Continuous miner

Patent · Tue Apr 07 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6555781

Wechner, E

A mobile mining machine is described comprising: a crawler chain propelled maneuverable chassis; at least one cutting head mounted on the front of the chassis and capable of both being driven by the machine into a mine face and the cutting along the face transversely across the front of the machine; cutting head including a pair of auger-type cutting drums rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the face; the cutting drums mounted on the cutting head by way of a pair of independent support members for each cutting drum the support members arranged to effect; both horizontal and vertical movement of each cutting drum parallel to the face independently of one another; means for preprogramming the movement of each of the support members to effect cutting of the entire face as the cutter head traverses the face; and conveying means mounted on the chassis arranged to convey mined material from the front of the chassis toward the rear of the chassis.

• Assignee: Joy Manufacturing Co., Pittsburgh, PA
• Patent Number(s): US 4655507
• OSTI ID: 6555781
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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