Apparatus for the production of ceramic plates with ornamental shapes
US3976417A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB28B11/168
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to apparatus for producing ceramic tiles with ornamental shapes from clay emerging from an extrusion press. Shaped punching tools are disposed on either side of the clay column from which the tiles are to be formed, and are moved on a carriage in the direction of the moving column at a speed corresponding to the speed of the moving column. Supports hold the clay while it is being punched. A drive system such as a fluid actuated drive system moves the punching tools, and the drive system is selectively actuated in response to movement of the carriage. Cutting wires sever each column section acted upon by the punching tools from the rest of the column.
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