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Mine roof support unit

US4600340A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 31, 1984
Grant dateJul 15, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 31, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21D23/04
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A mine roof support unit includes a pair of generally parallel floor girders, and an advance mechanism positioned between the floor girders. The advance mechanism comprises a hydraulic advance ram and a guide rod system. The advance ram is pivotally connected between the guide rod system and a cross member which interconnects the floor girders. The guide rod system is attachable to a longwall conveyor positioned adjacent to a work face. The cross member is engageable with the floor girders in such a manner that the floor girders are relatively displaceable in a vertical direction. Each of the floor girders is provided with a respective hydraulic lifting ram, the arrangement being such that the lifting rams can be operated to lift one of the floor girders relative to the other floor girder.

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