Bucket Elevators (Belt Type Bucket Elevators and Chain Type Bucket Elevators)

Bucket Elevator finds an Extensive application in industry for Material Handling whenever the space constraint exists. The Bucket Elevator handles wide range of materials depending upon the characteristics of the material. Accordingly, they are categorized into three types,

• Centrifugal Discharge Belt/Chain Elevators : This is mostly vertical and handle practical and free flowing fine or small lump material.
• Continuous Discharge : This is often used for handling larger lumps and material that maybe difficult to handle by Centrifugal Discharge Elevators. The slow speed and gentle method of loading and discharging minimize breakage of fragile material.
• Positive Discharge Elevators ; This is similar to Centrifugal discharge elevator except that space buckets are end mounted between two strands of chain and are snubbed back under the head sprockets to invert bucket and gain complete discharge. Bucket speed is slower and this type is specially suited to handle light, aerated, dusty and sticky materials that will not discharge without difficulty in centrifugal discharge elevator.