Machine for stone surface treatment, particularly for slabs made of stone or similar, such as marbles, granites, but also ceramics and other building materials, used for flooring and lining

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EP 0 980 740 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	12.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/11

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	23.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/08

(21)	Application number: 99115671.2

(22)	Date of filing: 09.08.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B24B 9/06, B23Q 7/03, B24B 7/22

(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

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Priority:

20.08.1998 IT SV980046

(71)	Applicant: Benetti Meyers International S.r.l.
	54033 Carrara (MS) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Benetti, Federico 54033 Carrara (MS) (IT) Ken, Barnes, C/O Benetti 54033 Carrara (MS) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Karaghiosoff, Giorgio Alessandro, Dott.
	Via Pecorile 25c 17015 Celle Ligure (Savona) 17015 Celle Ligure (Savona) (IT)

(54)	Machine for stone surface treatment, particularly for slabs made of stone or similar, such as marbles, granites, but also ceramics and other building materials, used for flooring and lining

(57) A machine for stone surface treatment, particularly for slabs made of stone or similar, such as marbles, granites, but also ceramics and other building materials used for flooring and lining, which comprises means (2, 2', 2'', 10, 8, 8', 13, 13') for grinding and/or polishing and/or shaping rims or edges and means (1) for conveying workpieces (P) to said grinding and/or polishing and/or shaping means (2, 2', 2'', 10, 8, 8', 13, 13') According to the invention, said machine comprises at least one grinding and/or polishing and/or shaping tool, consisting of a plurality of grinding and/or polishing and/or shaping members (402, 310) which are mounted on annular conveyors, having the form of a rotatably driven continuous band, chain or belt (2, 2', 2'', 10, 8', 13').

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