Rice Bucket Elevator

Rice Bucket Elevator is a common vertical conveying equipment in the current grain processing and storage links. This type of equipment is mainly used to lift granular grain crops such as rice, wheat, and corn from a low position to the top. Its function is to achieve continuous transfer of materials between different heights of the production line. Rice Bucket Elevator is usually a belt elevator type, which carries materials through a bucket fixed on the conveyor belt. This design is intended to reduce the physical contact and impact of materials during transportation, thereby reducing the occurrence of breakage. The equipment usually adopts a fully enclosed structure, which helps to control the spread of grain dust and the cleanliness of materials.

What are the types of Rice Bucket Elevator?

Given the characteristics of rice (and other grains), Rice Bucket Elevator usually tends to choose the following two combinations:
Traction member: belt bucket elevator
Reason: Rice grains are relatively small and fragile. Belt elevators are characterized by smooth operation, low noise, and low vibration compared to chain elevators. This stability has less impact on rice grains, which can minimize the breakage rate and ensure the integrity of the finished product. In addition, belts usually have a certain degree of elasticity and can better adapt to high-speed operation.
Unloading method: centrifugal unloading
Reason: Bucket elevators with centrifugal unloading usually run faster. When the bucket reaches the top and bypasses the drive wheel, the material is thrown out by centrifugal force. Rice has good fluidity, so centrifugal unloading can achieve fast unloading, which is suitable for continuous and large-scale grain transportation needs.
In addition, in order to further optimize the performance of Rice Bucket Elevator, the following improvements will be made based on the characteristics of rice:
Hopper material: Hoppers made of polymer materials (such as HDPE, nylon, polyurethane) or stainless steel are preferred. These materials have little wear on rice grains, are not prone to electrostatic adsorption, and are easy to clean.
Fully enclosed casing: A more stringent sealing design is adopted to effectively prevent rice dust from spilling, reduce the risk of dust explosion, and keep the working environment clean.

Basic parameters of Rice Bucket Elevator

Model	Max Feed Size     (mm)	Capacity (Ton/Hour)	Lifting Speed  (m/s)	Belt Width (mm)	Lifting Height (m)
TD160	25	5.4-16	1.4	200	<40
TD250	35	12-35	1.6	300	<40
TD315	45	17-40	1.6	400	<40
TD400	55	24-66	1.8	500	<40
TD500	60	38-92	1.8	600	<40
TD630	70	85-142	2	700	<40

What are the advantages of Rice Bucket Elevator?

Rice Bucket Elevator, as a device specially used for vertical transportation of rice and other grains, is designed for the characteristics of grains and industry needs. The following are its main advantages:
Low breakage rate: Through stable belt traction and optimized hopper design, the impact and friction of grains during transportation are minimized to the greatest extent, thereby significantly reducing the rice breakage rate and ensuring product integrity and quality.
Stable vertical transportation capacity: Rice Bucket Elevator saves a lot of floor space and can lift grains to a higher height to meet the needs of high-level warehousing. It realizes continuous and stable material transportation, facilitates seamless connection with front-end and back-end equipment, and supports automated production.
Strong material adaptability and reliability: The equipment is widely used in a variety of granular, powdered grains and similar materials, and often uses polymer material hoppers, which have the advantages of wear resistance and non-stickiness. Its structure is mature, its operation is stable and reliable, and with perfect safety protection devices, the equipment has a low failure rate and can operate stably for a long time.
Easy operation and maintenance: Rice Bucket Elevator is simple to operate and easy for personnel to master. At the same time, the equipment is equipped with inspection doors and cleaning ports, making daily inspection, adjustment and removal of accumulated materials relatively convenient.

What are the applications of Rice Bucket Elevator?

The application scenarios of Rice Bucket Elevator mainly revolve around the reception, cleaning, processing, storage and transportation of bulk grains, covering multiple steps from the field to the table. The following are the specific application scenarios of Rice Bucket Elevator:
Grain reception and warehousing: It is used to lift the arriving raw grain from a low position to a high-level cleaning equipment or pre-treatment warehouse, which is the first step for grain to enter the processing and storage process.
Material transfer in the grain cleaning link: On the grain cleaning production line, Rice Bucket Elevator is responsible for lifting grains at different processing stages to the next level of cleaning or selection equipment to ensure the continuity of the cleaning process.
Connection in the rice processing (rice milling) process: In the rice mill, it acts as a key conveying tool between different processing units, lifting semi-finished grains from lower equipment to higher-level subsequent processing equipment.
Circulation and lifting in grain drying system: Rice Bucket Elevator is used to realize the vertical circulation of materials in the drying tower, or to lift them again to other processing equipment after taking them out from the bottom of the drying tower.
High-level storage and outbound storage: It is a key equipment to lift processed or stored grain to the top of large silos for storage, and it can also lift grain again to the loading or packaging link when outbound. The design of Rice Bucket Elevator is to provide a mechanical method for conveying grain crops from low to high positions. Its operation process focuses on ensuring the continuous upward movement of materials to meet the needs of subsequent processes or storage. Rice Bucket Elevator usually has a fully enclosed shell to help manage dust and keep the material clean. Its belt traction system and specially designed hopper are designed to exert less force on grain particles to maintain the integrity of the material.