US5022905A
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Method and apparatus for coating glass
Assignee: Pilkington Group Ltd
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Filing: 1989-10-12
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Granted: 1991-06-11
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Expires: 2009-10-12
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for depositing onto the surface of a moving ribbon of hot glass a coating formed from the reaction of at least two gaseous reactants. The apparatus includes an open-faced coating chamber in which the gaseous reactants are caused to flow in contact with the glass surface to be coated in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of movement of the glass so as to form the desired coating on the glass surface. The coating chamber opens downwardly onto, and extends across the width of, the glass surface to be coated, and has a first inlet means for providing a flow of a first gaseous reactant over the glass surface through the chamber over the width thereof, and a second inlet means constituted by an inlet channel which extends across the ceiling of the chamber over the width of the chamber for introducing a second gaseous reactant to the flow of the first gaseous reactant in the coating chamber. The ceiling of the coating chamber has a stepped configuration at the juncture of the said inlet channel and the coating chamber, so that the ceiling of the coating chamber on the upstream side of the inlet channel is at a higher level than the ceiling of the coating chamber on the downstream side of the said inlet channel. A first gas distributor conveys the first gaseous reactant from a gas supply duct to said first inlet means, and a second gas distributor conveys the second gaseous reactant from a second gas supply duct to said second inlet means. Exhaust means are located downstream of the first and second inlet means leading from the coating chamber for removal of spent gases from the coating chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry T. Grundy
- 👤 Edward Hargreaves
- 👤 Peter J. Whitfield
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 18:05
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C17/00; C03C17/001; C03C17/002; C03C17/22; C03C17/23; C03C17/245; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/453; C03C2217/00; C03C2217/20; C03C2217/21; C03C2218/00; C03C2218/10; C03C2218/15; C03C2218/152
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
330 words
Apparatus for depositing onto the surface of a moving ribbon of hot glass a coating formed from the reaction of at least two gaseous reactants, which apparatus includes an open-faced coating chamber in which the gaseous reactants are caused to flow in contact with the glass surface to be coated in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of movement of the glass so as to form the desired coating on the glass surface, the coating chamber opening downwardly onto, and extending across the width of, the glass surface to be coated, the coating chamber having a first inlet means for providing a flow of a first gaseous reactant over the glass surface through the chamber over the width thereof, and a second inlet means constituted by an inlet channel which extends across the ceiling of the chamber over the width of the chamber for introducing a second gaseous reactant to the flow of the first gaseous reactant in the coating chamber; the ceiling of the coating chamber having a stepped configuration at the juncture of the said inlet channel and the coating chamber, so that the ceiling of the coating chamber on the upstream side (with reference to flow of the first reactant gas) of the inlet channel is at a higher level than the ceiling of the coating chamber on the downstream side (with reference to flow of the first reactant gas) of the said inlet channel, the line described by a longitudinal cross-section taken through the ceiling having a stepped configuration; a first gas distributor for conveying the first gaseous reactant from a gas supply duct to said first inlet means, and a second gas distributor for conveying the second gaseous reactant from a second gas supply duct to said second inlet means; and exhaust means located downstream (with reference to flow of the reactant gases) of the first and second inlet means leading from the coating chamber for removal of spent gases from the coating chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
330 words
Apparatus for depositing onto the surface of a moving ribbon of hot glass a coating formed from the reaction of at least two gaseous reactants, which apparatus includes an open-faced coating chamber in which the gaseous reactants are caused to flow in contact with the glass surface to be coated in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of movement of the glass so as to form the desired coating on the glass surface, the coating chamber opening downwardly onto, and extending across the width of, the glass surface to be coated, the coating chamber having a first inlet means for providing a flow of a first gaseous reactant over the glass surface through the chamber over the width thereof, and a second inlet means constituted by an inlet channel which extends across the ceiling of the chamber over the width of the chamber for introducing a second gaseous reactant to the flow of the first gaseous reactant in the coating chamber; the ceiling of the coating chamber having a stepped configuration at the juncture of the said inlet channel and the coating chamber, so that the ceiling of the coating chamber on the upstream side (with reference to flow of the first reactant gas) of the inlet channel is at a higher level than the ceiling of the coating chamber on the downstream side (with reference to flow of the first reactant gas) of the said inlet channel, the line described by a longitudinal cross-section taken through the ceiling having a stepped configuration; a first gas distributor for conveying the first gaseous reactant from a gas supply duct to said first inlet means, and a second gas distributor for conveying the second gaseous reactant from a second gas supply duct to said second inlet means; and exhaust means located downstream (with reference to flow of the reactant gases) of the first and second inlet means leading from the coating chamber for removal of spent gases from the coating chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ceiling of the coating chamber on the upstream side of the said inlet channel is from 5 mm to 75 mm higher than the ceiling of the coating chamber on the downstream side of the said inlet channel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ceiling of the coating chamber on the upstream side of the said inlet channel is from 5 mm to 15 mm higher than the ceiling of the coating chamber on the downstream side of the said inlet channel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ceiling of the coating chamber on the upstream side of the said inlet channel is 10 mm higher than the ceiling of the coating chamber on the downstream side of the said inlet channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second inlet channel is disposed substantially at right angles to the flow path of the reactant gases through the coating chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the base of the downstream side wall of the inlet channel is formed as a convex curved surface at the juncture of the said side wall and the ceiling of the coating chamber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second gas distributors is defined between inverted fan-shaped front and rear walls which diverge downwardly from a central inlet to terminate in a slot extending across the width of the glass surface to be coated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the inverted fan-shaped front and rear walls taper downwardly towards each other to terminate in said slot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a gas flow restrictor interposed between the first gas distributor and the first inlet means to provide uniform distribution of first gaseous reactant across the width of the glass surface to be coated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a gas flow restrictor interposed between the second gas distributor and the second inlet means to provide uniform distribution of the second gaseous reactant across the width of the glass surface to be coated.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
220 words
A method of depositing a coating formed from the reaction of at least two gaseous reactants onto the surface of a moving ribbon of hot glass which comprises providing a flow of a first gaseous reactant in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of movement of the glass in a coating chamber over the glass and introducing a second gaseous reactant to the flow of the first gaseous reactant through an inlet means constituted by an inlet channel which extends across the ceiling of the chamber and causing said first and second gaseous reactants to flow through said coating chamber in contact with the glass surface in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of movement of the glass to form the desired coating on the glass, the ceiling of the coating chamber having a stepped configuration at the juncture of the said inlet channel and the coating chamber, so that the ceiling of the coating chamber on the upstream side (with reference to flow of the first reactant gas) of the inlet channel is at a higher level than the ceiling of the coating chamber on the downstream side (with reference to flow of the first reactant gas) of the said inlet channel, the line described by a longitudinal cross-section taken through the ceiling having a stepped configuration.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
220 words
A method of depositing a coating formed from the reaction of at least two gaseous reactants onto the surface of a moving ribbon of hot glass which comprises providing a flow of a first gaseous reactant in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of movement of the glass in a coating chamber over the glass and introducing a second gaseous reactant to the flow of the first gaseous reactant through an inlet means constituted by an inlet channel which extends across the ceiling of the chamber and causing said first and second gaseous reactants to flow through said coating chamber in contact with the glass surface in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of movement of the glass to form the desired coating on the glass, the ceiling of the coating chamber having a stepped configuration at the juncture of the said inlet channel and the coating chamber, so that the ceiling of the coating chamber on the upstream side (with reference to flow of the first reactant gas) of the inlet channel is at a higher level than the ceiling of the coating chamber on the downstream side (with reference to flow of the first reactant gas) of the said inlet channel, the line described by a longitudinal cross-section taken through the ceiling having a stepped configuration.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method according to claim 11 wherein the flow of the second gaseous reactant is introduced into the flow of the first gaseous reactant in a direction substantially at right angles to the flow path of the reactant gases through the coating chamber.
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