Cutting apparatus

A cutter head for excavating hard rock materials in rock face, comprising: a carrier that is attachable to a cutter arm of a cutter machine; and a drive shaft rotatably supported by the carrier, the drive shaft being rotatable about a drive axis and comprising at one end a support portion for mounti...

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Main Authors GIMPEL, Martin, KARGL, Hubert, EBNER, Bernhard, STABER, Guenther
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.02.2022
Subjects
EARTH DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
GALLERIES
LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS
MINING
MINING OR QUARRYING
SHAFTS
TUNNELS
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Summary:A cutter head for excavating hard rock materials in rock face, comprising: a carrier that is attachable to a cutter arm of a cutter machine; and a drive shaft rotatably supported by the carrier, the drive shaft being rotatable about a drive axis and comprising at one end a support portion for mounting disc cutters; a plurality of disc cutters mounted on the support portion and configured to perform undercutting against the rock face; wherein each disc cutter is rotatable about a respective support axis, the respective rotational axis of each disc cutter is configured to be substantially transverse to the rotational axis of the cutter head. A mining machine including said cutter head is also disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20190459223