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Cable winding system for electrically powered mine vehicles

  • US 4,583,700 A
  • Filed: 07/31/1984
  • Issued: 04/22/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A cable winding system for electrically powered vehicles or working machines operating in cramped underground conditions and receiving its driving power through a flexible cable, the effective length of the cable depending on a given position of said vehicle the cable being wound onto an assembly mounted on said vehicle, whereby said cable is wound on a collector means rotating around a vertical axle disposed on the center line of vehicle and wherein a final exit point for the cable relative to said vehicle is determined by a guide means mounted on the end of an extension arm (11) swivelling concentrically to an axle (6) of said collector means said arm and said axle being pivotally relative to each other accordingly, the improvement comprising, the extension arm and the collector means forming an assembly being also jointly rotatable relative to the vehicle;

  • and a drive means attached to an axle of the extension arm for swivelling therewith and being operatively drivingly connected to the axle of the collector means to drive said collector means.

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