Apparatus for closing potholes, cracks and/or openings of the road surface

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EP 1 422 347 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	26.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/04

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	26.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/22

(21)	Application number: 03026589.6

(22)	Date of filing: 19.11.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E01C 23/06

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

21.11.2002 IT AN20020055

(71)	Applicant: OFFICINE ASSALONI S.r.l.
	40042 Lizzano in Belvedere (Bologna) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Farinelli, Mario Osimo, Ancona (IT) Magnani, Luca Pioppe di Salvaro-Grizzana Morandi (BO) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Dall'Olio, Giancarlo
	INVENTION s.a.s., Via delle Armi, 1 40137 Bologna 40137 Bologna (IT)

(54)	Apparatus for closing potholes, cracks and/or openings of the road surface

(57) The proposed apparatus (100) for closing cracks, potholes and/or openings (88) includes: a series of tanks (1a, 1b, 1c) containing filling material; a working arm (2) aimed at supporting removably a working head (4); actuator means for moving the working arm (2) and determining a correct positioning of the working head (4) with respect to the cracks, potholes and/or openings (88) being closed; compacting means (5), supported by the working head (4) and aimed at compacting the filling materials put inside the (88).

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