US3735464A
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Apparatus for fabricating wall panels and the like for buildings
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-11-24
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Granted: 1973-05-29
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Expires: 1991-11-24
Abstract
Abstract Multi-station apparatus for constructing and handling wall panels, floors and the like in a ''''house factory''''. The apparatus comprises a framing table having a rectangular flat workbed with an air-cylinder operated jig assembly for holding the work pieces in position during fabrication. The framing table has a series of conveyor rollers longitudinally spaced along each side of the workbed on a pivotable carriage whereby a rough wall panel fabricated on the workbed can be lifted above the bed by the elevating rollers for moving the rough wall panel to a finishing table where exterior siding is put on and window units are installed. The finishing table has a series of fixed axis rollers longitudinally spaced along each side for receiving the rough wall panel from the framing table with which it is aligned. The finishing table has a hydraulically operated tilt bed for standing the finished wall panel in a substantially upright position under an overhead crane extending longitudinally above the pivot axis of the tilt bed and beyond the finishing table for carrying the wall panel directly to the factory loading dock.
Inventors
- 👤 L Linzmeier
- 👤 L Kowing
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:40
CPC Classifications
B; B27; B27M; B27M3/00; B27M3/0013; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S269/00; Y10S269/91; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/534; Y10T29/53539; Y10T29/53543
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
378 words
Apparatus for fabricating wall panels for buildings, comprising in combination: a. a framing table comprising; 1. a rectangular flat bed having front and rear ends and a pair of longitudinally extending side plates for supporting wall panel members thereon during fabrication of a wall panel, 2. a first series of freely rotatable transverse rollers spaced along each of the two longitudinal side plates of said flat bed, each of the rollers of said first series being mounted on a carriage pivotable about a horizontal axis, and 3. means for pivoting said carriages in unison for moving said rollers between a lower rest position recessed below the top of the side plates of said flat bed and an upper work position for lifting a wall panel off said side plates for conveying same from said framing table, b. a substantially rectangular finishing table spaced adjacent the rear end of said framing table and longitudinally aligned therewith, said finishing table comprising; 1. a frame, 2. a tilt bed mounted on said frame for pivotal movement about a longitudinally extending axis between a horizontal position and a substantially upright position, 3. a second series of freely rotatable transverse rollers spaced along each longitudinal side of said tilt bed for supporting a wall panel thereon, said rollers each having a fixed rotational axis with respect to said tilt bed, and said rollers being at substantially the same elevation when said tilt bed is in said horizontal position as the rollers of said first series on said framing table when the rollers of said first series are in their elevated position, 4. means at one side of said tilt bed and extending upwardly above the rollers of said second series when said tilt bed is in said horizontal position for supporting a finished wall panel along its lower edge on said tilt bed during movement thEreof to said substantially upright position, and 5. means for actuating said tilt bed, and c. an overhead crane having track-mounted lifting means aligned for movement substantially parallel to and above the pivot axis of said tilt bed for lifting a finished wall panel from its supporting means on said substantially upright tilt bed and carrying it beyond the end of said finishing table opposite said framing table.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
378 words
Apparatus for fabricating wall panels for buildings, comprising in combination: a. a framing table comprising; 1. a rectangular flat bed having front and rear ends and a pair of longitudinally extending side plates for supporting wall panel members thereon during fabrication of a wall panel, 2. a first series of freely rotatable transverse rollers spaced along each of the two longitudinal side plates of said flat bed, each of the rollers of said first series being mounted on a carriage pivotable about a horizontal axis, and 3. means for pivoting said carriages in unison for moving said rollers between a lower rest position recessed below the top of the side plates of said flat bed and an upper work position for lifting a wall panel off said side plates for conveying same from said framing table, b. a substantially rectangular finishing table spaced adjacent the rear end of said framing table and longitudinally aligned therewith, said finishing table comprising; 1. a frame, 2. a tilt bed mounted on said frame for pivotal movement about a longitudinally extending axis between a horizontal position and a substantially upright position, 3. a second series of freely rotatable transverse rollers spaced along each longitudinal side of said tilt bed for supporting a wall panel thereon, said rollers each having a fixed rotational axis with respect to said tilt bed, and said rollers being at substantially the same elevation when said tilt bed is in said horizontal position as the rollers of said first series on said framing table when the rollers of said first series are in their elevated position, 4. means at one side of said tilt bed and extending upwardly above the rollers of said second series when said tilt bed is in said horizontal position for supporting a finished wall panel along its lower edge on said tilt bed during movement thEreof to said substantially upright position, and 5. means for actuating said tilt bed, and c. an overhead crane having track-mounted lifting means aligned for movement substantially parallel to and above the pivot axis of said tilt bed for lifting a finished wall panel from its supporting means on said substantially upright tilt bed and carrying it beyond the end of said finishing table opposite said framing table.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
a first series of freely rotatable transverse rollers spaced along each of the two longitudinal side plates of said flat bed, each of the rollers of said first series being mounted on a carriage pivotable about a horizontal axis, and
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
a first series of freely rotatable transverse rollers spaced along each of the two longitudinal side plates of said flat bed, each of the rollers of said first series being mounted on a carriage pivotable about a horizontal axis, and
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
a tilt bed mounted on said frame for pivotal movement about a longitudinally extending axis between a horizontal position and a substantially upright position,
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
a tilt bed mounted on said frame for pivotal movement about a longitudinally extending axis between a horizontal position and a substantially upright position,
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
129 words
The apparatus for fabricating wall panels for buildings as specified in claim 1 wherein the rectangular flat bed of said framing table has a raised end rail and a raised side rail protruding above said side plates and extending respectively along the front end and one side of said flat bed for abutting wall panel members during fabrication of a wall panel on said framing table, and a series of power cylinders spaced along the opposite side of said flat bed from said raised side rail, said power cylinders having reciprocal pistons positioned above said side plates for movement toward and away from said raised side rail to provide an assembly jig for positioning and holding wall panel members during fabrication of a wall panel on said framing table.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
251 words
In apparatus for fabricating wall panels for buildings, a framing table comprising: a. a rectangular flat bed having front and rear ends and a pair of longitudinally extending side plates for supporting wall panel members thereon during fabrication of a wall panel, b. a raised end rail and a side rail protruding above said side plates and extending respectively along the front and one side of said flat bed for abutting wall panel members during fabrication of a wall panel on said framing table, c. a series of power cylinders spaced along the opposite side of said flat bed from said raised side rail, said power cylinders having reciprocal pistons positioned above said side plates for movement toward and away from said raised side rail to provide an assembly jig for positioning and holding wall panel members during fabrication of a wall panel on said framing table, d. a series of freely rotable transverse rollers spaced along each of the two longitudinal side plates of said flat bed, each of said rollers being mounted on a carriage pivotable about a horizontal axis, and e. means for pivoting said carriages in unison to move said rollers between a lower rest position recessed below the top of the side plates of said flat bed and an upper work position for lifting a wall panel off said side plates for conveying same from said framing table when the pistons of said power cylinders are retracted to release said wall panel from said assembly jig.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
251 words
In apparatus for fabricating wall panels for buildings, a framing table comprising: a. a rectangular flat bed having front and rear ends and a pair of longitudinally extending side plates for supporting wall panel members thereon during fabrication of a wall panel, b. a raised end rail and a side rail protruding above said side plates and extending respectively along the front and one side of said flat bed for abutting wall panel members during fabrication of a wall panel on said framing table, c. a series of power cylinders spaced along the opposite side of said flat bed from said raised side rail, said power cylinders having reciprocal pistons positioned above said side plates for movement toward and away from said raised side rail to provide an assembly jig for positioning and holding wall panel members during fabrication of a wall panel on said framing table, d. a series of freely rotable transverse rollers spaced along each of the two longitudinal side plates of said flat bed, each of said rollers being mounted on a carriage pivotable about a horizontal axis, and e. means for pivoting said carriages in unison to move said rollers between a lower rest position recessed below the top of the side plates of said flat bed and an upper work position for lifting a wall panel off said side plates for conveying same from said framing table when the pistons of said power cylinders are retracted to release said wall panel from said assembly jig.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
72 words
means for pivoting said carriages in unison for moving said rollers between a lower rest position recessed below the top of the side plates of said flat bed and an upper work position for lifting a wall panel off said side plates for conveying same from said framing table, b. a substantially rectangular finishing table spaced adjacent the rear end of said framing table and longitudinally aligned therewith, said finishing table comprising;
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
means for pivoting said carriages in unison for moving said rollers between a lower rest position recessed below the top of the side plates of said flat bed and an upper work position for lifting a wall panel off said side plates for conveying same from said framing table, b. a substantially rectangular finishing table spaced adjacent the rear end of said framing table and longitudinally aligned therewith, said finishing table comprising;
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
a second series of freely rotatable transverse rollers spaced along each longitudinal side of said tilt bed for supporting a wall panel thereon, said rollers each having a fixed rotational axis with respect to said tilt bed, and said rollers being at substantially the same elevation when said tilt bed is in said horizontal position as the rollers of said first series on said framing table when the rollers of said first series are in their elevated position,
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
78 words
a second series of freely rotatable transverse rollers spaced along each longitudinal side of said tilt bed for supporting a wall panel thereon, said rollers each having a fixed rotational axis with respect to said tilt bed, and said rollers being at substantially the same elevation when said tilt bed is in said horizontal position as the rollers of said first series on said framing table when the rollers of said first series are in their elevated position,
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
means at one side of said tilt bed and extending upwardly above the rollers of said second series when said tilt bed is in said horizontal position for supporting a finished wall panel along its lower edge on said tilt bed during movement thEreof to said substantially upright position, and
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
means at one side of said tilt bed and extending upwardly above the rollers of said second series when said tilt bed is in said horizontal position for supporting a finished wall panel along its lower edge on said tilt bed during movement thEreof to said substantially upright position, and
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
In apparatus for fabricating wall panels for buildings, a framing table as specified in claim 2 having a series of elongate wooden members fixedly secured between said power cylinders to one of said longitudinal side plates opposite from said raised side rail.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
132 words
In apparatus for fabricating wall panels for buildings, a finishing table comprising: a. a frame, b. a substantially rectangular tilt bed mounted on said frame for pivotal movement about a longitudinally extending axis between a horizontal position and a substantially upright position, c. a series of freely rotatable transverse rollers spaced along each longitudinal side of said tilt bed for supporting a wall panel thereon, said rollers each having a fixed rotational axis with respect to said tilt bed, d. means at one side of said tilt bed and extending upwardly above said rollers when said tilt bed is in said horizontal position for supporting a wall panel along its lower edge on said tilt bed during movement thereof to said substantially upright position, and e. means for actuating said tilt bed.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
132 words
In apparatus for fabricating wall panels for buildings, a finishing table comprising: a. a frame, b. a substantially rectangular tilt bed mounted on said frame for pivotal movement about a longitudinally extending axis between a horizontal position and a substantially upright position, c. a series of freely rotatable transverse rollers spaced along each longitudinal side of said tilt bed for supporting a wall panel thereon, said rollers each having a fixed rotational axis with respect to said tilt bed, d. means at one side of said tilt bed and extending upwardly above said rollers when said tilt bed is in said horizontal position for supporting a wall panel along its lower edge on said tilt bed during movement thereof to said substantially upright position, and e. means for actuating said tilt bed.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
60 words
means for actuating said tilt bed, and c. an overhead crane having track-mounted lifting means aligned for movement substantially parallel to and above the pivot axis of said tilt bed for lifting a finished wall panel from its supporting means on said substantially upright tilt bed and carrying it beyond the end of said finishing table opposite said framing table.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
60 words
means for actuating said tilt bed, and c. an overhead crane having track-mounted lifting means aligned for movement substantially parallel to and above the pivot axis of said tilt bed for lifting a finished wall panel from its supporting means on said substantially upright tilt bed and carrying it beyond the end of said finishing table opposite said framing table.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
In apparatus for fabricating wall panels for buildings, a finishing table as specified in claim 5 having positive engagement means for stopping said tilt bed after it has pivoted through an arc of about 75*-85* from its said horizOntal position.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-05-28 | 1976-11-27 | 1977-05-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-05-28 | 1980-11-27 | 1981-05-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-05-28 | 1984-11-27 | 1985-05-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |