Truck measurement of a milling machine
AssigneeCaterpillar Paving Products Inc.
InventorsRobert Edwin Carr, Eric S. Engelmann, Keng Yew Anthony Low, Jacob Simmer, Conwell K. Rife, JR.
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Abstract
A milling machine may include a frame supported by a traction device, a milling drum for milling a surface and supported on the frame, and a conveyor for receiving milled material from the milling drum and conveying the milled material upward to a release point. The milling machine may include a truck sensor configured for monitoring loading of a truck by the milling machine and a controller in communication with the truck sensor to coordinate with the truck sensor and recognize when the truck is full.
Claims20
A milling machine, comprising:
- a frame supported by a traction device;
- a milling drum for milling a surface and supported on the frame;
- a conveyor for receiving milled material from the milling drum and conveying the milled material upward to a release point;
- a truck sensor configured for monitoring loading of a truck by the milling machine;
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- a controller in communication with the truck sensor to coordinate with the truck sensor and recognize when the truck is full.
A method of load monitoring, comprising:
- obtaining a volume;
- milling a surface to generate milled material;
- conveying the milled material into a truck box:
- scanning the truck box to obtain a material volume, and
- comparing the material volume to the volume.
A method of load monitoring, comprising:
- monitoring readings from axle scales on a truck:
- milling a surface to generate milled material;
- conveying the milled material into a truck box;
- stopping the milling and conveying when the readings reach a selected axle load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.