Suspended Casing for Glass Melting Furnace Tank Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing stirring devices for molten glass are prone to deformation, leading to instability and reduced efficiency in homogenization due to casing deformation, which causes inclination of the treatment tank and affects treatment quality.
Innovation Solution
The treatment tank is supported by a casing configured in a suspended manner, allowing the casing to maintain its original shape and prevent inclination through its own weight, ensuring stable treatment performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the casing is mounted onto a floor surface and the stirrer is mounted above and away from the floor surface, then the stirring device can be installed and operated, but the casing may deform due to various factors such as increase in size when installed or in use, causing the treatment tank to incline and the gap between the stirrer and inner wall to vary greatly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the casing movable by introducing adjustment mechanisms (screws, sliders, or hydraulic cylinders) that allow the casing to be dynamically adjusted in position and orientation. This enables the casing to compensate for deformations and maintain the treatment tank in a horizontal state, thereby preserving treatment precision while retaining installation flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the positional parameters of the casing by providing adjustment mechanisms that modify the distance and orientation between the casing and the floor surface. By adjusting these parameters, the system compensates for casing deformation and maintains the required gap between the stirrer and inner wall, ensuring consistent treatment precision
2Productivity
If the gap between the radially outermost portions of the stirring blades and the inner wall is set to be small, then the stirring efficiency is improved, but the gap may greatly vary when the casing deforms, making it difficult to stably perform stirring treatment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustment mechanisms (screws, sliders, or hydraulic cylinders) that allow the casing to be repositioned after installation. This enables real-time compensation for gap variations caused by casing deformation, maintaining the small optimal gap between stirrer blades and inner wall throughout operation, thus ensuring both high stirring efficiency and stable treatment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the horizontal position of the treatment tank is monitored and used to adjust the casing position. By detecting deviations in the treatment tank orientation and compensating through casing adjustment, the system maintains consistent stirring conditions and treatment stability
3Stability of the object's composition
If the stirrer is mounted at a position above and away from the floor surface, then the stirrer maintains its posture before casing deformation, but the treatment tank inclines along with the casing deformation, causing the gap between the stirrer and inner wall to vary greatly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the casing dynamically adjustable relative to the floor surface using screws, sliders, or hydraulic cylinders. This allows the casing to move in coordination with the treatment tank inclination, maintaining the relative position between the mounted stirrer and the inner wall, thus preserving both stirrer posture stability and gap consistency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses adjustment mechanisms that act as counterbalancing systems to compensate for the inclination caused by casing deformation. By applying opposing forces or positional adjustments through screws, sliders, or hydraulic cylinders, the system counteracts the deformation effects and maintains consistent geometric relationships
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution effectively prevents tank inclination and maintains treatment efficiency by ensuring the casing returns to its original shape, allowing for consistent and high-quality treatment of molten glass.
Implementation Method 1
the casing is supported in a suspended manner... allowing the casing to maintain its original shape and prevent inclination through its own weight
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an apparatus (1) for manufacturing a glass article, including: a glass melting furnace (2) configured to produce molten glass; a treatment device (6) configured to perform a predetermined treatment on the produced molten glass; and a forming device (5) configured to form the molten glass into a predetermined shape that has been subjected to the predetermined treatment. The treatment device (6) includes: a treatment tank (13, 15) to be supplied with the molten glass; and a casing (12) configured to hold the treatment tank (13, 15). The casing (12) is supported in a suspended manner.