Forming Glass Containers from Tubular Parisons

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022340468-A1
Application number	US-202217863020-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 12, 2022
Priority date	Aug 29, 2019
Publication date	Oct 27, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A glass container forming apparatus for forming a glass parison is disclosed. The glass container forming apparatus includes a feeder spout having a heated orifice ring, a plunger carried in the feeder spout and having a blow conduit therethrough, and die rollers immediately downstream of the heated orifice ring, with no chutes, scoops, or other gob handling devices therebetween. A glass container forming system that includes a glass feeder and a glass container forming apparatus is also disclosed.

First claim

1 . A glass container forming apparatus, comprising:
a feeder spout including a heated orifice ring; a plunger carried in the feeder spout and including a blow conduit therethrough; and die rollers immediately downstream of the heated orifice ring, with no chutes, scoops, or other gob handling devices therebetween.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plunger includes a screw plunger.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the die rollers include polyhedrons carrying at least one cavity on each face for forming glass containers from a continuous tube of molten glass.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the at least one cavity is configured to form at least one of a handle or a finger hook on the glass containers.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the die rollers include two die rollers.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the die rollers include four die rollers.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a vacuum manifold coupled to the die rollers and configured to assist with shaping glass containers.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cooling bath in cooling contact with at least a portion of the die rollers.

9 . A glass container forming system, comprising:
a glass feeder; and glass container forming apparatus configured to receive molten glass from the glass feeder, the glass container forming apparatus including
a feeder spout including a heated orifice ring;
a plunger carried in the feeder spout and including a blow conduit therethrough; and
die rollers immediately downstream of the heated orifice ring, with no chutes, scoops, or other gob handling devices therebetween.

Assignees

• Owens Brockway Glass Container

Inventors

• Anderson Walter

Classifications

• B65D1/02

  Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents (thermally-insulated containers B65D81/38, A47J41/00; {feeding-bottles A61J9/00}) · CPC title

• C03B13/14 Primary

  Rolling other articles {, i.e. not covered by C03B13/01 - C03B13/12, e.g. channeled articles, briquette-shaped articles} · CPC title

• C03B7/096

  for heating · CPC title

• C03B7/088

  Outlets, e.g. orifice rings · CPC title

• C03B13/16

  Construction of the glass rollers · CPC title