Loading arm assembly and method of use
AssigneeRepair King, Inc.
InventorCharlie L. Tosh, IV
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Abstract
A loading arm assembly for directing material removed by a mining machining having a cutting head and a conveyor assembly includes a loading arm assembly that includes a loading arm and a spacer connector. The loading arm is configured to be removably attachable to the spacer connector and the spacer connector is configured to be removably attachable to a gear box or other driving mechanism of the mining machine. A centering cap assembly can also be used to assist in centering the loading arm-spacer connector combination, the centering cap assembly being removably attachable to the gear box.
Claims10
A loading arm assembly for a mining machine comprising:
- a loading arm having a center portion and plurality of arms extending from the center portion for directing mined material to a conveyor of a mining machine, the center portion including an optional opening and an underside surface, and
- a spacer connector having a top surface facing the underside surface of the center portion of the loading arm,
- the center portion of the loading arm having a first set of openings and the spacer connector having a second set of openings, the first set of openings aligned with the second set of openings and permitting the center portion of the loading arm to be removably attachable to the spacer connector,
- the spacer connector having a third set of openings, the third set of openings permitting the spacer connector to be removably attachable to a loading arm drive mechanism of the mining machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.