Blade pulley

摘要

A bladed pulley (10) including a plurality of blades (12) extending from a first (18) end to a second end (20). The bladed pulley having spaced apart blades and an open, central volume configuration (56) to permit conveyed material to fall through the pulley. The bladed pulley further having orienting members (16) located at the ends of the pulley, the orienting members including slots that radially orient and position each of the blades about a longitudinal axis of the bladed pulley. Ends of the blades define bores configured to receive bearing or hub components. The bladed pulley may include retaining members to retain the bearing or hub components within the bores defined by the ends of the blades.