Slat conveyor for extraction systems and transport plates therefor

US9546047B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Gerhard Brotzmann · Dortmund, DE
• Oliver Kortmann · Werne, DE
• Joachim Raschka · Bochum, DE
• Hendrik Padberg · Arnsberg, DE
• Robert Voigt · Bochum, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 1, 2013
• Grant date: Jan 17, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 1, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E21F13/06
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a slat conveyor for transporting material in mining and extraction systems. The slat conveyor may comprise a plurality of channel elements arranged in a series, a material-transport strand and an oppositely-moving return strand. The slat conveyor may further comprise an endless conveyor including a conveyor chain and a plurality of transport plates with a plate section, which may be pivotable downward in a delivery area for the transported material. Thus, for example, a flat-constructed slat conveyor (apron conveyor) having a low loading height may be provided.