Apparatus for applying powder enamel to articles, in particular ceramic tiles

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EP 1 334 773 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/33

(21)	Application number: 03002807.0

(22)	Date of filing: 07.02.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B05B 7/14, B05B 1/04, B05B 15/12, B05B 1/26, B05B 1/30

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

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Priority:

08.02.2002 IT BO20020069

(71)	Applicant: Malavasi, Paolo
	Albareto, (Modena) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Malavasi, Paolo Albareto, (Modena) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Dall'Olio, Giancarlo
	Interbrevetti S.r.L., Via delle Armi 1 40137 Bologna 40137 Bologna (IT)

(54)	Apparatus for applying powder enamel to articles, in particular ceramic tiles

(57) The apparatus for applying powder enamel to ceramic tiles includes a closed housing (2) containing powder enamel dispersed therein. Aspirator means are connected to the housing (2) and take out a flow of mixture containing air and powder enamel in solution from the housing (2),. to send it under pressure toward an applicator (4). The applicator includes a half-spherical cap nozzle (45), in which a delivery notch (47) is made for delivering the above mixture of air and enamel in solution, with a preestablished aperture angle, onto a plurality of tiles (100) passing in a application chamber (5). The aperture angle can be adjusted by adjusting means (10).

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