ELD – Din-Type Low-speed Bucket Elevator
Bucket elevator with chain strands and shackles
The chains are placed on the sides of the buckets to ensure central discharge aligned with the elevator. The main features of the elevator include the following:

– standard dimensions (i.e. bucket width) of the same series as for high-speed elevators, starting from 315 mm
– sturdy buckets, suitable for dredging on the reinforced outer side and discharging on the opposite internal side. The sides are fitted with two perforated brackets for connection to the shackles.
– drive wheels with hub and smooth rings for driving the chains through friction
– return wheels of the same type as the drive wheels
– chain strands manufactured according to DIN 764 specifications (or, alternatively, DIN 766 type strands with shorter links)
– DIN 745 type shackles for connecting the buckets to the chains
– tangential feed inlet on idle station
– central discharge outlet under drive station
– standard counterweight tensioning system with load equivalent to roughly 80% of the weight of the material contained in the up run

Drive Station
The top section of a bucket elevator that drives it through the drive assembly and discharges raised material through gravity from a central outlet. It consists of a sturdy structure with brackets for shaft supports, an upper cover comprising two parts that can be removed for inspection and maintenance, a drive shaft with two smooth ring wheels supports with bearings and dust-proof seals for the drive shaft
Inspection and adjustement doors; de-dusting flange

Central Discharge Outlet
On low-speed bucket elevators, material is discharged through gravity in the central zone of the head section, which includes an appropriate hopper located under the drive shaft. A suitable element protects the hopper against wear caused by the material being discharged
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