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US 11,377,305 B2Granted
Dual-tube core scraper blade for a conveyor belt system
OwnerChristopher Scott Smith, Glenn E. Farrowinventors
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Abstract
A scraper blade for a conveyor belt system, the blade having a pair of parallel tubes in a core region of the blade, integrally molded into elastomeric material. A plurality of spacers are provided to maintain the tubes in parallel arrangement during the molding process. End mounts are secured to the ends of the tubes to facilitate mounting on holders of the conveyor belt system.
Claims20
A scraper blade for a conveyor belt system, the blade comprising:
- a. a pair of tubes, positioned in a parallel formation;
- b. a plurality of spacers positioned about the circumference of and along the length of the tubes, the spacers comprising a pair of vertically aligned apertures, each aperture receiving one of the tubes;
- c. a pair of end mounts, each of the end mounts comprising a plate with a pair of bosses affixed to or integral with an interior surface of the plate, the bosses being received in an end of each of the tubes;
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- d. an elastomeric body, wherein the tubes are integrally molded into a core region of the elastomeric body, the elastomeric body further comprising a first wear region, a second wear region and a core region joining said first wear region and said second wear region generally in opposition to each other.
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A scraper blade for a conveyor belt system, the blade comprising:
- a. a pair of tubes;
- b. a pair of end mounts coupled with the tubes to secure the tubes in a parallel arrangement;
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- c. an elastomeric body, wherein the tubes are integrally molded into a core region of the elastomeric body, the elastomeric body further comprising a wear region extending below the core region.
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A method of manufacturing a scraper blade for a conveyor belt system, the method comprising:
- a. in a mold, providing a pair of tubes in parallel arrangement;
- b. adding elastomeric material to the mold;
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- c. molding the elastomeric material about the tubes to form a core region, and further forming at least one wear region extending from the core region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.