Material handling apparatus
According to the embodiments illustrated herein, an axle mount is illustrated. The axle mount includes a base portion. Further, the axle mount includes a neck portion extending out from the base portion, the neck portion being rotatably receivable on a frame of a conveyor apparatus. Additionally, the axle mount includes a seat portion disposed on the neck portion, the seat portion having a surface defining a first recess to receive an end of a roller.
1 . An axle mount comprising:
a base portion;
a neck portion extending out from the base portion, the neck portion being rotatably receivable on a frame of a conveyor apparatus, wherein the base portion and the neck portion have a circular shape, and wherein the circular shape of the neck portion and the base portion facilitates rotation of the axle mount about a first vertical axis of the axle mount, wherein the neck portion is receivable in a groove defined on the frame of the conveyor apparatus such that the axle mount is rotatable about the neck portion with respect to the groove to facilitate reception of a roller in one or more orientations; and
a seat portion disposed on the neck portion, the seat portion having a surface defining a first recess to receive an end of the roller.
2 . The axle mount of claim 1 , wherein a radius of the base portion is greater than a radius of the neck portion.
3 . The axle mount of claim 1 , wherein the surface of the seat portion defines one or more rails within the first recess to facilitate reception of the end of the roller.
4 . The axle mount of claim 1 , wherein the surface of the seat portion defines a second recess within the first recess, wherein the second recess locks the roller within the first recess.
5 . The axle mount of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the base portion and the neck portion have a polygon shape.
6 . The axle mount of claim 1 , wherein the first recess defines a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a floor, wherein the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall define an opening, wherein the axle mount further comprises a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the second end portion is spaced apart from the first end portion along a second vertical axis of the conveyor apparatus, wherein each of the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall extend from the floor towards the second end portion of the axle mount along the second vertical axis of the conveyor apparatus, wherein the first vertical axis of the axle mount is parallel to the second vertical axis of the conveyor apparatus.
7 . The axle mount of claim 1 , wherein a height of the neck portion is equal to or greater than a width of a plate of the frame that defines the groove, such that, when the neck portion is received within the groove, the axle mount is tightly fitted to the plate.
8 . The axle mount of claim 6 , wherein each of the first wall and the third wall includes a snap-fit section inclined at a respective predetermined angle such that the snap-fit section of the first wall and the snap-fit section of the third wall are inclined toward each other to facilitate snap fitting of the end of the roller within the first recess.
9 . The axle mount of claim 6 , wherein the seat portion is devoid of the second wall.
10 . A conveyor apparatus comprising:
one or more frames having a surface defining one or more grooves along a lateral axis of the conveyor apparatus, wherein the lateral axis is defined along a conveyance path of the conveyor apparatus;
at least one axle mount receivable in at least one groove of the one or more grooves, wherein the at least one axle mount comprises:
a base portion;
a neck portion extending out from the base portion, the neck portion being rotatably receivable in the at least one groove, wherein the base portion and the neck portion have a circular shape, and the circular shape of the neck portion and the base portion facilitates rotation of the axle mount about a first vertical axis of the axle mount, wherein the neck portion is receivable in the at least one groove defined on the one or more frames of the conveyor apparatus such that the at least one axle mount is rotatable about the neck portion with respect to the at least one groove to facilitate reception of a roller in one or more orientations; and
a seat portion disposed on the neck portion, the seat portion having a surface defining a first recess to receive an end of the roller.
11 . The conveyor apparatus of claim 10 , wherein a radius of the base portion is greater than a radius of the neck portion.
12 . The conveyor apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the surface of the seat portion defines one or more rails within the first recess to facilitate reception of the end of the roller.
13 . The conveyor apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the surface of the seat portion defines a second recess within the first recess, wherein the second recess locks the roller within the first recess.
14 . The conveyor apparatus of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the base portion and the neck portion have a polygon shape.
15 . The conveyor apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first recess defines a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a floor, wherein the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall define an opening of the first recess, wherein the at least one axle mount further comprises a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the second end portion is spaced apart from the first end portion along a second vertical axis of the conveyor apparatus, wherein each of the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall extend from the floor towards the second end portion of the at least one axle mount along the second vertical axis of the conveyor apparatus, wherein the first vertical axis of the at least one axle mount is parallel to the second vertical axis of the conveyor apparatus.
16 . The conveyor apparatus of claim 10 , wherein a height of the neck portion of the at least one axle mount is equal to or greater than a width of a plate of the one or more frames that defines the at least one groove, such that the at least one axle mount is tightly fitted to the plate when received in the at least one groove.
17 . The conveyor apparatus of claim 15 , wherein each of the first wall and the third wall includes a snap-fit section inclined at a respective predetermined angle such that the snap-fit sections are inclined toward each other to facilitate snap fitting of the end of the roller within the first recess.
18 . The conveyor apparatus of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the one or more frames further comprises a second plate positioned at an offset from a first plate of the one or more frames defining the at least one groove, and wherein the second plate abuts the second end portion of the at least one axle mount when the at least one axle mount is received in the at least one groove.
19 . The conveyor apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the seat portion is devoid of the second wall.