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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2019
Sandvik Mining and Construction G.m.b.h., Zeltweg, AT;
Martin Gimpel, Leoben, AT;
Hubert Kargl, Gaal, AT;
Bernhard Ebner, Knittelfeld, AT;
Guenther Staber, Murau, AT;
Sandvik Mining and Construction G.m.b.H., Zeltweg, AT;
Abstract
A cutter head for excavating hard rock materials in rock face includes a carrier attachable to a cutter arm of a cutter machine and a drive shaft rotatably supported by the carrier. The drive shaft is rotatable about a drive axis and has at one end a support portion for mounting disc cutters. A plurality of disc cutters are mounted on the support portion and configured to perform undercutting against the rock face. Each disc cutter is rotatable about a respective support axis, the respective rotational axis of each disc cutter being configured to be substantially transverse to the rotational axis of the cutter head. A mining machine including the cutter head is also disclosed.