Patent ID: 6464062
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A roller insert assembly for installation within a cooling bed plate having a plurality of spaced-apart longitudinal members and a plurality of spaced-apart transverse members which collectively define an array of pockets therebetween, the roller insert assembly comprising:at least one roller pivotal about a roller axis; an axle cooperating with the roller and coaxially aligned with the roller axis, the axle having two end portions located at opposed axial ends of the roller; a pair of bearing supports sized to fit within a pair of transversely aligned U-shaped cut-out notches formed in a pair of spaced-apart longitudinal members; and a pair of bearings each mounted within one of the pair of bearing supports for pivotally engaging the axle end portions to orient an upper portion of the roller at a select height above the cooling bed plate to provide rolling support to a heated planar object positioned thereon during cooling.