VEHICLE APPLICABLE IN MINES Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: transport facilities, more specifically vehicles suitable for use in mine workings and in other earth moving operations and for other purposes. SUBSTANCE: vehicle suitable for service in mines, tunnels, etc, has the first transport facility including the first supporting rail having remote section in breakage face region and many first cars installed for movement along supporting rail; the second transport facility includes the several cars of the first transport facility and located in region of remote section of the first supporting rail and including many second cars installed for movement along the second supporting rail and adapted for location on them of some item or equipment for their transfer along remote section of the first supporting rail. EFFECT: reliable in operation and convenient in maintenance in mining of deposit by longwalls. 7 cl, 4 dwg