Oil tank arrangement for mining apparatus and roof bolting equipment
AssigneeJoy MM Delaware, Inc.
InventorBrad Neilson
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Abstract
The invention provides a vehicle which employs hollow structural members to store and cool hydraulic fluid used by the vehicle or by equipment located thereon. The preferred form of the invention provides an apparatus for installing bolts into a mine entry said apparatus including: a frame having a forward end, a rearward end and lateral sides, said frame defining a generally horizontal work area; at least one drive for propelling said frame within said entry; at least one bolting rig attached to said frame; a deck member attached to said frame and covering said frame for supporting an operator thereon; and a return oil tank incorporated into said frame to receive return hydraulic oil from said bolting rig or rigs.
Claims23
An apparatus for installing bolts into a mine entry said apparatus including:
- a frame having a forward end, a rearward end and lateral sides, said frame defining a generally horizontal work area and including at least two hollow structural members which extend along a substantial length of said apparatus;
- at least one drive for propelling said frame within said entry;
- at least one bolting rig attached to said frame;
- a deck member attached to said frame and covering said frame for supporting an operator thereon;
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- a return oil tank incorporated into said frame to receive return hydraulic oil from said bolting rig or rigs, wherein said at least two of said frame hollow structural members are return oil tanks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.