Clips for ball roller BUSP 15 H

A ball that binds in a pick lane is a small fault that causes a lot of irritation; the box catches in the same spot every time, and in the end the operators start lifting instead of rolling. This clip exists so that situation is solved in a minute. It holds the BUSP 15 H-CL ball roller in place in its mounting hole and comes loose without special tools when the roller has to be changed.

The diameter is 25 mm, matched to the smaller ball roller in the CL version. CL stands for clip mounting: instead of being pressed or bolted in place, the ball roller is held in the hole by the clip, which makes every single roller a replaceable part. Hole dimensions and the mounting instruction come from the manufacturer data sheet, before you cut any holes.

On temperature the range is -30 °C to +70 °C, and the part is not rated as heat resistant beyond that. The range matches the ball rollers in the same series, so seat and roller handle the same environments; from cold stores to hot summer days under a metal roof.

Small ball rollers rarely sit alone. A carton lane or a pick shelf can hold dozens of units, and the wear is never spread evenly: the rollers where the goods land and turn take the hardest beating, while the rest barely wear at all. Clip mounting means you change exactly the rollers that need changing, when they need it, without touching the rest of the lane. The difference against stripping a whole section is big, especially when the lane is built into a bench or a rack.

In practice you find this combination in pick racks in warehouses, in outfeed shelves at assembly and in packaging stations where carton blanks and light parts are fed forward by hand. What these places have in common is that the lanes are used all day by many people; then it is the ease of replacement, not the single roller, that decides what the lane costs to look after over time.

Thin sheet material is the natural home for this series. The ball rollers in the H version are built for low overall height and mounting in sheet metal, and the clip follows the same logic; no nuts to hold on the back of a panel you cannot reach. When mounting you want clean holes without burrs, and afterwards the roller should sit firmly with no play. If it sits loose it knocks the edge of the hole on every pass and the wear speeds up.

Keep a few clips in the spares box. They weigh nothing, and a clip that has been deformed or lost its spring during removal should be replaced rather than reused; the fastening is what decides whether the ball roller sits the way it should. Note that the clip belongs to the CL version of the ball roller and does not fit the standard version.

The size also makes fitting easier in tight lanes. A 25 mm clip needs no room for tools around the hole, so rollers can be changed even in shelves where two hands barely fit; that is often where the most worn rollers sit, right at the back by the stop.

A simple spin test now and then is enough as inspection. Run your hand over the balls, note which ones feel stiff and change them right away instead of waiting for the flow to start catching; small lanes are best repaired while the fault is still small.

Do you have questions about the mounting, or do you want to check that the clip matches your ball rollers? Get in touch.