Full definition
Cleaner installed on the belt return strand (bottom face) to remove adhering material that would otherwise accumulate on return idlers, causing uneven wear and spillage beneath the conveyor. Also called a diagonal cleaner. Blade materials: rubber, polyurethane, nylon; spring-adjustable contact pressure. Complements the V-type cleaner in conditions with highly adhesive materials such as wet clay, wet coal fines, or sticky mineral ores.