Glass ribbon engagement system which includes a robot tooling device and a guidance device

A glass ribbon engagement system is described herein that includes a robot tooling device with suction cups configured to engage a first side of a glass ribbon, and a guidance device with one or more devices (e.g., air nozzles, cylinder-wheel units) which are configured to apply one or more local fo...

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Main Authors Brown James William, Zhou Naiyue, Markham Shawn Rachelle, Zhu Zepei
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.10.2016
Subjects
CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
CHEMISTRY
GLASS
HAND TOOLS
MANIPULATORS
MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
METALLURGY
MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A glass ribbon engagement system is described herein that includes a robot tooling device with suction cups configured to engage a first side of a glass ribbon, and a guidance device with one or more devices (e.g., air nozzles, cylinder-wheel units) which are configured to apply one or more local forces to a second side of the glass ribbon to shift the glass ribbon towards the suction cups to assist the suction cups in engaging and securing the first side of the glass ribbon.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314382907