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Conveyor belt drip pan assembly

US7207431B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 8, 2006
Grant dateApr 24, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 8, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G45/26
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A conveyor belt drip pan assembly having a deck frame with a main surface section for receiving falling particles from a traveling conveyor belt. Elongated upright ramp members are secured to the sides of the deck frame. A scraper blade is reciprocally movable by a power source opposite the direction of travel of the conveyor belt and arranged to scrape particles off the main surface section of the deck frame. The scraper blade is moveable in the reverse direction elevated on the ramp members above the main surface section of the deck frame.

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