Pavement and base recycle method and apparatus

An apparatus for refilling an opening in a section of pavement and through the underlying pavement base material comprising:

• means for transferring broken pavement and the underlying base material from an opening in a section of pavement;
• hopper means, mounted on a vehicle, for storing the removed material;
• mixing means, including a mixing chamber disposed in communication with the hopper means, for mixing the removed material with predetermined quantities of water and a binder material to form a fluid, unshrinkable, settable filler mixture;
• and
• means, disposed in communication with the mixing chamber, for applying the fluid, filler mixture to the opening in the section of pavement.

An apparatus for refilling an opening in a section of pavement and through the underlying pavement base material comprising:

• a single, movable vehicle;
• motive power means, mounted on the vehicle, for operating the apparatus;
• a vacuum source mounted on the vehicle;
• a conduit coupled to the vacuum source and having first and second ends, the first end being movingly positionable with respect to the vehicle to receive broken pavement and underlying base material from the opening under a vacuum;
• a bin mounted on the vehicle and disposed in communication with the second end of the conduit;
• a screen mounted in the bin, the screen having a plurality of openings of a predetermined size to pass particles of less size therethrough;
• a conveyor mounted in the bin and disposed to receive particles passed through the screen, the conveyor having a discharge end;
• a hopper mounted on the vehicle and receiving particles from the discharge end of the conveyor, the hopper having an outlet;
• first and second reservoirs mounted on the vehicle for storing quantities of water and a binder material, respectively, each of the first and second reservoirs having an outlet;
• a mixer means, mounted on the vehicle, for mixing material received from the hopper outlet and the outlets of the first and second reservoirs and forming a fluid, unshrinkable, settable, filler mixture;
• and
• a discharge nozzle coupled to the mixer means, for discharging the fluid mixture into the opening in the section of pavement.