Apparatus and method for stacking and facing uncured brick

摘要

Each row of uncured brick is arranged with a longitudinal axis extending transversely across the width of a push-off table and is serially pushed by preceding rows past the end of the table. An elevator device registers a first platform with the end of the push-off table to receive a first row(s) and a second platform vertically spaced therefrom to receive a second row(s). The upper and lower row(s) are then simultaneously pushed from the elevator onto the upstream end of a marshalling table to form a two layer stack. A first shuttle device includes a plurality of shorter, longitudinally extending bars interspersed between the bars forming the marshalling table. The bars of the shuttle device are vertically movable between a first position beneath the level of the marshalling table bars, and a second position above such level supporting the bricks thereon. Further, the shuttle device is movable longitudinally of the entire conveying system to bring the two layer stack of bricks into registration beneath a facer. The facer lifts the top layer, inverts it, and replaces it on the lower layer. The faced, double layer rows are then moved to a position to be moved by a puller bar into position beneath the setting machine head.