Patent ID: 11873652
Assignee: BUILDZ, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 10:
11. A method of assembling a framing assembly for a floor or ceiling in a modular construction unit, the method comprising:
positioning, using a truss placement system, trusses on an assembly conveyor such that the trusses are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance;
receiving and arranging, via a joist placement system, dimensional lumber forming joists adjacent to lateral edges of the trusses on opposite sides of the assembly conveyor;
moving, at a framing system, a plurality of first fastening devices along a length of the assembly conveyor and applying a plurality of fasteners in at least one predetermined fastener pattern through the joists and one of the trusses to attach the joists to the trusses;
positioning, at a sheathing/drywall installation system, a plurality of panel members over an exposed surface of the framing assembly after the trusses and the joists are fastened together at the framing system, the panel members being positioned to cover all or a designated portion of the exposed surface of the framing assembly according to a panel placement pattern associated with the framing assembly being assembled; and
applying, at a fastening system, a plurality of fasteners through at least one of the panel members and one of the trusses or the joists of the framing assembly, using a plurality of second fastening devices, to attach the panel members to the framing assembly.