Vaporized Metal Application Hood
AssigneeOwens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
InventorsBrian J Brozell, Brian J. Chisholm
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Abstract
A hood for depositing vaporized metals on glass container surfaces includes a vaporized metal source that produces vaporized metal; an enclosure, receiving one or more glass containers, comprising at least one side wall and at least one center section having a top above the glass containers; and one or more conduits that fluidly communicate the vaporized metal to an opening in at least one of the top of the center section and the side wall using one or more conduit fans.
Claims20
A hood for depositing vaporized metals on glass container surfaces, comprising:
- an evaporator that produces vaporized metal;
- an enclosure, receiving one or more glass containers, comprising at least one side wall and at least one center section having a top above the glass container(s);
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- one or more conduits that fluidly communicate the vaporized metal to an opening in at least one of the top of the center section and the side wall using one or more conduit fans.
A hood for depositing vaporized metals on glass container surfaces, comprising:
- an evaporator that produces vaporized metal;
- an enclosure, receiving one or more glass containers, comprising at least one side wall and at least one center section having a top above the glass container(s);
- one or more conduits that fluidly communicate the vaporized metal to an opening in at least one of the top of the center section and the side wall;
- one or more fans that direct the vaporized metal to at least one of a top surface and a side surface of the glass container(s);
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- a downwardly-facing finish fan carried by the center section of the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.