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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2023
Intraco, Inc., Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Millard M. Williams, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
John Adair, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Larry Van Zee, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Intraco, Inc., Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Abstract
A conveyor system includes a conveyor having an endless loop flexible member and a plurality of inserts. The conveyor system additionally includes a drive shaft and a sprocket coupled to the drive shaft. The sprocket includes a hub and a plurality of teeth extending radially outward from the hub, where at least one tooth is substantially planar and defines a channel having a plate disposed within the channel. The sprocket also includes a sprocket tooth cap fixedly coupled via an interference fit to the tooth and the plate. The sprocket tooth cap includes a first end defining a channel and an engagement face configured to drivingly engage the endless loop flexible member, and a second end defining a cavity. The cavity defining a pair of opposite facing surfaces, where the pair of opposite facing surfaces is configured to form the interference fit with the at least one tooth.