Mining machine with adjustable hood-scoop assembly
First Claim
1. A pneumatic coal mining machine which comprises:
- (a) a longitudinal mobile chassis having a pressurized air inlet means and a vacuum outlet means at one extreme of said chassis;
(b) pneumatic coal removal and pulverization means at opposite extreme of said chassis to remove coal from a face of coal;
(c) an adjustable hood-scoop situated surrounding the substantially complete perimeter in juxtaposition with respect to said removal and pulverization means said scoop comprising four separate plates, each of which has its position individually changed with respect to the perimeter of the seam of said coal being mined; and
(d) a vacuum conveyor means for extraction of substantially all of said coal removed from said face and for removal of indigenous gases created by said coal removal.
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein is a mining machine with an adjustable hood-scoop assembly. The machine provides a means to remove coal from the face of a seam and extract the removed coal to a position removed from the mining area utilizing a vacuum system. The instant mining machine encloses the total face of the mine seam and acts to remove all solid and gaseous material from the mining area. Use of this apparatus in the mining of coal will provide better insurance for a healthy methane-free environment for the miner. The hood-scoop assembly is constructed to provide both horizontal and vertical moving plates so as to encompass totally the area contacted by the coal removal means, such as a multitude of air hammers. The machine is both braced and made mobile by means of vertical hydraulic jacks. Hydraulic cylinder means on the hood-scoop assembly are provided with specific trackways to insure four-way movement of the adjustable plates as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 7.
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19 Claims
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1. A pneumatic coal mining machine which comprises:
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(a) a longitudinal mobile chassis having a pressurized air inlet means and a vacuum outlet means at one extreme of said chassis; (b) pneumatic coal removal and pulverization means at opposite extreme of said chassis to remove coal from a face of coal; (c) an adjustable hood-scoop situated surrounding the substantially complete perimeter in juxtaposition with respect to said removal and pulverization means said scoop comprising four separate plates, each of which has its position individually changed with respect to the perimeter of the seam of said coal being mined; and (d) a vacuum conveyor means for extraction of substantially all of said coal removed from said face and for removal of indigenous gases created by said coal removal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mining machine which comprises:
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(a) an elongated mobile frame member; (b) a coal removal means at one extremity of said frame and in direct communication therewith; (c) a pressurized air inlet means; (d) a vacuum discharge outlet means; (e) a hood-scoop of varying dimensions for enclosing said coal removal means against a seam of coal, wherein said hood-scoop possesses four plates which are operated independently of one another comprising; (i) a first horizontal plate situated above and to the left with respect to said coal removal means and being in communication with a vertical and horizontal movement means; (ii) a second horizontal plate situated above and to the right with respect to said coal removal means and being in communication with a vertical and horizontal movement means; (iii) a third horizontal plate situated below and to the left with respect to said coal removal means and being in communication with a vertical and horizontal movement means; (iv) a fourth horizontal plate situated below and to the right with respect to said coal removal means and being in communication with a vertical and horizontal movement means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A pneumatic coal mining machine which comprises:
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(a) a longitudinal mobile chassis having a pressurized air inlet means and a vacuum outlet means at one extreme of said chassis; (b) pneumatic coal removal and pulverization means at opposite extreme of said chassis to remove coal from a face of coal; (c) an adjustable hood-scoop situated surrounding the substantially complete perimeter in juxtaposition with respect to said removal and pulverization means, said scoop comprising four independent plates which act in consort to surround said perimeter with respect to said removal and pulverization means; and (d) a vacuum conveyor means for extraction of substantially all of said coal removed from said face and for removal of indigenous gases created by said coal removal.
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