Method and a device of manufacturing an object of glass with at least one three-dimensional figurine enclosed therein
AssigneeCeraglass Patenten B.V.
InventorJohannes Maria Zandvliet
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing an object of glass with at least one three-dimensional figurine enclosed therein, comprises the steps of pouring soft glass into a mold cavity and inserting a heated figurine into the glass. The glass temperature is higher than 1000° C. when inserting the figurine.
Claims19
A method of manufacturing an object of glass with at least one three-dimensional figurine enclosed therein, comprising pouring soft glass into a mold cavity and inserting a heated figurine into the glass, wherein the glass temperature is higher than 1000° C. when inserting the figurine.
A method of manufacturing an object of glass with at least one three-dimensional figurine enclosed therein, comprising pouring soft glass into a mold cavity and inserting a heated figurine into the the glass, wherein the viscosity of the glass is lower than 104 Pa·s when inserting the figurine.
A device for manufacturing an object of glass with a three-dimensional figurine enclosed therein, comprising a mold assembly provided with a mold cavity whose shape corresponds at least substantially to the shape of the intended object and a feeder including a glass discharge configured to supply molten glass to the mold assembly, wherein said mold assembly is provided with a filling opening configured to fill the mold cavity with molten glass and an insertion opening configured to insert the figurine into the mold cavity, wherein the glass discharge is located directly above the filling opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.