SED-Z-L — Z-type Bucket Elevator

Material drops into the lower vibrating-feed inlet of the elevator base. A pair of parallel chains, driven by the lower sprocket assembly and tensioned by a tensioner sprocket, run upward through the first/second/third sections (modular frame; any number of sections supported), around the upper sprocket assembly at the cross-head section, and back down. Plastic 1.8 L hoppers (buckets) are pinned to the chain at regular intervals; each bucket scoops material at the bottom and carries it up to the cross-head. At the top, the bucket flips and discharges into the storage hopper at the discharge port. A vibrator at the discharge controls the meter-out rate to the downstream machine. A frequency-converter (or fixed three-phase four-wire input) drives the main motor; the operator can choose between manual inching, continuous run or weight-controlled automatic feeding via the optional weighing-feeder relay K1.