Here is disclosed a device for lifting material from a low point in a mine to a high point positioned above the low point. The device includes a first wheel positioned at the low point and a second wheel positioned at the high point with an elongated cable linking the wheels in a loop. The cable has a plurality of buckets mounted to it. Each of the buckets has an open end and a closed end and the buckets are configured to receive and discharge the material. Each wheel has a peripheral surface with a plurality of niches for receiving the buckets. A drive mechanism is provided for rotating the wheels to carry the buckets between the first and second wheels. A discharge bin positioned adjacent the second wheel receives the material emptied from the buckets.
DEVICE FOR LIFTING MATERIAL IN A MINE
APPAREIL DE LEVAGE DE MATERIAUX DANS UNE MINE
19.04.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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