Method of manufacturing glass container

A method of manufacturing a glass container that includes a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, the method comprising:

• a step (A) of molding a glass container, in which a bubble is not yet formed, from molten glass;
• a step (B) of forming a bubble-forming passage by pulling out a needle-like member after inserting the needle-like member into a bottom portion of the glass container, in which a bubble is not yet formed, from a bottom face;
• a step (C) of injecting air from an inlet of the bubble-forming passage to form an inverted teardrop-shaped internal space, which is widened in the bottom portion from the bubble-forming passage as a starting point, in the bottom portion of the glass container in which a bubble is not yet formed, and to obtain a glass container that includes an internal space formed in the bottom portion and communicating with the outside;
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• a step (D) of closing an inlet side of the inverted teardrop-shaped internal space of the glass container, which includes the internal space formed in the bottom portion and communicating with the outside, by flow of not yet solidified glass, which is caused by the potential heat of the not yet solidified glass, to obtain a glass container that includes a bubble formed in the bottom portion and independent of the outside,
• wherein in the step (B), the depth of the bubble-forming passage from the bottom face, which is obtained immediately after the needle-like member is pulled out, is set to a value within the range of 20 to 80% of the thickness of the bottom portion in a longitudinal direction.

A method of manufacturing a glass container that includes a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, the method comprising:

• a step (A) of molding a glass container, in which a bubble is not yet formed, from molten glass;
• a step (B) of forming a bubble-forming passage by pulling out a needle-like member after inserting the needle-like member into a bottom portion of the glass container, in which a bubble is not yet formed, from a bottom face;
• a step (C) of injecting air from an inlet of the bubble-forming passage to form an inverted teardrop-shaped internal space, which is widened in the bottom portion from the bubble-forming passage as a starting point, in the bottom portion of the glass container in which a bubble is not yet formed, and to obtain a glass container that includes an internal space formed in the bottom portion and communicating with the outside;
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• a step (D) of closing an inlet side of the inverted teardrop-shaped internal space of the glass container, which includes the internal space formed in the bottom portion and communicating with the outside, by flow of not yet solidified glass, which is caused by the potential heat of the not yet solidified glass, to obtain a glass container that includes a bubble formed in the bottom portion and independent of the outside,
• wherein in the step (B), the maximum diameter of the bubble-forming passage, which is formed immediately after the needle-like member is pulled out, is set to a value within the range of 0.5 to 5 mm.

A method of manufacturing a glass container that includes a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, the method comprising:

• a step (A) of molding a glass container, in which a bubble is not yet formed, from molten glass;
• a step (B) of forming a bubble-forming passage by pulling out a needle-like member after inserting the needle-like member into a bottom portion of the glass container, in which a bubble is not yet formed, from a bottom face;
• a step (C) of injecting air from an inlet of the bubble-forming passage to form an inverted teardrop-shaped internal space, which is widened in the bottom portion from the bubble-forming passage as a starting point, in the bottom portion of the glass container in which a bubble is not yet formed, and to obtain a glass container that includes an internal space formed in the bottom portion and communicating with the outside;
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• a step (D) of closing an inlet side of the inverted teardrop-shaped internal space of the glass container, which includes the internal space formed in the bottom portion and communicating with the outside, by flow of not yet solidified glass, which is caused by the potential heat of the not yet solidified glass, to obtain a glass container that includes a bubble formed in the bottom portion and independent of the outside,
• wherein the thickness of the bottom portion in the longitudinal direction is set to a value within the range of 20 to 100 mm, and the maximum diameter of the bottom portion is set to a value within the range of 30 to 80 mm.

A method of manufacturing a glass container that includes a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, the method comprising:

• a step (A) of molding a glass container, in which a bubble is not yet formed, from molten glass;
• a step (B) of forming a bubble-forming passage by pulling out a needle-like member after inserting the needle-like member into a bottom portion of the glass container, in which a bubble is not yet formed, from a bottom face;
• a step (C) of injecting air from an inlet of the bubble-forming passage to form an inverted teardrop-shaped internal space, which is widened in the bottom portion from the bubble-forming passage as a starting point, in the bottom portion of the glass container in which a bubble is not yet formed, and to obtain a glass container that includes an internal space formed in the bottom portion and communicating with the outside;
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• a step (D) of closing an inlet side of the inverted teardrop-shaped internal space of the glass container, which includes the internal space formed in the bottom portion and communicating with the outside, by flow of not yet solidified glass, which is caused by the potential heat of the not yet solidified glass, to obtain a glass container that includes a bubble formed in the bottom portion and independent of the outside,
• wherein in the step (C), the pressure of the air is set to a value within the range of 0.05 to 0.5 MPa and a total volume of air to be used is set to a value within the range of 1 to 100 ml.