Abstract: A vertical individual section (I.S.) machine for manufacturing glass containers is disclosed in which parisons made in parison molds are lowered into blow molds located under the parison molds without being inverted, where they are blown into glass containers. Optionally, reheat shrouds may be located vertically intermediate the blank molds and the blow molds to reheat the parisons prior to them being blown. The vertical I.S. machine may have multiple sections that are located close adjacent each other, with each section potentially having multiple blank and blow molds.

Abstract: A rough mold of a machine for forming glass items is provided with a multifunctional group, which has a common support head; a handling device for moving the common head along a first handling axis; and a further handling device for rotating the common head about a second handling axis; the common head being fitted with a mold closing member for sealing the top opening of the rough mold, and at least one further operating member selectable from a funnel-shaped member for guiding at least one glass gob into the rough mold, a blowing member for blowing pressurized air into the rough mold, and one or more members for treating the inner surface of the rough mold.

Abstract: A rough mold of a machine for forming glass items is provided with a multifunctional group, which has a common support head; a handling device for moving the common head along a first handling axis; and a further handling device for rotating the common head about a second handling axis. The common head being fitted with a mold closing member for sealing the top opening of the rough mold, and at least one further operating member selectable from a funnel-shaped member for guiding at least one glass gob into the rough mold, a blowing member for blowing pressurized air into the rough mold, and one or more members for treating the inner surface of the rough mold.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing high-quality preforms from glass melt, manufacturing glass elements, such as lenses, by press molding these preforms and, manufacturing optical elements by reheating and press molding these glass gobs. In the method glass gobs are continuously separated from a glass melt flow continuously flowing out of a nozzle and the separated glass gobs are formed with glass forming members that are intermittently or continuously moving. A support member is made to approach the front end of the nozzle, the front end of the glass melt flow is received by the support member, and the support member is dropped more rapidly than the rate of flow of the glass melt flow to separate a glass gob from the glass melt flow. The separated glass gob is transferred from the support member to a stopped or moving glass forming member to mold a glass article.

Abstract: A glass gob distributor for delivering gobs of molten glass to sections of a glassware forming machine, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, includes at least one electric motor, a ball screw coupled to the electric motor and a carriage slidable on a carriage shaft and coupled to the ball screw. At least one gear rack is coupled to the carriage and at least one scoop is coupled to the gear rack for rotation around a scoop axis as a function of linear motion of the gear rack and the carriage. A pair of slides are slidably disposed on opposite sides of the carriage and are disconnected from the carriage. A pair of fluid cylinders are disposed adjacent to the slides. The fluid cylinders are responsive to an absence of power at the electric motor for pushing the centering slides toward each other to abut and slidably position the carriage on the carriage shaft, the gear rack and the at least one scoop at a home position.

Abstract: A vibration damping mechanism includes a frame, cushioning members, a heat sink, and fastening members. The frame has a base plate and supporting arms disposed on the base plate. Each cushioning member is disposed on a respective one of the supporting arms, and has a through hole. The heat sink supports a hard disk thereon such that the hard disk lies flat against and is secured on the heat sink, and has a plurality of fastening holes. Each fastening member extends through the respective through hole and threadedly engages the respective fastening hole such that the heat sink is suspended on the supporting arms and abuts against the cushioning members. Thus, the area of contact between the heat sink and the hard disk is increased to enhance the heat transfer efficiency, and the cushioning members provide the heat sink and the hard disk with a cushioning effect.

Abstract: A gob deflector has an entry end for receiving molten glass gobs, an exit end for directing the glass gobs into a blank mold of a glassware forming machine, and a curved portion between the entry and exit ends. The curved portion has an arc defined by an upper curve contiguous with the inlet end of the deflector and a lower curve contiguous with the entry end of the deflector. The upper and lower curves have differing radii as a function of angle along the curved portion of the deflector.

Abstract: A method and a machine for the production of hollow glassware articles, by the blow-and-blow, press-and-blow, press-and-blow paste mold and direct-press processes in a glassware forming machine including single or multiple machine sections each having single or multiple-cavity, comprising: forming a parison in an inverted orientation, into a blank mold and a first transferable and open-able neck ring mold held by an inverting apparatus having a first and a second diametrically opposed arms, each arm holding a transferable and open-able neck ring mold; inverting the parison held by the first transferable and open-able neck ring mold, by rotating the first arm 180° to an upright orientation at an intermediate station, while the second arm with a second transferable and open-able neck ring mold is simultaneously placed at the parison forming station; transferring the first transferable and open-able neck ring mold holding the parison in an upright orientation, from the intermediate station, to a blow mold statio

Abstract: The invention relates to a manufacturing apparatus for simultaneously making different hollow glass products having different gob sizes comprising at least one feed apparatus (12), that has at least one glass reservoir (14), at least one plunger (18a, b), and at least one appurtenant cutting device (24a, b) in the discharge from the reservoir, at least one conveying means (28) to successively transport at least one of the gobs discharged from the feed apparatus (12) into a plurality of shape-imparting units (32a–c) disposed next to each other for variously sized gobs, at least one controller (22) to control the plunger (18a, b) and the cutting device (24a, b) of the feed apparatus (12), the conveying means (28), and the shape-imparting units (32a–c), and said controller (22) controls the activity of the shape-imparting units (32a–c), the feed apparatus (12), and the conveying means (28) in coordination with the gob-size-specific processing time of the products in the shape-imparting units (32a–c) or their cyc

Abstract: An inclined trough assembly (10) or gob scoop (20, 40) for conveying, by gravity, formable gobs of glass at an elevated temperature to a section of a glass container forming machine of the I.S. type. The trough assembly has a trough member (12) configured, in cross-section, generally corresponding to that of an upwardly facing V and a manifold (14) at least partly underlying the trough member and having a configuration, in cross-section, generally corresponding to that of an upwardly facing U. The trough member is inserted into the manifold partly to the bottom thereof, and the manifold has a compressed air inlet (14a) for receiving compressed or fan air to flow along the manifold in cooling contact with the trough member.

Abstract: An inclined trough assembly (10) for conveying, by gravity, formable gobs of glass at an elevated temperature to a section of a glass container forming machine of the I.S. type, the trough assembly having a trough member (12) configured, in cross-section, generally corresponding to that of an upwardly facing V and a manifold (14) at least partly underlying the trough member and having a configuration, in cross-section, generally corresponding to that of an upwardly facing U. The trough member 12 is inserted into the manifold partly to the bottom thereof, and the manifold has a compressed air inlet (14a) for receiving compressed or fan air to flow along the manifold in cooling contact with the trough member to cool the trough member and thereby reduce the coefficient of friction between the gobs of glass flowing through the trough assembly and the trough member thereof.

Abstract: A glassware forming machine system includes an individual section glassware forming machine having a plurality of sections, each with at least one blank mold, and a gob distributor for distributing molten glass gobs to the blank molds of each machine section in sequence. The molten glass gobs are delivered to the blank molds of each section through deflectors on which the glass gobs slide to each blank mold. At least one liquid coolant passage is integral with each deflector, and the several coolant passages for the entire machine are connected in parallel between source and return liquid coolant manifolds. Variable flow control valves are individually connected between each liquid coolant passage and the return manifold for controlling flow of liquid coolant through the passages and thereby balance temperatures among the parallel gob deflectors.

Abstract: A glassware forming machine system includes an individual section glassware forming machine having a plurality of sections, each with at least one blank mold, and a gob distributor for distributing molten glass gobs to the blank molds of each machine section in sequence. The molten glass gobs are delivered to the blank molds of each section through deflectors on which the glass gobs slide to each blank mold. At least one liquid coolant passage is integral with each deflector, and the several coolant passages for the entire machine are connected in parallel between source and return liquid coolant manifolds. Variable flow control valves are individually connected between each liquid coolant passage and the return manifold for controlling flow of liquid coolant through the passages and thereby balance temperatures among the parallel gob deflectors.

Abstract: The method of the invention provides that a predetermined quantity of molten glass necessary for producing molded glass bodies according to the press-molding method is poured into a press mold prior to the insertion of the molding plug while the press mold is located in the press station, and that the molded glass body is removed after the molding plug is withdrawn from the press mold, with this mold likewise being located in the pressing station. This method renders a mold transport superfluous. The invention also relates to an apparatus suitable for executing the method, in which the molding plug can be pivoted laterally from its initial position located outside of the press mold about an axis extending transversely to the center axis of the molding plug.

Abstract: An I.S. glass forming machine has a plurality of individual sections each including a section frame. A deflector adjuster support is secured to and extends vertically upwardly from each of the section frames and a deflector adjuster is mounted on each of the deflector adjuster supports.

Abstract: An I.S. glass forming machine is disclosed which has a plurality of individual sections each having a parison mold including a cavity having a first vertical axis. There is a trough assembly for each of the mold cavities which includes a deflector defining a second vertical axis. A horizontal beam supported by vertical uprights extends over the individual sections. The horizontal beam has a plurality of vertical openings corresponding to the number of individual sections of the machine which are in substantial alignment with the vertical axis of corresponding parison mold cavities. A corresponding plurality of hangers each defining a third vertical axis. The hangers are secured within the vertical openings with the third vertical axis coincident with the first vertical axis of a corresponding parison mold cavity and the trough assemblies are supported on a corresponding hanger with the third vertical axis of the hanger coincident with the second vertical axis of the supported deflector.

Abstract: A deflector assembly for conveying gobs of molten glass to a glass forming machine, the deflector assembly having a longitudinally extending deflector formed from a suitable metallic material by casting with a cross-sectional configuration of a downwardly facing U. The deflector has a cooling passage formed internally of the metallic material and extending therethrough, the cooling passage being formed along the centerline of the deflector and adjacent to a bight of the U. The deflector assembly further comprises a thin-walled tube inserted into the cooling passage of the deflector, the thin-walled tube extending through the deflector, and a coolant is circulated through the thin-walled tube to thereby cool the deflector.

Abstract: A gob delivery apparatus in which gobs of molten glass are conducted from a gob feeder through a gob delivery system into a mold of an I.S. glassware forming machine. The gob delivery system includes a scoop, a substantially flat slide member and a deflector. The scoop catches the gobs and directs them downwardly at an angle. The slide member is supported fixedly on the machine and includes a downwardly angled upper slide surface for the gobs. An upper end of the deflector receives the gobs directly from a lower end of the slide member.

Abstract: A gob of molten glass from a gob delivery system is introduced into a blank mold of a glass container forming machine of the individual section type by way loading funnel immediately upstream of an opening into the blank mold. The loading funnel has an upper annular gathering portion in the shape of an inverted frustum of a cone and a cylindrical lower shaping and orienting section. The internal diameter of the shaping and orienting section is somewhat less than the outer diameter of a gob passing therethrough, to thereby contact the gob in a substantially circumferential pattern, and the shaping and orienting section has a length that is sufficient to precisely align the longitudinal central axis of the gob with a longitudinal central axis of the blank mold, to thereby eliminate or substantially eliminate the need to swab the interior of the blank mold with a mold dopant composition.

Abstract: A gob distributor for distributing gobs of molten glass from an orifice of a glass melter feeder bowl to a plurality of delivery chutes, each of which leads to a section of a glass forming machine of the individual section type, said gob distributor including an a.c. servo motor with a vertical output shaft, a gob scoop having an inlet end positioned beneath the orifice and an outlet end positioned in alignment with one or the other of the delivery chutes, and a driven member to which the gob scoop is attached for oscillating movement of the gob scoop in an indexing manner. The driven member includes a shaft that is parallel to and spaced from the output shaft, and an endless positive drive, in the form of an endless cogged timing belt or a pair of double-ended metal chain sections joined end-to-end by adjustable length connectors, is provided to transmit torque from the output shaft of the motor and the shaft of the driven member.

Abstract: A gob distributor has an outlet from which issues a gob that is fed via a channel arrangement to a mold having an upwardly open inlet mouth. The channel arrangement has a central trough having an inlet adjacent and aligned with the distributor outlet and an outlet. This central trough extends downward from its inlet to its outlet. A deflecting trough has a generally straight upstream portion with an upper inlet aligned with the central-trough outlet and a downwardly directed lower outlet centered on a generally vertical axis and an upright downstream portion having a funnel-shaped and downwardly tapering passage also centered on the generally vertical axis and having an upper upstream end aligned with the upstream-portion outlet and a lower downstream end aligned with the mold mouth. An adjuster is connected to a hanger for displacing the downstream portion relative to the upstream portion to align the downstream-portion downstream end exactly with the mold mouth.

Abstract: An I.S. machine comprises a plurality of individual sections arranged in side by side relation. Each section has a section frame having a top wall having a front and a back and opposed sides on which is mounted a blank station including a mold opening and closing mechanism for forming a parison from a gob of molten glass, a blow station including a mold opening and closing mechanism for forming a parison into a bottle, and an invert and neck ring holder mechanism supported which is located between the mold opening and closing mechanisms for transferring a parison therebetween. The machine also has a baffle mechanism includinga blowhead carrier, a motor having an output, a transmission for transmitting the output of the motor to the blowhead carrier to displace the carrier, a housing for housing the transmission. The housing is secured on the top wall proximate the front thereof.

Abstract: Gobs of molten glass fall in succession into a scoop which can be swivelled about a vertical axis and which supplies gobs to a delivery system, for example, of an I.S. glassware forming machine. The gobs travel along a path of movement from the scoop to a trough in free flight and to a deflector which is downwardly curved. The deflector delivers the gobs so that their longitudinal axis lies coaxially with respect to the longitudinal axis of a mold which is to be charged. The trough has its upper end supported by means of a universal joint. The lower end of the trough is guided in a vertical chute of the deflector and can be raised and lowered by means of an adjustment device.

Abstract: Gobs of molten glass fall in succession into a scoop which can be swivelled about a vertical axis and which supplies gobs to a delivery system, for example, of an I.S. glassware forming machine. The gobs travel along a path of movement from the scoop to a trough, and to a deflector which is downwardly curved. The deflector delivers the gobs so that their longitudinal axis lies coaxially with respect to the longitudinal axis of a mold which is to be charged. The lower end of the trough is guided in a vertical chute of the deflector and can be raised and lowered by means of an adjustment device. A setting device having a coupling member permits adjustment of the deflector.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the delivery of multiple gobs to the blank molds of a glass forming machine having multiple cavities or sections, wherein multiple gobs are delivered from a glass feeder to plural scoops that are oscillated to deliver the gobs in multiples to aligned troughs and funnels in a timed sequence. An infrared gob sensor at each exit detects passage of a gob, and a computer controls application of air under pressure to control the velocity of delivery of each gob to the scoops in order to influence gob exit timing at the deflectors that are positioned adjacent the mold cavities.

Abstract: A gob distributor for distributing gobs of molten glass from an orifice of a glass melter feeder bowl to a plurality of delivery chutes, each of which leads to a section of a glass forming machine of the individual section type, said gob distributor including an a.c. servo motor with a vertical output shaft, a gob scoop having an inlet end positioned beneath the orifice and an outlet end positioned in alignment with one or the other of the delivery chutes, and a driven member to which the gob scoop is attached for oscillating movement of the gob scoop in an indexing manner. The driven member includes a shaft that is parallel to and spaced from the output shaft, and an endless positive drive, in the form of an endless cogged timing belt or a pair of double-ended metal chain sections joined end-to-end by adjustable length connectors, is provided to transmit torque from the output shaft of the motor and the shaft of the driven member.

Abstract: Gobs of molten glass fall in succession into a scoop which can be swivelled about a vertical axis and which supplies gobs to subsequent multiple delivery systems, for example, of an I.S. glassware forming machine. The gobs travel along a path of movement from the scoop in free flight to a sliding member, from this in free flight to a trough, and from this again in free flight to a deflector which is downwardly curved. The deflector delivers the gobs so that their longitudinal axis lies coaxially with respect to the longitudinal axis of a mold which is to be charged. The sliding member is supported to be fixed relative to the machine. The trough has its upper end supported by means of a universal joint on the sliding member. The lower end of the trough is guided in a vertical chute of the deflector and can be raised and lowered by means of an adjustment device.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously forming a glass-ceramic which melts raw materials and forms melted glass to a predetermined shape without cutting the melted glass and thereafter continuously crystallizes the formed glass to the glass-ceramic is provided.

Abstract: A trough assembly for the delivery of gob to mould cavities in a glassware forming machine comprises an upwardly facing trough and a downwardly facing deflector which are supported in the machine by a hanger. The hanger comprises a supporting member which can be fixed in the frame of the machine, a first flexible hanger member extending axially in a bore of the supporting member and a second rigid hanger member fixed to the first flexible member. The trough and the deflector are supported by the second hanger member and small adjustments of their position may be obtained by flexing of the flexible member and movement of the rigid member in the bore of the supporting member.

Abstract: A bottle making machine includes a gob distributing apparatus in which a plurality of molds are arranged in a plurality of rows with equal spaces with each other and a plurality of chutes are arranged at entrance portions of respective molds. The apparatus comprises a plurality of rotation shafts of the numbers corresponding to the numbers of the rows of the molds, a plurality of scoops secured to the respective rotation shafts for distributing gobs to the chutes, respectively, a plurality of servo-motors having output shafts of the numbers corresponding to the numbers of the rotation shafts and a plurality of link mechanisms connecting the output shafts of the servo-motors to the rotation shafts, respectively, to independently drive the rotation shafts by the corresponding servo-motors.

Abstract: A molten glass gob distributor for a glass container manufacturing system that includes a plurality of gob discharges and a plurality of scoops for receiving gobs from each such discharge and distributing the gobs among a plurality of troughs leading to associated molds in an IS machine. Each scoop is mounted to rotate about a fixed axis with the upper end remaining positioned beneath the associated gob discharge while the lower end swings through an arc adjacent to the associated troughs. A plurality of electric servo motors are individually coupled to each associated scoop for selectively and individually rotating the scoops. The electric motors are connected to servo motor controllers for synchronizing operation of the motors and rotation of the scoops to each other and to operation of the forming machine. The motor controllers synchronize operation of each motor by means of a synchronizing input from the forming machine.

Abstract: A trough system for the delivery of a gob of molten glass from a gob distributor to a parison mould cavity in a glassware forming machine comprises a trough assembly comprising an upwardly facing inclined trough which is arranged to receive a gob from a scoop of the gob distributor and a downwardly facing deflector which deflects a gob which has travelled down the trough into a vertical path to fall into the parison mould cavity. The deflector and the trough are mounted on a hanger which is supported in a frame member of the machine by a universal joint adjustable about three perpendicular axes. Consequently adjustment of the position of the deflector may be made without causing misalignment of the deflector and the trough.

Abstract: An I.S. machine is made up of a plurality of independent individual sections for receiving gobs of molten glass and for forming the gobs into glass containers. A gob distributor delivers gobs to the sections. The controller of these sections and the gob distributor are synchronized by means for generating a once per cut signal, a divide by N circuit where N is the number of sections which are to have gobs distributed to them, means for defining N, means for applying N to the divide by N circuit, means for supplying the once per cut signal to the divide by N circuit, and means for distributing the output signal of the divide by N circuit to each of the section and gob distributor controllers.

Abstract: A gob guide apparatus for guiding the delivery of gobs of molten glass between a gob distributor scoop and a blank mold opening of a glassware forming machine. The apparatus includes a deflector, a trough pivotally mounted at its upper end to the machine frame and extending downwardly between the scoop and the deflector so that its lower end is aligned along a first axis, a holder mounted to the machine frame receiving the lower end of the trough, and a deflector exit adjustment means for pivotally adjusting the angular position of the lower end of the deflector relative to the entrance of the blank mold opening. The holder includes a carriage having first and second adjustment means for permitting respective longitudinal and transverse movement of the deflector relative to the first axis with the holder maintaining centerline alignment between the upper end of the deflector and the lower end of the trough during the movement of the deflector.

Abstract: An improved gob guide apparatus for a glass bottle molding machine having interconnected gob guiding parts including a trough and a deflector adapted for mounting on a machine frame. The trough is pivotably secured to the frame and interconnected to the deflector at its lower end by a carriage supporting the deflector and permitting arcuate movement of the trough in response to movement of the carriage. The apparatus permits rapid alignment of the deflector with the mouth of a blank mold of a glass bottle molding machine.

Abstract: The improved distributor for gobs of molten glass is self-actuated by means of a brushless motor having continuous current with microprocessor logic. The distributor permits to modify electronically the schedule of delivery and carry out small corrections of the angles of delivery. The motor is connected to the scoops via a toothed belt and a rack and pinion device.

Abstract: Improvements in devices for metering the flow of molten material such as glass include a catenary support structure, internal passageways in the bulbous valve body for directing molten material to the downstream side of the support arm or arms, and electrical isolation of the valve components from each other to recude electrolytic corrosion. An advantage of the invention is that use of precious metals such as platinum is avoided.

Abstract: A gob distributing apparatus having a gob feeder, a scoop for selectively connecting the feeder to desired immovable chutes of a bottle making machine, and an actuator of the scoop. The scoop has rollers which are provided on the scoop and a rotatable spiral cam which is engaged by the rollers, so that the rotation of the cam causes the scoop to rotate in order to selectively connect the chutes and the feeder.

Abstract: A glassware forming machine (10) of the individual section type has its sections (12) arranged along an arc of a circle. Apparatus incorporating such a machine has the sections arranged along an arc centered on a point below the median position (39) of the or all the orifices of a feeder of the apparatus which supplied gobs of molten glass to the machine (10).

Abstract: A gob delivery system for molten glass charges or gobs from a multiple orifice feeder to a plurality of parison molds in which the transmit times of the gobs are held to a minimum. The gob scoops, which initially deflect the gobs into straight troughs, are formed with a spiral curve to impart less of a curve to the charge. The deflectors which receive the gobs or charges from the troughs are also formed as spiral curves so that the gobs will be presented to vertical guide tubes with a minimum of angular distortion to give more consistent loading.

Abstract: A gob distributor has two scoops, one arranged to be aligned with some sections of the machine to deliver gobs thereto and the other arranged to be so aligned with other sections of the machine. Turning means is operable to turn the scoops to bring them to desired orientations for alignment with their respective sections and moving means is operable to move the distributor to bring either of the scoops below a feeder orifice from which gobs are supplied. In this way, the scoops share the distribution function. If more than one gob is to be supplied simultaneously, further pairs of scoops can be used.

Abstract: A gob distributor is disclosed wherein the displacement of the gob scoops is controlled by positioned data generated by a linear displacement transducer. The transducer has an elongated tube having a free end and a screw section at the other end of the tube. The screw section is secured into a mounting bracket aperture which is secured to the drive housing. The tube (and screw portion) passes freely through an enlarged bore in the housing and the tube passes through a movable sensing head and its free end is releasably secured by a spring clamp supported by the drive housing.

Abstract: A gob distributor comprising a head inclining at least one gob scoop relatively displaceable through a predetermined angular range. 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 which will strike a selectively located and contained compression pad in the event the ball nut is displaced beyond its intended range. The arm may also, prior to striking the pad, displace a plunger which will operate a control switch to disable the system.

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.

Abstract: A gob distributor is disclosed having 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. The rack is displaced by a ball screw assembly wherein a vertically oriented forked link having a bottom end and two vertically spaced top ends connects the rack to the ball screw nut. Each of the top ends is secured to ball screw nut so that the link can be reoriented relative to the ball screw nut about a vertical axis passing through the top ends to compensate for misalignment between the ball screw and the link and the bottom end is connected to the rack so that any out of parallelism in either a horizontal or a vertical plane between the link and the rack will be accommodated.

Abstract: A fluid transferring mechanism especially adapted for providing cooling fluid to the scoops of a glass gob distributor having a housing and an oscillating member mounted therein. The housing has inlet and outlet passageway having an exit and entrance respectively at the interface between the housing and oscillating member. The oscillating member has first and second grooves in its outer surface which communicates with the exit and entrance respectively during the entire oscillation of the oscillating member. A passageway connects the first and second grooves to provide a path for the fluid from the inlet and outlet passageways.

Abstract: A gob distributor for directing glass gobs to glassware-forming sections. Most particularly, this relates to the automatic positioning of scoops receiving the glass gobs from the glassmaking apparatus and directing them into troughs of glassware-forming sections which are arranged in a bank. The gob distributor features an arrangement wherein the distributor may be converted to vary the number of scoops in a scoop group from one to three or more. Principal features of the gob distributor are the utilization of a servomotor which is a reversible DC motor for positioning a rack which controls the angle of the scoops, and a releasable ball screw drive.

Abstract: The gob distributor is for a glassware manufacturing machine of the individual section type. A gob-delivering scoop (30) is turned about a vertical axis to align it with gob-delivering guides (51 to 58) so that gobs of molten glass can be delivered to the sections of the machine in a predetermined sequence. The scoop (30) is turned by a fluid pressure-operated motor (80,82). The motor is controlled by a servo-system (100) which operates a valve (90) which controls the supply of fluid under pressure to the fluid pressure-operated motor.

Abstract: A gob distributor for directing glass gobs to glassware-forming sections. Most particularly, this relates to the automatic positioning of scoops receiving the glass gobs from the glassmaking apparatus and directing them into troughs of glassware-forming sections which are arranged in a bank. The gob distributor features an arrangement wherein the distributor may be converted to vary the number of scoops in a scoop group from one to three or more. A principal feature of the gob distributor is the utilization of a servomotor which is a reversible DC motor for positioning a rack which controls the angle of the scoops.

Abstract: A four axis adjustment mechanism is disclosed for adjusting the orientation of the deflector of the delivery system of a rotating table type of glassware forming machine. The orientation of the deflector is adjustable as it oscillates along a predetermined arcuate path relative to its deflector axis in order to properly position the deflector over a corresponding continuously moving blank mold. These adjustments are termed radial, radial tilt, peripheral and peripheral tilt.