Method and apparatus for manufacturing glass articles with reduced electrostatic attraction

• Main Authors: BUB III, WILLIAM JOHN, RYSZYTIWSKYJ, WILLIAM PAUL, BROWN, JAMES WILLIAM, MCLNTOSH, JOSEPH JAMES, WALCZAK, WANDA JANINA, MIS, JONATHAN MICHAEL, THELEN, DEAN MICHAEL, SAKONA, DEAN GEORGE
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 16.07.2023
• Subjects: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS; CHEMISTRY; GLASS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS; MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS

A method and apparatus for manufacturing a glass article includes flowing a glass ribbon through a housing having first and second side walls. The glass ribbon has first and second opposing major surfaces extending in a lengthwise and a widthwise direction. Ions are directed from an ionization source toward at least one of the first and second opposing major surfaces of the glass ribbon and/or an electrode directs particles away from at least one of the first and second opposing major surfaces of the glass ribbon. Such can reduce a density of particles on a major surface of the glass article formed from the glass ribbon.