About reducing the contact load in the rack-and-pinion haulage system of shearer loaders
The article presents proposals to reduce the contact load and increase the durability of machines in which movement is carried out by means of rack and pinion gears with significant feed forces. It is shown that the stated result can be achieved by separating the power flows in the transmission through the use of gear blocks. The originality of the constructive solution presented in the article is confirmed by a patent for a utility model of the Russian Federation.