Abstract: The present invention relates to a conveyor belt cleaning apparatus for use with belt conveyors. The invention provides a conveyor belt cleaning apparatus (1) for use with a belt conveyor, the cleaning apparatus comprising a first arm (20a) and a second arm (20b) adapted to support a scraping blade (30), the first and second arms being rotatably mounted on a shaft (2) for independent rotation about an axis, the rotation of the arms causing corresponding positional adjustments of the scraping blade (30) with respect to the belt. The mountings (21a, 21b) of each arm (20a, 20b) on the shaft (2) includes a biasing means which, in use, acts to bias the arms towards the conveyor belt. The apparatus further includes an intermediate arm (40) located midway between the first arm (20a) and the second arm (20b) one end of which is connected to the shaft (2) and the opposing end of which is connected to the scraping blade (30) to provide support for the scraping blade (30).

Abstract: A scraping apparatus 1 for use with a belt conveyor. The scraping apparatus 1 comprises a base portion 3 adapted for engagement with a holder 7 disposed to support the apparatus 1 adjacent a conveyor belt 2. A blade portion 10 is adapted to scrape the surface of the belt 2 and, thereby, remove residual material. An intermediate web portion 15 is resiliently deformable to permit a limited degree of relative displacement between the blade portion 10 and the base portion 3, to accommodate surface irregularities in the belt 2.