Glass manufacturing – Processes – With coating
Patent
1981-03-02
1982-08-10
Lindsay, Jr., Robert L.
Glass manufacturing
Processes
With coating
65 603, 65 605, 65 6053, 427 29, 427185, 428149, C03C 1700
Patent
active
043436412
ABSTRACT:
A method of increasing the abrasion resistance of glass articles is disclosed. It has been found that by providing a vitreous substrate with a micro-roughened surface and an overlayer of dry lubricious organic coating, substantially increased lubricity and abrasion resistance is obtained. When the micro-roughened surface is provided by bonding a discontinuous distribution of discrete particulate material to the surface, a substantial increase in abrasion resistance and lubricity is realized even without the overlayer of dry lubricious coating thereby making the present invention particularly adaptable to use in the hot end of a glassware manufacturing process. Further, when the particulate material is fusible at about the annealing temperature of the glassware and is applied at the hot end, the particulate material will protect the glass surface through the hot end by bearing the major part of any loads created by contact between the glassware and other objects in its transport through the hot end. Upon being annealed, the particulate material will fuse and self-heal itself of any damage caused by such contact.
In the preferred embodiment, glass frit of a low-fusing temperature having a size range of between under 1 micron to about 100 microns is applied over between 5 percent and 85 percent of the surface area of glassware. The frit is then fused to the glassware and upon cooling, an overlayer of dry lubricious organic coating is applied. The frit is preferably applied electrostatically while the glass is hot through dry powder deposition or with a liquid carrier. Great uniformity in applying minute amounts of particulate material has been achieved by on-site grinding the particulate material to an air-carriable size with a fluid energy mill. The particulate material is air exhausted from the mill and directly applied thereby avoiding problems presented by agglomeration of the low micron range particles.
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Alberding Gilbert E.
Ball Corporation
Lindsay, Jr. Robert L.
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