METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BENDING AND TEMPERING A GLASS PANEL

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for bending a glass panel . A heated flat glass panel (G) is fed from a furnace (1) onto a bending con veyor (4) while the bending conveyor (4) is in a straight configuration. The bending conveyor (4) and the glass panel are arched to a desired curvatu...

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Main Authors TANHUANPAEAE, MIKKO, HARJUNEN, PETE, OLAN, MIKA, VALTONEN, VEIJO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 24.12.2008
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
GLASS
MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
METALLURGY
MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
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Summary:The invention relates to a method and apparatus for bending a glass panel . A heated flat glass panel (G) is fed from a furnace (1) onto a bending con veyor (4) while the bending conveyor (4) is in a straight configuration. The bending conveyor (4) and the glass panel are arched to a desired curvature while the glass panel travels along the bending conveyor (4). The bent glass panel is passed from the bending conveyor (4) onto a tempering conveyor (5) present as its extension, which has been previously arched to a desired cur ve as early as or even prior to having the flat glass panel received by the straight bending conveyor (4).
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20082688364