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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Caterpillar Global Mining Europe Gmbh, Lünen, DE;
Joachim Raschka, Bochum, DE;
Stefan Berger, Herne, DE;
Jan Rohwer, Dortmund, DE;
Oliver Kortmann, Werne, DE;
Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH, Lunen, DE;
Abstract
A replaceable tool support is disclosed. The tool support may be configured to be mounted to a base member of a cutting head, which may be mountable to a tool drum used in hard rock mining applications. The tool support may have an annular body having a first end face side. The tool support may also have a plurality of cutting bit carriers disposed spaced apart from each other on the first end face side. In addition, the tool support may have a plurality of cutting bits. Each of the plurality of cutting bits may be rotatably supported by one of the plurality of cutting bit carriers.