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Abstract

A conveyor belt cleaner adapted for use with a conveyor for product such as broken-up coal. The conveyor comprises a frame, an endless belt, and a generally horizontal roller on the frame and at the discharge end of the conveyor guiding the belt for travel in a forward-moving upper reach and a return reach for conveying product on the upper reach to a discharge end thereof. The belt travels around the roller from the upper to the return reach. The cleaner is adapted for cleaning the outer surface of the belt of particles of product which may otherwise cling to the belt and be carried around thereon past the roller. It comprises a member extending generally horizontally adjacent the portion of the belt travelling around the roller adapted for supporting a mass of particles of product in wiping contact with said portion. The member is spaced from said portion so that the sole contact with said portion is that of the mass of particles. The mass of particles on the member conforms to the contour of said portion. Particles coming down and around the roller on the outer surface of the belt are trapped by the mass and the mass is packed against said portion for wiping the surface. The method of cleaning a conveyor belt with the cleaner is also disclosed.

First Claim