| 摘要 |
<p>A cleaning device for an endless conveyor of the type comprising an endless belt or the like having an upper conveyor run and a lower return run which are guided over rollers at each end of the conveyor, said cleaning device being arranged to exert a cleaning action on the underside of the return run of the conveyor belt and to be driven directly or indirectly by the linear motion of the conveyor belt and/or from a drive train coupled with the conveyor belt, and in which the cleaning device comprises: a rotatable brush having its axis of rotation extending below the return run and transversely of the direction of travel of the return run, said brush having cleaning elements extending outwardly of the brush axis and in which the outer ends of the elements are engageable with the underside of the return run upon rotation of the brush; a cradle at one end of the brush on which the brush is rotatably mounted; means permitting adjustment of the spacing of the brush axis relative to the underside of the return run; and, biasing means for urging the brush axis towards the underside of the return run to press the outer ends of the cleaning elements into cleaning contact therewith.</p> |
