Patent ID: 8979423
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for regulating material feed for a paver having a screed, a conveyor, and an auger, the apparatus comprising: a first sensor configured to detect a target pile size and a current pile size behind the screed; a second sensor configured to detect a volume of a paving material delivered in front of the auger by the conveyor; an electronic control module (ECM) configured to determine a rotational conveyor speed and a rotational auger speed to maintain the target pile size, based on the current pile size; the ECM being configured to initiate on paver initializiation, and receive the current pile size input from the first sensor and the volume of a paving material delivered in front of the auger by the conveyor; and the ECM being configured to, upon activation, compare the current pile size to the target pile size, and to control the rotational conveyor speed based upon input from the second sensor and the rotational auger speed based upon input from the first sensor to maintain the target pile size.