Method and apparatus for road hole repair including preparation thereof
First Claim
1. In combination, a wheeled vehicle and apparatus for treating potholes mounted on said vehicle and comprising:
- a movably mounted support providing a central axis;
a treatment member rotatably mounted about a rotation axis at a lower end of said support;
means for moving said movable support to direct said treatment member into a pothole to be repaired;
means for selectively rotating said treatment member about said rotation axis; and
means for selectively revolving said treatment member a spaced distance about the central axis to engage at least sidewalls of a pothole, wherein said treatment member may rotate about said rotation axis simultaneously with being revolved about said central axis, wherein said treatment member may rotate about said rotation axis independently of being revolved about said central axis, and wherein said treatment member may revolve about said central axis without being rotated about said rotation axis.
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Abstract
Apparatus for pretreating a pothole preparatory to filling thereof including determining the size and/or path of revolution of a treatment member responsive to determining the location and size of the pothole to be repaired; lowering the treatment member into the pothole; selectively revolving said treatment member and/or rotating said treatment member to abrade, compact and densify the portion of the pothole surrounding the surface thereof. Debris or other particulate in the pothole or developed by the abrading operation may be removed by a vacuum member. The pothole may be sprayed with a fluent material to either harden the surface or reduce the porosity of or render the sticky the surface of the pothole to provide a better bond between the pothole and the filler material. The force applied by the treatment member to the pothole surface is sensed and used as feedback information to control the abrading/compressing/densifying force.
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29 Claims
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1. In combination, a wheeled vehicle and apparatus for treating potholes mounted on said vehicle and comprising:
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a movably mounted support providing a central axis; a treatment member rotatably mounted about a rotation axis at a lower end of said support; means for moving said movable support to direct said treatment member into a pothole to be repaired; means for selectively rotating said treatment member about said rotation axis; and means for selectively revolving said treatment member a spaced distance about the central axis to engage at least sidewalls of a pothole, wherein said treatment member may rotate about said rotation axis simultaneously with being revolved about said central axis, wherein said treatment member may rotate about said rotation axis independently of being revolved about said central axis, and wherein said treatment member may revolve about said central axis without being rotated about said rotation axis.
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2. Apparatus for treating potholes, comprising:
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a movably mounted support providing a central axis; a treatment member mounted at a lower end of said support, said treatment member being rotatable about a rotation axis spaced from said central axis; means for moving said support to direct said treatment member into a pothole to be repaired; means for selectively rotating said treatment member about said rotation axis; and means for revolving said treatment member about said central axis to engage at least sidewalls of a pothole, wherein said treatment member may rotate about said rotation axis simultaneously with being revolved about said central axis, wherein said treatment member may rotate about said rotation axis independently of being revolved about said central axis, and wherein said treatment member may revolve about said central axis without being rotated about said rotation axis. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus for treating potholes, comprising:
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a movably mounted support; a treatment member being rotatably mounted at a lower end of said support; means for moving said support to direct said treatment member into a pothole to be repaired; means for either rotating said treatment member about a central axis or revolving said treatment member about a central axis, said support comprising an elongated shaft; bracket means for slidably supporting said shaft;
motor means for moving said shaft toward and away from a pothole to be repaired, means for positioning said treatment member an adjustable distance from a longitudinal axis of said shaft; andmeans for revolving said treatment member about said longitudinal axis of said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. Apparatus for treating potholes, comprising:
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a movably mounted support; a treatment member being rotatably mounted at a lower end of said support; means for moving said support to direct said treatment member into a pothole to be repaired; means for either rotating said treatment member about a central axis or revolving said treatment member about a central axis; and sensing means for sensing a pressure applied by said treatment member against a surface of said pothole. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. Apparatus for treating potholes, comprising:
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a movably mounted support; a treatment member being rotatably mounted at a lower and of said support; means for moving said support to direct said treatment member into a pothole to be repaired; means for either rotating said treatment member about a central axis or revolving said treatment member about a central axis; and spray means mounted upon said support for spraying a fluid material into a pothole, said fluid material being taken from a group of materials consisting of a sealing agent, a hardening agent and an adhesive material.
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29. Apparatus for treating potholes, comprising:
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a movably mounted support; a treatment member being rotatably mounted at a lower end of said support; mean for moving said support to direct said treatment member into a pothole to be repaired; and means for either rotating said treatment member about a central axis or revolving said treatment member about a central axis; and
said support comprising an articulated arm assembly defining an automatic manipulator for said treatment member and an automatic computer for controlling the operation of said manipulator.
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