CA1282597C - Sheet positioning system for horizontal press bending of glass sheets - Google Patents

Sheet positioning system for horizontal press bending of glass sheets

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Publication number
CA1282597C
CA1282597C CA000524783A CA524783A CA1282597C CA 1282597 C CA1282597 C CA 1282597C CA 000524783 A CA000524783 A CA 000524783A CA 524783 A CA524783 A CA 524783A CA 1282597 C CA1282597 C CA 1282597C
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Prior art keywords
cloth
frame
support
sheet
glass sheet
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Expired - Lifetime
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CA000524783A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Robert G. Frank
Michael T. Fecik
Joseph C. Pavlik
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PPG Industries Ohio Inc
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PPG Industries Inc
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Classifications

    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B23/00—Re-forming shaped glass
    • C03B23/02—Re-forming glass sheets
    • C03B23/023—Re-forming glass sheets by bending
    • C03B23/03—Re-forming glass sheets by bending by press-bending between shaping moulds
    • C03B23/0302—Re-forming glass sheets by bending by press-bending between shaping moulds between opposing full-face shaping moulds
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B23/00—Re-forming shaped glass
    • C03B23/02—Re-forming glass sheets
    • C03B23/023—Re-forming glass sheets by bending
    • C03B23/03—Re-forming glass sheets by bending by press-bending between shaping moulds
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C03B35/145—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by top-side transfer or supporting devices, e.g. lifting or conveying using suction
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C03B35/20—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by gripping tongs or supporting frames
    • C03B35/202—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by gripping tongs or supporting frames by supporting frames
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2225/00—Transporting hot glass sheets during their manufacture
    • C03B2225/02—Means for positioning, aligning or orientating the sheets during their travel, e.g. stops

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Re-Forming, After-Treatment, Cutting And Transporting Of Glass Products (AREA)
  • Registering Or Overturning Sheets (AREA)
CA000524783A 1985-12-19 1986-12-08 Sheet positioning system for horizontal press bending of glass sheets Expired - Lifetime CA1282597C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/810,615 US4666493A (en) 1985-12-19 1985-12-19 Sheet positioning system
US810,615 1985-12-19

Publications (1)

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CA1282597C true CA1282597C (en) 1991-04-09

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CA000524783A Expired - Lifetime CA1282597C (en) 1985-12-19 1986-12-08 Sheet positioning system for horizontal press bending of glass sheets

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US4666493A (en, 2012)
EP (1) EP0229337B1 (en, 2012)
JP (1) JPS62216931A (en, 2012)
CA (1) CA1282597C (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE3664318D1 (en, 2012)
ES (1) ES2009774B3 (en, 2012)

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US4666493A (en) 1987-05-19
EP0229337A1 (en) 1987-07-22
JPH0215488B2 (en, 2012) 1990-04-12
DE3664318D1 (en) 1989-08-17
EP0229337B1 (en) 1989-07-12
JPS62216931A (ja) 1987-09-24
ES2009774B3 (es) 1989-10-16

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