Gewerkschaft Eisenhutte Westfalia, Gmbh

Rudolf Mainusch

Dieter Grundken

Horst Linke

Bernhard Wleklinski

Bodo Kerklies

Helmut Erwien

Herbert Beyer

Ulrich Mohn

Bernd Kumor

A mineral mining installation comprises a longwall conveyor, a plough movable to and fro along a guide fixed to the face side of the longwall conveyor, and a drive station at one end of the longwall conveyor. The drive station includes a drive frame supporting drive means for driving the longwall conveyor. A support beam is provided at the goaf side of the drive station. The support beam extends substantially parallel to the drive frame. A floor plate extends beneath the drive frame. The goaf-side end portion of the floor plate is supported on the support beam by means of a lifting device, whereby the goaf-side end portion of the floor plate can be moved up and down relative to the support beam by the lifting device.

Longwall mineral mining installation

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Rudolf Mainusch