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JP4211427B2 - Manufacturing method of glass sphere - Google Patents
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JP4211427B2 - Manufacturing method of glass sphere - Google Patents

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JP4211427B2
JP4211427B2 JP2003042857A JP2003042857A JP4211427B2 JP 4211427 B2 JP4211427 B2 JP 4211427B2 JP 2003042857 A JP2003042857 A JP 2003042857A JP 2003042857 A JP2003042857 A JP 2003042857A JP 4211427 B2 JP4211427 B2 JP 4211427B2
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Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、光学レンズなどの成形に用いられるガラス球の製造方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
ガラス球を滴下によって成形する方法としては、図3に示すようにルツボ1内にガラス材料を挿入加熱し、この溶融ガラス2をルツボ1下部に設けられたノズル3からガラス滴7として落下させる方法が知られている。
【0003】
従来、このような滴下方法においては、ルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2に温度ムラが生じないようノズル3とルツボ1の全体を一定の温度に保つように加熱ヒータ4を作動させるとともに、溶融ガラス2に脈理の発生を抑制するため、先端部分に羽を設けた攪拌部5をルツボ1の内部にて回転させることで、一定温度に保たれた溶融ガラス2を攪拌していた。
【0004】
なお、この出願の発明に関連する先行技術文献情報としては、例えば、特許文献1が知られている。
【0005】
【特許文献1】
特開平6−345454号公報
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
そして、このような滴下方法においてはノズル3からのガラス滴の離型性を高める必要性があり、これを実現するためにガラスとの離型性の高い金をノズル3の素材として含有させている。
【0007】
しかしながら、ルツボ1の下部に設けられるノズル3の素材に金を含有させることで、ノズル3の温度を金の融点である1064℃以下に設定しなければならず、この温度制約によりルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2の温度が制約を受けることとなる。
【0008】
すなわち、ノズル3に含まれる金による温度制約は溶融ガラス2の温度を制約し、ひいては溶融ガラス2の粘度を制約することとなる。つまりルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2の温度を高めその粘度を十分に低くすることができず、結果としてルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2における脈理を除去する工程において、溶融ガラス2を攪拌部5で攪拌する際に生じる気泡を十分に排除することが困難なものとなりガラス球の歩留まりが低下するという問題があった。
【0009】
そこで、本発明はこのような問題を解決しガラス球の生産性を高める製造方法を提供するものである。
【0010】
【課題を解決するための手段】
この目的を達成するために本発明の請求項1に記載の発明は、溶融ガラスを滴下するガラス球の製造方法において特にルツボ内の溶融ガラスの温度がノズルから注出されるガラス滴の温度より高くなるように、溶融温度制御手段と滴温度制御手段を制御することで、脈理を除去するルツボ内においては溶融ガラスの粘度が低く気泡の排除ができるとともに、ノズル下端に生じるガラス滴の温度はノズルの素材にまつわる温度制約を満たす所望の温度に設定できるので、気泡の残留に伴うガラス球の歩留まり低下を抑制でき、さらに、ルツボとノズルとの間に抑制手段を設け、ガラス滴より高温な溶融ガラスからの熱伝導を抑制することで、高温に設定された溶融ガラスからの熱がノズル下端に生じるガラス滴に伝わることを抑制でき、より生産性を高めることができる。
【0015】
請求項2に記載の発明は、特に、抑制手段はルツボの下端部分の径より細く、ノズルの上端部分より径を太く設定することで、容易に抑制手段を形成することができる。
【0016】
請求項7に記載の発明は、特に、ガラス供給手段は、ガラスを溶融する溶融部と、この溶融ガラスをルツボ内に導く導入部とから構成し、導入部内の溶融ガラス温度と前記ルツボ内の溶融ガラス温度とが略一致するように温度制御することで、ルツボ内における気泡の発生を抑制することができる。
【0017】
請求項8に記載の発明は、特に、ルツボ内における溶融ガラスの液位を導入部内における溶融ガラスの液位より高くなるように設定することで、溶融部へのガラス素材の挿入の際に生じる装置への衝撃を緩和することができる。
【0018】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の一実施形態について図を用いて説明する。なお、上述した従来の技術と同様の構成のものについては同じ番号を付し説明するものとする。
【0019】
図1はカメラや光ピックアップ用の光学レンズを成形する際に予め用意するガラス球の製造装置である。
【0020】
この製造装置の基本的な構成は、バッチ式電気炉6内に白金からなるルツボ1を配置し、このルツボ1の内部にてガラス素材を溶融させるとともに、この溶融ガラス2に脈理が生じないよう先端に攪拌用の羽5aが設けられた攪拌部5を溶融ガラス2内に挿入し回転させながら溶融ガラス2を攪拌し、均質に攪拌された溶融ガラス2をルツボ1の下部に設けられたノズル3からガラス滴7として滴下する構成としている。
【0021】
そして、この製造装置のバッチ式電気炉6においては、ルツボ1内に位置する溶融ガラス2の温度を制御する溶融温度制御手段である上部温度ヒータ8がルツボ1の側方に設けられ、ノズル3の下端に注出されたガラス滴7の温度を制御する滴温度制御手段である下部温度ヒータ9がノズル3の側方に設けられており、上部温度ヒータ8と下部温度ヒータ9はそれぞれ独立して温度制御できる構造としている。
【0022】
このようにルツボ1内に位置する溶融ガラス2の温度とノズル3の下端に位置するガラス滴7とを別々に温度制御することで、ノズル3部分における温度を上述したノズル3の素材に起因する温度制限の範囲内で設定し、脈理を抑制するルツボ1内においては溶融ガラス2の粘度が十分に低いものとなるまで温度を上昇できるので、結果として、脈理を除去する工程において溶融ガラス2の粘度を低く設定することが可能となり、脈理を除去する攪拌部5の回転に伴う気泡の残留を抑制できるとともに、ノズル3下端に生じるガラス滴7の温度はノズル3の素材にまつわる温度制約を満たす所望の温度に設定できるので、気泡の残留に伴うガラス球の歩留まり低下を抑制できるのである。
【0023】
具体的には、ガラス転移点が509℃であるSiO2−B23−BaO−CaO系ガラスをルツボ1内に入れ、溶融温度制御手段である上部温度ヒータ8の温度を溶融ガラス2の温度が1200℃となるように設定し、滴温度制御手段の下部温度ヒータ9をノズル3の温度が金の融点より低い1050℃となるように設定することで、ルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2の粘度を気泡の除去に適するとされている30ポアズ以下に保つことができ、脈理の除去により発生する気泡を効率よく除去できるとともに、ノズル3の先端とガラス滴7との離型性も保てる結果を得ることができた。
【0024】
また、この製造装置においては、ルツボ1内に溜められた溶融ガラス2に対して、溶融ガラス2をノズル3から強制的に注出させる注出圧力を付加するために、ルツボ1の開口端部分に金属蓋10を設けルツボ1内における溶融ガラス2の液面より上側部分を密閉するとともに、この金属蓋10にエアー供給配管およびエアー圧力制御機構からなる圧力制御手段11を設けてこの部分におけるルツボ1内の圧力を制御する構成としている。
【0025】
これは、ルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2に対して注出圧力を付加する圧力制御手段11を設けることで、溶融ガラス2を強制的にノズル3から滴下させるとともに、ガラス滴7の注出圧力を一定に保つことが可能となり、結果としてガラス滴7の滴下間隔を一定とすることができ、すなわちルツボ1内で高温に設定された溶融ガラス2が一定の時間において滴温度制御手段である下部温度ヒータ9によって冷まされるようになり、ノズル3下端部分におけるガラス滴7の温度を安定化させることができるのである。
【0026】
この圧力制御手段11の具体的な構成は、バッチ式電気炉6の下部に滴下間隔を検出するための滴下間隔検出器13を配置し、この検出結果を基に滴下間隔を一定にするための圧力制御機構を適宜調整すればよいのである。
【0027】
なお、金属蓋10とルツボ1の接触個所にはオーリング14が設けられてルツボ1内を密閉しており、また金属蓋10における攪拌部5の挿入個所にはシール材16が設けられ内部からのエアー漏れを防止している。
【0028】
さらに、この製造装置にはガラス滴7の滴下に伴うルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2の減少によるノズル3への注出圧力の低下を補うために、ルツボ1に溶融ガラス2を補給するガラス供給手段17を設けており、ルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2の液位を常時一定に保つことが可能となり、ノズル3から滴下するガラス滴7の滴下間隔を安定させることで、ノズル3下端部分におけるガラス滴7の温度をより高度に安定化させているのである。
【0029】
なお、このルツボ1内の液位の調節にあたっては、上述した滴下間隔検出器13を用いて滴下したガラス滴7の数をカウントし、このカウント数からルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2の減少分を算出し、このデータを基にガラス供給手段17にフィードバックしガラスの補給制御をすればよいのである。
【0030】
また、ルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2の温度とノズル3の先端に注出されるガラス滴7の温度の制御をより独立して行うためには、ルツボ1とノズル3との間に溶融ガラス2による熱伝導を抑制する熱伝導抑制手段18を設けることが望ましく、具体的にはルツボ1内において脈理を除去するために攪拌部5を回動させている部分とその下方に位置するルツボ1の下端部分とに分けて、回動部分とノズル3との間に位置する下端部分に対してはその側方にはヒータを配置せず強制的な温度制御を行わない区間としこの区間を熱伝導抑制手段18とするもので、さらにはこの熱伝導抑制手段18となる下端部分の径を攪拌部5の回動部分の径より細く、ノズル3の上端部分より径を太く設定することで、熱伝導の抑制効果を高めることができるのである。
【0031】
また、溶融部からルツボ1内に供給される溶融ガラス2についてみれば、図2に示すようにガラス供給手段17は供給するガラス素材19を挿入しそのガラス素材19を溶融する溶融部17aと、この溶融部17aにより溶融された溶融ガラス20をルツボ1内に導く導入部17bとから形成されており、この導入部17b内に位置する溶融ガラス20の温度をルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2の温度と一致させることで、さらにルツボ1内における気泡の発生が抑制できるのである。
【0032】
これは、ルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2の温度と導入部17b内の溶融ガラス20の温度に差があれば、溶融ガラス20がルツボ1内に流れ込みその内部の溶融ガラス2と混ざる際にその温度差により溶融ガラス2或いは20に内在するガス成分が膨張し気泡となりルツボ1内に現れてしまうのであるが、この温度差を極力抑えることで、気泡の発生を抑制できるからである。
【0033】
また、ルツボ1内の溶融ガラス2の液位2aを導入部17b内の溶融ガラス20の液位20aより高くなるように設定することで、溶融ガラス20が溶融部17a内にまで入り込むこととなり、これにより溶融部17aにガラス素材19を挿入する際に溶融ガラス20がクッションとなりガラス素材19の挿入に伴う溶融部17aの底部や導入部17bへの衝撃を緩和することができ、結果として装置の破損を低減することができるのである。
【0034】
【発明の効果】
以上のように本発明によれば、溶融ガラスを滴下するガラス球の製造方法において特にルツボ内の溶融ガラスの温度がノズルから注出されるガラス滴の温度より高くなるように、溶融温度制御手段と滴温度制御手段を制御することで、脈理を除去するルツボ内においては溶融ガラスの粘度が低く気泡の排除ができるとともに、ノズル下端に生じるガラス滴の温度はノズルの素材にまつわる温度制約を満たす所望の温度に設定できるので、気泡の残留に伴うガラス球の歩留まり低下を抑制でき、さらに、ルツボとノズルとの間に抑制手段を設け、ガラス滴より高温な溶融ガラスからの熱伝導を抑制することで、高温に設定された溶融ガラスからの熱がノズル下端に生じるガラス滴に伝わることを抑制でき、ガラス球の生産性を高めることができるのである。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の一実施の形態におけるガラス球の製造装置を示す構成図
【図2】本発明の他の実施の形態におけるガラス球の製造装置を示す構成図
【図3】従来のガラス球の製造装置を示す構成図
【符号の説明】
1 ルツボ
2 溶融ガラス
3 ノズル
5 攪拌部
7 ガラス滴
8 上部温度ヒータ(溶融温度制御手段)
9 下部温度ヒータ(滴温度制御手段)
11 圧力制御手段
17 ガラス供給手段
18 熱伝導抑制手段
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for producing glass spheres used for molding optical lenses and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a method for forming glass spheres by dropping, a glass material is inserted and heated in the crucible 1 as shown in FIG. 3, and the molten glass 2 is dropped as glass droplets 7 from the nozzle 3 provided at the lower part of the crucible 1. It has been known.
[0003]
Conventionally, in such a dripping method, the heater 4 is operated so as to keep the entire nozzle 3 and the crucible 1 at a constant temperature so as not to cause temperature unevenness in the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1, and the molten glass 2 In order to suppress the occurrence of striae, the molten glass 2 kept at a constant temperature was agitated by rotating the agitation part 5 provided with a wing at the tip inside the crucible 1.
[0004]
As prior art document information related to the invention of this application, for example, Patent Document 1 is known.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-345454
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
And in such a dripping method, it is necessary to improve the releasability of the glass droplet from the nozzle 3, and in order to realize this, gold having high releasability from the glass is contained as a material of the nozzle 3. Yes.
[0007]
However, by containing gold in the material of the nozzle 3 provided in the lower part of the crucible 1, the temperature of the nozzle 3 must be set to 1064 ° C. or less, which is the melting point of gold. The temperature of the molten glass 2 is restricted.
[0008]
That is, the temperature restriction due to the gold contained in the nozzle 3 restricts the temperature of the molten glass 2 and consequently restricts the viscosity of the molten glass 2. That is, the temperature of the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1 cannot be increased and its viscosity cannot be lowered sufficiently. As a result, in the step of removing the striae in the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1, There was a problem that it was difficult to sufficiently eliminate bubbles generated during stirring, and the yield of glass spheres was reduced.
[0009]
Therefore, the present invention provides a manufacturing method that solves such problems and increases the productivity of glass spheres.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention is a method for producing glass spheres in which molten glass is dropped, and in particular, the temperature of the molten glass in the crucible is higher than the temperature of the glass droplets poured out from the nozzle. Thus, by controlling the melting temperature control means and the drop temperature control means, the viscosity of the molten glass is low in the crucible for removing the striae, and bubbles can be eliminated, and the temperature of the glass drop generated at the lower end of the nozzle is Since it can be set to a desired temperature that satisfies the temperature constraints associated with the nozzle material, it is possible to suppress the decrease in the yield of glass spheres due to residual bubbles , and furthermore, a suppression means is provided between the crucible and the nozzle to melt at a higher temperature than the glass droplet By suppressing the heat conduction from the glass, it is possible to suppress the heat from the molten glass set at a high temperature from being transmitted to the glass droplets generated at the lower end of the nozzle. Ru can increase the sex.
[0015]
In the invention according to the second aspect , in particular, the suppressing means can be easily formed by setting the diameter of the suppressing means to be smaller than the diameter of the lower end portion of the crucible and to be larger than the diameter of the upper end portion of the nozzle.
[0016]
In the invention described in claim 7, in particular, the glass supply means includes a melting part that melts the glass and an introduction part that guides the molten glass into the crucible, and the temperature of the molten glass in the introduction part and the inside of the crucible By controlling the temperature so that the molten glass temperature substantially matches, the generation of bubbles in the crucible can be suppressed.
[0017]
The invention according to claim 8 is particularly caused when the glass material is inserted into the melting part by setting the liquid level of the molten glass in the crucible to be higher than the liquid level of the molten glass in the introduction part. The impact on the device can be reduced.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected and demonstrated about the thing similar to the prior art mentioned above.
[0019]
FIG. 1 shows a glass sphere manufacturing apparatus prepared in advance when molding an optical lens for a camera or an optical pickup.
[0020]
The basic structure of this manufacturing apparatus is that a crucible 1 made of platinum is placed in a batch type electric furnace 6, a glass material is melted inside the crucible 1, and no striae occur in the molten glass 2. The molten glass 2 was agitated while being inserted into the molten glass 2 and rotated, and the homogeneously stirred molten glass 2 was provided at the lower part of the crucible 1. The glass droplet 7 is dropped from the nozzle 3.
[0021]
And in the batch type electric furnace 6 of this manufacturing apparatus, the upper temperature heater 8 which is a melting temperature control means which controls the temperature of the molten glass 2 located in the crucible 1 is provided in the side of the crucible 1, and the nozzle 3 A lower temperature heater 9 which is a droplet temperature control means for controlling the temperature of the glass droplet 7 poured out at the lower end of the nozzle 3 is provided on the side of the nozzle 3, and the upper temperature heater 8 and the lower temperature heater 9 are independent of each other. The temperature can be controlled.
[0022]
In this way, by separately controlling the temperature of the molten glass 2 located in the crucible 1 and the glass droplet 7 located at the lower end of the nozzle 3, the temperature in the nozzle 3 portion is caused by the material of the nozzle 3 described above. The temperature can be increased until the viscosity of the molten glass 2 becomes sufficiently low in the crucible 1 that is set within the temperature limit range and suppresses the striae. As a result, the molten glass is removed in the step of removing the striae. It is possible to set the viscosity of the nozzle 2 to be low, and it is possible to suppress the residual bubbles due to the rotation of the stirring unit 5 that removes the striae, and the temperature of the glass droplet 7 generated at the lower end of the nozzle 3 is a temperature constraint related to the material of the nozzle 3. Since it can set to the desired temperature which satisfy | fills, the yield fall of the glass bulb | ball accompanying the bubble remaining can be suppressed.
[0023]
Specifically, SiO 2 —B 2 O 3 —BaO—CaO glass having a glass transition point of 509 ° C. is placed in the crucible 1, and the temperature of the upper temperature heater 8, which is a melting temperature control means, is changed to that of the molten glass 2. The temperature of the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1 is set by setting the temperature of the lower temperature heater 9 of the drop temperature control means to 1050 ° C. which is lower than the melting point of gold. Viscosity can be kept below 30 poise, which is said to be suitable for the removal of bubbles, bubbles generated by the removal of striae can be efficiently removed, and the releasability between the tip of the nozzle 3 and the glass droplet 7 can also be maintained. The result was obtained.
[0024]
Moreover, in this manufacturing apparatus, in order to apply the pouring pressure for forcibly pouring the molten glass 2 from the nozzle 3 to the molten glass 2 stored in the crucible 1, the open end portion of the crucible 1 A metal lid 10 is provided on the crucible 1 to seal a portion above the liquid surface of the molten glass 2, and a pressure control means 11 including an air supply pipe and an air pressure control mechanism is provided on the metal lid 10 to provide a crucible in this portion. It is set as the structure which controls the pressure in 1.
[0025]
This is because the molten glass 2 is forcibly dropped from the nozzle 3 by providing the pressure control means 11 for adding the pouring pressure to the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1 and the pouring pressure of the glass droplet 7 is reduced. It becomes possible to keep constant, and as a result, the dropping interval of the glass droplets 7 can be made constant, that is, the molten glass 2 set at a high temperature in the crucible 1 has a lower temperature which is a droplet temperature control means for a certain time. The temperature of the glass droplet 7 at the lower end portion of the nozzle 3 can be stabilized by being cooled by the heater 9.
[0026]
The specific configuration of the pressure control means 11 is that a dropping interval detector 13 for detecting the dropping interval is arranged at the lower part of the batch type electric furnace 6, and the dropping interval is made constant based on the detection result. What is necessary is just to adjust a pressure control mechanism suitably.
[0027]
Note that an O-ring 14 is provided at a contact portion between the metal lid 10 and the crucible 1 to seal the inside of the crucible 1, and a sealing material 16 is provided at an insertion portion of the stirring portion 5 in the metal lid 10 from the inside. Prevents air leakage.
[0028]
Further, in this manufacturing apparatus, a glass supply means for supplying the molten glass 2 to the crucible 1 in order to compensate for a decrease in the pouring pressure to the nozzle 3 due to a decrease in the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1 due to the dropping of the glass droplet 7. 17 is provided, the liquid level of the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1 can be kept constant at all times, and the glass droplets at the lower end portion of the nozzle 3 are stabilized by stabilizing the dropping interval of the glass droplets 7 dripping from the nozzle 3. The temperature of 7 is more highly stabilized.
[0029]
In adjusting the liquid level in the crucible 1, the number of glass droplets 7 dropped using the above-described dropping interval detector 13 is counted, and the decrease in the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1 is calculated from the counted number. It is only necessary to calculate and feed back to the glass supply means 17 based on this data to control the replenishment of the glass.
[0030]
Moreover, in order to control the temperature of the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1 and the temperature of the glass droplet 7 poured out at the tip of the nozzle 3 more independently, the molten glass 2 is used between the crucible 1 and the nozzle 3. It is desirable to provide a heat conduction suppressing means 18 that suppresses heat conduction. Specifically, in the crucible 1, a portion where the stirring unit 5 is rotated in order to remove striae and a crucible 1 located therebelow. The lower end portion is divided into the lower end portion, and the lower end portion located between the rotating portion and the nozzle 3 is set as a section where no heater is arranged on the side and no forced temperature control is performed. The suppression means 18 is further configured such that the diameter of the lower end portion of the heat conduction suppression means 18 is smaller than the diameter of the rotating portion of the stirring unit 5 and larger than the upper end portion of the nozzle 3. Since the effect of suppressing conduction can be enhanced That.
[0031]
As for the molten glass 2 supplied into the crucible 1 from the melting part, the glass supply means 17 inserts the glass material 19 to be supplied and melts the glass material 19 as shown in FIG. The molten glass 20 melted by the molten portion 17a is formed from an introduction portion 17b that guides the molten glass 20 into the crucible 1, and the temperature of the molten glass 20 located in the introduction portion 17b is set to the temperature of the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1. Therefore, the generation of bubbles in the crucible 1 can be further suppressed.
[0032]
If there is a difference between the temperature of the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1 and the temperature of the molten glass 20 in the introduction portion 17b, the temperature of the molten glass 20 flows into the crucible 1 and mixes with the molten glass 2 inside. This is because, due to the difference, the gas component present in the molten glass 2 or 20 expands and becomes bubbles, and appears in the crucible 1. By suppressing this temperature difference as much as possible, the generation of bubbles can be suppressed.
[0033]
Also, by setting the liquid level 2a of the molten glass 2 in the crucible 1 to be higher than the liquid level 20a of the molten glass 20 in the introduction part 17b, the molten glass 20 will enter the molten part 17a. As a result, when the glass material 19 is inserted into the melting part 17a, the molten glass 20 becomes a cushion, and the impact on the bottom of the melting part 17a and the introduction part 17b accompanying the insertion of the glass material 19 can be mitigated. Damage can be reduced.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, in the method for producing a glass sphere for dropping molten glass, in particular, the melting temperature control means and the temperature of the molten glass in the crucible become higher than the temperature of the glass droplets poured out from the nozzle. By controlling the droplet temperature control means, the viscosity of the molten glass is low in the crucible that eliminates the striae, and bubbles can be eliminated, and the temperature of the glass droplet generated at the lower end of the nozzle satisfies the temperature constraint related to the nozzle material Therefore, it is possible to suppress the decrease in the yield of glass spheres due to residual bubbles, and to suppress the heat conduction from the molten glass at a higher temperature than the glass droplets by providing a suppression means between the crucible and the nozzle. in, can be heat from set molten glass to a high temperature can be suppressed from being transmitted to the glass droplet occurring in the nozzle bottom, increase the productivity of glass spheres Than is.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a glass sphere manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a glass sphere manufacturing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram showing sphere manufacturing equipment
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Crucible 2 Molten glass 3 Nozzle 5 Stirring part 7 Glass drop 8 Upper temperature heater (melting temperature control means)
9 Lower temperature heater (drop temperature control means)
11 Pressure control means 17 Glass supply means 18 Thermal conduction suppression means

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ガラスを溶融するルツボと、このルツボ内で溶融された溶融ガラスの温度を制御する溶融温度制御手段と、前記ルツボ内に挿入されて前記溶融ガラスを攪拌する攪拌部と、前記ルツボの下部に取り付けられて前記溶融ガラスを滴下するノズルと、このノズルの先端に注出される前記溶融ガラスのガラス滴の温度を制御する滴温度制御手段とを備え、前記ルツボ内に位置する溶融ガラスの温度が前記ノズルの先端に注出されるガラス滴の温度より高くなるように、前記溶融温度制御手段と前記滴温度制御手段を制御するとともに、前記ルツボと前記ノズルとの間に熱伝導抑制手段を設け、ガラス滴より高温な溶融ガラスからの熱伝導を抑制することを特徴としたガラス球の製造方法。A crucible for melting the glass, a melting temperature control means for controlling the temperature of the molten glass melted in the crucible, a stirring unit inserted into the crucible and stirring the molten glass, and attached to the lower part of the crucible And a drop temperature control means for controlling the temperature of the glass droplet of the molten glass poured out at the tip of the nozzle, and the temperature of the molten glass located in the crucible is The melting temperature control means and the drop temperature control means are controlled so as to be higher than the temperature of the glass droplet poured out at the tip of the nozzle, and a heat conduction suppression means is provided between the crucible and the nozzle, and glass A method for producing a glass sphere characterized by suppressing heat conduction from molten glass having a temperature higher than that of a droplet . 熱伝導抑制手段はルツボの下端部分の径より細く、ノズルの上端部分より径を太く設定することを特徴とした請求項1に記載のガラス球の製造方法。The method for producing a glass sphere according to claim 1, wherein the heat conduction suppressing means is set to be thinner than the diameter of the lower end portion of the crucible and thicker than the upper end portion of the nozzle.
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