Pothole patcher and road surfacing device
First Claim
1. In a movable road repair and surfacing vehicle of the type having a frame, an aggregate material hopper mounted on said frame, a container for binder material, conveyor means associated with said hopper for carrying said aggregate material, a discharge chute associated with said conveyor means for receiving said aggregate material carried thereon and directing said material downwardly, a discharge outlet on said chute for dispensing said aggregate material therefrom for deposit on a roadway surface, and means for spraying said binder material on said dispensed aggregate material, the improved apparatus for applying asphalt coated aggregate to the roadway surface comprising:
- a. a hollow tube rotatably mounted within and extending below said outlet of said aggregate discharge chute,b. at least one projection mounted on the periphery of said hollow tube for premixing said aggregate material moving downwardly in said discharge chute,c. means attached to said hollow tube adjacent the bottom thereof for causing said aggregate material to swirl as it drops downwardly to said roadway surface from said discharge outlet, andd. means attached to said vehicle adjacent said discharge outlet for spraying said binder material on said swirling aggregate material after it leaves said discharge outlet but before it reaches said roadway surface.
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Abstract
An improved moveable road repair and surfacing vehicle of the type having a frame, an aggregate material hopper mounted on a frame, a container on the vehicle for binder material such as asphalt, conveyor means associated with the hopper for carrying aggregate material, a discharge chute associated with the conveyor means for receiving aggregate material carried thereon and directing material downwardly, a discharge outlet on the chute for dispensing the aggregate material therefrom for deposit on a roadway surface, and means for spraying binder material on the dispensed aggregate material. The improved apparatus for applying asphalt coated aggregate to the roadway surface includes a hollow tube rotatably mounted within and extending below the outlet of the aggregate discharge chute, at least one projection mounted on the periphery of the hollow tube for premixing the aggregate material moving downwardly in the discharge chute, means attached to the hollow tube adjacent the bottom thereof for causing the aggregate material to swirl as it drops downwardly to the roadway surface for the discharge outlet, and means attached to the vehicle adjacent the discharge outlet for spraying binder material on the swirling aggregate material after it leaves the discharge outlet but before it reaches the roadway surface.
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18 Claims
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1. In a movable road repair and surfacing vehicle of the type having a frame, an aggregate material hopper mounted on said frame, a container for binder material, conveyor means associated with said hopper for carrying said aggregate material, a discharge chute associated with said conveyor means for receiving said aggregate material carried thereon and directing said material downwardly, a discharge outlet on said chute for dispensing said aggregate material therefrom for deposit on a roadway surface, and means for spraying said binder material on said dispensed aggregate material, the improved apparatus for applying asphalt coated aggregate to the roadway surface comprising:
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a. a hollow tube rotatably mounted within and extending below said outlet of said aggregate discharge chute, b. at least one projection mounted on the periphery of said hollow tube for premixing said aggregate material moving downwardly in said discharge chute, c. means attached to said hollow tube adjacent the bottom thereof for causing said aggregate material to swirl as it drops downwardly to said roadway surface from said discharge outlet, and d. means attached to said vehicle adjacent said discharge outlet for spraying said binder material on said swirling aggregate material after it leaves said discharge outlet but before it reaches said roadway surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Improved apparatus as in claim 7 further including:
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a. first and second orifices in said binder tank, b. a first hose coupling said first orifice to said input orifice in said hollow circular ring to provide binder to the interior thereof, c. a second hose coupling said output orifice in said ring to said second orifice in said binder tank to allow binder to circulate through said hollow ring, and d. a shut-off valve in said second hose to prevent said binder from returning to said tank during spraying operations thereby forcing said binder out of said spray nozzles under pressure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. In a method of repairing and surfacing a road including the steps of mounting an aggregate material hopper on a movable vehicle frame, providing a binder material container on said vehicle, associating a conveyor means with said hopper for carrying said aggregate material, associating a discharge chute with said conveyor means for receiving said aggregate material carried thereon and directing said material downwardly, and dispensing said aggregate material from a discharge outlet on said chute for deposit on a roadway surface, the improvement comprising the steps of:
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a. rotatably mounting a hollow tube within and extending below said outlet of said discharge chute, b. mounting at least one projection on the periphery of said hollow tube for premixing said aggregate material moving downwardly in said discharge chute, c. attaching means to said hollow tube adjacent the bottom thereof for causing said aggregate material to swirl as it drops downwardly to said roadway surface from said discharge outlet, and d. spraying said binder material on said dispensed aggregate material after it leaves said discharge outlet but before it reaches said roadway surface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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