EP1262296A2 - Filtration structure for the pad of a press for producing single-layer cement tiles with filtration surfaces and apparatus for replacing such filtration surfaces - Google Patents
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- a filtration structure is used that allows a fraction of the liquid phase to be removed from the cement mixture which is poured into the molds and pressed by the pressing pad. These filtration structures tend to hold back the solid particles of cement and aggregate of various kinds. This results in the remaining mixture having the necessary and sufficient percentage of liquid phase for the cement to set.
- the invention offers a solution to both these aspects of the problem.
- a first subject of the invention is a filtration structure for press pads for producing single-layer cement tiles, with replaceable filtration surfaces in said filtration structure.
- the active surface for the molding action comprises multiple narrow grooves for extraction of the liquid phase, and also comprises a peripheral passageway; a filtration layer laid on said active surface (with optional interposition of a filter backing) has peripheral lips projecting over said peripheral passageway.
- clamping bars which are forcibly inserted into said peripheral passageway so as thus to trap the said peripheral lips of the filtration layer and simultaneously tension it over the active surface of the board.
- Said end board has through holes in said peripheral passageway, for easy expulsion of said clamping bars from said passageway.
- the clamping bars advantageously have surfaces of an elastomeric material and a rigid metal part to which the elastomer is caused to adhere.
- Said clamping bars advantageously contribute to the formation of a peripheral region of the rear surface of the tile, which can be acted upon to demold the tile from the frame when raised with respect to the mold base.
- the end board may be attachable to the pressing pad by electromagnetic retention means, which can be de-energized to allow easy removal of the board. Centering locators are provided between the board and the pad to assist with locating the board which is then clamped electromagnetically.
- the structure of the invention also includes a plate made of ferromagnetic material interposed between the pad and the board of the filtration means and seals may be provided around holes in said plate and pad, to prevent penetration of moisture toward the electromagnetic retention means.
- seals may be provided around the region where the electromagnetic retention means are situated.
- each of the electromagnetic retention means may comprise, in a protective piece surrounding it, an annular passageway as a barrier against any moisture which may get in.
- Locating pins will be provided between the board and said plate and between the plate and the pad.
- Said apparatus comprises a surround capable of being positioned on the end board and capable of accommodating and retaining said clamping bars in alignment with said peripheral passageway of the end board; moreover, said apparatus comprises a pad capable of fitting into said surround in order to push said clamping bars and insert them forcibly together with the peripheral lips of the filtration layer into said peripheral passageway.
- the apparatus may advantageously comprise, on the inside of said surround and on the outside of said clamping bars, spring-action retention pegs on the one hand, and indentations with which said pegs engage on the other, in order to define the position of said bars inside the surround.
- At 12 is an assembly capable of vibration and resistance to the downward axial thrust in the pressure phase; this assembly 12 comprises a single or multiple mold which is characteristic of the formation of cement tiles and is used for so-called single-layer tiles.
- Several assemblies 12 are carried on a platform that rotates intermittently so that each of these assemblies is positioned in succession in the various operating stations.
- Shown at 14 is a vibrator of the type known per se and suitable for the function required of this vibrator, which will be explained later, for vibrating the assembly 12 at a phase prior to the actual pressing.
- the base 18 is made of an elastic material, especially a relatively hard rubber.
- 20 is a general reference for the frame which defines with the base 18 the cavity designed to take the cement and aggregate from which the tile will be formed.
- the frame 20 has an edge 20A designed to be pressed against the base 18 to prevent leakage from the cavity 22.
- the frame 20 may include two or more cavities 22 each with a base 18 and an edge 20A.
- Shown at 24 are cylinder-and-piston systems operating between the assembly 12 and the frame 20 to force the frame 20 and its edges 20A against the base or bases 18 to prevent leakage as mentioned above and to raise the frame relative to the base or bases 18 when the formed tile(s) are to be demolded.
- the foregoing essentially corresponds to the structures of conventional presses, which may also include a vibrator 14 and the necessary equipment to allow vibration of the assembly or assemblies 12 and of the frame 20 and hence of the base or bases 18 and of the walls of the cavity or cavities 22.
- the rotating platform on which the molds are carried moves cyclically a step at a time, so that with each step one cavity 22 is positioned underneath the pressing station, which comprises a ram 26 able to move vertically as indicated by the double arrow F26 for the pressing operation.
- the ram 26 includes a plate 28 fitted with the actual pad or pads 30 that are to fit into the cavities 22 for the pressing operation. Attached to the lower surface of the or each pad 30 is an easily removable board 32 having a filtration structure, through which the pressing operation is performed by the ram 26 of the pad or pads 30.
- supplementary forcing means 34 are provided alongside the plate 28 and next to the pad or pads 30, 32.
- These forcing means 34 consist in practice of cylinder-and-piston systems, in which the pistons have lower extensions 34A capable of making contact with the upper surface of the frame 20 to increase the vertical thrust on the frame and so increase the pressure of the edge or edges 20A against the base or bases 18 of the mold.
- the cylinder-and-piston systems 34 are supplied with pressurized fluid by hoses shown diagrammatically at 36.
- These supplementary forcing means 34 may also take other suitable forms.
- the letter B denotes the distance between the extension 34A of the supplementary forcing means 34 and the upper surface of the frame 20.
- the filtration board 32 mounted on the lower surface of the or each pad 30 is illustrated particularly in figs. 3 - 8. It is provided on its underside with a filtration surface 40 combined with a relatively high-vacuum suction system.
- the filtration surface of the filtration layer or layers 40 must be able to exhaust liquid phase from the mixture M loaded into the cavity 22 but must also offer the possibility of pressing at high or even very high molding pressures and transmit the pressing force of the pad to the material M contained in the cavity 22.
- the lower surface 32A of the filtration board 32 has two series of narrow intersecting channels 42, 44, which in practice are formed by milling. The channels occupy, at an appropriate density, practically the entire lower surface 32A of the filtration board 32 which is bound by a peripheral passageway 46.
- a filtration layer 40 that comprises in particular a filter backing 40A in contact with the surface 32A, and the filter itself 40B which is designed to trap even very fine particles such as those of the cement which are present in the mixture and in the material which will form the tile.
- the filter backing 40A is circumscribed so as substantially to correspond to the surface 32A of the structure 32
- the filter 40B projects beyond the surface 32A, that is to say with peripheral lips 40C projecting into the peripheral passageway 46.
- the peripheral passageways 46 are more or less precise housings for clamping bars 50 which clamp the peripheral lips 40C inside the peripheral passageway 46 and thus also define the tension of the filter 40B over the surface of the filter backing 40A and so stabilize the filtration assembly which covers the channels 42, 44.
- a suitable number of suitably positioned through holes 54 are provided in the peripheral passageways 46 for reasons described later.
- the filtration board 32 with the components already described, particularly the filter, filter backing and bars 50, must be easily removable and easily connectable to the pad 30.
- the board 32 is held on the pad 30 by systems that are very simple to engage and disengage.
- pins 70 projecting for example from a pad 30 and fitting into corresponding holes with lead-in chamfers on the upper surface of the filtration board 32, that is on the opposite side from the surface 32A.
- channels 72 lead to a vacuum source for creating suction through the spaces 72, 58, 56 and 42, 44 and on two the filtration layers 40A, 40B. The function of this system will be explained later.
- suction can be applied permanently, if required, or cyclically with the frequency of the movements of the molds toward the pressing station and/or with the frequency of the lowering and rising of the ram 26 of the pad 30, 32.
- the lowering of the pad or pads 30 will involve a relatively high approach speed (and withdrawal speed), whereas the terminal lowering speed will be very slow for the reasons indicated later until the pressed material M is suitably dehydrated.
- the filtration structure 40 (40A, 40B) which must absorb a substantial part of the liquid phase from the relatively fluid mixture M of material loaded into the mold 16, 18, 20, 22, may require more or less frequent cleaning and even replacement. It must therefore be possible to remove the filtration layer 40 from the structure 32, either to clean it or replace the filtration layer 40B, which may be subject to relatively rapid deterioration.
- an apparatus for quick and easy removal of the filtration layer 40 from the board 32, or removal of the filtration layer 40, an apparatus is provided for carrying out this operation rapidly, particularly the operation of refitting a filtration layer with the help of the clamping bars 50 in the peripheral passageway 46.
- the through holes 54 enable the bars 50 to be expelled from the peripheral passageway 46 by inserting rods through them to push the bars out of the peripheral passageway 46.
- a solution of this kind is not described and illustrated because it is so simple to devise.
- a surround 80 with a seat 82 so that the surround can be placed on the board 32, upside down with respect to the position in which this board 32 is fitted against the pad 30.
- the inside surface 80A of the surround 80 correspond substantially to the outer wall of the peripheral passageway 46.
- the ends of the bars 50 are mitred, that is cut at 45°, so that the four bars 50 of one mold with the rectangular and in particular square cavity 22 can be mounted simultaneously within the surface 80A of the surround 80 where these bars can be held in a desired position by spring-action studs 84 (which may take the form of balls loaded elastically so as to project from the surface 80A) which are able to fit into depressions 50A on the outer surface of the bars 50.
- the bars 50 (of which there are four in the particular case of molds with rectangular cavity or cavities 22) are held in the surround 80 against a surface 80A.
- a pad 86 is provided to fit into the space defined by the inner walls 80A of the surround 80, and this pad is pushed into the walls 80A once the surround 80 has been pressed against the upside-down board 32 as shown in Fig. 19, and after the filter backing 40A and fine filter layer 40B have been laid on the surface 32A of the structure 32.
- Lowering the pad 86 lowers the bars 50 and deforms the peripheral lips 40C of the filtration layer 40B because of the internal edges of the bars 50, and forces the said clamping bars 50 and the said peripheral lips 40C of the surface of the fine filtration layer 40B into the peripheral passageway 46 of the filtration board 32, in a single quick operation which not only clamps and traps the filtration layer 40B and consequently the filter backing 40A against the surface 42A, but also tensions the said fine filtration layer 40B.
- This apparatus enormously simplifies and speeds up the replacement of the filtration layer 40B on a filtration structure 32, whether to allow the filtration layer to be cleaned or to replace a worn-out filtration layer with a new one, which may occur at quite frequent intervals.
- Figs. 5, 15 and 16 show in particular the morphology of the clamping bars 50 which have a surface 50C providing connection with the fine filtration layer 40B while the surfaces 50B of the bars 50 position themselves flush with the lower surface of the board 32.
- This has the effect of producing in the pressed tile MP a peripheral surface MP1 (fig. 10) that lends itself easily to the action of the means of expelling the tile from the frame 20, 20A.
- the central region MP3 of the surface of the tiles MP - which is on the opposite side from region MP2 formed by contact with the surface of base 18 - is slightly corrugated due to the morphology of the fine filtration layer 40B and may also include slight projections MP4 in a grid arrangement corresponding to the positions of the narrow grooves 42, 44 sunk into the board 32, where the filter and also the filter backing may deform slightly due to the high pressure with which the material of the tile is pressed. This helps with gripping the resulting single-layer tiles MP and makes it easy to control the thickness of the tiles for the final preparation of the surface MP2.
- the upper surface of the base 18 may be flat when the visible surface of the tile must be flat, and in this case the tile may also be rubbed down; this may be done to increase the visibility of the larger particles of aggregate, which are of course concentrated near the surface MP2 bounded in the tile by the base 18.
- the embodiment of the invention also makes it possible to produce single-layer tiles in which the surface that is to remain visible receives a series of relief designs rather than a completely flat surface.
- Figs. 11 - 13 show an arrangement in which the rubber base 118 (which is equivalent to the base 18 and supported like the latter by the bed plate 16) does not have the smooth surface but, in negative, on the surface intended to form the visible surface of the tile M1, a design in negative corresponding to the design which, in relief, it is wished to produce on the visible surface of the tile M1, as shown at MD.
- the relief design of the tile M1 may have a mainly flat surface, e.g. divided into a plurality of relief regions MR by intersecting grooves MS, as shown in figs. 12 and 13.
- the region of flat surface of the reliefs MR of the visible surface of the tile may be rubbed down, in contrast to the surface which remains unpolished of the depressed region such as the grooves MS of this surface. Production of a single-layer tile of this kind is not possible with currently known equipment.
- the assembly described comprises supplementary forcing means, such as 34, 34A, 36, to provide a better seal between the base 16 and the frame 20, 20A during the initial pressing.
- supplementary forcing means such as 34, 34A, 36
- the seal between the or each cavity of the mold - defined by the frame and by the rubber base or bases 18 - is provided initially by the (relatively limited) closing force exerted by the two cylinder-and-piston systems 24 (which are normally pneumatic) which subsequently are also used to raise the frame 20, 22 with the tile formed inside it, for demolding purposes.
- the force of the cylinder-and-piston systems 24 is adjustable to provide the correct limited specific pressure between the metal part and the rubber in the regions of mutual contact. This ensures that the elastomer of the base 18, which undergoes this limited closing force during the vibration phase, has an acceptable life.
- the greater closing force is applied by the supplementary forcing means 34, 34A only during the final pressing with the pad 30, 32.
- the fluid mixture M is poured in, it is vibrated by the vibrator 14 (at variable frequency) with the assembly 12 of the frame 20, 20A, the cylinder-and-piston systems 24, the rubber base 18 and its bed 16 with the containment surround.
- the main purpose of the vibration is to homogenize and level the material, but it also has other very important functions, including:
- the mixture is level, with high density of aggregate in the bottom region of the material M and with a layer of water on the surface.
- the vacuum in the pipes 72, in the manifold 58 and in the narrow grooves 42, 44 may always be on and certainly must be on during the lowering of the pad 30.
- the specific bearing pressure on the material M must be low - roughly 10 - 20 kg/cm 2 - for the following reasons: prior to compaction, the mixture is extremely fluid and behaves, as regards the distribution of pressure in all directions, in accordance with Pascal's Principle but, roughly speaking, at only about 50% compared with the same mass of water only; basically, pressing vertically at 200 kg/cm 2 produces lateral forces of approximately 100 kg/cm 2 , but this value tails off gradually as the water is removed, until a compact tile is left, and the residual lateral forces that are left are only those due to the elasticity of the material; these forces are subsequently necessary to provide adhesion between the frame 20, 20A and the material of the pressed tile, during the lifting phase for demolding.
- the supplementary forcing means 34, 34A serve to prevent the water escaping between the frame 20, 20A and the rubber base 18 due to the pressures caused by the mixture while it is still very fluid.
- the large specific pressure due to the means 34, 34A is limited to the pressing time only, to avoid damage occurring rapidly to the elastomer of the base 18, especially during the vibration.
- the approach to the material at low pressure also serves to level the mixture in the various cavities not so much in the sense of making the upper and lower surfaces of the mixture parallel with each other, but in the sense of distribution of the various particles of the aggregate.
- the mixture is metered by discharging quantities of mixture from cylindrical nozzles in the cavity or in the various cavities 22 of the mold which are usually square shaped; for example, cups with a diameter of approximately 180 to 200 mm are used to supply a 400 ⁇ 400 mm cavity; dropping the material from a height of approximately 200 to 300 mm causes it to assume a more or less obtuse pyramid shape in the cavity due to the drop and the angle of friction in the material; the vibration causes the material to move in the directions of the center lines of the square and even further along the diagonals; but a larger percentage of larger-sized particles always tend to remain near the center.
- the result is greater homogeneity of the particles and of the material as a whole.
- the pad 30, 32 pressure is increased, thereby compacting the material under the new, higher pressure.
- the pressure ram 20 When the pressure phase is completed, the pressure ram 20, with the pad 30 and the board 32, rises again, detaching the board 32 from the pressed tile, and demolding can be carried out.
- the system described is suitable for producing single-layer tiles in which the upper and lower surfaces are parallel.
- the tiles are then adjusted for thickness from the upper side, that is the side MP2 as indicated in Fig. 10 (where molding took place through the filtration layer 40) in order to correct small defects of thickness and/or parallelism, and then the tiles are rubbed down on the opposite side and polished.
- the rubbed-down and polished side - which will become the side that is walked on and hence subject to wear - is the side where most of the larger particles were deposited.
- the visual appearance of the product after rubbing down is therefore more pleasing because the visible surface consists for the most part of these particles; if the upper molded side were used as the rubbing-down or polishing surface (and hence the side that would take the traffic), it would be small particle-sized, highly dispersed chips, and a predominance of dust and fine material that would be ground on the surface, giving a much less attractive appearance. What is more, wear would be accelerated, due to there being less of the tough aggregate here.
- the molding system and apparatus described are also suitable for making single-layer tile with designs comprising depressions and reliefs, whether rough (as in paving bricks, imitation stone etc.) or tiles carrying a design which are then rubbed down, always leaving a few millimeters for the impression of the design, as illustrated in figs. 9 and 10.
- the molding technique for these products is the same as described above, the only variant being that the rubber base 18 is replaced with that of the type exemplified at 118, which has the same external measurements but in the interior shows a negative impression of the design which it is wished to produce.
- the board 32 which is easily removed from the pad 30 of the press by switching off the electromagnets, is placed upside down, that is with the surface 32A and the peripheral passageway 46 uppermost, the bars 50 and the used filtration layer having been removed.
- the cleaned filter backing 40A, or a new filter backing is then laid on the surface 32A of the board 32 and a filter 40B is placed on the filter backing 40A, making it central with respect to the surface 32A and to the passageway 46.
- the surround 80 is fitted onto the board 32, and the bars 50 are inserted into the surround 80 so that they catch the spring-action studs 84 which locate the reference points 50A on the bars.
- the pad 86 is now inserted into the surround 80 until it meets the bars 50 and pushes them into the passageways 46.
- the bars 50 thus descend in parallel until they meet and fold the lips 40C of the filter 40B; as they continue to descend, the bars 50 and the lips 40C are forced into the passageway 46; the friction which is generated in the descent, between the bars 50 and the lips 40C of the filter 40B is such that the filter 40B is stretched tightly across the filter backing 40A and is clamped around all four sides between the bars 50 and the inner wall of the peripheral passageway 46 of the board 32.
- the board 32 and the bars 50 define on the underside - when the board 32 is fitted to the pressing pad 30, the well-defined shape which creates the peripheral lower surface MP1 of the finished tile, on which the demolding pad can act.
- the projecting regions MP3 and MP4 defined by the filter 40 which are raised above the surface of the region MP1 and enable easy adjustment of the tile, to make it flat and of uniform thickness, which is the ideal condition to be able to rub it down and polish it properly and lay it correctly in its final position.
- the holes 60 communicating with the holes 56 containing the vacuum due to the manifold 58 and the pipes 72 open out on the lateral edges 32E of the board 32, in depressions 62.
- the purpose of these holes 60 is also to carry away the water which tends to escape, during the initial squeezing and during the final pressing, between the board 32 of the pressing pad 30 and the frame 20, 20A due to the clearance around the edge, which, though limited (approximately 0.25 mm), is nonetheless present.
- the presence of the filtration layer 40A, 40B and especially of the fine filter 40B demands a certain care to maintain the filtration action. This can be achieved using the apparatus according to the invention and the operations explained below with reference to figs. 14 - 19.
- Fig. 21X is a diagram showing time against pressure.
- T is the total pressing time; T1 the period during which the board 32 is approaching the mixture; T2 the total initial suction time; T5 the time to reach the maximum pressure P4; T6 the pause time at maximum pressure; P1 the lower pressure reached in the time T1 plus the time for the ramp R of achieving the pressure P1.
- the vacuum in the board 32 is maintained throughout the pressing phase. In this way, water can be removed from the surface of the mixture plus water that tends to accumulate between the board 32 and the rim formed by the edges 20A; this water is removed through the lateral holes 60, 62 of the board 32, with high vacuum but with low throughput due to the limited passageways.
- the vacuum and hence the suction can also be maintained while the unit is rising again and throughout the period of rotation of the mold-carrying table and for the subsequent descent.
- This enables two functions to be achieved: the first is that by increasing the passageways, the throughput that allows transfer of water from the various manifolds to the low-pressure container is greatly increased; and the second is that this airflow through the filter also has a continuous self-cleaning effect on the filter.
- a variant can be considered at point "DD" above, with the aim of increasing production by reducing the length of time spent removing water at low pressure.
- the hydraulic system uses a proportional-control maximum-pressure valve operated by an electronic system which modifies phase "DD” in the following manner: the unit rests at low pressure on the material as described in "DD", but in this case, rather than remaining stationary at the initial pressure, the user has the option of programming a number of increasing steps of pressure (see fig. 21Y), which are applied for predefined lengths of time and reached via ramps of different shapes. It will be clear that for the various different mixtures, the most appropriate program will be selected for correct squeezing.
- Fig. 21Y is a second diagram of the above variant, for comparison with that of fig. 21X.
- This second diagram shows: at T the total pressing time; at T1 the approach time; at T2 the total initial suction time; at T3 the second suction time; at T4 the third suction time; at T5 the time to reach maximum pressure; and at T6 the dwell time at maximum pressure.
- the following are indicated: at R1 the ramp to the pressure P1; at R2 the ramp to the pressure P2; and at R3 the ramp to the pressure P3.
- P1 is the first pressure, P2 the second pressure, P3 the third pressure, and P4 the maximum pressure.
- a variant can also be considered at point "GG" above.
- the vacuum in the suction board 32 is broken during the rising time only, and rising is as described at "GG".
- the vacuum can be left on at all times in the board 32 but, after the high-pressure time is finished, the board is raised a distance of 1 to 2 mm, and held for a brief period in this position to allow external air to enter the space between the rim 20, 20A and the board 32, where there is a very limited peripheral clearance, before the said board completes its rise.
- the channels 42 and 44 are of a width such that the filter 40B and the filter backing 40A can withstand its bending loading .
- the pitch between the various lines may be chosen for all the various sizes of tiles, to achieve a ratio of approximately 3:1 between the suction surface and the passageway cross section across the lines to provide the suction.
- the depth of the channels 42 and 44 may be chosen to ensure prolonged operation without clogging.
- the holes 56 may have a diameter and be of a number such as to achieve, between the suction surface and the passageway through these holes, a ratio of approximately 20:1.
- Figs. 22 - 24 show as variant the addition, between the board 32 and the pad 30, of a spacer, that is a plate 100, for the purposes and functions specified below.
- the water removed by the board 32 through the filtration layer 40, 40A, 40B, the lines 42 and 44 and the holes 56 is all conveyed into the manifold 58 from where it is exhausted through the holes 72 at the edge of the pad.
- the water may tend to escape from the manifold 58 or accumulate toward the center of the pad. Water heading out creates no problem, but water heading into the center may reach the electromagnetic elements 66 for the clamping. Even though these elements 66 are protected by resin, it is sensible to prevent water getting into them.
- a metal plate 100 is interposed between the pad 30 and the board 32.
- Said plate 100 is fixed by a series of screws 101 to the board 32, and two locating pins 102 are also inserted to ensure precise centering of the two components 100 and 32 relative to each other. These pins 102 may be coaxial with the pins 70 (fig. 23) or possibly even integral with each other.
- the board 32 is provided with a peripheral passageway 103 containing an O-ring to prevent water migrating toward the center between the two components 100 and 32.
- the plate 100 contains four holes 105 in the same position and of the same diameter as the holes 72 present in the pad 30. Each of said holes 105 is completed by a seal 106.
- a peripheral passageway 107 for an O-ring, for further protection against water getting at the electromagnets 66.
- Each of these electromagnets 66 also has a guard 66A, which may advantageously form an annular passageway 66B able to trap any moisture that may have managed to get in, to ensure that it cannot reach the electromagnet.
- the plate 100 also has locating holes for receiving the pins 70 of the pad 30, in order to bring about, together with the pins 102 or equivalent, precise mutual centering between the pad 30, the plate 100 and the board 32. Centering pins are as usual provided to locate the frame or frames 20, 20A centrally with respect to the pads. The magnetic attachment occurs between the pad 30 and plate 100, but because of the fixing screws 101, the board 32 is also locked centrally with respect to the pad.
- the plate 100 also contains holes 54A corresponding to the holes 54 in the board 32 so that, using special pins, the surrounds 50 can be removed from above without having to take the plate 100 off the board 32. Only when a large amount of sediment has formed in the manifold 58 will it be necessary to remove the plate 100 from the board 32 for cleaning. With this solution the possibility that the water could travel from the manifold 58 to the magnets 66 becomes practically zero.
- Figs. 25 and 26 show possible variations on the embodiment of the bars 50 of the first illustrative embodiment.
- the surface that forms the surface MP3, which is on the underside when the tile is laid in its final position, but in practice is the upper surface on which the pressure is applied under the conditions of fig. 10 is formed by the peripheral edge 32C of the board 32, the surfaces 50B and 50C of the bars 50 of the surround, and the visible part of the filter 40B (see fig. 24). All these parts are in contact with the wet mixture needed to produce the tile. During the process, the surface of the filter 40B is kept sufficiently clean by the continual passage through it of exhausted air and water drawn from the mixture.
- the edge 32C is made of metal (steel with special anti-wear treatments).
- the wet material could tend to cling to this with the successive pressing phases; this does not happen purely because the surface 32C is extremely small. Instead the surfaces 50B and 50C of the bars 50 are necessarily larger, in order to clamp the filter 40 to the board 32. For this reason the surround formed by the bars 50 does not need to be wholly made of metal, so as to discourage lumps of material of the tile sticking to the surround defined by the bars 50.
- the two solutions have in common the circumstance that the part which comes into contact with the wet mixture is made of an elastomer which, as it compresses slightly when the pressure is applied and relaxes when the pressure is removed, has a detaching effect and therefore a continuous self-cleaning effect.
- the solution shown in fig. 25 is made by reducing the metal part 150A, which is made of brass or stainless steel in a U shape, and making two chamfers to facilitate the insertion of the surround into the board; while the elastomer 150B is vulcanized on this metal part 150A to the desired shape.
- 26 involves vulcanizing the elastomer 250B on a metal support 250A (which is only there for stiffening purposes), to give geometrical shape identical to the previous solutions.
- the elastomer 250B completely surrounds the metal part 250A so that it cannot be detached during handling, which is a continuous operation of fitting and removing the filter.
- the elastomer 350B only partly covers the metal part 350A, so it is vulcanized adhesively on this metal part.
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Description
- In certain systems for producing thin, so-called single-layer cement tiles, such as those described in another, simultaneous Italian patent belonging to this proprietor, a filtration structure is used that allows a fraction of the liquid phase to be removed from the cement mixture which is poured into the molds and pressed by the pressing pad. These filtration structures tend to hold back the solid particles of cement and aggregate of various kinds. This results in the remaining mixture having the necessary and sufficient percentage of liquid phase for the cement to set.
- These systems require frequent washing of the filtration layer, which tends to clog up rather frequently, besides deteriorating in relatively short time periods. Hence the need to provide presses with a filtration structure that is easy to fit to and remove from the press and that permits easy replacement of the filtration surfaces; and to provide an apparatus capable of rapid replacement of the filtration surface in said filtration structure.
- The invention offers a solution to both these aspects of the problem.
- A first subject of the invention is a filtration structure for press pads for producing single-layer cement tiles, with replaceable filtration surfaces in said filtration structure. In an end board that can be attached to and detached from the pad, the active surface for the molding action comprises multiple narrow grooves for extraction of the liquid phase, and also comprises a peripheral passageway; a filtration layer laid on said active surface (with optional interposition of a filter backing) has peripheral lips projecting over said peripheral passageway. There are also clamping bars which are forcibly inserted into said peripheral passageway so as thus to trap the said peripheral lips of the filtration layer and simultaneously tension it over the active surface of the board.
- Said end board has through holes in said peripheral passageway, for easy expulsion of said clamping bars from said passageway.
- The clamping bars advantageously have surfaces of an elastomeric material and a rigid metal part to which the elastomer is caused to adhere.
- It is possible to use a filter backing positioned on said active surface; the dimensions of this filter backing are approximately the same as said active surface.
- Said clamping bars advantageously contribute to the formation of a peripheral region of the rear surface of the tile, which can be acted upon to demold the tile from the frame when raised with respect to the mold base.
- The end board may be attachable to the pressing pad by electromagnetic retention means, which can be de-energized to allow easy removal of the board. Centering locators are provided between the board and the pad to assist with locating the board which is then clamped electromagnetically.
- In an alternative embodiment, the structure of the invention also includes a plate made of ferromagnetic material interposed between the pad and the board of the filtration means and seals may be provided around holes in said plate and pad, to prevent penetration of moisture toward the electromagnetic retention means. In addition or as an alternative, sealing means may be provided around the region where the electromagnetic retention means are situated.
- Furthermore, each of the electromagnetic retention means may comprise, in a protective piece surrounding it, an annular passageway as a barrier against any moisture which may get in.
- Locating pins will be provided between the board and said plate and between the plate and the pad.
- Another subject of the invention is an apparatus for fitting and removing the filtration structure into and from the end board defined above. Said apparatus comprises a surround capable of being positioned on the end board and capable of accommodating and retaining said clamping bars in alignment with said peripheral passageway of the end board; moreover, said apparatus comprises a pad capable of fitting into said surround in order to push said clamping bars and insert them forcibly together with the peripheral lips of the filtration layer into said peripheral passageway.
- The apparatus may advantageously comprise, on the inside of said surround and on the outside of said clamping bars, spring-action retention pegs on the one hand, and indentations with which said pegs engage on the other, in order to define the position of said bars inside the surround.
- A clearer understanding of the invention will be gained from the description and attached drawing, the latter showing a practical non-restrictive example of said invention. In the drawing:
- fig. 1 is a general cross section of the pressing station; and
- fig. 2 is the detail indicated by arrow II in fig. 1, enlarged;
- fig. 3 shows the board with the filtration structure, in an isolated cross section, enlarged;
- figs. 4 and 5 show two enlarged details of fig. 3;
- figs. 6 and 7 show two views of the board of the filtration structure, seen from beneath in the direction VI-VI and from above in the direction VII-VII as marked in fig. 3;
- figs. 8, 9 and 10 show diagrammatically the board and tile in cross section, and an enlarged detail of the area indicated by arrow X in fig. 9;
- figs 11, 12, and 13 show a variant of the mold in section and the relief-patterned tile formed by it in section, and a view taken on the plane XIII-XIII as marked in Fig. 12;
- figs. 14 - 17 show in cross section the components of a jig for removing and fitting a filtration unit on the board, in easy operations;
- figs. 18 and 19 illustrate a filter and filter backing and the board upside down for the operations to be carried out using the jig shown in figs. 14, 15 and 17; and
- fig. 20 is a partial view of filtration components and bars for clamping them to the plate;
- figs. 21X and 21Y are two graphs of pressure against time, in two possible operations;
- fig. 22 shows a variant of the pad;
- figs. 23 and 24 show two enlarged details of fig. 22; and
- figs. 25 and 26 show two variants of the clamping bars.
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- As depicted in the accompanying drawing, at 12 is an assembly capable of vibration and resistance to the downward axial thrust in the pressure phase; this
assembly 12 comprises a single or multiple mold which is characteristic of the formation of cement tiles and is used for so-called single-layer tiles.Several assemblies 12 are carried on a platform that rotates intermittently so that each of these assemblies is positioned in succession in the various operating stations. Shown at 14 is a vibrator of the type known per se and suitable for the function required of this vibrator, which will be explained later, for vibrating theassembly 12 at a phase prior to the actual pressing. 16 denotes a bed for the base of the mold, which also forms a containment surround for the single ormultiple base 18 that defines the lower surface of the mold; the upper surface of themold 18 may be smooth or three-dimensional, for the purposes explained later. Thebase 18 is made of an elastic material, especially a relatively hard rubber. 20 is a general reference for the frame which defines with thebase 18 the cavity designed to take the cement and aggregate from which the tile will be formed. Theframe 20 has anedge 20A designed to be pressed against thebase 18 to prevent leakage from thecavity 22. Theframe 20 may include two ormore cavities 22 each with abase 18 and anedge 20A. Shown at 24 are cylinder-and-piston systems operating between theassembly 12 and theframe 20 to force theframe 20 and itsedges 20A against the base orbases 18 to prevent leakage as mentioned above and to raise the frame relative to the base orbases 18 when the formed tile(s) are to be demolded. The foregoing essentially corresponds to the structures of conventional presses, which may also include avibrator 14 and the necessary equipment to allow vibration of the assembly orassemblies 12 and of theframe 20 and hence of the base orbases 18 and of the walls of the cavity orcavities 22. The rotating platform on which the molds are carried moves cyclically a step at a time, so that with each step onecavity 22 is positioned underneath the pressing station, which comprises aram 26 able to move vertically as indicated by the double arrow F26 for the pressing operation. Theram 26 includes aplate 28 fitted with the actual pad orpads 30 that are to fit into thecavities 22 for the pressing operation. Attached to the lower surface of the or eachpad 30 is an easilyremovable board 32 having a filtration structure, through which the pressing operation is performed by theram 26 of the pad orpads 30. - In accordance with the drawing, supplementary forcing means 34 are provided alongside the
plate 28 and next to the pad orpads forcing means 34 consist in practice of cylinder-and-piston systems, in which the pistons havelower extensions 34A capable of making contact with the upper surface of theframe 20 to increase the vertical thrust on the frame and so increase the pressure of the edge oredges 20A against the base orbases 18 of the mold. The cylinder-and-piston systems 34 are supplied with pressurized fluid by hoses shown diagrammatically at 36. These supplementary forcing means 34 may also take other suitable forms. - When a mold as described reaches the pressing station underneath the
ram 26, the pad or pads are lifted by an amount A relative to the surface of the material M contained in thecavity 22. The letter B denotes the distance between theextension 34A of the supplementary forcing means 34 and the upper surface of theframe 20. - The
filtration board 32 mounted on the lower surface of the or eachpad 30 is illustrated particularly in figs. 3 - 8. It is provided on its underside with afiltration surface 40 combined with a relatively high-vacuum suction system. - The filtration surface of the filtration layer or
layers 40 must be able to exhaust liquid phase from the mixture M loaded into thecavity 22 but must also offer the possibility of pressing at high or even very high molding pressures and transmit the pressing force of the pad to the material M contained in thecavity 22. For this purpose, as illustrated in the drawing, thelower surface 32A of thefiltration board 32 has two series of narrow intersectingchannels lower surface 32A of thefiltration board 32 which is bound by aperipheral passageway 46. Placed against thesurface 32A is afiltration layer 40 that comprises in particular afilter backing 40A in contact with thesurface 32A, and the filter itself 40B which is designed to trap even very fine particles such as those of the cement which are present in the mixture and in the material which will form the tile. Whereas thefilter backing 40A is circumscribed so as substantially to correspond to thesurface 32A of thestructure 32, thefilter 40B projects beyond thesurface 32A, that is to say withperipheral lips 40C projecting into theperipheral passageway 46. Theperipheral passageways 46 are more or less precise housings for clampingbars 50 which clamp theperipheral lips 40C inside theperipheral passageway 46 and thus also define the tension of thefilter 40B over the surface of thefilter backing 40A and so stabilize the filtration assembly which covers thechannels holes 54 are provided in theperipheral passageways 46 for reasons described later. - At the intersections between the
narrow channels 42 and thenarrow channels 44, around theperiphery 32A, areholes 56 connecting thechannels peripheral manifold 58 recessed into the opposite surface of thefiltration structure 32 from thesurface 32A. Consequently all thenarrow channels peripheral manifold 58. A plurality ofholes 60 lead out from the said connectingholes 56 todepressions 62 on the peripherallateral surface 32E of thefiltration board 32, for the purposes indicated below of extracting water that accumulates between the frame and theboard 32 which constitutes the active part of thepad 30. - The
filtration board 32, with the components already described, particularly the filter, filter backing and bars 50, must be easily removable and easily connectable to thepad 30. To make this possible, it is advantageous to employ an electromagnetic clampingsystem using electromagnets 66 flush with the lower surface of thepad 30 and energized and de-energized by an external electrical control within easy reach. In this way theboard 32 is held on thepad 30 by systems that are very simple to engage and disengage. To ensure that thefiltration board 32 is central with respect to thepad 30 it is possible simply to providepins 70 projecting for example from apad 30 and fitting into corresponding holes with lead-in chamfers on the upper surface of thefiltration board 32, that is on the opposite side from thesurface 32A. Inside thepad 30,channels 72 lead to a vacuum source for creating suction through thespaces - The abovementioned suction can be applied permanently, if required, or cyclically with the frequency of the movements of the molds toward the pressing station and/or with the frequency of the lowering and rising of the
ram 26 of thepad - The lowering of the pad or
pads 30 will involve a relatively high approach speed (and withdrawal speed), whereas the terminal lowering speed will be very slow for the reasons indicated later until the pressed material M is suitably dehydrated. - The filtration structure 40 (40A, 40B) which must absorb a substantial part of the liquid phase from the relatively fluid mixture M of material loaded into the
mold filtration layer 40 from thestructure 32, either to clean it or replace thefiltration layer 40B, which may be subject to relatively rapid deterioration. - For quick and easy removal of the
filtration layer 40 from theboard 32, or removal of thefiltration layer 40, an apparatus is provided for carrying out this operation rapidly, particularly the operation of refitting a filtration layer with the help of the clamping bars 50 in theperipheral passageway 46. - As can be seen particularly in figs. 5 - 7, the through
holes 54 enable thebars 50 to be expelled from theperipheral passageway 46 by inserting rods through them to push the bars out of theperipheral passageway 46. A solution of this kind is not described and illustrated because it is so simple to devise. - However, as regards the fitting of a filtration layer (consisting of the filter backing 40A and the
filter 40B) with the aid of thebars 50, one possibility (see in particular figs. 14 - 20) is to use asurround 80 with aseat 82 so that the surround can be placed on theboard 32, upside down with respect to the position in which thisboard 32 is fitted against thepad 30. Theinside surface 80A of thesurround 80 correspond substantially to the outer wall of theperipheral passageway 46. The ends of thebars 50 are mitred, that is cut at 45°, so that the fourbars 50 of one mold with the rectangular and in particularsquare cavity 22 can be mounted simultaneously within thesurface 80A of thesurround 80 where these bars can be held in a desired position by spring-action studs 84 (which may take the form of balls loaded elastically so as to project from thesurface 80A) which are able to fit intodepressions 50A on the outer surface of thebars 50. The bars 50 (of which there are four in the particular case of molds with rectangular cavity or cavities 22) are held in thesurround 80 against asurface 80A. Apad 86 is provided to fit into the space defined by theinner walls 80A of thesurround 80, and this pad is pushed into thewalls 80A once thesurround 80 has been pressed against the upside-down board 32 as shown in Fig. 19, and after thefilter backing 40A andfine filter layer 40B have been laid on thesurface 32A of thestructure 32. Lowering thepad 86 lowers thebars 50 and deforms theperipheral lips 40C of thefiltration layer 40B because of the internal edges of thebars 50, and forces the said clamping bars 50 and the saidperipheral lips 40C of the surface of thefine filtration layer 40B into theperipheral passageway 46 of thefiltration board 32, in a single quick operation which not only clamps and traps thefiltration layer 40B and consequently thefilter backing 40A against the surface 42A, but also tensions the saidfine filtration layer 40B. This apparatus enormously simplifies and speeds up the replacement of thefiltration layer 40B on afiltration structure 32, whether to allow the filtration layer to be cleaned or to replace a worn-out filtration layer with a new one, which may occur at quite frequent intervals. - By following the above account it is possible to produce a quite thin "single-layer" pressed cement tiles of a decidedly more desirable quality than has been possible to achieve with the equipment and systems known hitherto.
- Figs. 5, 15 and 16 show in particular the morphology of the clamping bars 50 which have a
surface 50C providing connection with thefine filtration layer 40B while thesurfaces 50B of thebars 50 position themselves flush with the lower surface of theboard 32. This has the effect of producing in the pressed tile MP a peripheral surface MP1 (fig. 10) that lends itself easily to the action of the means of expelling the tile from theframe fine filtration layer 40B and may also include slight projections MP4 in a grid arrangement corresponding to the positions of thenarrow grooves board 32, where the filter and also the filter backing may deform slightly due to the high pressure with which the material of the tile is pressed. This helps with gripping the resulting single-layer tiles MP and makes it easy to control the thickness of the tiles for the final preparation of the surface MP2. - The upper surface of the base 18 may be flat when the visible surface of the tile must be flat, and in this case the tile may also be rubbed down; this may be done to increase the visibility of the larger particles of aggregate, which are of course concentrated near the surface MP2 bounded in the tile by the
base 18. - The embodiment of the invention also makes it possible to produce single-layer tiles in which the surface that is to remain visible receives a series of relief designs rather than a completely flat surface. Figs. 11 - 13 show an arrangement in which the rubber base 118 (which is equivalent to the
base 18 and supported like the latter by the bed plate 16) does not have the smooth surface but, in negative, on the surface intended to form the visible surface of the tile M1, a design in negative corresponding to the design which, in relief, it is wished to produce on the visible surface of the tile M1, as shown at MD. The relief design of the tile M1 may have a mainly flat surface, e.g. divided into a plurality of relief regions MR by intersecting grooves MS, as shown in figs. 12 and 13. In this case the region of flat surface of the reliefs MR of the visible surface of the tile may be rubbed down, in contrast to the surface which remains unpolished of the depressed region such as the grooves MS of this surface. Production of a single-layer tile of this kind is not possible with currently known equipment. - The features of the means described above will now be explained in greater detail.
- It will be recalled that the assembly described comprises supplementary forcing means, such as 34, 34A, 36, to provide a better seal between the base 16 and the
frame - The seal between the or each cavity of the mold - defined by the frame and by the rubber base or bases 18 - is provided initially by the (relatively limited) closing force exerted by the two cylinder-and-piston systems 24 (which are normally pneumatic) which subsequently are also used to raise the
frame piston systems 24 is adjustable to provide the correct limited specific pressure between the metal part and the rubber in the regions of mutual contact. This ensures that the elastomer of thebase 18, which undergoes this limited closing force during the vibration phase, has an acceptable life. The greater closing force is applied by the supplementary forcing means 34, 34A only during the final pressing with thepad - Once the fluid mixture M is poured in, it is vibrated by the vibrator 14 (at variable frequency) with the
assembly 12 of theframe piston systems 24, therubber base 18 and itsbed 16 with the containment surround. - The main purpose of the vibration is to homogenize and level the material, but it also has other very important functions, including:
- A) to move the larger-size particles of the mixture down to the bottom of the
cavity 22; - B) to perform a fairly effective deaeration of air bubbles trapped in the mixture; and
- c) to raise to the surface a large part of the water of the mixture, used to achieve the necessary fluidity for leveling but not required for the cement to cure.
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- At the end of the vibration the mixture is level, with high density of aggregate in the bottom region of the material M and with a layer of water on the surface.
- The vacuum in the
pipes 72, in the manifold 58 and in thenarrow grooves pad 30. - Once the still-fluid mixture M has been leveled, the
ram 26 of the pressing unit is lowered, using an initial fast stroke B, where B = A - 5 mm (approximately); at this point theextensions 34A on the pistons of the supplementary forcing means 34 are bearing on the frame, increasing the closing force between theframe base 18 around the perimeter of the frame (this force having initially been provided only by the cylinder-and-piston systems 24). The force of thecylinders 34 remains the same even when the pressing unit continues to descend. The approach stroke A between thefiltration layer 40B of theboard 32 and the upper surface of the material M (leveled by the vibration) is fast for the approach section B = A - 5 mm, whereas for the final 5 mm the approach is very slow, so that thefiltration layer 40B can settle gradually on the material M and can initially exhaust the film of water formed during the vibration. The specific bearing pressure on the material M must be low - roughly 10 - 20 kg/cm2 - for the following reasons: prior to compaction, the mixture is extremely fluid and behaves, as regards the distribution of pressure in all directions, in accordance with Pascal's Principle but, roughly speaking, at only about 50% compared with the same mass of water only; basically, pressing vertically at 200 kg/cm2 produces lateral forces of approximately 100 kg/cm2, but this value tails off gradually as the water is removed, until a compact tile is left, and the residual lateral forces that are left are only those due to the elasticity of the material; these forces are subsequently necessary to provide adhesion between theframe - Given the above conditions, with suction, low-pressure squeezing and pausing for a few seconds in this condition, most of the excess water is exhausted during this phase. The mixture thus rapidly loses the fluidity which would have been harmful during the high-pressure phase. The supplementary forcing means 34, 34A serve to prevent the water escaping between the
frame rubber base 18 due to the pressures caused by the mixture while it is still very fluid. The large specific pressure due to themeans base 18, especially during the vibration. The approach to the material at low pressure also serves to level the mixture in the various cavities not so much in the sense of making the upper and lower surfaces of the mixture parallel with each other, but in the sense of distribution of the various particles of the aggregate. - It is worth pointing out here that the mixture is metered by discharging quantities of mixture from cylindrical nozzles in the cavity or in the
various cavities 22 of the mold which are usually square shaped; for example, cups with a diameter of approximately 180 to 200 mm are used to supply a 400 × 400 mm cavity; dropping the material from a height of approximately 200 to 300 mm causes it to assume a more or less obtuse pyramid shape in the cavity due to the drop and the angle of friction in the material; the vibration causes the material to move in the directions of the center lines of the square and even further along the diagonals; but a larger percentage of larger-sized particles always tend to remain near the center. By approaching the material at low pressure as taught by the invention, when the material is still very fluid, the result is greater homogeneity of the particles and of the material as a whole. - On completion of the low-pressure squeezing phase, the
pad - When the pressure phase is completed, the
pressure ram 20, with thepad 30 and theboard 32, rises again, detaching theboard 32 from the pressed tile, and demolding can be carried out. - The system described is suitable for producing single-layer tiles in which the upper and lower surfaces are parallel. The tiles are then adjusted for thickness from the upper side, that is the side MP2 as indicated in Fig. 10 (where molding took place through the filtration layer 40) in order to correct small defects of thickness and/or parallelism, and then the tiles are rubbed down on the opposite side and polished. It should be pointed out that the rubbed-down and polished side - which will become the side that is walked on and hence subject to wear - is the side where most of the larger particles were deposited. The visual appearance of the product after rubbing down is therefore more pleasing because the visible surface consists for the most part of these particles; if the upper molded side were used as the rubbing-down or polishing surface (and hence the side that would take the traffic), it would be small particle-sized, highly dispersed chips, and a predominance of dust and fine material that would be ground on the surface, giving a much less attractive appearance. What is more, wear would be accelerated, due to there being less of the tough aggregate here.
- The molding system and apparatus described are also suitable for making single-layer tile with designs comprising depressions and reliefs, whether rough (as in paving bricks, imitation stone etc.) or tiles carrying a design which are then rubbed down, always leaving a few millimeters for the impression of the design, as illustrated in figs. 9 and 10. The molding technique for these products is the same as described above, the only variant being that the
rubber base 18 is replaced with that of the type exemplified at 118, which has the same external measurements but in the interior shows a negative impression of the design which it is wished to produce. - The presence of the
filtration layer fine filter 40B demands a certain care to maintain the filtration function. This can be done using the apparatus and following the operations explained below with reference to figs. 14 - 20. - The
board 32, which is easily removed from thepad 30 of the press by switching off the electromagnets, is placed upside down, that is with thesurface 32A and theperipheral passageway 46 uppermost, thebars 50 and the used filtration layer having been removed. The cleaned filter backing 40A, or a new filter backing is then laid on thesurface 32A of theboard 32 and afilter 40B is placed on the filter backing 40A, making it central with respect to thesurface 32A and to thepassageway 46. Thesurround 80 is fitted onto theboard 32, and thebars 50 are inserted into thesurround 80 so that they catch the spring-action studs 84 which locate thereference points 50A on the bars. Thepad 86 is now inserted into thesurround 80 until it meets thebars 50 and pushes them into thepassageways 46. Thebars 50 thus descend in parallel until they meet and fold thelips 40C of thefilter 40B; as they continue to descend, thebars 50 and thelips 40C are forced into thepassageway 46; the friction which is generated in the descent, between thebars 50 and thelips 40C of thefilter 40B is such that thefilter 40B is stretched tightly across thefilter backing 40A and is clamped around all four sides between thebars 50 and the inner wall of theperipheral passageway 46 of theboard 32. - Fitting having been completed, the
board 32 and thebars 50 define on the underside - when theboard 32 is fitted to thepressing pad 30, the well-defined shape which creates the peripheral lower surface MP1 of the finished tile, on which the demolding pad can act. There is no change to the projecting regions MP3 and MP4 defined by thefilter 40 which are raised above the surface of the region MP1 and enable easy adjustment of the tile, to make it flat and of uniform thickness, which is the ideal condition to be able to rub it down and polish it properly and lay it correctly in its final position. - As already described, the
holes 60 communicating with theholes 56 containing the vacuum due to the manifold 58 and thepipes 72 open out on thelateral edges 32E of theboard 32, indepressions 62. The purpose of theseholes 60 is also to carry away the water which tends to escape, during the initial squeezing and during the final pressing, between theboard 32 of thepressing pad 30 and theframe - The presence of the
filtration layer fine filter 40B demands a certain care to maintain the filtration action. This can be achieved using the apparatus according to the invention and the operations explained below with reference to figs. 14 - 19. - The features of the press as described above should be highlighted in order to demonstrate the advantages achieved and achievable, by appropriate programming of the various operating phases.
- The phase of squeezing and compacting the mixture - after it has first been vibrated in the
seat - The technology to produce the tiles, combined with a significant throughput, can be put into practice as follows (see also the diagram in fig. 21X):
- AA) the entire pressing
unit pressing board 32. - BB) the material arrives underneath the press, having been vibrated and leveled in the previous stations. The vibration has caused the larger chips to migrate downward, while at the top are mostly the fine chips and a film of water that has been formed by this settling out of the mixture (it will be remembered that the visible surface of the tile when laid is the surface MP2 in fig. 10 which is in contact with the base 18).
- CC) the descent continues at slow speed and low pressure until contact is made with the material. The slow speed is to prevent the water from tending to escape from the mold and also, as the suction pad rests on the mixture at low pressure, it can draw off most of the water present on the surface.
- DD) contact is maintained with the material at low pressure for long enough to remove 70-80% of the water in the mixture.
- EE) at the end of the low-pressure suction period, the pressure on the material is gradually increased by slowly lowering the pressing part.
- FF) maximum pressure is maintained briefly.
- GG) the entire pressing unit is raised again to the starting position.
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- Fig. 21X is a diagram showing time against pressure. In the diagram: T is the total pressing time; T1 the period during which the
board 32 is approaching the mixture; T2 the total initial suction time; T5 the time to reach the maximum pressure P4; T6 the pause time at maximum pressure; P1 the lower pressure reached in the time T1 plus the time for the ramp R of achieving the pressure P1. - The vacuum in the
board 32 is maintained throughout the pressing phase. In this way, water can be removed from the surface of the mixture plus water that tends to accumulate between theboard 32 and the rim formed by theedges 20A; this water is removed through the lateral holes 60, 62 of theboard 32, with high vacuum but with low throughput due to the limited passageways. - The vacuum and hence the suction can also be maintained while the unit is rising again and throughout the period of rotation of the mold-carrying table and for the subsequent descent. This enables two functions to be achieved: the first is that by increasing the passageways, the throughput that allows transfer of water from the various manifolds to the low-pressure container is greatly increased; and the second is that this airflow through the filter also has a continuous self-cleaning effect on the filter.
- A variant can be considered at point "DD" above, with the aim of increasing production by reducing the length of time spent removing water at low pressure. In this variant the hydraulic system uses a proportional-control maximum-pressure valve operated by an electronic system which modifies phase "DD" in the following manner: the unit rests at low pressure on the material as described in "DD", but in this case, rather than remaining stationary at the initial pressure, the user has the option of programming a number of increasing steps of pressure (see fig. 21Y), which are applied for predefined lengths of time and reached via ramps of different shapes. It will be clear that for the various different mixtures, the most appropriate program will be selected for correct squeezing.
- Fig. 21Y is a second diagram of the above variant, for comparison with that of fig. 21X. This second diagram shows: at T the total pressing time; at T1 the approach time; at T2 the total initial suction time; at T3 the second suction time; at T4 the third suction time; at T5 the time to reach maximum pressure; and at T6 the dwell time at maximum pressure. The following are indicated: at R1 the ramp to the pressure P1; at R2 the ramp to the pressure P2; and at R3 the ramp to the pressure P3. P1 is the first pressure, P2 the second pressure, P3 the third pressure, and P4 the maximum pressure.
- In certain cases a variant can also be considered at point "GG" above. Before raising the pressing unit, once the high-pressure time is finished, the vacuum in the
suction board 32 is broken during the rising time only, and rising is as described at "GG". - In accordance with other alternatives to the previous alternative - with more limited effects - the vacuum can be left on at all times in the
board 32 but, after the high-pressure time is finished, the board is raised a distance of 1 to 2 mm, and held for a brief period in this position to allow external air to enter the space between therim board 32, where there is a very limited peripheral clearance, before the said board completes its rise. - In an especially suitable embodiment of the board illustrated in figs. 1 - 5 (and also in the variant, figs. 22 - 24, which will be described later), the
channels filter 40B and the filter backing 40A can withstand its bending loading . The pitch between the various lines may be chosen for all the various sizes of tiles, to achieve a ratio of approximately 3:1 between the suction surface and the passageway cross section across the lines to provide the suction. The depth of thechannels holes 56 may have a diameter and be of a number such as to achieve, between the suction surface and the passageway through these holes, a ratio of approximately 20:1. - Of particular importance is the operation of the system for centering the
pad 30 relative to theboard 32, which is designed to be replaced frequently (for cleaning and for frequent replacement of the filter and filter backing) and it is therefore also important to have centering between the board 32 (for fitting to the pad 30) and therim 20A of theframe 20, in order to minimize the clearance between these two components, without having to check the centering every time a clean board is fitted. To this must be added the necessity of preventing the ingress of moisture into theelectromagnets 66, which clamp thepad 30 and theboard 32 together. To this end, use is made of locating pins with lead-in profiles and corresponding seats to center therim 20A of the or of eachframe 20 and the assembly comprising thepad 30 and theboard 32. - Figs. 22 - 24 show as variant the addition, between the
board 32 and thepad 30, of a spacer, that is aplate 100, for the purposes and functions specified below. - The water removed by the
board 32 through thefiltration layer lines holes 56 is all conveyed into the manifold 58 from where it is exhausted through theholes 72 at the edge of the pad. During the molding phase, the water may tend to escape from the manifold 58 or accumulate toward the center of the pad. Water heading out creates no problem, but water heading into the center may reach theelectromagnetic elements 66 for the clamping. Even though theseelements 66 are protected by resin, it is sensible to prevent water getting into them. For this purpose ametal plate 100 is interposed between thepad 30 and theboard 32. Saidplate 100 is fixed by a series ofscrews 101 to theboard 32, and two locatingpins 102 are also inserted to ensure precise centering of the twocomponents pins 102 may be coaxial with the pins 70 (fig. 23) or possibly even integral with each other. Theboard 32 is provided with aperipheral passageway 103 containing an O-ring to prevent water migrating toward the center between the twocomponents plate 100 contains fourholes 105 in the same position and of the same diameter as theholes 72 present in thepad 30. Each of saidholes 105 is completed by aseal 106. In the surface of theplate 100, in the interior of the fourholes 105, is aperipheral passageway 107 for an O-ring, for further protection against water getting at theelectromagnets 66. Each of theseelectromagnets 66 also has aguard 66A, which may advantageously form anannular passageway 66B able to trap any moisture that may have managed to get in, to ensure that it cannot reach the electromagnet. - The
plate 100 also has locating holes for receiving thepins 70 of thepad 30, in order to bring about, together with thepins 102 or equivalent, precise mutual centering between thepad 30, theplate 100 and theboard 32. Centering pins are as usual provided to locate the frame or frames 20, 20A centrally with respect to the pads. The magnetic attachment occurs between thepad 30 andplate 100, but because of the fixing screws 101, theboard 32 is also locked centrally with respect to the pad. - The
plate 100 also contains holes 54A corresponding to theholes 54 in theboard 32 so that, using special pins, the surrounds 50 can be removed from above without having to take theplate 100 off theboard 32. Only when a large amount of sediment has formed in the manifold 58 will it be necessary to remove theplate 100 from theboard 32 for cleaning. With this solution the possibility that the water could travel from the manifold 58 to themagnets 66 becomes practically zero. - Figs. 25 and 26 show possible variations on the embodiment of the
bars 50 of the first illustrative embodiment. - In the assembly of the
pressing board 32, the surface that forms the surface MP3, which is on the underside when the tile is laid in its final position, but in practice is the upper surface on which the pressure is applied under the conditions of fig. 10, is formed by theperipheral edge 32C of theboard 32, thesurfaces bars 50 of the surround, and the visible part of thefilter 40B (see fig. 24). All these parts are in contact with the wet mixture needed to produce the tile. During the process, the surface of thefilter 40B is kept sufficiently clean by the continual passage through it of exhausted air and water drawn from the mixture. Theedge 32C is made of metal (steel with special anti-wear treatments). The wet material could tend to cling to this with the successive pressing phases; this does not happen purely because thesurface 32C is extremely small. Instead thesurfaces bars 50 are necessarily larger, in order to clamp thefilter 40 to theboard 32. For this reason the surround formed by thebars 50 does not need to be wholly made of metal, so as to discourage lumps of material of the tile sticking to the surround defined by thebars 50. - To prevent this, two versions of the
bars 50 have been produced, as illustrated in figs. 25 and 26. The two solutions have in common the circumstance that the part which comes into contact with the wet mixture is made of an elastomer which, as it compresses slightly when the pressure is applied and relaxes when the pressure is removed, has a detaching effect and therefore a continuous self-cleaning effect. The solution shown in fig. 25 is made by reducing themetal part 150A, which is made of brass or stainless steel in a U shape, and making two chamfers to facilitate the insertion of the surround into the board; while theelastomer 150B is vulcanized on thismetal part 150A to the desired shape. The equivalent solution shown in fig. 26 involves vulcanizing theelastomer 250B on ametal support 250A (which is only there for stiffening purposes), to give geometrical shape identical to the previous solutions. In the form shown in fig. 26, theelastomer 250B completely surrounds themetal part 250A so that it cannot be detached during handling, which is a continuous operation of fitting and removing the filter. - In fig. 25 the elastomer 350B only partly covers the metal part 350A, so it is vulcanized adhesively on this metal part.
- It will be understood that the drawing shows only an example purely as a practical demonstration of the invention, which may be varied in the same shapes and arrangements without thereby departing from the scope of the concept on which the invention is based. The presence of any reference numbers in the appended claims is for the purpose of facilitating the reading of the claims with reference to the description and drawing, and does not limit the scope of protection represented by the claims.
Claims (13)
- A filtration structure for press pads for producing single-layer cement tiles, with replaceable filtration surfaces in said filtration structure, characterized in that: in an end board (32) that can be attached to and detached from the pad, the active surface (32A) for the molding action comprises a plurality of multiple narrow grooves (42, 44) for extraction of the liquid phase, and comprises a peripheral passageway (46); in that a filtration layer (40B) laid on said active surface (32A) has peripheral lips (40C) projecting over said peripheral passageway (46); and in that clamping bars (50) forcibly inserted into said peripheral passageway (46) trap the said peripheral lips (40C) of the filter (40B) in said channel, thereby tensioning it.
- Filtration structure according to claim 1, characterized in that said end board (32) has through holes (54) in said peripheral passageway (46), for the expulsion of said clamping bars (50) from said passageway (46).
- Filtration structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the clamping bars (50) have surfaces of an elastomeric material (150B; 250B) and a rigid metal part (150A; 250A) to which the elastomer is caused to adhere.
- Filtration structure according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that a filter backing (40A) is positioned on said active surface (32A), and its dimensions are approximately the same as said active surface.
- Filtration structure according to claims 1 - 4, characterized in that said clamping block bars (50) contribute to the formation of a peripheral region (MP1) of the rear surface of the tile.
- Filtration structure according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said end board (32) is attachable to the pressing pad (30) by electromagnetic retention means (66).
- Filtration structure according to claim 6, characterized in that it comprises locating pins (70) between the board (32) and the pad (30).
- Filtration structure according to at least claim 6, characterized in that it comprises a plate (100) made of ferromagnetic material interposed between the pad (30) and the board (32) of the filtration means and seals (106) around holes (105) in said plate (100) and (72) of the pad.
- Filtration structure according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises sealing means (103) around the region where the electromagnetic retention means (66) are situated.
- Filtration structure according to at least claim 6, in which the electromagnetic retention means (66) comprise a protective piece (66A) which surrounds them, characterized in that said protective piece has an annular channel (66B) for trapping any moisture that may get in.
- Filtration structure according to at least claim 8, characterized in that it comprises locating pins between the board (32) and said plate (100) and between the plate (100) and the pad (30).
- Apparatus for fitting and removing the filtration structure of claim 1 - comprising said filtration layer (40B) and the optional filter backing (40A) - into and from the end board (32) of the pad (30) of the press, said apparatus being characterized in that it comprises: a surround (80) capable of being positioned on the end board (32) and capable of accommodating and retaining said clamping bars (50) in alignment with said peripheral passageway (46) of the end board (32); and a pad (86) capable of fitting into said surround (80) in order to push said clamping bars (50) and insert them forcibly together with the peripheral lips (40C) of the filtration layer (40B) into said peripheral passageway (46).
- Apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that it comprises, on the inside of said surround (80) and on the outside of said clamping bars (50), spring-action retention pegs (84) on the one hand, and indentations (50A) with which said pegs engage on the other, in order to define the position of said bars inside the surround.
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