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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
Ramona D. Cone, Mackinaw, IL (US);
Keith R. Kosowski, Peoria, IL (US);
Eric N. Polston, Peoria, IL (US);
Ryan A. Kingdon, Peoria, IL (US);
Donna K. Laube, Peoria, IL (US);
Ashok Krishnan, Peoria, IL (US);
Steven R. Krause, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Brian A. Byers, Decatur, IL (US);
Ramona D. Cone, Mackinaw, IL (US);
Keith R. Kosowski, Peoria, IL (US);
Eric N. Polston, Peoria, IL (US);
Ryan A. Kingdon, Peoria, IL (US);
Donna K. Laube, Peoria, IL (US);
Ashok Krishnan, Peoria, IL (US);
Steven R. Krause, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Brian A. Byers, Decatur, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A cycle counter for a wheeled tractor scraper is disclosed. The cycle counter may have an ejector configured to push material from a bowl of the wheeled tractor scraper, a sensor configured to generate a pressure signal indicative of a position of the ejector, and a controller in communication with the sensor. The controller may be configured to determine movement of the ejector toward a full dump position based on the pressure signal, and to record completion of a cycle for the wheeled tractor scraper after the ejector has reached the full dump position only if a value of the pressure signal exceeded a threshold value during movement of the ejector toward the full dump position.