Patent ID: 7938250
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor belt cleaning device comprising: (a) an elongate housing having a hollow interior and an elongated slot in the upper surface thereof communicating with said hollow interior; (b) a plurality of T-shaped elements, each independently movable in relation to said housing, each comprising a base element contained within said hollow interior of said housing which is wider than said elongated slot and a scraper blade mounting element secured to said base element and extending through said slot; (c) an elongate scraper element removably attachable to said scraper blade mounting element of each said T-shaped element and having an elongated scraping edge adapted to make scraping contact with a surface of a conveyor belt to be cleaned; (d) an elongate flexible pressurized element mounted within said housing on the opposite side of said base element of each said T-shaped element from said elongated slot for adjustably applying pressure to each said base element of each said T-shaped element; wherein said slot, said hollow interior and said T-shaped elements are configured to allow said T-shaped elements to independently pivot between the longitudinal edges of said slot to thereby allow a portion of said elongated scraping edge to move in a direction both perpendicular to and tangential to the surface of the conveyor belt.