Bit arrangement for a mining plough, and mining plough for plough systems

A bit arrangement for fastening to a plough-body element of a mining plough for underground mining, particularly of a coal plough for the exploitation of steeply inclined coal seams, the bit arrangement comprising a plurality of bit pockets for accommodating, preferably demountably, one bit per each bit pocket, at least two bit pockets are fixed in recesses on a front side of a bit strip, which is provided, on a back side, with at least one groove indentation for the positive engagement of a locking projection on an associated plough-body element and is detachably fastenable to the associated plough-body element by a detachable fastening means.

A mining plough for plough appliances for the exploitation of minerals in an inclined formation, particularly for the excavation of steeply inclined coal seams, the mining plough comprising a plough body, with guide means for guiding the mining plough on an associated guide device of an associated plough appliance and with bit arrangements having a plurality of bit pockets for accommodating, preferably demountably, one bit per each bit pocket, the mining plough further comprising a separable plough body having two plough-body basic elements, at least one plough-body intermediate element that is insertable between the plough-body basic elements for the purpose of increasing the width of the plough body, and at least one bit strip being fastened or fastenable to the plough-body intermediate element, the bit strip is provided, on a front side, with at least two recesses for the purpose of fixing at least two bit pockets on the bit strip and, on the back side, is provided with at least one groove indentation for the positive engagement of a locking projection realized on the plough-body intermediate element.