MONORAIL SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR A SLURRY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

摘要

An underground slurry transportation system for a mine is made mobile by attaching a first and a second rail to the roof of a mine tunnel. The rails are parallelly spaced and each has the general cross sectional configuration of an I beam. The rails are attached to the roof by means of roof bolts. An adjustable coupling is provided so that the rails may be maintained fairly level in spite of the unevenness of the mine roof. A pair of slurry hoses is clamped together and supported in storage on the first rail and in active use on the second rail. The support system includes rollers on each of the rails which are attached to the clamps around the hoses. A conveyer is provided for transporting the hoses from the storage rail to the active rail. When the rail is required to make a 90 DEG turn into another tunnel, a system is provided for maintaining orientation for the hose support system during the 90 DEG turn.