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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2004
Robin L. Flynn, Waterville, OH (US);
Robin L. Flynn, Waterville, OH (US);
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Abstract
A system for directing cooling air onto a neck ring in a glassware molding machine that includes at least one air plenum stationarily disposed at a blank mold station and having an internal cavity for receiving cooling air flowing laterally inwardly toward the axis and at least one outlet opening adjacent to the axis, a plunger wear plate disposed overlying at least a portion of the air plenum, and having an array of axially oriented openings for receiving air directed from the air plenum, a plurality of openings in the neck ring arm for receiving air from the openings in the plunger wear plate across a gap between the neck ring arm and the plunger wear plate when the neck ring arm overlies the plunger wear plate, and a plurality of air passages in the neck ring for receiving air from the neck ring arm openings.