阅读说明：本技术 玻璃生产设备及玻璃生产方法 (Glass production equipment and glass production method ) 是由 平文亮 林文城 刘红刚 王明忠 肖子凡 王琰 赵仁民 于 2021-09-14 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种玻璃生产设备及玻璃生产方法。玻璃生产设备包括熔窑、主线生产线、第一支线生产线以及分流通道。主线生产线包括主线工作部以及主线成型装置,分流通道与熔窑连通,第一支线生产线包括合流装置、辅助熔炉以及第一支线成型装置。熔窑的设计生产量不局限于彩色玻璃或者功能玻璃的产量,反倒在现有白玻的生产线基础上,增加了彩色玻璃产能或者功能玻璃的产出,从而提高玻璃生产线的生产量,从而降低彩色玻璃或者功能玻璃的生产成本。此外,采用由辅助熔炉形成玻璃色料和/或玻璃辅料的玻璃液,输入合流装置中混合的方式,可以避免直接添加着色剂或者助剂所导致的熔化困难、颜色不均、产生气泡等缺陷的问题。(The invention relates to glass production equipment and a glass production method. The glass production equipment comprises a melting furnace, a main line production line, a first branch line production line and a flow dividing channel. The main line production line comprises a main line working part and a main line forming device, the flow dividing channel is communicated with the melting furnace, and the first branch line production line comprises a confluence device, an auxiliary melting furnace and a first branch line forming device. The design production capacity of the melting furnace is not limited to the production capacity of the colored glass or the functional glass, and the production capacity of the colored glass or the production capacity of the functional glass are increased on the basis of the existing white glass production line, so that the production capacity of the glass production line is improved, and the production cost of the colored glass or the functional glass is reduced. In addition, the glass liquid of the glass pigment and/or the glass auxiliary material formed by the auxiliary melting furnace is input into the confluence device for mixing, so that the problems of difficult melting, uneven color, bubble generation and the like caused by directly adding the colorant or the auxiliary agent can be avoided.)

1. Glass production equipment is characterized by comprising a melting furnace, a main line production line, a first branch line production line and a flow dividing channel;

the main line production line comprises a main line working part and a main line forming device, the main line working part is communicated with the melting furnace, the main line forming device is communicated with the main line working part, and the main line working part is used for clarifying and homogenizing molten glass input from the melting furnace;

the branch flow channel is communicated with the melting furnace, the first branch line production line comprises a confluence device, an auxiliary melting furnace and a first branch line forming device, the confluence device is communicated with the branch flow channel, the auxiliary melting furnace is communicated with the confluence device, the first branch line forming device is communicated with the confluence device, the auxiliary melting furnace is used for melting glass pigments containing coloring agents and/or glass auxiliary materials containing functional auxiliary agents, and the confluence device is used for mixing molten glass input from the branch flow channel with molten glass input from the auxiliary melting furnace, clarifying and homogenizing the molten glass.

2. The glass production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a first flow control mechanism is provided on a passage communicating the main line forming device with the main line working portion; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

a second flow control mechanism is arranged on a channel for communicating the confluence device with the diversion channel; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

a third flow control mechanism is arranged on a passage for communicating the auxiliary smelting furnace and the confluence device; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

and a fourth flow control mechanism is arranged on a channel for communicating the confluence device with the first branch forming device.

3. The glass production apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a neck through which the main line working portion communicates with the melting furnace.

4. The glass manufacturing apparatus of claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of the first branch line lines, and a plurality of the first branch line lines are respectively in communication with the diversion channel.

5. The glass production apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a stirring mechanism and a heating mechanism are provided in the confluence setting.

6. The glass manufacturing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second branch line, wherein the second branch line comprises a branch working portion and a second branch forming device, the branch working portion is in communication with the diversion channel, the second branch forming device is in communication with the branch working portion, the branch working portion is provided with a charging opening, and the charging opening is used for adding a colorant, a functional additive, a glass colorant containing a colorant, and/or a glass auxiliary material containing a functional additive into the branch working portion.

7. The glass production apparatus of claim 6, wherein a fifth flow control mechanism is disposed on a channel connecting the branch line working portion and the flow diversion channel; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

and a sixth flow control mechanism is arranged on a channel for communicating the second branch forming device with the branch working part.

8. The glass manufacturing apparatus of claim 6, wherein there are a plurality of the second branch line lines, and a plurality of the second branch line lines are respectively in communication with the diversion channel.

9. The glass production apparatus of any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the main line forming device comprises one or more of a float glass forming mechanism, an overflow glass forming mechanism, an up-draw glass forming mechanism, a calendering glass forming mechanism, a flat-draw glass forming mechanism, and a press glass forming mechanism; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the first branch line forming device comprises one or more of a float glass forming mechanism, an overflow glass forming mechanism, an upward-pulling glass forming mechanism, a rolling glass forming mechanism, a flat-pulling glass forming mechanism and a mould pressing glass forming mechanism; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the second branch forming device comprises one or more of a float glass forming mechanism, an overflow glass forming mechanism, an upward-pulling glass forming mechanism, a rolling glass forming mechanism, a flat-pulling glass forming mechanism and a mould pressing glass forming mechanism.

10. A glass production method using the glass production apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, comprising the steps of:

adding glass batch into the melting furnace, and melting to form molten glass;

inputting part of molten glass into a main line working part of the main line production line, clarifying and homogenizing the molten glass in the main line working part, and inputting the molten glass into the main line forming device for forming;

and feeding part of the molten glass into a confluence device of the first branch line production line through a diversion channel, adding a glass pigment containing a colorant and/or a glass auxiliary material containing a functional auxiliary agent into the auxiliary melting furnace, melting the mixture into molten glass, feeding the molten glass in the auxiliary melting furnace into the confluence device, mixing the molten glass with the molten glass fed from the diversion channel, clarifying and homogenizing the mixture, and feeding the mixture into the first branch line forming device for forming.

11. A method of producing glass as defined in claim 10, wherein the glass batch materials added in the melting furnace include: SiO 2₂54 to 78 parts by weight of Al₂O₃0.5 to 28 parts by weight of B₂O₃0 to 13.5 parts by weight of P₂O₅0 to 10 parts by weight of Li₂0 to 9 parts by weight of O and Na₂O4-14 parts by weight, K₂0 to 6 parts by weight of O, 0 to 7 parts by weight of MgO, 0 to 9.5 parts by weight of CaO, 0 to 4 parts by weight of SrO, 0 to 4 parts by weight of ZnO, ZrO₂0 to 4 parts by weight and F0 to 2 parts by weight; and/or the colorant is selected from one or more of oxides of Fe, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Ti, Mn, Ce, Nd, Pr, Er, V, W and Se powder.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of glass production, in particular to glass production equipment and a glass production method.

Background

The present method for producing colour glass mainly includes adding colouring agent of metal oxide or sulfur selenium compound into batch, melting it by melting pool to obtain uniform colour glass, and making it into colour glass product by float process, overflow process, upward-drawing process, rolling process, flat-drawing process and mould-pressing process.

The traditional production method of colored glass or functional glass has the defect that only a single type of glass can be produced in one glass production line. Due to the limited market demand of colored glass and functional glass, the production amount of the kiln is small, so that the production cost is high.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, a glass production device and a glass production method are needed to solve the problem of high cost of the traditional production method of colored glass or functional glass.

One purpose of the invention is to provide a glass production device, which adopts the following scheme:

a glass production device comprises a melting furnace, a main line production line, a first branch line production line and a flow dividing channel;

the main line production line comprises a main line working part and a main line forming device, the main line working part is communicated with the melting furnace, the main line forming device is communicated with the main line working part, and the main line working part is used for clarifying and homogenizing molten glass input from the melting furnace;

the branch flow channel is communicated with the melting furnace, the first branch line production line comprises a confluence device, an auxiliary melting furnace and a first branch line forming device, the confluence device is communicated with the branch flow channel, the auxiliary melting furnace is communicated with the confluence device, the first branch line forming device is communicated with the confluence device, the auxiliary melting furnace is used for melting glass pigments containing coloring agents and/or glass auxiliary materials containing functional auxiliary agents, and the confluence device is used for mixing molten glass input from the branch flow channel with molten glass input from the auxiliary melting furnace, clarifying and homogenizing the molten glass.

In one embodiment, a first flow control mechanism is arranged on a channel for communicating the main line forming device and the main line working part.

In one embodiment, a second flow rate control mechanism is provided on a passage that communicates the confluence device with the branch passage.

In one embodiment, a third flow control mechanism is arranged on a passage for communicating the auxiliary smelting furnace and the confluence device.

In one embodiment, a fourth flow rate control mechanism is provided on a passage that communicates the confluence device with the first branch forming device.

In one embodiment, the glass production apparatus further comprises a neck through which the main line working portion communicates with the melting furnace.

In one embodiment, the number of the first branch line production lines is multiple, and the first branch line production lines are respectively communicated with the diversion channel.

In one embodiment, a stirring mechanism and a heating mechanism are disposed in the converging arrangement.

In one embodiment, the glass production equipment further comprises a second branch production line, the second branch production line comprises a branch working part and a second branch forming device, the branch working part is communicated with the diversion channel, the second branch forming device is communicated with the branch working part, the branch working part is provided with a feed inlet, and the feed inlet is used for adding a colorant, a functional additive, a glass colorant containing the colorant and/or a glass auxiliary material containing the functional additive into the branch working part.

In one embodiment, a fifth flow control mechanism is arranged on a channel for communicating the branch line working part with the flow dividing channel.

In one embodiment, a sixth flow control mechanism is arranged on a channel which communicates the second branch line forming device with the branch line working part.

In one embodiment, the number of the second branch production lines is multiple, and the second branch production lines are respectively communicated with the diversion channel.

In one embodiment, the main line forming device comprises one or more of a float glass forming mechanism, an overflow glass forming mechanism, an up-draw glass forming mechanism, a calendering glass forming mechanism, a flat-draw glass forming mechanism, and a press glass forming mechanism.

In one embodiment, the first branch line forming device comprises one or more of a float glass forming mechanism, an overflow glass forming mechanism, an up-draw glass forming mechanism, a calendering glass forming mechanism, a flat-draw glass forming mechanism and a mold-pressing glass forming mechanism.

In one embodiment, the second branch forming device comprises one or more of a float glass forming mechanism, an overflow glass forming mechanism, an up-draw glass forming mechanism, a calendering glass forming mechanism, a flat-draw glass forming mechanism and a press glass forming mechanism.

The invention also aims to provide a glass production method, which adopts the following scheme:

a glass manufacturing method using the glass manufacturing apparatus of any of the above embodiments, the glass manufacturing method comprising the steps of:

adding glass batch into the melting furnace, and melting to form molten glass;

inputting part of molten glass into a main line working part of the main line production line, clarifying and homogenizing the molten glass in the main line working part, and inputting the molten glass into the main line forming device for forming;

and feeding part of the molten glass into a confluence device of the first branch line production line through a diversion channel, adding a glass pigment containing a colorant and/or a glass auxiliary material containing a functional auxiliary agent into the auxiliary melting furnace, melting the mixture into molten glass, feeding the molten glass in the auxiliary melting furnace into the confluence device, mixing the molten glass with the molten glass fed from the diversion channel, clarifying and homogenizing the mixture, and feeding the mixture into the first branch line forming device for forming.

In one embodiment, the glass batch materials added in the melting furnace comprise: SiO 2₂54 to 78 parts by weight of Al₂O₃0.5 to 28 parts by weight of B₂O₃0 to 13.5 parts by weight of P₂O₅0 to 10 parts by weight of Li₂0 to 9 parts by weight of O and Na₂O4-14 parts by weight, K₂0 to 6 parts by weight of O, 0 to 7 parts by weight of MgO, 0 to 9.5 parts by weight of CaO, 0 to 4 parts by weight of SrO, 0 to 4 parts by weight of ZnO, ZrO₂0 to 4 parts by weight and F0 to 2 parts by weight; and/or the colorant is selected from one or more of oxides of Fe, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Ti, Mn, Ce, Nd, Pr, Er, V, W and Se powder.

Compared with the prior art, the glass production equipment and the glass production method have the following beneficial effects:

according to the glass production equipment and the glass production method, different glass products are produced through the main line production line and the first branch line production line which are respectively communicated with the melting furnace, wherein the main line production line can produce white glass with large market demand, the first branch line production line can produce colored glass or functional glass with small market demand, and the main line production line and the first branch line production line share one melting furnace.

During production, adding glass batch into a melting furnace, and melting to form molten glass; inputting part of molten glass into a main line working part of a main line production line for molding; part of the molten glass is fed into a confluence device of a first branch line production line through a diversion channel, a glass pigment containing a colorant and/or a glass auxiliary material containing a functional auxiliary agent are added into an auxiliary smelting furnace and melted into molten glass, the molten glass in the auxiliary smelting furnace is fed into the confluence device and mixed with the molten glass fed from the diversion channel, and the mixed molten glass is fed into a first branch line forming device for forming after clarification and homogenization.

Compared with the mode of building a production line of colored glass or functional glass, the mode of sharing a melting furnace and arranging a confluence device and an auxiliary melting furnace in a first branch production line is adopted, the design production capacity of the melting furnace is not limited to the yield of the colored glass or the functional glass, and the yield of the colored glass or the functional glass is increased on the basis of the existing production line of white glass, so that the yield of the glass production line is improved, and the production cost of the colored glass or the functional glass is reduced.

In addition, the glass liquid of the glass pigment and/or the glass auxiliary material formed by the auxiliary melting furnace is input into the confluence device for mixing, so that the problems of difficult melting, uneven color, bubble generation and the like caused by directly adding the colorant or the auxiliary agent can be avoided.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a glass production apparatus according to an embodiment.

Description of reference numerals:

100. glass production equipment; 110. a melting furnace; 120. a main line production line; 121. a main line working section; 122. a main line forming device; 123. a first flow control mechanism; 130. a first branch line production line; 131. a confluence device; 132. an auxiliary furnace; 133. a first branch forming device; 134. a second flow control mechanism; 135. a third flow rate control mechanism; 136. a fourth flow control mechanism; 140. a flow dividing channel; 150. clamping a neck; 160. a second branch production line; 161. a branch line working part; 162. a second branch forming device; 163. a fifth flow control mechanism; 164. and a sixth flow control mechanism.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "disposed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "coupled" to another element, it can be directly coupled to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "first", "second" and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring to fig. 1, a glass manufacturing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a melting furnace 110, a main line production line 120, a first branch line production line 130, and a diversion channel 140. The main line production line 120 and the first branch line production line 130 may produce different glass articles.

The main line production line 120 includes a main line working part 121 and a main line forming device 122. The main line working part 121 communicates with the melting furnace 110, and the main line forming device 122 communicates with the main line working part 121. The melting furnace 110 is used for melting glass batch materials to form molten glass, and can be a heat accumulating type or heat exchanging type tank furnace.

The main line working section 121 is used for clarifying and homogenizing molten glass supplied from the melting furnace 110. After the molten glass is clarified and homogenized, the temperature is reduced to a temperature suitable for molding, and the molten glass is input into a main line molding device 122 for molding process to manufacture a glass product with a specific shape.

The production rate of the main production line 120 can be set to be large, for example, more than 60% of the total production rate, and white glass with large market demand can be produced.

The diversion channel 140 is in communication with the melting furnace 110 for diverting a portion of the molten glass from the melting furnace 110.

The first branch line production line 130 includes a confluence device 131, an auxiliary melting furnace 132, and a first branch line forming device 133. The confluence means 131 communicates with the branch flow path 140, the auxiliary melting furnace 132 communicates with the confluence means 131, and the first branch forming means 133 communicates with the confluence means 131.

The auxiliary melting furnace 132 is used for melting glass pigment containing colorant and/or glass auxiliary material containing functional auxiliary agent. The confluence device 131 serves to mix the molten glass supplied from the branch flow path 140 with the molten glass supplied from the auxiliary melting furnace 132 and to perform fining and homogenization. After the mixed molten glass is clarified and homogenized, it is cooled to a temperature suitable for molding, and then it is input to the first branch molding device 133 to be molded, so as to manufacture a glass product with a specific shape.

The first branch line 130 can produce colored glass or functional glass with a small market demand, and the main line 120 and the first branch line 130 share one melting furnace 110.

During production, glass batch is added into the melting furnace 110 and melted to form molten glass; inputting part of the molten glass into a main line working part 121 of the main line production line 120 for molding; a part of the molten glass is fed into a confluence device 131 of a first branch line 130 through a branch passage 140, a glass colorant containing a colorant and/or a glass auxiliary material containing a functional auxiliary agent is added to an auxiliary melting furnace 132 and melted into molten glass, the molten glass in the auxiliary melting furnace 132 is fed into the confluence device 131, mixed with the molten glass fed from the branch passage 140, clarified and homogenized, and then fed into a first branch line forming device 133 to be formed.

Compared with the construction of a production line of colored glass or functional glass, the design production capacity of the melting furnace 110 in the glass production equipment 100 is not limited to the production capacity of the colored glass or the functional glass, and the production capacity of the colored glass or the production capacity of the functional glass is increased on the basis of the existing production line of white glass, so that the production capacity of the glass production line is improved, and the production cost of the colored glass or the functional glass is reduced. In addition, the glass melt formed by the glass colorant and/or the glass auxiliary material in the auxiliary melting furnace 132 is fed into the confluence device 131 to be mixed, thereby avoiding the problems of difficulty in melting, color unevenness, generation of bubbles, and the like caused by directly adding the colorant or the auxiliary agent.

In one example, the glass production apparatus 100 further includes a neck 150, and the main line working portion 121 communicates with the melting furnace 110 through the neck 150. The neck 150 is a narrow molten glass passage, and the narrow neck 150 can reduce the transmission of dust, alkali vapor, and the like in the melting furnace 110 to the main line working part 121, and reduce the influence of the dust, the alkali vapor, and the like on the molten glass in the main line working part 121.

In one example, a first flow rate control mechanism 123 is provided on a passage that communicates the main line forming device 122 with the main line working part 121. The first flow control mechanism 123 can control parameters such as the flow rate and the flow velocity of the molten glass input into the main line working section 121 by the melting furnace 110.

In one example, the main line forming device 122 includes one or more of a float glass forming mechanism, an overflow glass forming mechanism, an up-draw glass forming mechanism, a calendaring glass forming mechanism, a flat-draw glass forming mechanism, and a press glass forming mechanism.

In one example, the confluence device 131 includes an agitation mechanism and a heating mechanism. The stirring mechanism is used for stirring and mixing the molten glass input from the branch passage 140 and the molten glass input from the auxiliary melting furnace 132, and the heating mechanism is used for controlling the temperature of the molten glass.

In one example, a second flow rate control mechanism 134 is provided on a passage that communicates the merging device 131 with the branch passage 140.

In one example, a third flow rate control mechanism 135 is provided on a passage that communicates the auxiliary melting furnace 132 with the confluence device 131.

In one example, a fourth flow rate control mechanism 136 is provided on a passage that communicates the merging device 131 with the first branch forming device 132.

In one example, the number of the first branch line lines 130 is plural, and the plural first branch line lines 130 are respectively communicated with the diversion channel 140.

The first branch production lines 130 are provided to produce different colored glass or functional glass, and the size, shape, forming method, etc. of the product can be set according to the requirement. Since the residual colored glass in the glass melting furnace 110 is subjected to color difference if the production line of a single colored glass is changed to other colored glass, it is preferable to provide a plurality of first branch production lines 130 for producing different colors without causing color difference and without replacing the auxiliary melting furnace 132.

In the particular example illustrated, there are two first branch line production lines 130.

In one example, the first branch line forming device 133 includes one or more of a float glass forming mechanism, an overflow glass forming mechanism, an up-draw glass forming mechanism, a calender glass forming mechanism, a flat-draw glass forming mechanism, and a press glass forming mechanism.

In one example, the glass manufacturing apparatus 100 also includes a second branch line 160. The second branch line 160 includes a branch line working unit 161 and a second branch line forming device 162, and the branch line working unit 161 communicates with the branch flow path 140.

The branch line working part 161 is provided with a feed inlet, and the feed inlet is used for adding a colorant, a functional additive, a glass pigment containing the colorant and/or a glass auxiliary material containing the functional additive into the branch line working part 161.

In one example, the branch line working portion 161 is provided with an agitation mechanism.

In one example, a fifth flow control mechanism 163 is provided in a passage that communicates the branch line working portion 161 with the branch flow passage 140.

In one example, a sixth flow control mechanism 164 is disposed in a channel that communicates the second branch line forming device 162 with the branch line working portion 161.

In one example, the second branch forming device 162 includes one or more of a float glass forming mechanism, an overflow glass forming mechanism, an up-draw glass forming mechanism, a calender glass forming mechanism, a flat-draw glass forming mechanism, and a press glass forming mechanism.

In one example, there are a plurality of second branch line 160, and the plurality of second branch line 160 are respectively connected to the diversion channel 140. The second branch production lines 160 can respectively produce different colored glass or functional glass, and the size, shape, forming method and the like of the product can be set according to the requirement.

In the particular example illustrated, there are two second branch production lines 160.

Further, the present invention also provides a glass production method using the glass production apparatus 100 of any one of the above examples, the glass production method including the steps of:

adding glass batch into a melting furnace 110, and melting to form molten glass;

part of the molten glass is input into a main line working part 121 of the main line production line 120, and the molten glass is input into a main line forming device 122 for forming after being clarified and homogenized in the main line working part 121;

a part of the molten glass is fed into a confluence device 131 of a first branch line 130 through a branch passage 140, a glass colorant containing a colorant and/or a glass auxiliary material containing a functional auxiliary agent is added to an auxiliary melting furnace 132 and melted into molten glass, the molten glass in the auxiliary melting furnace 132 is fed into the confluence device 131, mixed with the molten glass fed from the branch passage 140, clarified and homogenized, and then fed into a first branch line forming device 133 to be formed.

In one example, the glass batch materials added in the melting furnace include: SiO 2₂54 to 78 parts by weight of Al₂O₃0.5 to 28 parts by weight of B₂O₃0 to 13.5 parts by weight of P₂O₅0 to 10 parts by weight of Li₂0 to 9 parts by weight of O and Na₂O4-14 parts by weight, K₂0 to 6 parts by weight of O, 0 to 7 parts by weight of MgO, 0 to 9.5 parts by weight of CaO, 0 to 4 parts by weight of SrO, and 0 to 4 parts by weight of ZnOParts by weight, ZrO₂0 to 4 parts by weight and F0 to 2 parts by weight.

In one example, the colorant is selected from one or more of oxides of Fe, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Ti, Mn, Ce, Nd, Pr, Er, V, W, and Se powder.

Taking the glass manufacturing facility 100 of the specific example shown in fig. 1 as an example, it is a one-kiln five-line facility, comprising a main line 120, two first branch line lines 130, and two second branch line 160. The glass production apparatus 100 is capable of simultaneously producing glass of different thicknesses, different colors or functions. The production glass types are exemplified in table 1.

TABLE 1

Here, the thickness T is a thickness of the glass product on the main line production line 120, and the thickness X is a thickness other than the thickness T.

Taking the production of the second branch line 2 as an example, the examples of glass production thereof are listed in table 2.

TABLE 2

Taking the production of the first branch line 1 as an example, the examples of glass production are listed in table 3.

TABLE 3

Compared with the mode of constructing a production line of colored glass or functional glass, the glass production equipment 100 and the glass production method share one melting furnace 110, and a converging device 131 and an auxiliary melting furnace 132 are arranged in a first branch production line 130, so that the design production capacity of the melting furnace 110 is not limited to the yield of the colored glass or the functional glass, and the production capacity of the colored glass or the yield of the functional glass is increased on the basis of the existing white glass production line, thereby improving the production capacity of the glass production line and reducing the production cost of the colored glass or the functional glass. In addition, the glass melt formed by the glass colorant and/or the glass auxiliary material in the auxiliary melting furnace 132 is fed into the confluence device 131 to be mixed, thereby avoiding the problems of difficulty in melting, color unevenness, generation of bubbles, and the like caused by directly adding the colorant or the auxiliary agent.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.