Glass gob cutting device having a guide with independent movement
AssigneeToyo Glass Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshio Shinpo, Kuraji Kubo
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Abstract
A glass gob cutting device in a gob feeder for cutting a gob of molten glass supplied from an orifice of a furnace and supplying the cut gob of molten glass to a glass forming machine. The glass gob cutting device includes a pair of shearing blades for cutting a gob of molten glass to make the cut gob of molten glass, a pair of supporting arms for supporting the pair of shearing blades, a shearing mechanism connected to the supporting arms for actuating the supporting arms, a guide arm being actuated by actuating means different from the shearing mechanism and a guide provided on a free end of the guide arm for guiding the cut gob of molten glass and introducing the same into the glass forming machine.
Claims9
A glass gob cutting device in a gob feeder for cutting a gob of molten glass supplied from an outlet defining an orifice of a forehearth and supplying the cut gob of molten glass to a glass forming machine, the glass gob cutting device comprising:
- a pair of shearing blades for cutting a gob of molten glass to make said cut gob of molten glass;
- a pair of supporting arms for supporting said pair of shearing blades;
- a shearing mechanism for actuating said pair of supporting arms, said shearing mechanism being connected to one end portion of each supporting arm;
- a guide arm extending parallel to said pair of supporting arms, said guide arm having a first end pivotally fixed about a shaft located adjacent to said shearing mechanism, said guide arm being actuated by actuating means different from said shearing mechanism;
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- guide means, provided on a free end of said guide arm, for guiding said cut gob of molten glass and introducing the same into said glass forming machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.