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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Volvo Construction Equipment Ab, Eskilstuna, SE;
Inventors:
Robert W. Begley, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Dale W. Starry, Jr., Shippensburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Volvo Construction Equipment AB, Eskilstuna, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 19/00 (2006.01); E01C 19/26 (2006.01); B65D 88/54 (2006.01); E01C 19/42 (2006.01); E01C 19/08 (2006.01); B65D 88/00 (2006.01); B62D 55/02 (2006.01); E01C 19/48 (2006.01); B65D 90/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 19/264 (2013.01); E01C 2301/02 (2013.01); B65D 88/54 (2013.01); E01C 19/42 (2013.01); E01C 19/08 (2013.01); B65D 90/587 (2013.01); B65D 88/005 (2013.01); B62D 55/02 (2013.01); E01C 19/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a paving machine that includes an auger, a screed, and one or more sensors. The auger is adapted to distribute a paving mix on a paving surface. The screed is adapted to compact the mix on the paving surface to form the pavement. The one or more sensors are adapted to monitor the density of the pavement as it is compacted by the screed and provide output signals corresponding to the density so that the force exerted by the screed on the pavement as it is formed may be adjusted to achieve a desired pavement density.