IP Library Granted Patent US 12,172,840
Granted Patent B2
US 12,172,840 · App. 18/423,575 · Granted Dec 24, 2024

Axle lock assembly for motor driven rollers

Inventors: Saravanan Sadasivan (Bangalore, IN); Ravi Kumar Avupati (Bangalore, IN); Venkatesh Raikar (Bangalore, IN); Balaji Krishnaswamy (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC
B65G13/06B65G13/11
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Patent No.
US 12,172,840
App. No.
18/423,575
Granted
Dec 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose an axle lock assembly comprising a first plate with a first aperture, a second plate with a second aperture, a shaft, wherein the shaft is inserted through the first aperture and the second aperture and a bush. When the bushing is in contact with the first plate and the second plate, the bush creates a lateral force to move the first plate and the second plate in opposite directions to secure the shaft.

Claims (23)

1. A method of assembling an axle lock assembly, said method comprises the step of:

disposing a first plate on a second plate, the second plate defining a first aperture, a second aperture and a first cavity, and the first plate defining a first cavity, wherein the first cavity of the second plate is aligned with the first cavity of the first plate;

positioning a bush on the first plate, the bush defining an opening, wherein the bush is at least partially inserted through the aligned cavities of the first plate and the second plate; and

inserting a fastener through the opening of the bush and the second aperture, wherein the fastener is configured to secure the first plate, the second plate, and the bush together.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising disposing a bottom insert into the first aperture of the second plate.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising locating a top insert on the bottom insert.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the top insert is aligned with the bottom insert.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the shape of the bottom insert and the first aperture is identical.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the shape of the top insert and the first aperture is identical.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the top insert defines a first central cavity, and the bottom insert defines a second central cavity, wherein the first central and the second central cavity coincides with the first aperture.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a magnet is disposed around a groove of the second aperture.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first plate is disposed after removing one or more portions of a front surface of the second plate.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the top plate is disposed such that a front surface of the first plate is adjacent to a front surface of the second plate.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bush is a conical bush.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising inserting a shaft through the aligned top insert and the bottom insert, wherein the shaft is secured firmly in position using the fastener.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the fastener is driven into the opening of the bush such that the bush experiences a downward force.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the downward force imparts a first lateral force on the first aperture.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the downward force imparts a second lateral force on the second plate.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first lateral force and the second lateral force are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first aperture of the second plate comprises a first geometrical shape.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second aperture of the second plate comprises a second geometrical shape different from the first geometrical shape.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bush is integrated with a flange.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the flange is in contact with the top plate and the base plate.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 29, 2026
From: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC; TRANSNORM SYSTEM INC.; HILMOT, LLC; TREW, LLC; UNITED SORTATION SOLUTIONS LLC; TECH KING OPERATIONS, LLC
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 076077/0385 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2024
From: SADASIVAN, SARAVANAN; AVUPATI, RAVI KUMAR; RAIKAR, VENKATESH; KRISHNASWAMY, BALAJI
To: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC.
Reel/Frame 066258/0653 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 202111028100 · Jun 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18193019 · Mar 30, 2023
Continuation 17445868 · Aug 25, 2021
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