Aggregate and emulsion dispensing process for pothole patcher vehicle
AssigneeBergkamp Incorporated
InventorsJordan Reisinger, Lesley Todd Hays
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Abstract
A pothole patcher vehicle is configured to discharge a calibrated flow of a patching material. The pothole patcher vehicle broadly includes a material conveying device and a processor. The material conveying device includes a motor and is configured to supply patching material to a discharge spout. The processor is operably coupled to the material conveying device.
Claims27
A pothole spray patcher vehicle configured to discharge a calibrated flow of a spray patching material, said pothole spray patcher vehicle comprising:
- a material conveying device including a motor and configured to supply spray patching material to a discharge spout;
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- a processor being operably coupled to the material conveying device and configured to—
- determine a flow calibration coefficient by operating the conveying device to discharge an amount of spray patching material from the spout, recording the amount of spray patching material discharged, recording a device operational value associated with the amount of spray patching material discharged, and calculating the flow calibration coefficient based upon the recorded amount of spray patching material and the recorded device operational value;
- record a selected flow rate of spray patching material set by the user;
- calculate a device speed based upon the recorded selected flow rate and the calculated flow calibration coefficient;
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- operate the conveying device at the calculated device speed.
A pothole spray patcher vehicle configured to set a desired mixture of dispensed spray patching materials, said pothole spray patcher vehicle comprising:
- a first material conveying device operable to supply a flow of first spray patching material;
- a second material conveying device operable to supply a flow of second spray patching material;
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- a processor being operably coupled to the material conveying devices and configured to—record a selected flow rate of the first spray patching material set by the user;
- record a selected ratio of the first spray patching material flow and the second spray patching material flow set by the user;
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- calculate a flow rate of the second spray patching material based upon the recorded first spray patching material flow rate and the recorded ratio.
A pothole patcher vehicle configured to supply a desired ratio of dispensed patching materials, said pothole patcher vehicle comprising:
- a first material conveying device operable to supply a flow of first patching material;
- a second material conveying device operable to supply a flow of second patching material;
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- a processor being operably coupled to the material conveying devices and configured to—
- record a flow rate of the first patching material set by the user;
- record a flow rate of the second patching material as set by the user or as determined by calculating the flow rate of the second patching material based upon the recorded first patching material flow rate and a recorded ratio set by the user;
- operate the first material conveying device to supply a flow rate of first patching material associated with the recorded flow rate of first patching material;
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- operate the second material conveying device to supply a flow rate of second patching material associated with the recorded flow rate of second patching material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.