Rapid road repair vehicle
First Claim
1. A rapid road repair vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle capable of traveling over a surface to be repaired;
a first row of scanners attached to said vehicle capable of detecting and measuring at least one surface imperfection in the surface to be repaired;
a row of cleaning devices attached to said vehicle to clean the surface imperfection;
a second row of scanners attached to said vehicle for remeasuring the cleaned imperfection and for calculating the volume of the surface imperfection;
an array of fast acting pneumatic dispensing nozzles attached to said vehicle, said array comprising a plurality of interwoven and independently addressable nozzles to apply an amount of repair material to the surface imperfection to be repaired;
a row of surface tampers attached to said vehicle to smooth the surface of the repaired surface imperfection;
a row of dispensing nozzles to apply a finish coat/sealer over the repaired surface imperfection; and
a third row of scanners attached to said vehicle to catalog the repair work.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a rapid road repair vehicle capable of moving over a surface to be repaired at near normal posted traffic speeds to scan for and find an the high rate of speed, imperfections in the pavement surface, prepare the surface imperfection for repair by air pressure and vacuum cleaning, applying a correct amount of the correct patching material to effect the repair, smooth the resulting repaired surface, and catalog the location and quality of the repairs for maintenance records of the road surface. The rapid road repair vehicle can repair surface imperfections at lower cost, improved quality, at a higher rate of speed than was was heretofor possible, with significantly reduced exposure to safety and health hazards associated with this kind of road repair activities in the past.
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8 Claims
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1. A rapid road repair vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle capable of traveling over a surface to be repaired;
a first row of scanners attached to said vehicle capable of detecting and measuring at least one surface imperfection in the surface to be repaired;
a row of cleaning devices attached to said vehicle to clean the surface imperfection;
a second row of scanners attached to said vehicle for remeasuring the cleaned imperfection and for calculating the volume of the surface imperfection;
an array of fast acting pneumatic dispensing nozzles attached to said vehicle, said array comprising a plurality of interwoven and independently addressable nozzles to apply an amount of repair material to the surface imperfection to be repaired;
a row of surface tampers attached to said vehicle to smooth the surface of the repaired surface imperfection;
a row of dispensing nozzles to apply a finish coat/sealer over the repaired surface imperfection; and
a third row of scanners attached to said vehicle to catalog the repair work. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a vehicle capable of traveling over a surface to be repaired;
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