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Apparatus for assembling sheets of glass and/or plastic materials

US4327634A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 21, 1980
Grant dateMay 4, 1982
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB32B17/10935
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The object of the invention is an apparatus for the preliminary or final assembly of sheets of glass and/or plastic material for forming laminated glazings. The apparatus according to the invention comprises a lower pinching means following a curvature transversal to the bottom side of the rigid support of the glazing, a flexible, cylindrical pressure roller placed above the lower pinching means, means bearing on the pressure roller to give it the desired curvature, and means providing a rotational drive of the pressure roller and/or the lower pinching means. The invention is applicable to the manufacture of laminated glazings, particularly for automobile glazings or flat glass used in construction.

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