Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning and lubricating a bicycle chain while riding is provided. The apparatus includes a water reservoir, a lubricant reservoir and a device for transporting the lubricant and water to an injecting device for injecting said fluids onto the chain. Also provided is a device for enabling the water to be added to further cleansing agents in a dispenser before being gravitated to the injecting device. Similarly, a pump is provided for forcing a controlled quality of lubricant to the injecting device.

Abstract: A shroud to contain contaminants removed from a conveyor chain during cleaning with pressurized air. The shroud is substantially enclosed except for chain ingress and egress openings and a contaminant discharge opening. The shroud includes a top hinged to a bottom. The top supports the air nozzles and the bottom defines the discharge opening.

Abstract: A pneumatically controlled system for cleaning conveyor belts is provided which applies cleaning compounds such as detergents and chemicals to the belts through nozzles positioned between the belts. Following application of the cleaning compounds, a rinse cycle is then applied to remove dirt and residue from the conveyor belts, and the process is repeated at suitable intervals. The belt cleaning process may be carried out during normal production operations or after production hours.

Abstract: A method for washing a conveyer belt in a heat treatment apparatus permits washing of the conveyer belt without causing splashing of a washing fluid so as not to cause danger in operation and contaminate the surroundings and can cause deformation of the conveyer belt upon washing so as to vary the surface configuration and positional relationship of the components for making washing effective. The method comprises the steps of defining a washing fluid bath containing a washing fluid, and placing the washing fluid bath in a portion of a traveling path of the conveyer belt, within which at least one of configuration and positional relationship of components of the conveyer belt varies, for dipping the conveyer belt at the portion within the washing fluid bath.

Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning particulate material including coal particles and dust from a flexible belt of the type which is adapted to transport material such as coal on its material-supporting surface and which is of a composition which has and is subject to the development of surface cracks. The belt is advanced lengthwise along a predetermined path on its return run with the material-supporting surface on the underside. A scraper blade is supported crosswise of the belt in scraping contact with the material-supporting surface of the belt as the belt is advanced. Liquid is sprayed against the material-supporting surface of the belt and into the surface cracks adjacent to the point of contact of the scraping edge. The liquid is sprayed against a surface of the blade to be deflected into the cracks and also to maintain the blade in a clean condition. A backing member holds the belt down in contact with the scraper blade.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning of food-processing conveyor belts, particularly of metal conveyor belts used to convey bakery goods through baking ovens, includes an equipment carrier including pumping and vacuum equipment; mounts for mounting frame members carrying cleaning heads including cleaning and rinsing solution applicators, a brush, a splash shield, and vacuum heads; and, interconnections for connecting carrier-supported equipment to cleaning heads. In operation, cleaning heads are mounted to the mounts and are connected to the carrier-supported equipment; and, the conveyor belt is sprayed and soaked with a cleaning solution and left for a time before having the solution together with debris and residual and carbonized matter rinsed off and vacuumed up. Brushes brush the conveyor during cleaning and rinsing.

Abstract: A conveyor-belt moisture control sensor apparatus (10) includes a sensor device (12) having an electrically-insulative block (30) with two adjacent electrodes (32, 34) extending therefrom to contact a top surface (22) of a return portion (24) of a conveyor belt (26). Two wires (36, 38) are mounted on the electrically-insulative block and connected to connection ends of the electrodes at encapsulated points in the electrically-insulative block. A hinge mechanism (40) mounts the electrically-insulative block to a conveyor-belt support frame (44) for allowing the electrically-insulative block to rotate, thereby bringing the electrodes into contact with the conveyor belt. A drip guard (98) extends from the electrically-insulative block above the electrodes.

Abstract: An improved filling system for containers of mixtures of liquid and solid material where the liquid/solid ratio is critical is disclosed. A prior art problem was that sticky solid material would adhere to the receptacle or bucket in which it was delivered to a filling chute or funnel and it would also stick to the funnel. This problem is solved by putting the sticky solid in the buckets and by using the liquid to flush the funnel and by using an air jet to remove any remaining particles from the buckets which are upturned over the funnel. Alternately, a part of the liquid may be placed in the delivery bucket and when it is tilted or turned upside down to fill the container the remaining part of the liquid is used to rinse the receptacle. The filling system is especially useful for soups containing noodles or other pasta products.

Abstract: Device to recover paint from belt conveyors passing about drums in spray painting plant. A cylinder parallel to the drums of the belt conveyor is driven to rotate in the same direction as the drum and is pressed against an outer surface of the belt so that the adjacent surfaces of the cylinder and of the belt move opposite to each other. The cylinder has a smooth and hard surface and is positioned close to the lower surface of the downstream drum of the conveyor. A scraper extends full width of the cylinder to scrape off the paint on the surface of the cylinder and to collect the scraped-off paint. The lower portion of the cylinder is immersed in a solvent vat.

Abstract: An improved cleaning blade construction (10) for eliminating erosion troughs (6) in the upper surface (15) of a cleaning blade member (14) by introducing pressurized fluid through a pressure manifold chamber (16) formed in the upper surface (15) of the cleaning blade member (14). The pressurized fluid will prevent carryback material (7) from passing through a wear groove (6) formed in the cleaning blade member.

Abstract: A free-standing cleaner (10) for conveyor belts (60) constitutes a tank (12) for holding fluid and having a removeable pad (22) attached across its bottom surface (14). Nozzles (20) in the bottom surface deliver the cleaning fluid to the pad (22). One longitudinal end (18) of the tank depends from the majority of the bottom surface (14) and hooks over the upstream end of the conveyor for anchoring the tank (12) against movement with the conveyor belt (60). Tandem tanks may be joined to the downstream end of the first tank for applying multiple cleaning fluids to the belt (60).

Abstract: A steam cooking device includes an endless conveyor arranged in a spiral path surrounding a cage. The cage is rotatable on a vertical axis to drive the endless conveyor, thus to move food along the helical path as it is cooked. A cleaning system for the device includes a fixed manifold of nozzles for spraying the conveyor, a whirling nozzle within the cage, and a spray bar. The spray bar moves along the helical path as the cage rotates, and carries a plurality of nozzles that spray a cleaning fluid onto the structure that supports the endless conveyor. Leading and trailing nozzles spray radially disposed cantilevered carrier rods, while pairs of nozzles, along the top of the moving bar, spray opposite sides of rails mounted on the carrier bars and supporting the conveyor. After the cleaning cycle, the spray bar is removed and the device is ready for food preparation.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for a conveyor chain of a wrapping machine includes a frame, a pan supported on the frame, a cleaning brush assembly, and a fluid removal assembly. The pan is adapted to contain a cleaning fluid such as water. The brush assembly includes a driven, rotary brush which scrub the conveyor chain with the cleaning fluid. The fluid removal assembly includes a plurality of squeegee blades which engage the chain and wipe the fluid therefrom. In addition, a plurality of air nozzles are positioned to blast the chain with pressurized air.

Abstract: A cleaning arrangement for a conveyor comprises an elongated beam forming a liquid reservoir and being connectable to a source of liquid. The beam is mountable transversely below a conveyor belt. The beam mounts a scraper device and is provided with a plurality of liquid nozzles along the length thereof. The nozzles are in communication with the liquid reservoir. A deflector extends downwardly from the scraper device and is so formed and provided that liquid from the nozzles passes therethrough and on to an adjacent surface of the conveyor belt at a position adjacent to and immediately before or substantially simultaneously with contact between the conveyor belt and the scraper device.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning the wheels of a trolley of an overhead conveyor, particularly overhead conveyors used in poultry processing, where the apparatus is positioned in-line and coextensive with the guide rail, wherein said apparatus is comprised of an I beam which has been modified such that a spray of high pressure heated water emanates from both lateral faces of the vertical structural component of the I beam, wherein said spray deluges the wheels with water when a trolley passes through the cleaning apparatus.

Abstract: A device for cleaning an armrest belt of an escalator without interfering with the normal operation of the escalator. The device includes a container and a roller. The roller is in contact with the surface of the armrest belt such that movement of the armrest belt causes the roller to rotate. The roller is formed of an absorbent material so as to absorb cleaning liquid from the container and so as to apply cleaning liquid to the surface of the armrest belt when rotated by the armrest belt. The device further includes structure for cleaning liquid from the armrest belt.

Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning and sanitizing a conveyor belt including a framework and a plurality of modules attachable to the framework to perform the tasks of debris removal, scrubbing, rinsing and sanitizing.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the moisture content of an endless moving belt. A conductor for electrically conducting a signal abuts a roller that provides electrical contact between the conductor and the belt. The roller is rotatable with respect to the conductor and supports the belt as it moves. A circuit connected to the conductor monitors the belt resistance and indicates when the belt resistance is above a preset maximum thereby indicating that the moisture content of the belt has fallen below a predetermined minimum. A spray system responsive to the circuit sprays the belt with water and increases the moisture level of the belt as long as the moisture level is below the predetermined minimum.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning an armrest belt conveyor of an escalator. The apparatus permits use of the escalator during cleaning. Preferably, excess cleaner can be scraped off from the conveyor and reused.

Abstract: A solution of water soluble conveyor lubricant is continuously recovered from a moving conveyor through a suction bar. The lubricant is treated to reduce suspended solids, heat sterilized, the pH adjusted, and a bactericide is added. The solution is then recycled at least once to obtain about a 50%-90% recovery, and then is discharged. The process saves a significant amount of water, in addition to lubricant.

Abstract: A solution of water soluble conveyor lubricant is continuously recovered from a moving conveyor through a suction bar. The lubricant is treated with a bactericide and the pH is adjusted as needed. The solution is then recycled at least once to obtain about a 50%-90% recovery.

Abstract: An endless conveyor belt is washed by a cleaning roller engaging the bottom run of the empty belt. The cleaning roller is sprayed by nozzles set counter to the direction of rotation of the cleaning roller. The surface of the cleaning roller is preferably covered with a felt-like material. Excess cleaning fluid is squeezed out by a pressure roller. A scraper, downstream of the cleaning roller, carries residual dirt or cleaning fluid remaining on the conveyor belt into the housing of the washing apparatus.

Abstract: A process for the maintenance of chain-type bottle conveyor belts in beverage-filling plants, more particularly in breweries, wherein the chain-type bottle conveyor belts are lubricated with belt lubricating agents with a base of neutralized primary fatty amines and are cleaned with cationic cleaning agents or organic acids. The invention enables a smooth, continuous bottle conveyance operation.

Abstract: A conveyor line system for carrying frozen comestibles in which the conveyor line support rail is formed of an elongated aluminum extrusion having incorporated within it a fluid passage extending along its length with radially and longitudinally spaced orifices for washing the conveyor line assembly during a cleaning cycle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel high pressure water cleaning device. The cleaning device of the present invention provides means to mechanically manipulate a high pressure water nozzle. The invention is particularly suitable for cleaning the drier trays of tunnel driers which are used in rubber manufacturing processes.

Abstract: A motorized shower head mechanism is disclosed in which a housing is provided with a track and a trolley, and a motor mounted on the trolley. The trolley is moved along the track by the motor and a shower head which extends through the housing is carried along by the trolley.

Abstract: Using the cleaning apparatus there can be cleaned the inner surfaces of a glass lining which laterally covers the support structure of an escalator. A cleaning carriage is guided parallel to the top flange and the bottom flange of the support structure and is reciprocated by a cable drive in the direction of the escalator inclination between the support structure and the glass lining. A cleaning liquid distributor uniformly distributes cleaning liquid at the inner surfaces of the glass lining. A wiper blade is mounted at the cleaning carriage and presses against the inner surface of the glass lining. During the reciprocation of the cleaning carriage the wiper blade wipingly moves along the glass lining. The excess cleaning liquid and the cleaning liquid which accumulates during the wiping of the glass lining is received and drained by a lower one of guide rails at which the cleaning carriage is guided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a curing device to provide at least partial curing of different materials and is particularly suited with mangled materials. The device itself comprises a curing region to receive the material, an incinerator for generating heated gases with closed ducting extending through the curing region from the incinerator and a fan for blowing the heated gases through the ducting. Provided within the curing region is a belt-like carrier, for carrying the material through the curing region, with the carrier being heat conductive and in heat exchange with the ducting, whereby heat from the heated gases is transferred from the ducting, through the carrier, to the material, to effect the curing without the gases blowing directly on and disturbing the material.

Abstract: The material-receiving end, or tail piece assembly of an endless belt conveyor in a mining installation is constructed so as to be self-cleaning in the sense that the normal spillage of the mined material such as coal on to the mine floor adjacent the tail piece is reduced or avoided, thereby eliminating the need to remove spilled material and eliminating the safety hazard inherent in such removal. This object is accomplished by automatically collecting, within the tail piece assembly, the material which normally spills off the upper belt run and conveying the collected material back to the upper run. In the preferred construction the tail piece assembly includes an enclosure surrounding the tail roller of the conveyor, water sprays for forming a slurry of the spilled material and a slurry pump for pumping the slurry to the upper belt run.

Abstract: A chip transporting conveyor includes a conveyor frame and an endless conveyor belt mounted on the conveyor frame and movable in circulatory motion for transporting and discharging chips at a terminal end of a conveyor zone. The endless conveyor belt having at least one magnet housing extending transversely of the endless conveyor belt. A permanent magnet body is accommodated in the magnet housing and movable therein between an attractive position in which the permanent magnet body is located adjacent to an inner wall surface of the magnet housing for attracting the chips to an attracting surface of the magnet housing while the chips are being transported and an unattractive position in which the permanent magnet body is located remotely from the inner wall surface for discharging the chips off the magnet housing when the latter is inverted around the terminal end.

Abstract: The article handling assembly includes a lifting beam having a support with a plurality of workpiece grasping members. The support is moved inwardly and outwardly with respect to the work stations of the forging press. A spraying mechanism is also provided to move inwardly and outwardly with respect to the work stations of the forging press. A control mechanism operates the movement of the lifting beam having the workpiece grasping members effecting movement from one work station to the next. The movement is effected along the length of the forging press work stations outside of the area of the work stations. The movement of the spraying mechanism into and out of the work stations is synchronized with the movement of the workpiece grasping members moving into and out of the work stations to initially grasp workpieces and then to release the workpieces in the next work station. These operations are effectuated while the forging press is in an open position.

Abstract: A mounting ring carried by a truck frame supports a swingably positionable mixing and delivery trough by which concrete ingredients are mixed and poured at a site. A catch basin is carried by the mounting ring and provides both nozzles and scraper means serving to purge the belt surface of particles. Barriers at the basin sides laterally confine the purged particles. Positionable scrapers carried by the catch basin are swingable to an inoperable rearward position to permit access to the catch basin for periodic cleaning. Water and particulate are removed from the belt surface to enhance belt life and thence are routed from the catch basin back into the normal flow of concrete ingredients and into the delivery trough. Nozzle sprays, in addition to belt washing, may provide the total water required for the concrete mix.

Abstract: An apparatus for the aerobic decomposition of garbage, sludge, and similar organic waste materials having a reaction container (10) with vertically descending walls for the material to be decomposed, a discharge opening (12) extending over the entire cross section of the container (10), discharge elements (14) extending over the entire area of the discharge opening, and a removal device below the opening extending over the entire area of the discharge opening. A bi-directionally driven conveyor belt (16) transports the material to be removed from the discharge opening (12) into a first receptacle (22) which receives the material that has not been adequately purified or a second receptacle (24) for purified material. The conveyor belt (16) is preferably provided with cleansing devices (26).

Abstract: Apparatus for transporting filter rod sections or the like from a first to a spaced-apart second transfer station has a stationary hollow cylindrical core which is surrounded by a rotary drum-shaped conveyor having peripheral flutes and radially inwardly extending suction ports communicating with the flutes. The periphery of the core has an arcuate channel having a width in the range of a fraction of one millimeter and communicating with those ports which travel between the first and second transfer stations. The internal surface of the rotating conveyor constitutes the outer boundary of the channel and defines with the bottom surface of the core in the channel a plurality of flow restrictors each of which connects the inner end of a suction port in the region of the channel with a suction chamber in the interior of the core.

Abstract: An endless belt comprising a signal element affixed thereto for identifying one complete revolution of such belt and an apparatus for cleaning such belt. Advantageously, such belt and cleaning apparatus may be used in combination with an apparatus such as, for example, a papermaking machine.

Abstract: A cleaning mechanism for conveyors and items being transported on conveyors including an endless belt of rug material which contacts the surface of a conveyor or the bottoms of articles being transported thereon to clean them. The mechanism includes a nozzle which is positioned to spray water or water and solvent or solvent onto the endless belt to clean and moisten the belt. A squeegee roller is provided downstream of the nozzle to remove excess liquid so that the desired amount of water remains on the belt. The squeegee roller is spring biased against the belt to remove the excess liquid and also to apply tension to the belt so that the belt is sufficiently taut to perform the cleaning function. The cleaning mechanism can be placed alongside the conveyor to clean the bottom of the articles being transported by the conveyor.

Abstract: A process and apparatus is described by means of which the pollution of the surrounding atmosphere by the fumes of isocyanate, liberated during the continuous formation of isocyanate-based polymer foam bunstock, is minimized. The bunstock, after the foam rise and gelation is completed, is passed through a zone, installed on the bunstock conveyor, in which the foam is subjected to the action of a fine mist of water sprayed on to the top and sides of the foam bunstock. The application of water in this manner does not affect the properties or appearance of the foam and any excess water coating the surface of the foam evaporates during the remainder of the passage of the bunstock down the conveyor. The above procedure is particularly applicable to the production of foam bunstock which is based on the highly volatile toluene diisocyanate.

Abstract: The platen belt on an automatic document handler is treated to minimize the variation in frictional characteristics between a dirty belt and a clean belt by applying silicone oil to the belt after it has been cleaned with solvent.

Abstract: A conveyor wash device for use with a conveyor transport system including a conveyor means for transporting particulate material to recover excess particulate material adhering to the return side of the conveyor means. The conveyor wash device comprises a fluid wash basin configured to retain fluid therein to remove the particulate material from the conveyor means, a plurality of conveyor wash rollers disposed to route the return side of the conveyor means through the fluid wash basin and a particulate recovery means configured to transport particulate material from the fluid wash basin to the feed side of the conveyor transport system.

Abstract: A textile machine made by assembling a plurality of unit textile machines. Each unit textile machine is provided with a plurality of unit machines, and each unit machine is provided with a yarn package forming mechanism. Each unit textile machine is provided with a unit conveyer belt disposed along a longitudinal direction of the unit textile machine at a position adjacent to the yarn package forming mechanisms. When the unit textile machines are assembled as one body, their unit conveyer belts are aligned and form a combined conveyer belt. At least one step is provided between any two adjacent unit conveyer belts or a unit conveyer belt of a unit textile machine and an auxiliary conveyer belt mounted on a head stock of the assembled textile machine. So as to always maintain the assembled conveyer belt in a clean condition, a cleaning device may be disposed at a position between two adjacent unit conveyer belts.

Abstract: A system for transferring articles from a conveyor into individually predetermined, mutually spaced positions comprises an elongate platform with means for receiving thereon a predetermined number of articles delivered by a conveyor as a row of articles in contact with one another. An elongate rod extends longitudinally of the elongate platform, laterally of and beyond the row of articles. Transfer blocks, correspondng to the predetermined number of articles, are disposed as a row wherein each transfer block is shiftably mounted on the elongate rod, each block having an article-engaging member to enable shifting of the articles, by the transfer blocks along the rod.