The apron feeder is a kind of continuous conveying material machinery, In order to ensure the normal use of apron feeder during the production process, the equipment is designed to meet the process requirements safely and reliably.

1.The operation of apron feeder
1.1Start the apron feeder without load until the machine run stably, then feed the material.
1.2Before shutting down, the feeding device should be closed first. After the material is conveyed, the apron feeder can be stopped. Generally, it should not be fully loaded. If it is due to a sudden accident or full load, it should be shut down and then remove a appropriate amount of material to restart.
1.3The feed should be even and continuous, and should not be suddenly added in large quantities to prevent blockage or overload.
1.4If abnormal conditions are found, immediately close the feeding device, then shut down the working machine. It should start-up when the trouble is solved.
1.5During the operation, apron feeder iron parts and large pieces of hard objects should be strictly prevented from being mixed into the conveying mechanism, which avoid damage to the apron feeder or cause other accidents.
1.6The operator should always observe the operation of the apron feeder and find that the blade is deformed or peeled off, the split pin is falling off or the scraper chains are worn, etc. It should be repaired or replaced in time.
1.7Always adjust the tension device so that the chains can keep properly tight. When adjusting, the screw rods on both sides move evenly. After adjusting, the nut should be locked.
2. Maintenance and servicing
2.1Keep apron feeder working environment and equipment clean and scrub the equipment regularly.
2.2If the bolts of each parts are found to be loose, handle them immediately to avoid accidents.
2.3After 20 days of use in the early stage, the reducer must be replaced withe new oil and change every three months, using the 46# mechanical gear oil.
2.4The oil in the fuel tank should be kept above 2/3 and guaranteed to be clean.
2.5Each lubrication part should be well lubricated, after apron feeder is in normal operation, lubricate the the chains in droplets.
3.Inspection
3.1Always check the joints of the components, the joints parts should be tightly combined, there must be no gaps, and the head sprocket and the tail sprocket should be in straight line.
3.2Regular inspection, there shall be no deformation and crack phenomenon in the structural parts and the welding joints
3.3Always check whether the rollers are in the horizontal plane. Keep the chains running smoothly from off tracking, do not allow any stocks or collisions the machines on both sides.
3.4Check that the low speed shaft of the drive unit and the head wheel rotate on the same axis, and the parallel deviation shall not exceed 1/100m.
3.5Check that the chain running direction is consistent with the specified direction. Ensure the chain mesh the head sprocket when enter and no jamming after leaving.
3.6Each bearing has a temperature rise of more than 40° C (the temperature does not exceed 65° C) and the lubrication seal needed to be well.
3.7The reducer has no leakage phenomenon, no abnormal noise,the electrical equipment and coupler should be safe and reliable, the noise of no-load operation does not exceed 85 decibels.