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 being configured to be removably attachable to the spacer connector and the spacer connector being configured to be removably attachable to a loading arm drive mechanism of the mining machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.