Road structure, corrosion-resistant conductive sheet used for the road structure, and method for peeling off asphalt layer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10494777-B2
Application number	US-201815970202-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2018
Priority date	Nov 4, 2015
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A road structure, an asphalt layer of which is peeled off by electromagnetic induction heating, includes a non-thermoplastic base layer, an asphalt layer located above the base layer, a conductive sheet between the base layer and the asphalt layer, a first bonding layer that bonds the conductive sheet and the base layer; and a second bonding layer that bonds the conductive sheet and the asphalt layer. The conductive sheet is configured to generate heat based on electromagnetic induction. At least the first bonding layer is a thermoplastic bonding layer configured to be softened by the heat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A road structure comprising:
a non-thermoplastic base layer;
an asphalt layer located above the base layer;
a conductive sheet between the base layer and the asphalt layer, wherein the conductive sheet is configured to generate heat based on electromagnetic induction;
a first bonding layer that bonds the conductive sheet and the base layer; and
a second bonding layer that bonds the conductive sheet and the asphalt layer,
wherein at least the first bonding layer is a thermoplastic bonding layer configured to be softened by the heat,
wherein the conductive sheet is any one of a metal layer including a corrosion-resistant film, a corrosion-resistant metal layer, a fiber layer including a corrosion-resistant film, a corrosion-resistant fiber layer, a resin layer including a corrosion-resistant film, a corrosion-resistant resin layer, a layer including a corrosion-resistant film attached to a mixture of a resin and an electrical conductor, and a layer in which a corrosion-resistant resin is mixed with a conductor, and
wherein the corrosion-resistant film is at least one of a glass-based film, a fluorinated film, an acrylic film, a styrene film, polycarbonate film, a polyester film, a polyurethane film, an epoxy film, a Teflon (Registered Trademark) film, a tin plating, a zinc plating, a zinc alloy clad, an oxide film, a phosphate treatment film, a phosphoric salt treatment film, a chromic acid treatment film, a chromate salt treatment film, a hydrofluoric acid treatment film, a hydrofluoric acid salt treatment film, a sodium salt treatment film, and a passive oxide film of any one selected from a group consisting of niobium, titanium, tantalum, silicon and zirconium formed by a cathode oxidation method, a sol-gel method, an alkoxide method, a CVD method or a PVD method.

2. The road structure according to claim 1 , wherein a metal used for the corrosion-resistant conductive sheet is any one selected from a group consisting of aluminium, stainless steel, iron, zinc, copper, titanium, and an alloy composed at least two of aluminium, stainless steel, iron, zinc, copper and titanium.

3. The road structure according to claim 2 , wherein the aluminium or the alloy composed mostly of aluminium has an electrical specific resistance of 6.0 μΩ·cm or more.

4. The road structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first bonding layer is one selected from or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of synthetic rubber, acrylic resin, epoxy resin, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic radical curable liquid resin, polyurethane resin, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, urethane resin and bituminous material.

5. The road structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second bonding layer is one selected from or a mixture of two or more selected from a group consisting of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyolefin resin, polyamide resin, polyester resin, polyurethane resin, polystyrene resin, polypropylene resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, polyethylene resin, polyethylene terephthalate resin, polyamide-imide resin, styrene-butadiene block copolymer (SBS) resin, chloroprene (CR) resin, styrene-isoprene block copolymer (SIS) resin, polybutadiene resin, and bituminous material.

6. The road structure according to claim 1 , wherein a softening point of the first bonding layer is lower than a softening point of the second bonding layer.

7. The road structure according to claim 1 , comprising a watertight layer between the first bonding layer and the base layer.

8. A corrosion-resistant conductive sheet used for the road structure according to claim 1 .

9. The corrosion-resistant conductive sheet according to claim 8 , wherein the corrosion-resistant film is laminated on each side of the conductor layer.

10. The corrosion-resistant conductive sheet according to claim 9 ,
wherein the corrosion-resistant film is at least one of a glass-based film, a fluorinated film, an acrylic film, a styrene film, polycarbonate film, a polyester film, a polyurethane film, an epoxy film, a Teflon (Registered Trademark) film, a tin plating, a zinc plating, a zinc alloy clad, an oxide film, a phosphate treatment film, a phosphoric salt treatment film, a chromic acid treatment film, a chromate salt treatment film, a hydrofluoric acid treatment film, a hydrofluoric acid salt treatment film, a sodium salt treatment film, and a passive oxide film of any one selected from a group consisting of niobium, titanium, tantalum, silicon and zirconium formed by a cathode oxidation method, a sol-gel method, an alkoxide method, a CVD method or a PVD method.

11. The corrosion-resistant conductive sheet according to claim 8 , wherein the conductor layer is any one of a metal layer, a fiber layer, a resin layer, or a layer in which a resin is mixed with a conductor.

12. The corrosion-resistant conductive sheet according to claim 11 , wherein a metal used for the conductor layer is any one of a metal selected from a group consisting of aluminium, stainless steel, iron, zinc, copper, and titanium, and an alloy composed at least two of aluminium, stainless steel, iron, zinc, copper and titanium.

13. The corrosion-resistant conductive sheet according to claim 12 , wherein the aluminium or the alloy composed mostly of aluminium has an electrical specific resistance of 6.0μΩ·cm or more.

14. A method for peeling off an asphalt layer from a base layer in the road structure according to claim 1 , comprising:
softening the first bonding layer by subjecting the corrosion-resistant conductive sheet to electromagnetic induction heating from a side of the asphalt layer; and
peeling the first bonding layer off the base layer to separate the base layer and the asphalt layer.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:
softening the second bonding layer by subjecting the corrosion-resistant conductive sheet to electromagnetic induction heating from the side of the asphalt layer; wherein
the separating step includes, at a position of the softened first bonding layer and the second bonding layer, separating a layer located above the position and a layer located under the position.

16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the first bonding layer is any one selected from or a mixture of at least two selected from a group consisting of synthetic rubber, acrylic resin, epoxy resin, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic radical curable liquid resin, polyurethane resin, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, urethane resin and bituminous material.

17. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the second bonding layer is any one selected from or a mixture of at least two selected from a group consisting of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyolefin resin, polyamide resin, polyester resin, polyurethane resin, polystyrene resin, polypropylene resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, polyethylene resin, polyethylene terephthalate resin, polyamide-imide resin, styrene-butadiene block copolymer (SBS) resin, chloroprene (CR) resin, styrene-isoprene block copolymer (SIS) resin, polybutadiene resin, and bituminous material.

18. The method according to claim 14 , wherein a softening point of the first bonding layer is lower than a softening point of the second bonding layer.

Assignees

• Green Arm Co Ltd
• Toyo Aluminium Kk
• Toyo Alminium K K

Inventors

• Kanzaki Yasushi
• Kijima Kazuo
• Gomi Atsuki
• Kihara Kenji
• Kunimatsu Toshio
• Terasawa Yuya
• Sekiguchi Tomonobu
• Yamada Kazunori
• Nishikawa Hiroyuki
• Oe Hiroshi
• Sugimoto Kouichi
• Watanabe Mayo

Classifications

• E01C23/12

  for taking-up, tearing-up, or {full-depth} breaking-up paving, {e.g. sett extractor}(adapted to both placing and removing {preformed} paving {elements} E01C19/52) · CPC title

• E01C23/14

  for heating or drying foundation, paving, or materials thereon, e.g. paint (E01C23/03 takes precedence; heating or drying devices incorporated in the paving E01C11/26; surface {soil} stabilisation by fusing, calcining or burning soil in situ E01C21/02; for street cleaning E01H1/08; melting snow or ice on surfacing E01H5/10) · CPC title

• E01C23/081 Primary

  by thermal or cryogenic treatment, excluding heating to facilitate mechanical working · CPC title

• E01C11/005 Primary

  Methods or materials for repairing pavings (E01C7/35 takes precedence; for concrete coverings E01C7/147; for bituminous coverings E01C7/187; devices for repair works E01C23/06; repairing bridge floorings E01D22/00) · CPC title

• H05B6/365

  using supplementary conductive or ferromagnetic pieces · CPC title