Support for fiber forming bushing and bushing with same
A fiber-forming bushing comprises a tip plate and a lateral support. The tip plate comprises at least two tip sections and the section spacing between the tip sections. The lateral support extends laterally along the section spacing.
1 . A fiber-forming bushing comprising:
a tip plate comprising at least two tip sections and section spacing between the tip sections; and
a lateral support extending laterally along the section spacing.
2 . The bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the lateral support is thermally and electrically insulated from the tip plate.
3 . The bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the support is coated with a ceramic material.
4 . The bushing according to claim 1 , wherein a layer of zirconium oxide is applied to the support.
5 . The bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the support is hollow.
6 . The bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the lateral support has opposing ends and a nipple extending from each of the opposing ends so that the nipples are in fluid communication with the lateral support.
7 . A fiber-forming bushing comprising:
a bushing body;
a throat provided at an upper end of the bushing body;
an elongate tip plate provided at a lower end of the bushing body, the tip plate comprising at least two tip sections and section spacing between the tip sections;
a support extending longitudinally along the tip plate; and
a lateral support extending laterally along the section spacing.
8 . The bushing according to claim 7 , wherein the supports are thermally and electrically insulated from the tip plate.
9 . The bushing according to claim 7 , wherein each of the supports is coated with a ceramic material.
10 . The bushing according to claim 7 , wherein a layer of zirconium oxide is applied to the supports.
11 . The bushing according to claim 7 , wherein the supports are hollow.
12 . The bushing according to claim 11 , the each of the supports has opposing ends and a nipple extending from each of the opposing ends so that the nipples are in fluid communication with the supports.
13 . The bushing according to claim 11 , wherein the support and the lateral support traverse one another.
14 . The bushing according to claim 11 , wherein the lateral support is comprised of two hollow members having a fluid conduit extending across the support and between the hollow members.
15 . The bushing according to claim 14 , wherein the conduit is a generally U-shaped conduit having two legs, each of the legs being connected to a corresponding one of the hollow members so that the conduit is in fluid communication with the hollow members, the U-shaped conduit extending downward and across the support.
16 . A fiber-forming bushing comprising:
a bushing body;
a throat provided at an upper end of the bushing body;
an elongate tip plate provided at a lower end of the bushing body, the tip plate comprising at least two tip sections and section spacing between the tip sections;
a support comprising an elongate center support extending between a pair of laterally extending end supports, the center support extending longitudinally along the tip plate, the end supports extending laterally along opposing ends of the tip plate; and
a lateral support extending laterally along the section spacing and between the end supports.
17 . The bushing according to claim 16 , wherein the supports are thermally and electrically insulated from the tip plate.
18 . The bushing according to claim 16 , wherein each of the supports is coated with a ceramic material.
19 . The bushing according to claim 16 , wherein a layer of zirconium oxide is applied to the supports.
20 . The bushing according to claim 16 , wherein the supports are hollow and the center support is in fluid communication with the end supports.
21 . The bushing according to claim 20 , wherein the end supports and opposing ends of the lateral support have a nipple extending therefrom so that the nipples are in fluid communication with the end supports and the lateral support.
22 . The bushing according to claim 20 , wherein the center support and the lateral support traverse one another.
23 . The bushing according to claim 20 , wherein the lateral support is comprised of two hollow members having a fluid conduit extending across the center support and between the hollow members.
24 . The bushing according to claim 23 , wherein the conduit is a generally U-shaped conduit having two legs, each of the legs being connected to a corresponding one of the hollow members so that the conduit is in fluid communication with the hollow members, the U-shaped conduit extending downward and across the center support.