Glass sheet supporting and conveying apparatus
US4222764A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B40/005
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting and conveying thin glass sheets through a tempering area including a series of upper and lower conveyor rolls for continuously advancing heated thin glass sheets between the opposed blastheads of a tempering section. The upper series of rolls are specially configurated for accommodating a common drive element for both series of rolls and are mounted for floating movement as well as being individually pivotable into an inoperative, out-of-the-way position to facilitate access into the tempering area for maintenance and cullet removal.
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