摘要:
Method for generating and substantially uniformly electrostatically dispersing very finely divided spheroidally shaped lubricating particles onto the moving surface of metal or other electrically conducting substrate. A lubricant material in its liquid state is drawn by airflow through a small venturi orifice where it is sheared into droplets of various sizes. Larger droplets are filtered out of the continuing post-venturi airflow by gravity, baffles, airflow forces and/or inertia effects, leaving only a mist cloud of extremely small spheroid particles which are then migrated within a charged plasma so as to transfer electrical charge thereto in sufficient quantities to achieve a desired uniform high charge/mass ratio and thus insure a uniform eventual electrostatic dispersion of substantially all the spheroids over the substrate surface. The mist cloud is controllably generated for each of a plurality of longitudinal sections of the substrate and permitted to drift or migrate relatively slowly between transversely positioned electrodes and the conducting substrate spaced therefrom in respectively corresponding longitudinally partitioned sections of a non-conducting enclosure. A corona discharge is maintained by a voltage differential between the electrodes and the substrate to form an electrically charged plasma within the non-conducting enclosure which, in turn, multiply bombards and charges the individual particles of the slowly migrating mist cloud. Thusly charged to uniform charged states, the particles are then uniformly dispersed substantially only by electrostatic forces onto the surface of the longitudinally moving substrate.
摘要:
Apparatus generates and substantially uniformly electrostatically deposits very finely divided lubricating particles onto the surface of an electrically conducting substrate. A lubricant material is sheared into droplets of various sizes. The larger particles are filtered out of a flow of particles by gravity, baffles, and other forces leaving only a cloud of extremely small particles to be deposited. Deposition occurs within a housing that includes a plurality of sections arranged longitudinally on at least one side of the substrate and includes electrode means transversely positioned in each such section. The cloud of particles is uniformly provided to each of a plurality of longitudinal sections of the substrate and permitted to drift or migrate relatively slowly between the electrodes and the substrate. The particles in the cloud are electrostatically charged by high voltage applied to the electrodes and deposited on the surface of the substrate as a uniform dispersion of spaced particles of lubricant.
摘要:
A new article of manufacture comprising an aluminum substrate has at least one surface coated with a lubricating material. The lubricating material is preferably a dielectric hydrocarbon deposited in particulate form by the method of electrostatically charging the particles so that they mutually repel one another, maintaining a quiescent cloud of such charged particles adjacent the surface to be lubricated, and depositing and distributing the charged particles onto the surface substantially entirely by electrostatic forces. The particles preferably have an average diameter of less than ten microns and are deposited to cover from about one percent to about fifteen percent of the surface in an amount of from about four milligrams per square foot to about 24 milligrams per square foot.
摘要:
Apparatus for generating and substantially uniformly electrostatically dispersing very finely divided lubricating particles onto the surface of an electrically conductive substrate. In this apparatus, lubricant material is atomized into a spray of particles of various sizes. Larger particles are removed from the spray by gravity, airflow and other forces. The remaining cloud of extremely small particles is delivered to a housing. The housing is preferably constructed from electrically non-conductive material and is structured to maintain the cloud of small particles in a substantially quiescent suspension between electrodes spaced from the conductive substrate within the housing. An ionization discharge is maintained by a voltage differential between the electrodes and the substrate to electrically charge the small particles in the cloud for deposition substantially entirely by electrostatic forces.
摘要:
A new method for generating and substantially uniformly electrostatically dispersing very fine spheroidally shaped lubricating particles onto the moving surface of a metal or other electrically conductive substrate. A lubricant material in its liquid state is drawn by airflow through a small venturi orifice where it is sheared into droplets of various sizes. Larger droplets are filtered out of the continuing post-venturi airflow by gravity, baffles, airflow forces and/or inertia effects leaving only a mist cloud of extremely small spheroid particles which are then migrated within a charged plasma so as to transfer electrical charge thereto in sufficient quantities to achieve a desired uniform high charge/mass ratio and thus insure an eventually uniform electrostatic dispersion of substantially all the spheroids over the substrate surface. The mist cloud is controllably generated for a single narrow substrate or for each of a plurality of longitudinal sections of the substrate and permitted to drift or migrate relatively slowly between transversely positioned electrodes and the conducting substrate spaced therefrom in a respectively corresponding non-conducting enclosure. A corona discharge is maintained by a voltage differential between the electrodes and the substrate to form an electrically charged plasma within the non-conducting enclosure which, in turn, multiply bombards and charges the individual particles of the slowly migrating mist cloud. Thusly charged to uniform charged states, the particles are then uniformly dispersed substantially only by electrostatic forces onto the surface of the longitudinally moving substrate.
摘要:
A method of increasing the abrasion resistance of glass articles is disclosed. It has been found that by providing a vitreous substrate with a micro-roughened surface and an overlayer of dry lubricious organic coating, substantially increased lubricity and abrasion resistance is obtained. When the micro-roughened surface is provided by bonding a discontinuous distribution of discrete particulate material to the surface, a substantial increase in abrasion resistance and lubricity is realized even without the overlayer of dry lubricious coating thereby making the present invention particularly adaptable to use in the hot end of a glassware manufacturing process. Further, when the particulate material is fusible at about the annealing temperature of the glassware and is applied at the hot end, the particulate material will protect the glass surface through the hot end by bearing the major part of any loads created by contact between the glassware and other objects in its transport through the hot end. Upon being annealed, the particulate material will fuse and self-heal itself of any damage caused by such contact.In the preferred embodiment, glass frit of a low-fusing temperature having a size range of between under 1 micron to about 100 microns is applied over between 5 percent and 85 percent of the surface area of glassware. The frit is then fused to the glassware and upon cooling, an overlayer of dry lubricious organic coating is applied. The frit is preferably applied electrostatically while the glass is hot through dry powder deposition or with a liquid carrier. Great uniformity in applying minute amounts of particulate material has been achieved by on-site grinding the particulate material to an air-carriable size with a fluid energy mill. The particulate material is air exhausted from the mill and directly applied thereby avoiding problems presented by agglomeration of the low micron range particles.
摘要:
The subject invention relates to a method and apparatus for removing hot exhaust treatment gases containing tin or titanium compounds associated with glass making operations. The apparatus and method herein described comprises exhausting the treatment gases through a plurality of directed fluid treating patterns whereby the hydroscopic materials are hydrated forming aggregates and the suspended particles are wetted, passing the exhausted gases over a supply of a treating fluid whereby some of the aggregates and wetted particles are removed, exposing thereafter the exhausted gases to ions in an electrostatic field so that the remaining aggregates and wetted particles are charged and travel under the influence of the field, and removing the charged aggregates and particles by a descending fluid film.
摘要:
A method for applying a cold end lubricating coating to glassware articles on which a hot end metal oxide coating may have been applied includes conveying the glassware articles through a heated vapor deposition chamber provided by thermally isolating a conveyer portion. Lubricating coating material, such as a fatty acid, is liquified in a heated reservoir inside a heated tank which also contains a heated vapor chamber. The reservoir and vapor chamber are separated by an internal wall of the tank. At least one flow of the liquefied coating material is directed to at least one vaporizer positioned on the tank adjacent to the reservoir and vapor chamber. The liquefied coating material is vaporized by feeding a flow of pressurized air to each vaporizer such that vaporous particles of liquefied coating material are entrained in the air. The air and entrained vaporous particles are directed to a vapor deposition chamber. The glassware articles are coated by impingement of the vaporous particles on them, and the glassware articles are then cooled such that the coating solidifies.
摘要:
Method and apparatus are disclosed for electrostatically dispersing lubricating particles onto the surfaces of electrically conductive substrates. In the method and apparatus, discrete sheets, for example, of electrically conductive substrate are moved through a housing in which the lubricating particles are deposited. The conveying means that carry the sheets through the housing electrically isolate the sheets in space while they are exposed to deposition of the particles. To avoid the accumulation of voltage on the sheets during deposition and to avoid inhibition of deposition that may result therefrom, at least two deposition chambers are used and each deposition chamber receives a supply of lubricating particles for deposition on the sheets. Independent electrode means are provided in each deposition chamber. Voltages of opposite polarities are applied to the independent electrode means of each deposition chamber to electrically charge the particles in each deposition chamber with opposite polarities and to deposit oppositely charged particles on the sheets.
摘要:
An apparatus for forming a coating on glassware articles comprises a source of pressurized air and source of liquid coating material. The source of liquid coating material includes a reservoir and a vapor-forming chamber. An adjustable gas pressure regulator provides a regulated gas pressure in the reservoir and a regulated flow of liquid coating material out of the reservoir. A plurality of vapor-forming atomizers are positioned and configured to atomize the liquid coating material and direct the coating material vapor into the vapor chamber. The apparatus further includes a vapor booth and a conveyor operable to convey glassware articles to the vapor booth to be coated. A plurality of fans provide circulating flows of coating material vapor within the booth and along the conveyer portion.