Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mining machine with multiple cutter heads
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Application No.: US15418490Application Date: 2017-01-27
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Publication No.: US10415384B2Publication Date: 2019-09-17
- Inventor: Peter A. Lugg , Geoffrey W. Keech , Bradley M. Neilson , Nagy Daher , Ric Boyd
- Applicant: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA Warrendale
- Assignee: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
- Current Assignee: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Warrendale
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Main IPC: E21C27/10
- IPC: E21C27/10 ; E21C25/18 ; E21C29/22 ; E21C31/08 ; E21C27/02 ; E21C35/20

Abstract:
A mining machine includes a frame, a boom supported for pivoting movement relative to the frame, and a cutter head pivotably coupled to the boom. The cutter head includes a housing, a cutter shaft coupled to the housing, a cutting disc, and an excitation mechanism. A second portion of the cutter shaft extends parallel to a cutter axis. The cutting disc is coupled to the second portion of the cutter shaft and is supported for free rotation relative to the cutter shaft about the cutter axis. The cutting disc includes a plurality of cutting bits defining a cutting edge. The excitation mechanism includes an exciter shaft and a mass eccentrically coupled to the cutter shaft. The excitation mechanism is coupled to the first portion of the cutter shaft. Rotation of the exciter shaft induces oscillating movement of the second portion of the cutter shaft and the cutting disc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170211383A1 MINING MACHINE WITH MULTIPLE CUTTER HEADS Public/Granted day:2017-07-27
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