(19)
(11) EP 1 110 689 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/26

(21) Application number: 00204556.5

(22) Date of filing: 15.12.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B28B 13/02, B30B 15/30
(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

(30) Priority: 21.12.1999 IT MI990771 U

(71) Applicant: Marazzi Gruppo Ceramiche S.p.A.
40123 Bologna (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Marazzi, Filippo
    41050 Colombaro (Modena) (IT)

(74) Representative: Faraggiana, Vittorio, Dr. Ing. 
Ingg. Guzzi & Ravizza S.r.l. Via Vincenzo Monti 8
20123 Milano
20123 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Tile press equiped with improved charging device


(57) Tile pressing press comprising a pressing mold into which a charging device (14,114) dumps powder to be pressed. The charging device (14,114) comprises in turn a charging box (18,118) having a bottom (37,137) opening on command and running between a charging position outside the press and a position for dumping into the mold within the press. The box in its charging position is near means (15,16,17,115,116,117) of input therein of powder to be pressed and the box bottom in its dumping position is opened to dump the powder into the mold. In one embodiment the box bottom is made with a plurality of parallel plates (37) rotting on command between a smooth closed position and an inclined dumping position. In another embodiment the opening bottom is made with a running gate (137).







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