Method for producing a laminated tile product
First Claim
1. A method for producing a laminated tile comprising:
- providing a sheet of natural stone having opposed first and second major surfaces;
providing a first plurality of ceramic substrates, each of said plurality of ceramic substrates having opposed first and second major surfaces;
providing a second plurality of ceramic substrates, each of said plurality of ceramic substrates having opposed first and second major surfaces;
providing an adhesive material on at least one of said first major surface of said sheet of natural stone and said first major surface of each of said first plurality of ceramic substrates;
providing an adhesive material on at least one of said second major surface of said sheet of natural stone and said first major surface of each of said second plurality of ceramic substrates;
assembling said first plurality of ceramic substrates and said sheet of natural stone to form a laminated assembly such that said first surface of each of said first plurality of ceramic substrates faces said first major surface of said sheet of natural stone with said adhesive material therebetween;
assembling said second plurality of ceramic substrates and said sheet of natural stone to form a laminated assembly such that said first surface of each of said second plurality of ceramic substrates faces said second major surface of said sheet of natural stone with said adhesive material therebetween;
cutting said sheet of natural stone having said first and second pluralities of ceramic substrates adhered thereto along a plane substantially parallel to said first and second major surfaces of said sheet of natural stone to form two laminates each having an exposed layer of natural stone and ceramic substrates adhered thereto; and
polishing said exposed layer of natural stone of each of said two laminates.
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Abstract
A method for producing a laminated tile is disclosed which comprises providing a sheet of natural stone having opposed first and second major surfaces and providing a plurality of ceramic substrates, each having opposed first and second major surfaces. An adhesive material is provided on at least one of the first and second major surface of the sheet of natural stone and the first major surface of each of the plurality of ceramic substrates. The plurality of ceramic substrates and the sheet of natural stone are assembled to form a laminated assembly such that the first surface of each of a portion of the plurality of ceramic substrates faces the first major surface of the sheet of natural stone with adhesive material therebetween, and the remainder of the ceramic substrates face the second major surface of the sheet of natural stone with adhesive material therebetween. The sheet of natural stone having the ceramic substrates adhered thereto is cut along a plane substantially parallel to the first and second major surfaces of the sheet of natural stone to form two laminates, each having an exposed layer of natural stone and ceramic substrates adhered thereto. Then the exposed layer of natural stone of each of the two laminates is polished. The laminated tiles produced by the method are also disclosed.
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1. A method for producing a laminated tile comprising:
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providing a sheet of natural stone having opposed first and second major surfaces; providing a first plurality of ceramic substrates, each of said plurality of ceramic substrates having opposed first and second major surfaces; providing a second plurality of ceramic substrates, each of said plurality of ceramic substrates having opposed first and second major surfaces; providing an adhesive material on at least one of said first major surface of said sheet of natural stone and said first major surface of each of said first plurality of ceramic substrates; providing an adhesive material on at least one of said second major surface of said sheet of natural stone and said first major surface of each of said second plurality of ceramic substrates; assembling said first plurality of ceramic substrates and said sheet of natural stone to form a laminated assembly such that said first surface of each of said first plurality of ceramic substrates faces said first major surface of said sheet of natural stone with said adhesive material therebetween; assembling said second plurality of ceramic substrates and said sheet of natural stone to form a laminated assembly such that said first surface of each of said second plurality of ceramic substrates faces said second major surface of said sheet of natural stone with said adhesive material therebetween; cutting said sheet of natural stone having said first and second pluralities of ceramic substrates adhered thereto along a plane substantially parallel to said first and second major surfaces of said sheet of natural stone to form two laminates each having an exposed layer of natural stone and ceramic substrates adhered thereto; and polishing said exposed layer of natural stone of each of said two laminates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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