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: 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 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 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: In an apparatus for removing molten glass from a bath through a taphole in the wall of a vessel containing the bath, and transporting the molten glass to a processing station, a lance can be moved through the taphole and dipped into the molten glass to pick up glass with the tip portion of the lance. The lance is connected to a connecting element of an operating arrangement by first pivot means and the connecting element is mounted on a support of the operating arrangement by a second pivot spaced from the first pivot. The two pivots have mutually parallel horizontal axes and, to provide for unimpeded pivotal movement of the lance about the first pivot and of the connecting element about the second pivot, the pivots are displaced relative to each other such that the lance is pivotable in a first vertical plane and the connecting element is pivotable in a second vertical plane which is spaced from the first vertical plane.

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: 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 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.

Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing molded articles includes a plurality of mold section presses. A mold slide carriage of each press moves a mold among charge receiving, molding, and extraction stations. A charge is guided to the mold while at the receiving station by a trough, from a rotatable scoop. A mold clamp mechanism of drivable arms linked to the mold and wedgeable against cam blocks maintains the mold closed during molding. A mold plunger driven by a press head assembly mates the mold. A molded article is kicked up by a kick-up mechanism. A take-out mechanism rotates jaw members about two axes to grasp molded articles at the extraction station, lifting them to an article removal station.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system for delivering gobs to a plural section glass forming machine in which an oscillating scoop distributes the gobs not only to the machine sections but also, on command to the servo motor drive for the scoop, to a delivery trough extending to a cullet chute. The chute may be behind the machine or in front. When it is desired to reject gobs from a section, the command is given to the motor control, which will index the scoop to the reject position instead of to the section so that it may be taken out of service.

Abstract: A new delivery system for use with glassware forming machines of the rotating table type having a plurality of continuously rotating spaced forming units spaced about the periphery thereof. The delivery system includes a plurality of gob guiding units each having a scoop, trough and deflector secured to a corresponding oscillating frame. A vertical pivot shaft supports each scoop and is operatively connected with an actuating means to move the corresponding scoop laterally between a delivery position and a reject position. The actuating means is responsive to a plurality of gob reject actuators in order to enable selective delivery or rejection of individual gobs of selected forming units.

Abstract: A drive system for arcuately oscillating the gob guiding units of the delivery system of a rotating table type glassware forming machine. The drive means includes a drive shaft having a crank and associated crank roller at one end, the roller being operatively situated within a crank box on one of the gob guiding units. Rotating of the drive shaft causes oscillatory motion of the gob guiding unit. A connecting link is provided to transfer this motion to other gob guiding units.

Abstract: A parison mold and baffle system for an automatic molding machine of the I-S type including a two piece split parison mold with an integral funnel thereon. The funnel portion terminates upwardly in an annular opening with walls of outwardly tapering cross section. A combined blow-down and baffle head has blow-down nozzles, a downwardly facing annular groove which is snugly received on the walls of the funnel in both the blow-down and mold closing baffle positions. Blow-down starts from the initial engagement of the blow-down and baffle head on the funnel and continues until said mold end is completely closed by the baffle.

Abstract: A parison mold and baffle system for an automatic molding machine of I-S type includes a two piece split parison mold with an integral funnel. A combined blow-down and baffle member cooperates with the mold in a first position to perform the blow-down function and then in a second position acts as the bottle bottom end of the mold during the blow-back final shaping of the parison.

Abstract: A delivery system for use for delivering gobs of glass from a plurality of feeder orifices to a plurality of sets of a plurality of blank molds. The blank mold sets are rotated about a central axis with each blank mold of each set being positioned a different radial distance from the axis. The delivery system includes individual gob guiding units each having a lower end positioned over its associated blank mold as each set of blank molds are rotated underneath. The lower end of each unit is moved at a different relative tangential velocity to match the different relative tangential velocity of its associated blank mold. The scoops of the gob guiding units are independently moveable into and out of their feeding positions.

Abstract: A gob distributor for glass-working machines in which the scoops are indexed angularly in unison by paired racks which provide the sole support and positioning members for the scoops.

Abstract: A gob distributor for machines for the shaping of articles of glass and other materials, which comprises basically a curved distributor scoop for each of the gobs which are supplied simultaneously by the doser, each of which scoops has its upper end aligned at all times with each respective orifice of the doser and is moved angularly in such a manner that its lower end coincides, in a predetermined order, with the upper ends of the fixed channels of the machine which conduct the gobs to the respective cavities of the individual sections of the machine; fastening means integrated in the upper end of each curved distributor scoop; a housing or support frame; a drive member and an auxiliary member which are linked movably to each other, which comprise fastening means on their inner part and which by their fastening means rotatably support the curved distributor scoops between them in a dependent linear relationship; linking means coupled to the drive and auxiliary members which oscillate on central pivots fasten

Abstract: A feeder chute for glass molding machines has a cross section defined by an even number, preferably four of equal length sides. Each side may be either plane or curved convexly inwardly in a horizontal plane.

Abstract: The invention provides an improved method and apparatus for effecting the severing of successive gobs from a continuously extruded rod-like formation of organic thermoplastic material, followed by the successive transfer of the gobs to successive molding units which are continuously movable relative to the free-fall path of the gobs. Severing means are provided which are operative upon a vertically extruded rod-like formation of hot organic thermoplastic material. A plurality of molding members, each having an open top molding cavity, are moved in timed relationship to the gob severing means along a horizontal path adjacent to the free fall path of the severed gobs. Each gob is caught by a transfer device which is movable under the free-fall path of the gobs in timed relationship to the gob severing and the movement of the molding members.

Abstract: In apparatus for molding glass into hollow-shaped articles such as glass containers, glass charges are delivered to a parison mold wherein the glass is shaped either by a plunger or by a counterblow within the parison mold. The charge of glass that is delivered to the parison mold is guided into the mold by a superimposed funnel. The funnel is alternately moved into and out of position at the open, upper end of the parison mold to effect the guiding of the charge. The mechanism for moving the funnel on a conventional I.S. machine must be capable of moving the funnel from an upper, radially displaced position, to a lower, seated position concentric with the mold. The operation of the funnel seating motion is accomplished by the use of a generally reciprocable, fluid-operated motor in which a funnel-carrying arm is fixed to the piston rod of the motor and the rod is turned about its vertical axis during its upward and downward movement.

Abstract: An arrangement for successively feeding gobs of plasticizable material into blank molds arranged on a turntable of a bottle making machine from a gob supply means stationarily arranged relative to the turntable. The feeding arrangement preferably comprises a feed channel for each mold and means carried by the turntable and supporting each feed channel at two points at different elevations. The support means are adjustable during rotation of the turntable in such a manner so as to successively align the upper end of each feed channel with the gob supply means for receiving a gob therefrom, and the lower end with the respective mold for supplying the received gob into the latter while a press plunger cooperating with the mold is in an upwardly withdrawn position.

Abstract: Apparatus for and a method of preforming into an elongate mold charge a gob of molten glass issuing from the outlet orifice of a forehearth and delivering such elongate charge to the forming cavity of a forming mold with the virgin or untouched surface of the charge facing downwardly in such cavity thereby providing to the mold cavity a mold charge having one or a lower surface of high optical quality. A mothering or serving cup receives said gob from said outlet orifice and is horizontally moved to spread or preform the gob into the elongate mold charge with the upper surface thereof being untouched, and the cup is then inverted to deliver the charge to a mold cavity with said upper surface of the gob facing downwardly.

Abstract: A system for distributing successively formed groups of glass gobs from a feeder bowl to the several individual sections of a Hartford I.S. type glassware forming machine includes a single scoop for each gob in the group, and mechanism for rotating the scoops between successive positions wherein each is aligned with a chute associated with a particular mold cavity in each machine section. A "double-gob" installation is described and the two scoops have associated annular spur gears which are driven in unison by a reciprocable rack gear through a predetermined schedule of angular displacements to successively align the two scoops with several sets of paired chutes according to a particular order and to then repeat this schedule. A cam follower connected to the rack gear causes programmed movement thereof in response to rotation of a cam having lobes of predetermined height to produce the predetermined schedule of angular displacements of the scoops.