Phillips Group

Automatic Dump Buckets

Available in LIGHT • HEAVY • MILL DUTY

The Phillips Auto Dump Bucket will increase efficiency and reduce cost of handling almost any loose industrial material. All operations are handled by the craneman. It cannot be dumped in mid-air. Loads can be discharged without shock to crane, bucket or load. A new safety feature holds the bail in a "park and load" position while being filled.

Available in four design concepts:

Junior Series (JK)

Handles materials with a maximum specific gravity of 87 lbs./cu. ft.

Standard Series (K)

For materials with a maximum specific gravity of 175 lbs./cu. ft.

Mill Series (KH)

For extra heavy service, handles materials with a maximum specific gravity of 350 lbs./cu. ft.

Custom Series (S)

Built to your exact design, size and weight requirements, and for capacities larger than 4 cu. yds. Let us survey your handing problems, and recommend the proper bucket for your needs.

*Reg. U.S. Pat. Office U.S. Pat. No: 5,641,188

Scrap Charging Buckets

Phillips Scrap Charging Buckets - for top loading of electric arc furnaces - are designed for an even spread of scrap over the bed of the furnace. Constructed of heavy steel plate, bars and rolled shapes. Bottom doors, fabricated of dished plate are waffled for added strength and allow the bucket to sit on the floor without special auxiliary supports. Cylinder body of rolled plate is welded inside and out. Main bails are of heavy duty construction or for long life - ease of operation. A spreader beam type auxiliary bail and guides, keep the door operating cables from wearing against the bucket.

For loading bucket, the main bail swings aside to provide a clear top opening. The bucket is then positioned over the furnace. The primary crane hook is engaged in the main bail, and the auxiliary crane hook is engaged in the auxiliary bail. The auxiliary hook lifts the auxiliary bail which actuates the door. The door pivots on individual hinge pins - linked together to synchronize opening, closing, and locking of doors.

Buckets are also available with loose "ladle type" main bails and separate auxiliary bails. Other bail configurations, such as main bail trunnions located on the same centerline as the door hinges, are available to suit your individual conditions.

Let us design one to suit your exact requirements and dimensions.

The Phillips Bottom Discharge Box provides complete versatility in operation. While it is primarily carried by overhead crane when engaged in the bail opening, the box can also be carried by fork lift trucks with the insertion of forks into the fork pocket tunnels beneath the doors. In the carrying and lifting mode, the doors are held up and locked to prevent inadvertent discharge. When straddled across a bin and seated on its horizontal leg extensions, this box assures complete control of discharge by the rate at which the operator lowers the crane hook. Welded of heavy plate and structurals, this box can be designed to your exact requirements of size and capacity of both load weight and volume.

To learn more, contact Phillips Group.