Towing hook
AssigneeSandvik Mining and Construction Oy
InventorJani Lietonen
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Abstract
A towing hook arranged on a mining machine, with a first end having a bent portion to allow a towing tool to be connected and a second end having a cylindrical rod. An intermediate part is located between the first and the second end. The towing hook is arranged to be mounted in a through hole in a frame of a machine in order for the first and second ends to be positioned on different sides of the machine frame. The intermediate part is mounted partly in the through hole of the frame, and wherein the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical rod is generally parallel with a longitudinal axis defined through the towing hook representing the force transmitting direction when connecting the towing tool to the bent portion.
Claims15
A towing hook arranged on a mining machine, the towing hook comprising:
- a first end having a bent portion arranged to allow a towing tool to be connected;
- a second end having a cylindrical rod with a longitudinal axis;
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- an intermediate part located between the first and the second ends, wherein the towing hook is arranged to be mounted in a through hole in a frame of a machine such that the first and second ends are positioned on different sides of the machine frame and the intermediate part is mounted partly in the through hole of the frame, and wherein the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical rod is generally parallel with a longitudinal axis defined through the towing hook representing a force transmitting direction when connecting the towing tool to the bent portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.