An oxygen lance assembly that is at least capable of moving towards or away from the object to be lanced, said assembly including a supply of gaseous oxygen and metallic tubing wherein the oxygen supply is continuously feed through the said tubing when the lance is in use, and the said lance assembly includes a reel, and the said metallic tubing is coiled upon and carried by the said reel, and when in use, the metallic tubing is continuously uncoiled from the said reel as the said metallic tubing is consumed during use.
The invention provides for apparatus (10) for lifting a conveyor belt (13) supported on a series of idler rollers (19) on a belt conveyor (11), the apparatus (10) comprising a body (4) selectively movable along the belt conveyor (11) and a belt lifting assembly (50) mounted on the body (41) and operable to engage the conveyor belt (13) to lift the belt from, and subsequently lower said belt onto, an idler roller operatively supporting the belt on the conveyor (11).
B65G 39/12 - Arrangements of rollers mounted on framework
B65G 43/00 - Control devices, e.g. for safety, warning or fault-correcting
B65G 15/00 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration
B65G 39/02 - Adaptations of individual rollers and supports therefor
B66F 11/00 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for
B65G 21/06 - Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors consisting essentially of struts, ties, or like structural elements constructed to facilitate rapid assembly or dismantling
A traction mechanism (10) for a rail-going vehicle (5) is provided, the traction mechanism (10) having an actuator (12) for operative fitment to the vehicle (5) proximate a rail engaging assembly (6) of the vehicle. The traction mechanism also includes an engager (14) linked to the actuator (12) and configured to engage the rail (8) when actuated from an idle position into an active position by the actuator (12). When the engager (14) is in the active position, the engager (14) increases traction of the rail engaging assembly (6) on the rail (8).
B61H 7/12 - Grippers co-operating frictionally with tracks
B66C 9/18 - Travelling gear incorporated in, or fitted to, trolleys or cranes with means for locking trolleys or cranes to runways or tracks to prevent inadvertent movements
A self-contained mobile sampling and processing facility for use at a mine having at least one blast-hole that forms a blast-hole cone wherein the sampling and processing facility includes at least one primary robotic arm that carries at least one sampling tool, and the primary robotic arm and sampling tool is controlled by robotic arm and sampling tool movement controller means, and the primary robotic arm is capable of self-determining the direction, distance and shape of a nearby blast-hole cone, then subsequently positioning itself so that the sampling tool is able to engage with the blast-hole cone and retrieve a sample from it without significant mixing or stirring the cone, or a localized region of the cone, and then the sample is deposited into the processing facility.
E21B 49/02 - Testing the nature of borehole wallsFormation testingMethods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells by mechanically taking samples of the soil
E21B 7/00 - Special methods or apparatus for drilling
G01N 1/08 - Devices for withdrawing samples in the solid state, e.g. by cutting involving an extracting tool, e.g. core bit
The invention provides for apparatus (10) for lifting a conveyor belt (13) supported on a series of idler rollers (19) on a belt conveyor (11), the apparatus (10) comprising a body (4) selectively movable along the belt conveyor (11) and a belt lifting assembly (50) mounted on the body (41) and operable to engage the conveyor belt (13) to lift the belt from, and subsequently lower said belt onto, an idler roller operatively supporting the belt on the conveyor (11).
B65G 21/10 - Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors movable, or having interchangeable or relatively- movable partsDevices for moving framework or parts thereof
B65G 39/12 - Arrangements of rollers mounted on framework
B65G 15/00 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration
B66F 11/00 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for
The invention provides in one aspect a grinding boom (1) comprising, a rotatable grinding head (5) having a grinding surface (28) and an underside surface (29), a support arm (13) for mounting the grinding head, and a cooling fluid conduit (7) extending coaxially through the support arm, wherein the arrangement is such that cooling fluid can pass through the cooling fluid conduit to impinge against the underside surface to cool the grinding head.
B08B 9/02 - Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
B08B 9/045 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved by externally powered mechanical linkage, e.g. pushed or drawn through the pipes the cleaning devices being rotated while moved
B08B 9/047 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved by externally powered mechanical linkage, e.g. pushed or drawn through the pipes the cleaning devices having motors for powering cleaning tools
F16L 55/26 - Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
