Patent ID: 8701443

Claim:
A glass molding system, comprising: a) an indexing table; b) a plurality of enclosures arranged along the indexing table, wherein at least one enclosure comprises: i) at least one radiant heater arranged in the at least one enclosure; and ii) a radiation emitter body arranged in the at least one enclosure; and c) a plurality of stations defined on the indexing table such that each of the stations is selectively indexable with any one of the enclosures, wherein at least one station comprises: i) a radiation reflector surface configured to be in opposing relation to the at least one radiant heater in the enclosure when the at least one station is indexed with the at least one enclosure; ii) a mold support system attached to the indexing table and configured to travel with the indexing table, iii) a mold disposed on the mold support system, and iv) a cooling plate mounted below the mold on the mold support system and comprising a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet for circulating a cooling fluid through the cooling plate, wherein the cooling fluid is not in direct communication with the mold; and wherein the radiation emitter body is located between the at least one radiant heater and the radiation reflector surface and has a first surface in opposing relation to the at least one radiant heater and a second surface in opposing relation to the radiation reflector surface when the at least one station is indexed with the at least one enclosure.