Patent · US Expired

Machine for forming hollow articles of vitreous material

US4576624A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 1981
Grant dateMar 18, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC03B9/3537
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A machine for forming a hollow article of vitreous material has a neck mold having a neck ring with a pair of separable neck ring halves, a pair of holding elements each holding a respective one of the neck ring halves, a transporting element for transporting the neck molds along a predetermined path and having guiding bars, a driving element for moving each of the holding elements relative to the guide bars between closed and open end positions with locking of the same, and carriages displaceably mounted on the guide bars, wherein each of the holding elements for holding a respective one of the neck ring halves is releasably connected with one of the carriages.

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