Control of apparatus for use in the manufacture of glassware articles
US4636238A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S65/13
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The apparatus comprises a furnace, a forehearth channel (10) through which molten glass flows to a feeder (14, 16) which forms gobs (12) of molten glass, a gob distributor (24) which distributes the gobs to the sections (30) of a glassware forming machine of the individual section type (26) and control means (50) operable to determine operating parameters for the apparatus to allow a particular article to be manufactured. The parameters including the number of sections (30) which are to receive gobs and the speed at which those sections are to be operated, the parameters being determined from the available melting capacity of the furnace, the weight of the particular article and the speed at which it can be formed.
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