CN1899786B

CN1899786B - System for altering the arrangement of the powders forming a strip for the forming of ceramic tiles or slabs

Info

Publication number: CN1899786B
Application number: CN2006101062316A
Authority: CN
Inventors: S·瓦利
Original assignee: Sacmi Imola SC
Current assignee: Sacmi Imola SC
Priority date: 2005-07-19
Filing date: 2006-07-05
Publication date: 2010-05-26
Anticipated expiration: 2026-07-05
Also published as: EP1745906A3; RU2399485C2; EP1745906A2; ITRE20050084A1; CN1899786A; RU2006124428A

Abstract

A system for altering the arrangement of the powders (33) forming a strip (100) for the forming of ceramic tiles or slabs comprising a hopper (34) having a prismatic conformation with a front face (34a) and a rear face (34b) placed transverse with respect to the direction of an underlying movable horizontal drop surface (2) and at a distance (B) substantially equal to the thickness (S) of the strip of powders (100) to be compacted, said hopper (34) being adapted to transfer onto said movable surface (2) a strip of powders (100) reproducing the same prearranged arrangement of the powders (33) present in the hopper (34), where said system comprises alteration means (11;12;13) of the prearranged arrangement of the powders (33), said alteration means (11;12;13) being arranged on the hopper (34) and adapted to operate on the powders (33) before they are transferred onto said movable surface (2).

Description

In order to form the system that Ceramic Tiles or ceramic wafer change the powder layout that forms band

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of system that changes the layout of the powder that forms band in order to form Ceramic Tiles or ceramic wafer.

Background technology

In the application PCT/IB2005/000025 of same Applicant, a kind of color powder preparation tool that is used to form Ceramic Tiles or ceramic wafer has been described, comprise being arranged in the movably vertical hopper of the surface, whereabouts of level.This funnel is a parallelepiped-shaped, has first pair of surface, is called the side, and the direction of advance that is parallel to movable surface is arranged and second pair of surface, is respectively front and rear surfaces, arranges perpendicular to the direction of advance of movable surface.Distance between front surface and the rear surface equals to want the thickness of the powder belt of compacting.Color powder is from the charging of the opening of top, and from the opening discharging of below, and the aperture arrangement of this below is equaling on the position of tape thickness in that the removable whereabouts of distance is surperficial.Powder installs in the funnel in a predetermined manner by appropriate feed arrangement, and descends continuously, owing to their translational surfaces from the below draw.

By this way, on movable belt, form powder belt, duplicate the predetermined arrangement identical with powder in the funnel.

Described instrument not only can be only by changing the distance between the front and rear surfaces, proportionately change the distance between discharge port and the movable surface, and form the ceramic wafer of expecting thickness continuously, and can realize imitating ceramic wafer such as natural stones such as marble and granite.

Although very approaching with aesthetic and natural stone that this instrument is realized, can't reproduce the typical discontinuous decorative pattern that causes by specific natural phenomena in mode accurately, for example tomography slip or those cause the natural phenomena of crossgrained innervation.

Thereby be starved of a kind of system that obtains, it can obtain to have the powder belt that is compacted that changes the texture arrangement, thereby duplicate the discontinuous decorative pattern that causes by specific natural phenomena, these natural phenomenas such as tomography slide, motion etc., and do not abandon the advantage that the vertical hopper instrument by same Applicant has obtained.

Summary of the invention

Target of the present invention provides a kind of being used in order to form the system that Ceramic Tiles or ceramic wafer change the powder layout that forms band, and the Ceramic Tiles of formation or ceramic wafer have structure or the functional characteristics that satisfies above-mentioned requirements and overcome above-mentioned shortcoming simultaneously.

This target is used in order to form system's realization that Ceramic Tiles or ceramic wafer change the powder layout that forms band by of the present invention.A kind of system that is used to the powder layout that forms Ceramic Tiles and ceramic wafer change formation band, this system comprises the funnel with prismatic configuration, funnel has front surface and the rear surface with respect to the direction lateral arrangement on surface, removable level whereabouts, below, and the distance between front and rear surfaces is substantially equal to the powder belt thickness of wanting compacting, described funnel is suitable for uploading to surface, described removable level whereabouts and send powder belt, powder belt duplicates the predetermined arrangement identical with powder in funnel, be characterised in that, this system comprises the modifier that changes the powder predetermined arrangement, described modifier is arranged on the funnel, and is suitable for before powder is sent on the surface, described removable level whereabouts powder being operated.

Description of drawings

With reference to the accompanying drawings, by the hereinafter explanation exemplarily and without limitation to provide is provided, other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent, wherein:

-Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 represent being used in order to form the vertical cross-section diagram that Ceramic Tiles or ceramic wafer change the system of the powder layout that forms band according to first embodiment of the invention respectively;

Figure 1A and Fig. 2 A respectively among presentation graphs 1 and Fig. 2 the arrow A of system to B to view;

The amplification detailed view of Fig. 2 B presentation graphs 2;

Fig. 3 represents the system's sectional view according to second embodiment;

The arrow C of system is to view in Fig. 3 A presentation graphs 3;

Fig. 4 represents the system's sectional view according to the 3rd embodiment;

The arrow D of system is to view in Fig. 4 A presentation graphs 4.

The specific embodiment

In the drawings, represented one according to the system that is used for for the powder layout that forms Ceramic Tiles or ceramic wafer change formation band of the present invention.

This system comprises the fall vertical hopper 34 of surperficial 2 tops of the level of being arranged in.Funnel 34 has parallelepiped columnar structure, has first couple of surperficial 34c, is called the side, the direction of advance (representing with arrow) that is parallel to movable surface 2 is arranged and second couple of surperficial 34a 34b, be respectively front and rear surfaces, arrange perpendicular to the direction of advance of movable surface 2.Spacing " B " between front surface 34a and the rear surface 34b preferably equals to want the thickness " S " of the powder belt 100 of compacting.Yet the little deviation between described thickness " S " and the described spacing " B " is possible.Powder 33 is by opening 37 chargings of top, and from 38 dischargings of below opening opposing, opening 38 is arranged in surface, the removable whereabouts of distance 2 and equals on the position of powder belt 100 thickness S.Powder 33 is contained in the funnel 34 in a predefined manner by suitable feed arrangement, and for the ease of showing, feed arrangement is expression in the drawings, and powder 33 descends continuously, thereby on their translational surfaces 2 below dropping on.By this way, can on movable surface 2, form powder belt 100, be replicated in the identical predetermined arrangement of powder in the funnel 34 33.

Especially, duplicate the typical texture of natural stone with 100 predetermined arrangement.

According to the present invention, this system also comprises the modifier of change powder 33 predetermined arrangement in funnel 34, and it is suitable for operation powder 33 before powder 33 is sent on the movable surface 2.

Described modifier represents to have the aspirator 11 that is arranged on the funnel 34 in the first embodiment of the present invention in Fig. 1 and 2, be suitable for drawing a certain amount of powder 33 by opening 20, and opening 20 is preferably located on the funnel 34 rear surface 34b.Alternatively, opening 20 can be positioned on the front surface 34a.

Opening 20 is slits, and it goes up horizontal-extending at whole width " L " of funnel 34 rear surface 34b, and can be implemented in the optional position, for example be positioned at funnel 34 bottoms (Fig. 1,1A) or the intermediate altitude place (Fig. 2,2A).

Described opening 20 highly is preferably 5-30mm, and is embodied as prevents that powder 33 from discharging from opening 20.

Necessary is that opening 20 allows the mouth 11a of aspirator 11 near powder 33.

For example, as shown in Fig. 2 B, this opening 20 is embodied as lowermost portion and is arranged in funnel 34 inside, and the highest part is arranged in the ramp way of funnel 34 outsides.

The width of the mouth 11a of aspirator is preferably the 1/3-1/10 of funnel 34 width L.

Draw a certain amount of powder 33 by opening 20, with respect to the powder 33 on every side that continues to fall with identical speed, above extraction area, cause powder 33 decrease speeds to increase, thereby, being with 100 of discharging from funnel 34, in its operated position, formation separates closely similar clear fracture texture with tomography.

In order to obtain the variation of desired effects, must revise position and/or the absorption pattern that changes of carrying out.For example, aspirator 11 is slided along opening 20, can also change the absorption time, the width of suction force and suction nozzle 11a, thus change the peak width of drawing influence.

In a second embodiment, as Fig. 3, shown in the 3A, modifier be shape make externally move between the position and interior location opening 20 ' pull bar, wherein externally in the position, opening 20 ' close prevents that powder 33 from flowing out, and in interior location, as schematically shown in Figure 3, described opening 20 ' unlatching, and by opening 20 ' itself, from funnel 34, shift a certain amount of powder 33.

Thereby with not allow powder freely to discharge the opening 20 of funnel 34 among first embodiment different, the opening that can realize at an arbitrary position 20 of second embodiment ' permission powder freely flows out, and this freely flows out by pull bar 12 and stops up.

The width of pull bar 12 is preferably the 1/3-1/10 of funnel 34 width L, opening 20 ' have equal widths.Pull bar 12 is placed interior location (Fig. 3), thereunder produce vacuum immediately, it draws powder 33, and powder 33 descends from pull bar 12 sides and thereunder converges.Produce in funnel 34 exits like this and be with 100, be with 100 operated positions, formation separates closely similar clear fracture texture with tomography.

In order to obtain the variation of desired effects, must revise the position of execution change and/or the insertion pattern of pull bar 12.For example, can expect adopting the pull bar 12 (Fig. 3 A) of a plurality of alignment, each pull bar in respective openings 20 ' middle operation, can also change the duration and the degree of depth that pull bar 12 inserts funnels 34 in mode independently, or change the width of pull bar 12, thereby change respective openings 20 ' width.

In the 3rd embodiment, as Fig. 4, shown in the 4A, modifier is interception bar 13, and its shape is made the opening 20 that can insert to make with 20 same way as of opening described in first embodiment, does not promptly allow powder 33 freely to discharge.When described interception bar 13 inserts in the opening 20 (Fig. 4), it hinders powder 33 at least in part and falls.

In this insertion position, interception bar 13 thereunder produces vacuum, and it draws powder 33, and powder 33 descends from interception bar 13 sides and thereunder converges.Produced from funnel 34 discharges the time like this and be with 100, in its operated position, formation separates closely similar clear fracture texture with tomography.

In order to obtain the variation of desired effects, must revise the position of execution change and/or the insertion pattern of pull bar 13.For example, can insert the interception bar in the arbitrfary point, can also change the duration and the degree of depth that interception bar 13 inserts funnel 34, or change the width of interception bar 13 along opening 20.

From above-mentioned explanation, be appreciated that according to of the present invention being used for and satisfy the requirement described in this explanation introductory section, and overcome the shortcoming described in this part in order to form the system that powder that Ceramic Tiles or ceramic wafer change to form band arranges.

In fact, system of the present invention can obtain powder belt, and this powder belt is compacted to form plate, and plate duplicates the typical pattern of natural stone, comprises because " defective " that some natural phenomenas such as tomography slide and cause.

Certainly, in order to satisfy additional and particular requirement, those skilled in the art can make many modifications and variations to said system, and are included in all in the protection domain that the present invention is defined by the following claims.

Claims

1. be used to the system of powder (33) layout that forms Ceramic Tiles and ceramic wafer change formation band (100), this system comprises the funnel (34) with prismatic configuration, funnel (34) has front surface (34a) and rear surface (34b) with respect to the direction lateral arrangement on removable level surface, whereabouts, below (2), and the distance between front and rear surfaces (B) is substantially equal to powder belt (100) thickness (S) of wanting compacting, described funnel (34) is suitable for uploading and sending powder belt (100) to the described removable level surface (2) that falls, powder belt (100) duplicates and the identical predetermined arrangement of powder (33) in funnel (34), be characterised in that this system comprises the modifier (11 that changes powder (33) predetermined arrangement; 12; 13), described modifier (11; 12; 13) be arranged on the funnel (34), and be suitable for before powder (33) is sent on the described removable level surface, whereabouts (2), powder (33) being operated.

2. system according to claim 1, wherein said modifier (11; 12; 13) by (34a one of 34b) goes up at least one opening (20 that forms in funnel (34) front and rear surfaces; 20 ') powder (33) is operated.

3. system according to claim 1, wherein said modifier (11; 12; 13) by go up at least one opening (20 that forms in funnel (34) rear surface (34b); 20 ') powder (33) is operated.

4. system according to claim 2, wherein said at least one opening (20; 20 ') be arranged on the intermediate altitude place.

5. system according to claim 2, wherein said at least one opening (20; 20 ') be arranged near removable level surface, whereabouts (2).

6. system according to claim 2, wherein said at least one opening (20) is gone up horizontal-extending at the whole width (L) of funnel (34) rear surface (34b).

7. system according to claim 6, wherein said at least one opening (20) has the structure that prevents that powder (33) from discharging undesirably from funnel (34).

8. system according to claim 7, wherein said modifier comprises the suction means (11) that is suitable for drawing by described at least one opening (20) a certain amount of powder (33).

9. system according to claim 8, the scope of wherein said suction means (11) operation preferably is between the 1/3-1/10 of funnel (34) rear surface (34b) width (L).

10. system according to claim 8, wherein said suction means (11) can horizontal slip.

11. system according to claim 7, wherein said modifier comprises interception bar (13), and the shape of interception bar (13) is suitable for inserting described at least one opening (20), thereby hinders powder (33) at least in part.

12. system according to claim 11, the scope of wherein said interception bar (13) operation is between the 1/3-1/10 of funnel (34) rear surface (34b) width (L).

13. system according to claim 2, the horizontally extending length of wherein said at least one opening (20 ') equals the operated length of described modifier (12).

14. system according to claim 13, wherein said modifier comprises pull bar (12), the shape of pull bar (12) is suitable in described opening (20 ') externally moving between the position and interior location, externally opening described in the position (20 ') sealing, and open, and shift the powder (33) of a certain amount of discharge funnel (34) by described opening (20 ') at opening described in the interior location (20 ').

15. system according to claim 14, the scope of wherein said pull bar (12) operation is between the 1/3-1/10 of funnel (34) rear surface (34b) width (L).

16. system according to claim 14 comprises the also pull bar (12) of energy independent operation of a plurality of horizontal alignments.