Belt cleaner

A scraper for cleaning conveyor belts and the like, comprising:

• an elongate holder including mutually parallel front and rear plates defining a groove therebetween, and at least two support pins extending between said front and rear plates at locations disposed a predetermined distance inwardly from opposite ends of said holder;
• an elongate blade mounted in said holder, having opposite side faces closely received in the groove of said holder for sliding movement therein, and opposite end portions positioned adjacent to the opposite ends of said holder;
• said blade having an outer edge shaped for scraping a belt, an opposite inner edge abuttingly supported on said support pins at locations thereon spaced a predetermined distance inwardly from the end portions of said blade, and a center portion disposed generally centrally in said holder;
• said blade being resiliently flexible along its length, whereby as contact between the outer edge of said blade and the belt wears away the center portion of said blade, the end portions of said blade are flexed back about said support pins in a direction away from the belt, thereby bowing the center portion of said blade inwardly toward the belt for improved conformance and cleaning performance.