Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.

Reece Andrew Berns

Chad M Thiesse

Bradley D Anderson

Cameron Eitel Graves

Dustin W Bryan

A wear plate for the conveyor of a paving machine has a bend at one axial end, an oblique flat surface at another axial end, a tab with an aperture extending from a side surface, or a tab extending from a side surface with a tapered configuration.

Paver conveyor wear plates

A method for determining a change in an angle of attack of a screed on a paving machine includes determining a first angle of attack of the screed, determining a second angle of attack of the screed based on data from at least one sensor located on the screed and at least one sensor located on a frame of the paving machine, and determining a change in the angle of attack based on the first angle of attack and the second angle of attack. The method also includes providing a notification of at least one of the first angle of attack, the second angle of attack, or the change in the angle of attack.

Methods and systems for determining an angle of attack and a cross slope of a paving machine

A screed assembly associated with a machine includes a screed disposed at a rear end of the machine and at least one control panel assembly coupled to the screed. The at least one control panel assembly includes a control panel including a recess and a support structure adapted to be removably coupled with the control panel. The support structure includes a first structure defining a first axis. The first structure is movable along the first axis and rotatable about the first axis. The support structure also includes a second structure movably coupled to the first structure. The second structure defines a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis. The second structure is rotatable about the second axis and includes a locking member adapted to be slidably received within the recess of the control panel for removably coupling the control panel with the support structure.

Screed assembly associated with machine

A screed assembly for use with a paving machine. The screed assembly can comprise: a screed plate; a holder configured to be removably connected to the screed plate and configured to be positioned thereon, wherein when connected thereto the screed plate and the holder form a channel having an opening at one end thereof; and a heater assembly having a heating element configured to be received in the channel and to be aligned by the holder when so received relative to an axis of symmetry of the screed plate.

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Big Lake, MN, United States of America

Reece Andrew Berns