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Apparatus for pyrolytically forming an oxide coating on a hot glass substrate
Assignee: AGC Glass Europe SA
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Filing: 1991-09-19
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Granted: 1993-06-22
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Expires: 2011-09-19
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for pyrolytically forming an oxide coating on an upper face of a moving, hot glass substrate, including a substrate path and a downwardly opening hood positioned along the substrate path and defining together with the substrate path a coating chamber; support device for conveying a hot glass substrate along the substrate path past the coating chamber; a device for introducing coating precursor material in the vapor phase into a carrier gas stream comprised of a carrier gas including a device for inducing turbulence in the carrier gas stream to ensure intimate mixing of the carrier gas and the coating precursor material; a device including at least one venturi for introducing oxygen into the precursor-containing carrier gas stream before it enters the coating chamber and provide a gas mixture stream; a device for supplying to the coating chamber the gas mixture stream; and a device for aspirating atmosphere including coating reaction products and unused coating precursor material from the coating chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Terneu
- 👤 Jean-Francois Thomas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 01:14
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C17/00; C03C17/001; C03C17/002; C03C17/22; C03C17/23; C03C17/245; C03C2217/00; C03C2217/20; C03C2217/21; C03C2217/213; C03C2218/00; C03C2218/10; C03C2218/15; C03C2218/152
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
Apparatus for pyrolytically forming an oxide coating on an upper face of a moving, hot glass substrate, comprising: a. a substrate path and a downwardly opening hood positioned along the substrate path and defining together with the substrate path a coating chamber; b. support means for conveying a hot glass substrate along the substrate path past the coating chamber; c. means for introducing coating precursor material in the vapor phase into a carrier gas stream comprised of a carrier gas including means for inducing turbulence in the carrier gas stream to ensure intimate mixing of the carrier gas and the coating precursor material; d. means including at least one venturi for introducing oxygen into the precursor-containing carrier gas stream before it enters the coating chamber and provide a gas mixture stream; e. means for supplying to the coating chamber the gas mixture stream; and f. means for aspirating atmosphere including coating reaction products and unused coating precursor material from the coating chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
Apparatus for pyrolytically forming an oxide coating on an upper face of a moving, hot glass substrate, comprising: a. a substrate path and a downwardly opening hood positioned along the substrate path and defining together with the substrate path a coating chamber; b. support means for conveying a hot glass substrate along the substrate path past the coating chamber; c. means for introducing coating precursor material in the vapor phase into a carrier gas stream comprised of a carrier gas including means for inducing turbulence in the carrier gas stream to ensure intimate mixing of the carrier gas and the coating precursor material; d. means including at least one venturi for introducing oxygen into the precursor-containing carrier gas stream before it enters the coating chamber and provide a gas mixture stream; e. means for supplying to the coating chamber the gas mixture stream; and f. means for aspirating atmosphere including coating reaction products and unused coating precursor material from the coating chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coating chamber is located within, or upstream of, a horizontal annealing lehr fed with a freshly formed ribbon of glass.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the support means is a bath of molten metal contained in a float chamber, and wherein the coating chamber is located within the float chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein aspirating means is provided around substantially the whole of the periphery of the coating chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the aspirating means is adapted to maintain an inward flow of ambient atmosphere, which inward flow surrounds substantially the entire periphery of the coating chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein means is provided for inducing turbulence in the carrier gas stream after the introduction of oxygen thereto to ensure intimate mixing of the precursor-containing carrier gas and the oxygen.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one slot is provided for the introduction of coating precursor material into the coating chamber, the at least one slot extending across at least the major part of the width of the coating chamber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein means is provided for limiting the transfer of heat energy to the coating precursor material as it travels along the coating path towards the coating chamber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for inducing turbulence in the carrier gas stream is at least one venturi to ensure intimate mixing of the coating precursor material and the carrier gas.
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