System and method for the tracking of milling material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10329910-B2
Application number	US-201715811734-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2017
Priority date	Nov 25, 2016
Publication date	Jun 25, 2019
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019

Abstract

In a system for the tracking of milling material, comprising a milling machine for milling a section of a ground pavement in a milling operation, a means of transport which can be loaded with the milling material removed during milling of the section of the ground pavement and which can be used to transport away the removed milling material, a detection device for detecting data signals relating to the milling material, it is provided for the following features to be achieved: the detection device transmits the data signals relating to the milling material to a marking device, and the marking device, depending on the data signals relating to the milling material transmitted, marks the milling material deposited on the means of transport, or the means of transport loaded with the milling material, with a marking means.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for the tracking of milling material, comprising:
a milling machine configured to mill a section of a ground pavement in a milling operation;
a transport vehicle configured to be loaded with milling material removed during milling of the section of the ground pavement and to transport away the removed milling material;
a detection device configured to detect data signals relating to the milling material, and to transmit the data signals relating to the milling material to a marking device; and
the marking device configured
to mark the milling material deposited on the transport vehicle, the marking of the milling material depending on the data signals relating to the milling material, or
to mark the transport vehicle loaded with the milling material, the marking of the transport vehicle depending on the data signals relating to the milling material.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the marking device is configured to mark the milling material by applying a paint on the milling material deposited on the transport vehicle.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the marking device applies different paints to the milling material depending on the data signals relating to the milling material.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the marking device is configured to mark a data storage device on the transport vehicle with marking data.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the data storage device is an electronic data storage device which the marking data can be transmitted to by the marking device.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the marking data are the data signals relating to the milling material.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the marking device or the detection device determine the marking data based on the data signals relating to the milling material.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the electronic data storage device is a transponder or an RFID chip.

9. The system of claim 5 , wherein the marking device transmits the marking data to the data storage device by means of a wireless connection.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data signals relating to the milling material relate to material properties of the milling material, comprising the material of the milled section of the ground pavement.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data signals relating to the milling material relate to position data of the milled section of the ground pavement.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data signals relating to the milling operation are operating parameters of the milling machine, specifically, the milling depth or the milling volume removed.

13. A method for the tracking of milling material, comprising:
milling a section of a ground pavement with a milling machine in a milling operation;
depositing the milling material milled during the milling operation on a loading surface of a transport vehicle;
detecting data signals relating to the deposited milling material via a detection device; and
marking with a marking means the milling material deposited on the transport vehicle, the marking of the milling material depending on the data signals relating to the deposited milling material, or
marking with a marking means the transport vehicle loaded with the milling material, the marking of the transport vehicle depending on the data signals relating to the milling material.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the marking means is transported away by the transport vehicle together with the milling material deposited on the transport vehicle.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the marking means is a paint applied to the milling material deposited on the transport vehicle.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein different paints are applied to the milling material depending on the data signals relating to the milling material.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the marking means is a data storage device associated with the transport vehicle and provided with marking data.

18. The method of claim 17 , comprising transmitting the marking data to the data storage device by means of a wireless connection.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the data signals relating to the milling material relate to the material properties of the milling material, and comprise the material of the milled section of the ground pavement.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the data signals relating to the milling material relate to position data of the milled section of the ground pavement.

21. The method of claim 13 , wherein the data signals relating to the milling operation are operating parameters of the milling machine, specifically, the milling depth or the milling volume removed.

Assignees

• Wirtgen Gmbh

Inventors

• Berning Christian
• Menzenbach Christoph
• Barimani Cyrus

Classifications

• E21C39/00 Primary

  Devices for testing in situ the hardness or other properties of minerals, e.g. for giving information as to the selection of suitable mining tools · CPC title

• E21C25/10

  Rods; Drums · CPC title

• G01B7/06

  for measuring thickness {(measuring during the manufacture of coatings C23C14/54)} · CPC title

• G05D2201/0202

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01V8/12

  using one transmitter and one receiver · CPC title