Patent ID: 6843363
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for stripping off a belt in conveyor belt assemblies in the area of a drive and/or head pulley of the belt comprising a system carrier to be attached to a belt carrier frame, at least one stripping element arranged on the system carrier, the stripping element having a stripping lamella mounted on a lamella holder, the stripping lamella contacting the belt in a peeling position, and wherein the stripping element has a bottom swivel mount coupled to the lamella holder and having a swivel axis substantially parallel to a plane of the belt, spring means for pressing the stripping lamella on the lamella holder against the belt in such a form and arrangement that the lamella holder in the position of the stripping lamella is swivelled about the horizontal swivel axis in a spring loaded fashion, and when obstructions fast adhering to the belt, impact on the stripping lamella, the lamella holder deflects from and returns to a working position relative to the belt, and wherein the stripping lamella is swivel mounted at the lamella holder by a top swivel mount having a top swivel axis substantially parallel to a plane of the belt and is held by a top spring means in a spring biased fashion having spring action which is in a counter sense with respect to the spring means of the bottom swivel mount.