Machine for cutting tiles, particularly sandstone ones
US5040521A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T225/325
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a machine for cutting tiles, particularly sandstone ones, comprising: a guide rail; a cutting assembly mounted to move along said guide rail, guided by this guide rail and provided with a cutting tool; and a member for breaking the tile after scoring, which comprises two bearings flanges, which is mounted to be adjustable in position with respect to said cutting assembly and which may occupy two positions: a first position, in which the bearing flanges do not bear on the surface of the tile to be broken, and a second position in which, on the contrary, said bearing flanges are in contact with the surface of the tile to be broken, on either side of a longitudinal plane of the cutting assembly passing through the cutting tool and are in such abutment on the surface of the tile as to cause said tile to break. According to the invention, the breaking member is mounted on the cutting assembly itself. One application is the production of a machine making good-quality cuts.
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