Patents Assigned to Joseph Voegele AG
  • Publication number: 20190368136
    Abstract: A limiting plate of a road paver is detachably attached to a traverse or to a chassis of the road paver to increase the basic working width. The limiting plate is arranged with variable spacing to a subgrade. In order to prevent a mix from flowing forwards in a direction of travel and at the same time improve the efficiency of a screw conveyor, in which a geometrically defined screw trough is formed, a limiting plate extension is arranged on the limiting plate so that it can be adjusted, particularly in the direction of the subgrade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Thomas SCHMIDT, Martin SEIBEL
  • Patent number: 10496132
    Abstract: An operating device for a construction machine includes a plurality of operating elements for adjusting operating parameters of the construction machine, and a display unit which is configured to display technical data. The operating device further comprises a docking station at which the display unit is attached so as to be removed without tools and which is provided for connecting the display unit with at least one data line and/or power supply of the construction machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventor: Thomas Nessel
  • Publication number: 20190352863
    Abstract: According to one variant, a road finisher having a primary drive unit, a material hopper and a paving screed with a screed heating system that can be operated by energy generated by the primary drive unit is controlled. The screed heating system is operated to heat the screed during paving operation of the road finisher by controlling a temperature of the screed to a predetermined screed operating temperature value or to a predetermined screed operating temperature range. The road finisher anticipates a future operating state of increased energy demand of the road finisher. When a future operating state of increased energy demand has been detected, the screed heating system is operated to heat the screed beyond the predetermined screed operating temperature value or the predetermined screed operating temperature range. When the operating state of increased energy demand is reached, the screed heating system is at least temporarily deactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventor: Tobias NOLL
  • Patent number: 10482330
    Abstract: A system comprising a temperature measurement device for continuously detecting temperature values of a pavement laid by means of a paver. The system further comprises an image recording unit and an evaluation unit. The evaluation unit is configured to determine an area of the laid pavement as a deviation area, if, based on temperature values detected for the area, one or more deviation criteria are fulfilled, wherein the determination is carried out during laying and in temporal proximity to the detection of the temperature values for the area. The system is additionally configured to generate, making use of the image recording unit, an image assigned to the deviation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Martin Buschmann, Henning Delius, Arnold Rutz
  • Patent number: 10472779
    Abstract: A road finisher including an undercarriage, a chassis, a hopper, a paving screed, and a lifting device for lifting the chassis relative to the undercarriage at least in a rear region of the road finisher. The lifting device comprises a rocker mounted rotatably around an undercarriage rotational axis at an undercarriage-side bearing surface and rotatably around a chassis rotational axis at a chassis-side bearing surface. The lifting device further comprises a length-variable adjustment member connecting a chassis-side link point to a rocker-side link point and configured to change a distance between the chassis-side link point and the rocker-side link point by changing its length to selectively lift or lower the chassis relative to the undercarriage. A distance between the chassis rotation axis and the undercarriage rotation axis is greater than a distance between the chassis rotation axis and the chassis-side bearing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Thomas Schmidt, Martin Seibel, Martin Buschmann, Tobias Gotterbarm
  • Patent number: 10472778
    Abstract: A road finisher includes a lifting device which is designed to lift the chassis relative to the undercarriage at least in a rear region of the road finisher. The road finisher further comprises a material deflector, which can be pivoted relative to the chassis, and that is arranged between the two traction tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Thomas Schmidt, Martin Seibel, Philipp Stumpf
  • Publication number: 20190338473
    Abstract: A paving train for producing at least one pavement layer on a traffic surface is formed from at least two independently driven units travelling in a group, such as a road finisher, a road paver, an IP finisher, a feeder, a supply unit or the like. The units move one behind the other at a given distance. In order to enable communication between the units via certain parameters such as speed, material filling level and the like, and in order also to easily control a corresponding distance between the units as well as the corresponding material transfer, a wireless communication link is formed between the units at least for exchanging speeds and/or material filling level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Martin BUSCHMANN, Arnold RUTZ, Achim EUL, Henning DELIUS
  • Patent number: 10435066
    Abstract: A method for operating a road paver comprises paving a road surface with the road paver along a road bed, wherein a paving screed of the road paver is drawn over the road bed along a paving direction of travel. The following steps are performed using a curve correction unit: determining a value defining a steering angle of the road paver; calculating based on the determined value an expected offset of the paving screed, which results from a yawing movement of the road paver during steering with the steering angle defined by the determined value; and automatically correcting a lateral extension position of at least one lateral extension part of the paving screed based on the expected offset, so that the offset is compensated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventor: Martin Buschmann
  • Publication number: 20190283583
    Abstract: A construction machine for building or finishing a road, such as a road finisher, comprises at least a working equipment, a display unit and a plurality of sensors. Each sensor is adapted to measure a value of an operating parameter of the construction machine. The sensors are adapted to output data corresponding to the measured values to the display unit, and the display unit is adapted to output a representation of at least a part of the construction machine together with the measured values of the operating parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventor: Martin BUSCHMANN
  • Publication number: 20190264400
    Abstract: An operating arrangement for a construction machine comprises an operating device which comprises a touch-sensitive display for inputting operating instructions by an operator, and an operating mask with localization markers. The operating device comprises at least a first alignment feature for aligning the operating mask on the operating device in a pre-defined operating position relative to the operating device. The operating mask is detachably attached to the operating device in the operating position, wherein the operating mask at least partially covers the touch-sensitive display, and wherein the location markers of the operating mask lie over specified areas of the display and facilitate locating the specified areas of the display for inputting instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Frank GRIMM, Dennis HANFLAND
  • Publication number: 20190257041
    Abstract: A road finisher comprises a towing vehicle including a material hopper at a front in a paving travel direction for receiving paving material, and a paving screed which is pulled behind the towing vehicle in the paving travel direction for compacting paving material. A generator for providing electrical power is provided on the towing vehicle. A plurality of electric heating devices is provided on the paving screed for heating the paving screed. The road finisher further comprises a power distribution arrangement having a line network configured to supply the heating devices with power provided by the generator. The power distribution arrangement comprises a plurality of power adjusters provided on the paving screed and each power adjusted is associated with one of the heating devices. The road finisher comprises a control device configured to control the power adjusters to individually dynamically adjust the power supplied to the respectively associated heating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Michael HEINDTEL, Achim EUL
  • Patent number: 10371655
    Abstract: A system comprising a temperature measurement device for repeatedly detecting temperature values of a pavement laid by a paver. The system is configured for ascertaining a temperature value for a specific measuring point at at least two different moments in time by means of the temperature measurement device, the specific measuring point lying in an area of the laid pavement. The system additionally comprises an evaluation unit, the evaluation unit being configured for determining a cooling behavior of the laid pavement. This is done by making use of the at least two different temperature values that have been detected for the specific measuring point at the at least two different moments in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Henning Delius, Arnold Rutz, Martin Buschmann
  • Patent number: 10363883
    Abstract: A road finishing machine comprises a height-adjustable screed mounted to a chassis of the road finishing machine for laying a paving layer, and at least one retainer device for supporting and positioning at least one sensor unit. The retainer device comprises at least one supporting arm module, at least one sensor module including the sensor unit, and at least one link that may be movably positioned at the supporting arm module to which the sensor module may be mounted and which mounts the sensor module to the supporting arm module. Furthermore, the sensor module comprises a retainer with a mounting plate which is releasably mounted to the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventor: Ingo Herzberg
  • Publication number: 20190177928
    Abstract: A road finisher including an undercarriage, a chassis, a hopper, a paving screed, and a lifting device for lifting the chassis relative to the undercarriage at least in a rear region of the road finisher. The lifting device comprises a rocker mounted rotatably around an undercarriage rotational axis at an undercarriage-side bearing surface and rotatably around a chassis rotational axis at a chassis-side bearing surface. The lifting device further comprises a length-variable adjustment member connecting a chassis-side link point to a rocker-side link point and configured to change a distance between the chassis-side link point and the rocker-side link point by changing its length to selectively lift or lower the chassis relative to the undercarriage. A distance between the chassis rotation axis and the undercarriage rotation axis is greater than a distance between the chassis rotation axis and the chassis-side bearing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Thomas SCHMIDT, Martin SEIBEL, Martin BUSCHMANN, Tobias GOTTERBARM
  • Publication number: 20190177930
    Abstract: A road finisher includes an undercarriage, a chassis which is adjustable in height relative to the undercarriage, an electronic control system, and a paving screed which is attached to tie bars, the tie bars each being hinged to the chassis at a pull point and the pull points each being adjustable relative to the chassis by means of a leveling cylinder. The control system comprises a receiving unit configured to detect an actual pull point height, an evaluation unit configured to calculate a deviation of the actual pull point height from a target pull point height caused by a height adjustment of the chassis relative to the undercarriage, and a command unit, which is configured to automatically at least partially correct the deviation by a correction signal sent from the command unit causing a hydraulic controller to adjust at least one of the leveling cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Horst RAMB, Martin BUSCHMANN
  • Publication number: 20190177929
    Abstract: A road finisher includes an undercarriage, a chassis, a hopper, a paving screed, and a lifting device for lifting the chassis relative to the undercarriage at least in a rear region of the road finisher. A locking element can be moved by a locking element actuator between a locked state, in which the locking element mechanically locks the chassis at a predefined transport height relative to the undercarriage, and a release state, in which the mechanical locking of the chassis is released at the transport height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Thomas SCHMIDT, Tobias GOTTERBARM, Martin BUSCHMANN, Martin SEIBEL
  • Publication number: 20190177927
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a road finisher with an undercarriage with two traction tracks. The road finisher further comprises a chassis, a hopper, mounted on the chassis at the front of the road finisher with respect to a paving direction, for receiving paving material, and a paving screed, provided on the rear of the road finisher with respect to the paving direction, for compacting the paving material. This paving screed is attached to the chassis through pulling arms. The road finisher also comprises a lifting device which is designed to lift the chassis relative to the undercarriage at least in a rear region of the road finisher. The road finisher further comprises a material deflector, which can be pivoted relative to the chassis, and that is arranged between the two traction tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Thomas SCHMIDT, Martin SEIBEL, Philipp STUMPF
  • Patent number: 10316477
    Abstract: A screed assembly is provided for use at a road finisher. This comprises a control unit, a first compacting device and a second compacting device, which is arranged in a first direction behind the first compacting device. The disclosure is characterized in that the control unit is configured to activate and/or deactivate the second compacting device in a delayed manner relative to the first compacting device by a time period, which is unequal to zero. A method for operating a screed assembly for use at a road finisher is also provided. This comprises the following steps: activating and/or deactivating a first compacting device of the screed assembly, activating and/or deactivating a second compacting device of the screed assembly, which is arranged in direction of travel of the road finisher behind the first compacting device, after expiration of a predeterminable time period, which is unequal to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventor: Harald Reufels
  • Patent number: 10287734
    Abstract: A road paver with a height-adjustable screed for installing a pavement layer and at least one support device for carrying and positioning at least one sensor unit is provided. The support device comprises a center bar, at least one extension bar for the center bar, and at least one attachment unit which detachably attaches the extension bar at one end of the center bar. The center bar and the extension bar are by way of the attachment unit relative to one another—when viewed in the vertical projection plane—at a first mounting angle connectable to one another, and the center bar and the extension bar are by way of the attachment unit connectable to one another—when viewed in the vertical projection plane—at at least one further mounting angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventor: Ingo Herzberg
  • Patent number: 10287733
    Abstract: A road paver includes a paving screed adjustable in height for installing a road surface layer and at least one holding device for carrying and positioning of at least one sensor unit. The holding device has at least one swivel arm module for fastening the holding device on the road paver, at least one carrier arm module and at least one sensor module comprising the sensor unit. The carrier arm module is fastened by a first clamping device on the swivel arm module and the sensor module is fastened by a second clamping device on the carrier arm module, wherein the first and the second clamping device are formed respectively for a predetermined clamping force when the respective clamping devices are in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventor: Ingo Herzberg