Automatic water spray milling for cold planer
AssigneeCaterpillar Paving Products Inc.
InventorsLee M. Hogan, Eric S. Engelmann, Timothy J. Lindholm, Paul J. Koenen, Timothy Michael O'Donnell, Ryan Adam Enot
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Abstract
A spray system for a cold planer machine is disclosed. The spray system includes a spray bank disposed inside a housing and arranged to spray fluid directed at a drum and a spray controller. The spray controller is configured to receive an indication indicative of either one of a milling operation and a plunge cut operation is occurring and actuate fluid spray via the spray bank based at least in part on the received indication.
Claims20
A spray system for a cold planer machine, the spray system comprising:
- a spray bank disposed inside a housing and arranged to spray fluid directed at a drum;
- and
- a spray controller, the spray controller being configured to:
- receive an indication indicative of either one of a milling operation and a plunge cut operation is occurring;
- and
- actuate fluid spray via the spray bank based at least in part on the received indication.
A spray system for a cold planer machine, the spray system comprising:
- a spray bank disposed inside a housing and arranged to spray fluid directed at a drum;
- and
- a spray controller, the spray controller being configured to:
- receive an indication indicative of a milling operation;
- and
- actuate fluid spray via the spray bank based at least in part on received indication.
A cold planer machine, comprising:
- a frame;
- a ground engaging member adapted to interact with a road surface;
- a retracting vertical actuator system disposed between the frame and the ground engaging member to raise and lower the frame;
- a housing including a vertical wall movable relative to the frame;
- a drum enclosed within the housing and arranged to rotate about a drum axis, the drum is connected to the frame and configured to plane the road surface during operation;
- and
- a spray system, the spray system comprising:
- a spray bank disposed inside the housing and arranged to spray fluid directed at the drum;
- and
- a spray controller configured to:
- receive an indication indicative of a road surface planing operation;
- and
- actuate fluid spray via the spray bank based at least in part on receiving the indication indicative of the road surface planing operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.