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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gilbert J Rietsch, Jr, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Peco Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1041721 ; 1041723 ; 198732 ;
Abstract
An auto conveyor is disclosed of type in which chain driven pusher rollers engage a vehicle tire running along a track, while guide rollers support the pusher rollers above the guide track. A low profile, guide-pusher roller assembly is provided configured to avoid contact of the tire with the guide roller in which the pusher rollers are constituted by large diameter sleeves are rotated on a stationary sleeve, and smaller diameter guide rollers are mounted on either end of an axle shaft passing within the diameter of the sleeve. The guide roller perimeters protrude below the perimeter of the pusher rollers to support each pusher roller above the guide track.