Drum motor with alternative transmission mount
First Claim
1. A motor-driven conveyor roller comprising:
- a conveyor roller tube;
a first axle unit inserted into a first end of the conveyor roller tube;
a first bearing unit at the first end around which the conveyor roller tube is mounted so as to be correspondingly rotatable around the first axle unit;
a drive unit;
a single gearing arranged in the conveyor roller tube and which transmits a torque generated by the drive unit between the conveyor roller tube and the first axle unit; and
an end cap connected fixedly in terms of torque to the conveyor roller tube at the first end, the end cap comprising two portions capable of being utilized as a gearing connection section, wherein alternatively one of the two portions defines the gearing connection section.
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Abstract
A motor-driven conveyor roller comprises a conveyor roller tube, a first axle unit inserted into a first end of the conveyor roller tube, a first bearing unit at the first end, around which the conveyor roller tube is mounted so as to be correspondingly rotatable around the first axle unit, a drive unit, and a first gearing arranged in the conveyor roller tube and which transmits a torque, generated by the drive unit, between the conveyor roller tube and the first axle unit.
An end cap is connected fixedly in terms of torque to the conveyor roller tube at the first end and to which the first gearing is connected fixedly in terms of torque at a first gearing connection section of the end cap, wherein the end cap has a second gearing connection section, which is different from the first gearing connection section.
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23 Claims
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1. A motor-driven conveyor roller comprising:
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a conveyor roller tube; a first axle unit inserted into a first end of the conveyor roller tube; a first bearing unit at the first end around which the conveyor roller tube is mounted so as to be correspondingly rotatable around the first axle unit; a drive unit; a single gearing arranged in the conveyor roller tube and which transmits a torque generated by the drive unit between the conveyor roller tube and the first axle unit; and an end cap connected fixedly in terms of torque to the conveyor roller tube at the first end, the end cap comprising two portions capable of being utilized as a gearing connection section, wherein alternatively one of the two portions defines the gearing connection section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A conveyor roller system having a conveyor roller comprising:
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a conveyor roller tube; a first axle unit inserted into a first end of the conveyor roller tube; a first bearing unit at the first end around which the conveyor roller tube is mounted so as to be correspondingly rotatable around the first axle unit; a drive unit; and a single gearing arranged in the conveyor roller tube and which transmits a torque generated by the drive unit between the conveyor roller tube and the first axle unit; and an end cap is-connected fixedly in terms of torque to the conveyor roller tube at the first end, the end cap comprising two portions capable of being utilized as a gearing connection section, wherein alternatively one of the two portions defines the gearing connection; wherein the gearing connection section fixes the single gearing relative the end cap in terms of torque. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A motor-driven conveyor roller comprising:
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a conveyor roller tube; a first axle unit inserted into a first end of the conveyor roller tube; a first bearing unit at the first end around which the conveyor roller tube is mounted so as to be correspondingly rotatable around the first axle unit; a drive unit; a gearing arranged in the conveyor roller tube and which transmits a torque generated by the drive unit between the conveyor roller tube and the first axle unit; and an end cap is connected fixedly in terms of torque to the conveyor roller tube at the first end and to which the first gearing is connected fixedly in terms of torque, the end cap comprising two portions capable of being utilized as a gearing connection section, wherein alternatively one of the two portions is adapted to define the gearing connection section.
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17. A method for producing a motor-driven conveyor roller, comprising the steps of:
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providing a conveyor roller tube having a first and a second end fastening a first end cap to the first end of the conveyor roller tube; fastening a first axle bearing unit in the first end cap and rotatably mounting a first axle unit to the first axle bearing unit; and fastening a first gearing to a first gearing connection section of the first end cap in a force-fitting manner; wherein the first end cap also has a second gearing connection section and, as an alternative to the first gearing, a second gearing is fastened to the second gearing connection section. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A motor-driven conveyor roller comprising:
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a conveyor roller tube; a first axle unit inserted into a first end of the conveyor roller tube; a second axle unit inserted into a second end, opposite the first end, of the conveyor roller tube; and a first bearing unit at the first end around which the conveyor roller tube is mounted so as to be correspondingly rotatable around the first axle unit; a second bearing unit at a second end of the conveyor roller tube; a drive unit; a single gearing arranged in the conveyor roller tube and which transmits a torque generated by the drive unit between the conveyor roller tube and the first axle unit; and a first end cap connected fixedly in terms of torque to the conveyor roller tube at the first end, the first end cap comprising two portions capable of being utilized as a gearing connection section, wherein alternatively one of the two portions defines the gearing connection section; and a second end cap connected fixedly in terms of torque to the conveyor roller tube at the second end, the second end cap being of identical design to the first end cap and fastened in the conveyor roller tube mirror symmetrically with respect to the first end cap relative to a central cross-sectional area of the conveyor roller tube.
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21. A motor-driven conveyor roller comprising:
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a conveyor roller tube; a first axle unit inserted into a first end of the conveyor roller tube; a first bearing unit at the first end around which the conveyor roller tube is mounted so as to be correspondingly rotatable around the first axle unit; a drive unit; a single gearing arranged in the conveyor roller tube and which transmits a torque generated by the drive unit between the conveyor roller tube and the first axle unit; and an end cap connected fixedly in terms of torque to the conveyor roller tube at the first end, the end cap comprising two portions capable of being utilized as a gearing connection section, wherein alternatively one of the two portions defines the gearing connection section; wherein the single gearing consists of a metallic material and interacts with the gearing connection section through a first of the two portions capable of being utilized as a gearing connection section, or, alternatively, the single gearing consists of a polymer material and interacts with the gearing connection section through a second of the two portions capable of being utilized as a gearing connection section.
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22. A motor-driven conveyor roller comprising:
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a conveyor roller tube; a first axle unit inserted into a first end of the conveyor roller tube; a first bearing unit at the first end around which the conveyor roller tube is mounted so as to be correspondingly rotatable around the first axle unit; a drive unit; a single gearing arranged in the conveyor roller tube and which transmits a torque generated by the drive unit between the conveyor roller tube and the first axle unit; and an end cap connected fixedly in terms of torque to the conveyor roller tube at the first end, the end cap comprising two portions capable of being utilized as a gearing connection section, wherein alternatively one of the two portions defines the gearing connection section; wherein the single gearing has a first motor connection flange and the single gearing is adapted to be coupled by the first motor connection flange to a motor arranged in the conveyor roller tube, or, alternatively, the single gearing has a second motor connection flange and the single gearing is adapted to be coupled by the second motor connection flange to the motor arranged in the conveyor roller tube.
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23. A motor-driven conveyor roller comprising:
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a conveyor roller tube; a first axle unit inserted into a first end of the conveyor roller tube; a first bearing unit at the first end around which the conveyor roller tube is mounted so as to be correspondingly rotatable around the first axle unit; a drive unit; and an end cap adapted for interchangeable use with either a first gearing or a second gearing and which transmits a torque generated by the drive unit between the conveyor roller tube and the first axle unit, wherein the end cap comprises two portions capable of being utilized as a gearing connection section, wherein one of the two portions defines the gearing connection section for either of, alternatively, the first gearing or the second gearing.
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Specification