Characteristics of Bucket Elevator
Bucket elevators are designed to move flowing powders or bulk solids vertically. Bucket elevators use an endless belt or chain and have a series of buckets attached to it. Bulk material is spread into an inlet hopper. Buckets (or cups) dig into the material and convey it up and over the head sprocket/pulley, and then throw the material out through a discharge throat.
Bucket elevators are not self-feeding, and are fed at a controlled rate. The buckets are usually where the chain or belt path is vertical or steeply inclined in a single plane. The buckets are returned back down to a tail pulley or sprocket at the bottom.

Classification of Bucket Elevator
There are four broad classifications of bucket elevators: Centrifugal, continuous, positive, and internal discharge. The most commonly used are the centrifugal and continuous discharge elevators.

The description of bucket elevator:
Bucket elevators are designed to move flowing powders or bulk solids vertically. Bucket elevators use an endless belt or chain and have a series of buckets attached to it. Bulk material is spread into an inlet hopper. Buckets (or cups) dig into the material and convey it up and over the head sprocket/pulley, and then throw the material out a discharge throat.
Bucket elevator can be divided into belt type and chain type, and the common characteristic is used for vertical transportation of powder, granulated and small lump materials. It has compact structure, small covering area, large hoisting height, good sealed performance. Tape bucket conveyor is lightweight, flexible, simple handling maintenance and low noise, which can be used to transport density <of 1.5 t/m3 powdered or granular material. Chain bucket elevator loads large and is easy maintenance, which can be used to transport larger density> 1.5 t/m3 granular or small conveying of bulk materials.
Advantage of Bucket Elevator:
The bucket conveyor has the advantages of big conveying capacity, high hoisting height, stable and reliable running and long service life. The machine is applicable for the crushed materials, and block materials, such as coal, cement, block, sand, clay and ore. The bucket elevator is allowed to convey materials with high temperature when armed with special circle chain tructure.
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