System and method for monitoring wear of a screed plate
AssigneeCaterpillar Paving Products Inc.
InventorsJohn L. Marsolek, Mark C. Medeiros, Dana W. Miller
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a wear of a screed plate of a paving machine is disclosed. The system includes a sensor located on the screed plate. The sensor generates signals indicative of the wear of the screed plate. The system further includes a controller coupled to the sensor. The controller receives signals from the sensor and determines the wear of the screed plate based on the received signals.
Claims20
A system for monitoring a wear of a screed plate of a paving machine, the system comprising:
- a sensor located on the screed plate, the sensor configured to generate signals indicative of the wear of the screed plate;
- and
- a controller communicably coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to:
- receive signals from the sensor;
- and
- determine the wear of the screed plate based on the received signals.
A paving machine comprising:
- a frame;
- a screed plate movably coupled to the frame, the screed plate configured to contact with a work surface;
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- a system for monitoring a wear of the screed plate, the system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors disposed at a plurality of locations on the screed plate, each of the plurality of sensors configured to generate signals indicative of the wear of the screed plate at a corresponding location of the plurality of locations on the screed plate;
- and
- a controller communicably coupled to each of the plurality of sensors, the controller configured to:
- receive signals from each of the plurality of sensors;
- and
- determine the wear of the screed plate based on the received signals.
A method of monitoring a wear of a screed plate of a paving machine, the method comprising:
- receiving signals from a sensor located on the screed plate;
- determining the wear of the screed plate based on the received signals;
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- moving the screed plate with reference to a work surface based on the determined wear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.