The Solution to Solve Blockage of Bucket Elevator

If there is blockage, please stop feeding material immediately, if serious ,please stop the machine and check the cause of blockage. Please use a shovel or special tools to clear up the blocked materials instead of hands.

1.If blockage is caused by big lump material entering into the base , please stop machine ,remove big lump materials and plugging materials.
2.If blockage is caused by insufficient tension of bucket belt, please adjust the tension after removing plugging materials. 
3.If blockage is caused by large feed flow rate which exceeds the bucket elevator capacity, please adjust the control valve or use other methods to control the flow rate after removing plugging materials .
4.If blockage is caused by feed before start-up, please remove plugging materials, start up the bucket elevator again and operate in strict accordance with the rules. You can only feed the materials after non-load running is normal.  

Four Methods to Solve Uneven Rotating Speed of Bucket Elevator Problem

1. Base frame blockage
The reason is feeding prior to start-up, the bucket belt lacks of tension which will cause belt skid, or the inflow rate of feeding is greater than the conveying capacity (including excessive of feeding back), as well as bulk materials enter into the base frame. The methods to eliminate the problem is to shut down the machine at once, close the feeding chute, open the base frame gate plate , clear the clogged material, and start up the machine in accordance with procedures. And also adjust the tension device in order to strengthen the clean up speed of anterior materials.
2. Conveying capacity reduces
The reason is due to the skid of the drive belt or lifting belt, insufficient rotating speed of electrical motor, uneven feeding, serious feeding back, unreasonable selection of bucket design. The methods to eliminate the problem is to adjust the tension device, check electrical motor, eliminate the fault, feed evenly, identify the cause for promptly discharge of material, and select bucket design reasonably.

3. Excessive of material returning back
The reason is the linear speed of belt elevator too fast or too slow, improper design or size of drive head, material discharging in the outlet is not smooth. The methods to eliminate the problem is to adjust the rotating speed of bearing, modify the external dimensions of drive head or adjust the drip plate at the bucket gap, and unblock the outlet.
4. Casing wears seriously and large power consumption
The reason is the installation of bearing tilts, dust deposition on bearing, poor lubrication, bearing failure or elevator belt is too tight, excessive of material returning back, blockage of base frame. The methods to eliminate the problem is to readjust, clean or change the lubricating oil, replace the bearing and adjust it properly. Identify the cause for promptly discharge of material, and clear the clogged materials.

How to Solve the Insufficient Lifting Capacity Problem of Bucket Elevator

Bucket elevator offers a good help for conveying material in the factory, however, many users may doubt that why the actual work efficiency is not as good as they expected, such as insufficient lifting capacity problem, here PK Machinery will introduce some methods to increase the bucket elevator capacity in following six aspects:
1.increase the elevator speed, change the driving wheel transmission ratio
2.increase the downstream equipment capacity of bucket elevator
3. make sure the buckets are full of material.

 

4. clean the sticky materials on the buckets and wheels regularly 
5. fix and correct the chute of discharging outlet
6. avoid material inside the buckets return back
Solving the lifting capacity problem of bucket elevator effectively can not only solve the conveying efficiency for the users, but also can meet the production requirements, in our daily life of operation, please pay attention to this problem !