# US 8,465,104 B2 · Extraction system for mineral extraction and retaining device for a sensor system therefor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,465,104 B2 - Document ID: US8465104B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/682,991 - Filed: 2008-10-07 - Published: 2012-02-16 - Granted: 2013-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2007-10-18 - Assignees: Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH - Applicants: Sebastian M. Mundry; Marco Ahler; Simon Pauli; Stefan Hengstler; Henner Ruschkamp - Inventors: Sebastian M. Mundry; Marco Ahler; Simon Pauli; Stefan Hengstler; Henner Ruschkamp - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8465104B2 ## CPC - E21C 35/12: along a conveyor for the cut material - G01S 13/885: {for ground probing (prospecting or detecting using electromagnetic waves G01V3/12)} - E21C: MINING OR QUARRYING - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract The invention relates to an extraction system for mineral extraction, having a machine frame which is movable along a conveying device and which for each direction of travel, on its front side that, in operation, lies facing a working face, has hewing tools for the minerals to be won, and having a sensor system, disposed on the machine frame, for mineral/host rock recognition. In order to provide an extraction system which can be provided with or used with an improved sensor system, a retaining box for the sensor device is fastened in projecting arrangement to the front side of the machine frame, the retaining box preferably containing a georadar as the sensor system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An extraction system for mineral extraction, having a machine frame which is movable along a conveying device and which for each direction of travel, on its front side that, in operation, lies facing a working face, has hewing tools for the minerals to be won, and having a sensor system, disposed on the machine frame for mineral/host rock recognition, the extraction system having a retaining box for the sensor device, which retaining box is fastened in projecting arrangement to the front side of the machine frame, the retaining box housing the sensor system and having at least one of a downward and upward facing window opening, the at least one window opening being in one of a bottom wall and a top wall of the retaining box and which runs obliquely to a rear wall of the retaining box to enable the working face to be scanned by the sensor system at an angle relative to the rear wall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The extraction system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor system includes georadar. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The extraction system as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least one of the georadar and the retaining box is arranged centrally between the hewing tools. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The extraction system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hewing tools are cutting rollers. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The extraction system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retaining box comprises at least one screw hole punched strip that enables the retaining box to be at least one of height-adjustable and fastenable in different height positions to the machine frame. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The extraction system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retaining box is of multipart construction and includes a main box accommodating the sensor system, the multipart construction further including at least one deflector element arranged to the sides of the main box. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The extraction system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least one window opening are configured in one of a bottom wall and a roof wall of the main box which run obliquely to a rear wall of the main box. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The extraction system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the roof wall is tapered by means of a cutout to a frame web, to which a closing plate having the window opening is fastened. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The extraction system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least on window is closed off by means of an exchangeable viewing plates for the georadar. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The extraction system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the main box is closed off by trapezoidal side walls and a rectangular end plate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The extraction system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least one deflector element is fastened exchangeably to the machine frame and to the main box. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The extraction system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least one deflector element includes a back plate, a plurality of stiffening ribs and a trapezoidal end wall which are permanently joined together. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The extraction system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the stiffening ribs include upper and the lower stiffening rib that run obliquely to the back plate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The extraction system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one deflector element includes a back plate, a plurality of stiffening ribs and a trapezoidal end wall which are permanently joined together, the rear wall of the main box protruding beyond the roof wall and bottom wall, and the back plate of the at least one deflector protruding beyond at least one of the plurality of stiffening ribs, in the upward and downward direction respectively, and having a screw hole punched strip. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The extraction system as claimed in claim 14, wherein in the fitted state, the screw hole punched strip includes holes, the holes of the screw hole punched strip are passed through by at least one of clamping screws and dowel pins, the dowel pins serving to absorb the longitudinal and transverse forces and, at the same time, form predetermined breaking points between the machine frame and the retaining box. ### Claim 16 (depends on 6) The extraction system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least one deflector element is fitted with at least one of a cutter bar, a wear plate, and a surface layer hardening.