Conveyor belt cleaner
AssigneeMartin Engineering Company
InventorsEdwin H. Peterson, Harold M. Stetson, Robert T. Swinderman
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Abstract
A conveyor belt cleaner which includes a sleeve mounted over a transversely extending support member one or more cleaner elements with a mounting flange at one end for connection to the sleeve, a channel defined between the sleeve and the mounting flange, and a sliding surface associated with the sleeve formed of a plastic having a high degree of lubricity and a low sliding coefficient of friction, the sliding surface adapted to facilitate removal and replacement of the belt cleaner elements. A loose-running fit between mating parts is also provided.
Claims14
A conveyor belt cleaning arrangement including support means positioned to support belt cleaner elements, a sleeve member mounted on said support means and selectively connectable thereto, one or more belt cleaner elements each having a scraping edge at one end thereof for engaging said conveyor belt and each having mounting means at the other end thereof for connecting said element to said sleeve member, wherein said sleeve member is formed of a plastic having a high degree of lubricity and a low sliding coefficient of friction, said sleeve member defining a plastic sliding surface adapted to facilitate removal and replacement of said cleaner elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.