Feeding device of a concrete block splitting apparatus
AssigneeKatsura Machine Co., Ltd.
InventorYoji Sekiguchi
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Abstract
An improved feeder of a concrete block splitting apparatus which splits a concrete block to form natural looking stone surfaces for gateposts, walls, etc. The feeder has a table which moves in the vertical direction with the concrete block thereon, and receiving members which receive the concrete block when the concrete block is lifted to the predetermined position. The table can be lowered to the original position for successive operations of concrete block lifting while the concrete block is held by the receiving member for the purpose of being fed toward a splitting apparatus.
Claims8
A feeding device of a concrete block splitting apparatus, comprising:
- a frame structure;
- a table for lifting a concrete block up to a predetermined position;
- said table having upwardly pivotable arms extending in the opposite direction, said arms each having a roller at the end thereof;
- means for moving said table in the vertical direction;
- legs outwardly pivotably connected to said frame structure at the opposite sides with respect to said table;
- said legs each having a spring at the lower portion thereof to maintain the legs in a vertical posture, an inclined portion and a port for securing rollers of the arms at the position above said inclined portion, and
- receiving members for supporting the concrete block at the predetermined position;
- said receiving member being connected to the upper portion of said legs,
- whereby as said table with the concrete block placed thereon is moved upward together with said arms and rollers, said legs are pivoted outwardly and retracted to the original position to receive the concrete block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.