Bucket elevators

Bucket elevators
 Bucket elevators operate by using an endless belt or chain on which
rectangular buckets are mounted.
This belt or chain revolves between a top and bottom pulley and the buckets
move with it.
At the bottom, the buckets pick up product fed into the elevator boot and at
the top the product is discharged as the bucket turns downward over head
pulley.
Along with each type of elevator, different styles of buckets have been
developed which better suit the elevator or the materials to be handled.
 Method of operation
• Bucket elevators operate by using an endless belt or chain on which
rectangular buckets are mounted.
• The belt or chain revolves between a top and bottom pulley and the
buckets move with it.
• At the bottom the buckets pick up product fed into the elevator boot and at
the top the product is discharged as the bucket turns downward over the
head pulley.
Method of operation
 The main parts of a bucket elevator
• The main parts of a bucket elevator are;
• Elevator head and boot section
• Elevator casing
• Belts and chain for bucket elevator
Head section and boot section in bucket
elevator

Chain
Feeding and discharge in bucket elevators

Feeding of
material
Discharge of
material
 Material used in different parts
• Chain for bucket elevator-
• Pin-C-45 / C-50
• Elevator casing- Mild steel
 Bucket elevator basic type
• Pitched bucket elevator
• Continuous type bucket elevator
 Pitched bucket elevator

• In this type bucket elevator buckets are installed at certain pitch.

 Continuous type bucket elevator

• In this type bucket elevator buckets are installed continuously.

Belt type bucket vs Chain type bucket
 Types of discharge in bucket elevator
• Centrifugal discharge
• Positive discharge
• Continuous discharge
 Centrifugal discharge
• Where the speed of the belt around the top pulley flings the product out of
the bucket,
 Positive discharge

• It is used for discharging slow and

less aggressive particles, where snub
pulley is mounted below the head
pulley which orients emptying the
material from bucket.
 Continuous discharge

• It is used for continuous discharge of

material by continuous contact of
bucket.
• It can also used for large lumpy
product.
 Purpose of bucket elevators
Bucket elevators are used to lift bulk material from one height to another.
They are a reliable and well-proven piece of equipment.
Bucket elevators are an ideal solution for vertical transportation of bulk
materials.
 Important advantages of belt bucket over chain
bucket elevators
 Lower wear and tear
 Quiet operation
 Higher specific conveying capacity
 Lower power consumption
 Most suitable for handling cement, raw meal, coal etc.