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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2008
Sebastian M. Mundry, Ludinghausen, DE;
Marco Ahler, Mulheim, DE;
Simon Pauli, Lunen, DE;
Stefan Hengstler, Lunen, DE;
Henner Ruschkamp, Lunen, DE;
Sebastian M. Mundry, Ludinghausen, DE;
Marco Ahler, Mulheim, DE;
Simon Pauli, Lunen, DE;
Stefan Hengstler, Lunen, DE;
Henner Ruschkamp, Lunen, DE;
Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH, Lunen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an extraction system for mineral extraction, having a machine frame which is movable along a conveying device and which for each direction of travel, on its front side that, in operation, lies facing a working face, has hewing tools for the minerals to be won, and having a sensor system, disposed on the machine frame, for mineral/host rock recognition. In order to provide an extraction system which can be provided with or used with an improved sensor system, a retaining box for the sensor device is fastened in projecting arrangement to the front side of the machine frame, the retaining box preferably containing a georadar as the sensor system.