Patent ID: 9745005
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. A roller assembly, comprising: a roller shell including a bore, a first shell extending axially from a first shell front end to a first shell rear end, the first shell including a first bore, and a second shell extending axially from a second shell front end to a second shell rear end, the second shell including a second bore, the first shell rear end being attached to the second shell rear end, a substantially cylindrical shaft extending from a shaft proximate end to a shaft distal end, the shaft being disposed within the bore, the shaft having a substantially uniform shaft radius between the shaft proximate end and the shaft distal end, and the shaft including a flange disposed between the shaft proximate end and the shaft distal end, the flange having a flange radius larger than the shaft radius; a first collar disposed between the shaft proximate end and the roller shell, the first collar interferingly engaged with the shaft; a second collar disposed between the shaft distal end and the roller shell, the second collar interferingly engaged with the shaft; a bushing interferingly attached to the second bore, the bushing having a bushing bore, wherein the bushing includes a bushing counterbore extending from adjacent the fourth counterbore end to a bushing counterbore end disposed between the fourth counterbore end and the fifth counterbore end; a first bearing interferingly attached to the first bore; and a second bearing interferingly attached to the bushing bore, the shaft being disposed within the first bearing and the second bearing; wherein the first collar extends from a first collar front end to a first collar rear end and includes a first collar counterbore extending axially from the first collar rear end to a first collar counterbore end disposed between the first collar front end and the first collar rear end; and the second collar extends from a second collar front end to a second collar rear end and includes a second collar counterbore extending axially from the second collar rear end to a second collar counterbore end disposed between the second collar front end and the second collar rear end.