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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventor:
Chad M. Thiesse, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 19/00 (2006.01); E01C 19/17 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 19/176 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); E02F 9/267 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03217 (2013.01);
Abstract
A paving machine includes an operator station including an operator display, a hopper to store paving material, a conveyor system to transfer the paving material to a dispersion system, and an emulsion system. The emulsion system includes an emulsion tank to store and dispense emulsion fluid, a sensor to measure a level of emulsion fluid, and a light indicator located in a forward line of sight from the operator station and including a first light portion signaling a tank full condition, and second light portion signaling an tank low condition.