Mobile roadway repair unit

Claim 2

A mobile roadway repair unit for providing a vehicle overpass above a portion of a roadway to be repaired comprising: platform means for supporting a roadway vehicle at a level above the roadway to be repaired, said platform means being movable along said roadway to be repaired and including a plurality of repair modules, at least one of said repair modules including means for mounting equipment for repairing a portion of said roadway beneath said repair module, said mounting means being operative to position said equipment over said roadway; first transition means for directing the roadway vehicle upward from said roadway to the level of said platform means; second transition means for directing the roadway vehicle downward from the level of said platform means to said roadway; and means for joining said plurality of repair modules one to another for articulating movement between the joined repair modules, whereby said repair modules can articulate to travel along a curved portion of the roadway.

Claim 3

The mobile roadway repair unit of claim 1 wherein said first transition means is releasably connected to a trailing edge of said platform means and said second transition means is releasably connected to a leading edge of said platform means.

Claim 4

The mobile roadway repair unit of claim 2 further including articulating means for joining said first transition means to said platform means, said articulating means permitting arcuate movement of said first transition means with respect to said platform means.

Claim 5

The mobile roadway repair unit of claim 3 further including second articulating means for joining said second transition means to said platform means, said second articulating means permitting arcuate movement of said second transition means with respect to said platform means.

Claim 6

The mobile roadway repair unit of claim 1 wherein said repair module includes a front rolling carriage located at one end thereof and a rear rolling carriage located at the other end thereof, said front and rear carriages suspending a vehicle supporting surface of said repair module above the roadway and permitting movement of said repair module along the roadway.

Claim 7

The mobile roadway repair unit of claim 5 further including means for vertically positioning said front carriage and said rear carriage to maintain said vehicle supporting surface of said repair module at a predetermined location above an irregular roadway surface.

Claim 8

The mobile roadway repair unit of claim 1 further including an enclosure wall arranged on longitudinal sides of said first transition means, said platform means and said second transition means.

Claim 9

The mobile roadway repair unit of claim 1 wherein said platform means includes means for retaining said roadway vehicle on a vehicle supporting surface of said platform means, said retaining means being located adjacent opposing longitudinal edges of said vehicle bearing surface.

Claim 10

A mobile roadway repair unit for providing a vehicle overpass above a portion of a roadway to be repaired comprising: a plurality of repair module units each having a platform for supporting a vehicle above the roadway to be repaired and being suspended at a front end thereof by a front rolling carriage and at a rear end thereof by a rear rolling carriage, said repair module units being movable along the roadway to be repaired and providing a housing beneath said platform for receiving road repair equipment, said repair module units including means for mounting roadway repair equipment within said housing and positioning the roadway equipment over the roadway to be repaired; articulating means for joining said repair module units one to another for arcuate movement between the joined repair module units to form a train of repair module units; ascending transition means for directing said vehicle upward from said roadway to the platform of a trailing one of the train of repair module units, said ascending transition means being releasably coupled in an articulating connection with the rear end of said trailing one of the train of repair module units; and descending transition means for directing said roadway vehicle downward from the platform of a leading one of said train of repair module units to said roadway, said descending transition means being releasably coupled in an articulating connection with the front end of said leading one of said train of repair module units.

Claim 11

A mobile roadway repair unit for providing a vehicle overpass above a portion of a roadway to be repaired comprising: a plurality of repair module units each having a platform for supporting a vehicle above the roadway to be repaired and being suspended at a front end thereof by a front rolling carriage and at a rear end thereof by a rear rolling carriage, said repair module units being movable along the roadway to be repaired and providing a housing beneath said platform for receiving road repair equipment, said repair module units including means for mounting roadway repair equipment within said housing and positioning the roadway equipment over the roadway to be repaired; articulating means for joining said repair module units one to another for arcuate movement between the joined repair module units to form a train of repair module units; ascending transition means for directing said vehicle upward from said roadway to the platform of a trailing one of the train of repair module units, said ascending transition means being releasably coupled in an articulating connection with the rear end of said trailing one of the train of repair module units; and descending transition means for directing said roadway vehicle downward from the platform of a leading one of said train of repair module units to said roadway, said descending transition means being releasably coupled in an articulating connection with the front end of said leading one of said train of repair module units.

Claim 12

The roadway repair units of claim 9 the repair module units further including first means for vertically positioning said front rolling carriage and second means for vertically positioning said rear rolling carriage, said first and second positioning means being operable to maintain the platform of said repair module unit at a predetermined location above an irregular roadway surface.

Claim 13

The roadway repair unit of claim 9 further including an enclosure wall arranged on the longitudinal sides of said ascending transition means, said repair module units and said descending transition means.

Claim 14

The roadway repair unit of claim 9 wherein said repair module units include means for retaining said vehicle on the platform of said repair module units, said retaining means being located adjacent opposing longitudinal edges of said platform.

Claim 15

A mobile roadway repair unit for reparing a roadway and transporting roadway repair equipment to the roadway to be repaired comprising: a plurality of roadway repair modules, each of said roadway repair modules having a front rolling carriage at a front end thereof and a rear rolling carriage at a rear end thereof; articulating means for joining said roadway repair modules one to another for arcuate movement and forming a train of roadway repair modules; at least one of said roadway repair modules having means for mounting roadway repair equipment to repair portions of roadway beneath said at least one roadway repair module; and means for propelling said roadway repair equipment over the roadway to be repaired, said means for propElling being coupled to a one of said roadway repair modules.

Claim 16

A mobile roadway repair unit for reparing a roadway and transporting roadway repair equipment to the roadway to be repaired comprising: a plurality of roadway repair modules, each of said roadway repair modules having a front rolling carriage at a front end thereof and a rear rolling carriage at a rear end thereof; articulating means for joining said roadway repair modules one to another for arcuate movement and forming a train of roadway repair modules; at least one of said roadway repair modules having means for mounting roadway repair equipment to repair portions of roadway beneath said at least one roadway repair module; and means for propelling said roadway repair equipment over the roadway to be repaired, said means for propElling being coupled to a one of said roadway repair modules.

Claim 17

The roadway repair unit of claim 13 wherein said roadway repair modules include means for vertically positioning said front rolling carriage and means for vertically positioning said rear rolling carriage to maintain said roadway repair module at a predetermined location above an irregular roadway surface.