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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1989
Bernd Steinkuhl, Lunen, DE;
Gerhard Merten, Lunen, DE;
Christoph Rassmann, Lunen, DE;
Alfred Marquart, Bergkamen-Weddinghofen, DE;
Gewerkschaft Eisenhutte Westfalia GmbH, Lunen, DE;
Abstract
A coal wining plough in a longwall working employs adjustable floor cutters mounted on curved carriers displaced in guideways on the body of the plough. Wedges abut on the upper ends of the carriers and are moved by hydraulic piston and cylinder units to set the position of the floor cutters and define the cutting level adopted by the plough. The units are operated with the aid of valves which respond to an electronic control device. Command signals from a remote control station are transmitted as by a radio to the plough to set up the electronic control device. Sensors on the plough provide electrical signals representing the position of the interface between the coal face and the floor and these signals are transmitted back to the control station. In a control sequence the plough runs along the seam and the sensor(s) provide signals relayed to the control station which also receives signals representing the distance moved by and/or the position of the plough. On a succeeding run the control station provides the control of the leading floor cutter in accordance with a control program.