Methods and apparatus to determine a plunge depth position of material conditioning machines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9815099
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14729821

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Methods and apparatus to determine a plunge depth position of material conditioning machines are disclosed. An example method for setting a plunge depth of a leveler includes incrementally adjusting, via an actuator, a first work roll relative to a second work roll between a plurality of incremental plunge depth positions; measuring a pressure value in the actuator at the respective incremental plunge depth positions; associating the measured pressure values with the corresponding incremental plunge depth positions; detecting a smallest one of the measured pressure values; and identifying a first one of the incremental plunge depth positions corresponding to the smallest one of the measured pressure values.

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THE BRADBURY COMPANY INC1200 EAST COLE MOUNDRIDGE KS 67107

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Cox,, III Clarence B McPherson, US 10 44
Downing, Roger Hutchinson, US 11 26

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