Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
198789000 | Roll drive means | 36 |
20080277247 | SPLINE ROLLER FOR A BELT-DRIVEN ROLLER CONVEYOR, AND METHOD FOR MAKING - A spline roller having a cylindrical barrel having a length, a first and second end, a centerline, and a circumferential surface, and at least a first drive portion formed integrally into the circumferential surface, having a first end and a second end, at least a first circumferential recess at the first end, and comprising a plurality of the parallel, radially-disposed, splines about the circumference, each spline extending along the length of the barrel from the first circumferential recess. Each spline has a ridge extending from the first end to the second end, and typically has a crown along the length of the ridge. The ridge can be oriented along a line that is parallel to the centerline of the spline roller, to provide a straight spline roller. The ridge can also be oriented along a line that is angled inwardly at a taper angle toward the centerline of the roller, to provide a tapered spline roller. Typically, each roller has a second drive portion adjacent to and axially disposed from the first drive portion. | 11-13-2008 |
20090045036 | DRIVEN TRANSPORTING ROLLER WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARKINGS - The invention relates to a transporting roller with a drive unit assigned thereto, wherein the transporting roller ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090188776 | Transport Device, Especially for Transporting Flat Substrates Through a Coating Installation - The invention relates to a transport device, especially for transporting flat substrates through a coating installation. Said transport device comprises a plurality of transport rolls ( | 07-30-2009 |
20100059342 | ROLLING CONVEYOR WITH A DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A rolling conveyor has a plurality of feed rollers that define a conveyor surface, in which the feed rollers are joined on their end regions rotatably to a first and a second bearing assembly, at least some of the feed rollers on the second bearing assembly each have a first drive wheel, which is in rotary drive communication each with one second drive wheel, the second drive wheels are located on a rotatable drive shaft, with which they are in rotary drive communication, wherein the drive shaft is joined rotatably to a third bearing assembly, which is embodied separately from the first and second bearing assemblies, so that a drive shaft assembly comprising the drive shaft and the associated third bearing assemblies is joined as a unit detachably to the rolling conveyor. | 03-11-2010 |
20100072031 | Roller Drive for a Conveyor System and Conveyor System - A roll drive for driving a drive roller of a conveyor system has a stator which is arranged on a shaft and has a plurality of windings for generating a magnetic field, and a rotor which is arranged around the stator and is connected to a roller tub of the drive roller. A thermally conducting element is provided on the end side of the stator for dissipation of the heat which is produced during operation of the roll drive. | 03-25-2010 |
20100200372 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A conveyor system, which in particular is a roller conveyor, has freely rotatable supporting rollers ( | 08-12-2010 |
20100206698 | CYLINDRICAL SHAFT, TRANSPORT ROLLER, TRANSPORT UNIT, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cylindrical shaft is provided of which a pair of ends are formed in a cylindrical shape by a press work so as to form a joining portion therebetween. Here, the joining portion includes: a central linear section which is provided on a center portion in an axis direction of the cylindrical shaft and is formed in a linear shape to be parallel to the axis direction of the cylindrical shaft; and a folded section which includes a plurality of intersections which are provided on both ends of the center portion and are disposed so as to be extended in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the cylindrical shaft, and a connection linear section which connects ends of a pair of the adjacent intersections. In addition, the connection linear section is constituted by a first linear section which connects ends on one side of the pair of the intersections and a second linear section which connects ends on the other side of the pair of the intersections and formed shorter than the first linear section. In addition, a distance between the pair of the ends of the center portion is longer than a distance between the pair of the ends of the second linear section. | 08-19-2010 |
20110000766 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING FREIGHT - A device for transporting freight, especially freight containers in the cargo compartments of aircraft, especially to a power drive unit (PDU) having a drive roller ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110062000 | ROLLER CONVEYOR MOTORIZED ROLLER AND ROLLER CONVEYOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A motorized conveyor roller prevents slip between a power transmission mechanism in a roller tube and the roller tube due to aging. The power transmission mechanism includes a first closed-bottom cylindrical member fit over a second closed-bottom cylindrical member and a bolt for axially pressing the members against one another. The first member receives torque from a motor and a double-sided tape is laid on an outer surface of the first member. Facing surfaces of the first and second members are tapered, and the circumferential wall with the double-sided tape is expandable diametrically. The bolt diametrically expands the circumferential wall pressed by the tapered surface. Thus, an adhesive force of the double-sided tape sandwiched between the circumferential wall and the roller tube is exerted to adhere the outer surface of the first member to an inner surface of a roller tube. | 03-17-2011 |
20130270071 | CONVEYING DEVICE - A conveying device includes a supporting platform, a rolling member, a driving member, and a conveying assembly. The rolling member rotatably is mounted on the supporting platform. The driving member is connected to the rolling member, for driving the rolling member to rotate along an axis. The conveying assembly includes a supporting member, a fixing member, and several rollers. The fixing member is mounted on a side of the supporting member towards the supporting platform, and defines an arcuate mounting surface. The rollers are mounted on the arcuate mounting surface, and resist the rolling member. Sets of two rollers are located on opposite sides of the rolling member. The rotation axes of the rollers are inclined relative to the rotation axis of the rolling member, which enable the rotation of the rolling member to drive the rollers to rotate and slide along the rolling member. | 10-17-2013 |
20130334012 | Motorized Conveyor Roller for Conveyor Systems for Conveying Containers, Pallets and the Like - Disclosed is a motor-operated conveyer roller for conveyor systems, having a roller body, a drive device arranged inside an interior space of the roller body, and a coupling device designed to transmit a torque from the drive device to an inner peripheral surface of the interior space of the roller body, wherein said coupling device has a clamping bushing, a clamping ring which can move axially with respect to the clamping bushing, a fastener element for the purpose of holding a clamping ring in a tensioned position against the clamping bushing, and a thrust collar which is fixed between a contact surface of the clamping bushing and a contact surface of the clamping ring in the tensioned position, wherein the thrust collar is frictionally connected via its outer periphery to the inner peripheral surface of the interior space of the roller body in the tensioned position. | 12-19-2013 |
20130341161 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A transmission device includes a first bracket, a second bracket, a slave wheel, a rotating shaft, a paper pressing assembly, and a pivoting shaft. The rotating shaft is rotatably mounted between the first bracket and the second bracket. The slave wheel is secured to the shaft. The pressing assembly includes a pressing member and a pressing wheel secured to the pressing member. The pressing member is secured to the pivoting shaft. The pivoting shaft is pivotably mounted between the first bracket and the second bracket. The pivoting shaft is rotatable relative to the rotating shaft together with the pressing member and the pressing wheel. Thus, a distance between the pressing wheel and the slave wheel is expanded to let a paper pass between the pressing wheel and the slave wheel, so that the paper will not be jammed or badly printed. | 12-26-2013 |
20140183006 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM LIFTER ASSEMBLY - A lifter assembly includes first and second lifter segments movably attached to one another and defining a lifting channel having an expandable bladder contained therein. Each lifter segment has an arm extending away from a base of the lifter segment and a travel stop at a distal end of the arm. Each lifter segment further has a keyway opening. The keyway opening of the first lifter segment receives the arm of the second lifter segment and the keyway opening of the second lifter segment receives the arm the first lifter segment. | 07-03-2014 |
20150034456 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME, AND IMAGE READING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A sheet feeding device includes a housing, a conveyor roller, a first shaft, a second shaft, and drive units. The conveyor roller includes a first side portion and a second side portion. The first shaft has a first engaging portion. The second shaft has a second engaging portion. The drive units drive and rotate the first and second shafts. The first side portion has an engaged portion to be engaged with the first or second engaging portion. The second side portion is formed with a bearing portion configured to be supported by the first or second engaging portion in relatively rotatable manner. The conveyor roller is mountable in the housing in a first mounted state, in which the conveyor roller is integrally rotated with the first shaft, and in a second mounted state, in which the conveyor roller is integrally rotated with the second shaft. | 02-05-2015 |
20150129393 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED SORTER - A sorting conveyor having electromagnetically actuated rollers for sorting articles off one or both sides of the conveyor. A linear stator creates a magnetic flux wave that rotates rotors in the article-supporting rollers and selects their direction of rotation. In one version the magnetic flux wave swivels the rollers to change the sorting direction. In another version the magnetic flux wave causes one set of rollers or another set of orthogonally disposed rollers to contact conveyed articles. | 05-14-2015 |
198790000 | Belt drive | 13 |
20080210526 | BELT-DRIVEN ACCUMULATOR FOR CURVED ROLLER SEGMENT - An assembly is provided for moving the drive belt of a roller conveyor system between a first position in which the drive belt engages the rollers to rotate the rollers and a second position spaced from the rollers, the second position permitting conveyed articles to be accumulated on the rollers. The assembly comprises a bracket and at least one pulley having a circumferential groove for seating the drive belt. The pulley is rotatably secured to both the bracket and a first side frame for the conveyor. A guide roller is also secured to the bracket so as to maintain the drive belt seated on the pulley. At least one actuator is provided for our operating on the bracket to move the drive belt between the first and second positions. | 09-04-2008 |
20110108394 | Transport Device, Especially for Transporting Flat Substrates Through a Coating Installation - The transport device especially for transporting flat substrates through a coating installation comprises a plurality of transporting rolls, which are arranged transversely in relation to the transporting direction, and supporting rolls are also provided. | 05-12-2011 |
20120006657 | LOW FRICTION V-BELT DRIVEN CURVE CONVEYOR - A conveyor having at least one curved portion includes a pair of spaced apart side channels that are curved at the curved portion of the conveyor. A plurality of rollers are supported between the side channels. An endless drive member, which is propelled by a motor, drives the rollers. A guide system made up of a plurality of guide members guides the drive member. Each of the guide members includes a guide surface that provides substantial non-slip engagement with the drive member. | 01-12-2012 |
20130062166 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is provided that includes urging members provided at first and second ends in an axial direction of at least one of rollers around which an endless belt is wound, so as to urge the at least one roller and apply a tension to the endless belt. The urging members include a first urging member for applying a first moment about a middle point of a contact portion of a predetermined one roller in the axial direction and a second urging member for applying a second moment about the middle point. The second moment is different from the first moment such that a first-side portion, where a guide is provided to fit into a groove formed on at least one roller, of the endless belt with respect to the middle point is extended by a same length as a second-side portion of the endless belt. | 03-14-2013 |
20130228420 | POWERED ROLLER CONVEYOR SYSTEMS - A power roller conveyor system includes a section having a slide mechanism that engages a loop that is driven by an external motor. The loop slides along a surface of the slide mechanism. The slide mechanism maintains the loop in frictional engagement with surfaces of rollers of the conveyor, whereby the rollers are directly driven by the loop. A wheel may bridge a directly driven roller and another roller that is not driven. The other roller and driven roller bridged by the wheel may be separated by an intermediate roller. The section may be a straight section, a 90 degree curved section, or a 180 degree curved section. | 09-05-2013 |
20130233679 | ROLLER CONVEYOR CURVE WITH ROUND DRIVE BELTS - A curved roller conveyor ( | 09-12-2013 |
20130248333 | ROLLER CONVEYOR COMPRISING A BEARING ELEMENT WITH SHOULDER - A conveyor-section bearing element ( | 09-26-2013 |
20130299319 | SMALL-DIAMETER-ROLLER CONVEYOR - A small-diameter-roller conveyor converted from a large-diameter-roller conveyor and a method for the conversion. One or more belts are trained around the power-driven rollers of a roller conveyor. A stationary array of smaller-diameter article-supporting rollers is positioned atop the belts. The article-supporting rollers are in frictional contact with the belts. The rotation of the power-driven rollers advances the belts, which rotate the article-supporting rollers and convey articles supported atop the article-supporting rollers. | 11-14-2013 |
20140110225 | CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY WITH GEARED, REMOVABLE ROLLERS FOR A VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEM - A conveyor assembly for conveying substrates through a vapor deposition system is disclosed. The conveyor assembly may generally include a first carriage rail disposed on a drive side of the conveyor assembly and a second carriage rail disposed on an opposite side of the conveyor assembly. Each of the carriage rails may define a plurality of roller positions, with a plurality of the roller positions on the first carriage rail being configured as drive positions. The conveyor assembly may also include a drive pulley positioned at each drive position. Each drive pulley may be configured to rotationally drive a drive device. In addition, the conveyor assembly may include a plurality of rollers extending between the carriage rails at the roller positions. The rollers disposed at the drive positions may be configured to engage the drive devices. | 04-24-2014 |
20140360844 | ACCUMULATION CONVEYOR WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ACTIVATION - An accumulation conveyor for transporting articles includes a plurality of rollers defining a conveying surface, a frame supporting the plurality of rollers, a drive belt selectively couplable with the plurality of rollers to drive the plurality of rollers, and an actuator assembly having at least one piezoelectric actuator assembly configured to selectively urge the drive belt into driving engagement with the plurality of rollers. | 12-11-2014 |
20150068873 | CONVEYOR ROLLER WITH INTEGRAL CLUTCH - A material handling system have the ability for the rollers to slip relative to the drive system, such as a roller bed conveyor used an accumulator conveyor system. The rollers include a slip assembly with a clutch surface, wherein the tube of the roller is configured to act as a heat sink. | 03-12-2015 |
20160009499 | ROLLER DRIVEN DEVICE FOR ROLLER CONVEYORS | 01-14-2016 |
20160122130 | BELT-DRIVE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt-drive device includes a roller, a belt, and a meandering prevention member. The roller is rotatable about an axis. The belt is wound on an outer circumferential surface of the roller. The meandering prevention member is attached to an end of the roller and abuts a side of the belt in the direction of the axis. The meandering prevention member is elastically deformable and has an annular shape. The meandering prevention member has an inner circumferential surface whose diameter is less than an outer diameter of the roller before the meandering prevention member is attached to the roller. | 05-05-2016 |
198791000 | Gear drive | 8 |
20100018840 | ROLLER ACTUATING DEVICE FOR MACHINES USED FOR PROCESSING METAL PRODUCTS - Roller actuating device for flattening machines used for metal products in the shape of sheet metal, strips or the like, also used with similar machines for other applications, comprising a device for transmitting motion to driven rolls ( | 01-28-2010 |
20110005903 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CONTAMINATION-FREE TREATMENT OF SHOCK-SENSITIVE GLASS PLATES IN ULTRA CLEAN ROOMS - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for the contamination-free, precisely defined, horizontal orientation and subsequent transfer of thin, shock-sensitive crystalline plates, especially glass plates ( | 01-13-2011 |
20130087433 | CONVEYOR ROLL WITH CENTRIFUGAL FORCE-OPERATED MAGNETIC BRAKE - A conveyor roller ( | 04-11-2013 |
20140041998 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND ONE-WAY COMPOUND GEAR MECHANISM - A recording apparatus includes a feeding roller and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting a driving force to the feeding roller. The power transmission mechanism includes a one-way compound gear mechanism that integrally includes a first one-way gear mechanism which is engaged with a first gear rotating forwardly or reversely by receiving the driving force from the driving source, rotates together with the first gear in a forward direction by receiving the driving force from the first gear at the time of the forward rotation and rotates idly with respect to the first gear at the time of the reverse rotation, and a second one-way gear mechanism which rotates idly with respect to the first gear at the time of the forward rotation and rotates with the first gear in a reverse direction by receiving the driving force from the first gear during the reverse rotation. | 02-13-2014 |
20140097066 | PAPER FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A paper feeding apparatus includes a transfer roller that provides a transfer force of a first direction onto the upper surface of a recording medium; a retard roller that faces the transfer roller to form a transfer nip and provides a transfer force of a second direction opposite to the first direction onto the lower surface of the recording medium; a driving unit that drives the retard roller; and a power delivery unit that connects the driving unit to the retard roller by using a magnetic force and provides a magnetic driving force that is smaller than the transfer force provided by the transfer roller when one recording medium exists in the transfer nip and is larger than a frictional force between two or more recording media when the two or more recording media exist in the transfer nip. | 04-10-2014 |
20140367227 | POWER DRIVE UNIT AND AIRCRAFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR WITH POWER DRIVE UNITS - A power drive unit, including a plurality of diagonal rollers arranged at a circumference around a central roller axis and each of the plurality of diagonal rollers having a respective diagonal roller axis, a first drive motor coupled to a roller carrier and configured to rotate the plurality of diagonal rollers around the central roller axis, and a second drive motor coupled to a gear carrier and configured to rotate each of the diagonal rollers around the respective diagonal roller axis. The diagonal roller axes are tilted by a common skew angle with respect to the central roller axis. | 12-18-2014 |
20150090563 | DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a driving force transmission device including: an actuator ( | 04-02-2015 |
20150298909 | FRICTION DRIVE FOR FORCE TRANSMISSION, IN PARTICULAR FOR A TRANSPORT CONVEYING DEVICE - The invention relates to a friction drive for force transmission, in particular for a transport conveying device, comprising a drive element ( | 10-22-2015 |