Patent ID: 6839938

Claim:
A transport roller, comprising: a wheel ( 18 ), which is carried in a rotary manner on a fixture ( 10 ); a one- or multi-piece bearing block ( 20 ), which is fixed to the fixture ( 10 ) or is a component of the fixture; two sections ( 20 1 , 20 r ) of the bearing block ( 20 ) run outside the wheel ( 18 ) in its peripheral area on opposite sides of the wheel ( 18 ); each section ( 20 l , 20 r ) has a pivot bearing ( 22 ), on which a brake lever ( 24 l , 24 r ) is carried; and the brake levers ( 24 l , 24 r ) are connected by a spring ( 30 ) at their end ( 24 lo , 24 ro ) running above the pivot bearing ( 22 ) in such a way that a spacing of the brake levers ( 24 l , 24 r ) at their ends ( 24 lo , 24 ro ; 24 lu , 24 ru ) is variable by means of a change in the spring length between the linking points of the spring ( 30 ) to the brake levers ( 24 l , 24 r ).