External material intrusion-proof sealing system for rollers used in conveyor belts for bulk materials

{
  "publication_number": "US11781649B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "External material intrusion-proof sealing system for rollers used in conveyor belts for bulk materials",
  "abstract": "A sealing system which is designed to leverage the centrifugal acceleration of solids and liquids due to the natural rotation of the roller, expelling them outside, preventing most of the contamination from trying to penetrate the roller seals. Excess of contaminants that is not centrifugally expelled is blocked by the following internal sealing system.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A centrifugal hermetic roller sealing system, external material intrusion-proof, provided on moving drive rollers, for a transportation device and conveyor belts for transporting bulk materials, the system comprising: a tubular shape body having a first end with a first cover and a second end with a second cover, the tubular shape body having inside: a drive shaft and a ball bearing connected to the drive shaft; a floating-type shock-resistance outer primary seal designed to prevent clogging of coarse contaminants, the floating-type shock-resistance outer primary seal includes a vertical rotating outer cover and a fixed 4-steps vertical labyrinth with millimetric adjustment, the floating-type shock-resistance outer primary seal prevents the entrance of fine contaminants into the system; a chamber having a vertical diaphragm for a hermetic sealing of the system, the chamber prevents the entry of liquids and moisture to the system; a 9-pass vertical triple labyrinth seal to retain contaminants, the 9-pass vertical triple labyrinth seal has on an outer side a cavity in conjunction with the ball bearing holder cover to isolate contaminants, and to divert them outside the centrifugal hermetic roller roller; and a suspension barrier having a chamber for internal roller sealing, grease storage, and positioning of the drive shaft; wherein the floating-type shock-resistance outer primary seal, the chamber, the 9-pass vertical triple labyrinth seal, and the suspension are interconnected and coupled to each other.",
    "2. The sealing system according to claim 1, wherein the floating-type shock-resistance outer primary seal, the chamber, the 9-pass vertical triple labyrinth seal, and the suspension are axially supported by the drive shaft, which has covers coupled to both ends, the drive shaft has a free circular movement and is adapted to move a conveyor belt to move the bulk materials over considerable distances.",
    "3. The sealing system according to claim 1, wherein the vertical rotative outer cover has on a periphery of an inner face two horizontal protruding walls having an F-shaped rectangular section, and projecting toward an inside of the drive shaft, the two horizontal protruding walls are coupled and inserted complementarily with two other horizontal protruding walls, from a second F-shaped rectangular section, belonging to a periphery of a contiguous ring that projects them outside the drive shaft and are inserted into grooves on a first section of the vertical rotative outer cover; the vertical rotating outer cover is a shock-proof, a solid contaminant sweeper, that prevents clogging of coarse contaminants.",
    "4. The sealing system according to claim 1, wherein the chamber is formed by the space delimited by an arched wall of a continuous ring, which descends from the fixed 4-steps vertical labyrinth, and becomes a vertical wall that carries three horizontal annular walls on an inner face providing an E-shape, ending in a vertically inverted T-shaped section, in which a path of the 9-pass vertical triple labyrinth seal begins on a horizontal lower wall of the continuous ring, which when touching the inner face of a vertical wall of the vertical rotative outer cover, delimits the space of the chamber, and carrying the vertical diaphragm that seals the chamber fixed in an outer right angle of the vertically inverted T-section; the chamber is located opposite to the four-steps vertical labyrinth formed by the F-shaped end sections which adapt between a vertical rotative outer cover and the F-shaped end sections of the continuous ring.",
    "5. The sealing system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the 9-pass vertical triple labyrinth seal, begins at the end of the vertical diaphragm of the chamber and includes a first horizontal projection having a rectangular section and located at a bottom end of the vertical wall of a continuous ring and ends in a vertically inverted T-shape; wherein the 9-pass vertical triple labyrinth seal includes nine changes of a direction to be traveled by the contaminating particles.",
    "6. The sealing system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the suspension barrier includes a housing having a hole drilled at its center so the drive shaft passes through, allowing the roller to rotate and having curved inner edges to accommodate the ball bearings."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present invention relates to means for bearings, more specifically, with protection means for transportation rollers and conveyor belts for bulk materials.\n\nWheels have been used as means for producing motion of different types of mechanical devices which are part of means of land, sea and air transportation, industrial machinery, and are practically present in most devices involving motion, application and multiplication of effort, force, transportation of materials, energy, and mechanical control. The problem facing all these forms of application of circular motion by means of transmission shafts or movable bearings coupled to fixed shafts, is how to eliminate frictional forces effects due to contact between fixed and/or moving parts or forces generated by the intrusion of external materials within their mechanical components which obstruct and paralyze them. With current art, these problems are faced by applying lubricating liquids (petroleum and silicone oils and greases, lubricating powders (graphite)), which reduce or prevent friction between contact surface of such components, and the high friction coefficient.",
  "cpc": [
    "F16J 15/002",
    "B65G 23/04",
    "B65G 39/00",
    "F16J 15/164",
    "F16J 15/3456",
    "F16J 15/4476"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B65G 23/04",
    "F16J 15/00"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "RAMIREZ NUNEZ GABRIEL"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "RAMIREZ NUNEZ GABRIEL"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2021-06-14",
  "publication_date": "2023-10-10",
  "grant_date": "2023-10-10",
  "priority_date": "2020-06-15",
  "application_number": "US-202117347029-A",
  "family_id": "75947174",
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