Patent ID: 6241075
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A device for cleaning a conveyor belt, said conveyor belt having; a forward position, a reverse position, and a return position, a carrying surface, a right edge and a left edge, and a deflection drum having a selected surface contour, said device comprising:a resilient, fluid-loaded transversely acting stripper, having a belt proximal surface and a belt distal surface, which is arranged transversely with respect to the movement of said conveyor belt, at substantially said reverse position of said conveyor belt or shortly below said reverse position but towards said return position of said conveyor belt and wherein said transversely acting stripper belt proximal surface takes a shape which corresponds to said selected surface contour of said deflection drum, wherein said deflection drum selected surface contour is of crowned design and further wherein said transversely acting stripper comprises a stripper housing having a rectangular box-like shape with a housing right side and a housing left side, said housing right side being adjacent to said conveyor belt right edge and said housing left side being adjacent to said conveyor belt left edge, wherein said stripper housing surrounds said transversely acting stripper, and wherein said housing right side is twisted by between about 5.degree. and 30.degree. with respect to said housing left side.