System for controlling speed of travel in a longwall shearer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9103209
APP PUB NO 20140203621A1
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14224463

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A shearer system for removing material along a mineable distance relative to a mining environment includes a rail assembly to support movement of a shearer carriage thereon. The system further includes a haulage motor structured and arranged to move the shearer carriage along the rail assembly. The system has a rotatably driven cutter that is positionable relative to the shearer carriage. The system further includes an actuator supported by the shearer carriage for changing a cutting height of the cutter. The system further includes a controller that can control a velocity of the shearer carriage based on a translation speed of the cutter, a maximum speed of the shearer carriage, a current cutter height, and a desired cutter height. Optionally, the controller can further control the velocity of the shearer carriage based on a predetermined stopping distance of the shearer carriage.

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CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING EUROPE GMBHINDUSTRIESTRASSE 1 LUNEN 44534

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kirkhope, Euan Cameron Park, AU 5 12
Saikia, Siddhartha Chennai, IN 1 1
Schöneweiss, Nicolas Lünen, DE 1 1
Teiner, Martin Hamm, DE 9 9
Wleklik, Jörg Herne, DE 1 1

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