MOLDING MACHINE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: manufacture of building materials. SUBSTANCE: machine has a frame, collecting hopper, drive and molding unit located under the hopper. The unit consists of a frame with a die motionlessly fixed into it along the vertical axis of molding and piston installed for upward movement. Moreover, there is a gate located for reciprocating movement between the hopper and die. The hopper consists of two halves: movable and motionless. When put together, both halves are an extension of one another. Aligned with its upper half, the lower half of the hopper transforms into a feeding box for the gate and comes into rigid connection with it. EFFECT: higher efficiency and reliability. 5 dwg