US3748862A - Roof support frame - Google Patents

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US3748862A
US3748862A US00223504A US3748862DA US3748862A US 3748862 A US3748862 A US 3748862A US 00223504 A US00223504 A US 00223504A US 3748862D A US3748862D A US 3748862DA US 3748862 A US3748862 A US 3748862A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21D—SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS
    • 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
    • E21D23/04—Structural features of the supporting construction, e.g. linking members between adjacent frames or sets of props; Means for counteracting lateral sliding on inclined floor
    • E21D23/06—Special mine caps or special tops of pit-props for permitting step-by-step movement
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32254—Lockable at fixed position
    • Y10T403/32262—At selected angle
    • Y10T403/32319—At selected angle including pivot stud
    • Y10T403/32409—Members locked in axial alignment
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32606—Pivoted
    • Y10T403/32819—Pivoted including tension or take-up means

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  • ABSTRACT [30] Foreign Application Priority Data Feb. 8 1971 Germany P 21 05 795.4 A mof'support frame for in mines comprising from and rear upright hydraulic props which support, at their 52 US. Cl 61/45 1) 248/357 287/99 ends, an articulated beam having 51 Int. Cl 11216 17/00 pivm'any'mnnected beam Parts which are thus [58] Field of Search 61/45 D 45 c able Swivel relatively each in horimma' 248/357.
  • Walking roof-support assemblies are well known in the mining industry. They generally comprise two frames which are connected to different parts of a horizontally-disposed hydraulic ram so that, as the ram is expanded or retracted, relative movement takes place between the frames. In this way the frames can be advanced alternately, step by step.
  • Each frame normally includes two upright hydraulic props, a front prop and a rear prop, joined together at their upper ends by a roof-support beam and supported at their lower ends on shoes or on a floor-beam which bears on the floor of the mine-working.
  • each frame which beam extends parallel to the direction of advance of the assembly as a whole
  • the beam can be in two parts which are joined end-to-end by a pivotal connection to permit the two parts of the beam to swivel relatively to each other in a vertical plane.
  • rigid beams such articulated beams offer several additional advantages:
  • each beam receives the full supporting and bending forces from both these props and has to transmit these forces to the roof of the seam which is being worked.
  • a single horizontal swivel pin enables the two parts of each beam to be pivoted both upwardly and downwardly relatively to each other so that a large surface area of the beam will lie against the roof of the seam.
  • the roof-supporting surfaces of the two parts are thus able to take up positions where they match irregularities in the surface of the roof of the seam.
  • the two parts of the articulated beam are pressed by the props into the hollow space or spaces so that the beam takes up a shallow inverted V- shape resembling the gable or roof of a house.
  • This occurs because the two parts of the beam only support the edges of the hollow space over a small area of their surface and a small part of the hollow above the articulated joint.
  • Such support of the mine roof is inadequate and unsatisfactory and, generally speaking, causes the hollow space to be enlarged.
  • the present invention has as its object the elimination of the above-mentioned drawbacks associated with the use of articulated beams the pivotal connections of which are acted on so that the beam parts cannot move relatively to one another and the use of intrinsically rigid beams.
  • the invention is directed to a roof-support frame comprising an articulated roof-support beam formed of a front beam part and a rear beam part articulated thereto, an upright front hydraulic prop supporting the front beam part at the upper end of the prop, an upright rear hydraulic prop supporting the rear beam part at the upper end of the rear prop, the said front and rear beam parts being disposed end to end but with a space between the adjacent ends of the beam parts, pivotal connection means connecting the adjacent ends of the front and rear beam parts to provide for relative pivotal movement in a vertical plane between the beam parts, and a blocking device to limit the extent of said relative pivotal movement between the beam parts in one direction, the blocking device comprising a deformable blocking element disposed in the space between the adjacent ends of the two beam parts below the pivotal connection means
  • An articulated beam of this construction has the advantage that, when a hollow space in the roof of the seam lies above the pivotal connection between the two parts of the beam, the space is bridged over or spanned by the beam in such a way that the forces exerted by the props of the frame will be transmitted with full effectiveness to the continuously unbroken or even portions of the roof of the seam lying in front of, and to the rear of, the hollow space without the beam having the disadvantages of the prior beams described above.
  • an articulated beam according to the invention can be of thinner and lighter construction than rigid beams or beams where the pivotal connection between the beam parts is so controlled that it is rendered rigid and non-yielding.
  • the new form of beam presents a completely rigid structure under normal working conditions but nevertheless ensures that the beam parts and the pivotal connection will not be destroyed when the conditions under which the beam bears against the roof of the seam are unusual. In this way the advantages of beams which present a continuous rigid structure are combined with those of articulated beams while, at the same time, the drawbacks previously encountered in such beams are avoided.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the roof-support frame
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged detailed view of part of FIG. 1.
  • walking roof-support assemblies for use in mines and other underground workings generally comprise two frames which can be advanced alternately by a horizontal hydraulic ram to which both frames are connected. Such assemblies are well known in the mining industry and will not there fore be described in detail. For the same reason, FIG. 1 does not shown a complete walking roof-support assembly but only one of the frames, the other frame in the assembly being identical to that illustrated.
  • the frame shown in FIG. 1 comprises an articulated, elongated, roof-support beam 1 formed of an elongated front part 2 and an elongated rear part 3, the two parts 2 and 3 being joined together end-to-end by a pivotal connection 4 so that they can swivel relatively to each other in a vertical plane.
  • the frame further includes a front hydraulic prop 5 and a rear hydraulic prop 6 which support the beam 1 at their upper ends, the force of the front prop 5 being applied mainly to the front part 2 of the beam and the force of the rear prop 6 being applied mainly to the rear part 3 of the beam.
  • the two props 5 and 6 are supported by shoes 7 and 8 respectively which bear on the floor of the mine or seam.
  • the lower portions of the props are also rigidly connected together, in this particular case by a longitudinally-extending bar or strut 9.
  • FIG. 2 shows the pivotal connection 4 in greater detail. It includes a horizontal swivel pin 10 which passes through aligned holes in flanges or lugs 11, 12 formed on the opposing ends 13, 14 of the two beam parts 2 and 3, the ends 13, 14 being spaced apart. Within this space, below the pin 10, is a deformable blocking element made of a material such as steel or iron whose strength is in keeping with the particular stresses and loads to which it will be subjected. This blocking element 15 takes the form of a metal plate or slab and is arched towards the swivel pin 10 so that it resembles, in its shape, a shallow gable of a house.
  • the ends 13, 14 of the latter are formed with recesses 13a, 14a having downwardly-inclined. surfaces with which the blocking element 15 is readily engageable.
  • a removable pin 16 which passes, with suitable clearance, through an elongated hole or slot 17 in a supporting arm 18 which is pivotally mounted on one end of the swivel pin 10.
  • the other end of the blocking; element 15 has a smaller removable pin 19 which passes with even more clearance through a hole 20 in a disc 21 mounted on the end of the beam part 2.
  • Further support for the blocking element 15 is given by supporting brackets 22 and 23 welded or otherwise mounted on the lower portions of the ends 13 and 14 of the two beam parts 2 and 3.
  • the extent of relative angular motion between the two beam parts 2 and 3 about the swivel pin 10 is limited in one direction by the deformable blocking element 15 which is disposed between the spaced-apart ends of the beam parts and below the swivel pin 10 linking the said parts together.
  • the ends of the blocking element 15 are opposed by downwardly-inclined surfaces 13a, 14a on the ends 13, 14 of the two beam parts 1, 2, the ends of the blocking element will lie flat against the said surfaces 13a, 14a when the beam parts 1 and 2 are in the positions shown in FIG. 2.
  • the surfaces 13a, 14a prevent the blocking element 15 from jumping out of position when, as explained below, it is being deformed.
  • the strength of the blocking element 15 is such that the load applied to the beam 1 by the props S and 6 will be fully transmitted, without deformation of the blocking element 15, to the outer end portions 20 and 3a of the beam parts 2 and 3 where up to percent of the total length of the two beam parts on either side of the swivel pin 10 is out of contact with the roof of the mine or seam.
  • the pivotal connection 4 will remain resistant to bending stresses when only 30 percent of the total length of the beam parts 2 and 3 are in contact with the roof of the seam. If the proportion of the said length bearing against the roof of the seam falls below 30 percent, the blocking element will be deformed (assuming that the blocking element is not destroyed by the high stress applied to it from the roof of the seam).
  • the blocking element 15 is then pressed upwards into the space between the opposing ends 13, 14 of the beam parts 1, 2, whereupon the pivotal connection or articulated joint 4 as a whole yields to the force applied and enters the hollow space in the roof of the seam until it abuts against the rock or material bounding the hollow space as shown in broken lines in FIG. 1.
  • the strength of the blocking element 15 that the beam parts 2, 3 can take up an inclination of 30 with respect to the horizontal and can then again present a rigid structure for receiving the full supporting force exerted by the props 5, 6.
  • the blocking element 15 is so constructed and supported that, when it is being deformed, the holding disc 21 and the arm 18 are not simultaneously pulled in the same direction as, and in sympathy with, the deformation.
  • the beam parts 2 and 3 return to their normal position. They are then comparable, in their operation, to a pair of freely-articulated parts until the deformed blocking element 15 has been replaced by a new blocking element.
  • the beam 1 as a whole can be relied upon to bridge over, as a rigid structure most hollow spaces which occur above the articulated joint 4.
  • the beam parts can pivot in the other direction relatively to one another about the swivel pin 10. This is in contrast to roof-support beams which are either intrinsically rigid or which are made rigid by controlling a pivotal connection in the beam.
  • a roof-support frame comprising an articulated roof-support beam formed of a front beam part and a rear beam part articulated thereto, an upright front bydraulic prop supporting the front beam part at the upper end of the prop, an upright rear hydraulic prop supporting the rear beam part at the upper end of the rear prop, the said front and rear beam parts being disposed end to end but with a space between opposed end surfaces on the said beam parts, pivotal connection means connecting the adjacent ends of the front and rear beam parts to provide for relative pivotal movement in a vertical plane of the beam parts, and a blocking element disposed between, and in engagement with, the said opposed end surfaces on the said beam parts at a location below the pivotal connection means to determine when relative pivotal movement of the beam parts in one direction shall be permitted, the said blocking element comprising an arched metal plate which is sufficiently rigid to prevent relative pivotal movement of the said beam parts in the said one direction under normal working loads on the roof-support beam but which deforms under abnormal working loads on the beam to permit such relative pivotal movement of the said beam parts.
  • opposed recesses are formed in the adjacent ends of the two beam parts, the said recesses having downwardly-inclined surfaces to enable end surfaces on the blocking element to lie flat against the downwardly-inclined surfaces of these recesses.
  • a roof-support frame according to claim 1, wherein the blocking element is additionally supported by brackets on the lower portions of the adjacent ends of the two beam parts.

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DE1086199B (de) * 1954-11-26 1960-08-04 August Fischer Dipl Ing Strebausbau
US2959438A (en) * 1958-03-18 1960-11-08 Schwarz Kg Hermann Connection of foldable caps
US3218811A (en) * 1961-04-28 1965-11-23 Rheinstahl Gmbh Wanheim Composite cap for mine roof supports
US3312071A (en) * 1965-05-08 1967-04-04 Gewerk Eisenhuette Westfalia Mine roof support cap with cantilever projection member
FR1530737A (fr) * 1966-08-11 1968-06-28 Gewerk Eisenhuette Westfalia Chapeau formé de plusieurs éléments pour châssis de soutènement, utilisable notamment dans les mines

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DE1086199B (de) * 1954-11-26 1960-08-04 August Fischer Dipl Ing Strebausbau
US2959438A (en) * 1958-03-18 1960-11-08 Schwarz Kg Hermann Connection of foldable caps
US3218811A (en) * 1961-04-28 1965-11-23 Rheinstahl Gmbh Wanheim Composite cap for mine roof supports
US3312071A (en) * 1965-05-08 1967-04-04 Gewerk Eisenhuette Westfalia Mine roof support cap with cantilever projection member
FR1530737A (fr) * 1966-08-11 1968-06-28 Gewerk Eisenhuette Westfalia Chapeau formé de plusieurs éléments pour châssis de soutènement, utilisable notamment dans les mines

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