Method and machine for the production of convex glass sheets
US7963123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B35/16
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and machine for obtaining bent glass sheets. Glass sheets are brought to their softening temperature, then they are caused to travel over a shaping bed of advancing elements for advancing them which are arranged along a path having a circular arc-shaped profile, the sheets progressively assuming their shape on entering the bed and over a first shaping zone, then being hardened by tempering or cooling in a second zone of the bed until they leave, and then the bent glass sheets thus obtained are recovered. The shaping bed is produced with a profile extending in a circular arc of more than 90°, and, on leaving the shaping bed, the hardened glass sheets are moved in a direction opposite that in which they were fed in.
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