ASPHALT ROAD RESURFACING MACHINE

Abstract: The machine includes a heater (11) to soften asphalt pavement by heat, a plurality of scraper assemblies (12-16) to excavate asphalt pavement, knock excavated asphalt pavement to pieces and mix the pieces evenly, a shaving device (17) to shave the mixed pieces on the road, and a roller (18) to crush and smooth the excavated asphalt pavement to a renovated condition.

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to an asphalt road resurfacing machine in accordance with the preamble of the main claim. An asphalt road resurfacing machine of this generic kind is known from DE-B-1 222 095. This device is designed for applying an additional asphalt concrete layer on an existing road surface. It is not provided with heating means nor control means for the level position of the scrapers. From DE-A-2 951 631 there is known a scraping device which is provided with heating means in front of the scraping tools in order to provide an even temperature distribution of the concrete before engaging the scraping tools. DE-A-2 534 387 discloses a device for applying an asphalt concrete layer onto the upper surface of an existing road. The shaving devices are level-controlled by spindel and hand-wheel means in order to ensure an even thickness of the layer. Asphalt concrete is commonly used in road construction. In an asphalt road construction, asphalt cement and gravel are mixed and paved on a road and then pressed tight by a road roller. However, an asphalt road tends to become deformed and aged, due to exposure to the weather, to affect driving safety. Therefore, an asphalt road must be regularly maintained and resurfaced. Drawbacks of the conventional method in resurfacing an asphalt road may include: 1. It is expensive to resurface an asphalt road, because it consumes much time, man-power and material consuming; 2. It is difficult to handle, because the old and waste asphalt pavement must be removed; 3. It obstructs traffic flow, because various road construction equipments and accessories are used and an asphalt road must be blocked up when the asphalt road is to be resurfaced. It is therefore, the main object of the present invention to provide such an asphalt road resurfacing machine which can efficiently excavate and renovate an asphalt pavement through a continuous operation to minimize manpower, time and material consumption. Another object of the present invention is to provide such an asphalt road resurfacing machine which is practical in use to efficiently excavate and renovate an asphalt road without blocking up the road. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an asphalt road resurfacing machine embodying the present invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view illustrating the operation of the present invention; and Fig. 3 is a schematic drawing illustrating that an asphalt road resurfacing machine of the present invention is carried by a tractor to renovate an asphalt road. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Turning now to the annexed drawings in detail, therein illustrated is an asphalt road resurfacing machine embodying the present invention and generally comprised of a housing 10 having set therein from the front to the back in proper sequence a heater 11 which softens asphalt pavement by heat and keeps the housing 10 warm, a first and a second scraper assemblies 12 and 13 having slightly curved cutting tools mounted thereon for excavating softened asphalt pavement, a third and a fourth scraper assemblies 14 and 15 having relatively more curved tools mounted thereon for smashing and mixing the excavated segments of asphalt pavement to pieces, a fifth scraper assembly 16 having right angular tools mounted thereon for additionally mixing the asphalt pieces, a shaving device 17 for shaving the surface of the excavated asphalt pavement. According to the present invention, all the excavating assemblies are generally comprised of a revolving axle with respective tools symmetrically mounted thereon at both sides. Further, a roller 18 is attached to the housing 10 at the back side for smoothing the road. The road can then be smoothed further by a road roller to become in a renovated condition. According to the present invention, the scraper assemblies 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 each is respectively suspended by a pair of rectangular blocks 19 fixedly set inside the housing 10 at both sides. A screw rod 20 which is driven by a hand-wheel 21 is mounted on each rectangular block 19 and engaged with one end of an scraper assembly 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16. Through the control of a hand-wheel 21, the level positioning of an scraper assembly 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16 can be well adjusted according to the condition of the asphalt pavement to renovate. The power transmission of the present invention is made through a gear box 22 and chain wheel driving mechanism. According to the present invention, the scraper assemblies 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 each includes a chain wheel set comprised of two chain wheels and all the chain wheel sets of the scraper assemblies are connected by a respective chain between each two assemblies. The gear box 22 comprises a spindle 23 having a chain wheel 24 mounted thereon at the front end connected to the chain wheel set 25 of the first scraper assembly 12 via a chain to further carry the second, third, fourth and fifth scraper assemblies 13, 14, 15 and 16 through respective chain wheel sets and chains. Further, a water sprayer may be mounted on the housing 10 at the back side above the roller 18 to smooth the roller 18, and a pair of wheels are mounted on the housing bilaterally at the bottom rear end, as indicated in the dotted lines of Fig. 1, permitting carrying of the present invention to a job-site. Upon arrival at job-site, the wheels are removed from the housing 10 permitting the present invention be carried by a tractor to start asphalt pavement excavating and resurfacing process. When in operation, four operators will be sufficient to perform asphalt pavement excavating and resurfacing process through the present invention, i.e. one tractor driver to drive a tractor to carry the present invention, one operator to adjust the present invention, one road roller driver, and one road grader driver.

Claims: An asphalt road resurfacing machine, including a housing (10), having set therein from the front to the back in proper sequence a plurality of scraper assemblies (12-16) to excavate asphalt pavement, knock and mix the excavated asphalt pavement to pieces and a shaving device (17) to shave the excavated asphalt pavement, and a roller (18) connected to said housing (10) at the back side to crush and smooth the excavated asphalt pavement to a renovated condition, characterized by a heater (11) mounted in said housing (10) in front of the first (12) of said scraper assemblies (12-16) to soften the asphalt pavement by heat, said scraper assemblies (12-16) being rotated through a chain and chain wheel set (25), each scraper assembly (12-16) comprising a revolving axle having both ends respectively engaged with a screw rod (20), which controls the level position of the revolving axle through a hand wheel (21), and having mounted thereon a plurality of tools symmetrically disposed at both sides. Asphalt road resurfacing machine according to claim 1, characterized by the scraper assemblies (12-16) each being suspended by a pair of rectangular blocks (19) fixedly set inside the housing (10) at both sides and a screw rod (20) being mounted on each rectangular block (19).

Inventors: LEE, CHIN-PON, LEE, CHIN-PO
Applicants: LEE, CHIN-PON
Application year: 1989
Main classification: E01C23
IPC codes: E01C23