Concrete Block Color Nozzle Layout for Protected Pattern Spraying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing plants for producing concrete blocks with colored patterns face issues such as paint nozzles being positioned too close to the mold, leading to impairment and difficulty in achieving effective and protected paint application, and structuring elements being dependent on the movement of filling carriages, limiting pattern application flexibility.
Innovation Solution
The structuring device includes a structuring element that can operate independently of the filling carriage movement, and the paint nozzles are positioned vertically or laterally above the mold, ensuring they are protected from direct contact with mold and compaction equipment, allowing for effective and flexible pattern application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If color nozzles are positioned close to the mold surface, then paint application effectiveness is improved, but the nozzles become impaired and dirty from contact with mold and compaction equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The color nozzles are repositioned from a horizontal arrangement close to the mold to a vertical arrangement above the mold. This spatial reconfiguration in the vertical dimension allows the nozzles to spray paint downward onto the mold surface without coming into contact with the mold or compaction equipment, thus maintaining both paint application effectiveness and nozzle functionality.
2Device complexity
If structuring element is dependent on filling carriage movement, then device complexity is reduced, but pattern application flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The structuring function is separated from the filling carriage system and integrated into the mold assembly. The structuring element is now part of the mold rather than the filling device, allowing independent operation and positioning. This segmentation enables the structuring element to be precisely positioned and moved independently to create various patterns while maintaining overall system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The structuring element is designed to be movable relative to the mold, enabling dynamic pattern creation. It can be positioned at different locations and orientations to produce various surface patterns on the concrete blocks, providing flexibility without requiring complex external structuring devices.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system (1) for the production of concrete blocks (23) with a colored pattern (Dk), comprising a production mold (3), one or more filling trolleys (4, 5) for filling the production mold (3), a grouting device (8), a structuring device (11, 12, 13) for structuring a surface (9) of concrete filled into the production mold (3), and one or more color nozzles (2) with which color can be sprayed onto the surface (9), wherein the grouting device (8) is movable between a starting position, which is vertically removed from the surface (9), and a working position in which it acts to inject color onto the concrete in the production mold (3). The system (1) is designed such that the color nozzles (2) are arranged vertically above the production mold (2) to such an extent that a lowermost region of the grouting device (8) is located below the color nozzles (2) in the starting position.