公开(公告)号：US11904500B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17568521

申请日：2022-01-04

申请人： Astroport Space Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Samuel Ximenes ,  Isaac Olson ,  Ronald Wells ,  John Michael Berringer

IPC分类号： B28B3/00 ,  B28B3/26 ,  E04G21/16

CPC分类号： B28B3/2681 ,  B28B3/2654 ,  E04G21/167

摘要： An apparatus for making and depositing bricks includes a nozzle having an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a plurality of walls surrounding the outlet opening. At least one of the walls is configured to retract relative to the other walls. When a first brick is deposited, all of the nozzle walls are in the extended position. When subsequent bricks are deposited, one or more of the nozzle walls are retracted so that the form for the subsequent bricks is provided by the walls that are in the extended position and the sides of the already-deposited bricks. In this manner, the nozzle is configured to deposit the bricks directly adjacent to each other without any space or intervening material between them. The bricks may be deposited in a heated state and they meld together as they cool. The nozzle is particularly advantageous for paving autonomously in otherwise inaccessible locations, such as surfaces on the moon or other planets.

公开(公告)号：US20220212364A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17568521

申请日：2022-01-04

申请人： Astroport Space Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Samuel Ximenes ,  Issac Olson ,  Ronald Wells ,  John Michael Berringer, JR.

IPC分类号： B28B3/26 ,  E04G21/16

摘要： An apparatus for making and depositing bricks includes a nozzle having an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a plurality of walls surrounding the outlet opening. At least one of the walls is configured to retract relative to the other walls. When a first brick is deposited, all of the nozzle walls are in the extended position. When subsequent bricks are deposited, one or more of the nozzle walls are retracted so that the form for the subsequent bricks is provided by the walls that are in the extended position and the sides of the already-deposited bricks. In this manner, the nozzle is configured to deposit the bricks directly adjacent to each other without any space or intervening material between them. The bricks may be deposited in a heated state and they meld together as they cool. The nozzle is particularly advantageous for paving autonomously in otherwise inaccessible locations, such as surfaces on the moon or other planets.

公开(公告)号：US20240173888A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18431295

申请日：2024-02-02

申请人： Astroport Space Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Samuel Ximenes ,  Isaac Olson ,  Ronald Wells ,  John Michael Berringer

IPC分类号： B28B3/26 ,  E04G21/16

CPC分类号： B28B3/2681 ,  B28B3/2654 ,  E04G21/167

摘要： An apparatus for making and depositing bricks includes a nozzle having an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a plurality of walls surrounding the outlet opening. At least one of the walls is configured to retract relative to the other walls. When a first brick is deposited, all of the nozzle walls are in the extended position. When subsequent bricks are deposited, one or more of the nozzle walls are retracted so that the form for the subsequent bricks is provided by the walls that are in the extended position and the sides of the already-deposited bricks. In this manner, the nozzle is configured to deposit the bricks directly adjacent to each other without any space or intervening material between them. The bricks may be deposited in a heated state and they meld together as they cool. The nozzle is particularly advantageous for paving autonomously in otherwise inaccessible locations, such as surfaces on the moon or other planets.