Inclined Bucket Elevator Conveyor System

Product Details Description
The inclined bucket elevator conveyor system is customized specifically for the cement, mining, and grain industries. Its core function is the continuous inclined conveying of powdery, granular, and small块状 materials, adaptable to an inclination angle of 15°-75°. It connects various links of the production line to realize automatic inclined transfer of materials, balancing efficiency and material protection, and solving the pain points of traditional conveying equipment such as large floor space, poor adaptability, and high material loss.
With "efficient conveying + scenario adaptation" as its core, the system consists of seven key components including drive device, traction member, hopper, and casing, all customized according to the material characteristics of the three industries. The drive device delivers stable power with adjustable speed; the traction members are divided into chains and belts, suitable for materials with different abrasiveness; the hoppers adopt differentiated designs to match material forms; the fully enclosed segmented casing prevents dust and is easy to maintain; the feeding and discharging devices prevent residue and blockage, the tensioning device ensures stability, and the safety protection system eliminates hidden dangers such as material jamming and deviation.
Its working principle is as follows: The drive device drives the traction member to circulate, and the hoppers operate synchronously. Materials are loaded at the bottom through inflow or digging methods, moved upward along the inclined fuselage, and discharged at the top by centrifugal force or gravity. This cycle achieves continuous and stable conveying of materials, adapting to different working conditions of the three industries.

Product Advantages
(1) Strong Scenario Adaptability, Precisely Matching the Needs of Three Industries
It has extremely strong scenario adaptability and is customized according to the characteristics of the three industries. For the cement industry, it adopts high-temperature and wear-resistant materials with a fully enclosed structure to prevent dust; for the mining industry, it uses high-strength wear-resistant components, suitable for complex scenarios such as underground and open-pit; for the grain industry, it adopts food-grade materials, with shallow hoppers to prevent breakage and a sealed structure to prevent moisture, suitable for clean scenarios.
(2) High Efficiency and Energy Saving, Outstanding Conveying Efficiency
It is efficient and energy-saving. The optimized hopper design reduces loss, reducing drive power by 30%-50% and increasing conveying efficiency by more than 40%, with a conveying capacity of 19-540m³/h. Inclined conveying eliminates the need for transfer platforms, shortens the path, reduces material loss and labor costs, realizes automatic continuous operation, and lowers operating costs.
(3) Compact Structure, High Space Utilization
With a compact structure, it occupies only 1/3 to 1/2 of the floor space of traditional equipment, suitable for narrow spaces such as factories and mines, as well as the renovation of old factories. The segmented fuselage is easy to transport and install, and its length and inclination angle can be flexibly adjusted to adapt to the height difference and layout needs of different sites.
(4) Stable Operation, Low Maintenance Cost
It operates stably with low maintenance costs. Key components are made of high-strength wear-resistant materials, with a long service life and a maintenance cycle of 1-2 years. The equipment has low vibration and noise, reserved inspection doors, and key components are easy to maintain without professional personnel, which can reduce shutdown losses and ensure continuous operation of the production line.
(5) Safe and Reliable, Effective Material Protection
It is safe and reliable with effective material protection. Equipped with a complete safety protection system, it automatically shuts down and alarms in case of abnormalities to eliminate safety accidents. Customized structures for different materials: dust and adhesion prevention for cement, leakage and impact prevention for ore, and breakage and pollution prevention for grain, minimizing material loss.
(6) Flexible and Adjustable, Strong Compatibility
It is flexible and adjustable with strong compatibility. The inclination angle can be adjusted between 15° and 75°, the conveying height is 4-45m, and parameters can be customized. It supports multi-point feeding and discharging, can be seamlessly connected with various production equipment, adapts to different production processes, and can meet the needs of production capacity adjustment and production line upgrading.

Product Attribute Information
(1) Core Technical Attributes
Conveying Method: Continuous inclined conveying (can be connected with short-distance horizontal conveying)
Inclination Angle: 15°-75° (customizable and adjustable)
Conveying Height: 4-45m (conventional models), customizable special models of 50-90m
Conveying Capacity: 19-540m³/h (adaptable according to different models, customizable for larger capacity)
Operating Speed: 1.2-1.6m/s (adjustable according to material characteristics and conveying needs)
Discharging Method: Centrifugal, gravity, mixed (selected according to material characteristics)
Feeding Method: Inflow, digging (selected according to material characteristics)
Safety Protection: Overload protection, backstop protection, deviation protection, chain/belt breakage protection, alarm device
Motor Power: 5.5-160kW (customized according to conveying capacity and lifting height)
Applicable Material Temperature: ≤80℃ (belt type), ≤250℃ (chain type)
(2) Specification and Model Attributes (Conventional Mainstream Models)
TH Series (Ring Chain Type): TH160, TH250, TH315, TH400, TH500, TH630, TH800, TH1000, TH1250, conveying capacity of 19-540m³/h, suitable for abrasive materials in mining and cement industries
NE Series (Plate Chain Type): NE15, NE30, NE50, NE100, etc., conveying capacity of 15-800m³/h, suitable for high-yield and high-lifting height working conditions, capable of conveying medium and large abrasive materials
TD Series (Belt Type): Suitable for powdery materials in grain and cement industries, conveying capacity ≤400m³/h, stable operation and low noise
PL Series (Plate Chain Type): Conveying capacity of 22-100m³/h, conveying height of 4-30m, suitable for materials with large specific gravity and high temperature
(3) Material Attributes
Fuselage Casing: Carbon steel, stainless steel (stainless steel is preferred for the grain industry; thickened carbon steel is used for the mining/cement industry, which can be anti-corrosion and wear-resistant treated)
Hopper: Ordinary carbon steel, high manganese steel (wear-resistant, suitable for mining), stainless steel (food-grade, suitable for grain), wear-resistant plastic (suitable for light powdery materials), hopper capacity of 1.2-95L
Traction Members: Ring chain (specifications such as φ12×45 to φ22×86, single chain breaking load ≥170KN), plate chain (high-strength plate sleeve roller chain), belt (rubber belt, suitable for light materials)
Drive Device: Motor (YE2 series energy-saving motor), reducer (shaft-mounted reducer with built-in backstop), coupling (elastic coupling for stable power transmission)
Tensioning Device: Screw tensioning, weight tensioning (flexibly adjustable to ensure the tightness of traction members)
(4) Installation and Other Attributes
Installation Method: Floor-mounted, wall-mounted (customized according to site layout), need to be installed on a solid and flat foundation to avoid severe vibration
Fuselage Weight: 1-50t (conventional models) according to different models
Applicable Environment: Indoor, outdoor, underground (mining-specific models), adaptable to complex environments such as humidity, high temperature, and high dust (corresponding protective treatment required)
Control Method: Manual control, PLC automatic control (can be linked with the production line to achieve unattended operation)
Service Life: The overall service life is 8-10 years, and the service life of key components (motor, reducer) is 5-8 years
 

  
Scenario Details Description
(1) Application Scenarios in the Cement Industry
1. Adaptable Materials
Powdery (cement raw meal powder, finished cement powder), granular (cement clinker particles), small块状 (small cement clinker blocks), material temperature ≤250℃, bulk density ≤2000kg/m³, medium abrasiveness, easy to generate dust and adhere.
2. Core Application Links
Raw Meal Conveying: Connect the raw meal mill and silo, convey the ground raw meal powder obliquely to the raw meal silo. The fully enclosed fuselage design prevents raw meal dust from escaping, and the hopper is anti-adhesive treated to reduce raw meal residue and avoid blockage.
Clinker Conveying: Convey cement clinker (particles, small blocks) from the outlet of the cooler to the clinker silo or crushing equipment. Wear-resistant chains and high manganese steel hoppers are selected to resist the abrasiveness and impact of clinker, adapt to high-temperature working conditions, and prevent equipment wear.
Finished Product Conveying: Convey finished cement powder from the cement mill to the finished cement silo, or from the finished silo to the packaging machine and transfer vehicle. Adopt inflow feeding and centrifugal discharging to ensure uniform and residue-free conveying of cement powder and avoid pollution.
Auxiliary Material Conveying: Convey auxiliary materials such as gypsum and slag (granular) from the auxiliary material silo to the mixer to mix with cement raw meal, adapt to the conveying needs of different auxiliary materials, and flexibly adjust the inclination angle and conveying capacity.
3. Scenario Advantages
It adapts to the characteristics of narrow space and large height difference of the cement plant production line. Inclined conveying eliminates the need for transfer platforms, saving plant space; the high-temperature and wear-resistant design adapts to the high-temperature working conditions of clinker; the fully enclosed structure meets the environmental protection requirements of the cement industry and reduces dust pollution; it can be seamlessly connected with cement mills, coolers, silos and other equipment to realize automatic continuous conveying, replacing traditional manual transfer, improving production efficiency, and reducing labor costs and dust hazards.
(2) Application Scenarios in the Mining Industry
1. Adaptable Materials
Small (ore, coal blocks, particle size 20-100mm), granular (ore powder, coal powder), materials with strong abrasiveness, large specific gravity, many impurities, some materials contain moisture, easy to block and wear equipment, suitable for complex environments such as underground and open-pit.
2. Core Application Links
Underground Ore Conveying: Convey the mined ore (small blocks) from the underground mining point to the wellhead transfer device. The fuselage adopts anti-impact and anti-corrosion design, adapting to the humid, dusty and narrow underground working conditions. It is equipped with an explosion-proof motor (optional) to ensure underground operation safety; high-strength plate/ring chains and thickened scale hoppers are selected to resist the impact and wear of ore, preventing chain breakage and material leakage.
Ore Powder Conveying: Convey the crushed and ground ore powder from the crushing equipment to the ore powder silo. The fully enclosed fuselage prevents ore powder from escaping and polluting the environment, and the hopper is anti-adhesive treated to reduce ore powder residue and avoid blockage.
Open-Pit Mining Conveying: In open-pit mines, convey ore from the lower part of the stope to the crushing station, stockpile or transfer vehicle. It adapts to the characteristics of large height difference and rugged terrain in open-pit mines, can flexibly adjust the inclination angle and fuselage length, does not need to level the site, and is easy to install; the fuselage is waterproof and sun-proof treated to adapt to harsh open-pit environments.
Coal Powder Conveying: In coal mining scenarios, convey coal powder from the grinding equipment to the coal powder silo. It adopts explosion-proof and anti-leakage design to avoid safety hazards caused by coal powder leakage, operates stably, and reduces coal powder breakage and loss.
3. Scenario Advantages
It has outstanding impact resistance, wear resistance and anti-blocking performance, adapting to the material characteristics of strong abrasiveness and many impurities in the mining industry; it can adapt to complex working conditions such as underground and open-pit, and the waterproof, anti-impact and anti-corrosion design extends the service life of the equipment; the adjustable inclination angle adapts to the characteristics of large height difference and rugged terrain in mining sites, eliminating the need for large-scale site leveling and reducing installation costs; continuous conveying replaces manual labor and traditional conveying equipment, improving mining efficiency and reducing material loss and safety accidents.
(3) Application Scenarios in the Grain Industry
1. Adaptable Materials
Granular (wheat, corn, rice, soybeans, sorghum, etc.), materials with light specific gravity, weak abrasiveness, easy to break, damp and moldy, high requirements for conveying cleanliness, applicable temperature ≤80℃, non-corrosive environment.
2. Core Application Links
Grain Silo Feeding: Convey the purchased bulk grain (wheat, corn, etc.) from the transfer vehicle and conveyor to the top of the grain silo. The shallow hopper design reduces grain breakage, the fuselage is sealed and moisture-proof to prevent grain from getting damp, moldy and polluted; it operates stably with low noise, avoiding disturbing the grain storage environment.
Grain Processing Conveying: Connect the grain silo and processing equipment (rice mill, flour mill, screening machine), convey grain from the grain silo to the feed inlet of the processing equipment. The conveying process is residue-free and pollution-free, ensuring the quality of grain processing; the conveying capacity can be flexibly adjusted to adapt to different processing capacity needs.
Finished Product Conveying: Convey processed finished grain (rice, flour, miscellaneous grains, etc.) from the processing equipment to the finished product silo and packaging machine. Food-grade stainless steel hoppers and fuselage are adopted to avoid material pollution, and the shallow hopper discharging design reduces finished product breakage and ensures the appearance of finished products.
Miscellaneous Grain Sorting and Conveying: In miscellaneous grain processing plants, convey different types of miscellaneous grains (soybeans, sorghum, etc.) from the sorting equipment to the corresponding silos. It can realize multi-point feeding and discharging, adapt to the classified storage needs of sorted miscellaneous grains, and ensure the purity of miscellaneous grains without mixing during conveying.
3. Scenario Advantages
The food-grade material design meets the hygiene standards of the grain industry and prevents material pollution; the shallow hopper and low-speed operation design minimize grain breakage and ensure the appearance and quality of grain; the sealed and moisture-proof structure avoids grain dampness and mold, extending the grain storage time; it operates stably with low noise, adapting to the clean and quiet environment of grain silos and grain processing plants; the compact structure adapts to the narrow space of grain silos and processing plants, can be flexibly connected with various processing and storage equipment, realizing automatic conveying, replacing manual transfer, improving processing and storage efficiency, and reducing labor costs.