Systems and methods for resurfacing roads using road rejuvenator products
AssigneeAll States Construction, Inc.
InventorAlbert Mark Gorman
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a paving machine and related methods. In one example, a paving machine includes a first group of sprayers positioned on an underside of a body of the paving machine, and a second group of sprayers positioned downstream of the first group. The first group of sprayers dispense a first product on an existing road and the second group of sprayers dispense a second product over the first product. The paving machine includes a channel positioned downstream of the second group of sprayers to dispense an asphalt mixture over the second product, and a screed positioned adjacent to the channel in contact with the asphalt mixture.
Claims16
A paving machine, comprising:
- a body including a front end, a back end positioned opposite the front end, and an underside extending between the front end and the back end;
- a first group of sprayers positioned on or extending forward of the underside of the front end of the body, the first group of sprayers for dispensing a first product on an existing road;
- a second group of sprayers positioned downstream of the first group of sprayers, the second group of sprayers for dispensing a second product over the first product dispensed by the first group of sprayers;
- a channel positioned adjacent to and downstream of the second group of sprayers, the channel providing an asphalt mixture over the second product;
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- a screed positioned adjacent the channel, the screed contacting the asphalt mixture provided by the channel.
A system comprising:
- a first group of sprayers positioned on or extending forward of an underside of a front end of a paving machine, the first group of sprayers for dispensing a first product on an existing road;
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- the paving machine including:
- a second group of sprayers positioned downstream of the front end of the body, the second group of sprayers for dispensing a second product over the first product dispensed by the first group of sprayers;
- a channel positioned adjacent to and downstream of the second group of sprayers, the channel for providing an asphalt mixture over the second product;
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- a screed positioned adjacent the channel, the screed contacting the asphalt mixture provided by the channel.
A method for resurfacing an existing road using a paving machine, the method comprising:
- covering an exposed surface of the existing road with a first product;
- covering the first product disposed over the exposed surface of the existing road with a second product,
- wherein the first product dispensed by a first group of sprayers disposed on or extending forward of the underside of a front end of a body of the paving machine includes a modifier, a liquid road rejuvenator product, or a combination thereof, and
- wherein the second product dispensed by a second group of sprayers includes an asphalt emulsion;
- disposing an asphalt mixture directly over the second product;
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- shaping the asphalt mixture disposed over the second product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.