Road finisher with lighting
AssigneeJoseph Voegele AG
InventorsBernhard Erdtmann, Thomas Seither
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Abstract
The road finisher comprises a material hopper for receiving paving material, a screed for compacting paving material, and a main control stand which provides an operating location for an operator on the road finisher. The main control stand comprises a floor area. The road finisher comprises a lighting unit. The lighting unit is no more than 140 cm higher with respect to a vertical direction than the floor area of the main control stand. The lighting unit is arranged such that at least 60 percent of the light output emitted by the lighting unit during operation falls onto the floor area of the main control stand.
Claims15
A road finisher comprising:
- a material hopper for receiving paving material;
- a screed for compacting paving material;
- and
- a main control stand providing an operating location for an operator on the road finisher,
- wherein the main control stand comprises a floor area,
- wherein the road finisher comprises a lighting unit,
- wherein the lighting unit is arranged no more than 140 cm higher with respect to a vertical direction than the floor area of the main control stand, and
- wherein the lighting unit is arranged such that at least 60 percent of the light output emitted by the lighting unit during operation falls onto the floor area of the main control stand.
A road finisher comprising:
- a material hopper for receiving paving material;
- a screed for compacting paving material;
- a main control stand with a seat for an operator and with a control panel with control elements for controlling functions of the road finisher, the seat having a backrest with an upper end;
- and
- a lighting unit,
- wherein an imaginary linear connecting line between the upper end of the backrest and the lighting unit runs through the control panel or through a structure provided beneath the control panel;
- and
- wherein a main direction of emittance of the lighting unit is inclined downward with respect to a horizontal plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.