Method and apparatus for producing ceramic products

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EP 1 435 283 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	09.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/45

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	07.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/28

(21)	Application number: 03077767.6

(22)	Date of filing: 04.09.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B28B 13/02, B44C 1/17

(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 RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

31.12.2002 CN 02149795

(71)	Applicant: Foshanlinghai Ceramic SCI & TECH Co. Ltd.
	Three Mark 2706 (CN)

(72)	Inventor:
	Xu, Jian Fo San City, Guangdong Province 528031 (CN)

(74)	Representative: Plougmann & Vingtoft A/S
	Sundkrogsgade 9, P.O. Box 831 2100 Copenhagen O 2100 Copenhagen O (DK)

(54)	Method and apparatus for producing ceramic products

(57) The present invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for producing natural rock-imitating ceramic products. The method of producing a natural-stone-imitating ceramic product includes steps of using a hopper for delivering raw ceramic material onto a spreader, using the spreader to spread the raw ceramic material onto a surface of virgin ceramic material located in a pressing position of a pressing machine, pressing the raw ceramic material into the virgin ceramic material using the pressing machine, and sintering the pressed virgin ceramic material and finally processing the sintered virgin ceramic material. The apparatus for producing the natural-stone-imitating ceramic product includes a hopper, a spreader, and a pressing machine provided with an upper punch and a lower punch.

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