Automatic material pre-fill control process for paving machine

摘要

A machine and method for pre-filling an auger chamber is disclosed. The machine may comprise a frame, a screed assembly, a conveyor, an auger disposed in the auger chamber, and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the transporting of material on the conveyor to the auger chamber, stop the conveyor if a fill period has expired, cause the auger to move a portion of the material toward an end of the auger, and stop the auger if either the auger run period has expired or the material disposed at the end of the auger has reached an auger material height threshold.

主权项

1. A machine comprising:
a tractor body frame having a plurality of sides; a hopper disposed on the tractor body frame; a screed assembly operably connected to the tractor body frame, the screed assembly and the tractor body frame defining an auger chamber; a first conveyor disposed on the tractor body frame and configured to receive and transport material from the hopper; a first auger disposed in the auger chamber, the first auger disposed generally perpendicular to the first conveyor, the first auger including a first auger first end disposed proximal to a first side of the tractor body frame and a first auger second end disposed proximal to the first conveyor; and a controller configured to:
cause a transporting of material on the first conveyor to the auger chamber;stop the first conveyor if a first conveyor fill period has expired;cause the first auger to move at least a portion of the material received from the first conveyor away from the first conveyor and toward the first auger first end; andstop the first auger if either a first auger run period has expired or the material disposed at the first auger first end has reached a first auger material height threshold.