Construction machine having a mobile operating unit and mobile operation unit

• US 20120143445A1
• Filed: 12/06/2011
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH (Liebherr-International AG)
• Original Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH (Liebherr-International AG)
• Inventors: Morath, Erwin
• Application Number:
  US13/312,494
• Publication Number:
  US 20120143445A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/50
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 13/40 Applications of devices for transmitting control pulses; Applications of remote control devices control in general G05
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/205 Remotely operated machines, e.g. unmanned vehicles E02F3/8866 takes precedence

Abstract

A construction machine, in particular a crane or earthmover, comprising at least one mobile operating unit for monitoring and/or controlling the construction machine, wherein one or more transmission units are arranged at the construction machine which cooperate with the reading unit of at least one mobile operating unit, whereby a position-dependent monitoring function and/or control function of the construction machine is activated by means of the mobile operating unit.

Claims

1. A construction machine, comprising at least one mobile operating unit for monitoring and/or controlling the construction machine,

wherein one or more transmission units are arranged at the construction machine and cooperate with a reading unit of the at least one mobile operating unit, where a position-dependent monitoring and/or control function of the construction machine is activated by the mobile operating unit.

2. A construction machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transmission unit includes a passive transponder and/or a supply-independent transmitting switch.

3. A construction machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one transmission unit is connected to the construction machine in a shape matched manner.

4. A construction machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one transmission unit is attached to an undercarriage and/or to a superstructure and/or to a boom and/or to further equipment articles of the construction machine.

5. A construction machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one transmission unit has storage for storing one or more data records characterizing machine functions, with the data records being readable by the at least one mobile operating unit and effecting the activation of the monitoring functions and/or control functions associated with the data records.

6. A construction machine in accordance with claim 5, wherein the at least one mobile operating unit has at least one processing unit for evaluating the received data record(s) and a menu navigation for monitoring/controlling the construction machine dependent on the evaluation result of the processing unit can be shown on at least one display unit of the operating unit.

7. A construction machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein a constant and/or regular exchange of data is necessary between the mobile operating unit and the transmission unit to effect a function activation.

8. A construction machine in accordance with claim 5, wherein a one-time exchange of data is sufficient to activate the position-dependent monitoring function and/or control function over a definable time interval.

9. A construction machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the reception zone of the reading unit of at least one mobile operating unit is limited to a specific radius about the transmission unit.

10. A construction machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one operating unit is designed so that optionally a manual activation of the monitoring function and/or control function can take place.

12. The machine of claim 1, wherein the construction machine is a crane or an earthmover.

13. The machine of claim 1, wherein the transmission unit includes a supply-independent transmitting switch.

14. The machine of claim 1, wherein the specific radius is between 5 cm and 50 cm about the transmission unit.

11. (canceled)

15. A mobile operating unit for monitoring and controlling a construction machine, comprising:

one or more transmission units arranged at the construction machine, the transmission unit including a passive transponder or a supply-independent transmitting switch and connected to the construction machine in a shape matched manner; and

a reading unit cooperating with the one or more transmission units;

wherein a position-dependent monitoring and control function of the construction machine is activated by the mobile operating unit.

16. The unit of claim 15, wherein the at least one transmission unit is attached to an undercarriage and/or to a superstructure and/or to a boom and/or to further equipment articles of the construction machine.

17. The unit of claim 16, wherein the at least one transmission unit has storage for storing one or more data records characterizing machine functions, with the data records being readable by the at least one mobile operating unit and effecting the activation of the monitoring functions and control functions associated with the data records.

18. The unit of claim 17, wherein the at least one mobile operating unit has at least one processing unit for evaluating the received data record(s) and a menu navigation for monitoring/controlling the construction machine dependent on the evaluation result of the processing unit can be shown on at least one display unit of the operating unit.

19. The unit of claim 18, wherein an exchange of data is necessary between the mobile operating unit and the transmission unit to effect a function activation.

20. The unit of claim 19, wherein a one-time exchange of data is sufficient to activate a position-dependent monitoring function and/or control function over a definable time interval.