Inkjet printing production process and production system for imitation travertine tiles

By designing an automated tile production system, the problem of single function of existing equipment was solved, and the efficient production of imitation travertine tiles was achieved, ensuring the precision and quality of the products.

CN119928049BActive Publication Date: 2025-09-05GUANGDONG TIANBI CERAMICS
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Application Number
CN202510166901.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-14
Publication Date
2025-09-05
Estimated Expiration
2045-02-14

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Technical Problem

In the existing inkjet printing production process for ceramic tiles, the equipment has a single function and cannot meet diverse processing needs. The cutting and grinding precision is insufficient, which limits the mass production of imitation travertine tiles.

Method used

An inkjet printing production system for imitation travertine tiles was designed. It includes a storage unit, ball mill, spray drying tower, press, drying kiln, semi-finished product processing equipment, inkjet printer and inorganic silicone coating equipment. Automated transportation is achieved through a screw feeder and conveyor, and it is equipped with a cutting unit and a grinding unit to ensure precise cutting and efficient grinding.

Benefits of technology

The production efficiency is improved, the dimensional accuracy and surface quality of the green body are ensured, and the efficient production of imitation travertine tiles is achieved.

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Abstract

The invention discloses an inkjet printing production process and a production system for imitation-patterned travertine tiles, belonging to the technical field of tile production. The system comprises a storage unit for mixing and storing raw materials, a ball mill for grinding the mixed raw materials, a spray drying tower for pulverizing the ground raw materials, a press for extruding and molding the pulverized materials, a drying kiln for firing the extruded green bodies, semi-finished product processing equipment for processing the fired green bodies, an inkjet printer for printing the processed green bodies, and an inorganic silicon coating equipment for surface treatment of the green bodies after printing. A screw feeder for conveying raw materials is provided between the storage unit and the ball mill. The tile raw materials and green bodies are automatically conveyed by the conveying equipment, and the coordinated work of each unit reduces manual intervention and material turnover time, thereby greatly improving production efficiency.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of tile production, in particular to an inkjet printing production process and a production system for imitation-textured travertine tiles. Background Art

[0002] Natural stone travertine refers to a unique stone material that is formed on the surface and inside of the stone after thousands of years of water immersion or exposure to a relatively humid environment in the lava cave area. Water vapor penetrates into the stone and causes long-term erosion. Natural travertine has a natural and simple decorative effect and has always been a high-end building decoration material. However, due to limited material resources, high costs and high prices, its large-scale use is restricted. People have always hoped to develop artificial stones with shapes and decorative effects close to natural stones and low costs to replace natural travertine. Ceramic tiles are the best products to imitate natural travertine, but due to the difficulty of process technology, they have not yet been mass-produced.

[0003] In recent years, with the introduction of inkjet printing technology, a new trend has emerged in the market for inkjet-infiltrated tiles. These tiles are characterized by applying a base glaze or using secondary fabric to form the tiles, followed by a drying step and then spraying with penetrating ink. Because the ink has a certain penetrating property, the pattern penetrates the base glaze or the tiles, allowing for direct polishing after firing.

[0004] At present, there are certain deficiencies in the process of inkjet printing production of ceramic tiles. For example, in the semi-finished product processing and surface treatment stages, the equipment has a single function and cannot meet the diverse processing needs, such as insufficient precision in cutting and polishing ceramic tiles. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide an inkjet printing production system for imitation-textured travertine tiles to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: an inkjet printing production process and production system for imitation-patterned travertine tiles, comprising a storage unit for mixing and storing raw materials, a ball mill for grinding the mixed raw materials, a spray drying tower for pulverizing the ground raw materials, a press for extruding and molding the pulverized materials, a drying kiln for firing the extruded green bodies, semi-finished product processing equipment for processing the fired green bodies, an inkjet printer for printing the processed green bodies, and an inorganic silicon coating equipment for surface treatment of the green bodies after printing, a screw feeder for conveying raw materials is provided between the storage unit and the ball mill, a conveyor for conveying green bodies is provided between the press, the drying kiln, the semi-finished product processing equipment, the inkjet printer and the inorganic silicon coating equipment; the semi-finished product processing equipment comprises a processing box, a conveying unit for conveying green bodies is provided in the processing box, and a cutting unit and a grinding unit are sequentially provided in the processing box along the conveying direction of the green bodies.

[0007] Preferably, the cutting unit includes two cylinders 1, which are arranged on the top of the processing box. The output ends of the two cylinders 1 extend into the processing box and are provided with a linear motor 1. A mounting arm is provided on the mover seat of the linear motor 1. A cutting disc and a motor for driving the cutting disc to rotate are provided on the mounting arm. A cutting seat is provided directly below the cutting disc.

[0008] Preferably, a connecting seat is provided on one side of the mounting arm, two connecting rods are sleeved on the connecting seat, a pressure plate is provided at the bottom ends of the two connecting rods, and a spring is provided between the pressure plate and the connecting seat.

[0009] Preferably, the grinding unit includes a mounting frame, and a plurality of conveying rollers for conveying the blank are arranged between the outer wall of the mounting frame and the inner wall of the processing box. A clamping unit for clamping and fixing the blank is arranged in the area enclosed by the mounting frame, and a grinding piece for grinding the edge of the blank is arranged on one side of the clamping unit.

[0010] Preferably, the clamping unit includes two mounting platforms, each of which is provided with a cylinder 2, an adjustment platform is provided at the output end of the cylinder 2, a bearing seat is provided in the middle of the adjustment platform, a ball head 1 is sleeved on the end of the bearing seat, and the ball head 1 is connected to the bearing platform through a columnar body, and a driving part for driving the bearing platform to rotate and tilt is provided on the adjustment platform.

[0011] Preferably, a fan is provided on one side of the processing box, and the air outlet of the fan is connected to two pipes through a tee. The ends of the two pipes extend to the interior of the processing box and are respectively connected to two supporting seats. Passages for air circulation are provided in the supporting seat and the ball head. A heating plate is provided in the supporting platform, and a plurality of air jet holes are provided on the surface of the supporting platform.

[0012] Preferably, the driving member includes a motor assembly and an adjusting sleeve, the output end of the motor assembly and the outer circumference of the adjusting sleeve are both provided with bevel gears, the two bevel gears are meshed and connected, the adjusting sleeve and the adjusting platform are rotatably connected, an adjusting plate is provided at the bottom of one side of the adjusting platform, a movable seat is provided below the adjusting plate, the adjusting platform is slidably connected to the movable seat through an arc-shaped slide groove, an adjusting arm is sleeved on the adjusting plate and the movable seat, a cylinder three for driving the adjusting arm to move up and down is provided on the adjusting plate, a ball head two is sleeved on the end of the adjusting arm, an annular slide rail is provided on the lower surface of the supporting platform, and a slide seat corresponding to the annular slide rail is provided on the ball head two.

[0013] Preferably, a limiting rod is sleeved in the adjusting arm, a cylinder four is provided on the movable seat for driving the limiting rod to move up and down, a through hole corresponding to the limiting rod is provided on the ball head two and the sliding seat, and a limiting hole corresponding to the limiting rod is provided on the annular slide rail.

[0014] Preferably, the polishing part includes two linear motors 2, and an installation box is provided on the mover seats of the two linear motors 2. The inner wall of the installation box is rotatably connected to two driving columns. The installation box is provided with an actuator for driving one of the driving columns to rotate. The two driving columns are connected with multiple polishing belts through multiple grooves. The specifications of the multiple polishing belts are different. A support platform is provided between the two driving columns.

[0015] A production process based on an inkjet printing production system for imitation travertine tiles, the specific steps comprising:

[0016] Put kaolin, feldspar and quartz ceramic raw materials into the storage unit and mix them evenly. Then, the mixed raw materials are conveyed to the ball mill through a screw feeder to grind the raw materials into a uniform fine slurry. A composite iron remover combining permanent magnet and electromagnetic is used to absorb the iron impurities in the raw materials.

[0017] The raw material slurry is put into the spray drying tower, and the composite atomization technology combining ultrasonic and pressure is used to atomize the slurry and form particles of the desired particle size. The granular raw materials are then placed into a mold and pressed into a green body through a press.

[0018] The waste heat from the drying kiln is used to dry the green body, reducing energy consumption. Then, a multi-zone temperature precision control system is used to precisely control the temperature of the green body at different stages and fire the green body.

[0019] The fired green body is cut, polished and heated by semi-finished product processing equipment, and dried at a temperature of 150-250℃. Then, the heated and dried green body is inkjet printed by an inkjet printer to form tiles. The residual heat of the green body absorbs the ink to form tiles.

[0020] Inorganic silicone coating equipment is used to perform surface hybrid treatment on tiles to achieve anti-fouling effect.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] The automatic transportation of tile raw materials and green bodies by screw feeders and multiple conveyors as conveying equipment, as well as the coordinated operation of the storage unit, ball mill, spray drying tower, press, drying kiln, semi-finished product processing equipment, inkjet printer and inorganic silicone coating equipment, reduces manual intervention and material turnover time, greatly improving production efficiency;

[0023] The cutting unit can accurately cut the fired green body, and the grinding unit can heat and clamp the green body to dry it. The grinding unit can also ensure the dimensional accuracy and surface quality of the tiles. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the semi-finished product processing equipment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a structural cross-sectional view of the semi-finished product processing equipment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the cutting unit of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the grinding unit of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the clamping unit of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 7 is a structural cross-sectional view of the clamping unit of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 8 This is a structural exploded view of the driving member of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 9 This is a structural breakdown diagram of the grinding piece of the present invention.

[0033] In the picture:

[0034] 1. Storage unit; 2. Ball mill; 3. Spray drying tower; 4. Screw feeder; 5. Press; 6. Drying kiln; 7. Semi-finished product processing equipment; 710. Processing box; 720. Cutting unit; 7201. Cylinder 1; 7202. Linear motor 1; 7203. Mounting arm; 7204. Motor; 7205. Cutting disc; 7206. Connecting seat; 7207. Connecting rod; 7208. Press plate; 7209. Spring; 7210. Cutting seat; 730. Grinding unit; 7301. Mounting frame; 7302. Conveyor roller; 7303. Mounting table; 7304. Cylinder 2; 7305. Adjustment table; 7306. Curved chute; 7307. Adjustment plate; 7308. Motor assembly; 7309. Bevel gear; 7310 , adjusting sleeve; 7311, bearing seat; 7312, ball head one; 7313, bearing platform; 7314, jet hole; 7315, fan; 7316, pipe; 7317, heating plate; 7318, adjusting arm; 7319, cylinder three; 7320, ball head two; 7321, slide seat; 7322, annular slide rail; 7323, moving seat; 7324, cylinder four; 7325, limiting rod; 7326, through hole; 7327, limiting hole; 7328, linear motor two; 7329, mounting box; 7330, driving column; 7331, actuator; 7332, groove; 7333, grinding belt; 7334, support platform; 740, conveying unit; 8, inkjet printer; 9, inorganic silicone coating equipment; 10, conveyor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0036] See also Figures 1-9 , the present invention provides a technical solution:

[0037] like Figure 1As shown, an inkjet printing production system for imitation travertine tiles includes a storage unit 1, a ball mill 2, a spray drying tower 3, a screw feeder 4, a press 5, a drying kiln 6, semi-finished product processing equipment 7, an inkjet printer 8, an inorganic silicon coating equipment 9 and a conveyor 10. The storage unit 1 is used to mix and store ceramic raw materials such as kaolin, feldspar, and quartz to ensure the uniformity and stability of the raw materials. The screw feeder 4 is arranged between the storage unit 1 and the ball mill 2 to transport the mixed raw materials to the ball mill 2. The transportation process is stable and the transportation amount can be accurately controlled. The ball mill 2 is used to grind the mixed raw materials into a uniform fine slurry to provide high-quality raw materials for subsequent powder making. The spray drying tower 3 adopts a composite atomization technology combining ultrasonic and pressure types to make The slurry is atomized to form particles of a specified particle size, providing suitable powder for green body molding. The press 5 is used to extrude the pulverized material and ensure uniform density and regular shape of the green body by precisely controlling pressure and time. The drying kiln 6 uses the discharged waste heat to dry the green body to reduce energy consumption. At the same time, a multi-zone temperature precision control system is adopted to achieve precise temperature control of the green body at different stages to ensure firing quality. The inkjet printer 8 is used to inkjet print the processed green body to form a realistic imitation travertine pattern. The inorganic silicon coating equipment 9 is used to perform surface treatment on the green body after printing. The conveyor 10 is respectively arranged between the press 5, the drying kiln 6, the semi-finished product processing equipment 7, the inkjet printer 8 and the inorganic silicon coating equipment 9 for conveying the green body.

[0038] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the semi-finished product processing equipment 7 includes a processing box 710, in which a conveying unit 740 for conveying the blank is provided. A cutting unit 720 and a grinding unit 730 are sequentially provided in the processing box 710 along the conveying direction of the blank.

[0039] like Figure 4As shown, the cutting unit 720 includes two cylinders 7201, which are arranged on the top of the processing box 710. The output ends of the two cylinders 7201 extend into the processing box 710 and are provided with a linear motor 7202. The movable seat of the linear motor 7202 is provided with a mounting arm 7203. The mounting arm 7203 is provided with a cutting disc 7205 and a motor 7204 for driving the cutting disc 7205 to rotate. A cutting seat 7210 is provided directly below the cutting disc 7205. Specifically, when cutting the fired blank, the blank is transported to the designated position with the cooperation of the conveying unit 740 and the photoelectric sensor, and then the cylinder 1 7201 works to push the cutting disk 7205 downward, and the linear motor 1 7202 works to push the cutting disk 7205 horizontally, thereby completing the cutting of the blank. The cylinder 1 7201 can drive the cutting disk 7205 to move up and down, and the linear motor 1 7202 can control the horizontal position of the cutting disk 7205 to achieve precise cutting.

[0040] Furthermore, a connecting seat 7206 is provided on one side of the mounting arm 7203, and two connecting rods 7207 are sleeved on the connecting seat 7206. A pressure plate 7208 is provided at the bottom end of the two connecting rods 7207, and a spring 7209 is provided between the pressure plate 7208 and the connecting seat 7206. When the cutting disk 7205 moves downward, the pressure plate 7208 will first contact the blank. The setting of the pressure plate 7208 and the spring 7209 can stably press the blank during cutting to prevent the blank from moving.

[0041] like Figure 5 As shown, the grinding unit 730 includes a mounting frame 7301, and a plurality of conveying rollers 7302 for conveying the blank are arranged between the outer wall of the mounting frame 7301 and the inner wall of the processing box 710. A clamping unit for clamping and fixing the blank is arranged in the area enclosed by the mounting frame 7301, and a grinding piece for grinding the edge of the blank is arranged on one side of the clamping unit.

[0042] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the clamping unit includes two mounting platforms 7303, each of which is provided with a cylinder 2 7304, and an adjusting platform 7305 is provided at the output end of the cylinder 2 7304. A bearing seat 7311 is provided in the middle of the adjusting platform 7305, and a ball head 1 7312 is sleeved on the end of the bearing seat 7311. The ball head 1 7312 is connected to the bearing platform 7313 through a columnar body. A driving part for driving the bearing platform 7313 to rotate and tilt is provided on the adjusting platform 7305. The bearing platform 7313 is driven by controlling the operation of the cylinder 2 7304, and the clamping of the blank is achieved with the cooperation of the two bearing platforms 7313.

[0043] Furthermore, a fan 7315 is provided on one side of the processing box 710, and the air outlet of the fan 7315 is connected to two pipes 7316 through a tee. The ends of the two pipes 7316 extend to the interior of the processing box 710 and are respectively connected to two supporting seats 7311. Passages for air circulation are provided in the supporting seats 7311 and the ball head 7312. A heating plate 7317 is provided in the supporting platform 7313, and a plurality of air injection holes 7314 are provided on the surface of the supporting platform 7313. The fan 7315 and the heating plate 7317 can be used to heat the blank before grinding to reduce the difficulty of grinding, and the ground blank can also be dried.

[0044] like Figure 8 As shown, the driving member can accurately adjust the angle and position of the supporting platform 7313 to achieve multi-angle clamping and fixation of the blank. The driving member includes a motor assembly 7308 and an adjusting sleeve 7310. The output end of the motor assembly 7308 and the outer peripheral surface of the adjusting sleeve 7310 are both provided with a bevel gear 7309. The two bevel gears 7309 are meshed and connected. The adjusting sleeve 7310 is rotatably connected to the adjusting platform 7305. An adjusting plate 7307 is provided at the bottom of one side of the adjusting platform 7305. A moving seat 7323 is provided below the adjusting plate 7307. The adjusting platform 7305 is slidably connected to the moving seat 7323 through an arc-shaped slide groove 7306. The adjusting plate 7307 and the moving seat 7323 are connected. An adjusting arm 7318 is sleeved on the movable seat 7323, and a cylinder three 7319 is provided on the adjusting plate 7307 for driving the adjusting arm 7318 to move up and down. A ball head two 7320 is sleeved on the end of the adjusting arm 7318, and an annular slide rail 7322 is provided on the lower surface of the supporting platform 7313. A slide seat 7321 corresponding to the annular slide rail 7322 is provided on the ball head two 7320. When it is necessary to adjust the inclination angle of the blank, the adjusting arm 7318 is moved up and down by controlling the operation of the cylinder three 7319, and the supporting platform 7313 drives the blank to tilt with the cooperation of the ball head two 7320 and the slide seat 7321, thereby adjusting the inclination angle of the blank.

[0045] Furthermore, a limiting rod 7325 is sleeved in the adjusting arm 7318, and a cylinder 4 7324 is provided on the movable seat 7323 to drive the limiting rod 7325 to move up and down. A through hole 7326 corresponding to the limiting rod 7325 is provided on the ball head 2 7320 and the slide seat 7321, and a limiting hole 7327 corresponding to the limiting rod 7325 is provided on the annular slide rail 7322. When the clamped blank needs to be rotated, the limiting rod 7325 is moved up by controlling the cylinder 4 7324, and the top of the limiting rod 7325 passes through the through holes 7326 on the ball head 2 7320 and the slide seat 7321 in turn and is inserted into the limiting hole 7327 on the annular slide rail 7322. 327, and then the motor assembly 7308 works under the transmission of the two bevel gears 7309 to make the adjustment plate 7307 drive the ball head 2 7320, the slide 7321, the annular slide rail 7322 and the supporting platform 7313 to start rotating, thereby completing the rotation of the blank. When the blank is rotated to the specified angle, the control cylinder four 7324 works to move the limiting rod 7325 downward to separate the limiting rod 7325 from the limiting hole 7327, and then the motor assembly 7308 works to rotate the adjustment arm 7318 to the specified angle, and then the limiting rod 7325 is separated from the through hole 7326. Then, with the cooperation of the cylinder three 7319, the supporting platform 7313 drives the blank to tilt.

[0046] like Figure 9 As shown, the grinding part includes two linear motors 7328, and an installation box 7329 is provided on the mover seat of the two linear motors 7328. The inner wall of the installation box 7329 is rotatably connected to two driving columns 7330. The installation box 7329 is provided with an actuator 7331 for driving one of the driving columns 7330 to rotate. The two driving columns 7330 are connected with multiple grinding belts 7333 through multiple grooves 7332. The specifications of the multiple grinding belts 7333 are different. A support platform 7334 is provided between the two driving columns 7330. The grinding position can be adjusted by the linear motor 7328. Multiple grinding belts 7333 of different specifications can meet different grinding requirements, thereby improving the flexibility and adaptability of grinding.

[0047] A production process of an inkjet printing production system for imitation travertine tiles, the specific steps comprising:

[0048] Kaolin, feldspar and quartz ceramic raw materials are put into the storage unit 1 and mixed evenly. Then, the mixed raw materials are conveyed to the ball mill 2 through the screw feeder 4. The raw materials are ground into a uniform fine slurry. A composite iron remover combining permanent magnet and electromagnetic is used to absorb iron impurities in the raw materials.

[0049] The raw material slurry is put into the spray drying tower 3, and the composite atomization technology combining ultrasonic and pressure is used to atomize the slurry and form particles of the desired particle size. The granular raw materials are then placed into a mold and pressed into a green body by a press 5;

[0050] The waste heat from the drying kiln 6 is used to dry the green body, reducing energy consumption. Then, a multi-zone temperature precision control system is used to achieve precise temperature control of the green body at different stages and to fire the green body.

[0051] The fired green body is cut, polished and heated by the semi-finished product processing equipment 7, and the green body is dried at multiple temperature groups. According to experimental tests, the temperature can be controlled at 150°C, 180°C, 200°C or 250°C. Then, the heated and dried green body is inkjet printed by the inkjet printer 8, and the residual heat of the green body is used to absorb the ink to form tiles.

[0052] The inorganic silicon coating device 9 is used to perform surface hybridization treatment on the ceramic tiles to achieve an anti-fouling effect.

[0053] The working process of this embodiment is as follows: according to the formula ratio, kaolin, feldspar, quartz and other ceramic raw materials are put into the storage unit 1, the stirring device is turned on to fully mix the raw materials, the screw feeder 4 is started, and the mixed raw materials are transported to the ball mill 2 at a stable speed. The ball mill 2 grinds the raw materials according to the preset time and speed until a uniform fine slurry is formed. The ground fine slurry is transported to the composite iron remover through a pipeline to remove the iron impurities therein. The raw material fine slurry after iron removal is pumped into the spray drying tower 3, and the composite atomizing device combining ultrasonic and pressure is turned on to atomize the mud into tiny particles. The temperature and wind speed of the spray drying tower 3 are controlled so that the particles form a finger during the drying process. The powder of a certain particle size is put into the mold of the press 5, the pressure and pressing time of the press are set, the press 5 is started, the powder is pressed into a green body, and the pressed green body is conveyed to the drying kiln 6 by the conveyor 10. The green body is preliminarily dried by the waste heat discharged from the drying kiln 6 to reduce the water content of the green body. The dried green body is fired in the drying kiln 6. The temperature of each zone is accurately controlled according to the firing stage of the green body through the multi-zone temperature precision control system to ensure the firing quality of the green body. The fired green body is conveyed to the conveying unit 740 of the semi-finished product processing equipment 7 by the conveyor 10. When the green body is conveyed to the cutting unit 720, the cylinder 1 7201 drives the linear motor The first 7202 and the mounting arm 7203 descend, so that the cutting disc 7205 approaches the blank. The motor 7204 drives the cutting disc 7205 to rotate. At the same time, the linear motor 1 7202 controls the lateral movement of the cutting disc 7205 to cut the blank. The cut blank is then transported to the grinding unit 730. The cylinder 2 7304 pushes the adjustment table 7305 close to the blank. The driving member adjusts the angle and position of the supporting table 7313 so that the blank is stably clamped. The fan 7315 transports air through the pipe 7316 to the passage inside the supporting seat 7311 and the ball head 1 7312. After being heated by the heating plate 7317, the air is ejected from the air jet hole 7314 to heat the blank. The linear motor 2 73 28 adjusts the position of the installation box 7329, and the actuator 7331 drives the driving column 7330 to rotate, driving the grinding belts 7333 of different specifications to grind the edges of the blank. After the blank is cut and polished, in this embodiment, the heating plate 7317 continues to work to maintain the temperature of the blank at 180°C to dry the blank. The dried blank is transported to the inkjet printer 8 through the conveyor 10, and inkjet printing is performed according to the designed imitation travertine pattern. The printed tiles are transported to the inorganic silicon coating equipment 9, and the inorganic silicon coating equipment 9 performs hybridization treatment according to the surface condition of the tiles. Finally, the hybridized tiles are inspected by the detection equipment, and qualified products are screened out for packaging and storage.

[0054] While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, and that the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An inkjet printing production system for imitation travertine tiles, characterized in that: The invention comprises a material storage unit for mixing and storing raw materials, a ball mill for grinding the mixed raw materials, a spray drying tower for pulverizing the ground raw materials, a press for extruding the pulverized materials, a drying kiln for firing the extruded green bodies, semi-finished product processing equipment for processing the fired green bodies, an inkjet printer for printing the processed green bodies, and an inorganic silicon coating equipment for surface treatment of the green bodies after printing. A screw feeder for conveying the raw materials is provided between the material storage unit and the ball mill, and a conveyor for conveying the green bodies is provided between the press, the drying kiln, the semi-finished product processing equipment, the inkjet printer, and the inorganic silicon coating equipment. The semi-finished product processing equipment includes a processing box, a conveying unit for conveying the blank is provided in the processing box, and a cutting unit and a grinding unit are sequentially provided in the processing box along the conveying direction of the blank; The grinding unit includes a mounting frame, a plurality of conveying rollers for conveying the blank are arranged between the outer wall of the mounting frame and the inner wall of the processing box, a clamping unit for clamping and fixing the blank is arranged in the area enclosed by the mounting frame, and a grinding piece for grinding the blank is arranged on one side of the clamping unit, and the clamping unit includes two mounting tables, each of which is provided with a cylinder 2, an adjustment table is provided at the output end of the cylinder 2, a bearing seat is provided in the middle of the adjustment table, a ball head 1 is sleeved on the end of the bearing seat, and the ball head 1 is connected to the bearing table through a columnar body, and a driving member for driving the bearing table to rotate and tilt is provided on the adjustment table; The cam is provided with a plurality of air intakes at the bottom of the air intake pipe, the plurality of air intakes are connected to the plurality of air intakes through the plurality of air intakes. A limiting rod is sleeved in the adjusting arm, and a cylinder four is provided on the movable seat to drive the limiting rod to move up and down. Through holes corresponding to the limiting rod are provided on the ball head two and the sliding seat, and a limiting hole corresponding to the limiting rod is provided on the annular slide rail.

2. The inkjet printing production system for imitation travertine tiles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cutting unit includes two cylinders 1, which are arranged on the top of the processing box. The output ends of the two cylinders 1 extend into the processing box and are provided with a linear motor 1. A mounting arm is provided on the mover seat of the linear motor 1. A cutting disk and a motor for driving the cutting disk to rotate are provided on the mounting arm. A cutting seat is provided directly below the cutting disk.

3. The inkjet printing production system for imitation travertine tiles according to claim 2, characterized in that: A connecting seat is provided on one side of the mounting arm, two connecting rods are sleeved on the connecting seat, a pressing plate is provided at the bottom ends of the two connecting rods, and a spring is provided between the pressing plate and the connecting seat.

4. The inkjet printing production system for imitation travertine tiles according to claim 3, characterized in that: The polishing part includes two linear motors 2, and an installation box is provided on the mover seats of the two linear motors 2. The inner wall of the installation box is rotatably connected to two driving columns. The installation box is provided with an actuator for driving one of the driving columns to rotate. The two driving columns are connected with multiple polishing belts through multiple grooves. The specifications of the multiple polishing belts are different. A support platform is provided between the two driving columns.

5. A production process of an inkjet printing production system for imitation travertine tiles based on any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The specific steps include: Put kaolin, feldspar and quartz ceramic raw materials into the storage unit and mix them evenly. Then, the mixed raw materials are conveyed to the ball mill through a screw feeder to grind the raw materials into a uniform fine slurry. A composite iron remover combining permanent magnet and electromagnetic is used to absorb the iron impurities in the raw materials. The raw material slurry is put into the spray drying tower, and the composite atomization technology combining ultrasonic and pressure is used to atomize the slurry and form particles of the desired particle size. The granular raw materials are then placed into a mold and pressed into a green body through a press. The waste heat from the drying kiln is used to dry the green body, reducing energy consumption. Then, a multi-zone temperature precision control system is used to precisely control the temperature of the green body at different stages and fire the green body. The fired green body is cut, polished and heated by semi-finished product processing equipment, and dried at a temperature of 150-250℃. Then, the heated and dried green body is inkjet printed by an inkjet printer, and the residual heat of the green body is used to absorb the ink to form tiles. Inorganic silicone coating equipment is used to perform surface hybrid treatment on tiles to achieve anti-fouling effect.

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