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US 10,851,651 B2Granted
Mesh handling device for mining or tunnelling equipment
AssigneeSandvik Intellectual Property AB
InventorsAndreas Bischof, Thomas Galler, Martin Kupper
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Abstract
A mesh handler for a mining machine includes a generally U-shaped frame arranged for receiving and positioning at least one mesh against a roof portion of an underground tunnel. The frame includes at least one generally U-shaped rail and a guide mechanism arranged for guiding the mesh along the rail in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the mining machine. Moreover, a mining machine including the mesh handler is provided.
Claims17
A mesh handler for a mining machine, comprising:
- a generally U-shaped frame arranged to receive and position at least one mesh against a roof portion of an underground tunnel, the frame including at least two generally U-shaped rails arranged substantially in parallel and fixed to each other;
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- a guide mechanism arranged to guide the at least one mesh over the at least two generally U-shaped rails in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the mining machine, the guide mechanism including at least one pull-out mechanism arranged to pull the at least one mesh along the at least two generally U-shaped rails for arranging the at least one mesh over the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.