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EP 0105867 B1 19880203 - APPARATUS FOR DEFINING THE POSITION OF THE CUTTING HEAD OF A BORING OR MINING MACHINE

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR DEFINING THE POSITION OF THE CUTTING HEAD OF A BORING OR MINING MACHINE

Publication

EP 0105867 B1 19880203 (DE)

Application

EP 83890168 A 19830922

Priority

AT 354882 A 19820923

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0105867A2] 1. Apparatus for determining the position of the cutting head of a boring or mining machine, characterised by a sensor (8), which is oriented relative to the longitudinal axis of the drift and which may be mounted in a drift a transmitter (6) for transmitting electromagnetic radiation in the wave-length range of 1 mu m to 10 cm on the cutting head (4) and/or on a cutting arm (3), and a telemeter for determining the distance (r) of at least one reference point on the cutting head (4) and/or cutting arm from the sensor (8), and preferably an indicator (12) for indicating the position of the cutting head (4) relative to a required profile (14) to be cut.

IPC 1-7

E21D 9/10; E21F 17/18

IPC 8 full level

G01C 15/00 (2006.01); E21C 35/08 (2006.01); E21D 9/00 (2006.01); E21D 9/10 (2006.01); E21F 17/18 (2006.01); G01S 3/78 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E21C 35/08 (2013.01); E21D 9/003 (2013.01); E21F 17/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0105867 A2 19840418; EP 0105867 A3 19851227; EP 0105867 B1 19880203; AT 375153 B 19840710; AT A354882 A 19831115; AU 1842883 A 19840329; AU 563232 B2 19870702; CA 1229675 A 19871124; CS 687583 A2 19880916; DE 3375595 D1 19880310; HU 191876 B 19870428; IN 159093 B 19870321; JP S5980899 A 19840510; PL 142733 B1 19871130; PL 243526 A1 19840409; RO 89261 A 19860315; ZA 836472 B 19840425

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83890168 A 19830922; AT 354882 A 19820923; AU 1842883 A 19830825; CA 436256 A 19830908; CS 687583 A 19830921; DE 3375595 T 19830922; HU 307383 A 19830902; IN 1035CA1983 A 19830824; JP 17445383 A 19830922; PL 24352683 A 19830825; RO 11203983 A 19830912; ZA 836472 A 19830831