Pavement coating system having shiftable spray bar
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E01C-019/00
E01C-019/17
E01C-007/00
E01C-011/24
E01C-023/00
B05B-001/20
출원번호
US-0008151
(2016-01-27)
등록번호
US-9845579
(2017-12-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Pembleton, Joesph
Cunningham, Maynard
Bergkamp, Jason
출원인 / 주소
Bergkamp, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Hovey Williams LLP
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A coating applicator vehicle is configured to selectively discharge a flow of liquid emulsion and aggregate onto a roadway. The vehicle includes a rolling chassis and a powered spraying assembly supported by the chassis. The spraying assembly includes a spray bar assembly including a shiftable spray
A coating applicator vehicle is configured to selectively discharge a flow of liquid emulsion and aggregate onto a roadway. The vehicle includes a rolling chassis and a powered spraying assembly supported by the chassis. The spraying assembly includes a spray bar assembly including a shiftable spray boom and a plurality of spray nozzles.
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1. A coating applicator vehicle configured to selectively discharge a flowable pavement coating material onto a roadway, said coating applicator vehicle comprising: a rolling chassis operable to be advanced in a forward direction along the roadway; anda spray bar assembly supported by the rolling ch
1. A coating applicator vehicle configured to selectively discharge a flowable pavement coating material onto a roadway, said coating applicator vehicle comprising: a rolling chassis operable to be advanced in a forward direction along the roadway; anda spray bar assembly supported by the rolling chassis and extending transversely to the forward direction to selectively discharge coating material along a lateral direction,said spray bar assembly including a shiftable spray boom, spray nozzles, and a frame mounted relative to the chassis,said spray boom presenting an elongated chamber to receive and carry the coating material laterally,said spray nozzles fluidly communicating with the chamber to receive a flow of the coating material from the spray boom and discharge the coating material,said spray boom being shiftably supported by the frame to move laterally relative to the rolling chassis,said frame supporting the spray boom relative to the rolling chassis and permitting the spray boom to shift vertically relative to the rolling chassis,said spray bar assembly including a spray bar link that shiftably interconnects the rolling chassis and the frame and permits the frame to move vertically relative to the rolling chassis. 2. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 1, said frame including slider brackets shiftably mounted relative to rolling chassis,said frame further including a slider housing attached to the spray boom,said slider housing being slidably attached relative to the slider brackets to permit lateral sliding movement of the spray boom relative to the rolling chassis. 3. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 1; and a lateral shift motor mounted on the frame and attached relative to the spray boom to move the spray boom laterally relative to the rolling chassis. 4. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 3, said lateral shift motor comprising a hydraulic cylinder. 5. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 1, said shiftable spray boom including a plurality of boom sections that present respective elongated chambers to receive and carry the coating material laterally, with the chambers including the first-mentioned chamber. 6. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 5, said spray nozzles supported outside of the chambers,each of said boom sections supporting and operable to fluidly communicate with at least one of the spray nozzles. 7. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 6, said boom sections being shiftably attached to one another, with the boom sections extending along a common lateral direction. 8. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 7, said boom sections being slidably attached to one another and slidable relative to each other along the common lateral direction. 9. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 8, said boom sections including a central boom section that presents opposite lateral ends and opposite extendable boom sections slidably attached relative to the central boom section,said boom sections shiftable between a retracted position, where the extendable boom sections overlap at least partly with the central boom section to cooperatively define a minimum boom width dimension, and a deployed position where the extendable boom sections are shifted in opposite outboard directions to project laterally outboard from the lateral ends and to cooperatively define a boom width dimension greater than the minimum boom width dimension. 10. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 9, said extendable boom sections located forwardly of the central boom section,said spray nozzles in fluid communication with the extendable boom sections located forwardly of the extendable boom sections,said spray nozzles in fluid communication with the central boom section located rearwardly of the central boom section. 11. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 1, said spray bar assembly including a plurality of spray bar links that are generally parallel to one another and cooperate with the frame and the rolling chassis to form a four-bar linkage that permits the frame to move vertically relative to the rolling chassis. 12. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim claim 1, said spray bar assembly including a vertical shift motor mounted to the rolling chassis and attached relative to the frame,said vertical shift motor being operable to shift the frame and the spray boom vertically relative to the rolling chassis. 13. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 12, said vertical shift motor comprising a hydraulic cylinder. 14. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 1, said spray bar assembly including the spray nozzles and a valve supported by the spray boom,said valve being located between and selectively fluidly interconnecting the chamber and at least one of the spray nozzles to control the flow of coating material through the at least one spray nozzle. 15. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 14, said spray bar assembly including a plurality of valves spaced along the length of and supported by the spray boom, with the valves including the first-mentioned valve,each of said valves selectively fluidly interconnecting the chamber and a corresponding one of the spray nozzles to control the flow of coating material through the one spray nozzle. 16. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 15, each of said valves being located outside the chamber,said spray bar assembly including a valve motor supported by the boom and drivingly connected relative to the valves to selectively open and/or close the valves. 17. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 16, said spray bar assembly including a valve linkage that drivingly connects the motor to a plurality of the valves to simultaneously shift the plurality of valves. 18. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 16, said valve motor comprising a hydraulic cylinder. 19. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 15, each of said valves comprising a ball valve. 20. The coating applicator vehicle as claimed in claim 1, said shiftable spray boom including a plurality of boom sections that present respective elongated chambers to receive and carry the coating material laterally, with the spray boom presenting a lateral boom width,said spray nozzles cooperatively discharging coating material in a lateral application spray pattern associated with the boom width,said frame including a slider bracket mounted relative to the rolling chassis,said frame further including a slider housing slidably attached relative to each of the boom sections and permitting each boom section to slide relative thereto along the lateral direction to change the boom width and thereby change the size of the spray pattern,said slider housing being slidably attached relative to the slider bracket to permit the slider housing and boom sections to slide with one another relative to the slider bracket and the rolling chassis along the lateral direction and thereby shift the spray pattern laterally relative to the chassis. 21. A spray bar assembly operable to be mounted on and advanced in a longitudinal travel direction with a vehicle to discharge flowable pavement coating material onto a roadway, where the material includes a liquid emulsion and aggregate, said spray bar assembly comprising: a shiftable spray boom presenting an elongated chamber to receive and carry the coating material laterally; anda plurality of spray nozzles fluidly communicating with the chamber to receive a flow of coating material from the spray boom and to discharge the flow of coating material,said spray nozzles being mounted relative to the spray boom and aligned longitudinally with each other to cooperatively define a lateral line of nozzles that extends along the length of the spray boom, with each pair of adjacent spray nozzles being separated by a spacing dimension,each of said spray nozzles discharging the coating material in a generally planar fan pattern that impinges the roadway along a laterally extending spray line,said line defining a maximum fan width dimension greater than the spacing dimension,said spray nozzles being positioned so that the spray line associated with each spray nozzle extends at an acute angle relative to the lateral line, with the fan patterns of adjacent spray nozzles laterally overlapping one another without intersecting. 22. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 21, said spray nozzles being positioned so that the spray lines are generally parallel to one another. 23. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 22, said lateral line of spray nozzles being generally perpendicular to the travel direction. 24. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 22, said spray line defining a maximum fan width dimension that ranges from about two feet to about four feet. 25. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 21; and a valve supported by the spray boom,said valve being located between and selectively fluidly interconnecting the chamber and at least one of the spray nozzles to control the flow of coating material through the at least one spray nozzle. 26. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 25; and a plurality of valves spaced along the length of and supported by the spray boom, with the valves including the first-mentioned valve,each of said valves selectively fluidly interconnecting the chamber and a corresponding one of the spray nozzles to control the flow of coating material through the one spray nozzle. 27. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 26, each of said valves being located outside the chamber; anda valve motor supported by the boom and drivingly connected relative to the valves to selectively open and/or close the valves. 28. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 27; and a valve linkage that drivingly connects the motor to each of the valves to simultaneously shift the valves. 29. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 27, said valve motor comprising a hydraulic cylinder. 30. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 26, each of said valves comprising a ball valve. 31. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 21, said shiftable spray boom including a plurality of boom sections that present respective elongated chambers to receive and carry the coating material laterally, with the chambers including the first-mentioned chamber. 32. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 31, said spray nozzles supported outside of the chambers, with the spray nozzles including the first-mentioned spray nozzle,each of said boom sections supporting and operable to fluidly communicate with a corresponding series of the spray nozzles. 33. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 32, said boom sections being shiftably attached to one another, with the boom sections extending along a common lateral direction. 34. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 33, said boom sections being slidably attached to one another and slidable relative to each other along the common lateral direction. 35. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 34, said boom sections including a central boom section that presents opposite lateral ends and opposite extendable boom sections slidably attached relative to the central boom section,said boom sections shiftable between a retracted position, where the extendable boom sections overlap at least partly with the central boom section to cooperatively define a minimum boom width dimension, and a deployed position where the extendable boom sections are shifted in opposite outboard directions to project laterally outboard from the lateral ends and to cooperatively define a boom width dimension greater than the minimum boom width dimension. 36. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 35, said extendable boom sections located forwardly of the central boom section,said spray nozzles in fluid communication with the extendable boom sections located forwardly of the extendable boom sections,said spray nozzles in fluid communication with the central boom section located rearwardly of the central boom section. 37. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 32; and a plurality of valves spaced along the length of and supported by the spray boom, with the valves including the first-mentioned valve,each of said valves selectively fluidly interconnecting a corresponding one of the chambers and a corresponding one of the spray nozzles to control a respective flow of coating material therebetween. 38. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 37, each of said boom sections supporting and operable to fluidly communicate with a corresponding series of the valves. 39. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 38; and valve motors,each of said valve motors supported by a corresponding one of the boom sections and drivingly connected relative to valves associated the corresponding boom section to selectively open and/or close the associated valves,each of said valve motors configured to shift the associated valves independently of the other valves. 40. The spray bar assembly as claimed in claim 39; and valve linkages,each of said valve linkages supported by a corresponding one of the boom sections and drivingly connecting the corresponding valve motor to each of the associated valves to simultaneously shift the associated valves.
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