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Apparatus for insulating building blocks
Assignee: Veit Dennert KG
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Filing: 1979-06-05
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Granted: 1981-10-20
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Expires: 1999-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A building block having at least one chamber therein which is filled with a foamed plastic material consisting of particles interconnected at their surfaces to form gas-permeable interstices. The block is formed by filling the chamber with a loose fill of the foamed plastic material and then fusing the particles to each other by blowing hot gas through an injection lance inserted in the fill.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Dennert
- 👤 Hans V. Dennert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 22:39
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/34; B29C44/3415; B29C44/3426; B29C44/343; B28; B28B; B28B11/00; B28B11/04; B28B11/042; B28B11/043; B29C44/02; B29C44/12; B29C44/18; E; E04; E04C; E04C1/00; E04C1/40; E04C1/41; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/04; B29K2105/048; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/02; E04B2002/0256; E04B2002/0289; E04B2002/0293; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/07; Y10S264/10; Y10S264/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
Apparatus for producing building blocks comprising conveying means for transporting building blocks each having at least one hollow chamber therein, a filling station for filling the chambers of said building blocks with particles of preformed thermoplastic synthetic material, a fusing station for fusing the surfaces of said particles of thermoplastic synthetic material together, and synchronizing means for controlling the movements of said conveying means, filling station and fusing station to fill the chambers of said building blocks with said particles of thermoplastic synthetic material and then fuse said particles together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
Apparatus for producing building blocks comprising conveying means for transporting building blocks each having at least one hollow chamber therein, a filling station for filling the chambers of said building blocks with particles of preformed thermoplastic synthetic material, a fusing station for fusing the surfaces of said particles of thermoplastic synthetic material together, and synchronizing means for controlling the movements of said conveying means, filling station and fusing station to fill the chambers of said building blocks with said particles of thermoplastic synthetic material and then fuse said particles together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said conveying means is a conveyor belt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
73 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said filling station comprises a storage container having a lower side for storing said particles of preformed thermoplastic synthetic material, and a plurality of fill pipes attached to the lower side of said container and projecting therefrom for filling each of the chambers in said building blocks with said particles, said blocks being positioned so that each of the chambers is below an associated fill pipe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The apparatus defined in claim 3 wherein each of said fill pipes is provided with an upper and a lower closing slide, the volume of each pipe between said upper and lower slides corresponding to the quantity of particles to be placed in the associated fill pipe.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus defined in claim 4 which further comprises electromagnetic means for moving said upper and lower slides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus defined in claim 3 wherein said filling station further comprises a shaking device to provide uniform filling of said fill pipes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said fusing station comprises a hot gas distributing chamber, a hot gas inlet connected thereto, a gas valve for controlling the flow of hot gas into said hot gas distributing chamber, and at least one injection lance attached to said hot gas distributing chamber for injecting hot gas into the particles of preformed thermoplastic synthetic material in the chambers of said building blocks.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus defined in claim 7 wherein said injection lance comprises a pipe having a jacket closed at its end remote from said hot gas distributing chamber, said jacket being provided with nozzle-like bores distributed over its circumference and height.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The apparatus defined in claim 8 wherein said jacket is cylindrical.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus defined in claim 8 wherein said jacket is conically tapered.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said conveying means is movable in the horizontal direction to transport said building blocks from said filling station to said fusing station, and wherein said filling and fusing stations are moveable in the vertical direction.
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