BELT CONVEYOR WITH BELT-CLEANING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B65G15/00 B65G45/00 

FIELD: materials handling equipment; belt conveyors.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to belt conveyors designed for transportation of sticky loose loads. Proposed belt conveyor has carrying and return runs, head drum, idlers for carrying and return runs, loop consisting of two laminated chains closed in vertical plane on two sprockets and provided with fitted-on scrapers installed for engagement with working surface of return run of belt moving off head, drum, and chute for resting of scrapers of loop lower run. Scrapers of upper run of loop rest on chute for moving of upper run of loop to side opposite to direction of movement of conveyor belt return run. Sides of chute are flanged to side of belt and are installed with clearances relative to belt. Head drum of conveyor is made driven and provided with two deflecting drums. Sprocket arranged under drive drum of conveyor is mechanically coupled with cylindrical brush to rotate the brush and engage the brush with scrapers.

EFFECT: improved efficiency of cleaning of belt at transportation of sticky loose loads by conveyor, with drive drum and deflecting drum arranged in head of conveyor.

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