BUCKET WHEEL AND METHOD FOR PIVOTING AT LEAST ONE BUCKET OF A BUCKET WHEEL, AND BRIDGE BUCKET WHEEL DEVICE

摘要

The present invention relates to a bucket wheel (1) in particular for continuously removing material from a bulk material heap, the wheel comprising a fixed inner ring (2), an outer ring (3) that can turn relative to the inner ring, a retaining ring (5) that can be locked to the outer ring, and at least one pivotable bucket (4), wherein the retaining ring, when locked, holds each bucket in an end position in which it rests against the outer ring, and, when said retaining ring is unlocked from the outer ring, turning of the outer ring relative to the retaining ring allows a pivoting movement of each bucket about its pivot axis (44). The present invention further provides a bridge bucket wheel device comprising a trolley (10) mounted on a bridge and a bucket wheel of this kind, and a method for pivoting at least one bucket of a bucket wheel of this kind.