Self-propelled road construction machine for handling paving material in a paving direction and method for operating a self-propelled road construction machine

A self-propelled road construction machine, in particular a road finisher or feeder, for handling paving material in a paving direction, comprising:

• a machine frame;
• a drive unit;
• a travel mechanism with at least one left travel unit and one right travel unit;
• a material hopper arranged at a front in the paving direction for receiving paving material, the material hopper having at least one swivel part, the at least one swivel part being adjustable within an adjustment range between a swiveled-down filling position and a swiveled-up maximum emptying position in order to move paving material onto the longitudinal conveyor;
• and
• a longitudinal conveyor extending along the longitudinal axis of the machine, which is configured to transport paving material from the material hopper to the rear against the paving direction, wherein the at least one swivel part has an inner edge facing the longitudinal conveyor, wherein:
• a pulsation device controlled by a control unit is provided, which is configured to execute a pulsation mode such that, in an activated pulsation mode, it causes a pulsation movement of the at least one swivel part from a current adjustment position of the at least one swivel part within the adjustment range.