E01C2301/30

Material transfer vehicle with movable operator's platform
11858561 · 2024-01-02 · ·

A material transfer vehicle has a frame, a front end including an asphalt paving material receiving device, and rear end including a discharge conveyor which is adapted to convey asphalt paving material to the receiving hopper of an asphalt paving machine. An operator's station includes an operator's platform on which is mounted an operator's seat. The operator's platform is moveable between a travel position that is entirely within the outer periphery of the material transfer vehicle and an operating position that locates the operator's seat at least partially outside the outer periphery of the material transfer vehicle.

MULTIFUNCTIONAL RAILING MODULE ON THE SCREED FOOTWAY

The present disclosure refers to a road finisher with a tractor, which has a paving screed coupled to the tractor by means of pulling arms and aligned transversely to the direction of travel, a screed footway being provided at the rear end of the paving screed, at least one railing module being attached to the screed footway, at least one stowing device for receiving objects being attached to the railing module.

LUGGAGE NETS IN THE VEHICLE ROOF OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINES
20210016715 · 2021-01-21 · ·

The present disclosure refers to a road construction machine in the form of a road finisher or a feeder vehicle with a chassis and a driver's cab with a vehicle roof. According to the disclosure, one or more luggage nets are attached to the vehicle roof of the road construction machine.

SELF-PROPELLED GROUND MILLING MACHINE
20200392678 · 2020-12-17 ·

A self-propelled ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, a stabilizer or a recycler, comprising a machine frame borne by traveling devices, a ground milling device mounted on the machine frame having a milling drum box and a milling drum which can be rotated within the milling drum box about a rotation axis running transverse to a main working direction of the ground milling machine, and an operator platform from which the ground milling machine is operated by an operator, having an operator platform floor on which the operator can stand while operating the ground milling machine, having a main floor plate. What is now essential according to the invention is that, in addition to the main floor plate, a side floor plate is provided which can be pivoted about a vertical axis or can be adjusted along a horizontal adjustment axis, and by means of which the standing area of the operator platform can be varied.

VIBRATORY SYSTEM LUBRICATION REMAINING USEFUL LIFE

A work machine includes a compactor drum, a controller, and an output device. The compactor drum includes a vibratory system, which includes at least one bearing that supports rotation of the vibratory system within the compactor drum, and lubricant received by the at least one bearing. The controller is configured to monitor at least one physical property of the vibratory system over a specified time and project a remaining useful life of the lubricant based on the at least one physical property. The output device is configured to generate an output indicative of the remaining useful life.

Vibratory system lubrication remaining useful life

A work machine includes a compactor drum, a controller, and an output device. The compactor drum includes a vibratory system, which includes at least one bearing that supports rotation of the vibratory system within the compactor drum, and lubricant received by the at least one bearing. The controller is configured to monitor at least one physical property of the vibratory system over a specified time and project a remaining useful life of the lubricant based on the at least one physical property. The output device is configured to generate an output indicative of the remaining useful life.

Remote control holder for a road finisher

A remote control holder is provided for a road finisher, in particular for a paving screed of the road finisher. The remote control holder is configured to hold a first remote control and a second remote control, the remote controls comprising control elements for controlling functions of the road finisher. The remote control holder comprises two wings that each have a receiving tray, and each wing is intended to receive a remote control in the receiving tray. The wings are pivotable between a first position, in which the wings are arranged substantially flat next to each other and the remote control holder is open, and a second position, in which the wings are substantially pivoted to each other and the remote control holder is closed.

Controlling machine operation based on seat orientation

A work machine includes a power generator configured to generate power to propel the machine, a brake system, an operator seat, one or more sensors, and a controller. The operator seat is rotatably mounted to the machine. The one or more sensors are configured to generate one or more signals indicative of an orientation of the operator seat relative to a direction of travel of the machine. The controller is coupled to the machine and communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors. The controller is configured to determine that the operator seat is out of alignment with the direction of travel based on the one or more signals and automatically actuate the brake system if the operator seat is out of alignment with the direction of travel for more than a first threshold time.

Earth working machine having a panel arrangement liftable and lowerable together with a protective canopy

An earth working machine (10), for example a road milling machine (10), recycler, stabilizer, or surface miner, having a propelling unit (22) and a machine frame (12); the earth working machine (10) comprising a working apparatus (32) for earth working; and an operator's platform (24), having an operator's platform floor (64) and having at least one operating device (26), being provided on the machine frame (12); the earth working machine (10) comprising a protective canopy (44) liftable and lowerable relative to the operator's platform floor (64) between a lifted operating position and a lowered transport position; the earth working machine (10) comprising a panel arrangement (46) having an upper edge (46a) located closer to the protective canopy (44), having a lower edge (46b) located farther from the protective canopy (44) at a distance from the upper edge (46a), and having two side edges (46c, 46d) spanning the distance between the upper And the lower edge (46a, 46b); the panel arrangement (46) being connected in an upper connecting region (58), located closer to its upper edge (46a) than to its lower edge (46b), to the protective canopy (44) and being connected in a lower connecting region (60), located closer to its lower edge (46b) than to its upper edge (46a), to the machine frame (12) and/or to the operator's platform floor (64) constituting a connecting base. Provision is made according to the present invention that the panel arrangement (46) is liftable and lowerable together with the protective canopy (44), the panel arrangement (46) being received on the earth working machine (10) with its lower edge (46b) movably toward and away from the operator's platform floor (64).

Earth working machine having an operating console with improved vandalism protection

An earth working machine (10), having a propelling unit (22) and a machine frame (12) carried by the propelling unit (22), comprises a working apparatus (32) for earth working; an operator's platform (24), having an operating console (26) comprising a console body (52) and an operating panel (54, 66) that is movable relative to the console body (52) and has at least one operating element (58) associated or associatable with a functional device (32, 39) for control thereof. The operating panel (54, 66) is displaceable into a stowed position in which the at least one operating element (58) is covered by a portion (56a, 72a) of the console body (52.