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Development of a multiple unit continuous haulage system. Open file report 25 Jun 75-17 Oct 83

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6651727
The objective of this research was to design a method to continuously convey coal from the mining machine to the main haulage belt without requiring additional operators. The multiple-unit continuous haulage system consists of a multiplicity of rubber-tired vehicles on which chain conveyors are mounted. The vehicles are connected together into a train by unique mechanical connecting linkages that guide trailing vehicles in the path of the lead vehicle. The train consists of a staffed lead vehicle that follows the miner, a number of unstaffed vehicles that determine the length of the train, and a staffed discharge vehicle that delivers the coal via a bridge conveyor to a panel belt conveyor special design tailpiece.
Research Organization:
Dresser Industries, Inc., Columbus, OH (USA). Jeffrey Mining Machinery Div.
OSTI ID:
6651727
Report Number(s):
PB-84-188630
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English