Structure And Working Principle of Bucket Elevator

Bucket elevator is a commonly used vertical conveying equipment, widely used in food, mining, building materials, chemical industry and other industries, used to convey powder, granular and block materials. Its main features are efficient conveying, small footprint, simple structure and convenient maintenance. The bucket elevator can lift all kinds of bulk materials, from light to heavy, from fine to bulky materials. This article will introduce the structure and working principle of the bucket elevator for you.

The bucket elevator can lift all kinds of bulk materials, from light to heavy, from fine to bulky materials. This article will introduce the structure and working principle of the bucket elevator for you.

Structure of bucket elevator

Usually a series of buckets evenly fixed on the endless traction chain or belt are used to continuously lift bulk or broken materials in the vertical direction or near vertical direction, mainly composed of buckets, traction belts (or chains), driven devices, casings, Composition of feed port and discharge port.

Working principle of bucket elevator

The working principle of the bucket elevator is relatively simple. When the equipment is working, the material is evenly fed through the feeding port. Rising until it reaches the top of the driving drum, the bucket starts to turn over, and then under the action of centrifugal force or gravity, the material is unloaded from the discharge port and sent to the next process.

When the bucket is filled with materials through the lower feed port, the bucket moves upward along the ascending section as the chain runs. During the ascending process, the materials are affected by centrifugal force and gravity and move upward along the ascending section of the elevator.

When the bucket reaches the top of the elevator, it turns to the descending section under the guidance of the turning wheel.

In the descending section, the bucket runs downward along the chain, and when it reaches the discharge port, the discharge device unloads the materials to the destination, completing a conveying process.

The bucket elevator is suitable for lifting from a low place to a high place, and the lifting height can reach 40 meters; the bucket elevator is generally equipped with an organic casing to prevent dust from flying.