US 12,240,674 B2
Adhesive cartridge
Mark Joseph Pivac, Lesmurdie (AU); and Harald Apfelthaler, Kalamunda (AU)
Assigned to FASTBRICK IP PTY LTD, Hign Wycombe (AU)
Appl. No. 17/273,479
Filed by FASTBRICK IP PTY LTD, High Wycombe (AU)
PCT Filed Sep. 4, 2019, PCT No. PCT/AU2019/000103
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 4, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/047574, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018903273 (AU), filed on Sep. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0339932 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. B65D 77/06 (2006.01); B05C 5/00 (2006.01); B05C 5/02 (2006.01); B65D 85/00 (2006.01); E04G 21/20 (2006.01); E04G 21/22 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 77/06 (2013.01) [B05C 5/002 (2013.01); B05C 5/0225 (2013.01); B65D 85/70 (2013.01); E04G 21/20 (2013.01); E04G 21/22 (2013.01); B65D 2577/041 (2013.01); B65D 2583/005 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adhesive cartridge for an automated brick laying machine, the adhesive cartridge comprising a bladder for the adhesive, a shell for the bladder, the shell comprising an aperture therethrough, and at least one valve assembly for controlling adhesive flow, the valve assembly comprising a valve body, at least a portion of which extends through the aperture and into the shell and wherein the valve assembly is configured to allow controllable adhesive filling of and dispensing from the adhesive cartridge; and
wherein the at least a portion of the valve body also extends through an aperture in the bladder and the valve body comprises a first valve port providing an opening inside of the bladder, a second port providing an opening outside of the shell, a passageway extending between the first and second ports, and a third port intersecting the passageway and opening outside of the shell.