Patent ID: 8602197
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: B65G,F16C

Abstract:
1. A support roller assembly comprising: a support roller that has a hollow cylinder shape at least in one section, at least first and second bearings rotatably supporting the support roller and being spaced in an axial direction of the support roller, at least one cushioning element disposed within a hollow portion of the support roller in the axial space defined between the first and second bearings, the cushioning element having at least one ring made of a cushioning material and extending adjacent to at least a portion of an inner circumferential surface of the support roller, and an inner sleeve disposed at or adjacent to a radially-inward surface of the ring, wherein the ring and the inner sleeve have a hollow-cylindrical shape and the ring and the inner sleeve extend substantially along the same axial extension, and an outer sleeve disposed between the ring and the inner circumferential surface of the support roller.