Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cold planer yield measurement system
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Application No.: US14720406Application Date: 2015-05-22
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Publication No.: US10024708B2Publication Date: 2018-07-17
- Inventor: John Lee Marsolek , Nicholas Argenziano , Eric S. Engelmann , James Alvin Aardema
- Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Brooklyn Park
- Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Brooklyn Park
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Main IPC: G01G11/00
- IPC: G01G11/00 ; G01F1/76 ; G01G19/00 ; G01F1/78 ; G01F13/00

Abstract:
A yield measurement system for a cold planer having a conveyor is disclosed. The yield measurement system may include a hydraulic motor configured to propel the conveyor, a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a force acting on the conveyor by material being moved by the conveyor, and a second sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a pressure differential across the hydraulic motor. The yield measurement system may also include a controller in communication with the first and second sensors. The controller may be configured to determine when the conveyor is not transferring material based on the second signal, and automatically recalibrate the yield measurement system based on the first signal when the conveyor is not transferring material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160341595A1 COLD PLANER YIELD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-11-24
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