This is a short article to introduce certain basic aspects of bucket elevator chains and bucket elevator conveying systems to nontechnical persons. It describes elements of a system using roller chain & sprockets.
A Bucket Elevator is an economical and efficient inclined conveying system in which buckets are installed on a circulating conveying program, to vertically convey a wide range of small to bulky components to successive delivering systems. These elevators can be found across the entire spectrum of industry.
A range of mechanical drives can be used to power bucket elevators such as for example:
– Direct drive geared electric motor.
– Electric electric motor drive using V-belt & pulleys.
– Electric motor drive utilizing a roller chain & sprocket.
– Electric motor drive utilizing a combination of the next & 3rd options.
– Geared engine with roller chain & sprockets.
Bucket Elevators often contain a number of buckets attached to a bucket elevator chain by way of brackets linked with a chain bolt in a loose fit, with sprockets located in strategic factors and at the top and bottom of the unit.