Patent ID: 6241082
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A conveyor for moving components to different work stations comprising:a bearing and guide rail;a traction member carried by said bearing and guide rail;a drive means connected to said traction member for driving said traction member; anda plurality of trolleys movable on said bearing and guide rail, said plurality of trolleys suitable for receiving the components thereon, each of said plurality of trolleys comprising two wheels rollably positioned on said bearing and guide rail and two arms suitable for bearing the component to be conveyed thereby, each of said two wheels comprising a central core and an outer band, said central core and said outer band each being of a composite material, said outer band being of a softer composite material than the composite material of said central core, said outer band being deformable, said central core being rigid, said central core and said outer band being connected by fixing means for immobilizing said outer band relative to said central core, said fixing means being a plurality of dovetail connections formed axially around said central core and a central dovetail connection positioned radially on a periphery of said central core, said arms being of a composite material and having reinforcing lugs extending therealong, said wheels and said arms each having a flange retaining a ball bearing set therein, said ball bearing set pivotally connecting the wheels to respective arms.