Apparatus for the manufacture of prefabricated lined wall sections
AssigneeLingl Corporation
InventorHans Lingl
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Abstract
Apparatus for automatically constructing prefabricated wall sections of brick wall panels with a tile lining. A prefabricated brick wall panel has columns of mortar disposed in parallel strips thereon, a lining panel of unconnected tile members is assembled, proper spacing being introduced between each of the tile members, and the tile members are transferred in groups or en masse to a position over the wall panel. The lining panel members are then firmly pressed into engagement with the wall panel with mortar columns therealong, thereby forming a completed wall section. Preferred specific apparatus includes vacuum grippers, scissor-connected link spacing means, and flatbed cars movable on tracks to a position below automatic mortar applying means.
Claims11
Apparatus for producing a preformed finished wall section comprising:
- a. means for disposing a preformed wall panel of bricks, blocks, or the like in a generally horizontal plane, said panel being adapted to be disposed vertically when a finished wall section of which the panel is a part is in use,
- b. means for arranging in a generally horizontal plane a plurality of individual tile members or the like in substantially abutting engagement with each other to form an unconnected lining panel,
- c. means for applying a plurality of columns of mortar or the like on the upper surface of said wall panel,
- d. means for automatically introducing spaces of predetermined uniform dimension between said tile members by moving said tile members out of substantially abutting engagement with each other, for proper disposition thereof in relationship with said wall panel,
- e. means for transferring said unconnected lining panel members in groups into operative position above said wall panel, and
- f. means for pressing said lining panel tile members in groups onto said wall panel, said individual members being connected to each other and said wall panel by said columns of mortar or the like thereby forming a preformed finished wall section.
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