Conveyor belt scraper
US6978881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G45/16
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of assembling a conveyor belt scraper which includes at least one scraping edge fixed to a support at least by means of a biasing member which includes the steps of prestressing the biasing member in a first sense, maintaining the biasing member prestressed, and mounting the conveyor belt scraper adjacent a surface of the belt whereby, in use, when the scraping edge exerts a scraping action on the belt and is deflected away from the belt, the biasing member is further stressed in the first sense.
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