Automotive Milling Machine, As Well As Method For Discharging Milled Material

An automotive milling machine for milling off milled material and discharging the milled material onto a loading surface of a transport vehicle, the milling machine comprising:

• a machine frame;
• a working drum supported from the machine frame for milling off the milled material;
• a transport conveyor arranged to receive the milled material milled off by the working drum and to discharge the milled material onto the loading surface of the transport vehicle, the transport conveyor being mounted on the machine frame to be pivotable relative to the machine frame about an essentially horizontal first axis to define an elevation angle, and the transport conveyor being pivotable sideways about a second axis extending orthogonally to the first axis to define a slewing angle, the transport conveyor including a bottom side;
• a detector arranged on the bottom side of the transport conveyor and configured to initiate an activation signal in case of contact by the detector with an object;
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• a controller connected to the detector and configured, responsive to the activation signal from the detector, to generate one or more collision avoidance signals.

An automotive milling machine for milling off milled material and discharging the milled material onto a loading surface of a transport vehicle, the milling machine comprising:

• a machine frame;
• a working drum supported from the machine frame for milling off the milled material;
• a transport conveyor arranged to receive the milled material milled off by the working drum and to discharge the milled material onto the loading surface of the transport vehicle, the transport conveyor being mounted on the machine frame to be pivotable relative to the machine frame about an essentially horizontal first axis to define an elevation angle, and the transport conveyor being pivotable sideways about a second axis extending orthogonally to the first axis to define a slewing angle, the transport conveyor including a bottom side;
• a first detector configured to detect one or more of a position of the loading surface and a position of the conveyor as seen in the direction of transport;
• a second detector arranged on the bottom side of the transport conveyor and configured to initiate an activation signal in case of the transport conveyor approaching an object;
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• a controller connected to the first detector and the second detector and configured, responsive to the activation signal from the second detector, to generate one or more collision avoidance signals.