1. PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

Overview

Designed and constructed to be easily transported from one site to another, the system automatic cycle  permits the splitting of concrete blocks of various size from a pallet of prestressed elements offloaded onto a new pallet as finished product.

Pallet and block movement line (collet)

Pallets Ioaded with blocks to be split are positioned with the use of a lift truck on the inlet roller unit (1).

The roller unit automatically positions the pallet in the pre-defined pick-up point in order to permit the layers to be picked up by the collet (2) one by one.

The collet shifts to a position over the pallet, lowers, picks up a layer of blocks, and then deposits it on the inlet double slat conveyor (3). This conveyor moves the layers to the splitting machine TS 60/28 60P (4).

The pusher (5) pushes the blocks beneath the machine in order for them to be split as defined in the recipe selected. After splitting, the scrap material falls onto the flat and inclined rubber coated conveyor (5) in order to be offloaded, while the pusher pushes the blocks on the separable outlet conveyor (6).

The collet shifts to a position over the separable outlet conveyor in order to pick up the layer of split blocks. The layers of split blocks can be sent to either of two routes depending on the recipe selected:

1. the layers are picked up by the collet and positioned on the pallets positioned on the outlet roller unit. These pallets will be unloaded by an operator using a lift truck;
2. the layers are picked up by the collet, rotated 90°, and then carried away once again to the inlet double slat conveyor (3) in order to be split again.

Splitting Line

The layers of blocks deposited by the collet onto the double slat conveyor (3) are pushed into the programmed positions by the pusher (5). After being positioned correctly beneath the machine (4), the blocks are split.

The pusher helps make sure that the scrap falls onto the rubber coated conveyor belts for offloading by pushing the blocks forward.

The rows of split blocks are positioned on the separable outlet slat conveyor (6).

The rows of split blocks are formed on such conveyor and must then be either deposited onto the pallet in order to complete the cycle or rotated by 90° for splitting again with the resumption of the cycle.

Everything required for positioning of splitting, the pushers and the conveyors can be programmed on the operator panel located on the splitting line control panel (7). 

COMPONENTS 

2. MAIN COMPONENTS

The system is divided into two main parts: 

2.1          SPLITTING UNIT 

Composed of:

-       Inlet double slat conveyor 4000x1400

-       Row positioner

-       Pusher h1100 stroke 2200

-       Splitting machine TS 60x28 60T

-       Separable outlet slat conveyor 4000x1400

-       Flat rubber coated conveyor

-       Inclined rubber coated conveyor

-       Control unit for TS 60x28 60T

-       Splitting line electric system

2.2       COLLET UNIT 

Composed of:

-       Oleodynamic collet

-       Collet unit electric system

PALLET MOVEMENT ROLLER UNIT

-       Pallet movement roller unit