Abstract: An invert and neck ring holder mechanism for displacing a parison from a blank station to a blow station. The invert and neck ring holder mechanism has an opposed pair of side brackets, a worm gear housing supporting a worm gear, and a motor/worm housing for supporting the worm gear housing intermediate the opposed side brackets. The invert and neck ring holder mechanism also has a pair of cylinder assemblies extending between the sides of the worm gear and the side brackets. The cylinder assemblies include a cylinder having an in support. Each cylinder is axially displaceable from a first location adjacent the worm gear to a second location adjacent the associated side bracket and rotationally displaceable to displace its neck ring holder support from a first position at the blank station to a second position at the blow station.

Abstract: A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in water devices in an individual unit of a multi-unit complex wherein the multi-unit building is supplied water from a common source and the individual unit has a plurality of energy consuming water devices each supplied by supply and return water pipes supplied from said common source. The system comprises a monitor for monitoring the flow through each of the water pipes which will determine that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, define the heat energy of each of the successive volumetric flow units, and compute a total heat energy removed from the successive volumetric flow units, and periodically transmits the total heat energy consumed from the successive volumetric flow units, and a remote receiver which receives the total heat energy transmitted from each of the plurality of monitors and computes a total heat energy use for the individual unit for a selected period of time.

Abstract: An I.S. machine is disclosed which has a plurality of individual sections arranged side by side. Each section has a section box for supporting a blank mold opening and closing mechanism and a blow mold opening and closing mechanism. These section boxes are supported on a bed which has a top wall underlying the section boxes. A passages are provided through the bed, beneath the top wall of the bed, from one side to the other side of said I.S. machine and these passages slidably receive a plurality of adjacent fluid ducts. The top wall of the bed further includes openings for exposing each fluid duct within each section so that fluid connections can be established from these fluid ducts through the openings in the top wall of bed.

Abstract: An I.S. machine is disclosed which has a plurality of individual sections arranged side by side. Each section has a section box for supporting a blank mold opening and closing mechanism and a blow mold opening and closing mechanism. These section boxes are supported on a bed which has a top wall underlying the section boxes. Passages are provided through the bed, beneath the top wall of the bed, from one side to the other side of said I.S. machine and these passages slidably receive a plurality of adjacent fluid ducts which are releasably clamped to the bed.

Abstract: A mold opening and closing mechanism for an I.S. machine has a pair of opposed mold support mechanisms for carrying at least one opposed pair of mold side portions. Each mold support mechanism includes a yoke having a first vertical bore and a second horizontal bore. Molds are carried by upper and lower inserts which also have a hole extending vertically therethrough. An insert carrier is linearly displaceable between retracted and advanced positions and the inserts and the yoke are secured to the carrier by a first pin slidably extending vertically through the vertical holes in the inserts and yoke, and through a vertical hole in the carrier. A second pin slidably extends through this yoke horizontal hole and the drive assembly is connected to this second pin.

Abstract: Opposed mold supports of a mold opening and closing mechanism are driven by electronic motors between retracted and advanced positions. The motors are electronically geared together and follow a feed program which initially advances the associated mold supports a set distance which is half the separation distance. When the displacement of both supports stops, both motors are operated at a slow velocity. When it is determined again that both supports have stopped, the location of each is verified to be within an acceptable range and each motor is then operated to apply a desired clamping load.

Abstract: A pusher mechanism comprising a finger assembly, an upper cylinder including a shaft secured to the finger assembly for displacing the finger assembly between retracted and extended positions, housing means supporting the upper cylinder for pivotal displacement, means for pivotally displacing the upper cylinder from a start location to an end location when the finger assembly is extended including a servomotor, a control including profile generating means for generating a profile having a plurality of constant acceleration segments beginning at selected locations and an amplifier for receiving the profile and for driving the servomotor in response thereto, dynamic electronic clutch means for stopping the servomotor to prevent damage to the pusher mechanism when the pivotal displacement of the upper cylinder to the end location is prevented including the amplifier including means for generating a motor current signal, limit logic means including a corresponding plurality of selected constant current limits cor

Abstract: A knobset comprising a latch mechanism including an extendable deadbolt, a lock housing, a first spindle, a slide actuator, a slide housing mounted on the first spindle for supporting the slide actuator for linear displacement, spring means interconnecting the lock housing and the slide housing for establishing a neutral first spindle orientation, key operated means for displacing the slide actuator from a retracted position to an advanced position, the slide actuator having a notch therein, a locking slide including a detent portion spring biased in a selected direction to an advanced position whereat the detent portion is located within the slide actuator notch when the slide actuator is at the advanced position, means for preventing the displacement of the detent portion transverse to the selected direction, a blocking piece, and means for displacing the blocking piece from a retracted position whereat the detent portion is displaceable in the selected direction to an advanced position whereat the blocking

Abstract: A transfer mechanism for transferring glass parisons in an I.S machine from a blank station to a second station comprises two neck-ring mechanisms which operate alternately. While one neck-ring mechanism carries parisons from the blank station in a vertical plane to the second station, the other neck-ring mechanism rotates about a vertical axis to move out of the way of the first while moving from the second station back to the blank station.

Abstract: An interconnected lock is disclosed which can be used in applications which have differing center distances. A rack is located between the lower operator assembly and the upper deadbolt for engaging a pinion which will release the deadbolt. This pinion can be vertically located at a position to receive the drive spindle of the deadbolt. A second pinion which is secured to the turn lever for the deadbolt is secured to the faceplate. These pinions cooperate with adjacent width portions of the rack enabling the faceplate to operate with different center distances.

Abstract: A mold opening and closing mechanism for an I.S. machine having a plurality of individual sections each having a pair of opposed mold support mechanisms displaceable between a separated retracted position whereat each mold support mechanism is located at a start position and an advanced position whereat molds carried by the mold support mechanisms will forcefully engage. The drive which is operatively associated with each mold support mechanism includes an electronic motor. A predetermined torque is applied to the motors for a period of time when the opposed pair of mold support mechanisms are at the advanced position. To return the mold support mechanisms to the start position the electronic motors are operated to displace the mold support mechanisms at a slow velocity for a predetermined period of time and then operated to displace the mold support mechanisms to rapidly displace the mold support mechanisms to the start position following the predetermined period of time.

Abstract: An H-28 machine for forming glass containers comprising a cylindrical timing drum having inner and outer surfaces and a timing cam having a circumferentially extending inner surface for matingly engaging the outer drum surface. A pair of elongated circumferentially extending slots are cut in the timing drum. A slider matingly engages the inner surface of the drum and is held against the outer surface of the timing drum by first and second spring biased studs supported by the slider. A motor driven horizontally extending linear actuator which extends between the timing drum and the slider horizontally displaces the slider to horizontally circumferentially displace the timing cam.

Abstract: Controlled movement of the pneumatically operated plunger in the narrow neck press and blow process of manufacture of glass containers is achieved by use of a pressure regulating valve in the air supply to the plunger which determines the pressure supplied according to the magnitude of a control signal which is determined by set point means operating in response to timing pulses from a timing control of the machine.

Abstract: A lockset having a bezel surrounding the cylinder lock which can be rotated when the door is unlocked to relock the door.

Abstract: An amplifier circuit which communicates over a two way bus with a CPU having a profile generating computer for defining at least one profile and which supplies a control signal to a motor. The amplifier circuit has a profile generating computer for generating at least one profile which has been downloaded from the CPU and a motor controller for receiving the profile and for issuing a control signal for the motor.

Abstract: A baffle assembly for use in a glassware forming machine to provide a settle blow to settle a gob in a parison forming mould cavity and a mould closing surface to close the mould cavity comprises a first member which comprises a mould cavity closing surface and settle blow air passages opening to positions spaced from the mould closing surface, and a second cup shaped member mounted on the first member for axial movement between an extended position and a second position in which a circumferential locating surface on the second member is substantially level with the end surface of the baffle head.