Cutter drum assembly for longwall mining machines

Patent · Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6168565

Schupphaus, H

A cutter drum for longwall mining machines and the like of the type comprising a rotatable member having cutting bits disposed on its outer periphery and arranged to rotate about an axis extending parallel to a mine floor, the drum being movable along a longitudinal face to produce a cut extending back into the face as the drum rotates and advances. Nozzles are carried on the end of the drum at the back of the cut for spraying high-pressure liquid into the material being mined to loosen and dislodge the same. This has the advantage of eliminating cutter picks at the back of the cut and materially reduces the generation of fines and dust in this area.

• Assignee: Gebr. Eickhoff Maschinenfabrik und Eisengiesserei mbH (Germany, Federal Republic of)
• Patent Number(s): US 4465320
• OSTI ID: 6168565
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
012000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Mining
COAL FINES
COAL MINES
CONVEYORS
CUTTER LOADERS
DESIGN
DUSTS
EQUIPMENT
HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
LONGWALL MINING
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MINES
MINING
MINING EQUIPMENT
MOTION
NOZZLES
ROTATION
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
UNDERGROUND MINING
WORKING FACES