Glass manufacturing – Processes – Forming product or preform from molten glass
Patent
1978-01-24
1979-03-20
Lindsay, Jr., Robert L.
Glass manufacturing
Processes
Forming product or preform from molten glass
65 3A, 65 12, 65121, C03B 3702
Patent
active
041452003
ABSTRACT:
In a method for producing optical glass fibers which comprises co-spinning glass melts of different kinds through coaxially disposed discharge nozzles of a multimember crucible composed of two or more crucible members having a discharge nozzle at their bottom, the improvement wherein the outermost nozzle has a length of at least 30 mm and is heated so that at least a part of it is maintained at a temperature equal to, or higher than, the temperature of the crucible thereby to increase the speed of spinning; and a high-speed spinning furnace used therefor.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3791806 (1974-02-01), Koizumi et al.
patent: 4032313 (1977-06-01), Tokuhara
patent: 4040807 (1977-08-01), Midwinter et al.
Koizumi Ken
Yamazaki Tetsuya
Lindsay, Jr. Robert L.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.
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