US 7,320,230 B2 | ||
Pushout mechanism for I.S. machine | ||
Robert J. Lockhart, Middletown, Conn. (US) | ||
Assigned to Emhart Glass SA, Cham (Switzerland) | ||
Filed on Nov. 07, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/269,481. | ||
Prior Publication US 2007/0101767 A1, May 10, 2007 | ||
Int. Cl. C03B 9/44 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 65—260 [65/239; 198/468.01] | 3 Claims |
1. A pushout mechanism for an I.S. machine comprising a pusher finger assembly including
an arm for supporting at least one finger,
the arm having
a front face which, with each of said fingers, defines a pocket for receiving a formed bottle, each pocket having a corner,
a back surface,
a cavity defined in said back surface for each pocket,
a through hole extending from each cavity to the front face at a pocket corner,
an air line including an inlet port and an arm conduit connecting said inlet port to each of said through holes,
an orifice member for each of said fingers having a base configured for insertion into a cavity and a post for insertion into
the hole in the cavity ending at a location beyond the front face of the arm,
said post including an air discharge line having a discharge port at the end thereof and an inlet port connecting said air
discharge line with the arm conduit,
means for releasably securing the base of each orifice member within a cavity.
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