Patent ID: 11885080
Assignee: CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G  B | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A method for tracking an amount of milled material for a milling machine, the method comprising:
milling paving material using a cutting rotor of the milling machine to form the milled material;
providing the milled material to a foldable conveyor of the milling machine, the foldable conveyor comprising a first section and a second section foldable with respect to the first section at a fold structure that forms a pivoting joint between the first section and the second section;
sensing, via a sensor positioned at the fold structure, a value indicative of a force acting on the second section of the foldable conveyor; and
determining, via a controller, the amount of the milled material using the value indicative of the force acting on the second section.