Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSOLIDATING A SLAB OF NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL STONE MATERIAL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/215898
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A method for reinforcing a slab of natural or artificial stone material comprising the steps of: a) sealing the non-visible surface (16) of the slab and, where necessary, the surfaces of the edges (18, 20, 22, 24); b) positioning the slab (12) on a support surface (26), with the visible surface (14) directed upwards; c) providing a compressible adhesive bead (28) on the visible surface (14), in the vicinity of the perimetral edge of the slab (12); d) distributing a resin (30) over the visible surface (14), in the zone bounded by the adhesive bead (28); e) under vacuum conditions, arranging on top of the slab a sheet (32) of anti-adhesive material and then applying pressure on the bead and the resin by means of a press ram (50); f) restoring the atmospheric pressure; g) hardening the resin (30); and h) finish-machining the slab (12).
Inventors:
TONCELLI LUCA (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2018/053517
Publication Date:
November 28, 2019
Filing Date:
May 18, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TONCELLI LUCA (IT)
International Classes:
B28D1/00; C04B41/48
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
DRAGOTTI, Gianfranco et al. (IT)
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