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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2020
Liebherr-mining Equipment Colmar Sas, Colmar Cedex, FR;
Cedric Forestier, Sausheim, FR;
Kai Kugelstadt, Lahr, DE;
LIEBHERR-MINING EQUIPMENT COLMAR SAS, Colmar Cedex, FR;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to an overhead line system for supplying electricity to the drive of one or more construction machines for piece good or bulk material transport, wherein the overhead line comprises at least one pair of lines which extend parallel along the route, carry current with opposing polarity and which can be electrically contacted by corresponding current collectors of the construction machines, characterized in that each line is provided at the end with at least one guide forming a feed channel for receiving the head of the current collector, the feed channel converging in the direction of the associated line.