Distributor of mixes consisting of agglomerated ceramic or stone material for filling a mold
OwnerLuca Toncelliinventor
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Abstract
A mix distributor (10) for filling a tray-like mold (100) comprises a fixed structure (120), having a distribution surface (124) supporting a mold (100), and a movable housing (130), displaceable above the mold (100). The movable housing is provided with a hopper containing the mix having at its bottom end a port (150) for discharging the mix. An extractor belt (160) which is integral with and positioned underneath the hopper (40; 140), forming the bottom thereof, is able to receive and convey the discharged mix (110) so that it falls by effect of gravity into the mold (100) and is uniformly distributed.
Claims8
Distributor for filling a tray-like mold (100) with a mix (110) of agglomerated ceramic or stone material having a substantially constant thickness, comprising:
- a—a fixed structure (120) including a distribution surface (124), where said mold (100) is movably supported,
- b—a movable housing (130) driven by motor means (134) so as to be displaced above said mold (100) while the mix (110) is distributed over the whole surface thereof,
- c—hopper means supported by said movable housing (130) and provided at its bottom end with a port (150) for discharging the mix (110),
- d—conveyor means integral with said movable housing (130), positioned underneath said hopper means and forming the bottom thereof, which comprise an extractor belt (160) able to receive on its top surface said mix (110) which passes through said discharge port (150) and to convey the mix to its free end (1 60A) so that the mix falls by effect of gravity and is uniformly poured inside said mold (100),
- characterized in that
- e—said hopper means have a structure (140) comprising
- a first flat and vertical wall (141) and
- a second wall (142), opposite to said first wall (141), defining at its bottom end said discharge port (150) and having a profile in which
- the upper portion (142A) goes nearer to said first wall (141), thus defining an upper region of the hopper, and
- the lower portion (142B) begins at the minimum distance from said first wall (141) and ends at said discharge port (150) substantially parallel to the extractor belt (160), thus defining a lower region of the hopper,
- f—said extractor belt (160) has an inclined top surface and
- g—said port (150) has a cross-section of substantially the same width as the mold (100), so that the flow of the mix (110)
- is substantially vertical and with a narrowing cross-section in the upper region of the hopper means, while
- becomes parallel to said top surface of the extractor belt (160) in the lower region of the hopper means and
- fills the mold (100) without requiring a movement of the hopper means (140) perpendicular to the extractor belt (160).
Distributor for filling a tray-like mold (100) with a mix (110) of agglomerated ceramic or stone material having a substantially constant thickness, where said mold (100) is tray-like, made of rubber and used for manufacturing articles in the form of slabs, comprising:
- a—a fixed structure (120) including a distribution surface (124), where said mold (100) is movably supported,
- b—a movable housing (130) driven by motor means (134) so as to be displaced above said mold (100) while the mix (110) is distributed over the whole surface thereof,
- c—hopper means, supported by said movable housing (130) and provided at its bottom end with a port (150) for discharging the mix (110),
- d—conveyor means integral with said movable housing (130), positioned underneath said hopper means (140) and forming the bottom thereof, which comprise an extractor belt (160) able to receive on its top surface the mix (110) which passes through said discharge port (150) and to convey the mix to its free end (160A) so that the mix falls by effect of gravity and is uniformly poured inside said mold (100),
- characterized in that
- e—said discharge port (150) has a cross-section of substantially the same width as the mold (100) and
- f—a containing frame or border (102) is removably inserted into the mold (100), said frame or border having walls
- of a height greater than that of the adjacent perimetral edge of the mold (100) so as to prevent the fresh and therefore soft mix (110) from flowing over said edge when it is poured into the mold (100), and
- inclined towards the interior of the mold to prevent spillage of the mix when said frame (102) is removed from the mold (100).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.