Conveyor belt cleaning system
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsLance E. Behymer, Smarajit Mitra, Jerald W. Hall, Jr., Alexander C. Tsuei
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Abstract
An assembly for cleaning a conveyor belt system is disclosed. The cleaning assembly is for a conveyor belt system with the type having first and second endless belts which each traverse a separate belt travel path and together define a generally upright article transport path between opposed top faces of the belts. The cleaning assembly includes a belt wiping blade assembly for moving liquids and debris from a belt, an absorbent material downstream from the blade assembly for wiping excess liquid from the belt, and belt edge seals disposed between the opposed top faces of the belts along the article transport path.
Claims33
A cleaning assembly for removing liquids from an endless conveyor belt, the assembly comprising:
- a liquid absorbent material disposed adjacent the belt, with the absorbent material having a contact face thereon which is moveable relative to the belt so that different portions of the contact face are sequentially engageable with the belt for wiping liquids from the belt;
- a central lateral core, wherein the central lateral core includes means for attracting liquid in the absorbent material into the central lateral core;
- a housing for the absorbent material;
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- wherein the absorbent material and the housing comprise an absorbent material cartridge which is separable from the belt for cleaning or replacement of the absorbent material cartridge.
A cleaning assembly for removing liquids from an endless conveyor belt, the assembly comprising:
- a liquid absorbent material disposed adjacent the belt, with the absorbent material having a contact face thereon which is moveable relative to the belt so that different portions of the contact face are sequentially engageable with the belt for wiping liquids from the belt;
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- a housing for the absorbent material;
- wherein the absorbent material and the housing comprise an absorbent material cartridge which is separable from the belt for cleaning or replacement of the absorbent material cartridge.
A cleaning assembly for removing liquids from an endless conveyor belt, the assembly comprising:
- a liquid absorbent material disposed adjacent the belt, with the absorbent material having a contact face thereon which is moveable relative to the belt so that different portions of the contact face are sequentially engageable with the belt for wiping liquids from the belt;
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- a sensor for generating a signal indicative of a degree of liquid saturation of the absorbent material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.