Machine and a method for filling containment panels with tiles to form mosaic patterns
OwnerLuciano Morini, Jovanka Pizzoinventors
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Abstract
A machine fulfilling containment panels (P; P1-Pn) with a plurality of sets of tiles (T; T1, T2, T3), each of said sets of tiles (T; T1, T2, T3) having at least one previously selected characteristic in order to produce a mosaic pattern, comprising at least one remover system (3Z) suitable for removing from said panels (P) any of said tiles (T; T1, T2, 13) occupying positions other than as required.
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A machine for filling containment panels with a plurality of sets of tiles, each of said sets of tiles having at least one pre-selectable characteristic so as to achieve a pattern in a mosaic, the machine comprising:
- at least one remover system suitable for removing any of said tiles if required;
- at least one viewing system designed to identify any tiles occupying positions other than as required in said containment panels based on said previously-selectable characteristics, said remover system being controlled to remove any tile occupying a position other than as required in said panel.
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A machine for filling containment panels with a plurality of sets of tiles, each of said sets of tiles presenting at least one pre-selectable characteristic in order to achieve a mosaic pattern, the machine comprising:
- a final module capable of performing an automated check on said panels completely filled with said sets of tiles in order to remove and replace any of said tiles that are still not correctly positioned, or that are found damaged or placed upside down.
A machine for handling tiles in a panel, the machine comprising:
- an advancement path for sequentially advancing panels across said machine;
- a remover system for removing and replacing tiles from and in seats in said panel;
- a control unit for controlling the movement of said remover system;
- a removal element on said remover system for individually removing said tiles from said panel.
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A method for sequentially filling a plurality of panels with a plurality of sets of tiles, each set having at least one pre-selectable characteristic in order to automatically produce a mosaic pattern, the method comprising the following steps:
- delivering said sets of tiles onto a panel;
- checking the position of each of said tiles on said panel;
- removing any incorrectly positioned tile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.