Adjustable mounting member and a self-aligning shaft-bearing assembly

Claim 2

An adjustable mounting member and self-aligning bearing assembly for each end of a belt pulley shaft of an apparatus having a pair of oppositely arranged frame supports and wherein the shaft extends transversely between said frame supports, said assembly comprising: a. a mounting member having a hole adjacent one end thereof, b. a self-aligning bearing carried on said mounting member having the axis thereof spaced from and in a parallel relation with the axis of said hole, c. said frame supports having transversely opposite arcuate shaft-receiving slots extended longitudinally thereof, d. means pivotally connecting a mounting member at the hole therein on a frame support for adjustable pivotal movement in a path parallel to the plane of said frame support at a position wherein the self-aligning bearing is continuously opposite the arcuate slot in said frame support, and e. coacting means on a frame support and corresponding mounting member for locking the mounting member in an adjusted pivotally moved position.

Claim 3

An adjustable mounting member and self-aligning bearing assembly for each end of a belt pulley shaft of a conveyor apparatus having a frame with upright side members and wherein the shaft extends transversely between said side members, said assembly comprising: a. a mounting member having a hole adjacent one end thereof and an arcuate slot adjacent the opposite end thereof having a center-generating point coincident with the axis of said hole, b. a self-aligning bearing positioned in said mounting member between said hole and slot with the axis thereof parallel to the axis of said hole, c. said frame side members having transversely opposite arcuate shaft-receiving slots extended longitudinally thereof and of a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the arcuate slot in said mounting member, d. means pivotally supporting a mounting member at the hole thereon on a side member for swinging movement longitudinally thereof in a path parallel to the plane of said side member at a position wherein the self-aligning bearing is continuously opposite the arcuate slot in said side member, and e. a clamping bolt mounted in a frame side memBer for extension through the arcuate slot in a mounting member, f. said shaft having each end thereof projected through the slot in a frame side member for rotatable support in an adjacent self-aligning bearing, whereby, when said clamping bolts are loosened the ends of said shaft are relatively adjustable longitudinally and transversely of said frame side members to move the axis of said shaft to either an adjusted position extended normal to the planes of said side members, or to an adjusted position inclined relative to the planes of said side members, said shaft being locked in an adjusted position when said clamping bolts are tightened.

Claim 4

An adjustable mounting member and self-aligning bearing assembly for each end of a belt pulley shaft of a conveyor apparatus having a frame with upright side members and wherein the shaft extends transversely between said side members, said assembly comprising: a. a mounting member having a hole adjacent one end thereof and an arcuate slot adjacent the opposite end thereof having a center-generating point coincident with the axis of said hole, b. a self-aligning bearing positioned in said mounting member between said hole and slot with the axis thereof parallel to the axis of said hole, c. said frame side members having transversely opposite arcuate shaft-receiving slots extended longitudinally thereof and of a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the arcuate slot in said mounting member, d. means pivotally supporting a mounting member at the hole thereon on a side member for swinging movement longitudinally thereof in a path parallel to the plane of said side member at a position wherein the self-aligning bearing is continuously opposite the arcuate slot in said side member, and e. a clamping bolt mounted in a frame side memBer for extension through the arcuate slot in a mounting member, f. said shaft having each end thereof projected through the slot in a frame side member for rotatable support in an adjacent self-aligning bearing, whereby, when said clamping bolts are loosened the ends of said shaft are relatively adjustable longitudinally and transversely of said frame side members to move the axis of said shaft to either an adjusted position extended normal to the planes of said side members, or to an adjusted position inclined relative to the planes of said side members, said shaft being locked in an adjusted position when said clamping bolts are tightened.

Claim 5

The adjustable mounting member and self-aligning bearing assembly according to claim 2 wherein: a. the one end of said body member is of a triangular shape with said hole located in the apex portion thereof, and b. the opposite end of said body member is of a curved shape corresponding to and concentric with the shape of the arcuate slot in the body member.

Claim 6

The bearing unit according to claim 2 including: a. a pair of transversely opposite pad members on said mounting member, each pad member projected from a side of said body member at a position in the circular arc of the arcuate slot in said body member.