Electrically powered excavating and loading machine - has digging wheel assembly at front delivering to conveyor system

摘要

The excavating and loading system includes an excavating wheel assembly at its front thereof and a system of conveyors for conveying material from the excavating wheel assembly. The excavating wheel assembly includes a number of excavating wheels having an overall width in excess of that of the following portion of the system. A supporting and housing apparatus rotatably supports the excavating wheel assembly and includes portions which extend between adjacent excavating wheels. Electric motors are connected to drive shafts which extend to the excavating wheel assembly through the portions of the supporting and housing apparatus that extend between adjacent excavating wheels.