APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SIMULATED STONE PRODUCTS

摘要

An apparatus for manufacturing simulated stone products. The apparatus comprises a mold (10) having one or more mold cavities (20). The mold cavities have a first section (22) and a second section (24). The first and second sections have a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis (A) of the first section intersects with the longitudinal axis (B) of the second section to form a cavity angle (x). The first and second sections have top openings (18- 0). The first and second sections are positioned such that castable material introduced into the top opening of the first section flows by gravity into the second section. At least one cover member is removably connected to the top opening of the second section of the mold cavity. The at least one cover member (80) is configured to contain the castable material within the second section of the mold cavity as the castable material flows into the second section of the mold cavity. The at least one cover member is removable to allow the simulated stone product to be removed from the mold cavity after hardening. A mechanism is provided to introduce castable material into the top opening of the first section of the mold cavity.