Device for glass melt delivery and method for using them
US7013677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S65/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides devices for glass melt devlivery and methods for using these devices. In these devices, a delivery nozzle comprising at least one platinum group metal material is directly heated by electricty. To facilitate heating, a cylindrical heating ring is mounted in ceramic base. The device's construction ensures a regulatable heating of the nozzle and the melted glass flux.
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