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BRICK/BLOCK LAYING MACHINE INCORPORATED IN A VEHICLE
Abstract A self-contained truck-mounted brick laying machine 2 is described. A truck 1 supports the brick laying machine 2 which is mounted on a frame 3 on the truck chassis. The frame 3 supports packs or pallets of bricks 52, 53 placed on a platform 51. A transfer robot can then pick up an individual brick and move it to, or between either a saw 46 or a router 47 or a carousel 48. The carousel is located coaxially with a tower 10, at the base of the tower 10. The carousel 48 transfers the brick via the tower 10 to an articulated (folding about horizontal axis 16) telescoping boom comprising first boom element in the form of telescopic boom 12, 14 and second boom element in the form of telescopic stick 15, 17, 18, 19, 20. The bricks are moved along the folding telescoping boom by linearly moving shuttles, to reach a brick laying and adhesive applying head 32. The brick laying and adhesive applying head 32 mounts to element 20 of the stick, about an axis 33 which is disposed horizontally. The poise of the brick laying and adhesive applying head 32 about the axis 33 is adjusted and is set in use so that the base 811 of a clevis 813 of the robotic arm 36 mounts about a horizontal axis, and the tracker component 130 is disposed uppermost on the brick laying and adhesive applying head 32. The brick laying and adhesive applying head 32 applies adhesive to the brick and has a robot that lays the brick. Vision and laser scanning and tracking systems are provided to allow the measurement of as-built slabs, bricks, the monitoring and adjustment of the process and the monitoring of safety zones. The first, or any course of bricks can have the bricks pre machined by the router module 47 so that the top of the course is level once laid. fz
BRICK/BLOCK LAYING MACHINE INCORPORATED IN A VEHICLE
Abstract A self-contained truck-mounted brick laying machine 2 is described. A truck 1 supports the brick laying machine 2 which is mounted on a frame 3 on the truck chassis. The frame 3 supports packs or pallets of bricks 52, 53 placed on a platform 51. A transfer robot can then pick up an individual brick and move it to, or between either a saw 46 or a router 47 or a carousel 48. The carousel is located coaxially with a tower 10, at the base of the tower 10. The carousel 48 transfers the brick via the tower 10 to an articulated (folding about horizontal axis 16) telescoping boom comprising first boom element in the form of telescopic boom 12, 14 and second boom element in the form of telescopic stick 15, 17, 18, 19, 20. The bricks are moved along the folding telescoping boom by linearly moving shuttles, to reach a brick laying and adhesive applying head 32. The brick laying and adhesive applying head 32 mounts to element 20 of the stick, about an axis 33 which is disposed horizontally. The poise of the brick laying and adhesive applying head 32 about the axis 33 is adjusted and is set in use so that the base 811 of a clevis 813 of the robotic arm 36 mounts about a horizontal axis, and the tracker component 130 is disposed uppermost on the brick laying and adhesive applying head 32. The brick laying and adhesive applying head 32 applies adhesive to the brick and has a robot that lays the brick. Vision and laser scanning and tracking systems are provided to allow the measurement of as-built slabs, bricks, the monitoring and adjustment of the process and the monitoring of safety zones. The first, or any course of bricks can have the bricks pre machined by the router module 47 so that the top of the course is level once laid. fz
BRICK/BLOCK LAYING MACHINE INCORPORATED IN A VEHICLE
PIVAC MARK (author)
2021-09-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English