Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cycle counter for wheeled tractor scraper
- Patent Title (中): 轮式拖拉机刮刀循环计数器
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Application No.: US12967937Application Date: 2010-12-14
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Publication No.: US08635792B2Publication Date: 2014-01-28
- Inventor: Ramona D. Cone , Keith R. Kosowski , Eric N. Polston , Ryan A. Kingdon , Donna K. Laube , Ashok Krishnan , Steven R. Krause , Brian A. Byers
- Applicant: Ramona D. Cone , Keith R. Kosowski , Eric N. Polston , Ryan A. Kingdon , Donna K. Laube , Ashok Krishnan , Steven R. Krause , Brian A. Byers
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Main IPC: E02F3/04
- IPC: E02F3/04

Abstract:
A cycle counter for a wheeled tractor scraper is disclosed. The cycle counter may have an ejector configured to push material from a bowl of the wheeled tractor scraper, a sensor configured to generate a pressure signal indicative of a position of the ejector, and a controller in communication with the sensor. The controller may be configured to determine movement of the ejector toward a full dump position based on the pressure signal, and to record completion of a cycle for the wheeled tractor scraper after the ejector has reached the full dump position only if a value of the pressure signal exceeded a threshold value during movement of the ejector toward the full dump position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120144704A1 CYCLE COUNTER FOR WHEELED TRACTOR SCRAPER Public/Granted day:2012-06-14
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