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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2014
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Keith R. Schmidt, Laura, IL (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A compaction system for providing one or more compaction passes for each pass of the compaction system is provided. The compaction system includes a belt and a sun element having a first axis and positioned within the belt. The compaction system also includes a planet element engaged with the sun element and the belt. The planet element is configured to revolve around the sun element and the first axis. The belt also revolves around the sun element. Further, for every revolution of the belt around the sun element, the planet element completes one or more revolutions around the sun element.