Patent ID: 9580251
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. A cleaner for a conveyor belt, the cleaner comprising: a scraper blade for engaging a conveyor belt traveling in a downstream travel direction; a rigid fulcrum member extending laterally transverse to the downstream direction; a blade mount member movable relative to the rigid fulcrum member; an upper arm portion of the blade mount member connected to the scraper blade; an intermediate portion of the blade mount member spaced upstream from the rigid fulcrum member; a lower arm portion of the blade mount member extending from the intermediate portion, under the rigid fulcrum member, and downstream beyond the rigid fulcrum member; and a resilient support for the blade mount member configured to allow the blade mount member to resiliently rock about the rigid fulcrum member as the scraper blade is impacted during conveyor belt operations.