A grain leg, which is also referred to as a bucket elevator, is a device that is used for hauling materials in bulk. Typically this is used to move flowable materials, such as fertilizer or grain, vertically. These elevators can elevate numerous bulk materials ranging from heavy to light, and large to fine lumps.
These mechanisms can be summed up in four main parts. There are the buckets. These are a crucial component of the entire devices, as they are responsible for carrying the material that is being hauled. Belts are also important. These devices are used to help with carrying of buckets and the transmitting of pulls. These have to have some sort of driving force in order for them to effectively operate and often that is pulleys. Most of the buckets include a number of accessories. These accessories are beneficial for protecting the mechanism, maintaining belt tension, loading the buckets, receiving materials that have been discharged, and picking materials up.
The centrifugal discharge elevator can be inclined or vertical. The vertical types depend on the action of force used to get the material into the discharge chute. These versions must be operated at relatively high speeds. Mostly all of the centrifugal discharge elevators feature spaced out buckets that have round bottoms. They pick the load up from a pile at the foot pulley, a pit or a boot.
In contrast, inclined elevators might have a discharge chute that is set slightly under the head pulley. Because they do not depend on centrifugal force to place material into the chute, speed can be lowered. Inclined elevators may have buckets close together or spread apart.
There is also continuous bucket elevators. These are used when slowly hauling difficult materials from one place to another. The buckets that are used for the devices are often triangular in cross section. They might be set close to a belt so there is no space or very little clearance between them.
Choosing which of these models to use is based on many different factors, such as the details of the material being moved and where it is being hauled. The earliest versions of these elevators included flat chains with steel buckets connected at every two or three inches. Modern construction utilizes plastic buckets attached to rubber belts. Pulleys, which may be several feet in their diameter, are found on the bottom and top. The top one is usually powered with an electric motor.
This mechanism is an enabling technology, as it has permitted construction of grain elevators. A diverter located at the top of the elevator permits grain to be sent to the selected bin. A device that is similar but includes flat steps is sometimes used as an elevator for humans, such as employees who use a certain parking garage. However, this model is mostly considered to dangerous for public usage.
The bucket elevator is used to haul materials. There are an assortment of variations that can be used, including vertical, continuous, centrifugal discharge and inclined. Generally speaking, these mechanisms consists of pulleys, belts, buckets and accessories. The earlier versions featured flat chains with steel buckets and modern versions have rubber belts with plastic buckets.
These mechanisms can be summed up in four main parts. There are the buckets. These are a crucial component of the entire devices, as they are responsible for carrying the material that is being hauled. Belts are also important. These devices are used to help with carrying of buckets and the transmitting of pulls. These have to have some sort of driving force in order for them to effectively operate and often that is pulleys. Most of the buckets include a number of accessories. These accessories are beneficial for protecting the mechanism, maintaining belt tension, loading the buckets, receiving materials that have been discharged, and picking materials up.
The centrifugal discharge elevator can be inclined or vertical. The vertical types depend on the action of force used to get the material into the discharge chute. These versions must be operated at relatively high speeds. Mostly all of the centrifugal discharge elevators feature spaced out buckets that have round bottoms. They pick the load up from a pile at the foot pulley, a pit or a boot.
In contrast, inclined elevators might have a discharge chute that is set slightly under the head pulley. Because they do not depend on centrifugal force to place material into the chute, speed can be lowered. Inclined elevators may have buckets close together or spread apart.
There is also continuous bucket elevators. These are used when slowly hauling difficult materials from one place to another. The buckets that are used for the devices are often triangular in cross section. They might be set close to a belt so there is no space or very little clearance between them.
Choosing which of these models to use is based on many different factors, such as the details of the material being moved and where it is being hauled. The earliest versions of these elevators included flat chains with steel buckets connected at every two or three inches. Modern construction utilizes plastic buckets attached to rubber belts. Pulleys, which may be several feet in their diameter, are found on the bottom and top. The top one is usually powered with an electric motor.
This mechanism is an enabling technology, as it has permitted construction of grain elevators. A diverter located at the top of the elevator permits grain to be sent to the selected bin. A device that is similar but includes flat steps is sometimes used as an elevator for humans, such as employees who use a certain parking garage. However, this model is mostly considered to dangerous for public usage.
The bucket elevator is used to haul materials. There are an assortment of variations that can be used, including vertical, continuous, centrifugal discharge and inclined. Generally speaking, these mechanisms consists of pulleys, belts, buckets and accessories. The earlier versions featured flat chains with steel buckets and modern versions have rubber belts with plastic buckets.
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