The main functional component of a chain conveyor is the conveying chain. Due to the diverse structure of the chain, the characteristics of a chain conveyor can be summarized as follows: the chain conveying function is suitable for various usage environments and requirements. Specifically, it can be summarized as follows:

1. Diversity of delivered goods

Chain conveyors can transport almost all types of goods: bulk goods such as flour, cement, fly ash, coal, and ore. Small items, such as electronic components, mechanical parts, canned and bottled items, etc. Large objects, such as whole household appliances and whole machines (such as bicycles, motorcycles, cars, etc.), various goods, such as S-boxes. Items measured by weight, ranging from a few grams of electronic components to over ten tons of goods, can be imported through a chain.

2. Adaptability of harsh conveying loop ropes

The chain feeder can operate normally in various harsh environments, adapting to conditions such as low temperature, high grade, dust, toxic media, corrosive media, and rough loads. Therefore, in cold storage with low and high temperatures as the main line, extensive forest belts, lime soil cement plants, and equipment coating lines are all willing to use chain conveyors.

3. The arbitrariness of the delivery direction of goods

Chain conveyor can not only achieve horizontal, vertical, and inclined conveying, but also fluctuate conveying according to the environmental conditions of the workshop, without the need for multiple unit combinations. It can achieve both linear transmission and circular transmission, allowing for the transmission of goods in any direction.

4. Only precise and implicit transmission is required during the operation process

The operation of the chain conveyor is achieved by the meshing of the drive sprocket and the chain drive chain. Therefore, there is no elastic sliding belt transmission, which ensures the correct and stable feeding speed of the chain conveyor and the accuracy of synchronous transmission. Therefore, in automated production processes, this feature is often used to control the pace of the production line.

5. Long lifespan and high efficiency

The lifespan and efficiency of a conveyor depend on the input components. The components of the conveyor chain are made of various materials with different performance, but mainly made of metal. Even with the use of various materials of chains, the overall and partial performance requirements of the conveyor chain are coordinated and reasonable in design and manufacturing. Therefore, compared with other components, the conveyor chain has the characteristics of high strength and long service life. The combination with chains and sprockets is meshing transmission. The friction resistance inside the chain hinge is small, so the chain conveyor has the characteristics of long service life and high efficiency.