LUBRICATION COLLECTOR AND THERMAL TRANSFER ASSISTANCE DEVICEFOR A MOTORIZED CONVEYOR PULLEY AND METHOD

摘要

A pulley housing with a cylindrical exterior surface and a cylindrical interior surface is provided. A pair of shafts at opposite ends of the pulley housing mount the pulley housing for rotation about the pair of shafts. A motive source operatively connected with the pulley housing is adapted to drive the pulley housing in rotation. A wiper is positioned and adapted to wipe thermal transfer fluid from the interior surface of the pulley housing and to direct the thermal transfer fluid into thermally conductive contact with the motive source, preferably with both sides thereof, such that the thermal transfer fluid absorbs heat directly from the motive source. A method of cooling a conveyor pulley includes redirecting the thermal transfer fluid into thermally conductive contact wit h the motive source such that heat is directly transferred from the motive source to the redirected thermal transfer fluid.