Patent ID: 8863942
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
1. A dowel assembly for a conveyor assembly, the conveyor assembly including a frame defining a first recess having an end wall and a side wall and a first port communicating with the first recess, a housing supported by the frame, the housing defining a second recess having an end wall and a side wall and a second port communicating with the second recess, a drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing, and a sprocket supported on the drive shaft for rotation with the drive shaft, the dowel assembly comprising: a dowel body positioned between the frame and the housing, the dowel body having a first end portion received in the first recess and a second end portion received in the second recess, the dowel body defining a passageway having a first end communicating with the first port and a second end communicating with the second port; and a seal arrangement including