Road finishing machine with lateral operation unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10087588-B2
Application number	US-201715449075-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2017
Priority date	Mar 4, 2016
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

A road finishing machine includes a chassis, a material bunker for receiving paving material located at the front in the paving direction of the road finishing machine, and a screed for compacting paving material located at the rear in the paving direction of the road finishing machine. On a driver stand of the road finishing machine, a main control platform with primary operational controls is provided for controlling working components of the road finishing machine. The primary operational controls may be actuated by an operator located on the road finishing machine. An operation unit with a plurality of secondary operational controls is provided laterally at the chassis or the material bunker.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A road finishing machine comprising:
a chassis;
a material bunker for receiving paving material located at a front in a paving direction of the road finishing machine;
a screed for compacting paving material located at a rear in the paving direction of the road finishing machine;
a main control platform arranged on a driver stand of the road finishing machine with primary operational controls for controlling working components of the road finishing machine, wherein the primary operational controls may be operated by an operator located on the road finishing machine;
an operation unit with a plurality of secondary operational controls provided laterally at the chassis or the material bunker; and
a lighting comprising a working lighting for illuminating surrounding area of the road finishing machine, a driver stand lighting for illuminating the driver stand, and/or an access lighting for illuminating an access area to the driver stand;
wherein the plurality of secondary operational controls comprises an operational lighting control which may be actuated for switching on and for switching off at least part of the lighting, and wherein the at least part of the lighting is configured to go out after lapse of a predetermined period of time after the actuation of the operational lighting control for switching off the at least part of the lighting, and wherein when the at least part of the lighting is switched off, an actuation of the operational lighting control switches on the at least part of the lighting, and when the at least part of the lighting is switched on, an actuation of the operational lighting control switches off the at least part of the lighting.

2. The road finishing machine according to claim 1 wherein the predetermined period of time is adjustable.

3. The road finishing machine according to claim 1 wherein the lighting comprises several lighting elements, and a configuration device is provided which permits to control which lighting elements may be switched on and/or switched off by actuating the operational lighting control.

4. The road finishing machine according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of secondary operational controls comprises an interface for electronic data exchange with the road finishing machine.

5. The road finishing machine according to claim 4 wherein the interface is configured for data exchange with the road finishing machine by wireless communication.

6. The road finishing machine according to claim 5 wherein the interface is configured for data exchange with the road finishing machine based on RFID, NFC or Bluetooth.

7. The road finishing machine according to claim 4 wherein the interface comprises a terminal element which permits electronic data exchange with a unit that may be plugged into it.

8. The road finishing machine according to claim 4 wherein the interface may be used for reading out operational data of the road finishing machine, for transmitting operational data to the road finishing machine, for performing a diagnosis of functions of the road finishing machine, or for transmitting user-specific data to the road finishing machine.

9. The road finishing machine according to claim 4 wherein the interface may be used for transmitting user-specific data to the road finishing machine for authenticating a user.

10. The road finishing machine according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of secondary operational controls comprises an operational loading mode control which may be actuated for automatically transferring the road finishing machine into a loading state.

11. The road finishing machine according to claim 10 wherein the automatic transferring of the road finishing machine into the loading state comprises folding down a roof of the road finishing machine, lowering the screed, changing height position of a spreading auger of the road finishing machine, and/or checking whether a bunker wall locking mechanism is activated, and if necessary activating the bunker wall locking mechanism.

12. The road finishing machine according to claim 10 wherein the operational loading mode control may be actuated for automatically transferring the road finishing machine into an unloading state when the road finishing machine is in its loading state.

13. The road finishing machine according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of secondary operational controls comprises an operational traction isolation control which may be actuated for prohibiting a driving function of the road finishing machine.

14. The road finishing machine according to claim 13 wherein the operational traction isolation control may be actuated, after an actuation for prohibiting the driving function of the road finishing machine, for restoring the driving function of the road finishing machine.

15. The road finishing machine according to claim 1 wherein the secondary operational controls are arranged such that they may be operated by an operator standing next to the road finishing machine.

16. The road finishing machine according to claim 1 wherein the operation unit comprises a port for loading accumulator-driven external devices.

17. The road finishing machine according to claim 1 wherein a tread device with a tread is provided at the chassis which provides a stand for an operator for operating the secondary operational controls.

18. A road finishing machine comprising:
a chassis;
a material bunker for receiving paving material;
a screed for compacting paving material;
a driver stand on the chassis;
a main control platform arranged on the driver stand, the main control platform including primary operational controls for controlling working components of the road finishing machine, wherein the primary operational controls may be operated by an operator located on the driver stand;
an operation unit with a plurality of secondary operational controls provided laterally at the chassis or the material bunker; and
a tread device provided at the chassis, the tread device having a tread which provides a stand for an operator for driving along with the road finishing machine while operating the secondary operational controls during a paving drive.

19. The road finishing machine according to claim 18 further comprising a lighting, wherein the plurality of secondary operational controls comprises an operational lighting control which may be actuated for switching on and for switching off at least part of the lighting.

20. The road finishing machine according to claim 19 wherein the lighting comprises a working lighting for illuminating surrounding area of the road finishing machine, a driver stand lighting for illuminating the driver stand, and/or an access lighting for illuminating an access area to the driver stand, wherein the at least part of the lighting is configured to go out after lapse of a predetermined period of time after the actuation of the operational lighting control for switching off the at least part of the lighting.

Assignees

• Joseph Voegele Ag

Inventors

• Buschmann Martin
• Eul Achim
• Oettinger Klaus

Classifications

• E01C2301/40

  Working platform or walkway · CPC title

• E01C19/48 Primary

  for laying-down the materials and consolidating them, or finishing the surface {, e.g. slip forms therefor, forming kerbs or gutters in a continuous operation in situ (E01C19/002, E01C23/065 take precedence; devices for guiding or controlling the machines along a predetermined path E01C19/004)} · CPC title

• G07C5/0841

  Registering performance data (recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B) · CPC title

• E01C19/12 Primary

  for distributing granular or liquid materials ({E01C19/002, E01C19/45, E01C19/46, E01C19/48, E01C23/03, E01C23/065} , E01C23/07 take precedence; for filling joints or grooves E01C23/02, E01C23/09) · CPC title

• B60Q3/40

  specially adapted for specific vehicle types · CPC title