Patent ID: 7207431
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor belt drip pan assembly, comprising: a main deck frame means having a surface section sized and shaped to be positioned beneath a traveling conveyor belt and having upwardly extending opposite side members, for receiving falling particles from the traveling conveyor belt; at least two elongated ramp members, one each arranged on each of said side members and each having forward and rear end sections and a main body section with the upper portions of the main body section disposed above the upper surface of said side members of said deck frame means; a scraper assembly reciprocally supported by said side members including a scraper blade extending across and engaging said surface section of said deck frame means and having a power drive means for reciprocally moving said scraper blade at least from adjacent the forward end section of said ramp members to adjacent the rear end of said ramp members and return; and said deck frame means, ramp members, and scraper assembly being constructed and arranged such that when said scraper assembly is reciprocated toward the rear end sections of said ramp members said scraper blade will scrape and move any particles on said surface section of said deck frame means and when said scraper assembly is reciprocated in the direction of said forward end sections of said ramp members said scraper blade will move on said upper portions of said main body sections of said ramp members out of engagement with said surface section of said first deck frame means and be returned to adjacent said forward end section of said ramp members.