Molten glass transport system
AssigneeOwens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
InventorsRobin L. Flynn, Stephen Graff, Jason Pickles, Thomas Kirkman
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Abstract
A glass manufacturing system for charging a glass blank mold is disclosed. The glass manufacturing system, in accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, comprises a glass forming sub-system, including a blank mold having a blank mold loading axis; and a molten glass handling sub-system. The molten glass handling sub-system includes a glass feeder to feed molten glass along a feeder axis, a transport cup to receive molten glass along the feeder axis, and a movable carrier to support the transport cup and carry the transport cup away from the glass feeder and to the blank mold.
Claims13
A glass manufacturing system, comprising:
- a glass forming sub-system, including:
- a blank mold having a blank mold loading axis;
- and
- a molten glass handling sub-system including:
- a glass feeder to feed molten glass along a feeder axis;
- a transport cup to receive molten glass along the feeder axis;
- and
- a movable carrier to support the transport cup and carry the transport cup away from the feeder axis to the blank mold loading axis.
A method for transporting molten glass, comprising:
- receiving molten glass from a glass feeder along a feeder axis into a transport cup, wherein the transport cup is supported by a movable carrier;
- transporting the movable carrier to bring the transport cup over a blank mold having a blank mold loading axis;
- dispensing the molten glass into the blank mold along the blank mold loading axis;
- and
- returning the movable carrier to the glass feeder for reloading the transport cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.