Road milling machine and method for measuring the milling depth

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9879391
APP PUB NO 20170284040A1
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15625266

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A method is provided for measuring the milling depth of a road milling machine, the machine being operative to mill a ground surface with a milling roller lowered to a milling depth to create a milling track, the machine including at least one side plate located to at least one side of the milling roller to engage an untreated ground surface, and the machine including a stripping plate operative to be lowered onto the milling track generated by the milling roller. The method includes measuring the milling depth of the milling track, the measuring including detecting a measurement value of a ground engaging sensor engaging the milling track.

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WIRTGEN AMERICA INC3060 DANA WAY ANTIOCH TN 37013

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berning, Christian Zulpich, DE 166 1609
Simons, Dieter Buchholz, DE 49 1075

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