Automated conveyor belt treatment system
AssigneeJohnsonDiversey, Inc.
InventorChristopher Brink
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Abstract
A treatment system for use with conveyor apparatus that allows for the uninterrupted use of the conveyor apparatus system while simultaneously treating the conveyor belt. The system employs of a sump basin and various spray bars that can sanitize, clean or lubricate a conveyor belt in conjunction with the processing of various products. The treatment system allows for the effective reduction of the down time in the manufacturing possess using conveyor apparatus.
Claims29
A system for treatment of a conveyor belt comprising:
- a sump basin containing a solution at a level to submerse a portion of a conveyor belt, at least one conveyor belt guide and at least one wash spray bar submersed below the solution.
A method of cleaning a conveyor belt wherein once the conveyor belt is free of any product it is diverted into a treatment system comprised of a sump basin containing a solution and at least one wash spray bar which is submersed in the solution and sprays the conveyor belt as it passes through the sump basin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.