Machine and method of manufacture for EIFS panels
AssigneeMarvel Integration, LLC
InventorTravis Everett Vap
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Abstract
A levelling machine includes a pair of spaced apart rail assemblies, a gantry assembly and a face mill assembly. The spaced apart rail assemblies define an x axis. The gantry assembly is moveably attached to the pair of spaced apart rail assemblies whereby the gantry assembly defines a y axis. The gantry assembly is moveable in the x axis along the pair of spaced apart rail assemblies. The face mill assembly is moveably attached to the gantry assembly and is moveable in the y axis along the gantry assembly. The face mill assembly has a plurality of saw blades, the saw blades being generally in an x-y plane defined by the x axis and y axis. The saw blades have a plurality of teeth that extend downwardly generally in a z axis. The face mill assembly is moveable in the z axis.
Claims20
A method of machining a top layer of an exterior insulated finish system (EIFS) panel having a plurality of layers prior to building installation comprising:
- positioning the EIFS panel in a predetermined location;
- levelling an exterior surface of the EIFS panel configured to face outward from a building with a levelling machine relative to a frame of a wall system in a building;
- and
- rasping the top layer of the EIFS panel with to a predetermined depth with at least one saw blade of the levelling machine.
A method of making panels with a flat surface for an exterior insulated finish system prior to building installation, comprising:
- positioning each panel in a predetermined location;
- levelling an exterior surface of each panel configured to face outward from a building with a levelling machine relative to a frame of a wall system on the building;
- and
- rasping an expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation layer located on each panel to a predetermined depth with at least one saw blade of the levelling machine.
A method of machining a flat surface of an expanded polystyrene insulation (EPS) layer in an exterior insulated finish system (EIFS) panel comprising:
- positioning each EIFS panel;
- levelling an exterior surface of each EIFS panel configured to face outward from a building with a levelling machine relative to a frame of a wall system on the building;
- and
- rasping an expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation top layer located on each EIFS panel to a predetermined depth with at least one saw blade of the levelling machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.