Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for rapid cooling of a glass ribbon in a glass making process
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Application No.: US16500580Application Date: 2018-04-03
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Publication No.: US11261118B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Tomohiro Aburada , Anmol Agrawal , Shawn Rachelle Markham , Alper Ozturk , Vinay A Patel , Jae Hyun Yu
- Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US NY Corning
- Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Corning
- Agent Ryan T. Hardee
- International Application: PCT/US2018/025822 WO 20180403
- International Announcement: WO2018/187283 WO 20181011
- Main IPC: C03B17/06
- IPC: C03B17/06

Abstract:
An apparatus for making a glass sheet including a forming apparatus, a transition member, and a heat transfer device. The forming apparatus forms a glass ribbon from a supply of molten glass. The transition member encloses the glass ribbon adjacent the forming apparatus, and defines an interior space through which the glass ribbon passes. The heat transfer device is disposed within the interior space, and comprises a tube and a fin. The tube defines an exterior surface and an interior passage. The fin projects from the exterior surface. With this construction, the heat transfer device functions to extract heat radiated by the glass ribbon while minimizing the formation of flow vortices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210114915A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RAPID COOLING OF A GLASS RIBBON IN A GLASS MAKING PROCESS Public/Granted day:2021-04-22
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