Abstract:
The present invention concerns a bushing assembly (2) comprising terminal ears coupled to opposed end walls (2A) of the bushing assembly, for heating the bushing tip plate and walls, each of said terminal ears comprising an electrically conductive plate (1) comprising a first terminal edge (1D) coupled to a bushing first end wall (2A), and extending away from said first end wall to a second, free terminal edge (1A) connectable to a source of power (5, 6), said plate comprising a slot (3) comprising : (a) a first, open end (3A) of width, WA, at the second, free edge (1A) of the plate, (b) an elongated portion (3 B) extending towards said first edge (1D) of gap width, WB, and (c) a second, closed end (3C), separate from the first edge (1D) of the terminal ear, and having a curved geometry; characterized in that, the curvature, 1/(2 R), at any point of the curved second end (3C) of the slot is less than the reciprocal, 1/ W o , of the smallest gap width, W o , of both slot first open end (3A), WA, and elongated portion (3 B), W B , wherein R is the radius at any point of the curved second end (3C)
Abstract:
An electrical connection part (4) for a fiber drawing system used to deliver glass filaments. Said part is made of an electrically conducting material and comprises at least one contact surface (41a). The invention is characterized in that at least the contact surface is gold-covered.
Abstract:
A glass fiber attenuation apparatus and process wherein molten glass is supplied to an orifice plate (28) at substantially atmospheric pressure to prevent molten glass flow through an orifice at which attenuation has ceased. The preferred embodiment of the method includes cooling the orifice plate (28) undersurface to a non-wetting temperature and delivering molten glass to the orifice plate (28) at a pressure less than the internal, surface tension-generated pressure of any bead formed on the undersurface of the orifice plate (28) upon attenuation cessation. The preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes a perforate pressure plate (105) immersed in the body of molten glass and superimposed over the orifice plate (28) to effect a pressure drop upon normal attenuation flow to reduce the pressure immediately above the orifice plate (28) to substantially atmospheric or, in any event, to a pressure less than the internal pressure of a bead formed on attenuation cessation at an orifice.
Abstract:
A terminal clamp assembly for a fiberizing bushing includes a clamp body having a firsts end face and a lower jaw, an auxiliary heat sink body selectively displaceable with respect to the clamp body, a contact assembly carried on the auxiliary heat sink body and an actuator to displace the heat sink body toward or away from the face of the clamp body. The invention also includes a bushing assembly incorporating the terminal clamp assembly and an expansion compensating mounting bracket for the clamp assembly.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a multiple segment glass fiber bushing by providing a main current and a supplemental current having a heating and cooling circuit and directing the cooling circuit to a bushing segment 180 DEG out-of-phase with the main current to effect enhanced cooling of the segment.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device of guiding channel with electric heating means for the production of the rock wool fibers, which comprises a channel body with an inlet for glass melts, a guiding channel, an outlet and a bracket, means for horizontally shifting the channel body and a shifting mechanism for rotating the body, a heating mechanism for supplying electricity to many electrodes and heating means, and a cooling mechanism for cooling the bracket and the electrodes. The device can make the temperature and viscosity of the glass melts discharged from a liquid boiler to meet the requirements of production of rock wool fibers, and couple closely with the centrifugal machine in the production of rock wool fibers, and have a high thermal efficiency, be easy to operate and maintain, also not easy to be damaged, and have a safety operation.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a multiple segment glass fiber bushing by providing a main current and a supplemental current having a heating and cooling circuit and directing the cooling circuit to a bushing segment 180 DEG out-of-phase with the main current to effect enhanced cooling of the segment.
Abstract:
A bushing (10) including a terminal ear (100, 102) and a method of manufacturing the bushing are disclosed. The bushing includes a bushing body (11) which can include side plates (12, 14), end plates (16, 18), a bottom plate (20), and terminal ears coupled to the bushing body. Clamps (200) are attached to the terminal ears to supply electrical current to the bushing to maintain the glass inside in a liquid state. Each terminal ear includes an upper portion (110) and a lower portion (120). The upper portion is coupled to a side plate of the bushing. A clamp is attached to the lower portion of the terminal ear. The upper and lower portions are oriented at an angle with respect to each other. Support portions (130, 132, 134, 136) are provided along the side edges of the upper portions of the terminal ears. Support portions stiffen the terminal ear, thereby increasing its resistance to bending and fatigue stresses. Support portions do not contact the bushing and therefore do not directly conduct current to the bushing. Accordingly, the temperature of the support portions during operation of the bushing will be lower than the conducting portion of the terminal ears. Since the support portions operate at a lower temperature, the thermal degradation of the terminal ear is reduced.
Abstract:
A supplemental controller (132, 144) for a fiber glass bushing (102) actively performs heating and cooling of a connected segment (104, 106, 108) of the bushing (102) which is otherwise controlled by a primary controller (122). In one embodiment, the supplemental controller (132, 144) performs heating by means of current injection into a connected bushing segment (104, 106, 108) and cooling by means of current diversion from or around the connected bushing segment (104, 106, 108). Initial start-up and balancing operations can be performed without activation of the supplemental controller (132, 144). In another embodiment of the invention, the supplemental controller (132, 144) heats a bushing segment (104, 106, 108) by injecting current in-phase with current from the primary bushing controller (122) and cools the bushing segment (104, 106, 108) by injecting current out-of-phase with current from the primary bushing controller (122).
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a bushing assembly comprising terminal ears (1) coupled to opposed end walls (2) of the bushing assembly, for heating the bushing tip plate and walls, each of said terminal ears comprising: (a) an electrically conductive plate, said conductive plate comprising at least a first portion (1A) extending along a longitudinal axis (X1) from a first terminal edge (1D) substantially normal to said longitudinal axis (X1) and coupled to a bushing end wall (2), and further comprising a second, free terminal edge (1C) connectable to a source of power, and (b) at least one elongated reinforcing member (1B) coupled to said at least first portion (1A) of said plate to increase the bending moment of the latter, characterized in that, said at least one elongated reinforcing member (1B) extends from, or adjacent to the plate first terminal edge (1D) along a direction non parallel to said longitudinal axis (X1).