Claims
- 1. A mining machine suitable for being drivingly connected to a conventional mining apparatus and for removing hard material in-situ between two adjacent auger holes, said machine comprising:
- cutting means for mechanically contacting and dislocating hard material in-situ between two adjacent and pre-existing auger holes, said cutting means rotating about an axis substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of said machine,
- power operated means for driving said cutting means said power operated means being connected at one of its ends to said conventional mining apparatus and connected at its opposite end to said cutting means,
- guide means for maintaining said cutting means in mechanical contact with said hard material in-situ between two adjacent, pre-existing, auger holes, said guide means including one of a pair of guides for inserting into one of said auger holes and the other of said guides for inserting into the other one of said non-parallel auger holes, said pair of guide means being free to move relative to each other such that each one of said pair can advance along the length of the respective adjacent pre-existing, auger holes in which it is inserted as said mining machine is advanced during the in-cutting operation along the length of said hard material in-situ between said adjacent auger holes, and
- means for collecting said hard material dislocated by said cutting means.
- 2. The machine of claim 1 including means for carrying said hard material away from the position at which said material is dislocated by said cutting means.
- 3. The machine of claim 1 including means advancing said mining machine along the length of said hard material in-situ between adjacent auger holes such that said cutting means mechanically contacts and dislocates said hard material.
- 4. The machine of claim 1 wherein said means for collecting said hard material is located adjacent to and behind said cutting means with respect to the direction said machine is advanced during the in-cutting operation.
- 5. The machine of claim 1 including means for carrying said hard material away subsequent to its being dislocated by said cutting means, said means for carrying said hard material away being disposed behind and in communication with said means for collecting said hard material.
- 6. The machine of claim 1, or 2 wherein each of said guides comprises a disc-shaped member for being inserted into one of said auger holes.
- 7. The machine of claims 1, or 2 including means for positioning each of said guide means such that each of said guide means are kept substantially equidistant from the centerline of said machine whereby said cutting means is maintained in alignment with said hard material in-situ between adjacent auger holes as said machine is advanced.
- 8. The machine of claims 1, or 2 wherein said cutting means comprises a portion of an auger member, said auger member further serving to assist in carrying said material away from the site of its dislocation.
- 9. The machine of claims 1 or 7 including positioning means for controlling the movement of said guide means with respect to each other, said positioning means including a hydraulic control system for maintaining each of said guide means an equidistance from the longitudinal axis of said machine whereby said cutting means is maintained in alignment with said hard material to be severed and collected.
- 10. A mining machine suitable for being drivingly connected to a conventional mining apparatus and for removing hard material in-situ between two adjacent auger holes, said machine comprising:
- cutting means for mechanically contacting and dislocating hard material in-situ between two adjacent and pre-existing auger holes, said cutting means rotating about an axis substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of said machine,
- power operated means for driving said cutting means, said power operated means being connected at one of its ends to said conventional mining apparatus and connected at its opposite end to said cutting means,
- guide means for maintaining said cutting means in mechanical contact with said hard material in-situ between two adjacent and pre-existing auger holes, said guide means including one of a pair of guides for inserting into one of said auger holes and the other of said guides for inserting into the other one of said auger holes, said pair of guide means being free to move relative to each other such that each one of said pair can advance along the length of the respective adjacent pre-existing auger holes in which it is inserted as said mining machine is advanced during the in-cutting operation along the length of said hard material in-situ between said adjacent auger holes, and
- means for collecting said hard material dislocated by said cutting means including containment plates pivotally secured to said guide means for confining and directing said dislocated material to a preselected location.
- 11. The machine of claim 10 wherein each of said guides comprises a disc shaped member for being inserted into one of said auger holes.
- 12. The machine of claim 10 including means for positioning each of said guide means such that each of said guide means are kept substantially equidistant from the center line of said machine whereby said cutting means is maintained in alignment with said hard material in-situ between adjacent auger holes as said machine is advanced.
- 13. The machine of claim 10 wherein said cutting means comprises a portion of an auger member, said auger member further serving to assist in carrying said dislocated material away from the site of its dislocation.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending Ser. No. 894,424, filed Apr. 7, 1978 and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,205,881, and entitled "Machine and Method for Mining Hard Material In-Situ Between Adjacent Auger Holes".
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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