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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.