Vertical Bucket Elevator-DAHAN Vibration Machinery

What is vertical bucket elevator?

Vertical bucket elevators are a type of conveyor system used to elevate bulk materials vertically. They consist of a series of buckets attached to a chain or belt that moves in a continuous loop, allowing materials to be lifted from one level to another. Vertical bucket elevators are commonly used in industries such as agriculture, mining, construction, and manufacturing for handling materials like grains, fertilizers, aggregates, and powders.

Vertical bucket elevators can convey materials vertically over considerable heights, saving space and allowing efficient material flow in facilities with limited floor space. The design of the barrel minimizes spillage and damage of materials during transportation, ensuring product integrity and quality. Vertical bucket elevators can be customized to meet specific requirements, including different capacities, heights and discharge options.

What is the Purpose of Vertical Bucket Elevator?

1. Vertical conveying: Bulk materials or granular materials are conveyed vertically from the bottom to the top or high places. This makes it easy to transport raw materials or finished products from one height to another during industrial production.

2. Automated production: Vertical bucket elevators can usually be integrated with other production equipment to realize automated production lines, improve production efficiency and reduce labor costs.

What types of Vertical Bucket Elevators are there?

There are many types of vertical bucket elevators. The three common types of vertical bucket elevators include: Belt Type Bucket Elevator, Chain Bucket Elevator and Z Type Bucket Elevator.

Belt Type Bucket Elevator

It uses belts as a device for conveying and lifting bulk materials, and is suitable for various bulk materials, including grains, seeds, fertilizers, minerals, aggregates, powders and other free-flowing or non-free-flowing materials.

Chain Bucket Elevator

The chain is used as the driving mechanism to lift and transport bulk materials vertically or tiltedly. Ideal for heavy-duty industrial applications involving the handling of strong and abrasive materials such as ores, minerals, aggregates and other coarse-grained materials.

Lifting height: ≤20m

Lifting capacity: 5.4-72m³/h

Z Type Bucket Elevator

Used to convey bulk materials in a Z-shaped path, suitable for various bulk materials, including grains, seeds, potato chips, snacks and other fragile and fragile materials.

Discharge height: 1.5-12m

Feeding length:≤1.3m

How does a vertical bucket elevator work?

Vertical bucket elevator is mainly composed of hopper, traction belt (or chain), driving device casing and inlet and discharge ports. When working, the conveyed material is evenly fed from the feeding port. Driven by the driving roller, the hopper fixed on the conveyor belt scrapes the material and then rises together with the conveyor belt. When it rises to the top of the top driving roller, the hopper starts. Turn over, under the action of centrifugal force or gravity, the material is discharged from the discharge port and sent to the next process.

What are the benefits of a vertical bucket elevator?

efficient material handling

Designed for the vertical transport of materials, making it an efficient way of moving bulk materials between different levels of the production line.

High capacity

Can handle bulky material over long distances, making it a suitable choice for high-volume applications with vertical heights of up to 40 meters or more.

Reduce product damage

Designed to minimize product damage during shipping, which helps maintain the quality of the material being shipped.

Low maintenance

Require less maintenance than other types of material handling equipment because they have fewer moving parts and are simpler in design.

Safety

Can be equipped with a variety of safety features including blast doors, fire suppression systems and monitoring systems to prevent overloading or other hazardous situations.

Customizable

Can be customized to meet the specific needs of a production line, including bucket size and capacity, elevator speed, and type of material being conveyed.

Technical Parameters of Vertical Bucket Elevator

Model	Feed size MM	Bucket			Height m	Lifting capacity (m³/h)	Weight
Model	Feed size MM	Distance mm	Width MM	Capacity L	Height m	Lifting capacity (m³/h)	Weight
TB250	90	200	250	3	5-40	25	According to the specific vertical bucket elevator order total drawing verification to determine
TB315	100	200	315	6		46
TB400	110	250	400	12		75
TB500	130	320	500	25		95
TB630	150	400	630	50		148
Note: THE conveying capacity in the table is calculated according to the filling coefficient ψ-0.8 for reference only.

Difference Between Vertical Bucket Elevator and Other Conveyors

Different conveying directions: Vertical bucket conveyors are mainly used for long-distance conveying in horizontal and inclined directions, vertical bucket elevators are specially used for conveying in vertical directions, lifting materials from below to above.

Different applications: Vertical bucket conveyors are suitable for situations where materials need to be transported in a horizontal or inclined direction, such as factory production lines; vertical bucket elevators are often used in situations where materials need to be lifted vertically, such as warehousing facilities.

Run differently: the bucket of a vertical bucket conveyor runs on a horizontal or inclined conveyor line, transporting materials from one location to another; the bucket of a vertical bucket elevator runs in the vertical direction, lifting materials from below Go to the top to achieve the vertical lifting function.

Here's a quick comparison table:

Features	Vertical bucket elevators	Vertical Screw Conveyors	Vertical vibrating elevators
Applications	For vertical conveying of bulk materials such as grain, fertilizer, ore, etc.	For conveying bulk materials or powders	For conveying bulk materials
Efficiency	Highly efficient, suitable for vertical conveying	Moderate, depending on screw design	Moderate, depending on vibration mechanism
Transportation	Moderate to high, depending on size and design	Moderate, smaller diameter screw conveyors have lower conveying capacities	Moderate, depending on vibration frequency and amplitude
Height	High, up to tens of meters	Generally low, vertical height does not exceed 5 meters	Low, suitable for medium-height transportation, vertical height does not exceed 8 meters
Cost	Usually higher, as suitable for specific vertical conveying needs	Moderate, depending on screw mechanism and length	Moderate, depending on vibration mechanism and design

Selection method:

If you need to transport a large amount of materials, have the highest requirements for sealing, and have a variety of types, you can choose a vertical bucket elevator.

If you need limited space and have high requirements, you can choose a vertical screw conveyor.

If you need to transport fine particles, choose a smaller target requirement, or need to cool down, you can use a vertical vibrating elevator.

Structure of Vertical Bucket Elevator

The main components of vertical bucket elevator are hopper and traction parts. The hopper is the material-holding component of the hoist. According to the nature of the conveyed material and the structural characteristics of the hoist, the hopper can be divided into three different forms, namely deep hopper with cylindrical bottom, shallow hopper and pointed hopper.

The traction parts of the bucket elevator can be two kinds of tapes and chains. The tapes are the same as those of the belt conveyor. The hopper is fixed on the traction belt with special head screws and elastic gaskets, and the bandwidth is 35~40mm larger than the width of the hopper.

Available Options

1.Underhead Inspection Platform with Railings

2.ladder with guardrail

3.Stainless steel bucket and bolts

4.Loading hopper with safety grill and lid

5.Lightweight Loading Screw Conveyors for Difficult-Flowing Products

6.for belt slipping

Application of Vertical Bucket Elevator

The vertical bucket elevator is suitable for lifting from a low place to a high place. After the supply material is put into the hopper through the vibrating table, the machine runs automatically and continuously to convey the product upward. Some common applications include:

1. Agriculture: Used to transport grain, seeds and other bulk materials between different stages of the production process.

2. Mining industry: It is used in the mining industry to transport coal, ore, minerals and other materials from underground mines to the surface.

3. Food processing: Used in food processing facilities to transport grain, flour, sugar and other food products between different stages of the production process.

4. Chemical processing: used in the chemical processing industry to transport materials such as fertilizers, plastics and other chemicals between different stages of the production process.

5. Construction: used in the construction industry to transport materials such as cement, sand and gravel between different levels of the construction site.

6. Power plants: used in power plants to transport coal, biomass and other materials from storage bins to boilers as fuel.

Proof of Solutions for Our Wide Range of Products

A food processing plant introduced a vertical bucket elevator produced by Dahan to transport raw materials from the ground to production lines on different floors. The elevator improves production efficiency, reduces labor handling costs, and ensures the sanitation and safety of the food production process. Customers praised the stability and reliability of the elevator and believed that the vertical bucket elevator met their needs for vertical conveying equipment and provided important support for the smooth operation of the production line.

Vertical Bucket Elevator Manufacturer

Xinxiang Dahan vertical bucket elevator manufacturer is a company specializing in manufacturing vertical bucket elevators. They are committed to providing efficient and reliable hoist solutions that are widely used in various industries. Their products feature high-quality design and manufacturing processes and comply with relevant quality standards and safety requirements. Through their hoist equipment, customers are able to achieve efficient material transportation and handling, improving production efficiency.