Drive assembly for mining machine cutter drum
Patent
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OSTI ID:5671120
A continuous mining machine is described consisting of: a body portion, propelling means supporting the body portion for advancing the body portion, a born member pivotally secured to the body portion and extending forwardly therefrom, a drum member rotatably mounted on the front of the boom member transversely to the body portion, the drum member having cutting elements extending therefrom to provide a continuous cutting pattern along the length of the drum member, the drum member having an intermediate drum section and a pair of end drum sections, the pair of end drum sections extending outwardly from the ends of the intermediate drum section respectively, the pair of end drum sections being spaced from the intermediate drum section to form a pair of openings between the intermediate drum section and the respective end drum sections, power means mounted on the body portion for rotating the drum member, drive means for transmitting rotation from the power means to the drum member, the drive means including input drive shaft means for transmitting rotation to the end drum sections, the input drive shaft means extending from the power means through the pair of openings, output drive means positioned in the respective end drum sections and drivingly connected to the input drive means for transmitting rotation from the end drum sections to the intermediate drum section, the output drive means including an intermediate drum drive shaft in the respective end drum sections, an end drum shaft nonrotatably connected to the respective end drum section, a drive coupling axially mounted in each of the end drum sections in surrounding relation with the intermediate drum drive shaft, and the drive coupling including an external portion drivingly connected to the end drum drive shaft and an internal portion drivingly connected to the intermediate drum drive shaft to transmit rotation from the end drum drive shaft to the intermediate drum drive shaft.
- Assignee:
- National Mine Service Co., Pittsburgh, PA
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4582363
- OSTI ID:
- 5671120
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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