Cleated conveyor belt and cleaning assembly
AssigneeASGCO Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorGeorge T. Mott
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Abstract
A conveyor belt assembly is provided with a cleated type conveyor belt or other belt having raised projections on its carrying surface, and a cleaning mechanism adapted to clean the belt. The cleaning mechanism has a rotatable shaft and a plurality of flexible disks mounted on the shaft that engage the surface of the conveyor belt to clean the belt as the belt moves past the cleaning mechanism. Each disk has a plurality of flexible fingers that extend outwardly from the perimeter of the disk. The fingers engage around the cleats or raised projections on the moving conveyor belt to remove residual material adhering to the belt.
Claims28
A conveyor belt assembly with a cleaning mechanism comprising:
- a moving conveyor belt having a carrying surface;
- a plurality of raised projections extending from the carrying surface;
- a rotatable shaft having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a plurality of disks mounted on the rotatable shaft and configured to rotate on the shaft, each disk having a plurality of flexible fingers extending radially outwardly from the perimeter of the disk,
- wherein said rotatable shaft is disposed in proximity to the moving conveyor belt such that the flexible fingers of each disk engage the belt, the flexible fingers engaging the belt being adapted to deflect in response to contact with the raised projections, so that the fingers engage around the raised projections.
A cleaning mechanism for a moving conveyor belt having a plurality of raised projections comprising:
- a first rotatable shaft having a first end and a second end;
- a plurality of disks mounted on the rotatable shaft and configured to rotate on the shaft;
- each disk having a plurality of flexible fingers extending radially outwardly from the perimeter of the disk,
- wherein said rotatable shaft is disposed in proximity to the moving conveyor belt such that flexible fingers of each disk engage the belt, the flexible fingers engaging the belt being adapted to deflect in response to contact with the raised projections, so that the fingers engage around the raised projections.
An article for use in cleaning a surface of a conveyor belt, comprising a disk having a perimeter and a plurality of flexible fingers extending generally outwardly around the perimeter, said fingers being configured to individually deflect in response to contact with the surface of the conveyor belt.
An article for use in cleaning a surface of a conveyor belt having raised projections, comprising a disk having a perimeter and a plurality of flexible fingers extending generally outwardly around the perimeter in a concave arrangement, said fingers being configured to individually deflect in response to contact with the raised projections of the conveyor belt to enable engagement around the raised projections.
A conveyor belt assembly with a cleaning mechanism comprising:
- a moving conveyor belt having a carrying surface;
- a plurality of raised projections extending from the carrying surface;
- shaft disposed in proximity to the belt;
- and
- a plurality of flexible fingers extending radially outwardly from the shaft in a series of concave configurations along the axis of the shaft.
A cleaning mechanism for a moving conveyor belt having a plurality of raised projections, said cleaning mechanism comprising:
- a first shaft disposed in proximity to the belt;
- and
- a plurality of flexible fingers extending radially outwardly from the shaft in a series of concave configurations along the axis of the shaft.
An article for use in cleaning a surface of a conveyor belt, comprising an inner hub and a plurality of flexible projections extending radially outwardly from the hub in a concave arrangement.
An article for use in cleaning a surface of a conveyor belt, comprising an inner hub and a plurality of flexible projections extending radially outwardly from the hub in a series of concave configurations.
An article for use in cleaning a surface of a conveyor belt, comprising a disk having a series of intermittent radial slits provided around the periphery of the disk to form a plurality of resilient flexible fingers around the periphery of the disk, the fingers being configured to individually deflect in response to contact with the surface of the conveyor belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.