Switching assembly for an electric screed heating device of a road paver

    公开(公告)号:US11946209B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17388496

    申请日:2021-07-29

    CPC classification number: E01C19/4873 E01C2301/10

    Abstract: A road paver comprises a tractor vehicle with a material hopper for receiving paving material and a paving screed for compacting paving material. The paving screed comprises at least one electric heating device for heating the paving screed. The road paver comprises at least one electric switching assembly configured to switch an electric power supply of the electric heating device. The electric switching assembly comprises an electric parallel circuit of two switching devices, wherein the electric parallel circuit of the two switching devices forms a series electric circuit with the electric heating device.

    Road finishing machine with indirect lighting of a working area

    公开(公告)号:US11598054B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US17179792

    申请日:2021-02-19

    Abstract: A road finishing machine comprises a tractor and a screed hinged to the tractor to be towed behind the tractor. At the tractor, a main control platform of the road finishing machine is provided which offers space for an operator and comprises operational controls for controlling functions of the road finishing machine. The main control platform has a roof, wherein a lighting unit with a light source is provided at the roof. The lighting unit comprises a housing which accommodates the light source and has a reflector. The reflector is configured to reflect light emitted by the light source into a working area of the screed so that the working area of the screed is illuminated indirectly.

    Road finisher with power adjusters for electric paving screed heating devices

    公开(公告)号:US10760228B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US16278782

    申请日:2019-02-19

    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.

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