OPERATING UNIT FOR A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE OPERATING UNIT

• US 20140031954A1
• Filed: 07/24/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bomag GmbH (FAYAT SAS)
• Original Assignee: Bomag GmbH (FAYAT SAS)
• Inventors: Haubrich, Thomas, Klein, Thomas, Gerhardy, Michael, Lw, Timo, Stein, Hagen
• Application Number:
  US13/949,558
• Publication Number:
  US 20140031954A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/19
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 26/02 of initiating means or elements
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/06 of controls, e.g. controls knobs
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/02 electric constitutive elements
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2012 Setting the functions of the control levers, e.g. changing assigned functions among operations levers, setting functions dependent on the operator or seat orientation
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/26 Indicating devices E02F5/145 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric

Abstract

An operating unit for a construction machine, wherein the operating unit is attached to the construction machine so it can be folded or lowered. The operating unit has a touch screen for displaying and inputting. The selection and/or the arrangement and/or the display size of the information panels (14,14′,14″) and the operating panels (15,15′,15″) of the touch screen occurs in a situation-dependent manner.

Claims

1. An operating unit for a construction machine, wherein the operating unit is attached to the construction machine so it can be folded or lowered, wherein the operating unit has a touch screen for displaying and inputting information, and the display of information panels and/or the operating panels is performed in a situation-related manner.

2. The operating unit according to claim 1, wherein the selection and/or the arrangement and/or the display size of the displayed information panels and/or operating panels varies depending on the operating situation of the construction machine.

3. The operating unit according to claim 1, wherein the operating unit is usable at at least two different operating positions for operating the construction machine, and the selection, arrangement, and/or display size of operating panels is different depending on the operating position.

4. The operating unit according to claim 1, wherein means are provided for automatic recognition of the operating position, and the display of the information panels and/or the operating panels is controlled by the means with respect to the type, location on the touch screen, and/or size of the information panels and/or the operating panels.

5. The operating unit according to claim 1, wherein the operating unit can be connected to at least two separate construction machines for operating the respective construction machine, and the selection, arrangement, and/or display size of the information panels and the operating panels on the touch screen is adapted depending on the connected construction machine.

6. A construction machine comprising an operating unit according to claim 1.

7. The construction machine according to claim 6, wherein the construction machine comprises multiple positionally defined operating positions, at which the operating unit can be mechanically attached and functionally connected to the construction machine.

8. A method for operating the operating unit according to claim 1, wherein the display of information panels and/or the operating panels is performed in a situation-related manner.

9. The method for operating the operating unit according to claim 8, wherein a selection and/or arrangement and/or display size of the displayed information panels and/or operating panels varies depending on the operating situation of the construction machine.