Patent ID: 6708527
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: C03B,Y02P

Abstract:
A glass feeder comprising(A) a floor, a pair of opposed side walls, a pair of opposed end walls, and a roof, which together define an enclosed chamber, inlet means in one end wall for receiving molten glass into the chamber, and outlet means in the other end wall floor for discharging molten glass from the chamber, (B) at least one burner passing through each side wall into the chamber, each burner comprising first and second burner head means for combusting oxidant and fuel within said chamber, means for feeding fuel from outside the chamber through a first set of one or more openings in each of said first and second burner head means from within said burner head means into the chamber, and means for feeding oxidant from outside the chamber through a second set of one or more openings in each of said first and second burner head means from within said burner head means into the chamber so that said fuel and oxidant mix at said burner head means after passing therethrough and do not mix before passing therethrough, wherein said first and second burner head means are oriented with respect to each other that combustion of fuel and oxidant fed therethrough produces flames at each burner head which extend in axially opposite directions, and wherein each burner is oriented such that said flames extend parallel to the side wall through which the burner passes and adjacent to said side wall and to the glass surface.