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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Michael W. Ries, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Mark L. Norton, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael W. Ries, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Mark L. Norton, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 19/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compactor includes a frame and a compacting element coupled to the frame. An edge wheel assembly is also coupled to the frame and is adjustable between a raised configuration and a lowered configuration at which an edge wheel contacts a substrate outboard of the compacting element. The compactor further includes a spray system for the edge wheel, and a control device in control communication with the spray system and configured to command activation of the spray system responsive to detecting lowering of the edge wheel.