HIGH TEMPERATURE GLASS MELTING VESSEL
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190276346A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-12

    申请号:US16348142

    申请日:2017-11-07

    Abstract: A glass melt delivery system vessel has at least one sidewall and floor made of a refractory material, such as zirconia, and at least one electrode extending through the refractory material. The at least one electrode is configured to heat a glass melt in contact with the refractory material at an average temperature of at least about 1600 C° without exceeding a breakdown condition of the refractory material in contact with the glass melt.

    Apparatus and method for forming a glass article

    公开(公告)号:US11319234B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-03

    申请号:US16328068

    申请日:2017-08-24

    Abstract: A melting apparatus is disclosed, the melting apparatus including a melting vessel with a back wall, a front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a longitudinal centerline extending therebetween and a width between the first and second side walls orthogonal to the centerline. The melting vessel further includes a first feed screw including a first axis of rotation and a second feed screw including a second axis of rotation, the first axis of rotation positioned between the longitudinal centerline and the first side wall and the second axis of rotation positioned between the longitudinal centerline and the second side wall. The positions of either one or both the first and second axes of rotation are located from a respective side wall a distance that is equal to or less than about 15% of the width of the melting vessel.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A GLASS ARTICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20200262731A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16347395

    申请日:2017-11-08

    Abstract: An electrically boosted refractory melting vessel including a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall and a bottom wall, the melting vessel comprising a longitudinal center line extending from the back wall to the front wall and an overall width orthogonal to the longitudinal center line extending between an inside surface of the first side wall and an inside surface of the second side wall. The melting vessel also includes a length L between the back wall and the front wall, and a width W between the first side wall and the second side wall orthogonal to the center line. A plurality of electrodes extend into an interior of the melting vessel through a bottom wall of the melting vessel, and L/W is in a range from about 2.0 to about 2.4.

    HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION OF DISPLAY QUALITY GLASS SHEETS HAVING LOW ZIRCONIA LEVELS
    4.
    发明申请
    HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION OF DISPLAY QUALITY GLASS SHEETS HAVING LOW ZIRCONIA LEVELS 有权
    具有低ZIRCONIA级别的显示质量玻璃板的大批量生产

    公开(公告)号:US20140230491A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-21

    申请号:US14179857

    申请日:2014-02-13

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for producing display quality glass sheets are provided in which the batch materials for making the sheets are melted in a furnace whose glass-engaging surfaces comprise zirconia (ZrO2). By using molybdenum electrodes, instead of the conventional tin electrodes, to electrically heat the molten glass, the wear rate per unit area of the furnace's glass-engaging, zirconia-containing surfaces are reduced by more than 50%, thus reducing zirconia levels (solid+dissolved) in the finished glass by at least a similar amount. As a consequence of this reduction, rejection rates of finished glass sheets are lowered, which is of particular value in the production of glass sheets of large dimensions, as desired by display manufacturers and other users of such sheets.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于生产显示质量玻璃板的方法和设备,其中用于制造片材的批料材料在其玻璃接合表面包含氧化锆(ZrO 2)的炉中熔化。 通过使用钼电极代替常规的锡电极来使熔融玻璃电加热,炉的玻璃接合的含氧化锆表面的每单位面积的磨损率降低超过50%,从而减少氧化锆水平(固体 +溶解)在成品玻璃中至少相同的量。 作为这种减少的结果,成品玻璃板的拒收率降低,这对于大尺寸的玻璃板的生产具有特殊的价值,如显示器制造商和这种片材的其他用户所希望的。

    High volume production of display quality glass sheets having low zirconia levels
    5.
    发明授权
    High volume production of display quality glass sheets having low zirconia levels 有权
    大量生产具有低氧化锆含量的显示质量玻璃板

    公开(公告)号:US09309139B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-12

    申请号:US14179857

    申请日:2014-02-13

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for producing display quality glass sheets are provided in which the batch materials for making the sheets are melted in a furnace whose glass-engaging surfaces comprise zirconia (ZrO2). By using molybdenum electrodes, instead of the conventional tin electrodes, to electrically heat the molten glass, the wear rate per unit area of the furnace's glass-engaging, zirconia-containing surfaces are reduced by more than 50%, thus reducing zirconia levels (solid+dissolved) in the finished glass by at least a similar amount. As a consequence of this reduction, rejection rates of finished glass sheets are lowered, which is of particular value in the production of glass sheets of large dimensions, as desired by display manufacturers and other users of such sheets.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于生产显示质量玻璃板的方法和设备,其中用于制造片材的批料材料在其玻璃接合表面包含氧化锆(ZrO 2)的炉中熔化。 通过使用钼电极代替常规的锡电极来使熔融玻璃电加热,炉的玻璃接合的含氧化锆表面的每单位面积的磨损率降低超过50%,从而减少氧化锆水平(固体 +溶解)在成品玻璃中至少相同的量。 作为这种减少的结果,成品玻璃板的拒收率降低,这对于大尺寸的玻璃板的生产具有特殊的价值,如显示器制造商和这种片材的其他用户所希望的。

    Apparatus and method for forming a glass article

    公开(公告)号:US11565960B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16347395

    申请日:2017-11-08

    Abstract: An electrically boosted refractory melting vessel including a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall and a bottom wall, the melting vessel comprising a longitudinal center line extending from the back wall to the front wall and an overall width orthogonal to the longitudinal center line extending between an inside surface of the first side wall and an inside surface of the second side wall. The melting vessel also includes a length L between the back wall and the front wall, and a width W between the first side wall and the second side wall orthogonal to the center line. A plurality of electrodes extend into an interior of the melting vessel through a bottom wall of the melting vessel, and L/W is in a range from about 2.0 to about 2.4.

    High temperature glass melting vessel

    公开(公告)号:US11028001B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16348142

    申请日:2017-11-07

    Abstract: A glass melt delivery system vessel has at least one sidewall and floor made of a refractory material, such as zirconia, and at least one electrode extending through the refractory material. The at least one electrode is configured to heat a glass melt in contact with the refractory material at an average temperature of at least about 1600 C° without exceeding a breakdown condition of the refractory material in contact with the glass melt.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A GLASS ARTICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20200180990A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-11

    申请号:US16328068

    申请日:2017-08-24

    Abstract: A melting apparatus is disclosed, the melting apparatus including a melting vessel with a back wall, a front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a longitudinal centerline extending therebetween and a width between the first and second side walls orthogonal to the centerline. The melting vessel further includes a first feed screw including a first axis of rotation and a second feed screw including a second axis of rotation, the first axis of rotation positioned between the longitudinal centerline and the first side wall and the second axis of rotation positioned between the longitudinal centerline and the second side wall. The positions of either one or both the first and second axes of rotation are located from a respective side wall a distance that is equal to or less than about 15% of the width of the melting vessel.

    GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHODS
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180050947A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-22

    申请号:US15553022

    申请日:2016-02-23

    CPC classification number: C03B17/064 C03B7/02

    Abstract: A glass manufacturing apparatus including a delivery vessel including a body portion with a cylindrical inner surface extending along a central axis of the body portion. In one embodiment, an upper end of the body portion is substantially equal to or lower than an uppermost portion of a travel path in a downstream end of a conduit connected to the delivery vessel. In another embodiment, a central axis of a delivery pipe is offset a distance from the central axis of the body portion of the delivery vessel. In still another embodiment, the delivery vessel includes a conical top including a taper angle from greater than 0° to about 20°. In further embodiments, methods include manufacturing glass with one or any combination of the above-referenced embodiments of glass manufacturing apparatus.

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