Patent ID: 11919800
Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC C  Y | IPC C

Claim 9:
10. The glass manufacturing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a molten glass delivery conduit assembly supported on the upper carriage, the molten glass delivery conduit assembly comprising:
a cradle assembly comprising an upper cradle block formed from refractory ceramic material and a lower cradle block formed from refractory ceramic material;
a tube assembly positioned in the cradle assembly and extending in a longitudinal direction of the molten glass delivery conduit assembly, the tube assembly comprising an upper tube portion formed from refractory ceramic material and a lower tube portion formed from refractory ceramic material; and
a delivery conduit positioned in the tube assembly and extending in the longitudinal direction, the delivery conduit formed from refractory metal.