Corner-cutting mining assembly
Abstract
This invention resulted from a contract with the United States Department of Energy and relates to a mining tool. More particularly, the invention relates to an assembly capable of drilling a hole having a square cross-sectional shape with radiused corners. In mining operations in which conventional auger-type drills are used to form a series of parallel, cylindrical holes in a coal seam, a large amount of coal remains in place in the seam because the shape of the holes leaves thick webs between the holes. A higher percentage of coal can be mined from a seam by a means capable of drilling holes having a substantially square cross section. It is an object of this invention to provide an improved mining apparatus by means of which the amount of coal recovered from a seam deposit can be increased. Another object of the invention is to provide a drilling assembly which cuts corners in a hole having a circular cross section. These objects and other advantages are attained by a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6356307
- Application Number:
- ON: DE83010467
- Assignee:
- EDB-83-072610
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC01-78ET10041
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 42 ENGINEERING; AUGER MINING; MINING EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; COAL MINING; EQUIPMENT; MINING; 012000* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Mining; 420206 - Engineering- Mining & Drilling Equipment & Facilities- (1980-1989)
Citation Formats
Bradley, J A. Corner-cutting mining assembly. United States: N. p., 1981.
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Bradley, J A. Corner-cutting mining assembly. United States.
Bradley, J A. Wed .
"Corner-cutting mining assembly". United States.
@article{osti_6356307,
title = {Corner-cutting mining assembly},
author = {Bradley, J A},
abstractNote = {This invention resulted from a contract with the United States Department of Energy and relates to a mining tool. More particularly, the invention relates to an assembly capable of drilling a hole having a square cross-sectional shape with radiused corners. In mining operations in which conventional auger-type drills are used to form a series of parallel, cylindrical holes in a coal seam, a large amount of coal remains in place in the seam because the shape of the holes leaves thick webs between the holes. A higher percentage of coal can be mined from a seam by a means capable of drilling holes having a substantially square cross section. It is an object of this invention to provide an improved mining apparatus by means of which the amount of coal recovered from a seam deposit can be increased. Another object of the invention is to provide a drilling assembly which cuts corners in a hole having a circular cross section. These objects and other advantages are attained by a preferred embodiment of the invention.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {7}
}