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Title: Longwall mineral mining installation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5729216

A mineral mining installation comprises a longwall conveyor, a plough movable to and fro along a guide fixed to the face side of the longwall conveyor, and a drive station at one end of the longwall conveyor. The drive station includes a drive frame supporting drive means for driving the longwall conveyor. A support beam is provided at the goaf side of the drive station. The support beam extends substantially parallel to the drive frame. A floor plate extends beneath the drive frame. The goafside end portion of the floor plate is supported on the support beam by means of a lifting device, whereby the goaf-side end portion of the floor plate can be moved up and down relative to the support beam by the lifting device.

Assignee:
Gewerkschaft Eisenhutte Westfalia (Germany, Federal Republic Of)
Patent Number(s):
US 4389072
OSTI ID:
5729216
Resource Relation:
Patent Priority Date: Priority date 3 May 1980, Germany, Federal Republic of (F.R. Germany); Other Information: PAT-APPL-257033
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English