(19)
(11) EP 0 940 234 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/36

(21) Application number: 99200471.3

(22) Date of filing: 18.02.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B28B 7/36, B28B 3/02, B28B 13/06, B28B 13/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 02.03.1998 IT RE980022

(71) Applicants:
  • Sertam Società a Responsabilità Limitata
    42010 Veggia di Casalgrande (RE) (IT)
  • Miotto, Sergio
    31055 Quinto di Treviso, (Treviso) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Miotto, Sergio
    31055 Quinto di Treviso (TV) (IT)

(74) Representative: Corradini, Corrado et al
Studio Ing. C. CORRADINI & C. S.r.l. 4, Via Dante Alighieri
42100 Reggio Emilia
42100 Reggio Emilia (IT)

   


(54) Method and means for forming ceramic tiles


(57) A machine (30) for forming ceramic tiles by pressing in a mould, comprising a fixed lower base (31) acting as a reaction base during pressing and having a horizontal bearing surface, a vertically movable member (33), and an upper die (32) carried by the movable member (33) to define the upper surface of the mould forming cavity, includes a flat lower element (11) of sufficiently compression-resistant material resting on the bearing surface and movable on it to act as the lower surface of the mould cavity, a mould die plate (35) positioned above said flat element (11) to define the side walls of the mould cavity and movable vertically between a lower position in contact with the flat lower element (11) and an upper position in which it is raised from the flat element (11) to enable the formed tiles (9) to pass below it, after each pressing operation said flat lower element (11) being moved horizontally in combination with the raising of the die plate (35), to remove the formed tile (9).






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