated. From a first voltage source a first set of the driven rollers is supplied, wherein a second volt... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7604110 | Belt-driven accumulator for curved roller segment An assembly is provided for moving the drive belt of a roller conveyor system between a first position in which the drive belt engages the rollers to rotate the rollers and a second position spaced from the rollers, the second position permitting conveyed articles t... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7513359 | Discontinuous linear drive A discontinuous linear drive comprises a guiding component and an engaging means. The engaging means engages in a member to be driven and guided by guiding components in at least two places by means of a respective movable engaging component. The member to be driven... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7487869 | Roller conveyor system and method of controlling it A roller conveyor system includes multiple carrier slides, which have runners, carry readable data memories and in particular are provided for transport of motor vehicle bodies. The roller conveyor system also has readers for reading out the data stored in the data ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7398874 | Belt-driven accumulator for curved roller segment An assembly is provided for moving the drive belt of a roller conveyor system between a first position in which the drive belt engages the rollers to rotate the rollers and a second position spaced from the rollers, the second position permitting conveyed articles t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328785 | Low electrostatic discharge conveyor A conveyor for transporting objects sensitive to electrostatic discharge. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a roller conveyor with conductive rollers in electrical communication with an electrical ground. The rollers preferably have about 105 ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329090 | Spring clamping clip The use of spring clamping clips between two adjacent guide vane shafts leads to a defined force on the bearing points of the guide vane in the guide bush. The seating force, resulting from the clamping force and the flow-related lift/drift forces, of the guide vane... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299914 | Roller assembly for image forming apparatus A roller assembly for an image forming apparatus includes a roller, a bearing for rotatably supporting the roller, a roller cover to be assembled at both ends of the roller, a bushing to be introduced between the roller and the bearing, and a support unit disposed a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299916 | Transfer mechanism and method of use A transporting device includes a power roller mounted to a chassis for transporting a tray between positions. A belt transfers power from the power roller to a shaft. The belt may be used to rotate the shaft. A pulley is mounted to the shaft and rotates in substanti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299589 | Telescoping boom actuation mechanism formed of concentrically nested tubular boom sections mutually engaged by roller assemblies riding on helical tracks A telescoping boom mechanism for deploying an expandable structure, such a hoop-supported antenna, comprises a plurality of concentrically nestable tubular boom sections, that are mutually engageable with one another by way of roller assemblies and helical tracks fo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299915 | Motorized pulley The present technique, in accordance with one exemplary embodiment, relates to a motorized pulley. The exemplary motorized pulley includes a rim or housing inside of which are disposed an electric motor and a gear assembly, which is configured to transfer torque of ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290649 | Roller arrangement for an accumulating roller conveyor The invention relates to a roller arrangement (7) for a stowing roller conveyor, comprising a stationary roller axle (20) arranged in a support frame (4) of the stowing roller conveyor, with a driving roller (9) and a conveying roller ( | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284328 | Method for producing pulling rods for use in manufacturing sheet glass Pulling rolls (13) for glass ribbons (11) and methods for manufacturing such rolls are provided. The rolls include a shaft (17), a plurality of heat-resistant discs (15) mounted on the shaft in face-to-face contact, and a pair of fittings... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284649 | Sheet feeding roller A sheet feeding roller, available at a lower cost, having lower hardness with securing both abrasion resistance and sustainability of friction coefficient. The sheet feeding roller comprises a hub, an inner layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the hub, a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267047 | Strapping machine A strapping machine feeds strapping material around a load, positions, tensions and seals the material around the load. The machine includes a work surface, a portion of which is upwardly pivotal. A conveyor mounted within the work surface has a friction belt drive.... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264112 | Method for cooling components subjected to high temperatures Heat is transferred away from the rollers and base of a printer heater by introducing chilled water into the rollers and the base. The paper upon which print has been applied remains at an elevated temperature so that the drying of the print is not delayed. A conven... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255226 | Conveyor system load transfer devices Conveyor systems for storage and movement of goods on pallets and slip sheets. The transfer structures enable slip sheet mounted loads to be transferred to a roller conveyor by providing structures that cooperate with wide platen forks of a lift truck. The structure... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246694 | Friction roller in conveyor A friction roller (10) includes a support roller (11) and an annular elastic ring (15) which it externally fitted to the support roller (11). The support roller (11) is divided into two portions in a thickness direction, that is, a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243784 | Roller shaft mount A roller shaft mount or support secures a shaft end of a conveyor roller at and between opposite sidewalls of a conveyor. The shaft support includes a mounting portion mountable to a sidewall of the conveyor and a clamping portion. The clamping portion is movably at... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239056 | Low speed canned motor A canned motor has an L3/D4 ratio of less than 50, with one bearing on one end of the rotor assembly configured to resist longitudinal displacement of the rotor as by an axial shaft load, and another bearing on the other end of the rotor assemb... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232025 | Electromagnetic conveyor stop A conveyor stop assembly for stopping objects traveling along a conveying path includes a magnetically attractable stop member pivotally mounted for movement out of the conveying path when contacted by an object traveling along the conveying path and an electromagne... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228952 | Conveyor roller shaft support for dampening vibrations A shaft support or mount for supporting a conveyor roller and for dampening the vibrations of the conveyor roller or conveyor roller assembly in operation, by providing flexible connection structure in the shaft support, which is usually comprised of rubber. A metho... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225842 | Feed rollers for tree handling A feed roll for tree handling has a number of strips which substantially cover its outer face. The strips have leading and trailing edges shaped to interdigitate with one another. A layer of resilient or slippery material is located between the strips and a drum. Th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213701 | Conveyor roller axle stiffener A roller for a conveyor that includes an elongated stationary axle adapted to be mounted between the opposed side plates of the conveyor. A hollow cylindrical shell having a first diameter is mounted for rotation with respect to the axle. An axle support is provided... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207433 | Motor-operated conveying roll, control device for a motor-operated conveying roll, roller conveying system and control method for a roller conveying system A motor-driven conveying roll for conveying systems includes a roll which is rotatably mounted with respect to a frame. A drive unit is fixed to the frame and the output shaft of the drive unit is frictionally connected to the inner surface of the hollow conveying r... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175018 | Conveyor assembly The conveyor apparatus disclosed herein is generally formed of a first rail and a second rail, each rail having a plurality of rollers. A portion of the rollers are desirably drive rollers, receiving power from an integral motor assembly. The motor generally compris... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7114613 | Article unscrambler with high speed tapered roller An unscrambler conveyor including a frame, a plurality of tapered rollers rotatably supported by the frame for unscrambling packages, and means for driving the rollers. Each of the rollers has a longitudinal axis and a polyurethane body that extends along the longit... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114606 | Selectable width track apparatus and method for a gravity fed shelving system An apparatus and method that effects selectable width of a roller track conveyance system having multiple roller tracks with asymmetric wall heights. The system includes a clip that connects lower or mating walls of two single roller tracks together. The connected r... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7086524 | Motorized roller A compact motorized roller, which is usable in a wide temperature range with high reliability and is manufactured at low cost. The motorized roller has a motor in a roller body. The motor can rotate the roller body. In such a motorized roller, the motor is a brushle... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7051554 | Tightening a fiber roll cover Rolls for generally conveying sheets, such as of steel or glass over a roller typically have a steel mandrel and fiber-containing roll cover, with the fiber roll cover pressed between end plates. In a roll end assembly including the end plates there is now provided ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7000429 | Roller table for carrying and transporting a hot glass band A roller table for supporting and transporting a hot glass strand. A plurality of rollers arranged parallel to each other and perpendicular to the transport direction of the glass strand are capable of being selectively rotated in the direction of transport of the g... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6935486 | Bushing system for live roller conveyor The invention provides an improved live roller conveyor system for preventing damage to conveyed cases of goods when stopped upon live rollers. In an embodiment of the invention, a live roller comprises a drive shaft with a plurality of roller members rotatably affi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918712 | Adjustable position retaining/mounting aperture An adjustable position retaining/mounting aperture is provided having an elongated slot, a pair of retaining arms, and a spring. One wall of the elongated slot has a plurality of depressions and ridges, this scalloped wall also forms an upper wall of the retaining a... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918708 | Discharging roller, method of manufacturing the same, and recording apparatus incorporating the same In order to manufacture a discharging roller which discharges a recording medium from a recording apparatus, there are a first die formed with a first recess extending in an axial direction of a shaft portion of the discharging roller, and a second die formed with a... | 07/19/2005 |
