Patent ID: 7971303

Claim:
In a scraper installation for removing material from a sheet metal piece moving through the installation, a scraper assembly being provided to engage at least one surface in an edge region of the moving sheet metal piece, the scraper assembly comprising: a depth adjuster; and a scraper tool comprising: a body having a base portion pivoted about a shaft; a tab portion at a first end of the base portion and located adjacent the depth adjuster for contact with the depth adjuster during use; and a scraping element at a second end of the base portion, the scraping element being located on the same leading or trailing side of the shaft as the depth adjuster, with respect to the direction of the moving sheet metal piece; wherein movement of the scraper tool about the shaft is limited by the tab portion contacting the depth adjuster and affects the depth to which the scraping element engages the surface of the moving sheet metal piece.