Container for a road paver assembly

Abstract

The disclosure refers to a container for storing and providing at least one modular road paver assembly designed for detachable mounting on a road paver. The container comprises a storage system by means of which individual components of the road paver assembly can be positioned within the container in a standardized arrangement, such that the components of the road paver assembly can be checked for completeness by an operator by means of a visual inspection along a sequence determined between opposite boundaries of the container in view of their assembly sequence on the road paver.

Claims

1. A modular road paver assembly storage arrangement for use with a road paver, the arrangement comprising: individual components of a modular road paver assembly configured to be detachably mounted on the road paver; and a container including a storage system by which the individual components of the modular road paver assembly are positioned within the container in a standardized arrangement that is based on a predetermined assembly sequence of the individual components on the road paver, wherein the storage system defines the standardized arrangement based on a removal order of the individual components from the container according to the assembly sequence.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the storage system is configured to position the individual components of the modular road paver assembly one above the other in ascending or descending direction in view of the assembly sequence.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the storage system is configured to arrange the individual components of the modular road paver assembly side by side so that the individual components are provided along a direction between opposite side walls of the container for removal.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the container comprises multiple cross struts arranged next to each other at a lower end of the container, and multiple upright profile plates fastened to the cross struts and configured to receive the individual components.

5. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the modular road paver assembly comprises a measuring beam device.

6. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the modular road paver assembly comprises an add-on module for a paving screed of the road paver.

7. The arrangement according to claim 6 wherein the add-on module is configured to widen the paving screed.

8. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the container comprises spring steel locks to fix the individual components to the container.

9. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein all of the individual components of the modular road paver assembly are positionable in the container so that the individual components are directly accessible and visible in the storage system.

10. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the container is configured to accommodate an additional road paver assembly, and wherein the additional road paver assembly is different than the modular road paver assembly.

11. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the container comprises color-coded portions to assist a completeness check of the individual components in the container by a visual inspection of the container.

12. A modular road paver assembly storage arrangement for use with a road paver, the arrangement comprising: individual components of a modular road paver assembly configured to be detachably mounted on the road paver; and a container configured to store the individual components of the modular road paver assembly in a disassembled state, the container comprising a storage system by which the individual components are positioned within the container in a standardized arrangement that is based on a predetermined assembly sequence of the individual components on the road paver, wherein the storage system defines the standardized arrangement based on a removal order of the individual components from the container according to the assembly sequence, the standardized arrangement is configured to be checked for completeness of the individual components by an operator by a visual inspection of the container in view of the assembly sequence, and wherein the storage system comprises a plurality of profile plates for supporting the individual components of the road paver assembly.

13. A method of storing individual components of a modular road paver assembly configured to be detachably mounted on a road paver, the method comprising: positioning the individual components of the modular road paver assembly in a container, wherein the container includes a storage system by which the individual components are positioned within the container in a standardized arrangement that is based on an assembly sequence of the individual components on the road paver, and wherein the storage system defines the standardized arrangement based on a removal order of the individual components from the container according to the assembly sequence.

14. The method according to claim 13 further comprising transporting the container to a construction site, removing the components from the container, and mounting the components on the road paver at the construction site according to the assembly sequence.

15. The method according to claim 13 further comprising removing the individual components from the container according to the removal order, and mounting the individual components on the road paver to form the modular road paver assembly.

16. The method according to claim 13 wherein the positioning is carried out so that the individual components are positioned in the container one above the other in ascending or descending direction in view of the assembly sequence.

17. The method according to claim 13 wherein the positioning is carried out so that the individual components are positioned in the container side by side such that the individual components are provided along a direction between opposite side walls of the container for removal.

18. The method according to claim 13 wherein the modular road paver assembly comprises a measuring beam device.

19. The method according to claim 13 wherein the modular road paver assembly comprises an add-on module for a paving screed of the road paver.

20. The method according to claim 13 wherein the modular road paver assembly comprises a docking assembly.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows a road paver to which a road paver assembly provided by the container according to the disclosure can be attached;

(2) FIG. 2A shows a schematic representation of the road paver from FIG. 1 with a road paver assembly in the form of a measuring beam device, which is modularly attached to it;

(3) FIG. 2B shows an enlarged representation of individual components of the measuring beam device mounted on the road paver as shown in FIG. 2A;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a container for storing and providing a road paver assembly;

(5) FIG. 4 shows the interior structure of the container as shown in FIG. 3;

(6) FIG. 5 shows the container with a road paver assembly stored in it from a first side view; and

(7) FIG. 6 shows the container with a road paver assembly stored in it from a second side view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(8) FIG. 1 shows a road paver 1 for placing a new paving layer 2. The road paver 1 stocks a paving material 3 in a material bunker 4 from which the paving material 3 is conveyed backwards against a direction of travel F to a screed 5 fixed to the road paver 1. Screed 5 is designed to compact paving material 3 into a new layer 2 of road pavement.

(9) FIG. 2A shows the road paver 1 from FIG. 1 in schematic form, including a road paver assembly 6 attached to it, which is designed in accordance with FIG. 2A as a measuring beam device 7, designed in particular for levelling purposes of the screed 5. The measuring beam device 7 comprises a plurality of individual components 8, which are assembled as a module and attached laterally to the road paver 1. FIG. 2A also shows schematically that an add-on module 9 is attached to screed 5. For example, this involves widening the screed.

(10) FIG. 2B shows individual components 8 of the measuring beam device 7 in enlarged, assembled view. All components 8 of the measuring beam device 7 are attached to road paver 1 in accordance with a predetermined installation plan M with regard to their mounting. A mounting sequence for the installation of the individual components 8 can be derived from the assembly plan M of the respective components 8 shown in FIG. 2B.

(11) FIG. 3 shows a container 10 in perspective view. Container 10 is designed to store and provide at least one modular road paver assembly 6 designed for detachable installation on the road paver 1. Container 10 comprises a lid 11, which is configured as a fixed roof. Two eyelets 12 are attached to cover 11 for lifting the container 10. Furthermore, projections 13 are formed in the respective corner areas of the lid 11, which serve as stacking aids.

(12) FIG. 3 shows the container 10 closed. The container 10 comprises a long side wall 14 and an opposite long side wall 15. The container 10 further comprises a short side wall 16 and an opposite short side wall 17. FIG. 3 also shows that on a bottom 18 of the container 10 there are stacking holders 19 in the respective corner areas, which serve to accommodate the above-mentioned projections 13 of a container 10 arranged below. In addition, transport frame 20 is provided below side panel 14 on the floor, into which a fork of a forklift truck can enter for transporting the container 10.

(13) FIG. 4 shows an internal structure of container 10. The container 10 has a storage system 21, which is arranged in an interior 22 of container 10. The storage system 21 has profile plates 23 arranged next to each other, which together form a racking unit for the individual components 8 of road paver assembly 6. Several locks 24 are provided on the respective profile plates 23 in order to lock the individual components 8 of road paver assembly 6 to storage system 21. The locks 24 are designed for tool-free operation. The respective profile plates 23 comprise several receptacles 27.

(14) FIG. 4 also shows that the bottom 18 of container 10 is open. For this purpose, the bottom 18 is formed according to FIG. 4 by means of cross struts 25 arranged next to each other. In FIG. 4, the cross struts 25 form a basis for fastening the respective profile plates 23. FIG. 4 also shows a lighting unit 26 for illuminating storage system 21, in particular the components 8 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

(15) Parts of the respective side walls 14, 15, 16, 17 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 can be designed as panellings. In particular, these panellings may be configured so that the respective sides of container 10 can be opened or closed by a total of two U-shaped or, as shown in FIG. 3, by four L-shaped panellings.

(16) FIG. 5 shows the container 10 shown in FIG. 4, with components 8 of the road paver assembly 6 embedded in the storage system 21, and according to FIG. 5, beam-like components 8 of the beam measuring device 7 shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b are embedded. However, this serves only to explain the concept according to the disclosure and is not limited to this assembly.

(17) The individual components 8 in FIG. 5 are arranged one above the other in storage system 21 and are positioned in descending direction Y according to their assembly sequence on paver 1, i.e., according to their intended removal from container 1, using a standardized arrangement 8a to 8h. For mounting or assembling the respective components 8, the operator removes the respective components 8 from storage system 21 one after the other in the (removal) direction Y and attaches the removed components 8 to road paver 1 accordingly. The standardized arrangement 8a to 8h thus determines the order of assembly sequence on paver 1 in descending direction Y. Alternatively, the storage system 21 for the arrangement of components 8 could be configured to arrange the respective components 8 next to each other so that they are prepared for removal along a direction (X) determined between opposite side walls (14, 15, 16, 17) of the container (10).

(18) FIG. 6 shows the open container 10 shown in FIG. 5 from behind. The storage system 21 also provides components 8 arranged one above the other on this side of the container 10 for removal in descending direction Y′. Components 8 on this side can form another road paver assembly or associated parts of road paver assembly 6 as shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 shows that the individual components 8 can be removed in the descending direction Y′ according to a sequence of 8i to 8p in order to be attached to the paver 1 according to this removal sequence, i.e., to supplement the components 8 previously shown in FIG. 5, if necessary.

(19) The components 8 stored in FIGS. 5 and 6 are intended as an example of a road paver assembly 6 which can be removed from container 10 in accordance with the disclosure, in order to be mounted on road paver 1 one after the other in accordance with their predetermined (removal) direction 8a to 8p.

(20) The container according to the disclosure is ideal for use on construction sites. It contains an intelligent storage system that simplifies the use of components stored in it. The container can be used to provide road paver assemblies that can be easily mounted on the road paver. In addition, the components accommodated in the container are reliably available in a standardised form for proper use on several construction sites and are accommodated therein in an advantageously protected manner. The container according to the disclosure can be used for the advantageous storage and supply of different road paver assemblies, which are used in a modular manner on the road paver.