Industrial Bucket Elevator

In a bucket elevator, the conveyor belt with buckets runs over pulleys at the upper and lower ends. The top pulley is driven pulley while the lower pulley is return and tension pulley. Buckets are usually made of steel or plastic and are bolted onto the belt.Bucket conveyors consist of endless chains or belts to which are attached buckets to convey bulk material in horizontal, inclined, and vertical paths. The buckets remain in carrying position until they are tipped to discharge the material.