Seat modules for a mining vehicle
US10144316B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21F13/025
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mining shuttle car that trams on underground roadways includes a conveyor system and an operator's compartment adjacent to the conveyor system. The operator's compartment includes a rotatable seat and a control station. The operator's seat module is coupled to one or more joysticks that control the car, and the operator's seat module and the control station are mounted on a rotatable platform so as to be rotatable as a unit between a plurality of secured positions for operating the mining shuttle car. Forward movement of the joystick control relative to the seat steers the shuttle car about a point in front of the seat, and rearward movement of the joystick control relative to the seat steers the shuttle car about a point behind the seat. Forward and rearward movement of one of the joysticks steers the mining shuttle car in the same manner regardless of the rotational position of the rotational position of the seat.
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