Conveyor system for material transport on cold planer
AssigneeCaterpillar Paving Products Inc.
InventorDario Sansone
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Abstract
A conveyor system for a working machines such as a cold planer is disclosed. The working machine that can optionally have a frame, a rotor moveable relative to the frame to remove material from a surface of a working area and the conveyor system. The conveyor system can optionally include a first belt and a second belt. The conveyor system can be positioned to receive loose material from the rotor and transport the loose material relative to the frame away from the rotor. Optionally, the second belt can be positioned adjacent to and extending along the first belt and moveable relative to the frame.
Claims20
A working machine comprising
- a frame;
- a rotor moveable relative to the frame to remove material from a surface of a working area;
- and
- a conveyor system positioned to receive loose material from the rotor and transport the loose material relative to the frame away from the rotor, wherein the conveyor system includes:
- a first belt;
- and
- a second belt positioned adjacent to a lateral side and extending along the first belt and moveable relative to the frame.
A material transportation system comprising:
- a first belt positioned to receive loose material and transport the loose material;
- a second belt positioned adjacent to a lateral side and extending along the first belt, wherein the second belt is movable with the first belt, and
- a third belt positioned on an opposing lateral side of the first belt from the second belt, wherein the third belt is movable with the first belt and the second belt, and wherein the second belt and the third belt are configured as flashings to retain the loose material on the first belt.
A method of milling and transporting loose material on a working machine, comprising:
- milling a work surface to create a loose material;
- transferring the loose material to a conveyor system of the working machine, wherein the conveyor system includes at least a primary belt and a secondary belt wherein the secondary belt is positioned adjacent a lateral side of the primary belt;
- and
- driving the primary belt and the secondary belt at substantially a same speed relative to one another to transport the loose material using the primary belt and the secondary belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.