| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for pressing a glass article is disclosed including a frame (12), a mold (14) mounted on the frame having first and second mold halves (44) defining a cavity (62), a device (82) for opening and closing the mold halves, a plunger (16) movably mounted on the frame adjacent the cavity for pressing the glass gob into the cavity to form the glass article and a device (160) for moving the plunger. An alternative embodiment is a machine for pressing a plurality of glass articles at a high cavity rate including at least two apparatus mounted on a device for moving the apparatus. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) rotating a carriage to which at least two apparatus are attached; (b) actuating the device to close the mold; (c) placing the glass gob adjacent the cavity; (d) actuating the device to move the plunger to press the glass gob into the cavity to form the glass article; (e) withdrawing the plunger; (f) actuating the device to open the mold a predetermined distance to cool the mold; and (g) actuating the device to open the mold to remove the glass article from the cavity.</p> |
