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CAGE MINE [3 records]

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Record 1 2002-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Dangers and Mine Safety
  • Ore Extraction and Transport
  • Elevators
DEF

A safety appliance which transfers the weight of the cage onto the guides if the winding rope breaks.

CONT

An important safety feature of the skip and the cage is a device that stops them if the hoist cable fails. When failure occurs, a spring releases a set of safety catches that engage the wooden guides along each side of the skip or cage, thereby stopping it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière (dangers et sécurité)
  • Extraction et transport du minerai
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
DEF

[...] appareil destiné à empêcher la chute de la cage dans un puits de mine en cas de rupture des câbles.

OBS

L’organe principal de ces appareils est un système de griffes qui sont relevées par la tension du câble, et qui, en cas de rupture de celui-ci, viennent s’implanter avec force sur les guides de la cage.

OBS

cuffat : Benne à remonter le charbon.

OBS

cuffat : Tonneau ou panier employé pour la descente du personnel ou pour la remontée du charbon.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Continuous Handling
  • Underground Mining
  • Ore Extraction and Transport
DEF

The structure used in a mine shaft for the conveyance of men and materials.

CONT

The approximate weight of a steel cage is 1 1/2 times that of the coal it carries, or about equal to the weight of the coal and the mine cars. Cages are usually designed to take one or two cars per deck and may be single or multi-decked. Where multidecked cages are used, simultaneous or consecutive discharge of decks can be employed. The modern trend is towards consecutive decking with power-operated cage unloading equipment. Cages can be either steel, composite or all-alloy construction. An all-alloy cage is about half the weight of its all-steel equivalent. The cage is suspended from bridle chains which in turn are attached to the cappel of the winding rope. Normally there are two cages in simultaneous operation in the shaft and travelling in opposite directions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention continue
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Extraction et transport du minerai
DEF

[...] carcasse métallique, de forme parallélépipédique, suspendue à un câble d’extraction dans un puits ou dans un bure, dans laquelle prennent place des berlines ou le personnel pour être remontés ou descendus à une recette par la machine d’extraction [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
OBS

for handling coal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
OBS

pour manipuler le charbon

Spanish

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