Wheel Conveyor - fischertechnik PROFI Dynamic XL Begleitheft

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Wheel Conveyor

Tip:
If the balls are not picked up properly
or drop off the magnetic holders
again right away, readjust the
position of the flex-rail.
Obstacle - jump loop
Tip:
If the ball does not hit the green
construction plate precisely, move
the building block beneath the
looping rail so that the ball hits the
construction plate approximately in
the middle.
Obstacle - large jump
Tip:
If the balls sail past the catch area,
you can move the jump rail and
building block beneath so that the
balls land approximately in the
middle of the catch area.
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■ Have your ever seen a bucket-wheel excavator? Our wheel conveyor can be compared with such a giant
construction machine. Various types of raw materials are mined with bucket wheel excavators. The largest
of this type are used for mining brown coal. They weigh more than 11,000 cars and are nearly 100 meters
high. On bucket wheel excavators the bucket wheel with a number of buckets turns at the very front.
The material excavated is then transported upward in a circular path. As soon as a bucket has reached a
certain position, the force of gravity causes the material to fall on to a conveyor belt, which transports it
on for further processing.
Our wheel conveyor model operates in a manner similar to
a bucket wheel excavator. However the buckets have been
replaced by magnets to transport the balls to the top. The
lowest flex-rail is installed so that the balls roll up against
the wheel conveyor. As soon as a magnetic holder passes
by a ball, it picks up the ball and transports it upward in a
circular path. After arriving at the top, the balls are stripped
off by a plate and start rolling back down.
After passing through the jump loop, the ball continues
to the large jump in this obstacle course. Just like ski
jumpers when ski jumping, the balls fly through the
air and land in the catch area of the jump. Then they
continue on down to the wheel conveyor.
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One of the highlights of the wheel conveyor is the jump loop. The ball
rolls through the loop, which suddenly ends. The ball flies through
the air until it hits the green construction plate. From here the ball
travels on to the next rail.