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 is fed from a furnace onto a bending conveyor while the bending conveyor is in a straight configuration. The bending conveyor and the glass panel are arched to a desired curvature while the glass pan...

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Main Authors OLAN MIKA, VALTONEN VEIJO, TANHUANPAEAE MIKKO, HARJUNEN PETE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.07.2010
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 is fed from a furnace onto a bending conveyor while the bending conveyor is in a straight configuration. The bending conveyor and the glass panel are arched to a desired curvature while the glass panel travels along the bending conveyor. The bent glass panel is passed from the bending conveyor onto a tempering conveyor present as its extension, which has been previously arched to a desired curve as early as or even prior to having the flat glass panel received by the straight bending conveyor.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080600944