CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, FOR EXAMPLE TANDEM ROLLER, HAVING A VIBRATION-DECOUPLED OPERATOR PLATFORM STRUCTURE AND HAVING A HITCH DEVICE

• US 20130189033A1
• Filed: 01/23/2013
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bomag GmbH (FAYAT SAS)
• Original Assignee: Bomag GmbH (FAYAT SAS)
• Inventors: Roetsch, Helmut, Bender, Matthias, Hammen, Bjoern
• Granted Patent: US 8,602,679 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 404/122
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/0604 Cabs insulated against vibrations or noise, e.g. with elastic suspension resilient connections between superstructure sub-units B62D27/04; damping noise in general G10K11/00; for vehicles in general B60R13/08
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/0625 open
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/23 Rollers therefor; Such rollers usable also for compacting soil E01C19/41, E01C19/43, E01C19/52, E01C23/065 take precedence; specially adapted for agricultural purposes A01B29/00; garden rollers A01G20/35; making or maintaining surfaces of snow or ice E01H4/00; solely for soil compaction E02D3/026
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/28 Vibrated rollers or rollers subjected to impacts, e.g. hammering blows E01C19/235, E01C19/29, E01C19/41 take precedence; combined with non-vibrated elastically-deformable rolling elements E01C19/233
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 2301/30 Cabin details
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/166 movable, tiltable or pivoting, e.g. movable seats, dampening arrangements of cabins seats for vehicles in general B60N2/00

Abstract

The present invention relates to a construction machine having a machine frame and an operator platform structure which is vibration-decoupled in relation to the machine frame via at least one damping element. A hitch device is arranged on the operator platform structure, which is designed for lifting the construction machine. The present invention is characterized in that a limiting device is also provided which limits the maximum load of the at least one damping element upon lifting of the construction machine via the operator platform structure and allows a direct force relay between the operator platform structure and the machine frame while bypassing the damping element. The construction machine is preferably a tandem roller.

Claims

1. A construction machine, comprising a machine frame and an operator platform structure which is vibration-decoupled in relation to the machine frame using at least one damping element, and a hitch device for lifting the construction machine, the hitch device being arranged on the operator platform structure, wherein,

a travel limiting device is provided, which is implemented in such a manner that, upon lifting of the construction machine via the hitch device, the travel limiting device limits the load of the at least one damping element, prevents excess traction load of the at least one damping element upon lifting of the construction machine, and allows a direct force flow between the operator platform structure and the machine frame.

2. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the travel limiting device comprises a formfitting coupling which is active between the vibration-decoupled operator platform structure and the machine frame, and which allows the direct force flow between the operator platform structure and the machine frame upon lifting of the construction machine via the hitch device.

3. The construction machine according to claim 2, wherein the formfitting coupling has at least one first stop and at least one second stop which are formed in relation to one another in such a manner that the at least one first stop strikes against the at least one second stop upon lifting of the construction machine and prevents a further relative movement of the operator platform structure to the machine frame in a lifting direction (c).

4. The construction machine according to claim 2, wherein the formfitting coupling comprises at least one stop on the operator platform structure and at least one stop on the machine frame.

5. The construction machine according to claim 3, wherein the at least one second stop is a stop bolt, which comes into contact on the at least one first stop upon lifting of the construction machine, with a holding leg having a bolt passage opening being arranged on the operator platform structure and a holding leg having a bolt passage opening being arranged at least partially overlapping on the machine frame, and that the stop bolt is guided through both bolt passage openings in such a manner that it presses against the edge of the two bolt passage openings upon lifting of the construction machine.

6. The construction machine according to claim 5, wherein the bolt axis of the stop bolt extends perpendicularly to the force direction of a lifting force (F).

7. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the travel limiting device comprises at least one first stop on the machine frame and at least one second stop on the operator platform structure which are designed to at least partially overlap one another in the lifting direction.

8. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the travel limiting device has a first stop in the form of a passage opening in the machine frame and a second stop in the form of a stop lug on the operator platform structure, the stop lug protruding at least partially into the passage opening essentially transversely to a lifting direction of the construction machine.

9. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the elements of the travel limiting device are formed in one piece with the operator platform structure and the machine frame.

10. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the travel limiting device comprises at least one tilt limit which limits a tilting movement of the operator platform structure relative to the machine frame.

11. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the hitch device is a transport shackle which is fastened on the vibration-decoupled operator platform structure.

12. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein:

the hitch device is arranged on a steering support column connected to the operator platform structure and/or

the hitch device is arranged so as to be pivotable and/or foldable on the operator platform structure.

13. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the construction machine is a tandem roller having an operating weight of up to 5.0 tons.

14. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the construction machine comprises a road construction machine.

15. The construction machine to claim 12, wherein the hitch device is a transport shackle.

16. The construction machine of claim 12, wherein the hitch device is arranged so as to be pivotable and/or foldable on the steering column.

17. The construction machine of claim 1 wherein the construction machine is a tandem roller having an operating weight of up to 6.0 tons.