DE2348569A1 - BRICK TREATMENT PROCESS - Google Patents

Description

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Robert E. Jones, EA Industries, Inc., Box 5635 _t Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Brick treatment process

In many brick treatment operations, the new bricks are taken out of the kiln, where they are fired and dried and assembled into standard units and usually with a steel band for shipping the markets or linked to other distribution points. A standard brick unit consists of ten layers of bricks, with each layer having eleven rows, with five Stones, in every row. In many standard brick units, a few gaps are created in the third layer of bricks shaped to accept the prongs of a dispenser tray. In order to achieve maximum flame passage and heat contrast, the stones are spatially separated Stacked groups, with the stones in them in place in the furnace and in most normal situations separate groups are stacked on the kiln cars which are moved in and out of the kiln by trucks. These Groups consist of several layers of stones, seven rows in each layer, with three stones in each row (usually referred to as seven over three) or eight rows of stones with three stones in each row

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(referred to as eight over three) or ten rows of stones with four stones in each row (commonly referred to as than ten over four). Depending on the density of the stones, as well as their position in the furnace and theirs Position in the stack of stones relative to the flame passage and thermal contact is in the furnace a stone can be burned and dried to varying degrees. This creates the problem of a uniform Mixture of different stones in each of the last standard units to be obtained when using automatic or semi-automatic Machines used to move the bricks from the kiln car to make them a standard unit to wrap.

In recent years, with the progress of the

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Automation developed devices that stack stones in the standard units semi-automatically or automatically after leaving the oven. In a commercial device for stacking stones, which was invented by the applicant and which is disclosed in copending U.S. patent application Ser.No. 153 577 »filed June 16, 1971, was discussed, the stones are pre-stacked in separate floors of a horizontal conveyor and then from the conveyor to the given further stacks on a vertical conveyor and possibly led to a steel belt station, where ' the finished brick unit is provided with steel tape. As is evident from the objects of the invention

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will be, see below, the present invention relates to the further treatment of the stones, when they have left the furnace or when they come from a similar supply station to remove the stones from a predetermined size and with a uniform mixture to arrange the stones automatically can be further processed in order to be stacked in several layers, for shipping to the market or other distribution points.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new method and apparatus for transporting bricks from the kiln car or another supply point to the point where they are in a Unit of several layers of stones are stacked. With reference to that previously described by the applicant Apparatus in the above-mentioned US application which uses a floor conveyor is the more specific task of the present invention "while the size of a group of stones is being determined or adjusted (renumbering or adjusting) to convey it from the kiln car or other supply point to a loading point in order to enable the stones to be loaded onto the floors of the conveyor in a quick and efficient manner. Further included herein is such a method and apparatus which enables a plurality of floors to be used a predetermined number of stones in several layers

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to load, regardless of whether the blocks of the kiln car in groups, which are not suitable for recording on the floors, or be removed with devices that can not directly provide the flooring.

Also included is to provide such a method or apparatus which is capable of using common or currently available economical apparatus such as overhead dehacking apparatus to remove the stone from the kiln car "for subsequent processing Automatic apparatus in Steikstapel. Also included herein is a method and apparatus which can be incorporated into existing brickworks which use kiln cars that move on fixed lanes without the need to change the kiln car transport system or the kiln car itself.

Another object of the invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing stones with a desired arrangement of stones which have been fired or dried to various degrees due to their dichi: e or position in the furnace as well as in the group relative to the flasme or the heat in the oven.

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In one application, the present invention is for rearranging a group of bricks being removed from a kiln car into an arrangement suitable for receiving on the floors of a horizontal conveyor used to pre-stack the stones and preliminary therein To form spaces for further stacking on a vertical conveyor as described in the pending US application Ser. No. 153 577 of the applicant is described. The floors of the conveyor described above are of a Size, which holds eleven free stones. Although in the application Ser. No. 153 577 in each of the eleven rows of stones two stones are included, the floors must be enlarged to accommodate more stones in each row ^ e.g. As described in the accompanying drawings, the floors must be enlarged by eleven rows with 4 stones in each row (eleven over four). As above mentioned, the stones are stacked in multilayer groups during the firing process, such as seven over three or eight over three or ten over four, these arrangements are not suitable for directly on the bottoms of the Conveyor to be transferred in an economical way, using all the space of the floors. The present invention enables the bricks to be regrouped and rearranged after they come out of the furnace and before they get onto the previously described floor conveyor so that, for example, in the case where the floor conveyor

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eleven rows of stones, each row containing four stones, Can accommodate the stones coming from the kiln car rearranged according to the present invention to rearrange them into an "eleven over four" arrangement for them to be picked up by the floors of the conveyor can be.

The present invention can also be used to have the various layers of stones in a standard • unit are composed of stones, which are taken from different parts of the stack on the kiln car and consequently includes stones that have been dried and burned to varying degrees, in order to ensure an even mixture of stones in the last stone stack. In situations where there is no need to reorient the bricks when they leave the oven before putting them on get on the floor conveyor or elsewhere, the current invention can still be used to allow the stones to be properly mixed so that each final stone stack is a uniform Mixture contains stones.

With a special relationship to a typical brickworks (only for the sake of illustration) in the stones a kiln car can be stacked in a plurality of spatially separated groups, each group having layers of

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"seven over three" (seven rows with each row three Stones), the above and other objects of the present invention can thereby be achieved that first two groups of stones, each group containing two layers of seven over three stones, of removed from the kiln car and the groups arranged side by side on a horizontal platform that they form fourteen rows of stones, each ReSlae containing three stones. This procedure will repeated a few times, placing the following groups of stones on the platform behind the previous one Group are arranged so that the platform has two tiers of fourteen in generally parallel rows Stones are required, each row being a multiple of three, depending on how many groups are on the platform are arranged, contains.

The PlatftJTo ™ is provided with a pair of elongated recesses "through which pusher members are arranged to slide the gbrappen along the platform in a horizontal plane fiatn-gy" what is referred to as the "conveyor ¹¹ " or "mixing" station. At the conveyor station a second movable platform, generally in the same height as the first platform, however, _f is able to move relative to the first platform "tejn around a part to We ±? elaboration of the group stones to separate so that the part for Further processing consists of fourteen rows of stones, each row including four rows.

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While at the conveying station the part for processing the stones is partly on a third platform rests, and is able to move relative to the second platform, which on the one Side is generally level with the second platform and is able to move relative to the second platform in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the stones along the first Moving platform. The third platform operates to move sideways from the second platform move away to separate or remove three rows of stones, so that in this way eleven rows, with each row contains four stones, remains. The last The arrangement is exactly that which has room on the floors of the conveyor. The eleven rows with four stones in each Row are then pushed by a pusher from the second platform to another station, from which they get onto the floors of the conveyor.

Another group of fourteen rows of stones is then added from the fixed platform to the second and third moving platforms and reduced to eleven rows, each row including four stones in the same way as described above. The three rows of stones removed are placed on the third platform brought together with the three rows that were previously removed. The above procedure will repeated twice more until twelve rows of severed stones have accumulated. At this point will be

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instead of the next fourteen rows of stones being conveyed from the fixed platform to the moving platforms only seven rows of stones conveyed from the fixed platform to the second moving platform. Then four rows of the accumulated stones are added to the seven rows, making eleven rows, which are now suitable for the floors of the conveyor. This method, four rows of stones to the seven Adding rows of stones is repeated three times until the twelve rows of stones are removed and accumulated were added back into the system at what point a ^ resumption of the promotion of fourteen series You can start stones on the moving platform and follow the above procedure to move three rows of stones four times repeats until twelve rows have accumulated.

On occasions where the groups of stones coming from the kiln car or from another supply point do not need to be rearranged to fit onto the plates of the conveyor or other conveying device, the above procedure can still be used to make the To rearrange or shuffle stones so that they are advanced with the aim of "achieving the greatest possible uniformity in the mixture of stones when the last standard unit is formed. If desired, the possibility of mixing

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- To increase the device described above can be a additional platform can be added on the other side of the second platform to remove the stones or add new stones to the system for mixing purposes.

It should be remembered that the above process is in conjunction has been described with stone groups, which at a supply point in layers of seven over three (seven rows, three stones in each row) were stacked. If instead the stones are stacked in piles arranged, with each tier consisting of eight over three (eight rows, three stones in each row), then it should be noted that in the initial stage of the process sixteen rows of stones are sent to the transport station must be moved and five rows must be removed. of the sixteen rows, making the eleven rows you want remain behind for further transport on the floors of the conveyor. Removing the five rows will be three times performed with fifteen rows of distant stones accumulating on the third platform. At this At this point, only eight rows of stones are moved five times from the first platform to the second platform, with three Rows of the accumulated stones are added five times to the eight rows, making the eleven you want Rows for further transport on the floors of the conveyor results.

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On the occasions where the stones are placed at the supply point or on the kiln car in layers of ten over four are stacked (ten rows, each row contains four stones) you have to have twenty rows in the initial phase Move stones to the conveyor station and nine rows are removed from the conveyor station so that the desired eleven rows remain. In the following ten rows from the fixed platform to the Moved conveyor station and a row is added nine times to the ten rows, so that the desired eleven rows total. It can also be assumed that other numerical arrangements of stones can be rearranged and shuffled in accordance with the present invention. As in the specific application described above, can rearrange the stone groups are used for the purpose of adapting to the floors of a floor conveyor. The rearrangement can be used for other purposes or other conveyors that do not use floors.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the more detailed description that follows in conjunction with the drawings.

It shows:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a stone flow diagram, showing the steps of stone conveyance accordingly the method of the present invention verans chauicht;

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FIG. 2 is a flow diagram, similar to FIG. 1, which shows the stone extraction method at an advanced stage Time shows;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the method and the device Fig. 10 shows in accordance with the present invention for regrouping and rearranging the stones;

Figure 4 is a front view of the device shown in Figure 4, by adding some parts to clarity because of being left out;

Fig. 5 is a rear view from the left of Fig. 3 with some parts removed; and

Figure 6 is a detailed view showing how certain gates and gates are included in the apparatus are lifted or lowered.

Referring to the drawings in detail, beginning in Figure 1, the broad idea of the method according to the invention is described, with station A the Stones from the kiln car or other supply point, stacked in layers of seven over three, accumulated to form fourteen rows of stones.

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The stones, which consist of the fourteen rows, are then conveyed to station B, where they are separated in a processing section L, which has fourteen rows with four stones in each row. Next, at station D, the processing section L is divided into two subgroups L * and Lp by removing three rows of stones (Lp) from subgroup L ,. be separated from the ground and moved sideways to station C. This gives subgroup L ^ eleven rows, with each row four stones, which is exactly what is desired for further conveyance, such as conveying onto the floors of the conveyor, as described above * The next step creates subgroup L ^ conveyed to station D in order to reach the floors of the conveyor.

The three rows of stones removed at station B are collected at station C - and the above procedure is repeated four times until twelve rows of stones have accumulated at station C. At this point Figure 2 must be considered where only seven rows of stones are conveyed from station A to station B, where they are separated in a processing section L, which contains seven rows, with four stones per row at station B. four rows of previously removed and accumulated stones from station C (L /,) to group L 'added' to form a new group Lr containing eleven rows of stones, where

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each row contains the four stones you want. This leaves eight rows of stones at Station C, which are fed back into the system by repeating the process shown in Figure 2 twice. Of the The whole process can then be repeated, that is, removing three rows of stones four times and four times three times Bring back rows of stones. It can be seen that not the desired ordering of eleven over four is achieved, but rather that the stones also change into different groups in order to achieve the desired mixing of the stones. It should It should be noted that Figures 1 and 2 are plan views and therefore show only one layer of the stones in place, where 'one Multiple layers can be arranged simultaneously in accordance with the present invention. In the specific Case where 'the floor conveyor is supplied with two layers of eleven over four stones, the method becomes the present one Invention applied to two layers asine.

The above procedure becomes clear in terms of Figure 3 which shows an apparatus which can be used to carry out the method. From the stone piles 10 on the kiln car 12, which were moved on rails (not shown) and zv / ar from the kiln (not shown) in Direction of arrows 14 to station A, the stones are-to Brought to Station A to form fourteen rows of stones. In the particular application shown are the stone stacks Arranged on the kiln car in layers of seven over three (seven rows of stones with three in each row Stones). Any suitable facility can be used

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mn the stone layers from the stacks 10 to the station A conveying is a facility used in a common line of equipment called an "overhead dehacker" which grips two whole long stones from a stack 10 of a seven over three arrangement and convey them to station A, deposit them there, form fourteen rows of stones as shown in FIG is. This process is repeated until the rear of the platform 20 is stacked with two layers from seven to three stones, as shown in Figure 3, is fully loaded.

In the arrangement shown, station A consists of a fixed platform 20 which is horizontal above the base is supported by steel pillars 22 which are reinforced by transverse beams 24 as shown in FIG. Platform 20 is made up of an upright gate 26, as is shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, but in FIG Omitted for the sake of clarity, it has been divided into two equal planar parts. On the side corners of the platform stand angle components 27, as shown in Figure 3, which together with the Gatta ~ 26 serve to create two parallel To form guideways for conveying the stones along the platform to station B; as shown in Figure 3, there are on one side of the gate 26 seven rows of stones and on the other side seven rows of stones.

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The conveyance of the stones from station A towards station B is achieved through in the first section a pair of sdhi mounting parts 28 in the form of vertical panels, attached to arms 28a which extend through a pair of parallel elongated recesses 30, and extend longitudinally over the platform 20, as is best shown in FIG. The actuation of each sliding component 28 along the platform 20 is in the arrangement shown by a connected motor, such as e.g., an air motor 34 having an actuating rod 36 movable with one below the platform 20 Support device 32 is connected, as shown in Figure 4, achieved. Although only one engine 34 and a support 32 is shown, there are two motors or supports associated with the slide members 28 are connected by a device of arms 28a which extend through the recesses 30. Carrying device 32 may be mounted in any suitable rail construction to be mounted under the platform 20 to be able to be moved in a plane parallel to this.

When the stones are conveyed to the front part 20a of the platform, see Figure 4, they will Establishment of overhead pusher members 33, which are attached for vertical movement to station B (as described below)

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moves on superposed support devices 35, which alternately along an overhead lane over platform 20 and operated by any suitable device such as air cylinder 37 »the actuator rod 39 which are suitably connected to the support devices 35. Although only one sliding member 33 in As shown in FIG. 4, there are two sliding members 33 which are able to work independently of one another, to push the stones on the opposite side of the gate to station B. The sliding members 33 are in Figure 3 omitted for clarity. the Using the sliding members 33 enables the sliding member 28 to return to its starting position, to move more stones from the StapsLn 10 to the kiln car to the platform 20, the process of the previously loaded stones being continued at station B.

By the time the stones reach the front part 20a of the fixed platform 20, they are turned into a End-to-end arrangement, as shown in Figure 3, moved. The subsequent promotion of the stones through the sliding components 33 brings them to loading station B, which includes a movable horizontal platform 40, which is longitudinally aligned with the path of the platform part 20a, but a little bit below it lies to the movement of the platform 40 relative to the Platform 20 to allow to separate the processing portion of the stones so that each row has four stones

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as shown in FIG. The loading station B (Figures 3 and 5) includes another movable one Platform 50, which is generally level with the movable platform 40, itself however, it extends laterally to one side thereof, specifically at a right angle as shown in FIG. In the In the particular arrangement shown, eleven rows of stones remain on the movable platform 40 when the Bricks reach the loading station B and the preceding part 20a of the fixed platform 20, with the remaining three rows remain on the movable platform 50.

To the three rows of stones that are on the moving platform 50, from the remaining eleven rows that are are located on the movable platform 40 »to separate, the movable platform 50 is operated, laterally outwardly away from platform 40 through the use of air cylinders 54 which have an operating rod 56 which is connected to the support device 52 on which the movable platform 50 is mounted, as shown in FIG. The support device 52 can be mounted on rails, which in a suitable manner supported by the cross member 77 attached to the upper part of the pillars 22 as shown in FIG is. ■

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After the three rows of stones have been removed by the movable platform 50, the eleven rows can be be conveyed further forward, via the loading station B, in order in the following to the floor 16 of the conveyor 18 to be loaded, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. About eleven over four rows on the platform To obtain a vertically movable gate 60 (see Fig. 3) is lowered on the left side of the stones. The same can be done on the right side of the stones on platform 40, through a vertical movable gate 110. The vertically movable gate 60 (see Figure 5) is supported by an overhead support 62, which extends in a horizontal plane above the relative platform 50 by an air cylinder 66 and a actuated rod 64, which is connected to the support device 62, can move. It will be similar vertically movable gate 110 from a support device 112 carried in a horizontal plane can move over the platform 40 by an air cylinder 114

The vertical movement of the gate 60 (see Figure 6) is achieved by a rod 120 on which the gate hangs. The rod 120 extends vertically through the support device 62 and is in a frame 27 the carrying device 62 attached. The rod 120 includes .ein pair of locally separated guide washers 122 and 124, which receive a guide member 126 which the guide surfaces 126a and 126b corresponding to the

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Guide washers 122 and 124 engages to the To raise or lower the bar 120 and thereby move the gate 60 that is attached to it » according to the magnitude and direction of the linear

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Movement 'guide rod 126 in frame 127. Reciprocation of guide rod 126 is accomplished by an air cylinder 128 attached to frame 127 which has an actuator rod 130 connected to guide rod 126 as shown . The movement of the guide rod 126 is guided by the sides 126c, which are connected to parts of the frame 27, and also by the guide rod 129, which slides in the bearing 131 which is fastened to the frame 127. The same mechanism described and shown in Figure 6 can be used to raise or lower the gate 110, as can the sliding members 33 described above.

The stone groups (see Figures 3 and 4) that eleven over four rearranged on platform 40 are conveyed to another movable platform 80 which is located in front of the platform 40, generally in the same plane, but with platform 80 a little below Platform 40 is located. The groups of stones are then dropped from platform 80 directly onto the floor 16 of the conveyor 18

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as shown by the arrow in Figure J5. The stone groups are conveyed from platform 40 to platform 80 by means of an overhead sliding component 90 achieved, the conveyance from the platform 80 to the floor 16 is achieved with another overhead pusher 92 achieved.

The Scifebvorrichtung 90 (see Figure 4) is for vertical movement attached to a holding device 96, which can move in a horizontal plane over the platform 80 and 80 on a corresponding path by an air cylinder connected to the support 96 and actuating a rod 94 is actuated. The sliding component 92 is also assisted for vertical movement by the support device 96 that is at the same time moved horizontally with the sliding member 90. In this way, the slide 92 promotes when the slide 90

. Conveys stones from the platform 40 to the platform 80, the stones arranged earlier from the platform 80 directly on the floor 16 of the conveyor 18. Because of the

Gate 26, the slider 90 is recessed in the middle part in the vertical direction (not shown) around the gate 26 to record.

Vertical movement of the sliders 90 and 92 is achieved in the same manner as described above in FIG Connection to the gates 60, shown in Figure 6, so it is not necessary to repeat it again. to fetch. It should be noted, however, that the forward

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Movement of the platform 40 relative to the fixed platform 20 provides a distance which it allows the slide allowed to go down to the furthest stones of the Platform 40 to come into engagement. This gap is shown in FIG. Around an equal gap which picks up the pusher from 92 to allow it to pass between the stones on platform 40 and to go down the stones on platform 80, the platform 80 is attached to a support device 82, to allow it to move relative to the platform 40 to create a space that the slide 92 absorbs to form. The support device 82 can be actuated by the same air cylinders 84 that actuate the support device 42 in conjunction with the movable platform 40. This is achieved by that a connection with dead play between the support device 82 and the support device 42 is provided so that the first time the support device moves, it only moves with the connected platform 80 to to create a space to accommodate the slide 92. The following movement of the support device 82 causes a firm connection between it and the carrying device 42, in order then to the carrying device 42 and the To allow platform 40 to move relative to fixed platform 20 to form a gap, in order to receive the slide 90 and in order to separate a processing part stones so that in ^ each stone row the

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Platform 40 four stones are present, as described above. Although it is not shown, you can the supports 42 and 82 can be provided with their own air motors if so desired to work independently.

After removing three rows of stones from station B. were, by the movable platform 50, they are pushed back to the rear part of the platform 50, to make room for the next separated row of stones. When twelve rows have accumulated, become they are fed back into the system * according to the procedure, as described above, by the slider 70 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5. The slide 70 is for horizontal movement across the platform 50 by actuating an air cylinder 72,

ρ · eeifriiet / which is connected to the slide 70 by a rod 74, ' attached. The air cylinder 72 can be attached to the main frame in any suitable manner as by the brackets 76 (one shown).

If desired, the device can be provided with a further mixing and stone arrangement option by means of a reciprocating mixing device which is attached to station 100 on one side of the platform ^a # Ö 'on the opposite side of the movable platform 50, as shown in FIG 3 and 5 is shown. This reciprocating mixer includes one

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horizontal platform 102 which is generally level with movable platform 40 and extends along the latter to be moved along the latter in a horizontal plane to to reciprocate the stones in side-by-side arrangement with the stones located on platform 40. Any suitable means (not shown) may be used for reciprocating platform 102 are provided. With this idea, stones can be moved from a supply point to the floating one Platform 102 are conveyed and then brought into the row of stones on platform 40, to get the mix you want. The extraction of stones from the floating platform 102 to the movable platform 80 · is reached by a pusher 104 which is above the platform and is moved by an air cylinder 106 in a direction which is across the platform and at right angles to the main path of conveying the stones along the platform 20, 40 and 80.

Any suitable control device for the coordination and synchronization of the movements of the sliding elements and the gates, can be provided. Also the different movements of the slider and the gates can go through an operator who independently controls the movements of the individual components at the push of a button.

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Limit switches and time switches can also be used, to achieve the desired synchronization. For example, a limit switch can be used, which is turned on by the processing stones when they move to the front end of the movable Move platform 40.

The mode of operation of the device described above should be summarized once again: After the bricks from the stacks 10a onto the kiln car 12 to the rear of the fixed platform 20 have been promoted and have been brought into the appropriate position with the gates 33, 90 and 92, the Slide 28 operated to bring the stones into the front part 20a of the fixed platform 20. At this point the slide 28 can be retracted into their original starting position, which is shown in Figure 4, while the pusher 33 is lowered to further convey the stones onto the movable platform 40. During this last section, the slides 90 and 92 remain in their raised position to clear the stones to enable portion 20a of platform 20 to move onto platform 40. Platform 80 and 42 become then moved forward to create a clearance to accommodate slider 90 and 92 and Separate processing part of the stones from the remaining part on platform 20a on platform 40. Platform 50 is then actuated and laterally outward

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moved relative to platform 40 to sever three rows of stones and convey them to station C. Goals 60 and 110 can then be on opposite sides of the eleven via four stones left on platform 40 be lowered. In addition, the sliders 92 and 92 can then be lowered after the stones on platform 40 to platform 80 and the previously arranged stones on platform 80 were promoted on the floor 16 of the conveyor 18. The slides 90, 92 and 33 are then raised and the process starts again, three times until twelve rows of stones have accumulated on platform 50 at station C. At this Point will only be seven rows of stones on one side of the (fat 26 next from platform 20 moved to the movable platform 40. Then four rows of stones are removed from platform C by pusher 70 pressed on the platform 40 to form the desired eleven over four groups of stones on the platform 40. The above procedure is repeated twice until all of the accumulated stones on platform C are back into the System, whereupon the whole process is repeated. It should be noted that this device is also suitable for stacking stones that are placed on the kiln car in eight over three or ten over four or other arrangements are arranged.

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Claims (35)

Claims drive for the treatment of parts such as stones, characterized in that the one first group of stones is conveyed to a first station Part of the stones from the group is removed from the first station, and part of the stones removed a second group of stones is added to a third group of stones from a predetermined one Number to form. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that included in the steps of sequentially conveying a plurality of groups of stones to the station is that the stones are removed from the multitude of groups at the station that the removed ones Stones accumulate until a predetermined number is reached, and that predetermined Number of the accumulated stones is added to another group. A method according to claim 3, characterized in that the group of stones is conveyed to the station and the predetermined number of accumulated stones is added to the previous group of stones at the station. - 28 409816/0799%. 4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the third group of stones has a smaller number than the first group owns. 5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that that the first group of stones is conveyed to the station in zyel subgroups, the stones to be separated be taken from one of the subgroups and • and the second group the same number of stones as the subgroup owns. 6. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that a plurality of groups of stones is conveyed to the station in two subgroups that the to
removing stones are taken from one of the subgroups and that the earlier group to the
Station is promoted and has the same number of stones as one of the subgroups. 7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the subgroups both have the same number of stones own. 8. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that the subgroups both have the same number of stones. 9. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the first group contains fourteen rows of stones and three rows are removed at the station and that the second group contains seven rows and four Rows of stones can be added to the second group to form a third group consisting of 11 rows. A0981S / 0799- - 29 - 234B569 10. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the first group of stones is sixteen rows of stones contains that five rows of stones are removed at the station, that a second group of eight rows of stones and that three rows of stones are added to the second group to make a third group which consists of eleven rows of stones. 11. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that that a group of stones contains twenty rows of stones, and that nine rows of stones are removed at the station and that a second group contains ten rows of stones, and that one row of stones is added to the second Group is added to form a third group containing eleven rows of stones. 12. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that supported a group stones less remote stones, a second station for further treatment is ^r and that the second group stones is conveyed to the first station, to take stones in reception, removed from the first group. 13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that the first group of stones in a direction to the first station is conveyed, and that stones are removed from the first group and to a second Group can be added in one direction, transverse to the first direction. 409816/0799 - 30 - 14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that the first station has two horizontal relatively includes mutually transversely movable platforms, and that the stones of the first group at the station can be removed by placing one platform laterally outward in a transverse direction relative to the other Platform is moved. 15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that that a group of stones to the first station in . a plurality of parallel rows, parallel to the first direction, by a pusher is conveyed in a horizontal plane in the direction of the first station of the towing end moved stones towards the first group. 16. V-experience according to claim 15, characterized in that that the first group of stones, reduced by the distant ones Stones, is conveyed to the second station by a second pusher. 17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that a group of stones is initially taken from a supply point and before the first slide is arranged and is then pushed to the first station following by the first pusher. - 31 409816/0799 18. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the conveying steps of the first group of stones is reduced around the removed stones, from the first station to the second process station are included and that at the same time another group of stones is conveyed to the first station in order to get to the first station to separate or add stones from it. 19. Process for the treatment of parts such as stones, characterized in that a group of stones is generally in parallel rows in one direction are/
arranged ', is conveyed parallel to the rows of stones of the first arrangement, that a processing part is separated from this group, from the dragged part of the group, that the processing part in a. Direction transverse to this direction is separated in order to divide the processing part into two subgroups, and that one of the subgroups is further conveyed in one direction to another location for further treatment. 20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that the in one direction to the first point towed part is promoted and that the towed part in a direction transverse to this first direction separated so that the dragged part is divided into two subgroups. 409816/0799 ~ 32 - 21. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that another group of stones is conveyed to this point, and that another sub-group of stones is conveyed to this other group of stones at this point
will be added. 22. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that one of the subgroups of the towed part is conveyed in one direction to another place, that the other groups of the processing part and the dragged part collects at the first place, that a further group of stones is conveyed to this place, and that the other sub-groups to this further group Stones at this point
to be added" 23. The method according to claim 19 »characterized in that that the group of stones, when it reaches the first place, on two platforms that are relative to each other
move in one direction, and that is
move the platform relative to each other in one direction to divide a group of stones into a processing and a dragged part. 24. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that the processing part on one of the platforms and lies on a third platform which is in a direction transverse to the first direction relative to the 409816/0799 - 33 - Platform moves, and that one platform moves and moving the third platform relative to one another in this transverse direction to move the processing part to separate into the subgroups. 25. Device to treat parts, such as stones, characterized in that it consists of a combination of means for conveying a group of stones in a plurality of parallel rows along a horizontal path to a first station, facilities at that first station to a number the rows of stones to separate the sides from the remaining rows and bodies around the remaining rows to another treatment station to promote exists. 26. Apparatus according to claim 25, characterized in that it consists of a combination of devices for Separation of the groups of stones in a processing part and in a dragged part, previous a lateral separation of the number of rows. 27. Apparatus according to claim 25, characterized in that it consists of facilities at the first station for Add a number of rows of stones to a group of stones at the first station. - 34 409816/0799 28. Apparatus according to claim 25, characterized in that it consists of devices that the remote Bring rows of stones back to the first station in order to match them to a following group of stones, that are conveyed to the first station to be added again. 29. Apparatus according to claim 25 »characterized in that the first station includes first and second horizontal platforms on which a group of stones is promoted, and that the second platform itself relative to the other platform moved to a number of rows of stones from the remaining ones Separate rows. 30. Apparatus according to claim 29, characterized in that the first marked facilities a fixed horizontal platform in front of the first platform includes so that the stones are conveyed along the fixed platform to the first platform and a mounting device for the first platform that allows movement in a horizontal Level relative to the fortified platform allows »to cut stones. 409816/0799 31. Apparatus according to claim 30, characterized in that the first marked devices Pushing component fell asleep movably over the fixed platform to push the stones along on it and that the conveying device carries the stones from the first station to further treatment stations promotes, includes a second push member moveable over the first platform. 32. Apparatus according to claim 31, characterized by a second push component, which can also be moved vertically. 33. Apparatus according to claim 31, characterized in that the fastening means of the first platform allows a movement in a horizontal plane relative to the fixed platform and includes a carrier device, a motor to move the carrier device, and that the second platform on the Carrier device is attached, with another motor to operate the secondary carrier device is further included. _/ 34. Apparatus according to claim 25, characterized in that that a pair of vertical gates movable in a vertical plane on opposite sides of the first station, to get the stones at the first station while moving the last marked facilities, is included. 409816/0 7 99 -36- 35. Apparatus according to claim 29 »characterized in that the further treatment stations have a third include horizontal platform adjacent to the first platform and having facilities connected to the third platform for conveying the stones from the third platform to another Treatment station are included. 409816/0799 Blank page