BEAD REMOVAL APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING BEADS FROM GLASS SHEETS WITH GLASS ENGAGING UNITS

Bead removal apparatus and methods of separating beads from glass sheets with glass engaging units are disclosed. The bead removal apparatus includes a forming body from which a continuous glass ribbon is drawn in a draw direction and a bead removal station adjacent to and laterally offset from the...

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Main Authors Quiel, Robert Richard, Massaro, Mark Thomas, Millett, Joel David, Kimmel, Suzette
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.10.2020
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
CONVEYING
GLASS
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
METALLURGY
MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Bead removal apparatus and methods of separating beads from glass sheets with glass engaging units are disclosed. The bead removal apparatus includes a forming body from which a continuous glass ribbon is drawn in a draw direction and a bead removal station adjacent to and laterally offset from the forming body. The bead removal station includes a heating element configured to heat a desired line of bead separation of a glass sheet to a temperature within a range of about 400° C. to about 600° C., and a crack initiation device configured to initiate a crack in the glass sheet at the desired line of bead separation. The bead removal apparatus further includes a glass engaging unit configured to move the glass sheet from the continuous glass ribbon to the bead removal station.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201716093806