Method of operating a machine for conditioning a work material
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1. A method of operating a scraper machine comprising the steps of:
- transporting work material from a first work area to a second work area with the scraper machine;
sensing a parameter value indicative of a desired substance content in at least a portion of the work material with a sensor of the scraper machine; and
generating a signal with the sensor.
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Abstract
A machine, such as a scraper machine, is configured to transport a work material from a first work area to a second work area, and includes a substance condition sensor configured to sense the relative amount of a desired substance, such as water, during real time operation of the machine. The machine may further include a work material conditioning apparatus having a substance dispenser connected with a substance storage tank mounted on the machine, and configured to dispense the desired substance to the work material responsive to a signal from the sensor associated with a relative moisture content of work material within the machine.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a scraper machine comprising the steps of:
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transporting work material from a first work area to a second work area with the scraper machine;
sensing a parameter value indicative of a desired substance content in at least a portion of the work material with a sensor of the scraper machine; and
generating a signal with the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a machine comprising the steps of:
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transporting work material from a first work area to a second work area with the machine;
sensing a parameter value indicative of a desired substance content in at least a portion of the work material; and
conditioning at least a portion of the work material with a conditioning apparatus of the machine, including dispensing the desired substance to the work material responsive to the sensed parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A scraper machine comprising:
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a frame;
a substance storage tank;
a bowl; and
a work material conditioning apparatus including a substance condition sensor configured to output a signal associated with a relative content of the substance in a work material, and a substance dispenser connected to said substance storage tank and configured to selectively dispense the substance to at least a portion of work material within the scraper machine responsive to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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