Geopolymer foam deposition and mixing system and apparatus

A multi-station system for producing millable geopolymer foam blocks comprising:

• an open top production mold assembly with a plurality of individual molds each having respective open tops and respective floors;
• a vertically oriented mix containment cylinder having an open top and an open bottom, and a bottom edge configured for sealing engagement with a releasable containing seal controlling a dispensement of a mixed batch;
• said releasable containing seal having a sealing portion directly sealing said bottom edge and a dispensing guide portion extending away from said sealing portion;
• a material deposition subsystem including movable hoppers for containing and dispensing bulk materials into said mix containment cylinder;
• a motorized mixing apparatus having a rotating head;
• a mechanism for lowering and raising said rotating head into and from said mix containment cylinder for operation of said rotating head in said mix containment cylinder and providing said mixed batch;
• a segregating dispensing manifold bounding an inner volume and having an entry opening formed to receive said mixed batch from said dispensing guide portion of said releasable containing seal and an exit with a plurality of dividing partitions formed to dispense partitioned mixed batch portions to respective open tops of said plurality of individual molds upon a rotation of said segregating dispensing manifold;
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• at least one conveyance mechanism for moving one or more of said plurality of individual molds, said mix containment cylinder, said mixing apparatus, said material deposition subsystem, and said segregating dispensing manifold into positions relative to one another for sequential operations.

A system for producing thermal insulating, architectural, and structural foam, the system having multiple stations in a production loop, said system comprising:

• an open top production mold assembly with a plurality of individual molds each having respective open tops and respective floors;
• a vertically oriented mix containment cylinder having an open top and an open bottom, and a bottom edge configured for sealing engagement with a releasable containing seal controlling a dispensement of a mixed batch;
• said releasable containing seal having a sealing portion directly sealing said bottom edge and a dispensing guide portion extending away from said sealing portion;
• a seal releasing system for articulating said releasable containing seal between a sealed position and an unsealed position and pivoting said releasable containing seal from said unsealed positioned to a dispensing position about a seal release pivot axis to dispense said mixed batch;
• a material deposition subsystem including movable hoppers for containing and dispensing bulk materials into said mix containment cylinder;
• a motorized mixing apparatus having a rotating head;
• a mechanism for lowering and raising said rotating head into and from said mix containment cylinder for operation of said rotating head in said mix containment cylinder and providing said mixed batch;
• a plurality of dividing partitions on said dispensing guide portion of said releasable containing seal that receive said mixed batch from said mix containment cylinder and partition said mixed batch into a respective plurality of partitions for respective said individual molds upon said pivot of said releasable containing seal from said unsealed position;
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• at least one conveyance mechanism for moving one or more of said plurality of individual molds, said mix containment cylinder, said mixing apparatus, said material deposition subsystem, and said seal release system relative to one another for sequential operations.