BUCKET ELEVATOR Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: materials handling machinery; bucket elevators.

SUBSTANCE: proposed elevator consists of housing with shoe head in which discharge branch pipe is installed. Elevator contains also driven and driving drums, traction member with buckets fitted on. Discharge branch pipe has gate forming loose material discharge chamber between gate and wall of discharge branch pipe. According to invention, gate is spring-loaded and made in form of bell-crank whose arms are arranged at angle relative to each other. One arm is made in form of plate, and the other, in form of rod projecting beyond the beginning of discharge branch pipe.

EFFECT: improved reliability at operation of elevator.

2 dwg