Methods and apparatus for conveying glass ribbon

A glass ribbon conveyance apparatus includes a transfer member configured to extend an intermediate portion of a transfer ribbon spanning between a winding device and a transfer ribbon device in an extension direction from a second support member toward a first support member. In further examples, m...

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Main Authors BOOTH, ROBERTSON DEWHURST, BIGELOW, DONALD ORRIN, TRACY, IAN DAVID, FICARRA, MICHAEL VINCENT, MARSHALL, DALE CHARLES, BRACKLEY, DOUGLAS EDWARD, MERZ, GARY EDWARD, MILLER, ERIC LEE, KUDVA, GAUTAM NARENDRA, MORSE, KATHLEEN ELIZABETH, TROSA, MATTHEW DANIEL
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 16.10.2016
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
GLASS
MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
METALLURGY
MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
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Summary:A glass ribbon conveyance apparatus includes a transfer member configured to extend an intermediate portion of a transfer ribbon spanning between a winding device and a transfer ribbon device in an extension direction from a second support member toward a first support member. In further examples, methods of conveying a glass ribbon include the step of extending an intermediate portion of a transfer ribbon spanning between a winding device and a transfer ribbon device toward a first support member. The method further includes the steps of attaching a leading end portion of a glass ribbon to a first major surface of the transfer ribbon, and retracting the intermediate portion of the transfer ribbon while the leading end portion of the glass ribbon travels toward a second support member.
Bibliography:Application Number: TW20165102545