Surface preparation system
View Patent ↗A surface preparation system, such as for surface milling, may comprise a degradation drum comprising a plurality of picks disposed on a vehicle to degrade a surface. A jet system may clean the surface with fluid after degradation. A roller comprising an absorbent material may then absorb fluid left on the surface.
1. A surface preparation system, comprising:
a degradation drum comprising a plurality of picks disposed thereon to degrade a surface;
a jet system to clean the surface with fluid after degradation; and
a roller comprising an absorbent material to absorb the fluid from the surface.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the degradation drum and roller are disposed on a single vehicle.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the degradation drum and roller are disposed on separate vehicles.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein a first vehicle comprising the roller is pulled behind a second vehicle comprising the degradation drum.
5. The system of claim 3 , wherein a vehicle comprising the roller is self propelled.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent material is disposed around an outer perimeter of the roller.
7. They system of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent material is elastic.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the absorbent material temporarily conforms to the surface.
9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a moisture extraction system to remove absorbed fluid from the roller.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the moisture extraction system comprises a wringer to remove fluid by compressing at least a portion of the absorbent material.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the wringer comprises a cylindrical rod.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the cylindrical rod is rotatable around an axis.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the wringer comprises a fluid channel.
14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the moisture extraction system comprises a vacuum.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the moisture extraction system comprises a heater.
16. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a moisture collection system to gather removed fluid.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the moisture collection system comprises a fluid reservoir.
18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the moisture collection system comprises a pump and a filter.
19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the moisture collection system recycles fluid to the jet system.
20. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surface comprises pavement, concrete, cement, asphalt, macadam, tarmacadam or bitumen.