Patent ID: 7753621

Claim:
A vibrating plate for soil compacting, comprising: a lower mass that has a soil contact plate and a vibration exciter device; an upper mass that is coupled to the lower mass via a spring device and that has a drive; a drawbar device that is connected to at least one or the upper mass and to the lower mass; and comprising a remote control device for controlling at least a forward or backward travel by controlling the vibration exciter device, the remote control device having a transmit unit that is capable of movement independently of the rest of the vibrating plate; wherein on the transmit unit, there is provided at least one control element for inputting control commands by the operator for the controlling of the vibration exciter device; on the drawbar device, there is provided at least one control handle to be grasped by the operator for the manual guidance of the vibrating plate, and wherein the control handle is capable of movement relative to the drawbar device; wherein the transmit unit is capable of being fastened detachably to the drawbar device; and wherein when the transmit unit is fastened on the drawbar device, the control handle is coupled to the control element of the transmit unit in such a way that given a particular relative position of the control handle, an actuation of the control element of the transmit unit is effected in order to produce control commands for controlling the vibration exciter device.