Continuous Ceramic Slab Pressing Equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for manufacturing ceramic slabs result in low production output due to high discontinuity in the manufacturing process, particularly for large-sized slabs, and fail to maintain high quality standards in thickness, flatness, and edge minimization.
Innovation Solution
The equipment features a continuous supporting surface with integrated feeding and pressing means, where a continuous ceramic slab is fed and pressed intermittently, with containment elements ensuring seamless operation and minimizing downtime, allowing for high-quality, large-scale slab production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional pressing methods are used with discrete cavity placement, then quality control is maintained, but production output is low due to high discontinuity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a continuous pressing mechanism where the supporting surface moves continuously through the pressing zone without discrete stopping and starting. The pressing means are positioned to act on the material continuously as it passes through, eliminating the discontinuous cavity placement method and maintaining consistent production flow while preserving quality control.
2Productivity
If supporting surface moves at high speed to increase output, then productivity improves, but positioning precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs preliminary positioning of the material on the supporting surface before the pressing zone. The material is pre-positioned and aligned as it moves along the supporting surface, ensuring that when it enters the pressing means, it is already in the correct position. This allows high-speed movement while maintaining positioning precision through advance preparation.
3Manufacturing precision
If pressing force is increased to improve slab quality, then manufacturing precision improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the pressing function from a complex multi-component system and implements it through a simplified pressing means that applies force directly to the material on the supporting surface. By removing unnecessary intermediate components and focusing on the essential pressing action, the system achieves high precision slab production with reduced device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach significantly increases production output while maintaining high quality standards by minimizing downtime and optimizing the feeding and pressing phases, ensuring consistent thickness and flatness with reduced edge waste.
Implementation Method 1
pressing means (6) of the ceramic material
Implementation Method 2
the supporting surface must be moved forward by the pitch corresponding to the size of the length of the material deposited thereon
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AI summary
The process for the manufacture of slabs of ceramic material comprises the following phases of: - feeding ceramic material onto a supporting surface to form a continuous slab (L) to be compacted; - moving the continuous slab (L) along a forward direction (4); - pressing a portion (P) of the continuous slab (L) to obtain a compacted slab (C) of predefined dimensions separate from the remaining part of the continuous slab (L). Equipment (1) for implementing this process is also claimed, said equipment comprising containment means (12) of the portion (P).