GB1240501A - Article handling methods and apparatus - Google Patents

Article handling methods and apparatus

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Publication number
GB1240501A
GB1240501A GB32642/68A GB3264268A GB1240501A GB 1240501 A GB1240501 A GB 1240501A GB 32642/68 A GB32642/68 A GB 32642/68A GB 3264268 A GB3264268 A GB 3264268A GB 1240501 A GB1240501 A GB 1240501A
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Prior art keywords
rollers
sheet
apertures
belt
orifices
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GB32642/68A
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AGC Glass Europe SA
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Glaverbel Belgium SA
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Publication of GB1240501A publication Critical patent/GB1240501A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G49/00—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for
    • B65G49/05—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles
    • B65G49/06—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles for fragile sheets, e.g. glass
    • B65G49/063—Transporting devices for sheet glass
    • B65G49/064—Transporting devices for sheet glass in a horizontal position
    • B65G49/065—Transporting devices for sheet glass in a horizontal position supported partially or completely on fluid cushions, e.g. a gas cushion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G51/00—Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure; Conveying articles over a flat surface, e.g. the base of a trough, by jets located in the surface
    • B65G51/02—Directly conveying the articles, e.g. slips, sheets, stockings, containers or workpieces, by flowing gases
    • B65G51/03—Directly conveying the articles, e.g. slips, sheets, stockings, containers or workpieces, by flowing gases over a flat surface or in troughs
    • 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
    • C03B35/16—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors
    • C03B35/18—Construction of the conveyor rollers ; Materials, coatings or coverings thereof
    • C03B35/182—Construction of the conveyor rollers ; Materials, coatings or coverings thereof specially adapted for bent sheets or ribbons
    • 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
    • C03B35/16—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors
    • C03B35/18—Construction of the conveyor rollers ; Materials, coatings or coverings thereof
    • C03B35/188—Rollers specially adapted for supplying a gas, e.g. porous or foraminous rollers with internal air supply

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Delivering By Means Of Belts And Rollers (AREA)
  • Advancing Webs (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)

Abstract

1,240,501. Flotation conveyers. GLAVERBEL. 9 July, 1968 [12 July, 1967], No. 32642/68. Heading B8A. [Also in Divisions C1 and F2] Articles, such as glass sheets, are supported, at least partially, by gas jets which discharge upwardly towards the articles from orifices which are displaced horizontally or with a horizontal component of motion. In the embodiment shown in plan view in Fig. 1, the upper run of an endless belt having transverse rows of slots 12 passes over the upper face of a plenum chamber 1 which is formed with longitudinal slots 7. In operation, the article is supported by gas jets passing through the orifices 14 formed by the intersection of slots 7, 12, the orifices moving at the same speed as the upper run of the belt. In a modification, Figs. 3, 4 (not shown), the endless belt is mounted within the plenum chamber, with the upper run of the belt adjacent the top wall of the chamber. For handling curved sheets, the top of the chamber is of arcuate cross-section and the belt rollers have curved generatrices. In a second embodiment, Fig. 6, the sheet 43 is supported partially by rollers 25 and partially by gas issuing from radial apertures 29 in hollow rollers 26 connected to a plenum chamber. In operation, the rollers 26 are rotated in the direction 42 corresponding to the required direction of movement 44 of the sheet 43. The driving effect of the gas jets can be modified by moving rollers in which the apertures are inclined to the radii or by deflecting the jets on one side of the rollers by vanes 109, or by masking the apertures on one side by screens 110. The sides of the sheet may be guided by edge rollers or belts (not shown). In a modification, Fig. 8 (not shown), additional blowing rollers are provided above the sheet. The apertures in the rollers may be arranged in one or more helical series around the roller axis, Figs. 10, 11 (not shown). For handling curved sheets, the lower rollers are barrel-shaped and the upper rollers are formed with a corresponding concave profile, Figs. 12-14 (not shown).
GB32642/68A 1967-07-12 1968-07-09 Article handling methods and apparatus Expired GB1240501A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
LU54091 1967-07-12

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GB1240501A true GB1240501A (en) 1971-07-28

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US (1) US3593990A (en)
AT (1) AT292942B (en)
BE (1) BE716925A (en)
DE (1) DE1756793A1 (en)
ES (1) ES355928A1 (en)
FR (1) FR1570255A (en)
GB (1) GB1240501A (en)
LU (1) LU54091A1 (en)

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FR3085676A1 (en) * 2018-09-12 2020-03-13 Saint-Gobain Glass France DEVICE FOR CONVEYING GLASS SHEETS
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US2346500A (en) * 1942-01-20 1944-04-11 Coe Mfg Co Drying method and apparatus
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GB1161596A (en) * 1965-10-22 1969-08-13 Pilkington Brothers Ltd Improvements in or relating to Methods of and Apparatus for Conveying Glass Sheets
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BE716925A (en) 1968-12-23
ES355928A1 (en) 1969-12-16
FR1570255A (en) 1969-06-06
US3593990A (en) 1971-07-20
LU54091A1 (en) 1969-04-29
AT292942B (en) 1971-09-10
DE1756793A1 (en) 1970-11-05

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