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AssigneeRulmeca Canada Limited
InventorsJoseph Hartney, Lucas Morse, Christopher Duchene, Jocelin Boyer, William Benedict
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A floating conveyor belt cleaner assembly for removing residual material on the surface of a conveyor belt has a scraper assembly with a plurality of scraper blades rotatably mounted between mounting frames attached to the support structure of a conveyor belt adjacent the opposing edges of the belt. A rotating mechanism selectively rotates the scraper assembly relative to the mounting frames to position a new set of scraper blades against the conveyor belt once the worn set of scraper blades requires replacement. A float mechanism permits movement of the scraper assembly vertically substantially perpendicular to the surface of the belt as the scraper blades wear down.
A floating belt cleaner comprising a first and second opposed mounting frames attached to a support structure of an operational conveyor belt adjacent the opposing edges of a belt, a scraper assembly having a frame and a plurality of scraper blades attached to the frame, the scraper assembly being rotatably mounted between the first and second mounting frames, a rotating mechanism operatively engaged with the scraper assembly to selectively rotate the scraper assembly relative to the first and second mounting frames while the conveyor belt is operational, a locking mechanism to secure the scraper assembly against rotation relative to the first and second mounting frames, wherein the scraper assembly is mounted between the first and second mounting frames by way of a float mechanism which permits movement of the scraper assembly vertically substantially perpendicular to the surface of the belt.
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