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US 10,059,619 B2Granted
Electric glory hole heating element baffle
AssigneesCorning Museum of Glass, Spiral Arts Inc
InventorsSteven Thomas Gibbs, Fred Charles Metz
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Abstract
An electric glass hot shop system is described herein that has at least one electrically powered heating unit (e.g., electric furnace, electric glory hole, electric pipe warmer, electric color box, electric annealer, electric crucible kiln) used in the processing of glass.
Claims11
An electric glory hole comprising:
- a body comprising a first opening;
- a core comprising a first opening, wherein the first opening of the body is in communication with the first opening of the core, and wherein the core is positioned inside the body,
- the core comprises interconnected fire bricks and a series of refractory element baffles, wherein each refractory element baffle comprises a block with a passage through which an heating element is inserted and a cavity in which hangs the heating element, wherein the cavity is larger than the heating element, and wherein the cavity is sized to encompass three sides of the heating element, wherein the heating element has a fourth side which is recessed from inner edges of the cavity, and wherein the fourth side of the heating element is entirely exposed to an interior portion of the core;
- and,
- a first door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block, wherein the first frame further comprising at least one pin wherein (1) when the at least one pin is inserted into the at least one cast block then the at least one cast block is held to the first frame, and (2) when the at least one pin is removed from the at least one cast block then the at least one cast block is able to slide-out from the first frame;
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- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block, wherein the second frame further comprising at least one pin wherein (1) when the at least one pin is inserted into the at least one cast block then the at least one cast block is held to the second frame, and (2) when the at least one pin is removed from the at least one cast block then the at least one cast block is able to slide-out from the second frame.
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An electric glory hole comprising:
- a body comprising a first opening;
- a core comprising a first opening, wherein the first opening of the body is in communication with the first opening of the core, and wherein the core is positioned inside the body;
- the core comprises interconnected fire bricks and a series of refractory element baffles, wherein each refractory element baffle comprises a block with a passage through which an heating element is inserted and a cavity in which hangs the heating element, wherein the cavity is larger than the heating element, and wherein the cavity is sized to encompass three sides of the heating element, wherein the heating element has a fourth side which is recessed from inner edges of the cavity, and wherein the fourth side of the heating element is entirely exposed to an interior portion of the core;
- and,
- a first door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body, and
- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
- a second door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the first hinged side of the first door, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
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- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the second hinged side of the first door, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
- a third door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the first hinged side of the second door, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
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- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the second hinged side of the second door, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body.
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An electric glory hole comprising:
- a body comprising a first opening;
- a core comprising a first opening, wherein the first opening of the body is in communication with the first opening of the core, and wherein the core is positioned inside the body;
- the core comprises interconnected fire bricks and a series of refractory element baffles, wherein each refractory element baffle comprises a block with a passage through which an heating element is inserted and a cavity in which hangs the heating element, wherein the cavity is larger than the heating element, and wherein the cavity is sized to encompass three sides of the heating element, wherein the heating element has a fourth side which is recessed from inner edges of the cavity, and wherein the fourth side of the heating element is entirely exposed to an interior portion of the core;
- and,
- a first door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support two cast blocks configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body, and
- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support two cast blocks configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
- a second door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the first hinged side of the first door, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support two cast blocks configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
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- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the second hinged side of the first door, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support two cast blocks configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
- a third door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the first hinged side of the second door, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support two cast blocks configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
- and
- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the second hinged side of the second door, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support two cast blocks configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body.
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An electric glory hole comprising:
- a body comprising a first opening;
- a core comprising a first opening, wherein the first opening of the body is in communication with the first opening of the core, and wherein the core is positioned inside the body;
- the core comprises interconnected fire bricks and a series of refractory element baffles, wherein each refractory element baffle comprises a block with a passage through which an heating element is inserted and a cavity in which hangs the heating element, wherein the cavity is larger than the heating element, and wherein the cavity is sized to encompass three sides of the heating element, wherein the heating element has a fourth side which is recessed from inner edges of the cavity, and wherein the fourth side of the heating element is entirely exposed to an interior portion of the core;
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- a glory hole element block wall comprising a first outer panel and a first insulation package, wherein the first insulation package comprises a first microporus panel located next to the first outer panel, a first ceramic fiber layer located next to the first microporus panel, and a cement castable layer located next to the first ceramic fiber layer;
- a glory hole wall comprising a second outer panel and a second insulation package, wherein the second insulation package comprises a second microporus panel located next to the second outer panel, a second ceramic fiber layer located next to the second microporus panel, and a first fire brick located next to the second ceramic fiber layer;
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- a glory hole back wall comprising a third outer panel and a third insulation package, wherein the third insulation package comprises a third microporus panel located next to the third outer panel, a third ceramic fiber layer located next to the third microporus panel, and a second fire brick located next to the third ceramic fiber layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.