Device for producing a gas cushion
US7866186B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B35/24
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The gas cushion serves to support a preheated glass sheet and is produced by a chamber, which is connected to a source (21) of compressed gas. The upper wall (10) of the chamber is adapted to the shape of the glass sheet and has a plurality of apertures for the passage of gas in the form of nozzles (14), which comprise an entry bore (22) and, following thereupon, a progressively widening exit hole (16) with a nozzle exit area (15). The upper wall (10) of the chamber has a greater degree of perforation (sum of the nozzle exit areas (15) in relation to the total area of the respective zone) in its edge zone (12, 13) than in its central zone (11). The nozzles ensure that no jet marks can arise. The gas of the gas cushion can also flow out undisturbed at the side, so that no cooling edges are present and the occurrence of cooling shadows is accordingly avoided.
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