Apparatus and method for controlling stresses in laminated automotive glass
US5385786A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24777
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A glass sheet annealing ring includes an insulating ring juxtaposed the inboard periphery of the annealing ring for reducing the cooling rate of the glass sheet in proximity to the insulating ring thereby reducing the magnitude of net inner band tension while maintaining edge compression as the glass sheet is cooled.
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