Patent ID: 11897700
Assignee: ASGCO MANUFACTURING, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A secondary belt cleaning system for cleaning the return side surface of an endless conveyor belt having a primary belt cleaning system, said secondary belt cleaning system comprising:
a plurality of blade devices mounted to a support shaft having mounting brackets at each end of said support shaft in order to configure said plurality of blade devices to be transversely positioned against the return side surface of the conveyor belt, each one of said plurality of blade devices being pivotable in the direction of conveyor belt movement for providing relief thereto, and wherein said plurality of blade devices are uncoupled to the primary belt cleaning system;
each one of said plurality of blade devices comprising:
a torsion spring contained within a housing and aligned with a rotatable shaft that is coupled to a blade support arm; and
a blade tip that is replaceable and which is coupled to said blade arm, said torsion spring rotatably biasing said replaceable blade tip of said blade device against the return surface of the conveyor belt.