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US2496694A
US2496694A US652962A US65296246A US2496694A US 2496694 A US2496694 A US 2496694A US 652962 A US652962 A US 652962A US 65296246 A US65296246 A US 65296246A US 2496694 A US2496694 A US 2496694A
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    • E21D23/00—Mine roof supports for step- by- step movement, e.g. in combination with provisions for shifting of conveyors, mining machines, or guides therefor
    • E21D23/0004—Mine roof supports for step- by- step movement, e.g. in combination with provisions for shifting of conveyors, mining machines, or guides therefor along the working face
    • E21D23/0034—Mine roof supports for step- by- step movement, e.g. in combination with provisions for shifting of conveyors, mining machines, or guides therefor along the working face comprising a goaf shield articulated to a base member
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  • the present invention relates to a protective cover unit for use in the mining of coal.
  • the primary object of the invention is to provide a protective cover for the mining machine which protects not only the mining machine but also the Workmen.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a, protective cover unit which affords protection in the event of a cave in of the roof.
  • Figure 1 is a side elevational View, partly in section, of the protective cover unit of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a plan View of the unit taken on the.
  • the protective cover unit of the present invention is disposed in the room designated R adjacent a corridor C, such unit being a self propelled overhead safety cover unit and designated by the numeral 4U.
  • the unit 40 comprises a platform 4
  • a power unit including a motor M for rotation on the forward driving axle 43 is mounted on the ⁇ platform 4I.
  • the drive axle 43 is capable of two different speeds, thus the platform 4
  • the high speed shaft 41 is directly coupled to the motor and rotated by worm 50 on a shaft driven thereby.
  • the worm engages a worm gear on the adjacent end of shaft 41.
  • This shaft bears a bevel-gear 52 on the other end which meshes with a bevel-gear pinion 53 on the forward axle 43 of the movable platform.
  • the shaft 41 carries the gear pinion 48 which meshes with the larger gear 49 and thereby provides for the reduction of speed of the shaft 46 which is rotated thereby.
  • Shaft 46 carries on its forward end a worm 54 which meshes with a worm gear 55 on the forward axle 43.
  • Both the high and low speed shafts 41 and 46 are of the split type with clutches and clutch levers 56 to throw them into gear as desired. When the clutch on shaft 41 is in the forward axle 43 rotates at relatively high speed.
  • a protective cover 51 is constructed over the platform 4
  • This cover is designed to catch falling slate and soapy material from the roof of the mine as well as to afford protection in the event of a cave-in of roof.
  • the cover supporting beams 58 as well as the cover plates 51 secured thereon are constructed of suitable structural steel and properly trussed.
  • the beams 58 which are arcuate in form, are hinged at their rear ends to the extremities of the side platform beams by pivot bolts, as at 59, and are disposed longitudinally of the platform 4
  • the protective cover afforded by the plates 51 is normally underneath and contiguous to the ceiling and any falling slate will be caught thereby and discharged by the rearward slope thereof as this safety unit advances.
  • a mobile protective cover unit for use in mining coal comprising a mobile platform having a motor supported thereon, driving means on said platform connected to the motor for driving the unit, a pair of longitudinally extending downwardly and rearwardly inclined arcuate cover supporting beams spaced from each other and pivotally connected at one end to one end of said platform, cover plates carried by said beams, and means supported by the other end of said platform and connected to the other end of said beams for raising and lowering the other end of said beams.
  • a mobile protective cover unit for use in mining coal comprising a mobile platform having a motor supported thereon, driving means on said platform connected to the motor for driving the unit, a pair of longitudinally extending downwardly and rearwardly inclined arcuate cover supporting beams spaced from each other and pivotally connected at one end to one end of said platform, cover plates carried by said beams, and jacks arranged adjacent the other end of the platform and having one end pivotally connected Number to said other platform end, the other end of said 1,450,329 jacks being pivotally connected to the other end 1,765,248 of said beams.
  • 1,871,186 CLARENCE E. BROWN. 5 2,031,421 2,320,653 REFERENCES CITED 2,339,523
  • the following references are of record in the 2408967 file of this partent: m

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Feb. 7, H95@ C, E, BRQWN 2,496,694
MINING MACHINE PROTECTIVE COVER UNIT` Feb. 7, 1950 c. E. BROWN 2,496,694
MINING MACHINE PROTECTIVE COVER UNIT Filed March 8, l946 2 She'ets-Sheet. `22
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Patented Feb. 7, 1950 OFFICE "MINING MACHINE PROTECTIVE CGV-ER UNIT Clarence E. Brown, Clarksburg, W. Va. Application March 8, 1946, Serial No. 652,962
2 Claims. 1 The present invention relates to a protective cover unit for use in the mining of coal.
The primary object of the invention is to provide a protective cover for the mining machine which protects not only the mining machine but also the Workmen.
Another object of the invention is to provide a, protective cover unit which affords protection in the event of a cave in of the roof.
Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a side elevational View, partly in section, of the protective cover unit of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a plan View of the unit taken on the.
line 2 2 of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawings, the protective cover unit of the present invention is disposed in the room designated R adjacent a corridor C, such unit being a self propelled overhead safety cover unit and designated by the numeral 4U. The unit 40 comprises a platform 4| supported on a pair of spaced transversely disposed beams 42. This platform is provided on its top with bearings for front and rear axles 43 and 44 carrying sprockets in engagement with an endless chain having treads 45 thereon. A power unit including a motor M for rotation on the forward driving axle 43 is mounted on the `platform 4I. By means of dual shafts 46 and 41 and suitable reduction gearing 48 and 49 which are powered by motor M, the drive axle 43 is capable of two different speeds, thus the platform 4| which carries the cover unit 4U can be advanced at high or low speed, as desired.
The high speed shaft 41 is directly coupled to the motor and rotated by worm 50 on a shaft driven thereby. The worm engages a worm gear on the adjacent end of shaft 41. This shaft bears a bevel-gear 52 on the other end which meshes with a bevel-gear pinion 53 on the forward axle 43 of the movable platform. Intermediate its ends the shaft 41 carries the gear pinion 48 which meshes with the larger gear 49 and thereby provides for the reduction of speed of the shaft 46 which is rotated thereby.
Shaft 46 carries on its forward end a worm 54 which meshes with a worm gear 55 on the forward axle 43. Both the high and low speed shafts 41 and 46 are of the split type with clutches and clutch levers 56 to throw them into gear as desired. When the clutch on shaft 41 is in the forward axle 43 rotates at relatively high speed.
When such speed of the moving platform is desired the low speed shaft 46 is de-clutched and the large gear 49 is allowed to idle. By de-clutching shaft 41 and throwing the clutch of shaft 46 in the platform 4| will travel forward at a greatly reduced speed.
As the primary function of the overhead unit 4U is to provide for the safety of the workmen engaged in the mining operation, a protective cover 51 is constructed over the platform 4| and supported thereby. This cover is designed to catch falling slate and soapy material from the roof of the mine as well as to afford protection in the event of a cave-in of roof. To this end the cover supporting beams 58 as well as the cover plates 51 secured thereon are constructed of suitable structural steel and properly trussed.
The beams 58, which are arcuate in form, are hinged at their rear ends to the extremities of the side platform beams by pivot bolts, as at 59, and are disposed longitudinally of the platform 4|. They are extended somewhat in front of the platform and supported by hinged screw-jacks 6l) which are pivotally mounted on the forward part of platform 4| and pivotally secured to the underside of the cover-supporting beams 58, as at 6|.
The protective cover afforded by the plates 51 is normally underneath and contiguous to the ceiling and any falling slate will be caught thereby and discharged by the rearward slope thereof as this safety unit advances.
What I claim is:
1. A mobile protective cover unit for use in mining coal comprising a mobile platform having a motor supported thereon, driving means on said platform connected to the motor for driving the unit, a pair of longitudinally extending downwardly and rearwardly inclined arcuate cover supporting beams spaced from each other and pivotally connected at one end to one end of said platform, cover plates carried by said beams, and means supported by the other end of said platform and connected to the other end of said beams for raising and lowering the other end of said beams.
2. A mobile protective cover unit for use in mining coal comprising a mobile platform having a motor supported thereon, driving means on said platform connected to the motor for driving the unit, a pair of longitudinally extending downwardly and rearwardly inclined arcuate cover supporting beams spaced from each other and pivotally connected at one end to one end of said platform, cover plates carried by said beams, and jacks arranged adjacent the other end of the platform and having one end pivotally connected Number to said other platform end, the other end of said 1,450,329 jacks being pivotally connected to the other end 1,765,248 of said beams. 1,871,186 CLARENCE E. BROWN. 5 2,031,421 2,320,653 REFERENCES CITED 2,339,523 The following references are of record in the 2408967 file of this partent: m
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date 511,557 '153,092 Neukirch Feb. 23, 1904 512,214 1,290,020 Levin Dec. 31, 1918 Name Date Morgan Apr. 3, 1923 Souleyret June 17, 1923 Lindgren Aug. 9, 1932 Logan Feb. 18, 1936 Ramsay June 1, 1943 Sloane Jan. 18, 1944 Brown Oct. 8, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Aug. 21, 1939 Germany Nov. 10, 1930
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US2677535A (en) * 1950-02-17 1954-05-04 Paul V Malloy Mine roof support beam with wall drilling end
US2711634A (en) * 1949-05-25 1955-06-28 Joy Mfg Co Mine roof supporting means
US2714505A (en) * 1948-05-01 1955-08-02 Joy Mfg Co Apparatus for mine roof control
US2899800A (en) * 1959-08-18 Apparatus for mine roof control
FR2359963A1 (en) * 1976-07-28 1978-02-24 Halbach & Braun WALKING SHORING FORMWORK
US4173371A (en) * 1977-07-08 1979-11-06 Kogen Industries, Inc. Combination cab and canopy for mine roof bolting machine

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US1765248A (en) * 1929-08-14 1930-06-17 Fred C Souleyret Hinge joint for anchor jacks
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US1871186A (en) * 1927-12-31 1932-08-09 Goodman Mfg Co Mining machine
US2031421A (en) * 1934-04-06 1936-02-18 Logan William Archibald Attachment for mining machines
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US2320653A (en) * 1941-08-15 1943-06-01 Ramsay Erskine Mining apparatus
US2339523A (en) * 1943-03-19 1944-01-18 Goodman Mfg Co Kerf-cutting machine
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US1290020A (en) * 1913-08-07 1918-12-31 Jeffrey Mfg Co Mining and loading machine.
US1450329A (en) * 1916-01-05 1923-04-03 Edmund C Morgan Mine-roof-supporting method and apparatus
US1871186A (en) * 1927-12-31 1932-08-09 Goodman Mfg Co Mining machine
DE512214C (en) * 1928-05-31 1930-11-10 Albert Hamel Slidable extraction chamber for dismantling without offset
US1765248A (en) * 1929-08-14 1930-06-17 Fred C Souleyret Hinge joint for anchor jacks
US2031421A (en) * 1934-04-06 1936-02-18 Logan William Archibald Attachment for mining machines
GB511557A (en) * 1938-04-26 1939-08-21 Edward John Leslie Hancock Improvements in or relating to apparatus for use in mining
US2320653A (en) * 1941-08-15 1943-06-01 Ramsay Erskine Mining apparatus
US2339523A (en) * 1943-03-19 1944-01-18 Goodman Mfg Co Kerf-cutting machine
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US2899800A (en) * 1959-08-18 Apparatus for mine roof control
US2714505A (en) * 1948-05-01 1955-08-02 Joy Mfg Co Apparatus for mine roof control
US2711634A (en) * 1949-05-25 1955-06-28 Joy Mfg Co Mine roof supporting means
US2677535A (en) * 1950-02-17 1954-05-04 Paul V Malloy Mine roof support beam with wall drilling end
FR2359963A1 (en) * 1976-07-28 1978-02-24 Halbach & Braun WALKING SHORING FORMWORK
US4173371A (en) * 1977-07-08 1979-11-06 Kogen Industries, Inc. Combination cab and canopy for mine roof bolting machine

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