US 12,448,740 B2
Stepped deflector for a screed assembly
Brett Wayne Engel, Otsego, MN (US); Anthony Paul Steinhagen, Maple Grove, MN (US); John E. Jorgensen, Andover, MN (US); and Ryan T. Thiesse, Otsego, MN (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/499,459.
Prior Publication US 2023/0115734 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. E01C 19/40 (2006.01)
CPC E01C 19/40 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A deflector for use with a screed assembly, the deflector comprising:
a front surface;
a bottom surface; and
a stepped transition connecting the front surface to the bottom surface, wherein the stepped transition includes a ledge surface that is interposed between the front surface and the bottom surface, wherein the ledge surface forms an acute angle with the bottom surface that ranges from 0 to 30.0 degrees, and wherein the stepped transition includes a lower front facing surface that connects the ledge surface to the bottom surface.