Glass manufacturing – Gob charging means with shape imparting receptacle means – By delivery from tank feeder
Patent
1987-02-24
1988-02-09
Kellogg, Arthur
Glass manufacturing
Gob charging means with shape imparting receptacle means
By delivery from tank feeder
65164, 65304, C03B 720
Patent
active
047239824
ABSTRACT:
A gob distributor comprising a head including at least one gob scoop having a pinion and a rack for interconnecting with the pinion so that the gob scoop can be rotatively displaced through a predetermined angular range including an intermediate location whereat the scoop is parallel to the rack. The gob scoop can be displaced by structure which includes a ball screw, a nut, a housing, and a carriage secured to the nut. The carriage has an upstanding arm, and is located at a selected location by the operation of first and second opposed single acting cylinders which are mounted on the ball screw housing with the rods thereof intersect the upstanding arm. The rods advance to a fully advanced position locating the upstanding arm at the selected location with the gob scoop at the neutral position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3775083 (1973-11-01), Nebelung et al.
patent: 4599101 (1986-07-01), Douglas et al.
Emhart Industries Inc.
Kellogg Arthur
Smith Spencer T.
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