Method and apparatus for feeding of rows of blocks
US4094118A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04C2/042
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the fabrication of a vertical block wall section. A vertical wall section is formed by conveying a row of blocks from a first conveyor belt to a second conveyor belt, elevating the row of blocks on the second conveyor belt until it is in contact with a wall section held vertically above the second conveyor belt, and holding the wall section with the additional row in elevated position while the second conveyor belt is lowered to receive a further row. After formation of a wall section of a given predetermined height, a wheeled pallet is moved onto a track on the second conveyor belt to a position below the elevated wall section. The pallet is then elevated by the second conveyor belt into engagement with the elevated wall section, the hold for the wall section is released, the pallet is lowered to an original position, and the wall section disposed on the pallet is moved to a position vertically displaced from the second conveyor means. In this way, vertical wall sections may be fabricated without interruption of the fabricating sequence by waiting for individual blocks to be asembled into a block row, and without waiting for themortar to set before remov…
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