DE1160136B - Device for deflecting a stream of molten glass or similar material in the manufacture of fibers - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a device for distributing or controlling the flow path of molten material Material and is particularly directed to a device for deflecting the flow of molten Glass out of its normal path when operations are interrupted when processing the Glass.

The invention is particularly suitable for use in devices for the production of Fibers from streams of glass or from streams of other fiber-forming material, one being the stream of glass normally receiving fiberising device in an inoperative or inoperative position can be brought outside of the flow path of the glass stream.

The present invention provides a simple, however Effective device which can easily be brought into a position in the path of a glass stream to deflect the glass into an area remote from the fiberising apparatus, and can be withdrawn when normal fiber manufacturing conditions are restored.

The invention also seeks to provide a device in which the attachment or mounting of a The fiber manufacturing device is made so that the plant very easily into an inoperative or inoperative position can be moved and an arrangement in alignment with the feed stream of the fiber-forming Material is brought, which deflects the material into a secluded area, without compromising the continuity of the To disrupt material flow or the like.

The prior art that comes closest to the subject matter of the invention includes pivotable ones Gutters which, however, require long handles to move them from a point of interruption to a To move power deflection, so that considerable space is required to the pivoting device for the gutter.

In a device for deflecting a stream of molten glass or similar material the production of fibers, which help during a stoppage of fiber production feeds the glass flow to a collecting zone in a chute, these disadvantages are avoided according to the invention through a channel that can be telescoped into a hollow member of a flue pipe. By the way, the To realize the invention in various ways, but preferably with water supply devices to the hollow link and / or exhaust pipe for cooling and solidifying the diverted material,

The advantages that can be achieved by the invention are primarily that the telescopic arrangement Device for deflecting a current

molten glass or the like
Materials used in the manufacture of fibers

Applicant:

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation,
Toledo, Ohio (V. St. A.)

Representative: Dipl.-Ing. R. H. Bahr

and DipL-Phys. E. Betzier, patent attorneys,

Herne, Freiligrathstr. 19th

Dale Kleist, St. Louisville, Ohio,

and Henry J. Snow, Newark, Ohio (V. St. Α.),

have been named as inventors

according to the invention is much more compact and quickly from a position that is normally in is close to the current, can be moved to an interruption position, where the current in the Flue pipe is deflected. The main advantage of the subject matter of the invention, which is described in compactness and good accessibility, without leaving room to pivot the channel into the effective or ineffective position is required.

The details and other advantages of the invention relate to arrangement, operation and the mode of operation of individual elements of the construction, as will be explained in more detail below the description of exemplary embodiments which are reproduced in the drawings.

The drawings show in

Fig. 1 is a side view of one embodiment of a device for deflecting molten material fiber-forming material during an interruption of operation of the fiber production device, in

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the construction of Fig. 1, in

Fig. 3 is an end view of the structure of Fig.l.

The device according to the invention is particularly suitable for a fiber production plant for processing of heat-softenable material,

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for example glass, into fibers. The device according to the invention is of course also suitable for deflecting molten material in all cases where it is useful.

According to the drawings and in particular according to FIGS. 1 and 2, a fiber production plant 10 is for Manufacture and processing of heat softenable mineral material, for example glass, to Fibers provided. The arrangement for the delivery of a glass stream or a stream from other in The heat softenable material contains a forehearth 12, which is attached to a suitable, but not shown Melting furnace is connected in which a batch of glass or a. other, softenable in the warmth, fiber-forming material by heating to a molten or flowable state is convicted.

The coming from the oven melted or softened in the heat-generating material flows into the forehearth ¹ 12, where forming a supply of molten material zo. Below and in engagement with the bottom of the forehearth is a feed device 14 which receives the molten material through a channel in the bottom of the forehearth. The feed device is provided with an opening through which a stream S of the molten material exits.

The fiber production plant 10 is preferably seated on a frame such that it is in an operating position brought into alignment with the glass feeding device 14, as indicated by the dashed lines in FIG. 1 or moved to the position shown in full lines when not in use can be. As can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, the fiber production system 10 is on the housing 18 Plates or members 16 attached. A pair of wheels 22 are seated on each link 16.

On each side of the fiber production plant 10 are frame girders 24 and 26 of I-profile, the inner lower flanges 28 of which form rails for the pairs of wheels 22. With this arrangement, the fiber production plant 10 can easily be moved into the relevant operating position with respect to the power supply device 14 or out of it for the monitoring of the repair. When the fiber production plant 10 is in the operating position, the glass stream S enters the plant through an opening in the housing 18.

The arrangement shown in the drawings constitutes a simple but effective means for deflecting the glass flow when the fiber production line moves into an inoperative position will. On the surface portion 30 of the parallel H-shaped I-section frame members 24 and 26 are located are rails 32 on which sliding shoes 34 are slidably mounted in the longitudinal direction. The sliding shoes 34 are connected by a bridge rail 36, which is attached to them by a suitable device is attached. On the bridge rail 36 there is a channel 38 which receives the glass flow and is provided with an end wall 40.

At the end zones of the frame members 24 and 26 brackets 42 are attached, on which a flue pipe 44 is mounted, which is inclined downward, as can be seen from FIG. The exhaust pipe 44 is Verseben with a cover 46 to which a water supply pipe 48 is connected, through which a Water flow can be directed into the inclined exhaust pipe 44 as soon as glass from the channel 38 into the Flue pipe is initiated. In the water supply line 48, a suitable one, not shown, can be used Valve are switched on, which is used to regulate the water flow through the flue pipe.

A laterally extending member 50, which is made of sheet metal and is provided with an open upper zone for receiving a part 39 of the tubular channel 38, is attached to the flue pipe 44. The part 39 is telescopically engaged with the hollow sheet metal member 50, so that the glass of the stream S which is fed into the tubular channel 38 flows along the inclined telescope 38 through the member 50 and down into the discharge pipe 44, where after contact with the water it solidifies in comparatively small bodies, which run down the inclined exhaust pipe 44 and are collected in the furnace for remelting. In order to prevent overheating of the channel, a stream of water can be directed into the channel 38.

The glass production plant is in operation of the extraction devices 10 brought out of alignment with the glass flow and the channel 38 to the left to the Figures 1 and 2 displaced relative to the hollow sheet metal member 50 to the end of the gutter below the glass stream Bring S.

In this way, the glass is deflected into the chute and passes through the flue pipe 44 without falling into to disrupt the continuity of the glass flow from the feeder 14 in any way. Should he The fiber production process are re-initiated, then the channel 38 is pushed into the link 50 and the fiber production plant immediately moved in alignment with the glass stream into the position indicated by dashed lines in FIG.

Claims (2)

PATENT CLAIMS: 1. A device for deflecting a stream of molten glass or similar material in the production of fibers, which feeds the glass stream to a collecting zone with the aid of a channel during an interruption in the production of fibers, characterized by a telescopically insertable into a hollow member (50) of a discharge pipe (44) Gutter (38). 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by water supply devices for Hollow link and / or flue pipe for cooling and solidifying the diverted material. Considered publications:
German Patent No. 628,234;
U.S. Patent No. 1,766,979. 1 sheet of drawings © 309 770/337 12.63