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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Precision, Inc., Pella, IA (US);
Inventors:
Tim Erwin Wolf, Ankeny, IA (US);
Jeffrey Paul Ellis, Altoona, IA (US);
Bruce Randall Terlouw, Pella, IA (US);
Assignee:
Precision, Inc., Pella, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 13/00 (2006.01); B65G 39/09 (2006.01); F16C 19/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 39/09 (2013.01); F16C 19/547 (2013.01); F16C 2326/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
Stub shaft conveyor pulleys that may be used as a tail pulley and/or head pulley in a belt conveyor system are disclosed. The conveyor pulley includes first and second stub shaft assemblies connected to a center tube. Each stub shaft assembly includes an inner bearing and an outer bearing. In some embodiments, the outer bearing has a diameter larger than the inner bearing. Alternatively or in addition, the inner bearing may be within the center tube and the outer bearing may be exterior to the center tube.