(19)
(11) EP 0 895 842 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.02.1999 Bulletin 1999/06

(21) Application number: 98114018.9

(22) Date of filing: 27.07.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B28D 1/04
(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: 07.08.1997 IT BO970501

(71) Applicant: SICIS S.r.l.
48100 Ravenna (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Placuzzi, Maurizio
    47023 Cesena (IT)

(74) Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al
Modiano & Associati SpA Via Meravigli, 16
20123 Milano
20123 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Machine for cutting slabs of various materials such as marble, ceramics, terracotta, sandstone, glass and the like into tesserae


(57) A machine for cutting various materials, such as marble, ceramics, terracotta, sandstone, glass and the like, into tesserae, comprising: guiding elements which are composed of sliding rails (5,8) arranged like the sides of a square; a plurality of carriages (9-12), each whereof has elements (31) for supporting a slab (B) and can slide on the rails; elements (13,21,23) for moving the plurality of carriages (9-12) along the rails (5,8) so that the slabs on the support elements (31) maintain the same orientation along the entire path formed by the rails; and two slab cutting elements (43,44) arranged along two mutually perpendicular sides of the square, each element being constituted by a pack of blades (45,46) which rotate about an axis perpendicular to the respective side.






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