METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC LOADING OF DUMPER

摘要

A method for loading a dumper with broken rock or the like and an apparatus for implementing the method. In the method, a loading area (4) is defined fo r the dumper (1), to which the dumper (1) is stopped at a predefined position (5a) for loading. An emptying area (10) is correspondingly defined in advanc e for a loader (6) for transporting the material in its bucket (7) onto the dumper (1) box (2). The apparatus comprises control means for controlling th e dumper at least during loading, and the control means comprise means for stopping the dumper (1) for loading at the predefined position so that the material transported by the loader (6) can be emptied onto the dumper (1) bo x (2) in a predefined location in the longitudinal direction.