C. L. Frost & Son, Inc.

Douglas J Van Der Meulen

Siegfried K Weis

Charles C Frost

A sheet metal drive disc-pulley assembly adapted for driving rotation by a V-belt to drive a friction wheel such as that in a lawn mower or other mechanism using a drive assembly. Two of three, coaxial, circular pieces of sheet metal define a bearing pocket, which axially and radially locates a bearing unit, and a V-belt receiving groove which, in the preferred embodiment, is spaced outwardly and radially aligned with the bearing pocket for proper resistance to belt tension. The marginal edge of the generally planar, third piece is bent and clamped around the periphery of a conical brace extending from the flared edge of the V-belt groove on one of the first two pieces to form a radially extending friction wheel engaging disc. Either the third piece, or a fourth circular piece of sheet metal clamped between the third piece and conical brace, may radially locate a second, axially self-locating bearing unit which is coaxial and spaced an axial distance from the first bearing unit to prevent preloading of the assembly and to reduce rotational wobble due to any bearing eccentricities or slight bearing misalignment. The bearing units preferably include internal seals. An external seal retained by the bearing pocket may also be included.

Drive disc-pulley assembly

An improved trolley wheel assembly and method therefor. The assembly is useful in conveyor applications especially where sanitary conditions must be maintained such as in the food processing industry. The assembly has high load bearing capabilities and includes an antifriction plastic wheel extending about a pair of annular, metallic outer bearing race rings positioned back to back within a central opening of the wheel. The wheel extends around edges of the rings to maintain their axial positions and extends into recesses in the rings to prevent wear-producing rotation between the rings and wheel. The method includes prepositioning the rings in back-to-back alignment and placing or forming by molding the wheel therearound.

Trolley wheel assembly

Two identical shaped discs stamped in a die and joined together back-to-back to form a hub, web and belt-riding groove. The hub formed is an annular cup-shaped pocket in which a closely fitted bushing is received. The discs are formed from a blank in a compound progressive die in a single die station and are stamped with a locus of simultaneously coined surfaces to provide positive tolerance control of radial run-out and lateral run-out (wobble) when the discs are joined together.

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Shelbyville, MI, United States of America

Douglas J Van Der Meulen