Apparatus for making vitreous silica receptacles
US3972704A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 1974 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S65/13
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed for automated mass production of precision transparent silica glass products in accordance with a unique process in which slip-cast fused silica articles are rapidly heated and sintered in a vacuum or in a helium or hydrogen atmosphere at high temperatures, such as 2950.degree. to 3150.degree.F. A heated graphite susceptor shaped to conform to the outer surface of the fused silica article is automatically moved between a cooling zone and an induction furnace chamber which is opened momentarily to admit the article. The furnace and the graphite susceptor are designed to cause the trapped gases in the article to move radially outwardly and to effect rapid heating so as to avoid substantial devitrification during sintering.
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