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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2018
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Eric S. Engelmann, Delano, MN (US);
Colton J. Hirman, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Nicholas J. Argenziano, Otsego, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A cold planer including a conveyor system coupled to a frame. The conveyor system includes a conveyor with a conveyor belt that rotates about a conveyor roller. A belt tensioning system is coupled to the conveyor roller and includes an actuator for moving the conveyor roller to place tension on the conveyor belt. One or more processors are configured to receive information related to the conveyor belt and adjust the actuator on the conveyor belt based on the information related to the conveyor belt to provide a constant operating tension on the conveyor belt.