Apparatus and method for monitoring conveyor systems

A resilient mount for a conveyor belt cleaner of a conveyor belt system, the conveyor belt cleaner having an elongate support having a longitudinal axis, the resilient mount comprising:

• a force application member configured to be fixed to the elongate support of the conveyor belt cleaner and move with the elongate support, the force application member having an arm configured so that when the force application member is fixed to the elongate support, the arm thereof projects away from the elongate support transverse to the longitudinal axis thereof;
• a spring arranged to cause the arm to receive a bias force from the spring to resiliently bias the force application member for causing a cleaner blade mounted to the elongate support to resiliently engage a conveyor belt of the conveyor belt system;
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• a sensor operatively connected to the force application member and configured to detect positions of the elongate support as the elongate support and force application member fixed thereto move during operation of the conveyor belt system.