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Abstract

A conveyor belt cleaner including a biasing mechanism and a scraping member removably attached to the biasing mechanism. The biasing mechanism includes an inner coupler member having a base and a plurality of inner fins extending outwardly from the base. An outer coupler member includes a peripheral wall that extends around the inner coupler member. A plurality of outer fins extend inwardly from the peripheral wall of the outer coupler member with each outer fin being located between a pair of adjacent inner fins such that a cell is respectively formed between each adjacent inner fin and outer fin. A biasing member formed from a resilient elastomeric material is located between the inner and outer coupler members and includes a one or more first lobes and one or more second lobes. The first and second lobes are located alternately with respect to one another with each lobe being located in a respective cell. The inner fins and outer fins place the first lobes of the biasing member in compression, and place of the second lobes of the biasing member in tension, as the outer coupler member rotates with respect to the inner coupler member from a first position toward a second position, such that the first and second lobes resiliently bias the outer coupler member and the scraping member from the second position toward the first position.

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