Apparatus for thermal decoupling of a forming body in a glass making process
US8931309B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B17/064
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a glass sheet with reduced thermal coupling between upper and lower regions of the apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus allows for temperature changes near the lower regions of the enclosure without a large temperature impact on the upper regions of the enclosure, thereby providing for greater flexibility in setting a temperature profile for a forming body located within the enclosure.
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