BUCKET ELEVATOR Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; industrial transport. SUBSTANCE: proposed bucket elevator has upper driving and lower tension drums with pulling belt provided with buckets passed over drums. Drums are arranged in housing consisting of head with discharged branch pipe, shoe with charging lip, and middle sections. Housing has ports made in lower parts of shoe side walls whose height is adjusted by gates installed on shoe for vertical displacement. Compensating reservoir coupled with charging lip are made from side of gates. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 3 dwg