Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Tonnenröllchen

English translation:

spherical rollers

Added to glossary by Celia Bodnar
Jun 28, 2022 16:43
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German term

Tonnenröllchen

German to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering conveyor design
This is in a catalogue for conveyor technology products; specifically in the description of the omnidirectional roller conveyors: the components are "Tonnenröllchen". Barrel rollers?

Discussion

Johannes Gleim Jun 28, 2022:
@ Celia Do you speak of rollers supporting the conveyor belt or of bearings for rollers? Both can be shaped like zylinders or barrels. A bearing can also contain balls, but rollers are normally not shaped spherially.

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spherical rollers

I have seen the term "spherical rollers" used on several bearing manufacturer sites. Her is one example:

https://www.kuepper.eu/waelzlager-bauformen.html
https://www.kuepper.eu/en/structure-of-roller-bearings.html
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neutral philgoddard : Your second reference doesn't support your answer. It says "barrel rollers".
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barrel rollers

See my reference entry for a picture.

Adding internal barrel rollers to the bottom of the chain will reduce chain pull.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd...

FAG 20234MB BARREL ROLLER BEARINGS
http://www.mrosupply.com/bearings/2171989_20234mb_fag-bearin...
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agree Johannes Gleim : I see, you provided links for both interpretations, cf. discussion.
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agree Cillie Swart : Thanks for sharing !!
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omniwheels

Run a Google image search with omniwheel + conveyor

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An Australian supplier uses the term 'universal roller conveyor' (one of two types of 'multi-directional conveyor'), the rollers of which are made up of a number of 'barrel rollers'. IOW, the 'universal roller' itself is not a 'barrel roller'. Plenty of pictures

UNIVERSAL ROLLER CONVEYORS: AN EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCT
The unique product design of the UNIVERSAL ROLLER allows for straight-line movement in a normal transport operation, with the added benefit of allowing an operator to move the product in any desired direction.
They are useful in situations where a load may need to be rotated at a work station in an assembly line or where the item needs to be moved from one line to another during the assembly process. They are also well suited for switch points or where a change of direction is required.

Designed using stainless steel pins with a polymer body and BARREL ROLLERS it is suited to wet environments where wash down is required.

UNIQUE SPHERICAL BARRELS IN POM (ACETAL) OR PU (POLYURETHANE)
https://adeptconveyor.com.au/multi-directional-conveyors/1:2...
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Reference comments

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Picture

They do look like clusters of little barrels:
http://www.arnold-frankfurt.de/Allseiten-Roellchenbahn-mit-T...
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agree Bourth
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