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Cutting apparatus using a clearing arrangement

US10428651B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sandvik Intellectual Property AB · SE

Inventors

Bernhard Ebner · Zeltweg, AT
Erich Brandl · Zeltweg, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 2, 2015
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 2, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2057/0235
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cutting unit for use with a cutting apparatus suitable for creating tunnels or subterranean roadways and the like, includes a cutting arm configured for pivotal movement around at least one pivot axis and a cutting head mounted to the cutting arm. The cutting head includes at least one rotatable cutting element for detaching material from a rock face, and a clearing arrangement mounted to the cutting arm. The clearing arrangement has a clearing blade for pushing detached rock material onto a loading table of the cutting apparatus, the clearing blade being guided by a first guiding mechanism to allow a free movement of the clearing blade in a first direction.

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