公开(公告)号：US20250019177A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18712063

申请日：2022-11-16

Applicant: Laitram, L.L.C.

Inventor： Matthew Vulpetti ,  Ryan Hale

IPC: B65G23/04

Abstract: A conveyor component for use in a conveyor includes a flexible hub for mounting a shaft and a continuous rim connected to the flexible hub for contacting a conveyor belt. The flexible hub includes a peripheral gap that can be widened using an expansion tool to enlarge a shaft-receiving opening formed by the flexible hub. Positioning tabs on a radially inner surface of the flexible hub move into engagement with a groove on the shaft when the conveyor component is in a relaxed state and the peripheral gap is contracted and out of engagement with the groove when the peripheral gap is expanded, and the flexible hub is flexed.

公开(公告)号：US20240400312A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18805882

申请日：2024-08-15

Applicant: Laitram, L.L.C.

Inventor： Matthew Vulpetti ,  Ryan Hale ,  Jake A. Mohan

IPC: B65G23/04 ,  B65G39/04

Abstract: A conveyor component for use in a conveyor includes a flexible hub for mounting a shaft and a continuous rim connected to the flexible hub for contacting a conveyor belt. The flexible hub includes a peripheral gap that can be widened using an expansion tool to enlarge a shaft-receiving opening formed by the flexible hub. A flexible finger terminating in a positioning tab on a radially inner surface of the flexible hub moves into engagement with a groove on the shaft when the conveyor component is in a relaxed state and out of engagement with the groove when the flexible hub is flexed.