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US 4,272,230 AGranted
Slip form for building components
AssigneeSolai Vignola di Faviani Orlando ec Societa
InventorGiorgio Abate
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Abstract
Prefabricated building components such as panels, roofing units, and floor blocks and a method and machinery for producing the same. The prefabricated components are obtained by casting in form a mix containing granules of expanded polystyrene or other suitable light thermal and sound insulating material which is bonded to cement by adhesive. Depending upon their particular application, the components may be used for either load bearing or non-load bearing purposes.
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A machine for manufacturing prefabricated building components formed of an insulating concrete mix, comprising
- means in which to cast said insulating concrete mix, said means comprising an elongation mold having a bottom wall and side walls;
- means to cast said insulating concrete mix into said elongation mold along the length thereof;
- shaping means to shape the upper surface of the insulating concrete mix when it has been cast within said elongated mold, and to provide at least one deep depression in the concrete mix within said elongated mold, which depression has a generally rectangular cross section, said shaping means comprising at least one elongated shaping hull, said shaping hull extending below the upper edges of said side walls of said mold, said shaping hull having an upper level, a bottom molding surface, side molding surfaces extending between said upper level and said bottom molding surface, an upstream end and a downstream end, wherein said hull is adapted to form the depression in the cast insulating concrete mix with the depression extending longitudinally of said elongation mold, the upstream end of said hull being provided with means to force the mix downwardly and including a face sloping downwardly and rearwardly from approximately said upper level, said upper level being above the casting level in said mold;
- wherein said elongated shaping hull comprises groove forming means to form undercut grooves in the concrete mix along the sides of the depression adjacent the bottom thereof, said groove forming means comprising a longitudinally extending bulge at the bottom of said side molding surfaces of said elongated shaping hull;
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- means to move said elongated shaping hull relative to said elongated mold along a direction parallel to the sides of the mold whereby said hull penetrates into the insulating concrete mix to compress the mix downwardly to form the depression of generally rectangular cross section.
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A machine for manufacturing prefabricated building components formed of an insulating concrete mix, comprising
- means in which to cast said insulating concrete mix, said means comprising an elongated mold having a bottom wall and side walls;
- means to cast said insulating concrete mix into said elongated mold along the length thereof;
- shaping means to shape the upper surface of the insulating concrete mix when it has been cast within said elongated mold, and to provide at least one deep depression in the concrete mix within said elongated mold, which depression has a generally rectangular cross section, said shaping means comprising at least one elongated shaping hull, said shaping hull extending below the upper edges of said side walls of said mold, said shaping hull having an upper level, a bottom molding surface, side molding surfaces extending between said upper level and said bottom molding surface, an upstream end and a downstream end, wherein said hull is adapted to form the depression in the cast insulating concrete mix with the depression extending longitudinally of said elongated mold, the upstream end of said hull being provided with means to force the mix downwardly and including a face sloping downwardly and rearwardly from approximately said upper level, said upper level being above the casting level in said mold;
- means to move said elongated shaping hull relative to said elongated mold along a direction parallel to the sides of the mold whereby said hull penetrates into the insulating concrete mix to compress the mix downwardly to form the depression of generally rectangular cross section;
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- further comprising a concrete feeding means located downstream from said elongated shaping hull and adapted to feed concrete to the bottom of the rectangular depression formed by said elongated shaping hull.
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A machine for manufacturing prefabricated building components formed of an insulating concrete mix, comprising
- means in which to cast said insulating concrete mix, said means comprising an elongated mold having a bottom wall and side walls;
- means to cast said insulating concrete mix into said elongated mold along the length thereof;
- shaping means to shape the upper surface of the insulating concrete mix when it has been cast within said elongated mold, and to provide at least one deep depression in the concrete mix within said elongated mold, which depression has a generally rectangular cross section, said shaping means comprising at least one elongated shaping hull, said shaping hull extending below the upper edges of said side walls of said mold, said shaping hull having an upper level, a bottom molding surface, side molding surfaces extending between said upper level and said bottom molding surface, an upstream end and a downstream end, wherein said hull is adapted to form the depression in the cast insulating concrete mix with the depression extending longitudinally of said elongated mold, the upstream end of said hull being provided with means to force the mix downwardly and including a face sloping downwardly and rearwardly from approximately said upper level, said upper level being above the casting level in said mold;
- means to move said elongated shaping hull relative to said elongated mold along a direction parallel to the sides of the mold whereby said hull penetrates into the insulating concrete mix to compress the mix downwardly to form the depression of generally rectangular cross section;
- wherein said elongated shaping hull is supported from above by height-adjusting means to provide upward inclination of the upstream end of said elongated shaping hull to make compacting of the casting material during relative
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A machine for manufacturing prefabricated building components formed of an insulating concrete mix, comprising
- means in which to cast said insulating concrete mix, said means comprising an elongated mold having a bottom wall and side walls;
- means to cast said insulating concrete mix into said elongated mold along the length thereof and comprising a feeding hopper;
- shaping means to shape the upper surface of the insulating concrete mix when it has been cast within said elongated mold, and to provide at least one deep depression in the concrete mix within said elongated mold, which depression has a generally rectangular cross section, said shaping means comprising at least one elongated shaping hull, said shaping hull extending below the upper edges of said side walls of said mold, said shaping hull having an upper level, a bottom molding surface, side molding surfaces extending between said upper level and said bottom molding surface, an upstream end and a downstream end, wherein said hull is adapted to form the depression in the cast insulating concrete mix with the depression extending longitudinally of said elongated mold, the upstream end of said hull being provided with means to force the mix downwardly and including a face sloping downwardly and rearwardly from approximately said upper level, said upper level being above the casting level in said mold, and further comprising an inclined plate hingedly attached at its lower end to the upper portion of said elongated shaping hull, and hinged at its upper end to said hopper;
- means to control the height of said plate;
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- means to move said elongated shaping hull relative to said elongated mold along a direction parallel to the sides of the mold whereby said hull penetrates into the insulating concrete mix to compress the mix downwardly to form the depression of generally reactangular cross section.
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