Patent ID: 7370750
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A method for assembling a blade assembly of a conveyor belt cleaner, the blade assembly maintaining a scraper blade in scraping engagement with a contoured surface of a conveyor belt, comprising the steps of: providing a mounting member having an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis; substantially permanently deforming at least a portion of the mounting member along at least one of the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis into a configuration accommodating a contour corresponding to a convex profile of a portion of the conveyor belt overlying a crowned pulley; providing at least one scraper blade adapted to flex in accordance with a deformed configuration of at least a portion of the mounting member; and securing at least a portion of the scraper blade to at least a portion of the mounting member.