Transverse-mounted end-cab design for low-coal shuttle cars

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:5866423

Mayton, A G

A prototype end-cab shuttle car (SC) design has been developed to improve protection and address ergonomic concerns of the SC operator in low coal mines. The new design features an end cap transversely mounted to the SC and equipped with a closed-circuit video system. The end cab was retrofitted to a low-coal SC and evaluated in surface trials at the US Bureau of Mines. During surface trials, test operators evaluated the end-cab SC relative to visibility; cab features-space, seating, controls, and operator position; tramming-inby, outby, and turning corners; and dumping. Trials were conducted using 12 test subjects; 6 were experienced SC operators, the only operator with low-coal experience gave the new design the highest rating. Four experienced operators rated the end-cab design better' to much better' than a standard center-driven, side-cab SC for visibility when tramming, protection from roof and rib hazards, and no change in seat position with direction of travel. This report discusses research to modify a used 21SC JOY SC, retrofit the SC with the Bureau-developed end-cab, and evaluate the retrofitted end-cab SC in surface trials.

• OSTI ID: 5866423
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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