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US 11,078,634 B2Granted
Variable tamper bar amplitude for asphalt pavers
AssigneeCaterpillar Paving Products Inc.
InventorVitaly Y. Taran
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Abstract
A paving machine can include a frame; a screed assembly coupled to the frame; and a tamper bar assembly located on the screed assembly, wherein the tamper bar assembly includes a connecting rod configured to have a reciprocating up and down motion; a plate connected to a lower end of the connecting rod; and a tamper bar positioned beneath the plate, wherein the tamper bar is coupled to the plate by one or more dampening members extending between the tamper bar and the plate.
Claims20
A paving machine comprising:
- a frame;
- a screed assembly coupled to the frame;
- and
- a tamper bar assembly located on the screed assembly, wherein the tamper bar assembly includes:
- a connecting rod configured to have a reciprocating up and down motion;
- a plate connected to a lower end of the connecting rod;
- and
- a tamper bar positioned beneath the plate, wherein the tamper bar is coupled to the plate by one or more dampening members extending between the tamper bar and the plate.
5 more elements
A screed assembly comprising:
- a screed frame;
- a screed plate coupled to the screed frame;
- and
- a tamper bar assembly coupled to the screed frame, wherein the tamper bar assembly includes:
- a connecting rod configured to have a reciprocating up and down motion;
- a plate connected to a lower end of the connecting rod;
- and
- a tamper bar positioned beneath the plate, wherein the tamper bar is coupled to the plate by one or more dampening members extending between the tamper bar and the plate.
5 more elements
A method of adjusting amplitude for a tamper bar comprising:
- providing a screed assembly including a tamper bar assembly, wherein the tamper bar assembly includes a connecting rod configured to have a reciprocating up and down motion, a plate connected to a lower end of the connecting rod, and a tamper bar positioned beneath the plate;
- and
- coupling the tamper bar to the plate by connecting one or more dampening members between the plate and the tamper bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.