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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2015
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Federico Rio, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Ricky Leon Mings, Andover, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A paving machine for reducing transition marks in a mat. The paving machine may comprise a frame, a tow arm, a screed assembly, a sensor and a controller. The screed assembly includes a main screed plate and an extension plate. The main screed plate is configured to pave a first surface section of the mat. The extension plate includes an extension trailing edge having an inner end. The extension plate is configured to pave a second surface section of the mat. The sensor is configured to sense transition marks in the mat proximal to an intersection between the first and second surface sections and to transmit data indicative of such to the controller. The controller may be configured to determine from the data received from the sensor when the inner end is disposed above or below the first plane, and move the inner end to the first plane.