公开(公告)号：US10036253B1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-31

申请号：US15629792

申请日：2017-06-22

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Carl Moberg ,  Fabian Wolf ,  Konstantin Halle ,  Justin Philip Pahl ,  Bjoern-Andre Huehn

IPC: B65G25/00 ,  E21F13/06 ,  E21F13/00

CPC classification number: E21F13/06 ,  E21C27/24 ,  E21D9/128 ,  E21F13/002 ,  E21F13/063

Abstract: A control system for a material gathering mechanism includes a gathering head configured to gather material from aground surface, a plurality of gathering members configured to transport the material gathered by the gathering head towards a material conveying apparatus, and a jam detection device for detecting a jam condition in movement of one or more of the plurality of gathering members and generate signals indicative of the jam condition. The control system further includes a controller communicably coupled to the plurality of gathering members and the jam detection member. The controller receives signals indicative of the jam condition from the jam detection device. The controller initiates a sequence of stopping, delaying, and restarting the gathering member on receiving the signals indicative of the jam condition.