Brian Peter Masloff,James Edward Pinkley,Billy J. Brown,Steven J. Thorogood,John C. Fodor
申请号：
US13209004
公开号：
US08584974B2
申请日:
2011.08.12
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A rock dusting apparatus comprising: a housing a tank mounted within the housing which comprises a removable top wall member, a sidewall member and a bottom wall member configured to form an internal tank compartment for holding and mixing a rock dust composition a mixer positioned on the bottom wall member for mixing the rock dust composition a tank discharge port positioned on the bottom wall member or a lower portion of the sidewall member through which the rock dust composition can be discharged from the tank a conduit extending from the tank discharge port to a housing discharge port the conduit comprising a pump for transporting the rock dust composition through the conduit and through a discharge line operatively connected to the housing discharge port and one or more motors mounted within the housing for powering the mixer and the pump. The apparatus is useful for spraying rock dust compositions for suppressing propagation of a flame and/or fire caused by ignition of coal dust and/or gas within a coal mine.
