DocumentCode
1370880
Title
A track-laying shuttle car
Author
Brauns, J. W.
Author_Institution
General Electric Company, Erie, Pa.
Volume
72
Issue
5
fYear
1953
Firstpage
360
Lastpage
362
Abstract
The shuttle car was developed to meet the demand for rapid transportation of coal from the working face to the secondary haulage system in the mine. Rubber-tired cars generally have been used, but certain limitations pointed to the desirability of a track-laying vehicle. Such a car was designed, with electric drive and an electrohydraulic control system. Nearly 3 years of operating experience indicate that the design is fundamentally sound and that this type of vehicle has a definite place in mining operations.
Keywords
Coal; Companies; Face; Loading; Tracking; Traction motors; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0097-2185
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAI.1953.6371361
Filename
6371361
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