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Apparatus for cooling tools of glass-forming machines by evaporation of a cooling liquid
Assignee: Hermann Heye KG
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Filing: 1976-04-12
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Granted: 1977-11-08
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Expires: 1996-04-12
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for cooling tools of glass-forming machines, especially plungers and molds, in which the tool surface to be cooled is substantially covered by cover means in contact with the tool surface and in which a cooling liquid is applied to the cover means so that the liquid will evaporate and cool the cover means, as well as the tool surface in contact therewith.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl Friedrich Hahn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 03:29
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03B; C03B9/00; C03B9/30; C03B9/38; C03B9/3875; C03B11/00; C03B11/12; C03B11/125; C03B11/127; C03B9/3808; C03B9/3816; C03B9/3825; C03B9/3833; C04; C04B; C04B37/00; C04B37/02; C04B37/023; C04B37/025; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/02; C04B2237/10; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/40; C04B2237/50; C04B2237/76
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
Apparatus for cooling tools of glass-forming machines by evaporation of a cooling liquid, comprising cover means substantially covering the tool surface to be cooled, said cover means having a surface in contact with said tool surface and being constructed and connected to said tool surface to vary the heat transfer between said surfaces to thus avoid film evaporation of a cooling liquid applied to that surface of said cover means which is opposite the surface in contact with said tool surface; and means for applying cooling liquid to said opposite surface of said cover means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
Apparatus for cooling tools of glass-forming machines by evaporation of a cooling liquid, comprising cover means substantially covering the tool surface to be cooled, said cover means having a surface in contact with said tool surface and being constructed and connected to said tool surface to vary the heat transfer between said surfaces to thus avoid film evaporation of a cooling liquid applied to that surface of said cover means which is opposite the surface in contact with said tool surface; and means for applying cooling liquid to said opposite surface of said cover means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said surfaces which are in contact with each other is a rough surface arranged to reduce the area of contact between said surfaces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said cover means comprises a metal plate having a surface in contact with said tool surface to be cooled.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein said cover means comprises a metal plate shaped in accordance with the tool surface to be cooled and in contact therewith.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 4, and including a layer adapted to retain cooling liquid and distributes the same especially by capillary action, said layer being applied to that surface of said cover means which faces away from the tool surface to be cooled.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said cover means comprises a metal plate facing said tool surface to be cooled, and an intermediate layer sandwiched between said metal plate and said surface in contact with the latter and said metal plate, said intermediate layer being constructed to limit heat transfer between said tool surface and said metal plate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 6, wherein said metal plate is shaped in accordance with the tool surface to be cooled.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 7, wherein said intermediate layer is formed from heat-resistant non-metallic material taken from the group consisting of glass fibers and asbestos fibers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 7, wherein said intermediate layer consists of wire mesh.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 7, and including a layer adapted to retain the cooling liquid and distributes the same especially by capillary action, said layer being applied to that surface of said metal plate which faces away from the tool surface to be cooled.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, and including means for fastening said cover means to the tool.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, and including means for releasably fastening said cover means to the tool.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, and including means for fastening said cover means to the tool while permitting movement of said cover means along the tool surface to be cooled under the influence of different expansion and contraction of said cover means and said tool.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, and including means for fastening said cover means to the tool and for pressing said cover means with a selected force against the tool surface to be cooled.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said cover means comprises a plurality of superimposed layers and including fastening means for fastening said cover means to the tool and for pressing said plurality of layers with a selectible force against each other and against the tool surface to be cooled.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said cooling liquid essentially consists of pretreated water and a wetting agent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said means for applying liquid to said cover means comprises a plurality of spaced spray nozzles.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 17, and including at least one temperature sensing means engaging said cover means for sensing the temperature of the latter, and means for controlling spraying of the cooling liquid through said spray nozzles onto said cover means dependent on the temperature sensed by said temperature sensing means.
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