Cutting apparatus
US10364675B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2057/0235
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cutting apparatus suitable for creating tunnels and subterranean roadways includes independently pivoting supports that each carry a respective independently pivoting arm and a rotatable cutting head. Each cutting head, via the supports and arms, is configured to slew laterally outward in a sideways direction and to pivot in a vertical upward and downward direction. The supports and arms are mounted on a linear moving sled carried by a main frame.
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