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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2002
Lance E. Behymer, Woodbury, MN (US);
Smarajit Mitra, West Saint Paul, MN (US);
Jerald W. Hall, Jr., Maplewood, MN (US);
Alexander C. Tsuei, Woodbury, MN (US);
Lance E. Behymer, Woodbury, MN (US);
Smarajit Mitra, West Saint Paul, MN (US);
Jerald W. Hall, Jr., Maplewood, MN (US);
Alexander C. Tsuei, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An assembly for cleaning a conveyor belt system is disclosed. The cleaning assembly is for a conveyor belt system with the type having first and second endless belts which each traverse a separate belt travel path and together define a generally upright article transport path between opposed top faces of the belts. The cleaning assembly includes a belt wiping blade assembly for moving liquids and debris from a belt, an absorbent material downstream from the blade assembly for wiping excess liquid from the belt, and belt edge seals disposed between the opposed top faces of the belts along the article transport path.