INTEGRATED PAVING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. An integrated paving system, comprising:
- a portable paving;
mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement;
a paving machine, wherein;
the portable paving mix container is loaded onto the paving machine;
the paving machine unloads the paving mix from the portable paving mix container; and
the paving machine distributes and compacts the paving mix on a paving surface.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to various aspects of system a method for forming a pavement. In one of many aspects, a portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement is provided. The portable paving mix container is loaded onto a paving machine. The paving mix from the portable paving mix container is unloaded into a mix unloading section of the paving machine, which distributes and compacts the paving mix on a paving surface. After the unloading of the paving mix, the portable paving mix container is off loaded from the paving machine.
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1. An integrated paving system, comprising:
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a portable paving;
mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement;a paving machine, wherein; the portable paving mix container is loaded onto the paving machine; the paving machine unloads the paving mix from the portable paving mix container; and the paving machine distributes and compacts the paving mix on a paving surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for forming a pavement, comprising the steps of:
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providing a portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement; loading the portable paving mix container onto a paving machine; unloading the paving mix from the portable paving mix container into a mix unloading section of the paving machine; offloading the portable paving mix container from the paving machine; and using the paving machine to distribute and compact the paving mix on a paving surface. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A device for transporting paving mix, comprising:
a portable enclosed paving mix container including a bottom provided with at least one door. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A device for transporting paving mix, comprising:
A reusable collapsible portable paving mix container. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A device for transporting paving mix, comprising:
a collapsible portable paving mix container including a bottom provided with at least one door - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. A machine for distributing and compacting paving mix on a paving surface, comprising:
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a mix unloading section; an auger for distributing the mix on a paving surface; a screed for compacting the mix on a paving surface; a first drive arrangement that includes road wheels for self transport at highway-speeds; and a second drive arrangement that includes a track assembly for jobsite transportation during a paving operation. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88)
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89. A method for forming a pavement with a paving machine that includes an auger for distributing a paving mix on a paving surface and a screed far compacting the mix on the paving surface to form the pavement, comprising the steps of:
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using one or more sensors to monitor the density of the pavement as it is compacted by the screed and to provide output signals corresponding to the density; and using the output signals to adjust the force exerted by the screed on the pavement as it is formed in order to achieve a desired pavement density. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91)
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