Product Overview
The bucket elevator is a vertical conveying and lifting machine that uses a chain or belt to drive buckets for material transportation. The buckets continuously circulate to lift materials vertically. The buckets continuously pick up materials from the bottom, lift them to the top, and discharge them, making the machine suitable for the vertical conveying of various bulk materials.
Working Principle
The bucket elevator uses the continuous circulation of buckets to achieve vertical material lifting. It mainly consists of a drive unit, lifting belt or chain, buckets, casing, upper and lower sprockets/pulleys, and feeding and discharge outlets. During operation, the motor drives the top drive wheel to rotate, causing the buckets mounted on the belt or chain to circulate vertically. When the buckets reach the top, the material is discharged through the outlet by gravity and the change in the direction of movement. This process repeats continuously to achieve stable and continuous conveying.
Features and Advantages
The bucket elevator can achieve vertical conveying over considerable heights while occupying relatively little floor space, making it suitable for factories with limited installation space.
Its design and conveying method can significantly reduce the breakage rate, making it suitable for materials that require high product integrity.
The equipment usually adopts a fully enclosed casing, which effectively prevents material from spreading and helps improve the working environment.
The buckets operate continuously at a controlled speed, providing stable and consistent material conveying.
Applications
Bucket elevators are widely used in the grain, food, feed, chemical, building materials, and mining industries, mainly for the vertical lifting and conveying of various bulk materials. They are particularly suitable for continuous conveying applications where materials need to be lifted from a lower level to a higher level. Bucket elevators are commonly used to connect silos, processing equipment, storage systems, and packaging systems.
Specification
| Model | Speed of Bucket (m/s) | Size of material(mm) | Bucket Capacity (L) | Capacity (m3/h) |
| TD-160 | 0.5 | 50-195 | 2.5-501.8 | 15-800 |
| TD-250 | 0.5 | 50-195 | 2.5-501.8 | 15-800 |
| TD-315 | 0.5 | 50-195 | 2.5-501.8 | 15-800 |
| TD-400 | 0.5 | 50-195 | 2.5-501.8 | 15-800 |
| TD-500 | 0.5 | 50-195 | 2.5-501.8 | 15-800 |
| TD-630 | 0.5 | 50-195 | 2.5-501.8 | 15-800 |
| More model can be customized | ||||
