Brick handling system
US4040532A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/11
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A brick handling system is disclosed for automatically unloading grids of bricks from a kiln car and for forming such bricks in a stack suitable for easy handling, storage, and shipment. A first transfer grips a plurality of grids and transfers such grids to a spreader table. The spreader table operates to insure alignment of the bricks in rows and to separate the rows by a predetermined distance. A puller slides the bricks across a transfer table onto a marshaling table which positions the rows of bricks for stacking. The system is operable to form voids in selected rows of bricks so that voids are provided in the finished stack. A storage system is provided for temporarily supporting a void layer until it is required in a subsequent stack.
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