Methods for paving a trail between obstacles

摘要

Methods and apparatuses for continuous paving near or around obstacles that are along a path to be paved. The methods include receipt of paving materials onto a material conveyor then into a hopper, detecting an amount of paving materials received in the hopper, indicating whether the paving materials in the hopper are sufficient for paving around an obstacle, forming the paving materials into a paved trail of widths from one to four meters, and moving the material conveyor while the trail paver continuously paves around the obstacle.

主权项

1. A method for continuously paving a trail between obstacles using an adjustable width trail paver comprising:
steering and moving a frame with a prime mover between obstacles along an area to be paved, said frame having a first side, a second side, a front, and a rear; receiving paving material onto a moveable controllable material conveyor, said material conveyor being moveably connected to said frame and having a paving material conveyor drive for controllably and operatively moving said material conveyor to receive paving material from at least the first side and the second side and moving said material conveyor into a position to avoid an obstacle as said trail paver paves past said obstacle; receiving paving material into a material hopper that is in communication with the material conveyor, said material hopper having an input and an output, said input receiving paving material from the material conveyor and said output associated with an adjustable width paver for feeding paving material into said adjustable width paver, wherein said adjustable width paver is attached to said frame and has a width substantially equal to said frame; configuring said material hopper to detect the amount of paving material received, indicate that more or less paving material is needed to pave around said obstacle, and discharge paving material to said adjustable width paver; receiving paving material into the adjustable width paver to form a paved trail of widths from one meter to four meters; and moving said material conveyor when said obstacle is in a path of the material conveyor.