Block making machine
AssigneeAdobe International, Inc.
InventorHenry Elkins
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Abstract
Apparatus for making blocks from earth, soil or like material wherein a horizontally disposed channel is provided with a fill chamber and with a compression chamber downstream of the fill chamber and wherein further means is provided which, during a first cycle and while inhibiting further material from being supplied to the fill chamber, moves already supplied material from the fill chamber to the compression chamber to form a block and which, during a second cycle, enables further material to be supplied to the fill chamber.
Claims21
Apparatus for making blocks from earth, soil or like material comprising
- a channel;
- a fill chamber formed by said channel at a position along said channel;
- a compression chamber disposed downstream of said fill chamber;
- means for feeding said material to said fill chamber;
- and first means for:
- during a first cycle and while inhibiting said feeding means from feeding material to said fill chamber, moving said material from said fill chamber to said compression chamber to compress said material to form a block and moving said block from said compression chamber;
- and, during a second cycle, enabling said feeding means to feed material to said fill chamber.
Apparatus for making blocks from earth, soil or like material comprising:
- a channel;
- first and second fill chambers formed by said channel at spaced positions along said channel;
- first and second compression chambers disposed downstream of said first and second fill chambers, respectively;
- means for feeding said material to said first and second fill chambers;
- and first means for:
- during a first cycle and while inhibiting said feeding means from feeding material to said first fill chamber and enabling said feeding means to feed material to said second fill chamber, moving said material from said first fill chamber to said first compression chamber to compress said material to form a block and for moving said block from said first compression chamber;
- and, during a second cycle and while inhibiting said feeding means from feeding material to said second fill chamber and enabling said feeding means to feed material to said first fill chamber, moving said material from said second fill chamber to said second compression chamber to compress said material to form a block and for moving said block from said second compression chamber.
A method of operating an apparatus for forming a block from earth, soil or like material, the apparatus comprising:
- a channel;
- a fill chamber formed by said channel at a position along said channel;
- a compression chamber disposed downstream of said first fill chamber;
- means for feeding said material to said fill chamber;
- and first means for:
- during a first cycle and while inhibiting said feeding means from feeding material to said fill chamber, moving said material from said fill chamber to said compression chamber to compress said material to form a block and moving said block from said compression chamber;
- and, during a second cycle, enabling said feeding means to feed said material to said fill chamber;
- the method comprising:
- supplying said material to said feeding means;
- and activating said first means to form a block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.