Glass manufacturing – Glassworking or preform by or with reheating means – Planar sheet preform
Patent
1985-12-20
1986-12-30
Miles, Tim
Glass manufacturing
Glassworking or preform by or with reheating means
Planar sheet preform
65106, 425457, C03B 23035
Patent
active
046326910
ABSTRACT:
A complexly curved mold and method of fabricating same provides a highly accurate form for producing complexly curved panels such as automobile lights and the like. The mold comprises a lattice-work support or grid having one surface which conforms to the desired contour of the product. The lattice-work comprises and is assembled from a plurality of strips of a material such as stainless steel or similarly relatively high strength material which are arranged in two parallel arrays disposed normal to one another and secured together to form the lattice-work support. A plurality of plates which have been shaped by rolling, bending, or other forming means to conform to areas of the mold define the face of the mold. They are secured to the lattice-work support by suitable means such as welding. The face of the mold may also include a plurality of apertures arranged in a grid through which a vacuum may be drawn to ensure intimate contact between the product and the mold face.
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Smith Kellen R.
Smith Quintin R.
Miles Tim
Murray David D.
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