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Nozzles incorporated into a milling machine

US7854566B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Inventors

David R. Hall · Provo, US
David Wahlquist · Provo, US
Neil Cannon · Provo, US
Thomas Morris · Spanish Fork, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 24, 2008
Grant date	Dec 21, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 21, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE01C2301/50
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In one aspect of the invention, a system for removing a layer of a paved surface comprises a vehicle adapted to traverse a paved surface in a selected direction. The vehicle also comprises a milling drum with an axle connected to the vehicle, the drum being adapted to rotate around the axle substantially normal the selected direction. A moldboard is positioned rearward of the milling drum and also connected to the vehicle. A plurality of nozzles is disposed proximate a bottom end of the moldboard and is in communication with a fluid reservoir through a fluid pathway and the plurality of nozzles is adapted to move independent of the moldboard.

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