Conveyor and conveyor belt cleaning sprocket

A sprocket adapted to spray a fluid for cleaning an endless conveyor, said sprocket comprising:

• an elongated body having an outer surface for support of an inwardly facing surface of said endless conveyor;
• a pair of supports for rotatably mounting said body, said outer surface following a cylindrical path upon rotation of said elongated body relative to said supports;
• a fluid conduit extending lengthwise within said body from one end thereof;
• fluid inlet passage communicating with said fluid conduit;
• and
• a plurality of outlet passages extending from said fluid conduit, said passages terminating in apertures in said outer surface, said inlet passage supplying fluid under pressure to said fluid conduit and outwardly through said outlet passages and said apertures onto said inwardly facing surface of said endless conveyor.

A sprocket adapted to spray a fluid for cleaning an endless conveyor, said sprocket comprising:

• an elongated body having an outer surface positionable facing an inwardly facing surface of said endless conveyor;
• a fluid conduit extending lengthwise within said body from one end thereof;
• a fluid inlet passage in fluid communication with said fluid conduit;
• and
• a plurality of outlet passages extending from said fluid conduit, said passages terminating in apertures in said outer surface, said inlet passage supplying fluid under pressure to said fluid conduit and outwardly through said outlet passages and said apertures toward said inwardly facing surface of said endless conveyor.

A sprocket adapted to spray a fluid for cleaning an endless conveyor, said sprocket comprising:

• an elongated body having an outer surface positionable facing an inwardly facing surface of said endless conveyor;
• said elongated body including a fluid conduit extending from one end thereof:
• a fluid inlet passage in fluid communication with said fluid conduit;
• and
• a plurality of outlet passages in fluid communication with said fluid conduit, said outlet passages being directed outwardly toward said inwardly facing surface of said endless conveyor.

A sprocket adapted to spray a fluid for cleaning an endless conveyor, said sprocket comprising:

• an elongated body having an outer surface positionable facing an inwardly facing surface of said endless conveyor;
• said elongated body including a fluid conduit extending from one end thereof;
• a fluid inlet passage in fluid communication with said fluid conduit;
• and
• a plurality of outlet means for directing fluid from said fluid conduit outwardly toward said inwardly facing surface of said endless conveyor.

An endless conveyor for transporting items, said conveyor comprising:

• at least two rotatably mounted sprockets arranged in spaced relation;
• an endless belt carried by said sprockets, said endless belt having an outwardly facing surface for supporting said items and an inwardly facing surface opposite said outwardly facing surface, at least one of said sprockets comprising:
• an elongated body having at least one outer surface facing said inwardly facing surface of said belt;
• a fluid conduit extending lengthwise from one end of said body;
• at least one support for rotatably mounting said body;
• and
• a plurality of outlet passages in fluid communication with said fluid conduit and being directed outwardly toward said inwardly facing surface of said endless belt.