Bucket Elevators are used to elevate loose bulk
materials through the use of moving buckets attached to chain or belt,
vertically through an enclosed casing. The complete unit consists
of following items.
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Top Section : It consists
of three parts. One is body with material outlet than a` channel
frame. Third is cover. Channel section provides seating for drive
pulley with pedestal, drive unit (motor, pulley, belt) and tie
rod for proper tensioning of belt/chain.
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Mid Section : This
is basically a hollow casing of standard height. It is used in
number as required for a particular height.
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Boot Section : This
section is consists of casing with material inlet & scooping
plate, tensioning device consisting of boot pulley with shaft
& bearing housed in casing which is guided in frame work by
square guide bar and adjusted by a square threaded screw for proper
tensioning of belt/chain. It has inspecting window for check up
of material entry & flow.
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Buckets : These are
fixed/attached to conveying element at a distance depending upon
capacity. These buckets scoops the material and carries it up
by the movement of conveying element and then discharging the
material centrifugally through material outlet provided in the
top section.
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Conveying Element (Chain / Belt
) : This can be chain or belt as per requirement.
They are made endless i.e. both the ends are joined & vulcanized
in case of belt & pinned in case of chain.
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