Automated systems and methods for floor and ceiling units in the construction of modular building units
AssigneeBuildz, LLC
InventorsMark Joseph Bellissimo, Jason Daryl Hunsinger, Stanley Clark Beard, Jr., Harrison Grant Meadows
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Abstract
A system and method for assembling framing assemblies for use as ceiling or floor structures of modular building units using automation are disclosed. The framing assemblies include trusses that are attached at the lateral edges thereof by a joist including at least one layer of dimensional lumber to form a substantially rigid framework. Cover panels are positioned over and attached to an inner surface of the framing assembly.
Claims20
A system for assembling a framing assembly for a floor or a ceiling in a modular construction unit, the system comprising:
- a framing system comprising an assembly conveyor and a plurality of first fastening devices configured to move along a length of the assembly conveyor to attach one or more joists to one or more trusses via applying a plurality of fasteners in at least one predetermined fastener pattern through the one or more joists and the one or more trusses to form a framing assembly;
- a sheathing/drywall installation system configured to position a plurality of panel members over an exposed surface of the framing assembly;
- a fastening system comprising a plurality of second fastening devices to attach, by applying a plurality of fasteners through at least one of the panel members and one of the one or more trusses or the one or more joists of the framing assembly, the panel members to the framing assembly;
- an insulation system configured to install an insulation material in the framing assembly if the framing assembly is for the floor;
- a sheathing/membrane installation system configured to attach a membrane material on the framing assembly if the framing assembly is for the ceiling;
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- a flip table configured to rotate the framing assembly from the fastening system such that the panel members attached thereto are rotated by substantially 180° and to selectively transport the framing assembly to the insulation system or the sheathing/membrane installation system.
A method of assembling a framing assembly for a floor or a ceiling in a modular construction unit, the method comprising:
- moving, at a framing system, a plurality of first fastening devices along a length of an assembly conveyor to attach one or more joists to one or more trusses and applying a plurality of fasteners in at least one predetermined fastener pattern through the one or more joists and the one or more trusses to form a framing assembly;
- positioning, at a sheathing/drywall installation system, a plurality of panel members over an exposed surface of the framing assembly;
- applying, at a fastening system, a plurality of fasteners through at least one of the panel members and one of the one or more trusses or the one or more joists of the framing assembly, using a plurality of second fastening devices, to attach the panel members to the framing assembly;
- installing, at an insulation system, an insulation material in the framing assembly if the framing assembly is for the floor;
- attaching, at a sheathing/membrane installation system, a membrane material on the framing assembly if the framing assembly is for the ceiling;
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- rotating, at a flip table, the framing assembly from the fastening system such that the panel members attached thereto are rotated by substantially 180°, and selectively transporting the framing assembly to the insulation system or the sheathing/membrane installation system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.