US1119084A - Machine for filling in hollow cavities in tiles. - Google Patents

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G. KAUPERT. -MAGHINE F011 FILLING IN HOLLOW GAVITIES IN TILES.

- APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 10, 1913. 1,11 9,084.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914. .I

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GEORGEKaUFFET, oF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MACHINE 'Fon FILLING IN HOLLOW lCAVITIES IN TILES.

` To all 'whom t may concern Be it lInown that I, GEORGE KAU'PERT, a `subject `of the Emperor of Germany, re-

siding at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Filling in Hollow Cavities in Tiles, of which the following is a specification.

The essential object of this invention is to provide an apparatusfor a process of filling in the open ends vof `thehollow cavities customarily present in the ordinary building tile. Such tile in the condition in which they are ordinarily delivered from the factory to the consumer are open at the ends,

v and it isV the object of this inventionl to provide a device adapted quickly toseal such' open ends with mortar, cement, or the like.v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an end eleva tion of a machine embodyingthe invention; Fig. 2 is a 'side elevation taken at right angles to the view ofvFig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a lsmaller apparatus thany that shown in F igs.` 1 and 2; Fig. t, is a perspective view of atile upon which theinvention is adapted to operate; Fig. 5 is a section on theline 5 5, F ig..1;land Fig. 6 is a section on the line`6f6, Fig. 3.

The salient feature of the machine is the provision of suitable devices for holding the tile, the ends 'of which are to be sealed,

and other devicesadapted to cause a table or floor upon which 4cement or mortar is spread to'b'e elevated so as to forcethe mor-v tar into the open end of each ofthe hollow perforations ofthe tile. i

The machine comprises anumber of suitable uprights 1 and cross-pieces 2` forming a s framework. At the ends of the machine andextending lfrom each leg 1 to the opposite leg 1 is a strip or barcontaining a journal or bearing L within which the shaft 5 is adapted to rotate or rock. Secured to said shaft 5 is pedal 6 which, when depressed by the foot of the operator, moves the shaft 5 within its bearings Upon the shaft 5 are cams or eccentrics, which cams bear upon and lengage the under surface of the verticallyT moving table 8. Upon said table 8 the mortar or cement 9, whichis to be forced into the open ends of the perforations 10 provided in the tile 11, is placed.

. Since the tiles 11 are adapted to be held iiXed against vertical movement, it is obvious that to `cause the table 8 tomove up` wardly will Vforce the mortar or cement 9 Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

`Application filed September 10, 1913. Serial No. 789,029.

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Extending transversely of the apparatus are strips or supports 12 which are spaced apart a distance corresponding to the thickness of the tiles which` are being operated upon and'which` strips 12 are received within suitable recesses 13 in the table 8. Said members 12 serve the functions not only `of supporting the different tiles 11, but also of guiding the table 8 in its reciprocation and of keeping the cement or mortar 9 within predetermined limits. a

To prevent the tiles v11 from being lifted upwardly at the time that the table 8 is elevated, the sliding frame v11 is provided, which frame 141cm `be securedin place through the medium ofthe pins 15 which extend into perforations in loops 16` and are received within recesses 17 in the'legs 1. The loops 16 encircle said legs 1. To the top of the framework pulleys 18 are secured and a rope or cable 19 passes over each pulley 18, one end of said rope 19 being secured l to the sliding framellf and the other to the from the perforations 16, the table 14 can l slide vertically, being moved upwardly when it is desired to have the sliding member 11 outv of the way of the tile, and downwardly when the operator wishes the support 14` to rest upon the top edges of the tile and thus limit their upward movement.

The apparatus is provided with a number of shelves 21 upon which` the tiles can rest while the mortar or cement `is being allowed toset, and with a b'oX` or trough 22 to which a handle 23 is secured, into which container 22the supply of mortar or cement can be poured or shoveledy .preparatory to being spread upon'the upper surface of thetable 8. Said container 22 is carried uponrollers, 211. .y In Figs. 3` and 6 there is depicted a much -smaller apparatus than that shown in the y remaining figures, the object of this smaller apparatus being to provide a portable device which rmay be used right on the job. Said portable apparatus incorporates a rising and falling table 8, shelves 21, pedal 6, and other salient features of the invention,

the construction of same being obvious from the drawings so that a detailed description is not necessary.

In both the .larger and the smaller machines the upper surface of the reciprocatlng table upon which thev mortar orcement 9 1s placed is covered with a layer of asbestos or tar paper, or some other substance to which the cementwill not adhere. If the cement 9 were allowed to rest directly upon the member 8, which is preferably made of wood, the cement or mortar 9, which possesses a certain degree of adhesion to wood but almost none for asbestos or tar paper, would not remain plugged in the openings or perforations 10, but by coating or covering the top of the table 8 with a substance to which the cement or mortar will not normally adhere, that cement or mortar which has been forced into the openings or hollows of the tile will remain embedded therein after the table 8 has been depressed.

It will be obvious from the foregoing detailed description that sundry changes in the construction and operation of the apparatus may be made without departing kfrom the scope of the invention.

I .claim as my invention:

i l. An apparatus of the character described comprising means for supporting a tile,

'means for holding same against upward movement, a reciprocating table upon which vmortar or cement is adapted to be placed,

and means vfor elevating said reciprocating table and causing same tojpress against said tile, whereby the mortar or cement upon said table is pressed or plugged into the perforations of said tile. l

2. An apparatus of the lcharacter described comprising means for supporting Va tile, means for holding same against upward movement, a reciprocating table upon which mortar or cement is'adapted to be placed, `a shafting, an eccentric upon said shaft adapted toengage the under surface of said table,

and means to rotate said shaft and thereby cause said table to be moved toward said tile, whereby the cement or mortar lupon said table is plugged or pressed into the opening within said tile.

3. An apparatus of the character described comprising means for supporting a tile, means for holding same against* upward movement, a reciprocating table upon which mortar or cement is adaptedto be placed,

' Copies of this patent may be obtained for andmeans for elevating said reciprocating vided with a coating adapted tov resist the adhesive action of the mortar or cement, a shaft, an eccentric upon said shaft adapted to engage the under surface of said table, and means to rotate said shaft and thereby cause said table to be'moved toward said tile, whereby the cement or mortar upon saidtable is plugged orpressed into the opening within said tile.

5. An apparatusof the character described I comprising aV framework, a plurality of strips supported therein, said stripsv being adapted to receive the edges of the tiles upon which said apparatus is intended to operate, a reciprocating table having recesses to receive said strips, means for holding the tiles in place, means for causingv said table to move toward said tiles, whereby the mortar or cement adapted to be received within, said table is forced or plugged into the openings of said tiles. y v

6. The combinationl of a vertically-reciprocatory table divided into sections, `stationary tile-supports cooperating with each section of said table, an adjustablev superstructure, and meansfor `.moving said table toward said supports'and said superstructure.

7. The combination of a vertically-recip rocatory table divided into sections,station' l ary tile-supports adapted to enter between the sections of the table upon the movement thereof, a vertically-adjustable superstructure above said table, and means for moving the said table toward said superstructure.

` In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my y signature in the presence of two witnesses. GEORGE KAUPER'I.

IVitnesses:

Ro'r. KLOTZ, AUG. KUNTZE.

Washington, D. C??

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