ROAD FINISHER WITH AUTOMATIC ENGINE CONTROLLER

• US 20100329783A1
• Filed: 06/23/2010
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph Vã¶Gele AG (Deere & Company)
• Original Assignee: Joseph Vã¶Gele AG (Deere & Company)
• Inventors: Eul, Achim, Buschmann, Martin, Noll, Tobias, Weiser, Ralf
• Granted Patent: US 8,517,628 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 404/84.05
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/48 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

Abstract

The invention relates to a self-propelling machine for processing bituminous or concrete pavement material, in particular a road finisher or a feeder. The machine comprises an internal combustion engine as a primary drive source, a controller for the engine, said controller receiving control signals, at least one additional drive unit for functional and operational components of the machine as well as at least one hydraulic circuit comprising a hydraulic medium reservoir. The invention is characterized in that the controller is configured for automatically causing starting and/or stopping of the engine in response to receipt of at least one specific control signal.

Claims

1. A self-propelling machine for processing bituminous or concrete pavement material, in particular a road finisher or a feeder, comprising

an internal combustion engine as a primary drive source,

a controller for the engine, said controller receiving control signals,

at least one pump drive unit, hydraulic-motor drive unit or hydrostatic drive unit for functional and operational components of the machine, and

at least one hydraulic circuit comprising a hydraulic medium reservoir,

and

the controller being configured for automatically causing starting and/or stopping of the engine in response to receipt of at least one specific control signal.

2. A machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one sensor is provided for generating a control signal.

3. A machine according to claim 2, wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor.

4. A machine according to claim 3, wherein the temperature sensor is configured for measuring the temperature of a screed of the road finisher.

5. A machine according to claim 1, further comprising a timer for generating a control signal.

6. A machine according to claim 1 further comprising a localization and/or navigation system.

7. A machine according to claim 6, wherein the localization and/or navigation system is infrared-transmitter-, radio- or satellite-based.

8. A machine according to claim 6 wherein the localization and/or navigation system is configured for generating a control signal for the controller.

9. A machine according to claim 6 including in combination with the localization and/or navigation system means for ascertaining the current distance to and/or an expected time of arrival of some other road works vehicle.

10. A machine according to claim 9 wherein said means are configured for generating a control signal for the controller.

11. A machine according to claim 1 including a starting device for starting the engine in response to receipt of a respective control signal.

12. A machine according to claim 11, including an energy store for supplying the starting device with energy in the deactivated condition of the engine.

13. A machine according to claim 12, wherein the energy store comprises a battery.