CA1053003A - Flat glass manufacturing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Flat glass manufacturing apparatus and method

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Publication number
CA1053003A
CA1053003A CA217,874A CA217874A CA1053003A CA 1053003 A CA1053003 A CA 1053003A CA 217874 A CA217874 A CA 217874A CA 1053003 A CA1053003 A CA 1053003A
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Prior art keywords
glass
pool
molten
threshold
molten metal
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Expired
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CA217,874A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Charles K. Edge
Gerald E. Kunkle
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PPG Industries Inc
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PPG Industries Inc
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Priority claimed from US455463A external-priority patent/US3884665A/en
Application filed by PPG Industries Inc filed Critical PPG Industries Inc
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Publication of CA1053003A publication Critical patent/CA1053003A/en
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B5/00—Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture
    • C03B5/16—Special features of the melting process; Auxiliary means specially adapted for glass-melting furnaces
    • C03B5/26—Outlets, e.g. drains, siphons; Overflows, e.g. for supplying the float tank, tweels
    • C03B5/265—Overflows; Lips; Tweels
    • C03B5/267—Overflows; Lips; Tweels specially adapted for supplying the float tank
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B18/00—Shaping glass in contact with the surface of a liquid
    • C03B18/02—Forming sheets
    • C03B18/04—Changing or regulating the dimensions of the molten glass ribbon
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B5/00—Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture
    • C03B5/16—Special features of the melting process; Auxiliary means specially adapted for glass-melting furnaces
    • C03B5/18—Stirring devices; Homogenisation
    • C03B5/183—Stirring devices; Homogenisation using thermal means, e.g. for creating convection currents

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Surface Treatment Of Glass (AREA)
CA217,874A 1974-03-27 1975-01-14 Flat glass manufacturing apparatus and method Expired CA1053003A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US455463A US3884665A (en) 1973-03-06 1974-03-27 Flat glass manufacturing apparatus and method

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CA1053003A true CA1053003A (en) 1979-04-24

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Country Status (10)

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JP (1) JPS5413248B2 (fi)
AR (1) AR204651A1 (fi)
BE (1) BE824642A (fi)
CA (1) CA1053003A (fi)
DE (1) DE2508471C3 (fi)
DK (1) DK105375A (fi)
ES (2) ES434498A1 (fi)
FR (1) FR2265695B1 (fi)
GB (1) GB1498274A (fi)
IT (1) IT1027358B (fi)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5146496U (fi) * 1974-10-05 1976-04-06
US4055407A (en) * 1976-11-01 1977-10-25 Ppg Industries, Inc. Apparatus for the manufacture of flat glass having a glass refractory delivery piece and method of installation

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1596423B2 (de) * 1967-06-07 1970-11-12 Erste Deutsche Floatglas Gmbh & Co Ohg, 5050 Porz Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Regelung der aus einem Glaswannenofen durch einen Kanal ausfließenden Glasmenge

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FR2265695A1 (fi) 1975-10-24
GB1498274A (en) 1978-01-18
JPS50128709A (fi) 1975-10-11
DE2508471B2 (de) 1978-03-09
DE2508471C3 (de) 1978-11-02
AR204651A1 (es) 1976-02-20
DE2508471A1 (de) 1975-10-02
ES434498A1 (es) 1976-11-15
DK105375A (fi) 1975-09-28
JPS5413248B2 (fi) 1979-05-29
AU7723275A (en) 1976-07-15
IT1027358B (it) 1978-11-20
FR2265695B1 (fi) 1980-04-18
ES434493A1 (es) 1976-11-16
BE824642A (fr) 1975-07-22

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