Patent ID: 7751927
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for loading a dumper with material automatically, comprising: a controller for guiding the dumper at least during loading; means controlled by the controller for selecting at least two predetermined loading sites in relation to a loading area, for stopping the dumper in the loading area at a first predetermined loading site so that material transported by a loader can be emptied in an emptying area onto a dump box in a first area along a length of the dumper and for moving at least one of the dumper and the loader to at least a second predetermined loading site so that the loader can empty material onto another area of the dump box; and the controller including means for automatically guiding the loader in the emptying area to a suitable emptying point for loading the dumper and for automatically guiding the movement of the dumper in the loading area or for automatically guiding the loader in the emptying area to a suitable point for loading the dumper, wherein at least the first and second predetermined loading sites are selected prior to the dumper or loader arriving in the loading area.