US 4,708,562 A · Apparatus for lining the inner wall of a vessel with bricks

Abstract

An automated apparatus for lining the inner wall of a vessel with bricks is presented. This apparatus comprises an operating station which has at least two levels for storing pallets (having bricks thereon) above one another. An automatic device consisting of at least one automatic depalletizing mechanism for transferring the bricks from each of the superimposed pallets onto at least one standby track is provided along with at least one robot equipped with a gripping device for picking up bricks located on the stand-by tracks and for depositing the bricks at the intended location. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the operating station has two automatic depalletizing mechanisms associated respectively with each of the two superimposed pallets.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for lining the inner wall of a vessel with bricks comprising:

operating station means capable of being lowered or raised inside the vessel and including;
means for the intermediate storage of at least two brick pallets;
automatic means for handling the bricks;
and
means for raising or lowering the pallets towards the operating station;
wherein said operating station further includes;
at least two levels for superimposing said pallets above one another;
and
said automatic brick handling means comprising;
at least one automatic depalletizing means for transferring the bricks from each of the superimposed pallets onto at least one stand-by track;
and
at least one robot equipped with gripping means for picking up the bricks located on the stand-by track and for depositing the bricks at an intended location.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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