HEADING MACHINE Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC E21C27/24 

FIELD: mining machinery manufacturing, particularly machines which completely free the mineral from the seam.

SUBSTANCE: heading machine comprises executive tool including boom with body and cutting crown, as well as feeder with nose and rock raking device. Rock raking device is installed in lower boom part facing ground. Rock raking device is plate shaped as rectangular trapezoid. Minor trapezoid side is located at cutting edge, major one facing feeder nose. The plate is rigidly connected to shaft displaced towards minor trapezoid side. The shaft is installed in socket formed in lower boom part facing ground. The plate may rotate with respect to longitudinal shaft axis. Stops are formed on boom body from both sides of longitudinal boom body axis and spaced a distance providing plate rotation through α angle, wherein 30°≤α≤45°.

EFFECT: simplified structure and increased efficiency of machine loading near face.

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