Tube catcher for a hot forming machine and hot forming machine
AssigneeSCHOTT Schweiz AG
InventorsMarcel Tremp, Michael Scheidbach
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a tube catcher for a hot forming machine comprising a foot for mounting the tube catcher in the hot forming machine, an upper contact surface for catching a glass tube as it falls into the hot forming machine, and a damping element, which is arranged below the upper contact surface in such a way that it allows the upper contact surface to elastically recede in the direction of the falling direction of the glass tube. This minimizes damage to glass tubes on impact and permits a high production speed. For this purpose, the damping element includes a compressible chamber that can be filled with a gas.
Claims17
A tube catcher for a hot forming machine, comprising:
- a foot for mounting the tube catcher in the hot forming machine;
- an upper contact surface for catching a glass tube as the glass tube falls along a falling direction into the hot forming machine;
- and
- a damping element arranged below the upper contact surface in such a way that it allows the upper contact surface to elastically recede in the direction of the falling direction of the glass tube,
- wherein the damping element comprises a compressible chamber which can be filled with a gas.
A method for catching a glass tube in a hot forming machine, comprising the steps of:
- arranging an upper contact surface and a damping element arranged below the upper contact surface in such a way that it allows the upper contact surface to elastically recede in the direction of the falling direction of the glass tube, below the glass tube;
- filling a compressible chamber in the damping element with a gas;
- and
- dropping the glass tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.