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Milling machine, in particular surface miner, and method for mining milled material of an open cast surface

US9126776B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Wirtgen GmbH

Inventors

Winfried von Schönebeck · Kalenborn, DE
Stefan Wagner · Bad Honnef, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 13, 2013
Grant date	Sep 8, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 13, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE21C47/00
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In a method for milling an opencast mining surface or for milling off layers of an asphalt or concrete traffic surface with a milling machine removing the ground surface, by milling the ground surface along a predetermined milling track and by transporting the milled material via a conveying device to at least one container of a truck that travels along next to the milling machine, a relative position between the container and the conveying device is automatically controlled to regulate the loading of the container.

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