Apparatus for conveying gobs of glass to a glass container forming machine

Abstract

An inclined trough assembly ( ) or gob scoop ( ) for conveying, by gravity, formable gobs of glass at an elevated temperature to a section of a glass container forming machine of the I.S. type. The trough assembly has a trough member ( ) configured, in cross-section, generally corresponding to that of an upwardly facing V and a manifold ( ) at least partly underlying the trough member and having a configuration, in cross-section, generally corresponding to that of an upwardly facing U. The trough member is inserted into the manifold partly to the bottom thereof, and the manifold has a compressed air inlet ( ) for receiving compressed or fan air to flow along the manifold in cooling contact with the trough member. The trough member has an opposed pair of legs ( ) joined at the bottoms thereof in a bight ( ), the upper free ends of the legs being spaced apart a greater distance than the width of gobs of the largest size in a wide range of sizes of gobs to be passed through the trough assembly, the bight having a radius greater than that of the gobs of the smallest size in the range of sizes. The trough member has a plurality of apertures ( ) extending therethrough. The gobs scoops ( ) have a cross-sectional configuration generally of an upwardly facing V with a curved member ( ) that has a curved bight ( ) from which curved opposed legs ( ) extends upwardly.