Drum housing for a working drum of a construction machine or mining machine, construction machine or mining machine, as well as method for monitoring the condition of a working drum of a construction machine or mining machine

US8944518B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8944518-B2
Application numberUS-201314016682-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 3, 2013
Priority dateSep 13, 2012
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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In a drum housing for a working drum of a construction machine or mining machine for working off milled material movable in a working direction, said working drum being provided with tools and rotating about a drum axis, with a housing shell that at least partially encloses the circumference of the working drum, and with at least one monitoring device arranged radially outside of the housing shell, said monitoring device inspecting the condition of the working drum or of the tools thereof, it is provided for the following features to be achieved: at least one inspection opening for each monitoring device is arranged in the housing shell, and a partial flow of the milled material passes through the at least one inspection opening during the milling operation and guiding devices conduct the partial flow, in radial direction behind the housing shell, in front of or behind the working drum as seen in the working direction.

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What is claimed is: 1. A drum housing for a working drum of a construction machine or a mining machine for milling material, the machine being movable in a working direction, the working drum being provided with tools and rotating in a direction of rotation about a drum axis, the drum housing comprising: a housing shell configured to at least partially enclose a circumference of the working drum; at least one monitoring device arranged radially outside of the housing shell, the…

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  • E01C23/088Primary

    Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • E21C25/06Primary

    Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

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What does patent US8944518B2 cover?
In a drum housing for a working drum of a construction machine or mining machine for working off milled material movable in a working direction, said working drum being provided with tools and rotating about a drum axis, with a housing shell that at least partially encloses the circumference of the working drum, and with at least one monitoring device arranged radially outside of the housing sh…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Wirtgen Gmbh
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E01C23/088. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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