(19)
(11) EP 1 052 175 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/35

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/46

(21) Application number: 00109887.0

(22) Date of filing: 10.05.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B65C 1/02, B44C 1/165, B65C 9/36
(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: 10.05.1999 IT MO990096
10.05.1999 IT MO990097
10.06.1999 IT MO990130
29.06.1999 IT MO990144
23.11.1999 IT MO990263

(71) Applicant: Excel S.r.l.
41053 Maranello (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Meglioli, Zeno
    42014 Castellarano (IT)
  • Brighenti, Giorgio
    42013 S. Antonino di Casalgrande (IT)

(74) Representative: Crugnola, Pietro 
Luppi & Crugnola S.r.l. Viale Corassori, 54
41100 Modena
41100 Modena (IT)

   


(54) System for decorating ceramic supports


(57) A machine for decorating supports (4) that comprises applying means (2, 4, 38, 38a, 38b, 102, 134, 136, 137, 144, 155, 158) arranged in order to apply decorating sheet means (18) to said supports (16) that are carried by a conveying line (14, 56), wherein said applying means (2, 4, 38, 38a, 38b, 102, 134, 136, 137, 144, 155, 158) cooperates with reference means (34) on said line suitable to maintain each support (16) in an applying station (102a, 103, 103a) while said applying means (102) press on it one said decorating sheet means (18) in order to cause it to adhere thereto.
A method for decorating already formed ceramic supports (16), that comprises associating decorating sheet means (18) to an already formed ceramic support (16), said associating being carried out before sending to firing said support (16) associated to said decorating sheet means (18).
A method for decorating supports (16) applying thereto decorating sheet means (18) that comprises advancing said supports (16) along a direction (F, Y) and applying on each one of said supports (16) one said decorating sheet means (18) through motorized applying means (2, 4, 38, 38a, 38b, 102, 134, 136, 137, 144, 155, 158).







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