US3342529A - Mining planer with pivotal lateral and central cutting members - Google Patents

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US3342529A
US3342529A US503167A US50316765A US3342529A US 3342529 A US3342529 A US 3342529A US 503167 A US503167 A US 503167A US 50316765 A US50316765 A US 50316765A US 3342529 A US3342529 A US 3342529A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
    • E21C27/00—Machines which completely free the mineral from the seam
    • E21C27/20—Mineral freed by means not involving slitting
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  • the present invention relates to a mining planer with pivotal lateral and central cutting members, and more particularly to a mining planer adapted to be conducted along a mine face for extraction of mineral, such as coal, therefrom by means of a pair of pivotal lateral members and a pivotal central member such that certain cutting means thereon engage the mine face in a forward direction of travel while other cutting means thereon engage the mine face in a return direction of travel, yet with the cutting means on the lateral members being disposed at a predetermined fixed distance from the cutting means on the central member.
  • mining planers such as coal planers, having pivotal lateral members on either side of a central member, with such members being provided with alternate means to engage a mine face in forward and return direction-s of travel of the planer, the cutting tools on the central member being usually disposed outwardly toward the mine face considerably beyond the cutting range of the cutting means on the lateral members whereby to relieve the forces existent in the coal face so that theripping chisels or other cutting means on the lateral members may better perform the task of breaking out the coal from the face.
  • Such mining planers may be considered as swinging door chisel holder mining planers having plate-like lead cutter-s on a central member.
  • lead cutters are generally mounted pivotally independently of the ripping chisels on the swinging door chisel holders and are prevented from swinging beyond certain limits by rigid stops on the planer. In this way, the lead cutters swing into and away from the coal face according to the direction of travel of the planer.
  • a lead cutter having a more or less swallow-tailed shape has proven best, with one tip of the swallow-tail engaging the coal face while the other is swung away from the coal face in a forward direction of travel, and with the other tip engaging the coal face while the one tip is swung away therefrom in the other direction of travel of the planer.
  • the lead cutter and the swinging door chisel holders are often connected together by chains, so as to make the pivoting of the lead cutter dependent upon the pivotal movement of one or the other of the swinging door chisel holders.
  • spacer means or by replacing the particular spacer means with those of diiferent length in dependence upon the type of mine face being worked.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic side elevational view partly in section of the mining planer in accordance with the invention showing a tier of cutting means on each pivotal lateral member and a pair of outwardly diverging cutting tools on the pivotal central member, the latter being disposed at substantially mid-height of the tier of cutting tools of the lateral members;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the mining planer of FIG. 1 showing the interrelationship of the cutting tools and pivotal parts in accordance with the invention and the manner in which such cutting tools engage the mine face, and
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic end view showing the positioning of the central member cutting tools with respect to the tier of cutting tools on the adjacent lateral member whereby the extended range of the central member cutting tools permits a preliminary cut of the mine face to be made sufficient to reduce the counterforces of the mine face to the lateral member cutting tools which thereafter progressively extend further into engagement with the over-all width of the mine seam being worked.
  • a mining planer adapted to be conducted in a longitudinal direction back and forth along a mine face in extractive engagement therewith for the removal of mineral, such as coal, therefrom may be provided which is inexpensive to construct, durable in use and extremely efiicient to operate.
  • Such mining planer generally comprises longitudinally extending base means having a side portion adapted to be disposed adjacent such mine face, a pair of lateral members pivotally mounted on such base means for adjustably limited pivotal movement with the free ends of the lateral members outwardly diverging transversely beyond such side portion of the base means, a central member disposed between the outwardly diverging free ends of the lateral members and pivotally mounted on the base means for limited pivotal movement, and a pair of rigid spacer means pivotally interconnecting the lateral members respectively with the central member, yet maintaining the lateral members at a predetermined distance from the central member at any point of limited pivoting of the central member.
  • the lateral members are provided with cutting tools on their outwardly diverging free ends and the central member is provided with a pair of correspondingly outwardly diverging cutting tools thereon, with all of such tools extending outwardly beyond the side portion of the base means, yet with the cutting tools on the central member extending correspondingly beyond the cutting tools on the free ends of the lateral members.
  • the mining planer comprises base means having a side portion adapted to be disposed adjacent the mine face and forward and return longitudinal ends, corresponding forward and return lateral members pivotally mounted on the base means for adjustably limited pivotal movement and correspondingly having outwardly diverging free ends containing cutting tools thereon extending transversely beyond the side portion of the base means, a central member interposed longitudinally between such free ends and pivotally mounted on the base means for correspondingly limited forward and return movement and correspondingly containing longitudinally spaced apart forward and return cutting means thereon extending beyond the cutting tools on the free ends of the lateral members, and a pair of rigid spacer means pivotally interconnecting the lateral members respectively with the central member, yet maintaining the lateral members at a predetermined distance from the central member.
  • the point of pivot of the central member of the base means is spaced from the point of pivot of each lateral member thereon.
  • the corresponding forward lateral member cutting tools and the corresponding central member forward cutting tool upon conducting the planer in a forward longitudinal direction along the mine face, will be pivotally displaced to the forward limits of pivotal movement of the lateral and central members to extend such tools into extractive engagement with the mine face in rigid spaced apart relation in consequence of the corresponding spacer means thereat, while the corresponding return lateral member cutting tools and the corresponding central member return cutting tool will be pivotally displaced correspondingly to withdraw such tools away from extractive engagement with the mine face in rigid spaced apart relation in consequence of the corresponding spacer means thereat, whereas upon conducting such planer in a return longitudinal direction along the mine face, the cor responding return lateral member cutting tools and the corresponding central member return cutting tool will be pivotally displaced to the return limits of pivotal movement of the lateral and central members to extend such tools into extractive engagement with the mine face in said rigid spaced apart relation while the corresponding forward lateral member cutting tools and the corresponding central member forward cutting tool will be pivotally displaced correspondingly to withdraw such tools
  • each lateral member is preferably provided with a plurality of cutting tools in vertically spaced apart superimposed aligned tier relation and each corresponding central member cutting tool is disposed substantially at mid-height of the vertical superimposed lateral member cutting tools adjacent thereto, whereby to provide an initial relieving of the stresses in the mine face by the central member cutting tool in engagement therewith so that the appropriate lateral member cutting tools may engage the mine face to break away the mineral therefrom in a more eflicient manner and with less force than otherwise would be necessary.
  • the lateral members are pivotally mounted on said base means for adjustably limited pivotal movement at longitudinally spaced apart pivot points and the pivot point of the central member is disposed closer to the side portion of the base means than the pivot points of the lateral members such that the cutting tools of the central member will extend in the desired manner beyond the side portion of the base means a predetermined greater distance than the cutting tools of the lateral members.
  • the rigid spacer means are adjustable in length in accordance with the predetermined distance of the lateral members from the central member, or alternatively, the rigid spacer means are removably positioned for pivotally interconnecting the lateral members with said central member to permit replacement of such rigid spacer means by auxiliary rigid spacer means of different effective length than that of the first mentioned rigid spacer means so as to be in accordance with the predetermined distance of the lateral members from the central member.
  • the spatial arrangement between the various cutting tools may be varied in dependence upon the type of mine face and/ or mine seam being worked at a given time.
  • the mining planer in accordance with the present invention is shown having a base means 1 extending partly under the adjacent conveyor 18 for guidance purposes and a side portion 4 with longitudinal ends 2 and 3.
  • a pair of outwardly diverging swinging door chisel holders or lateral members 5 and 6 are pivotally mounted at pivot points 8 and 9 on the longitudinal ends 2 and 3, respectively, of base means 1.
  • the pivotal movement is adjustably limited by the stops 20 which can be adjusted by adjusting screws 21.
  • cutting tools 10 are disposed which are adapted to engage mine face 7.
  • a central member 11, in the form of a swallow-tailed shape lead cutter carrier, is pivotally mounted at pivot point 12 disposed along axis -13 situated vertically in side portion 4 of base means 1.
  • the central member 11 is arranged for pivotal movement about axis 13 limited by the stops 19 and contains at the outwardly diverging free ends thereof cutting tools 14 which extend beyond the range of cutting tools 10 on lateral members 5 and 6, whereby to engage the mine face 7 to a depth beyond that at which cutting tools 10 engage such mine face.
  • central member 11 Since the lateral members 5 and 6 as well as central member 11 are pivotally mounted on base means 1, the pivotal movement of central member 11 is extended advantageously within the limited range determined by the stops 19 and 20 to the lateral members 5 and 6 by the provision in accordance with the present invention for the rigid spacer means or spacer arms 15 which pivotally interconnect via elongated openings 23 the adjacent side portions of central member 11 with appropriate ears 16 provided on the inward sides of members 5 and 6 for this purpose, using pivot pins 17.
  • lateral member 6 is the return direction lateral member
  • the return cutting tools 10 at the free end of lateral member 6 will be withdrawn from engagement with the mine face in the same way as the corresponding cutting tool 14 on the return side of the mining planer, in the relationship indicated.
  • the opposite result will take place.
  • FIG. 1 shows more specifically not only the vertically spaced apart superimposed aligned tier relation of the cutting tools 10 on the free ends of the lateral members 5 and 6, but also the dispositionof the central member 11 with the cutting tools disposed substantially at mid-height of the vertically superimposed lateral member cutting tools adjacent thereto. Additionally, FIG. 1 illustrates the fork seating of the ears 16.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates not only the approximate mid-height position of the appropriate cutting tool 14 with respect to the adjacent tier of cutting tools 10, but also the manner in which the cutting tool 14 in extractive engagement with the mine face 7 relieves the mine face structure sufiiciently to permit the appropriate cutting tools 10 thereafter engaging this portion of the mine face to break up the coal in a more eflicient manner without unduly encountering excessive forces in the mine face.
  • the rigid spacer means 15 may take the form of spacer arms having a plurality of elongated openings 23' therein to accommodate pins 17 at different points along their longitudinal extent as shown in phantom lines in the left spacer means 15 of FIG. 2.
  • Such arms 15 may be replaced by similar arms of a different length therefrom, i.e., the length between the 0pposing pivot openings 23, whereby to change the distance between the corresponding lateral members and the cen tral member.
  • a pair of overlapping subarms 15' and 15" see phantom lines in right spacer means 15 of FIG.
  • Such sub-arms may be fixed in a plurality of extended or retracted positions, as the artisan will appreciate, by suitable cooperating pin openings in one of the sub-arms through which connecting bolts 23" may be passed to secure the sub-arms together at different overlapping lengths, whereby the rigid relationship sought will be attained yet the particular length of the interconnected sub-arms, i.e., with respect to the pivot points accommodating pins 17, may be changed in dependence upon changes in the nature of the mine seam being worked.
  • Any suitable means may thus be utilized, such as an endless drive chain 22 attached to the mining planer with the remote ends of such chain being looped over drive drums at the longitudinal ends of the mine scant being worked. While the mining planer of the invention may be dragged along the mine floor, it is preferable to provide guiding means to retain the mining planer in pressing engagement with the mine face, and such guiding means may take the form of a conventional mining conveyor 18 on which the mineral, such as coal, is de posited for removal from the site of mining operations.
  • the construction of the present invention permits an adjustment to be made in the pivotal range of the cutting tools yet avoids the disadvantage previously encountered concerning the dragging of the trailing cutting tools, i.e., on the side opposite that of the direction of travel, against the mine face.
  • the pivotal lateral members are linkably connected by rigid spacer means with the central member which is mounted for movement within a limited pivotal range, the pivotal movement of the lateral members within their pivotal range to their stop means 20 is facilitated.
  • the pivotal range of the lateral members is suitably restricted in relation to the range of pivotal movement of the central member because of the adjustable fixed length connection therewith attained by the use of rigid spacer means in accordance with the present invention.
  • the rigid spacer means feature of the present invention attains a push-pull linkage of the lateral members with the central member, which leads to advantages impossible to attain with a chain linkage connection heretofore utilized.
  • Mining planer adapted to be conducted in a longitudinal direction back and forth along a mine face in extractive engagement therewith for the removal of mineral therefrom, which comprises longitudinally extending base means having a side portion adapted to be disposed adjacent such mine face, a pair of lateral members pivotally mounted on said base means with the free ends of said lateral members outwardly diverging transversely beyond said side portion of the base means, a central member disposed between said outwardly diverging free ends and pivotally mounted on said base means for limited pivotal movement, said lateral members having cutting tools on said free ends and said central member having a pair of correspondingly outwardly diverging cutting tools thereon, all of said tools extending outwardly beyond said side portion of said base means and the cutting tools on said central member extending correspondingly beyond the cutting tools on said free ends, and a pair of rigid spacer means pivotally interconnecting said lateral members respectively with said central member yet maintaining said lateral members at a predetermined distance from said central member at any point of limited pivoting of said central member.
  • Mining planer adapted to be conducted in a longitudinal direction back and forth along a mine face in extractive engagement therewith for the removal of mineral therefrom, which comprises base means having a side portion adapted to be disposed adjacent such mine face and forward and return longitudinal ends, corresponding forward and return lateral members pivotally mounted on said base means and correspondingly having outwardly diverging free ends containing cutting tools thereon extending transversely beyond said side portion, a central member interposed longitudinally between said free ends and pivotally mounted on said base means for corresponding limited forward and return pivotal movement and correspondingly containing longitudinally spaced apart forward and return cutting tools thereon extending beyond the cutting tools of said free ends, the point of pivot of said central member on said base means being spaced from the point of pivot of each said lateral member thereon, and a pair of rigid spacer means pivotally interconnecting said lateral members respectively with said central member yet maintaining said lateral members at a predetermined distance from said central member, whereby upon conducting such planer in a forward longitudinal direction along a mine face, the corresponding
  • each said lateral member is provided with a plurality of cutting tools in vertically spaced apart superimposed aligned tier relation and each corresponding central member cutting tool is disposed substantially at mid-height of the vertically superimposed lateral member cutting tools adjacent thereto.

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