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Scrollerwheel, novel bearing architecture

Scrollerwheel, novel bearing architecture

RE: Scrollerwheel, novel bearing architecture

Hadn't heard of that.
Had heard of the Rolamite, of which the scrollerwheel is derivative.
 

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

RE: Scrollerwheel, novel bearing architecture

(OP)
One potential problem I see with the manufacture is how do you get the roller assembly inside the outer-sleeve?

Forcing it in with a hydraulic press could cause latitudinal slippage of the belting on the rollers.

The outer-sleeve could be formed by sticking two halves together around the roller assembly, but that leaves two seams as potential weak points--depending on material. Could make replacing belting troublesome--sleeve cut apart, belt(s) replaced, and joined together again.

Perhaps a water based lubricant, like methylcellulose, could be used in conjunction with a hydraulic press to get it in there. Then the lubricant would be flushed out.    

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