U-shaped hoist is a commonly used material conveying equipment. The following is a detailed introduction about it:

Structural composition:

Running part: mainly composed of hopper and traction tape. The hopper is a component for loading materials, and its shape and size are designed according to the characteristics and conveying capacity of the conveyed materials. There are usually different types such as deep hopper, shallow hopper, and pointed bottom hopper. The traction tape serves to connect the hopper and drive its movement.

Upper section: equipped with a transmission drum. The transmission drum is the input component of power, which is driven to rotate by a motor or other driving device, providing power for the operation of the entire elevator and enabling the hopper to lift upwards.

Lower section: equipped with a tensioning roller. The function of tightening the drum is to adjust the tension of the traction tape, ensuring that the tape maintains appropriate tension during operation to ensure the normal operation of the hoist.

Intermediate casing: used to wrap and protect the internal operating components, while also preventing material leakage and dust flying. The shape of the middle casing is usually U-shaped, which is also the origin of the name U-shaped hoist.

Drive device: provides power for the hoist, generally composed of a motor, reducer, coupling, etc. The motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy, reduces speed and increases torque through a reducer, and then transmits power to the drive drum through a coupling.

Reverse braking device: prevents the hopper from moving in the opposite direction due to gravity when the hoist is stopped or powered off, ensuring the safe and stable operation of the equipment.

Working principle: The motor drives the drum to rotate, and the drum drives the traction tape to move through friction. The hopper installed on the traction tape is then lifted upwards. When the hopper reaches the upper section, the material is unloaded from the hopper under the action of gravity, completing the lifting and conveying process of the material. During the lifting process, the material relies on its own weight and the frictional resistance of the casing on the material, and will not rotate together with the blades of the screw elevator.

characteristic:

Strong conveying capacity: capable of efficiently lifting a large amount of materials, suitable for production operations of various scales.

Simple structure: Compared to some complex conveying equipment, the structure of the U-shaped hoist is relatively simple, easy to install, maintain, and operate.

Good sealing: It can effectively prevent material leakage and dust flying, maintain a clean working environment, reduce material waste and environmental pollution.

Stable operation: Due to the use of reasonable structural design and high-quality components, the U-shaped hoist operates smoothly and reliably with minimal vibration and noise during operation.

Large lifting height: Different lifting heights can be designed according to actual needs to meet the needs of various production scenarios.

Application areas: Widely used in industries such as grain, feed, cement, chemical, mining, etc. For example, in grain processing plants, it is used to lift grains from low to high for storage or processing; In cement production plants, it is used to lift materials such as cement clinker into equipment such as preheaters and rotary kilns for further production processing.