A link for a conveyor chain includes a first portion and a second portion laterally spaced apart from the first portion. The first portion includes a first sprocket-engaging pin, and the second portion includes a second sprocket-engaging pin. The first sprocket-engaging pin and the second sprocket-engaging pin protrude laterally away from one another. The first sprocket-engaging pin and the second sprocket-engaging pin may each have an oblong cross-section. At least one retainer can secure a connecting pin against movement relative to at least one of the first portion and the second portion, and each retainer can be positioned substantially within one of the first portion and the second portion.

A conveyor chain includes a first link, a second link, and a coupler link. The first link includes a first sprocket-engaging portion and a second sprocket-engaging portion, each protruding laterally away from one another. The second link includes a first sprocket-engaging portion and a second sprocket-engaging portion, each protruding laterally away from one another. The coupler link couples the first link to the second link, and the coupler link is positioned laterally between the first sprocket-engaging portion and the second sprocket-engaging portion of each link. The coupler link includes a first joint pivotably coupled to the first link and a second joint pivotably coupled to the second link. The first joint permits pivoting movement of the first link about a plurality of axes, and the second joint permits pivoting movement of the second link about a plurality of axes.

A drive mechanism for a chain conveyor includes an elongated shaft that extends along an axis and is configured to be driven to rotate by a motor. A sprocket is integrally formed with the shaft. The sprocket includes a plurality of lobes that extend around a perimeter of the shaft. Each lobe is spaced apart from an adjacent lobe by a recessed portion. Each of the recessed portions is configured to receive a drive pin of the chain conveyor.

The present invention relates to an exchangeable milling drum box for a ground milling machine, particularly for a road milling machine, a recycler, a stabilizer or a surface miner, with a milling drum rotatably mounted in the exchangeable milling drum box and a transmission, via which the milling drum can be driven, the transmission comprising a lubrication device with a lubricant, and the exchangeable milling drum box comprising a cooling and/or heating device for lubricant. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a ground milling machine having such an exchangeable milling drum box. The present invention also relates to a method for cooling and/or heating lubricant of a transmission of a milling drum mounted rotatably in an exchangeable milling drum box of a ground milling machine, the method comprising the steps: Supplying cooling and/or a heating medium from the ground milling machine to the lubricant located in a lubrication device arranged on the exchangeable milling drum box; cooling and/or heating the lubricant through heat transfer between the coolant and/or heating medium and the lubricant; and discharging the cooling and/or heating medium from the exchangeable milling drum box to the ground milling machine.

The present invention relates to an exchangeable milling drum box for a ground milling machine, particularly for a road milling machine, a recycler, a stabilizer or a surface miner, with a milling drum rotatably mounted in the exchangeable milling drum box and a transmission, via which the milling drum can be driven, the transmission comprising a lubrication device with a lubricant, and the exchangeable milling drum box comprising a cooling and/or heating device for lubricant. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a ground milling machine having such an exchangeable milling drum box. The present invention also relates to a method for cooling and/or heating lubricant of a transmission of a milling drum mounted rotatably in an exchangeable milling drum box of a ground milling machine, the method comprising the steps: Supplying cooling and/or a heating medium from the ground milling machine to the lubricant located in a lubrication device arranged on the exchangeable milling drum box; cooling and/or heating the lubricant through heat transfer between the coolant and/or heating medium and the lubricant; and discharging the cooling and/or heating medium from the exchangeable milling drum box to the ground milling machine.

In some aspects, a conveyor chain includes a first link, a second link, and a coupler link coupled between the first link and the second link. The first link includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion oriented parallel to and laterally spaced apart from the first portion. The first portion includes a first sprocket-engaging pin protruding laterally, and the second portion includes a second sprocket-engaging pin protruding laterally. The second link includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first sprocket-engaging portion protruding laterally, and the second portion includes a second sprocket-engaging portion protruding laterally. A flight bar is positioned adjacent an end of the first sprocket-engaging portion of the first link.

Disclosed is a comprehensive vertical-lifting drum shearer without a rocker arm suitable for mining a medium-thick long wall coal seam having a coal seam dip angle of less than 30 degrees and a medium-hard or hard coal quality. The comprehensive vertical-lifting no-rocker drum shearer comprises a central control box (1), left and right cutting lifting reduction boxes (9, 8), left and in right side guiding rail fixing casings (4, 5), left and right traction reduction boxes (18, 15), and left and right walking gearboxes (17, 16); the left and right cutting lifting reduction boxes (9, 8) are provided with slideways which are matched with lifting guiding rails (10) of the left and right side guiding rail fixing casings (4, 5) in a sliding manner; the left and right cutting lifting reduction boxes (9, 8) are driven to perform a lifting motion by lifting oil cylinders (19), and meanwhile, cutting motors of the left and right cutting lifting reduction boxes (9, 8) drive a spiral drum to rotate by means of a cutting gear reduction mechanism; the left and right traction reduction boxes (18, 15) drive the left and right walking gearboxes (17, 16), and then drive the whole machine to perform left and right traction movement. The cutting gear reduction mechanism of said shearer uses two-level gear transmission and two-level planetary gear transmission, without a plurality of idle wheel sets, and the transmission chain is simple; and the cooperation of the lifting guiding rails and the slideways makes the whole machine compact in structure, improving the operation reliability and stability.

An industrial machine including a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to sense a characteristic of a fluid of the industrial machine. Wherein the characteristic is indicative of a contaminant level. The controller has an electronic processor and a memory. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of the contaminant level, compare the contaminant level to a threshold, and upon the contaminant level crossing the threshold perform at least one selected from a group consisting of output an alert, and commence a shutdown procedure of the industrial machine.

A conveyor chain includes a first link, a second link, and a coupler link. The first link includes a first sprocket-engaging portion and a second sprocket-engaging portion, each protruding laterally away from one another. The second link includes a first sprocket-engaging portion and a second sprocket-engaging portion, each protruding laterally away from one another. The coupler link couples the first link to the second link, and the coupler link is positioned laterally between the first sprocket-engaging portion and the second sprocket-engaging portion of each link. The coupler link includes a first joint pivotably coupled to the first link and a second joint pivotably coupled to the second link. The first joint permits pivoting movement of the first link about a plurality of axes, and the second joint permits pivoting movement of the second link about a plurality of axes.

In some aspects, a conveyor chain includes a first link, a second link, and a coupler link coupled between the first link and the second link. The first link includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion oriented parallel to and laterally spaced apart from the first portion. The first portion includes a first sprocket-engaging pin protruding laterally, and the second portion includes a second sprocket-engaging pin protruding laterally. The second link includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first sprocket-engaging portion protruding laterally, and the second portion includes a second sprocket-engaging portion protruding laterally. A flight bar is positioned adjacent an end of the first sprocket-engaging portion of the first link.