Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Glaserzeugnissen

A forming method of a glass product includes the steps of successively setting female press-molds on a gob feeding stage; feeding gob to the female press-molds at the gob feeding stage at predetermined intervals; successively transferring the female press-molds fed with the gob to a press-forming stage; press-forming the gob into a glass product at the press-forming stage; and removing the press-formed glass product at a product removing stage. A plurality of the press-forming stages are provided surrounding the gob feeding stage, and wherein a plurality of closed loop molding lines are provided each of which independently performs a series of steps including the steps of press-forming the gob and removing the press-formed glass product, along with the step of successively transferring the female press-molds fed with the gob in the step of feeding the gob to the press-forming stage in each of the closed loop molding lines, and the step of successively returning the female press-molds after finishing the step of removing the press-formed glass product to the gob feeding stage from each of the closed loop molding lines.