(19)
(11) EP 0 962 294 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
31.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/49

(21) Application number: 99201572.7

(22) Date of filing: 20.05.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B28B 13/02, B28B 17/02, B28B 3/02
(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: 02.06.1998 IT RE980062

(71) Applicants:
  • Ariostea S.p.A.
    42014 Castellarano (Reggio Emilia) (IT)
  • IRIS CERAMICA - SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    41042 Fiorano Modenese (MO) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Cavazzoni, Gianpaolo, c/o Ariostea S.p.A.
    42014 Castellarano (Reggio Emilia) (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) Device for feeding powders to a ceramic tile forming press


(57) Device for feeding powders to a ceramic tile forming press, comprising a small feed hopper (7) positioned to overlie a loading carriage (5) provided with a loading compartment (51,52,53) containing a grid, and traversing between a position in which the compartment (51,52,53) lies below the small hopper (7) and a position in which the compartment lies above the mould impression (31,32,33), a powder distributor (21) moving with reciprocating movement above the mouth of the small hopper (7), and one or more large vessels or silos positioned upstream of the distributor to feed it with one or more types of powder, comprises upstream of the distributor tube (21) and downstream of the powder feed silos a rotary mixer (23) which receives powders from one or more of said silos.






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