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(11) EP 0 411 960 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.10.1991 Bulletin 1991/41

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.02.1991 Bulletin 1991/06

(21) Application number: 90308576.9

(22) Date of filing: 03.08.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B28B 1/26
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 03.08.1989 JP 201798/89

(71) Applicant: TOTO LTD.
Kita-Kyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hisaeda, Masanobu
    Kokura, Kita-Kyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken (JP)
  • Saitou, Satoru
    Handa-shi, Aichi-ken (JP)
  • Ogata, Masahiro
    Yahata, Kita-Kyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Baverstock, Michael George Douglas et al
BOULT, WADE & TENNANT 27 Furnival Street
London, EC4A 1PQ
London, EC4A 1PQ (GB)


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    (54) Pressure slip casting apparatus for producing sanitary ware


    (57) A pressure slip casting apparatus for producing a sanitary ware such as a toilet bowl, comprises lifting means (5) secured to a top member (3) of a stationary frame (4); a pair of suspending devices (9) supported by a plate attached to the lifting means (5); an interlocking mechanism (15, 16) operatively connecting the suspending devices (9) to each other; and a device for moving the suspending devices (9) towards and away from each other through the action of the interlocking mechanism. A bottom mould part (17) and a core mould part (18) are attached to the base (1) of the stationary frame and to the lower surface of the plate, respectively. Side mould parts (19) are suspended by the suspending devices (9) so as to be brought and aligned together when the suspending devices (9) are moved towards each other. The core mould part (18) and the side mould parts (19) in assembled state are adapted to be lowered by the lifting means (5) so that the side mould parts (19) and the core mould part (18) are sequentially assembled with the bottom mould part (17) and then clamped therewith. The apparatus further comprises clamping devices (27) provided on side posts (2) and capable of clamping the side mould parts (19) to each other subsequent to the clamping operation performed by the lifting means (5).







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