Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing a tile having a pattern, the method comprising the steps of:
- disposing a partition wall in an inside space of a pressure forming die so as to divide the inside space into a plurality of forming spaces;
- filling said plurality of forming spaces with different colors of colored granules so that each one of said plurality of forming spaces is filled with each color of the colored granules;
- removing the partition wall from the inside space of the pressure forming die;
- lining the inside space with lining granules by placing the lining granules over the colored granules;
- pressing and integrally forming the colored granules and lining granules into a molded body in the inside space; and
- burning the molded body.
- 2. A method of manufacturing a ceramic tile having a pattern, the method comprising the steps of:
- lining an inside space of a pressure forming die to a first level with lining granules;
- disposing a partition wall in said inside space so as to divide the inside space above said first level into a plurality of forming spaces;
- filling said plurality of forming spaces with different colors of colored granules, made from a ceramic raw material while placing the colored granules over the lining granules to cover the lining granules so that each one of said plurality of forming spaces is filled with each color of the colored granules;
- removing the partition wall from the inside space of the pressure forming die;
- pressing and integrally forming the colored granules and lining granules into a molded body in the inside space; and
- burning the molded body to maturity to form a ceramic tile.
- 3. A method according to claim 1 whereby the burning step is performed for 4 to 30 hours at a temperature of 1250.degree. C.
- 4. A method of manufacturing a ceramic tile having a colored pattern, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a pressure forming die with an outer wall surrounding a vacant inner space lining an inside space of a pressure forming die to a first level with lining granules;
- disposing a partition within said vacant inner space so as to divide said inner space into at least two adjacent forming spaces;
- forming a first filler material by mixing a trace amount of a first pigment with a ceramic raw material to form granules of said ceramic raw material having a first predetermined color corresponding to said first pigment;
- forming a second filler material by mixing a trace amount of a second pigment different from said first pigment with said ceramic raw material to form granules of said ceramic raw material having a second predetermined color different from said first predetermined color and corresponding to said second pigment;
- filling a first one of said forming spaces to a first predetermined level with said first filler material;
- filling a second one of said forming spaces to substantially said first predetermined level with said second filler material;
- removing said partition from said inner space;
- pressing said first and second filler materials into an integral molded body in said inner space; and
- burning said molded body to form a ceramic tile having a colored pattern substantially corresponding to the shape of said partition and said first and second predetermined colors.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the steps of forming said first and second filler materials includes forming said granules in a powdered state.
- 6. The method of claim 4 wherein the steps of forming said first and second filler materials includes forming said granules having particle diameters in the range of 20-50 mesh.
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of forming said first and second filler materials includes forming the granules with about a seven percent moisture content.
- 8. A method of manufacturing a ceramic tile having a colored pattern, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a pressure forming die with an outer wall, a bottom wall and a vacant inner space;
- disposing a partition within said vacant inner space so as to divide said inner space into at least two adjacent forming spaces;
- forming a first filler material by mixing a substantially trace amount of a first pigment with a ceramic raw material to form granules having a first predetermined color corresponding to said first pigment;
- forming a second filler material by mixing a substantially trace amount of a second pigment different from said first pigment with said ceramic raw material to form granules having a second predetermined color different from said first predetermined color and corresponding to said second pigment;
- filling a first one of said forming spaces to a first predetermined level above said bottom wall with said first filler material;
- filling a second one of said forming spaces to substantially said first predetermined level above said bottom wall with said second filler material;
- removing said partition from said inner space;
- covering said first and second filler materials with a quantity of lining granules placed in said inner space between said first predetermined level and a second predetermined level;
- pressing said lining granules and said first and second filler materials into an integral molded body in said inner space; and
- burning said molded body to form an integral ceramic tile comprising a front layer, with a colored pattern, superposed on a lining back layer.
- 9. The method of claim 8 further including forming said quantity of lining granules from said ceramic raw material.
- 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the step of forming said quantity of lining granules includes forming said quantity of lining granules from said second filler material.
- 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the steps of forming said first and second filler materials includes forming said granules in a powdered state.
- 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the steps of forming said first and second filler materials includes forming said granules having particle diameters in the range of 20-50 mesh.
- 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the step of forming the first and second filler materials includes forming the granules with about a seven percent moisture content.
- 14. A method of manufacturing a ceramic tile having a colored pattern, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a pressure forming die with an outer wall, a bottom wall and a vacant inner space;
- filling said inner space from said bottom wall to a first predetermined level with a quantity of lining granules;
- disposing a partition within said inner space at least above said lining granules, said partition dividing said inner space above said lining granules into at least two adjacent forming spaces;
- forming a first filler material by mixing a substantially trace amount of a first pigment with a ceramic raw material to form granules having a first predetermined color corresponding to said first pigment;
- forming a second filler material by mixing a trace amount of a second pigment different from said first pigment with said ceramic raw material to form granules having a second predetermined color different from said first predetermined color and corresponding to said second pigment;
- filling a first one of said forming spaces while covering said lining granules above said first predetermined level with said first filler material;
- filling a second one of said forming spaces while covering said lining granules above said first predetermined level with said second filler material;
- removing said partition from said inner space;
- pressing said lining granules and said first and second filler materials into an integral molded body in said inner space; and
- burning said molded body to form an integral ceramic tile comprising a front layer, with a colored pattern, superposed on a lining back layer.
- 15. The method of claim 14 further including forming said quantity of lining granules from said ceramic raw material.
- 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the step of forming said quantity of lining granules includes forming said quantity of lining granules from said second filler material.
- 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the steps of forming said first and second filler materials includes forming said granules in a powdered state.
- 18. The method of claim 16 wherein the steps of forming said first and second filler materials includes forming said granules having particle diameters in the range of 20-50 mesh.
- 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the step of forming the first and second filler materials includes forming the granules with about a seven percent moisture content.
- 20. A method of manufacturing a ceramic tile having a colored pattern, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a pressure forming die with an outer wall, a bottom wall and a vacant inner space;
- forming a partition from a ceramic raw material;
- disposing said partition on said bottom wall so as to divide said inner space into at least two adjacent forming spaces;
- forming a first filler material by mixing a substantially trace amount of a first pigment with said ceramic raw material to form granules having a first predetermined color corresponding to said first pigment;
- forming a second filler material by mixing a substantially trace amount of a second pigment different from said first pigment with said ceramic raw material to form granules having a second predetermined color different from said first predetermined color and corresponding to said second pigment;
- filling a first one of said forming spaces to a first predetermined level above said bottom wall with said first filler material;
- filling a second one of said forming spaces to substantially said first predetermined level above said bottom wall with said second filler material;
- covering said partition and said first and second filler materials with a quantity of lining granules placed in said inner space between said first predetermined level and a second predetermined level;
- pressing said lining granules, said partition, and said first and second filler materials into an integral molded body in said inner space; and
- burning said molded body to form an integral ceramic tile comprising a front layer, with a colored pattern, superposed on a lining back layer.
- 21. The method of claim 20 further including forming said quantity of lining granules from said ceramic raw material.
- 22. The method of claim 21 wherein the step of forming said quantity of lining granules includes forming said quantity of lining granules from said second filler material.
- 23. The method of claim 22 wherein the steps of forming said first and second filler materials includes forming said granules in a powdered state.
- 24. The method of claim 22 wherein the steps of forming said first and second filler materials includes forming said granules having particle diameters in the range of 20-50 mesh.
- 25. The method of claim 24 wherein the step of forming the first and second filler materials includes forming the granules with about a seven percent moisture content.
Priority Claims (6)
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4-254403 |
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5-001147 |
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5-140869 |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of patent application entitled "Method for Manufacturing a Patterned Tile (as amended)" filed on Sept. 10, 1993 as Ser. No. 08/119,733. Now abandoned.
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