Liquid cooling deflectors in a glassware forming system

A method of equalizing temperatures among molten glass gobs fed through deflectors to blank molds at each of plural sections of an individual section glassware forming machine, which comprises the steps of:

• (a) providing a liquid coolant flow passage integral with each deflector,
• (b) connecting said liquid coolant flow passages of said plural sections between first and second coolant manifolds such that said passages are connected parallel between said manifolds,
• (c) directing liquid coolant through said first manifold to said passages in parallel, and thence to said second manifold, and
• (d) controlling said step (c) to maintain said deflectors at temperatures that are equal to each other.

A method of equalizing temperatures among molten glass gobs fed through deflectors to blank molds at each of plural sections of an individual section glassware forming machine, which comprises the steps of:

• (a) providing a liquid coolant flow passage integral with each deflector,
• (b) connecting each of said liquid coolant flow passages through flow control valves between first and second coolant manifolds such that each said passage is connected in series with an associated flow control valve, and said passages and associated valves are connected in parallel between said manifolds,
• (c) directing liquid coolant through said first manifold to said passages and valves in parallel, and thence to said second manifold, and
• (d) controlling said flow control valves to maintain said deflectors at temperatures that are equal to each other.