Patcher system and associated methods
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1. A patcher system for patching a paved surface, comprising:
- a remotely controllable arm attachable to a vehicle, the remotely controllable arm operable to extend away from the vehicle; and
a patching material dispensing subsystem disposed on the remotely controllable arm, the patching material dispensing subsystem including;
an aggregate dispensing nozzle; and
an emulsion dispensing nozzle.
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Abstract
A patcher system for patching a paved surface includes a remotely controllable arm attachable to a vehicle and a patching material dispensing subsystem disposed on the remotely controllable arm. The patcher system may be part of a mobile patcher system which additionally includes a vehicle, a patching material distribution subsystem disposed on the vehicle, and a control subsystem. A software product may include instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform steps for controlling the patcher system.
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24 Claims
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1. A patcher system for patching a paved surface, comprising:
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a remotely controllable arm attachable to a vehicle, the remotely controllable arm operable to extend away from the vehicle; and a patching material dispensing subsystem disposed on the remotely controllable arm, the patching material dispensing subsystem including; an aggregate dispensing nozzle; and an emulsion dispensing nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile patcher system for patching a paved surface with patching material, comprising:
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a vehicle; a remotely controllable arm attached to the vehicle, the remotely controllable arm operable to extend from an exterior of the vehicle; a patching material dispensing subsystem disposed on the remotely controllable arm, the patching material dispensing subsystem including; an aggregate dispensing nozzle, and an emulsion dispensing nozzle; a patching material distribution subsystem disposed on the vehicle, the patching material distribution subsystem including an aggregate distribution subsystem in fluid communication with the aggregate dispensing nozzle, and an emulsion distribution subsystem in fluid communication with the emulsion dispensing nozzle; a control subsystem for controlling the mobile patcher system; and a user control subsystem disposed within a passenger compartment of the vehicle, to control user controllable operations of the mobile patcher system. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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21. A method of patching a paved surface, comprising:
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positioning a vehicle having a remotely controllable arm proximate to an area of the paved surface to be patched; extending the remotely controllable arm away from the vehicle such that an aggregate dispensing nozzle and an emulsion dispensing nozzle disposed on the remotely controllable arm are proximate to the area of the paved surface to be patched; dispensing an aggregate material from the aggregate dispensing nozzle onto the area of the paved surface to be patched; and dispensing emulsion from the emulsion dispensing nozzle onto the area of the paved surface to be patched. - View Dependent Claims (22, 24)
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