OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002058

Conveyor component with flexible hub and conveyor assembly

Published: 2026-09-15T19:10:30.393348Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002058
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A conveyor component for use in a conveyor includes a flexible hub for
mounting a shaft and a continuous rim connected to the flexible hub for
contacting a conveyor belt. The flexible hub includes a peripheral gap that
can be widened using an expansion tool to enlarge a shaft-receiving opening
formed by the flexible hub. Positioning tabs on a radially inner surface of
the flexible hub move into engagement with a groove on the shaft when the
conveyor component is in a relaxed state and the peripheral gap is contracted
and out of engagement with the groove when the peripheral gap is expanded, and
the flexible hub is flexed.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002058
Published 2026-09-15T19:10:30.393348Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002058