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Patent
F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons
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F16L 9/19 (2006.01) F16L 3/26 (2006.01) G02B 6/44 (2006.01) H02G 1/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2116487
TUBULAR GUIDE AND SUPPORT SYSTEM Abstract A length of elongate material such as rubber hose (120) is supported and guided while being fed along a desired path of travel (108) that extends through the hol- low interior of a tubular structure (100). The tubular structure (100) mounts an array of relatively closely spaced rollers (225) that project into the hollow interior to guide and support the moving length of material (120). The tubular structure (100) is formed as a "tube within a tube" assembly of "outer" and "inner" tubular members (130, 140) that closely interfit, and that sandwich roller support pins 1195) between overlying portions of the outer and inner tubular members (130, 140). The roller support pins (195) bridge roller positioning holes (145) that are formed through the inner tubular member (130) at an array of spaced locations. The rollers (225) are rotatably mounted by the support pins (195) and project through the positioning holes (145) into the hollow interior of the tubular structure (100) to engage outer surface portions of such elongate material (120) as is being fed through the tubular structure (100) to prevent the moving material (120) from contacting stationary portions of the tubular structure (100). In preferred practice, a funnel-like roller-carrying end assembly (250) is provided near one end of the tubular structure (100) to define a constricted discharge opening (286) through which the moving material (120) discharges.
Sim & Mcburney
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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