Light actuation system for machines

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016101722-A1
Application number	US-201514972111-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 17, 2015
Priority date	Dec 17, 2015
Publication date	Apr 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A cold planer is disclosed herein. The cold planer includes a frame, a platform, an operator station, a ladder, a platform and stair illumination device, an operator-station illumination device, a forward keypad, a rearward keypad, a timer, and a controller. The platform and stair illumination device illuminates the platform and the ladder. The operator-station illumination device illuminates the operator station. The forward keypad includes first control buttons, which generates a first signal, upon actuation. The rearward keypad includes second control buttons, which generates a second signal, upon actuation. The controller is adapted to receive the first signal and second signal, correspondingly activate the platform and stair illumination device and the operator-station illumination device, set the timer to a predetermined period of time and deactivate the stair illumination device and the operator station illumination device when the predetermined period of time elapses.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A cold planer, comprising:
a frame; a platform structured and arranged on the frame; an operator station structured and arranged on the frame; a ladder including a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to a base portion of the frame, the second end being coupled to a cab access portion of the frame; a platform and stair illumination device adapted to illuminate the platform and the ladder; an operator-station illumination device adapted to illuminate the operator station; a forward keypad, relative to the ladder, including a plurality of first control buttons, wherein each of the plurality of first control buttons is adapted to generate a first signal when actuated; a rearward keypad, relative to the ladder, including a plurality of second control button, wherein each of the plurality of second control buttons is adapted to generate a second signal when actuated; a timer; and a controller operatively connected to each of the forward keypad, the rearward keypad, and the timer, the controller being configured to:
receive the first signal from one or more of the plurality of first control buttons of the forward keypad;
receive the second signal from one or more of the plurality of second control buttons of the rearward keypad;
activate the platform and stair illumination device and the operator-station illumination device upon a receipt of either of the first signal and the second signal;
set the timer to a predetermined period of time; and
deactivate the platform and stair illumination device and the operator-station illumination device when the predetermined period of time elapses.

2 . A cold planer comprising:
a frame; a platform structured and arranged on the frame; an operator station structured and arranged on the frame; a ladder including a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to a base portion of the frame, the second end being coupled to a cab access portion of the frame; a platform and stair illumination device adapted to illuminate the platform and the ladder; an operator-station illumination device adapted to illuminate the operator station; at least one keypad installed on the base portion of the frame, the at least one keypad including a plurality of control buttons, wherein each of the plurality of control buttons is adapted to generate a signal when actuated; a timer; and a controller operatively connected to each of the at least one keypad and the timer, the controller being configured to:
receive the signal from one or more of the plurality of control buttons of the at least one keypad;
activate the platform and stair illumination device and the operator-station illumination device upon a receipt of the signal;
set the timer to a predetermined period of time; and
deactivate the platform and stair illumination device and the operator-station illumination device when the predetermined period of time elapses.

Assignees

• Caterpillar Paving Prod

Inventors

• Kopca Andrew R
• Killion Daniel H
• Larson Jason B

Classifications

• B60Q1/24 Primary

  for lighting other areas than only the way ahead · CPC title

• B60Q1/0076

  Switches therefor (B60Q1/1446, B60Q1/343, B60Q1/40 take precedence) · CPC title

• E01C2301/30

  Cabin details · CPC title

• E01C23/12

  for taking-up, tearing-up, or {full-depth} breaking-up paving, {e.g. sett extractor}(adapted to both placing and removing {preformed} paving {elements} E01C19/52) · CPC title

• B60Q3/0279

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic