Patents by Inventor Joachim Ponstein

Joachim Ponstein has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240149962
    Abstract: A ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine or stabilizer or recycler, having a machine frame and at least one front travel unit as viewed in a longitudinal machine direction and at least one rear travel unit as viewed in the longitudinal machine direction, each travel unit comprising a respective travel wheel, which is in contact with an underlying ground during travel operation of the ground milling machine and has a wheel tread configured for direct ground contact, or a crawler track, which is in contact with an underlying ground during travel operation of the ground milling machine, and a drive wheel configured for driving the crawler track, at least one travel unit being height-adjustable along a lifting axis via a lifting device and/or being rotatable about a steering axis for steering the ground milling machine, and the at least one travel unit being arranged on the machine frame via a mounting device, said mounting device being configured such that the travel unit can be moved at le
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventor: Joachim PONSTEIN
  • Patent number: 11851830
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a distance of a height-adjustable side shield of a milling drum box of a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, a recycler or a stabilizer, in vertical direction with respect to the ground, comprising the steps of: ascertaining a reference value for the height setting of the side shield from operating parameters of the ground milling machine, determining a desired distance (d) between the side shield and the ground, the desired distance (d) ensuring the safety of persons located next to the ground milling machine, ascertaining a necessary height setting of the side shield from the reference value and the desired distance (d), and setting the position of the side shield with respect to the ground in observance of the desired distance (d), so that the side shield is guided, in vertical downward direction, without contact to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Ponstein, Thomas Thelen
  • Patent number: 11772445
    Abstract: A construction machine, in particular a road milling machine, comprising a machine frame, a traveling mechanism with front and rear traveling devices with at least one pair of front traveling devices and/or one pair of rear traveling devices, at least one pair of the front or rear traveling devices being connected to the machine frame via lifting columns each having a hydraulically adjustable piston-cylinder unit, a drive device for driving the hydraulically adjustable piston-cylinder unit of the lifting columns separately from one another, and a control device configured to control the lifting adjustment of the lifting columns by means of the hydraulically adjustable piston-cylinder units, and to a method for controlling the lifting position of a piston-cylinder unit of a lifting column of a construction machine, in particular a construction machine according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BOMAG GMBH
    Inventor: Joachim Ponstein
  • Patent number: 11624164
    Abstract: A self-propelled ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, a stabilizer or a recycler, comprising a machine frame borne by traveling devices, a ground milling device mounted on the machine frame having a milling drum box and a milling drum which can be rotated within the milling drum box about a rotation axis running transverse to a main working direction of the ground milling machine, and an operator platform from which the ground milling machine is operated by an operator, having an operator platform floor on which the operator can stand while operating the ground milling machine, having a main floor plate. What is now essential according to the invention is that, in addition to the main floor plate, a side floor plate is provided which can be pivoted about a vertical axis or can be adjusted along a horizontal adjustment axis, and by means of which the standing area of the operator platform can be varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: BOMAG GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim Ponstein, Gerome Dzomo
  • Publication number: 20220145551
    Abstract: A self-propelled ground milling machine comprising a machine frame, a drive motor, a ground milling device having a milling drum arranged inside a milling drum box and rotatable about a horizontal rotation axis transverse to a forward traveling direction of the ground milling machine, front and rear travel devices, right and left lateral outer walls, and an operator platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Joachim PONSTEIN, Jerome BEILVERT
  • Publication number: 20220072922
    Abstract: A construction machine, in particular a road milling machine, comprising a machine frame, a traveling mechanism with front and rear traveling devices with at least one pair of front traveling devices and/or one pair of rear traveling devices, at least one pair of the front or rear traveling devices being connected to the machine frame via lifting columns each having a hydraulically adjustable piston-cylinder unit, a drive device for driving the hydraulically adjustable piston-cylinder unit of the lifting columns separately from one another, and a control device configured to control the lifting adjustment of the lifting columns by means of the hydraulically adjustable piston-cylinder units, and to a method for controlling the lifting position of a piston-cylinder unit of a lifting column of a construction machine, in particular a construction machine according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Joachim PONSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20220042256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a distance of a height-adjustable side shield of a milling drum box of a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, a recycler or a stabilizer, in vertical direction with respect to the ground, comprising the steps of: ascertaining a reference value for the height setting of the side shield from operating parameters of the ground milling machine, determining a desired distance (d) between the side shield and the ground, the desired distance (d) ensuring the safety of persons located next to the ground milling machine, ascertaining a necessary height setting of the side shield from the reference value and the desired distance (d), and setting the position of the side shield with respect to the ground in observance of the desired distance (d), so that the side shield is guided, in vertical downward direction, without contact to the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Joachim Ponstein, Thomas Thelen
  • Patent number: 11104508
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a milling unit, in particular to a milling unit of a road milling machine, a transport vehicle with a transport device and a vehicle, as well as a method for transporting a milling unit, in particular using a transport vehicle according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Maximilian Philippsen, Thomas Thelen
  • Publication number: 20200392678
    Abstract: A self-propelled ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, a stabilizer or a recycler, comprising a machine frame borne by traveling devices, a ground milling device mounted on the machine frame having a milling drum box and a milling drum which can be rotated within the milling drum box about a rotation axis running transverse to a main working direction of the ground milling machine, and an operator platform from which the ground milling machine is operated by an operator, having an operator platform floor on which the operator can stand while operating the ground milling machine, having a main floor plate. What is now essential according to the invention is that, in addition to the main floor plate, a side floor plate is provided which can be pivoted about a vertical axis or can be adjusted along a horizontal adjustment axis, and by means of which the standing area of the operator platform can be varied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Joachim PONSTEIN, Gerome DZOMO
  • Patent number: 10731304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, for removing ground material, comprising a machine frame having a chassis, a milling drum supported on a machine frame, and a transport device having at least one conveyor belt, which is configured for conveying removed ground material in a conveying direction away from the milling drum to a discharge point, as well as to a method for operating a ground milling machine. One aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic precipitator, which reduces the dust pollution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Matthias Schaaf, Bernd Lubischer
  • Patent number: 10486897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transport device for a milling unit of a road milling machine, the milling unit comprising a milling drum box and a milling drum. Essential elements of the transport device include a support frame, a rotating device and a transport vehicle connector. The present invention further relates to a transport vehicle with a carrier vehicle and a transport device, as well as a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Maximilian Philippsen, Thomas Thelen
  • Publication number: 20190257042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, for removing ground material, comprising a machine frame having a chassis, a milling drum supported on a machine frame, and a transport device having at least one conveyor belt, which is configured for conveying removed ground material in a conveying direction away from the milling drum to a discharge point, as well as to a method for operating a ground milling machine. One aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic precipitator, which reduces the dust pollution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Matthias Schaaf, Bernd Lubischer
  • Patent number: 10301782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, for removing ground material, comprising a machine frame having a chassis, a milling drum supported on a machine frame, and a transport device having at least one conveyor belt, which is configured for conveying removed ground material in a conveying direction away from the milling drum to a discharge point, as well as to a method for operating a ground milling machine. One aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic precipitator, which reduces the dust pollution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Matthias Schaaf, Bernd Lubischer
  • Patent number: 10183606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a roll-off transport device, particularly a roll-off tipper, comprising a bottom structure, a connecting structure which is connected, particularly rigidly, to the bottom structure on the face side and protrudes upwardly therefrom, and a loading arm connection arranged on the connecting structure for the loading arm of a swap body vehicle. The present invention also relates to a transport unit comprising a swap body vehicle and a roll-off transport device according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Maximilian Philippsen, Thomas Thelen
  • Patent number: 10161089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for dismounting and mounting a milling unit of a center rotor type milling machine, to center rotor type milling machines comprising a mountable and dismountable milling unit, as well as to a transport unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Jonathan Stahl, Michele Orefice, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein
  • Publication number: 20170284038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, for removing ground material, comprising a machine frame having a chassis, a milling drum supported on a machine frame, and a transport device having at least one conveyor belt, which is configured for conveying removed ground material in a conveying direction away from the milling drum to a discharge point, as well as to a method for operating a ground milling machine. One aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic precipitator, which reduces the dust pollution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Matthias Schaaf, Bernd Lubischer
  • Publication number: 20170174114
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a roll-off transport device, particularly a roll-off tipper, comprising a bottom structure, a connecting structure which is connected, particularly rigidly, to the bottom structure on the face side and protrudes upwardly therefrom, and a loading arm connection arranged on the connecting structure for the loading arm of a swap body vehicle. The present invention also relates to a transport unit comprising a swap body vehicle and a roll-off transport device according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Maximilian Philippsen, Thomas Thelen
  • Publication number: 20170174421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transport device for a milling unit of a road milling machine, the milling unit comprising a milling drum box and a milling drum. Essential elements of the transport device include a support frame, a rotating device and a transport vehicle connector. The present invention further relates to a transport vehicle with a carrier vehicle and a transport device, as well as a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Maximilian Philippsen, Thomas Thelen
  • Publication number: 20170174422
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a milling unit, in particular to a milling unit of a road milling machine, a transport vehicle with a transport device and a vehicle, as well as a method for transporting a milling unit, in particular using a transport vehicle according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Maximilian Philippsen
  • Publication number: 20170130407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for dismounting and mounting a milling unit of a center rotor type milling machine, to center rotor type milling machines comprising a mountable and dismountable milling unit, as well as to a transport unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Jonathan Stahl, Michele Orefice, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein