Angled Glass Blank Feeding Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional glass container manufacturing systems require significant vertical and horizontal space due to the need for gravity-fed glass gobs and troughs/deflectors, limiting efficiency and space utilization.
Innovation Solution
An angled glass blank feeding apparatus and method that feeds a glass gob directly from a scoop to a blank mold aligned at a non-zero angle, eliminating the need for conventional troughs and deflectors and minimizing height differences, using a gob feeder and rotary tables to form parisons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional gravity-fed glass gobs with troughs and deflectors are used, then the glass gob can be fed to the blank mold, but the vertical and horizontal space requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the conventional trough and deflector components from the glass feeding system. By extracting these unnecessary elements, the system achieves direct glass gob transfer from the feeder to the blank mold, significantly reducing both vertical and horizontal space requirements while simplifying the overall device structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs an angled blank mold positioned at a non-zero angle relative to the vertical axis, allowing the glass gob to be fed directly from the vertically-oriented scoop. This dimensional reconfiguration eliminates the need for horizontal troughs and deflectors, compressing the system footprint while maintaining functional effectiveness
2Length of stationary object
If conventional troughs and deflectors are used to guide glass gobs, then the glass can be directed to the mold, but the height difference between feeder and mold increases
Solution Approach 1:
By positioning the blank mold at an angled orientation rather than horizontally, the system creates a direct vertical-to-angled transfer path for the glass gob. This eliminates the need for height-reducing troughs and deflectors, minimizing the vertical distance between the feeder and mold while maintaining efficient glass feeding through the angled reception geometry
3Area of stationary object
If space is reduced by eliminating troughs and deflectors, then the system becomes more compact, but the glass gob transfer precision must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent concentrates precision requirements at the critical interface between the scoop and blank mold. By eliminating intermediate transfer components, the system focuses alignment and positioning accuracy solely at this single point of contact, ensuring precise glass gob transfer while maintaining overall system compactness
Solution Approach 2:
The angled blank mold serves as an intermediary structure that receives the vertically-dropped glass gob and redirects it along its longitudinal axis. This mediator component bridges the vertical feeder and the forming process, ensuring accurate glass gob placement while enabling the compact angled configuration
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution reduces space requirements, enhances efficiency by minimizing height differences, and allows for more compact glass container manufacturing systems while maintaining the ability to form high-quality glass containers.
Implementation Method 1
A method for feeding a glass gob to an angled blank mold includes dispensing a glass gob along a vertical axis from a gob feeder to a scoop
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AI summary
A glass blank feeding apparatus, system, and method for feeding a glass gob to an angled blank mold are disclosed. The glass blank feeding apparatus includes at least one scoop configured to receive a glass gob along a vertical axis from a gob feeder and a blank mold aligned along a longitudinal axis at a non-zero angle from the vertical axis, where the blank mold is configured to receive the glass gob directly from the at least one scoop along the longitudinal axis.