Abstract: A drilling apparatus including improved means for drill string manipulation for effecting an improved method of drill steel breakout and disassembly.This is a continuation, division, of application Ser. No. 712,622, filed Aug. 9, 1976.
Abstract: A percussive rock drill and more particularly a percussive rock drill having improved means for passing a flow of flushing fluid therethrough.
Abstract: A fluid operable hammer including variable volume exhaust fluid receiving chamber means cooperable with improved motive fluid inlet and exhaust valve means.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 6, 1977
Date of Patent:
April 24, 1979
Assignee:
Joy Manufacturing Company
Inventors:
Murray D. Etherington, David V. Roberts
Abstract: This invention relates to improved traction control means for a mobile vehicle such as a tractor or excavating machine having a pair of laterally spaced, endless crawler tracks, each of which is powered independently by its own traction motor for generally curvilinear travel of the vehicle at variable speeds in either the forward or reverse direction.
Abstract: This invention relates generally to improved means for securing a working member within a rotary tool and is described hereinbelow with particular reference to a percussively actuatable striking bar secured by the novel securing means hereof within a percussive rock drilling apparatus.
Abstract: A drilling apparatus adapted to have a drill string releasably secured thereto and including improved means for selectively locking such a drill string against axial rotation.
Abstract: Screw rotors for a screw compressor or expander incorporating improved screw profiles on both male and female rotors wherein certain mating portions of the two rotor screws have involute profiles to provide conjugate action of these screw portions with minimum sliding motion of such mating portions and with the remaining non-involute screw portions having generally circular arc profiles so that gear cutting and measuring techniques can be used in the production of such screw rotors.
Abstract: A continuous mining machine having a rotary cutter drum provided with internal drive motors. The drive motors extend on opposite sides of the support boom for the rotary cutter drum and each motor is within the axial extent of the cutter drum on each side of the support boom.
Abstract: This invention relates to conduit training means and more particularly an elongated, tensioned training means for training conduits in a predetermined path.