Method for manufacturing tiles having the appearance of old rustic tiles of craftsman production - Patent 1101585

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EP 1 101 585 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/01

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	23.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/21

(21)	Application number: 00203851.1

(22)	Date of filing: 03.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B28B 11/24, B28B 11/00, C04B 38/06, C04B 38/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

15.11.1999 IT RE990117

(71)	Applicant: Gruppo Ceramiche Saicis S.P.A.
	41100 Modena (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Zini, Massimo 41100 Modena (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)	Method for manufacturing tiles having the appearance of old rustic tiles of craftsman production

(57) A method for manufacturing tiles having the appearance of old rustic tiles of craftsman production, comprising the following operations:

in a usual mould, forming a crude tile from an atomized powder mix comprising inclusions of material which volatilizes at a temperature less than or equal to 600°C,
drying the thus formed tile in a continuous dryer using a usual drying cycle,
kiln-firing the tile treated in this manner using a usual firing cycle.