The invention relates to a device for emptying a conveying bucket of rock/soil loosened during the sinking of a shaft with a chute (20) for the rock/soil (400) emptied from the conveying bucket (200, 200), which can be moved linearly between a conveying bucket transport position and a conveying bucket emptying position by means of an actuator. A receiving element (30) for the conveying bucket (200, 200) is provided for establishing a retaining connection between the chute (20) and the conveying bucket (200, 200), which is arranged on the chute (20) so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation (33), the receiving element (30) being pivotable between a receiving position (420) and an emptying position (430) by means of an actuator (34).