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This invention relates to a device for cleaning conveyor belt systems. Discs having a plurality of projecting fins constitute the cleaner drum. One side of the fin has a U shaped recess while the other side is plain. These fins are located with the U shaped recess of one fin facing the plain surface of the adjacent fin. This drum is mounted on a drivable shaft and is driven in the direction opposite to that of the conveyor belt. Vacuum is created due to the difference in speed and also because of the U shaped recess of the fin. This vacuum dislodges the adherent matter from the conveyor belt surfaces.