Paver having an improved material hopper and loader for same

A paver with a chassis (1) having front and rear ends with respect to a paving direction, a removable hopper (8) for receiving material to be paved disposed at the front end of the chassis (1), a floating screed (4) connected with the rear end of the chassis (1), a distributor auger (6) disposed in front of the screed (4), a longitudinal conveyor device (7) provided between the hopper (8) and the distributor auger (6), the hopper (8) being open towards the longitudinal conveyor device (7) and comprising two hopper halves (9) which are each pivotable about an axis (21) running adjacently to the longitudinal conveyor device (7) in the paving direction, wherein a lateral conveyor device (12) is disposed on a separate bottom portion (9a) of each one of the hopper halves (9), each lateral conveyor device (12) being drivable by a separate drive (13), each lateral conveyor device (12) extending to the longitudinal conveyor device (7) and being configured as a belt conveyor, the bottom portion (9a) of each hopper half (9) including movable base portions (14a, 19) disposed adjacent to the lateral conveyor device (12) disposed within the hopper half (9), the movable base portions (14a, 19) being tiltable relative to the lateral conveyor device (12), the lateral conveyor devices (12) being pivotable together with the hopper halves (9).