Patent ID: 6212909
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: C03B

Abstract:
In an individual section (IS) machine glassware forming system that includes an individual section machine with a plurality of individual sections for receiving gobs of molten glass and forming the gobs into glass articles, a gob feeder for presenting gobs of molten glass, and a gob distributor for feeding the gobs to said individual sections in sequence, means for synchronizing operation of said sections to said gob feeder comprising:means operatively coupled to said gob feeder for providing a feeder index signal indicative of presentation of a glass gob for a first of said sections,electronic machine timing means including means for generating a machine index signal for synchronizing operation of said sections with respect to each other,means for determining separation in real time between said feeder index signal and said machine index signal, and storing said separation in units of time,means operable upon initialization of operation of said system for automatically retrieving said stored separation time, andmeans for adjusting timing of said machines index signal relative to said feeder index signal to equal said stored time.