摘要 |
The present invention concerns a bushing assembly comprising: (a) a liquid glass feeding unit arranged upstream of, and in fluid communication with, (b) a first and second tip plate assemblies (1A, 1B) extending along a longitudinal direction, arranged side by side, and each surrounded by side walls and end walls and, the first and second tip plate assemblies being separated from one another by a stiffening rib structure (21) extending along said longitudinal direction, characterized in that, the feeding unit comprises a glass distribution manifold (2), which defines two separate fluid communication paths to the first and second tip plate assemblies (1A, 1B), and in that, the stiffening rib structure (21) forms an integral part of the floor of the manifold (2). |