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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Joy MM Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Gareth Rimmington, Barnsley, GB;
Assignee:
Joy Global Underground Mining LLC, Warrendale, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/06 (2006.01); B65G 17/42 (2006.01); B65G 23/06 (2006.01); E21F 13/06 (2006.01); E21C 27/02 (2006.01); E21C 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/063 (2013.01); B65G 17/42 (2013.01); B65G 23/06 (2013.01); E21C 27/02 (2013.01); E21F 13/066 (2013.01); B65G 2201/045 (2013.01); B65G 2812/02287 (2013.01); B65G 2812/02376 (2013.01); E21C 25/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyor assembly for moving material includes a plurality of chains each defining a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of flights coupled to the at least two chains and configured to contact and move the material in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axes. Each of the plurality of flights extends along a central axis oriented oblique with respect to the longitudinal axes. Each flight includes a first portion offset from a second portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axes.