US4501714A
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Method for molding a ceramic article
Assignee: Hutschenreuther AG
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Filing: 1983-02-24
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Granted: 1985-02-26
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Expires: 2003-02-24
Abstract
Abstract In the manufacture of a molded article from a ceramic material, such as a porcelain substance, in which a design or decorative substance is applied to at least one of the surfaces of the article, a certain amount of the ceramic material is introduced into a mold cavity formed between mold parts. The material is distributed in the cavity and then is pressed. The decorative substance is applied to the surface of at least one of the mold parts before the parts are closed to form the mold cavity. The decorative substance is then transferred to the molded article during the pressing operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus Strobel
- 👤 Klaus Geiger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:52
CPC Classifications
B; B28; B28B; B28B7/00; B28B7/10; B28B7/12; B28B3/00; B28B3/003; B28B19/00; B44; B44C; B44C3/00; B44C3/04; B44C3/046; B44C3/048
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
A method of producing a molded article from a ceramic material, such as procelain material, with a design or pattern applied to at least part of the surface of the molded article comprising: (a) providing a mold, said mold consisting of at least two mold parts (18, 20; 40), each of said two mold parts (18, 20; 40) having a mold surface, the mold surfaces of said mold parts (18, 20; 40) defining a mold cavity; (b) preforming a design or pattern of decorative material on a transfer carrier (123); (c) transferring said design or pattern to the mold surface of at least one of said mold parts (18, 20; 40); (d) filling said mold cavity with a dry powdered ceramic material, (e) subjecting said powdered ceramic material within said mold cavity to a molding pressure such as to produce the respective molded article, the pattern or design of decorative material being transferred from said molding surface to said molded article during said pressing step by said molding pressure; (f) said decorative material being applied to a curved molding surface of a mold part, including the steps of preforming the decorative material onto a planar carrier in a form distorted as compared to the desired design form, and rectifying the distorted design form in transferring the decorative substance from the carrier to the mold part.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
225 words
A method of producing a molded article from a ceramic material, such as procelain material, with a design or pattern applied to at least part of the surface of the molded article comprising: (a) providing a mold, said mold consisting of at least two mold parts (18, 20; 40), each of said two mold parts (18, 20; 40) having a mold surface, the mold surfaces of said mold parts (18, 20; 40) defining a mold cavity; (b) preforming a design or pattern of decorative material on a transfer carrier (123); (c) transferring said design or pattern to the mold surface of at least one of said mold parts (18, 20; 40); (d) filling said mold cavity with a dry powdered ceramic material, (e) subjecting said powdered ceramic material within said mold cavity to a molding pressure such as to produce the respective molded article, the pattern or design of decorative material being transferred from said molding surface to said molded article during said pressing step by said molding pressure; (f) said decorative material being applied to a curved molding surface of a mold part, including the steps of preforming the decorative material onto a planar carrier in a form distorted as compared to the desired design form, and rectifying the distorted design form in transferring the decorative substance from the carrier to the mold part.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method, as set forth in claim 1, comprising applying the decorative material in a liquid form in preforming the design or pattern.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method, as set forth in claim 1, comprising applying the decorative material in a pasty form in preforming the design or pattern.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method, as set forth in claim 1, comprising applying the decorative material in the form of a powder in preforming the design or pattern.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method, as set forth in claim 1, including initially applying the decorative material in the form of the design to be applied to the molded article onto a carrier before preforming the decorative material in the design form from the carrier to the transfer carrier, and transferring the decorative material in the design form from the transfer carrier to the surface of the mold part.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the pressing step is carried out by moving essentially rigid mold parts toward one another.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the pressing step is effected by directing pressure against the surface of a mold lining membrane opposite the surface forming the molded article.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the decorative material is based on oxide dyes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method, as set forth in claim 5, including the step of transferring the decorative material in the design form from the transfer carrier to the mold part using an outwardly curved member formed of one of elastic or plastics material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method, as set forth in claim 5, including applying the decorative substance onto an engraved surface carrying the design form and scraping the engraved surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method, as set forth in claim 5, wherein the transfer carrier is formed of one of a plastic or elastic material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method, as set forth in claim 11, wherein the transfer carrier is in the form of a band-shaped membrane.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
204 words
A method of producing a molded article from a ceramic material, such as porcelain material, with a design or pattern applied to at least part of the surface of the molded article comprising (a) providing a mold, said mold consisting of at least two mold parts (18, 20; 40), each of said two mold parts (18, 20; 40) having a mold surface, the mold surfaces of said mold parts (18, 20; 40) defining a mold cavity; (b) preforming a design or pattern of decorative material on one of the mold surfaces; (c) filling said mold cavity with a dry powdered ceramic material, (d) subjecting said powdered ceramic material within said mold cavity to a molding pressure such as to produce the respective molded article, the pattern or design of decorative material being transferred from said molding surface to said molded article during said pressing step by said molding pressure said decorative material being applied to a curved molding surface of a mold part, including the steps of preforming the decorative material onto a planar carrier in a form distorted as compared to the desired design form, and rectifying the distorted design form in transferring the decorative substance from the carrier to the mold part.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
204 words
A method of producing a molded article from a ceramic material, such as porcelain material, with a design or pattern applied to at least part of the surface of the molded article comprising (a) providing a mold, said mold consisting of at least two mold parts (18, 20; 40), each of said two mold parts (18, 20; 40) having a mold surface, the mold surfaces of said mold parts (18, 20; 40) defining a mold cavity; (b) preforming a design or pattern of decorative material on one of the mold surfaces; (c) filling said mold cavity with a dry powdered ceramic material, (d) subjecting said powdered ceramic material within said mold cavity to a molding pressure such as to produce the respective molded article, the pattern or design of decorative material being transferred from said molding surface to said molded article during said pressing step by said molding pressure said decorative material being applied to a curved molding surface of a mold part, including the steps of preforming the decorative material onto a planar carrier in a form distorted as compared to the desired design form, and rectifying the distorted design form in transferring the decorative substance from the carrier to the mold part.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method, as set forth in claim 13, including preforming the decorative material in powder form in an electrostatic field corresponding to the form of the design.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method, as set forth in claim 13, wherein the pressing step is carried out by moving essentially rigid mold parts toward one another.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method, as set forth in claim 13, wherein the pressing step is effected by directing pressure against the surface of a mold lining membrane opposite the surface forming the molded article.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method, as set forth in claim 13, wherein the decorative material is based on oxide dyes.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 or 13 wherein said dry powdered material is spray-dried porcelain grains.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method, as set forth in claim 13, including preforming the decorative material onto a rigid molding surface of the mold parts.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method, as set forth in claim 19, wherein the rigid surface comprises a metallic surface.
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