Automatic apparatus for laying block units
OwnerErnest J. Taylor-Smithinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for automatically laying block units, such as bricks or concrete blocks, to form a wall-like structure. The block units are successively positioned beneath a gripping head which picks up each block unit and deposits it on a table which is mounted for lateral movement and for movement normal to this lateral movement. After each block is placed on the table, the latter is shifted laterally a block length until a course of block units is formed, after which the table is shifted a block height in the direction normal to the course. Then a second course of block units is formed against the first course of units. These operations are continued until a wall-like structure of predetermined dimensions is formed.
Claims26
Apparatus for automatically laying block units to form a wall-like structure, comprising a table mounted for lateral movement and movement normal to said lateral movement and having a block unit receiving surface, means for moving block units in succession to a predetermined position near said table surface and respectively depositing said block units on the receiving surface at said position, means connected to the table to shift said table in said lateral movement a sufficient distance after each block unit is placed thereon to enable a course of block units to be formed on the table, and means connected to the table to shift said table in said normal movement a sufficient distance after each course of block units has been completed to enable a plurality of adjacent substantially parallel courses of said block units to be formed on the table.
Apparatus for automatically laying block units to form a wall-like structure, comprising a table mounted for lateral movement and movement normal to said lateral movement and having a block unit receiving surface, a head mounted for movement towards and away from a predetermined position near said table surface, gripping means on said head operable to grip a block unit, delivering means for moving block units successively into position to be gripped by said gripping means, means connected to the head to move said head and a gripped block unit into said predetermined position and then to place said block unit on the receiving surface at said position, means connected to the table to shift said table in said lateral movement a sufficient distance after each block unit is placed thereon to enable a course of block units to be formed on the table, and means connected to the table to shift said table in said normal movement a sufficient distance after each course of block units is completed to enable a plurality of adjacent substantially parallel courses of said block units to be formed on the table.
Apparatus for automatically laying block units to from a wall-like structure comprising a table mounted for lateral movement and movement normal to said lateral movement and having a block unit receiving surface, power means connected to the table to shift said table selectively in said lateral movement and in said normal movement, a head mounted for movement towards and away from a predetermined position overlapping said table surface, gripping means on said head operable to grip a block unit, delivering means for moving block units successively into position to be gripped by said gripping means, and means connected to the head to successively move said head and a gripped block unit into said predetermined position and then to place said block unit on the receiving surface at said position.
Apparatus as claimed in claim 16 in which said delivery means comprises a conveyor for moving the block units towards the head, means to align each block unit relative to the head, means for moving each aligned block unit into a position beneath the head, and stop means precisely positioning each block unit beneath the head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.