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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7641042 | Drive chain or belt brush cleaner and method An inverted coil brush assembly is particularly useful for the cleaning of a chain or belt and the like as a hand tool or part of an apparatus through which the chain or belt moves. The inverted coil brush assembly has an open coil structure with a long lead and can... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7419046 | Method and device for washing conveyor belts A method for washing conveyor belts, according to the invention, is characterized in that the drive of the conveyor belt (2) is transferred via rollers (3) and a cleaning element is driven, preferably having the form of a rotating brush (9), and... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7264105 | Escalator with step brushes, step of such an escalator, and method of modernizing an escalator An escalator has steps has steps that have a step-tread surface with a step-tread edge. Step brushes are arranged on the step-tread edge perpendicularly or vertically. Step brushes may also be arranged on the edge of the step's step-riser edge. The brushes provide a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240786 | Feed apparatus and binding device A feed apparatus for isolating and feeding spirals (3) or the like to a binding apparatus has an isolating roll (12) comprising depressions (19), which are distributed over the circumferential surface (11) thereof and are parallel to the ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234586 | Self-cleaning foodstuff conveyors A conveyor suitable for use, e.g., in food processing apparatus, includes particular procedures and arrangements for decontaminating the surface of the conveyor. The conveyor surface is subject first to a mechanical cleaning, e.g., by spraying of liquid followed by ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232028 | Cleaning unit for cleaning travel equipment, travel equipment with a cleaning unit and method for carrying out a cleaning sequence for cleaning travel equipment A cleaning unit for cleaning travel equipment allows the travel equipment to be shifted from an operating mode to a cleaning mode. The cleaning equipment is an escalator or a moving walkway which has tread units connected with an endless conveyor. The cleaning unit ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225915 | Mountable cleaning apparatus for commercial conveyors A first embodiment of this invention is a cleaning apparatus for a commercial conveyor belt that is mounted on a conveyor table. The cleaning apparatus is a housing that includes a spraying tube for dispensing a cleaning solution and a novel wiping device. The wipin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204361 | Escalator with riser brushes, step of such an escalator and method of modernizing an escalator An escalator with steps having a tread surface and riser surface has riser brushes arranged at the riser surface. The riser brushes provide a barrier for the gap which is normally present between the tread surface of a first step and the riser surface of an adjacent... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7137503 | Auger brush An auger assembly suitable for use with a food separator is provided with a removable brush. The auger assembly includes an auger defining a channel around the crest thereof. A brush is received in the channel and defining a flange at each end thereof. First and sec... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7096529 | Box finishing machine with cleaning apparatus and method A corrugated box finishing machine has a station where dust, debris and other particles are cleaned from the corrugated boards before they are conveyed to the printing station. Electrostatic charges on the particles are neutralized by a static bar and the particles ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083039 | Conveyor cleaning apparatus A conveyor apparatus has a conveyor cleaner assembly proximate the delivery end. The cleaner assembly has first and second parallel rotating brushes having an axis of rotation substantially transverse to the conveyor direction of travel and rotating in the same dire... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055675 | Conveyor belt cleaning system 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 tran... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6983510 | Belt cleaning systems and methods Systems and methods for cleaning belts used to move fiber optics are disclosed. In general, the system includes wheels that can be arranged to receive a fiber optic belt. The belt can be arranged between a contact plate and a brush. Movement is provided to both the ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6971503 | Conveyor belt cleaning apparatus A conveyor belt cleaning apparatus includes a debris-removal stage, a washing stage, a rinsing stage, and a water removal stage all positioned in a multi-chambered drawer with each of the four stages is provided with an isolated bin within that drawer. The various s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964331 | Cantilever mounted rotary brush conveyor belt cleaner The cantilever mounted rotary brush conveyor belt cleaner is mounted on one side of a conveyor apparatus, with the rotary brush extending beneath the head pulley and the return strand of the belt to remove foreign material adhering to the belt. The unit includes a s... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957736 | Conveyor for transporting load carriers A conveyor for transporting load carriers, having load-bearing members which are spaced apart parallel to one another on frame parts and are intended for accommodating drivable load-bearing elements which form longitudinally running load-bearing tracks for the load ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6929112 | Conveyor belt cleaning system A conveyor belt cleaning system being a torsion blade holder assembly having a mounting sub-assembly and a blade support sub-assembly. The mounting sub-assembly has a first hollow member and a second member situated at least partially therein with torsion elements i... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6644463 | Cleated conveyor belt and cleaning assembly A conveyor belt assembly is provided with a cleated type conveyor belt or other belt having raised projections on its carrying surface, and a cleaning mechanism adapted to clean the belt. The cleaning mechanism has a rotatable shaft and a plurality of fle... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6629596 | Conveyor chain The present invention relates to a conveyor chain comprising inner chain links and outer chain links which are arranged in alternating succession and which are interconnected by respective chain hinges, a chain hinge comprising a sleeve of the inner chain... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6601692 | Device for cleaning endless conveyors A device is provided for cleaning an endless conveyor. The device includes an endless brush belt engageable with the endless conveyor. A tension mechanism is provided for placing a tension on the endless brush belt. A clutch mechanism is operatively conne... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6575290 | Automatic empty container return machine equipped with self-cleaning arrangement An automatic empty container return machine includes a detection unit operable for identifying whether or not an empty container is of a predetermined category, an input unit located upstream of the detection unit for receiving empty containers to supply ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6540066 | Conveyor for gathering and processing printed sheets Signatures are transported straddling on a saddle-shaped support of a conveying device by circulating drivers and are removed by means of a blade of the conveying device and are transferred to a lift-off device. The conveying device is lowered in the regi... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6527103 | Cleaning device for guides of escalator steps or moving walkway plates A cleaning device for guide elements in the form of slide blocks utilized in escalators and moving walkways allows contaminants in escalators and moving walkways allows contaminants, which accumulate on the escalator and moving walkway base plates, agains... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6470528 | Adjustable elevator cable cleaning apparatus An elevator cable cleaning apparatus employing wire brushes. The brushes are securely mounted to brush frame members which are in turn adjustably connected to mounting members. The mounting members are adjustably connected to the legs or frame of the hois... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6321900 | Power take off from an endless conveyor A hydraulic power take off device for an endless conveyor belt system having an upper material run and a lower return run, said device being arranged to generate hydraulic fluid at pressure to maintain a self adjusting force to belt cleaning equipment, an... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6189681 | Auger cleaners A tool for removing debris from a helical blade of an auger or other screw-conveyor, the tool comprising a central shaft about which is helically arranged a plurality of radially projecting elements. In use, the tool is rotated as the auger is withdrawn f... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6170293 | Lehr roll cleaning apparatus In situ lehr-roll cleaning apparatus includes a carriage supported within the space between first and second adjacent rolls, the carriage having a first set of elements contacting the surface of the first roll and a second set of elements contacting the s... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5893450 | Roller conveyor cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning the rollers of a roller conveyor. The apparatus comprises a platform frictionally engaging a plurality of the rollers such that the apparatus is conveyed along the roller conveyor by the rotation of the rollers, and a first clean... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5884751 | Method for cleaning the rollers of a roller conveyor A method for cleaning the rollers of a roller conveyor. The method comprises engaging a first cleaning element in contact with the rollers and conveying the first cleaning element along the roller conveyor such that the first cleaning element engages a po... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5878866 | Device for conveying glass plates Belt brush (30) which engages the bottom of glass plate (10) to remove lubricant or other impurities is assigned to edge (24) of glass cutting table (20), the edge which is forward relative to the conveyor direction (arrow 11), in which table there are se... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5779024 | Cleaning device for endless conveyor A cleaning device for an endless conveyor of the type comprising an endless belt having an upper conveyor run and a lower return run which are guided over rollers at each end of the conveyor. The cleaning device is arranged to exert a cleaning action on t... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5746302 | Apparatus for cleaning conveyors Conveyor cleaning assemblies are disclosed for cleaning endless conveyors such as for conveyor belts or chains. Each assembly includes a cleaning head which carries brushes for engaging one or more adjacent surfaces of the conveyor and a head support for ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5711050 | Chain cleaner for bread-bun ovens and proof boxes A device for cleaning a continuous chain and track, including the wheels of said chain, and then lubricating said chain without dismantling said chain from the track of a large breadbun oven and/or proof box. The device cleans the chain directly above a s... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5671838 | Apparatus for cleaning of conveyors Multiple conveyor cleaning assemblies are mounted on a section of the support rail of a large chain conveyor, with each assembly including one or more long-bristled brushes for cleaning the chain as it moves through that rail section. The side cleaners ar... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5660145 | Chicken housing and egg receiving system An egg laying assembly wherein eggs are laid onto an endless belt, and a roller at one end of the belt effects a reversal in direction of the belt, and a brush is positioned against the belt where it passes under the roller, wherein debris is loosened fro... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5657852 | Screw conveyor for tacky media A screw conveyor for tacky media has members such as chains disposed in rest positions extending into the trough laterally of the screw axis. These members are engaged and deflected by the screw blade as it progresses along said axis. The members are subj... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5649616 | Conveyor chain cleaning apparatus A plastic conveyor chain cleaning apparatus in which the conveying chain is subjected to a series of cleaning procedures including high pressure solvent spray nozzles, sets of cleaning brushes to subject all surfaces of the conveyor chain to scrubbing act... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5613594 | Conveyor belt treatment apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for treating a conveyor belt with a treatment fluid while minimizing the amount of over spray of the treatment fluid into the air and onto the surrounding equipment and materials. For example, a p... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5519480 | Retraction of cleaner backers to enable disengagement of the cleaner from the photoreceptor for image on image, multi-pass color development An apparatus and method for cleaning particles from a moving imaging surface. Backers are retracted from the photoreceptor to release cleaning contact between the brushes and the moving imaging surface during development of image-on-image in the multi-pas... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5497872 | Method and apparatus for cleaning conveyor belts A conveyor belt is cleaned of debris left by conveyed materials, by a high-speed spiral-ribbed roller; contacting portions of the belt and the cleaning roller are of polymeric material, in particular polyurethane. The speed of the ribs is vastly greater t... | 03/12/1996 |
