Adjustable bucket conveyor

By designing an adjustable bucket conveyor, the angle and height of the module can be adjusted using the threaded holes and adjustment holes of the connectors. This solves the problems of unsuitable size, high cost, high noise and poor adaptability of existing equipment, and realizes flexible material conveying and low-cost transportation.

CN223822588UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-23ZHANGJIAGANG BEIER MACHINERY CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520479784.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-19
Publication Date
2026-01-23
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-19

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Technical Problem

Existing equipment for transporting plastic bottle flakes or granules, such as belt conveyors, screw conveyors, elevators, tubular chain conveyors, and pneumatic conveyors, suffers from problems such as unsuitable size, high cost, high noise, and poor adaptability.

Method used

An adjustable bucket conveyor was designed, comprising two conveying modules, a drive shaft, a geared motor, and a hopper. The angle and height of the modules are adjusted using threaded holes and adjustment holes in the connectors. Combined with the design of the chain, buckets, and idlers, it can adapt to the distance requirements between different equipment.

Benefits of technology

It achieves strong adaptability to material conveying between different devices, has a simple structure, low investment cost, and no noise pollution, meeting a variety of transportation needs.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an adjustable bucket conveyor, and relates to the technical field of material conveying equipment. Bearing seats are installed on the inner sides of the connecting pieces, bearings are installed in the bearing seats, shafts of the chain wheels are installed in the bearings, the connecting pieces are fixedly connected in pairs and connected end to end to form a closed shape, the chain is arranged on all the chain wheels in the closed shape in a sleeved mode, a main shaft is fixed to the chain, hanging rings are fixed to the hopper, and the hanging rings are arranged on the main shaft in a sleeved mode. The connecting piece is fixed on the lifting rack; one pair of chain wheels between the two conveying modules is connected through a transmission shaft, the gear motor is in driving connection with the transmission shaft, the stock bin is located at the lowest chain wheel, and a discharging frame is fixed to one side of one connecting piece. The lifting device can adapt to conveying of materials at different distances between devices by utilizing the lengths of the connecting pieces and adjusting the height of the lifting rack or the angle between the connecting pieces, and is high in adaptability, simple in structure, low in investment cost and free of noise pollution.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of material conveying equipment technology, specifically to an adjustable bucket conveyor. Background Technology

[0002] In the transportation of plastic bottle flakes or other granular materials, the dimensions between machines are always constrained by many factors. Conventional transportation equipment, such as belt conveyors, screw conveyors, elevators, tubular chain conveyors, and pneumatic conveyors, generally suffer from problems such as unsuitable dimensions, high costs, and high noise levels, and have poor adaptability. Therefore, those skilled in the art have provided an adjustable bucket conveyor to solve the problems mentioned in the background art. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide an adjustable bucket conveyor to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: it comprises two conveying modules, a drive shaft, a geared motor, and a hopper; the conveying module includes a lifting frame, connecting parts, bearing seats, bearings, sprockets, chains, hoppers, main shafts, hanging rings, and discharge racks. Bearing seats are installed on the inner side of the connecting parts, and bearings are installed inside the bearing seats. The shafts of the sprockets are installed inside the bearings. Several connecting parts are fixedly connected in pairs, forming a closed shape. The chain is fitted onto all the sprockets in this closed shape, and the main shaft is fixed on the chain. Hanging rings are fixed on the hoppers and fitted onto the main shafts. The connecting parts are fixed to the lifting frame. One pair of sprockets between the two conveying modules is connected via a drive shaft, and the geared motor is driven by the drive shaft. The hopper is located at the lowest sprocket. A discharge rack is fixed on one side of one of the connecting parts, and several idler rollers are rotatably mounted on the discharge rack, arranged sequentially from low to high.

[0005] Furthermore, the outer side of the connector is provided with several threaded holes in the circumferential direction, and the connectors are connected by four arrayed threaded holes and fixing screws.

[0006] Furthermore, elastic retaining rings for shafts are fixed on the main shafts on both sides of the hanging ring.

[0007] Furthermore, the lifting frame is provided with several adjustment holes.

[0008] Furthermore, the silo is equipped with an inclined surface.

[0009] After the above structure, the beneficial effects of the utility model are: the adjustable bucket conveyor of the utility model can adapt to the material conveying between different distances of equipment by adjusting the length of the connecting piece and the height of the lifting frame or the angle between the connecting pieces, has strong adaptability, simple structure, low investment cost and no noise pollution. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0010] Figure 1 is the structural diagram of the utility model;

[0011] Figure 2 is Figure 1 the left view of the utility model;

[0012] Figure 3 is Figure 1 the top view of the utility model;

[0013] Figure 4 is the connecting structure between the connecting pieces of the utility model.

[0014] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS:

[0015] The connecting piece 12, the bearing seat 13, the bearing 14, the sprocket 15, the chain 16, the hopper 17, the main shaft 18, the hanging ring 19, the discharge frame 110, the supporting roller 111, the transmission shaft 2, the speed reducer motor 3, the stock bin 4, the adjusting hole 5, the threaded hole 6, the inclined surface 7 of the conveying module 1, the lifting frame 11. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without creative labor.

[0017] As shown in the drawings, Figure 1 — Figure 4 The specific embodiment adopts the following technical scheme: it comprises two conveying modules 1, a transmission shaft 2, a speed reducer motor 3 and a stock bin 4; the conveying module 1 comprises a lifting frame 11, a connecting piece 12, a bearing seat 13, a bearing 14, a sprocket 15, a chain 16, a hopper 17, a main shaft 18, a hanging ring 19 and a discharge frame 110, the inner side of the connecting piece 12 is provided with the bearing seat 13, the bearing seat 13 is provided with the bearing 14, the shaft of the sprocket 15 is installed in the bearing 14, a plurality of connecting pieces 12 are fixedly connected two by two and connected into a closed shape at the head and tail, and the chain 16 is sleeved on all the sprockets 15 of the closed shape.

[0018] The outer side of the connecting piece 12 is provided with 20 threaded holes 6 in the circumferential direction, the connecting pieces 12 are connected through four arrayed threaded holes 6 and fixed screws, the angle between the connecting pieces 12 can be adjusted by changing the position of the four threaded holes 6 fixed by the fixed screws, so as to meet the conveying distance requirement.

[0019] The chain 16 is fixed with a main shaft 18, the hopper 17 is fixed with a hanging ring 19, the hanging ring 19 is sleeved on the main shaft 18, the main shaft 18 on both sides of the hanging ring 19 is fixed with an elastic shaft retainer, the inner diameter of the hanging ring 19 is larger than the outer diameter of the main shaft 18, so that the hanging ring 19 can rotate freely, the elastic shaft retainer prevents the hanging ring 19 from moving along the main shaft 18, the connecting piece 12 is fixed on the lifting frame 11, the lifting frame 11 is provided with a plurality of adjusting holes 5, which are used for adjusting the height of the whole device, so as to meet the conveying requirement.

[0020] One pair of the sprocket wheels 15 between the two conveying modules 1 are connected through a transmission shaft 2, the speed reducer motor 3 is drivingly connected with the transmission shaft 2, the stock bin 4 is located at the lowest sprocket wheel 15, the stock bin 4 is provided with an inclined surface 7, the hopper 4 is tilted to fall when meeting the inclined surface 7, so as to enter the stock bin 4 obliquely, so as to achieve the purpose of feeding the hopper 4, the discharging frame 110 is fixed on one of the connecting pieces 12, a plurality of supporting rollers 111 are rotatably installed on the discharging frame 110, the supporting rollers 111 are arranged from low to high, the discharging frame 110 is fixed at the position where the material is discharged, when the hopper 17 reaches the discharging frame 110, the lower part is blocked by the supporting rollers 111 of the discharging frame, and continues to move forward along the supporting rollers 111, when reaching the highest supporting roller, the hopper 17 is in a dumping state, the sprocket wheel 15 continues to rotate, the hopper 17 after discharging returns to the vertical position under the action of its own gravity, the hopper 17 is conveyed by the chain 16 and reaches the stock bin 4 again, so as to complete a set of processes.

[0021] The basic principle and main features of the utility model and the advantages of the utility model are shown and described above. The skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiments, the above-mentioned embodiments and the description in the specification are only to illustrate the principle of the utility model, under the premise of not departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model will have various changes and improvements, and these changes and improvements all fall into the scope of the utility model claimed for protection. The protection scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An adjustable bucket conveyor, characterized in that: It comprises two conveying modules, a drive shaft, a geared motor, and a hopper. Each conveying module includes a lifting frame, connectors, bearing seats, bearings, sprockets, chains, hoppers, a main shaft, hanging rings, and a discharge rack. Bearing seats are installed inside the connectors, and bearings are installed within the bearing seats. The sprocket shafts are installed within the bearings. Several connectors are fixedly connected in pairs, forming a closed shape. A chain is fitted onto all the sprockets in this closed shape, and a main shaft is fixed to the chain. Hanging rings are fixed to the hoppers and fitted onto the main shaft. Connectors are fixed to the lifting frame. One pair of sprockets between the two conveying modules is connected via a drive shaft. The geared motor is driven by the drive shaft. The hopper is located at the lowest sprocket. A discharge rack is fixed to one side of one of the connectors, and several idler rollers are rotatably mounted on the discharge rack, arranged sequentially from low to high.

2. An adjustable bucket conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the connector has several threaded holes in the circumferential direction, and the connectors are connected by four arrayed threaded holes and fixing screws.

3. An adjustable bucket conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main shafts on both sides of the hanging ring are fixed with elastic retaining rings for shafts.

4. An adjustable bucket conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting frame is provided with several adjustment holes.

5. An adjustable bucket conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The silo is equipped with an inclined surface.