ARTIFICIAL TEXTURED STONE SLAB AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF

• Main Author: DING, Guoxing
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.03.2022
• Subjects: COLOUR PRINTING; DECORATIVE ARTS; LINING MACHINES; MOSAICS; PAPERHANGING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; STAMPS; TARSIA WORK; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

An artificial textured stone slab and methods for manufacturing thereof, the method comprising the following steps: Step S01: using a printer to print an image in accordance with the size of an artificial stone slab to arrive at a print of the image; Step S02: placing the front face of the print onto a side of the artificial stone slab and smoothing out the print on the artificial stone slab; Step S03: feeding the artificial stone attached to the print into a heat and ink transferring machine and using the upper and lower clamp plates of the heat and ink transferring machine to tightly clamp the print to the artificial stone slab; Step S04: heating the artificial stone slab to 120° C. to 185° C. and maintaining for the temperature constant for 5-15 minutes, wherein the ink on the print is transferred onto the surface of the artificial stone slab; and Step S05: feeding the artificial stone slab, heated in accordance with the above step, out of the heat and ink transferring machine, removing the print, and cooling the artificial stone slab to room temperature.