Abstract: A cowl assembly for the cutter drum of a longwall mining machine, the cowl being arranged for pivoting or slewing movement about the cutter drum axis and having at least one driving motor to pivot it, the driving motor output gear meshing with a toothed annulus on an elongated cylindrical support member disposed centrally of the cutter drum axis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 7, 1980
Date of Patent:
August 31, 1982
Assignee:
Gerb. Eickhoff Machinenfabrik und Eisengiesserei m.b.H.