Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to an automated paver tile manufacturing device that is capable of providing a means to manufacture paver tiles as per user requirement in an automated manner.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Paver tile manufacturing involves the production of durable, versatile tiles used primarily for outdoor applications such as walkways, patios, and driveways. The process typically begins with the selection of high-quality raw materials, including clay, concrete, or stone, which are then mixed, shaped, and cured to achieve the desired strength and aesthetic. Modern manufacturing techniques may incorporate advanced technologies like automated molding and pressing, along with the use of pigments and finishes to enhance appearance and weather resistance. As sustainability becomes increasingly important, manufacturers are also exploring eco-friendly materials and practices, such as recycled content and energy-efficient production methods. This industry not only caters to residential needs but also serves commercial projects, contributing significantly to the landscape of urban and suburban environments.

[0003] Traditional paver tile manufacturing methods often involve hand-molding clay or concrete mixtures into shapes, followed by air drying and firing in kilns for clay tiles or curing for concrete. While these artisanal techniques allow for unique designs and high craftsmanship, they come with several issues. The reliance on manual labor can lead to inconsistencies in quality and dimensions, while the firing process for clay tiles consumes significant energy and can result in variable color outcomes. Additionally, the time-consuming nature of hand production limits scalability, making the process challenging to meet high demand. Furthermore, traditional methods may not adhere to modern sustainability standards, raising concerns about environmental impact and resource efficiency.

[0004] US10844551B2 discloses a method for manufacturing of paver block and bricks includes addition of cementitious materials, additives, and binding materials. The method also includes homogenization of the added materials to obtain a first mixture, addition of a hardener solution to the first mixture, mixing the first mixture with the hardener solution for 5 to 30 minutes to obtain a second mixture, casting the second mixture into a mold to obtain a solidified part, and curing the solidified part in atmospheric air. Though US’551 relates to a method for manufacturing of paver blocks and bricks from industrial waste, however, the cited art lacks in providing a means to level mixture for precise and accurate manufacturing of paver tiles.

[0005] Conventionally, many devices have been developed to facilitate in manufacturing of paver tile, however, the prior arts mentioned above have limitations pertaining to providing a means to level mixture for precise and accurate manufacturing of paver tiles.

[0006] In order to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks, there exists a need in the art to develop a device that requires to be capable of providing a means to generate vibrations for levelling mixture to produce and manufacture paver tiles in utmost accuracy and precision.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

[0007] The principal object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to develop a device that is capable of providing a means to manufacture paver tiles as per user requirement in an automated manner.

[0009] Another object of the present invention is to develop a device that is capable of providing a means to mix water, sand and mixture into a mixture and accordingly adjust to cut and shape the mixture into tiles.

[0010] Yet another object of the present invention is to develop a device that is capable of providing a means to generate vibrations for levelling mixture to produce and manufacture paver tiles in utmost accuracy and precision.

[0011] The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0012] The present invention relates to an automated paver tile manufacturing device that is capable of monitoring moisture content of a mixture and accordingly adjust to cut and shape the mixture present in a mold for manufacturing paver tiles.

[0013] According to an embodiment of the present invention, an automated paver tile manufacturing device, comprises of a housing positioned over a ground surface by means of plurality of legs, wherein a multi-sectioned chamber is arranged within the housing that is accessed by a user to fill water, sand, cement required to manufacture a paver tiles, a mixing container arranged within the housing that is connected with the chamber by means of a conduit, wherein an electronic valve is installed with each section of the chamber that are actuated by a microcontroller linked with the valves to dispense a regulated amount of the water, sand, cement into the conduit that gets transferred into the container, a motorized stirrer installed in the chamber that actuates to mix the received water, sand, cement to produce mortar mixture, wherein upon mixing, the microcontroller actuates an suction pump installed within the container to withdraw the mixture and dispense in a tray arranged over the housing by means of a pipe connected with the suction pump, a concrete mold configured with the tray by means of a motorized hinge joint that actuates to position the mold within the tray to cut and shape the mixture into tiles, wherein a moisture sensor is integrated in the tray to monitor moisture level of the mixture and as soon as the monitored moisture level recedes a threshold value, the microcontroller actuates a speaker installed over the housing to produce a voice command to notify the user to collect the shaped tiles.

[0014] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the proposed device further comprises of a touch interactive display panel is installed over the housing to enable the user to provide input regarding manufacturing of the paver tiles based on which the microcontroller actuates the valves to dispense a regulated amount of the water, sand, cement, a vibration units is installed with the tray that actuates to produce vibrations to level the mixture within the tray, plurality of pneumatic pins installed over base portion of the tray that actuates to extend in view of detaching the tiles from the tray, a robotic gripper is installed over the housing and actuated by the microcontroller based on output of an artificial intelligence based imaging unit installed over the housing to withdraw the manufactured tiles from the tray and store in a box arranged with the housing and a battery is associated with the device for powering up electrical and electronically operated components associated with the device.

[0015] While the invention has been described and shown with particular reference to the preferred embodiment, it will be apparent that variations might be possible that would fall within the scope of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings where:
Figure 1 illustrates an isometric view of an automated paver tile manufacturing device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] The following description includes the preferred best mode of one embodiment of the present invention. It will be clear from this description of the invention that the invention is not limited to these illustrated embodiments but that the invention also includes a variety of modifications and embodiments thereto. Therefore, the present description should be seen as illustrative and not limiting. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, it should be understood, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form disclosed, but, on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

[0018] In any embodiment described herein, the open-ended terms "comprising," "comprises,” and the like (which are synonymous with "including," "having” and "characterized by") may be replaced by the respective partially closed phrases "consisting essentially of," consists essentially of," and the like or the respective closed phrases "consisting of," "consists of, the like.

[0019] As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” designate both the singular and the plural, unless expressly stated to designate the singular only.

[0020] The present invention relates to an automated paver tile manufacturing device that is capable of mixing water, sand, and aggregates into a homogeneous blend and accordingly adjust to cut and shape the mixture into paver tiles.

[0021] Referring to Figure 1, an isometric view of an automated paver tile manufacturing device is illustrated, comprising a housing 101 positioned over a ground surface by means of plurality of legs 102, a multi-sectioned chamber 103 arranged within the housing 101, a mixing container 104 arranged within the housing 101 that is connected with the chamber 103 by means of a conduit 105, an electronic valve 106 installed with each section of the chamber 103, a motorized stirrer 107 installed in the chamber 103, an suction pump 108 installed within the container 104, a tray 109 arranged over the housing 101 by means of a pipe connected with the suction pump 108, a concrete mold 110 configured with the tray 109, a speaker 111 installed over the housing 101, a touch interactive display panel 112 installed over the housing 101, a vibration units 113 installed with the tray 109, plurality of pneumatic pins 114 installed over base portion of the tray 109, a robotic gripper 115 installed over the housing 101.

[0022] The proposed device includes a housing 101 placed over a ground surface via multiple legs 102 that ranges from (2 to 4 in numbers). The housing 101 serves as the core structure and is made up of lightweight yet robust metals like aluminium or high-strength plastics. These materials provide structural integrity while keeping the device manageable in weight for ease of use and portability. The outer layer of the housing 101 is made from durable and washable materials which includes but not limited to fabric, leather, vinyl, or synthetic materials. The housing 101 is configured with a multi-sectioned chamber 103 accessed by a user for filling water, sand, cement required to manufacture paver tiles.

[0023] The housing 101 is installed with a mixing container 104 connected to the chamber 103 via a conduit 105, wherein each section of the chamber 103 is installed with an electronic valve 106 commanded by an inbuilt microcontroller for dispensing a regulated amount of the water, sand and cement into the conduit 105 that further gets transferred into the container 104. The electronic valve 106 comprises of a gate and a magnetic coil which uses electricity from the microcontroller to generate the force to control the opening /closing of the gate to dispense the regulated amount of the water, sand and cement into the conduit 105 that further gets transferred into the container 104.

[0024] The housing 101 is installed with a touch interactive display panel 112 commanded by the microcontroller for enabling the user to provide input specs related to manufacturing of the paver tiles. When the user accesses the touch interactive display panel 112 for providing inputs related to manufacturing of the paver tiles, then an internal circuitry of the display panel 112 senses those touches of the user and synchronically, the internal circuitry automatically converts the touch responses into electric signals and then transmits those signals to the microcontroller. The microcontroller further analyses the signals and actuates the display panel 112 for enabling the user in providing inputs related to manufacturing of the paver tiles. Based on processing of the inputs provided by the user, the microcontroller regulates actuation of the valve 106 for dispensing the water, sand and the cement.

[0025] The chamber 103 is installed with a motorized stirrer 107 commanded by the microcontroller for mixing water, sand and the cement to produce mortar mixture. The motorized stirrer 107 comprises of a motor and a pair of blades. The microcontroller powers the motor that further drives the pair of blades to rotate on axis to produce mortar mixture. Simultaneously, the microcontroller commands a suction pump 108 installed in the container 104 for withdrawing the mixture and dispensing the mixture into a tray 109 installed over the housing 101.

[0026] The suction pump 108 works on the principle of flow of air from area of high pressure to area of low pressure. An electric motor is attached to a fan that spins the fan at high velocities. The fast-spinning fan creates a region of low pressure inside the conduit 105 of the suction unit. Air, along with the mixture is sucked into the conduit 105 and thus withdrawing and dispense the mixture within the tray 109 connected with the pump 108 via a pipe. The tray 109 is installed with a vibration unit 113 commanded by the microcontroller for levelling the mixture in the tray 109. The vibration units 113 is a device for subjecting a system to the action of moving or causing to move back and forth or from side to side very quickly leading to controlled and reproducible vibrations for levelling the mixture in the tray 109.

[0027] The tray 109 is configured with a concrete mold 110 via a motorized hinge joint commanded by the microcontroller for placing the mold 110 in the tray 109 for cutting and shaping the mixture into the tiles. The motorized hinge joints used herein, are piece of metal that joins two sides or items together and opens/closes the mold by revolving along the longitudinal axis whose operation is governed by a DC motor for placing the mold 110 in the tray 109 for cutting and shaping the mixture into the tiles.

[0028] The tray 109 is integrated with a moisture sensor for monitoring moisture level of the mixture. The moisture sensor uses capacitance to measure dielectric permittivity of the mixture. In mixture, dielectric permittivity is a function of the water content. The moisture sensor creates a voltage proportional to the dielectric permittivity, and therefore the water content of the plate is measured. The moisture sensor transmits the signals to the microcontroller. The microcontroller processes the received data in order to determine the presence of the moisture in the mixture. In case, the detected level receded a threshold level, the microcontroller commands a speaker 111 installed on the housing 101 for notifying the user to collect the shaped tiles.

[0029] The speaker 111 comprises of a voice coil and a permanent magnet. The microcontroller actuates the speaker 111 thereby generating electrical current via the voice coil which further produces an electric field that interacts with the magnetic field of the permanent magnet attached to the speaker 111. Due to attraction and repelling of like charges with each other, an audio signal is sent via the voice coil due to which, a musical waveform is produced that moves up and down, the voice coil gets attracted and repelled by the permanent magnet. Due to attraction and repelling of the voice coil by the permanent magnet, a cone attached with the voice coil moves back and forth creating pressure waves in the air perceiving as voice commands from the speaker 111 to produce audio signals to notify the user to collect the shaped tiles.

[0030] The base portion of the tray 109 is configured with multiple pneumatic pins 114 that ranges from (2 to 4 in numbers), commanded by the microcontroller to extend for detaching the tiles from the tray 109. The pneumatic pins 114 are powered by pneumatic unit that includes an air compressor, air cylinder, air valves 106 and piston which works in collaboration to aid in extension and retraction of the pins 114 for detaching the tiles from the tray 109. The housing 101 is configured with a robotic gripper 115 commanded by the microcontroller for withdrawing the manufactured tiles from the tray 109 and store the tiles in a box arranged in the housing 101. The robotic gripper 115 typically consists of two opposing arms or fingers that mimic a human hand-gripping motion. These arms are usually made of durable materials like metal or plastic to provide strength and flexibility. The robotic gripper 115 design incorporates springs for withdrawing the manufactured tiles from the tray 109 and store the tiles in the box.

[0031] Furthermore, a battery (not shown in fig.) is installed with the device to power all electrical and electronic component necessary for their operation. The battery is linked to the microcontroller and provides (DC) Direct Current to the microcontroller. And then, based on the order of operations, the microcontroller sends that current to those specific electrical or electronic components so they effectively carry out their appropriate function.

[0032] The present invention works best in the following manner, where the housing 101 as disclosed in the invention is developed to be positioned over the ground surface by means of plurality of legs 102, wherein the multi-sectioned chamber 103 is arranged within the housing 101 that is accessed by the user to fill water, sand, cement required to manufacture the paver tiles. The mixing container 104 arranged within the housing 101 that is connected with the chamber 103 by means of the conduit 105, wherein the electronic valve 106 is installed with each section of the chamber 103 that are actuated by the microcontroller linked with the valves 106 to dispense the regulated amount of the water, sand, cement into the conduit 105 that gets transferred into the container 104. The touch interactive display panel 112 is installed over the housing 101 to enable the user to provide input regarding manufacturing of the paver tiles based on which the microcontroller actuates the valves 106 to dispense the regulated amount of the water, sand, cement. The motorized stirrer 107 installed in the chamber 103 that actuates to mix the received water, sand, cement to produce mortar mixture, wherein upon mixing, the microcontroller actuates the suction pump 108 installed within the container 104 to withdraw the mixture and dispense in the tray 109 arranged over the housing 101 by means of the pipe connected with the suction pump 108. The vibration units 113 are installed with the tray 109 that actuates to produce vibrations to level the mixture within the tray 109.

[0033] In continuation, the concrete mold 110 configured with the tray 109 by means of the motorized hinge joint that actuates to position the mold 110 within the tray 109 to cut and shape the mixture into tiles, wherein the moisture sensor is integrated in the tray 109 to monitor moisture level of the mixture and as soon as the monitored moisture level recedes the threshold value, the microcontroller actuates the speaker 111 installed over the housing 101 to produce the voice command to notify the user to collect the shaped tiles. Plurality of pneumatic pins 114 installed over base portion of the tray 109 that actuates to extend in view of detaching the tiles from the tray 109 and the robotic gripper 115 is installed over the housing 101 and actuated by the microcontroller based on output of the artificial intelligence-based imaging unit installed over the housing 101 to withdraw the manufactured tiles from the tray 109 and store in the box arranged with the housing 101.

[0034] Although the field of the invention has been described herein with limited reference to specific embodiments, this description is not meant to be construed in a limiting sense. Various modifications of the disclosed embodiments, as well as alternate embodiments of the invention, will become apparent to persons skilled in the art upon reference to the description of the invention. , Claims:1) An automated paver tile manufacturing device, comprising:

i) a housing 101 positioned over a ground surface by means of plurality of legs 102, wherein a multi-sectioned chamber 103 is arranged within said housing 101 that is accessed by a user to fill water, sand, cement required to manufacture a paver tiles;
ii) a mixing container 104 arranged within said housing 101 that is connected with said chamber 103 by means of a conduit 105, wherein an electronic valve 106 is installed with each section of said chamber 103 that are actuated by a microcontroller linked with said valves 106 to dispense a regulated amount of said water, sand, cement into said conduit 105 that gets transferred into said container 104;
iii) a motorized stirrer 107 installed in said chamber 103 that actuates to mix said received water, sand, cement to produce mortar mixture, wherein upon mixing, said microcontroller actuates a suction pump 108 installed within said container 104 to withdraw said mixture and dispense in a tray 109 arranged over said housing 101 by means of a pipe connected with said suction pump 108; and
iv) a concrete mold 110 configured with said tray 109 by means of a motorized hinge joint that actuates to position said mold 110 within said tray 109 to cut and shape said mixture into tiles, wherein a moisture sensor is integrated in said tray 109 to monitor moisture level of said mixture and as soon as said monitored moisture level recedes a threshold value, said microcontroller actuates a speaker 111 installed over said housing 101 to produce a voice command to notify said user to collect said shaped tiles.

2) The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a touch interactive display panel 112 is installed over said housing 101 to enable said user to provide input regarding manufacturing of said paver tiles based on which said microcontroller actuates said valves 106 to dispense a regulated amount of said water, sand, cement.

3) The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein plurality of vibration units 113 is installed with said tray 109 that actuates to produce vibrations to level said mixture within said tray 109.

4) The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein plurality of pneumatic pins 114 installed over base portion of said tray 109 that actuates to extend in view of detaching said tiles from said tray 109.

5) The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a robotic gripper 115 is installed over said housing 101 and actuated by said microcontroller based on output of an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit installed over said housing 101 to withdraw said manufactured tiles from said tray 109 and store in a box arranged with said housing 101.

6) The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a battery is associated with said device for powering up electrical and electronically operated components associated with said device.