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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2020
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Todd A. Impola, Minnetonka, MN (US);
John L. Marsolek, Watertown, MN (US);
Timothy M. O'Donnell, Long Lake, MN (US);
Jacob J. McAlpine, Otsego, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A soil compactor machine can include a machine frame; at least one cylindrical roller drum rotatably coupled to the machine frame and rotatable about a drum axis oriented generally transverse to a direction of travel of the compactor machine; and a radar sensor mounted to a front portion of the machine frame and positioned forward of the roller drum, wherein the radar sensor is mounted to the machine frame by a sensor bracket configured to directly mount to the machine frame for both a blade and a non-blade soil compactor machine configuration.