Methods and apparatus for manufacturing a glass ribbon

A glass manufacturing apparatus includes a glass ribbon gripping device including a first column of jaw clamps spaced from one another along a first clamp path extending in a glass ribbon travel direction of the glass manufacturing apparatus. The glass manufacturing apparatus includes a second colum...

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Main Authors CAVALLARO III, NICHOLAS DOMINIC, BROWN, JAMES WILLIAM, ZHOU, NAIYUE, YALDO, JEREMY, SAKONA, DEAN GEORGE
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 16.05.2020
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
GLASS
MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
METALLURGY
MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
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Summary:A glass manufacturing apparatus includes a glass ribbon gripping device including a first column of jaw clamps spaced from one another along a first clamp path extending in a glass ribbon travel direction of the glass manufacturing apparatus. The glass manufacturing apparatus includes a second column of jaw clamps spaced from one another along a second clamp path extending in the glass ribbon travel direction of the glass manufacturing apparatus. The first column of jaw clamps and the second column of jaw clamps are spaced apart in a lateral direction perpendicular to the glass ribbon travel direction. Additionally, methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon with the glass manufacturing apparatus are provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: TW20198128456