Conveyor system including a re-railer
AssigneeConsolidation Coal Company
InventorRichard E. Doerr
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Abstract
A conveyor system including a mobile flexible conveyor train adapted to be supported on a mine floor to transport coal from a mining machine to a fixed conveyor positioned in a mine passageway, the conveyor system having a rail system for supporting the conveyor on the mine roof and including re-railer for coacting with trolleys on the flexible conveyor train to provide a smooth transition of the flexible conveyor train from the rail system to the mine floor and back onto the rail system.
Claims15
A conveyor system for transporting mined coal from a coal mining machine traveling over a floor of a coal mine, said conveyor system comprising:
- a first generally straight, relatively fixed haulage conveyor occupying a first position in said coal mine;
- a second mobile, articulated conveyor extending between the mining machine and said first conveyor;
- a rail support overlying a substantial portion of said first conveyor;
- means attached to said second conveyor for suspending said second conveyor from said rail support;
- means for supporting said second conveyor on the floor of said coal mine;
- a curved transition section mounted adjacent one end of said rail support and including re-railer means to enable said suspending means to be smoothly transferred to and from said rail support.
In a conveyor system for transporting mined coal from a mobile mining machine traversing a mine floor to a fixed conveyor, said conveyor system including an articulated mobile conveyor that moves with said mining machine and is supported upon a mine roof-mounted rail system, the improvement comprising:
- means attached to said articulated mobile conveyor for supporting said conveyor upon the floor of said mine;
- a curved transition section that can be temporarily mounted adjacent one end of said roof-mounted rail system, said curved transition section including a re-railer which ensures the smooth transfer of the articulated mobile conveyor to and from said rail system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.