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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jameson Michael Smieja, Mound, MN (US);
Joseph Arthur Frerich, Champlin, MN (US);
Timothy Lee Wehrenberg, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A screed assembly is disclosed for use with a paving machine having a machine frame. The screed assembly may have a main frame operatively connected to the machine frame, and a sub-frame with a body and a screed plate. The screed assembly may also have a vibration isolator disposed between the main frame and the sub-frame, and at least one adjustment mechanism disposed between the body and the screed plate. The at least one adjustment mechanism may be configured to adjust a flatness of the screed plate. The screed assembly may further have a vibration device connected to the body of the sub-frame and configured to vibrate the sub-frame.