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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jason W. Muir, Andover, MN (US);
Nathaniel S. Doy, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 23/088 (2006.01); E01C 23/12 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01B 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 23/088 (2013.01); E01C 23/127 (2013.01); E01C 2301/00 (2013.01); G01B 5/18 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01);
Abstract
A milling machine having a height-adjustable machine body includes a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, a plurality of traction elements, a milling rotor assembly; and a machine height sensor system. The machine height sensor system includes a plurality of laterally adjustable machine height sensors and a plurality of position sensors, each associated with a respective height sensor and measuring a lateral extent of the height sensors.