Method and apparatus for the hot forming of glass workpieces, and hot-formed glass container
AssigneeSCHOTT Pharma Schweiz AG
InventorsXaver Jud, Robert Lee, Sherry Jiang
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Abstract
A hollow glass article is a container or part of a vessel having a neck or shoulder region and a wall. The glass article encompasses the wall and the neck or shoulder region of the container. The wall has a round or oval cross section and the container has a characteristic surface region on an outer glass surface of the hollow glass article. The following applies for a ratio between a mean tangential gradient value and a mean axial gradient value in the characteristic surface region: mean tangential gradient value/mean axial gradient value <0.6.
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A hollow glass article, wherein the glass article is a container or part of a vessel having a neck or shoulder region and a wall, wherein the glass article encompasses the wall and the neck or shoulder region of the container, wherein the wall has a round or oval cross section and the container has a characteristic surface region on an outer glass surface of the hollow glass article, and wherein the following applies for a ratio between a mean tangential gradient value and a mean axial gradient value in the characteristic surface region:
- mean tangential gradient value/mean axial gradient value <0.6.
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