A machine for excavating rock includes a frame, a cutting device, and a boom. The cutting device includes a cutting disc having a cutting edge, and the cutting disc is rotatable about a cutting device axis. The boom supports the cutting device and includes a first end, a second end, and a boom axis substantially parallel to the cutting device axis. The boom further includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is coupled to the frame for rotation about a first pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position. The second portion is coupled to the cutting device, and the second portion is pivotable about a second pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position.

The present invention relates to a wire saw excavation apparatus that is installed on a plurality of entry holes, where the plurality of entry holes are drilled according to a cutting section of a target surface of rock to be excavated so that the target surface is excavated by using wire saws. The wire saw excavation apparatus mounts N number of pulleys on one entry arm to cut the rock in N number of directions all at once.

A machine for excavating rock includes a frame, a cutting device, and a boom. The cutting device includes a cutting disc having a cutting edge, and the cutting disc is rotatable about a cutting device axis. The boom supports the cutting device and includes a first end, a second end, and a boom axis substantially parallel to the cutting device axis. The boom further includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is coupled to the frame for rotation about a first pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position. The second portion is coupled to the cutting device, and the second portion is pivotable about a second pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position.

The present invention relates generally to the cooling and/or heating of drive and/or transmission units of construction machines and similar equipment. The invention relates to the temperature control device for cooling and/or heating such a drive and/or transmission unit with at least one heat exchanger module having a liquid jacket through which flow is possible. The invention also relates to a drive and/or transmission unit having at least two transmission and/or drive sections, which are cooled and/or heated by such a temperature control unit. The invention further relates to a tunnel boring machine, the transmission of which is cooled and/or heated by such a temperature control device. According to the invention, the at least one heat exchanger module of the temperature control device forms a ring body for fitting in a sandwich-like manner between two transmission and/or drive sections, said ring body having a central through-cutout for a drive element to pass through and has, on each opposite end face, a connection flange for precision-fit end-face connection to the two transmission and/or drive sections. A driveshaft, for example, or a driving wheel or another driving element which connects, for example, two transmission stages or two transmission sections and/or drive sections in a force-transmitting or torque-transmitting manner can be guided through said through-cutout.

A machine for excavating rock includes a frame, a cutting device, and a boom. The cutting device includes a cutting disc having a cutting edge, and the cutting disc is rotatable about a cutting device axis. The boom supports the cutting device and includes a first end, a second end, and a boom axis substantially parallel to the cutting device axis. The boom further includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is coupled to the frame for rotation about a first pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position. The second portion is coupled to the cutting device, and the second portion is pivotable about a second pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position.

The present invention relates to a wire saw excavation apparatus that is installed on a plurality of entry holes drilled according to a cutting section of a target surface of rock to be excavated so that the target surface is excavated by using wire saws, and more particularly, to a wire saw excavation apparatus that mounts N pulleys on one entry arm to cut the rock in N directions all at once, thereby remarkably improving the work efficiency.

The cooling and/or heating of drive and/or transmission units of construction machines and similar equipment is disclosed. A temperature control device can cool and/or heat such drive and/or transmission units. The temperature control device can include a heat exchanger module having a liquid jacket through which flow is possible. The heat exchanger module can form a ring body for fitting in a sandwich-like manner between two transmission and/or drive sections. The ring body can have a central through-cutout for a drive element to pass through and can have on each opposite end face a connection flange for precision-fit end-face connection to the two transmission and/or drive sections.

A drive system with both fixed-displacement hydraulic motors and variable-displacement hydraulic motors for a cutter head of a boring machine and a control method thereof are provided. The drive system includes a variable-displacement hydraulic motor group, a fixed-displacement hydraulic motor group and a variable-displacement hydraulic pump group. The variable-displacement hydraulic motor group, the fixed-displacement hydraulic motor group, and the variable-displacement hydraulic pump group are all connected to a main oil circuit of a cutter head system of the boring machine. The variable-displacement hydraulic pump group inputs flow to the main oil circuit; and, the variable-displacement hydraulic motor group and the fixed-displacement hydraulic motor group acquire flow from the main oil circuit. Displacements of the fixed-displacement hydraulic motor group and the variable-displacement hydraulic motor group are set in a way of specific displacement combination. The present invention decreases an engineering cost, and improves system reliability and efficiency.

An operating arrangement for operating a tunnel boring machine for constructing a tunnel in a ground, the operating arrangement including a feed drive that is configured to advance the tunnel boring machine in the ground; a tool drive that is configured to drive a mining tool of the tunnel boring machine so that a successive removal of the ground is performable; at least one fluid tank for storing a drive fluid; at least one filtering arrangement for filtering the drive fluid; at least one cooling arrangement for cooling the drive fluid; and at least one control arrangement by which the feed drive and/or the tool drive is controllable wherein at least the feed drive and the tool drive are jointly arrangeable in a container.

A machine for excavating rock includes a frame, a cutting device, and a boom. The cutting device includes a cutting disc having a cutting edge, and the cutting disc is rotatable about a cutting device axis. The boom supports the cutting device and includes a first end, a second end, and a boom axis substantially parallel to the cutting device axis. The boom further includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is coupled to the frame for rotation about a first pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position. The second portion is coupled to the cutting device, and the second portion is pivotable about a second pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position.