Patent ID: 7048250

Claim:
A method of producing molded blocks ( 10 ), in which a plurality of molded blocks ( 10 ) are produced in a mold ( 37 ) in such a way that the molded blocks ( 10 ) are arranged in the mold ( 37 ) in at least one molded block row ( 28 ) and respective adjacent molded blocks ( 10 ) of a molded block row ( 28 ) are interconnected in the region of at least one predetermined breaking point ( 30 ), the molded blocks ( 10 ) of a molded block row ( 28 ) being removed from the mold ( 37 ) as a continuous unit and being separated from one another in the region of the predetermined breaking points ( 30 ), characterized in that adjacent molded blocks ( 10 ) of at least one molded block row ( 28 ) are produced in the mold ( 37 ) in such a way that axes of the molded blocks ( 10 ) deviate at least partially from a longitudinal axis ( 32 ) of the respective molded block row ( 28 ) in the longitudinal direction of the respective molded block row ( 28 ), and in that, in order to sever the predetermined breaking points ( 30 ), lateral pressure is exerted on each molded block row ( 28 ).