Glass manufacturing – Preform reshaping means – Sheet bending mold
Patent
1995-08-14
1998-04-28
Czaja, Donald E.
Glass manufacturing
Preform reshaping means
Sheet bending mold
65273, 65291, 65106, C03B 2300, C03B 2900, C03B 2302, C03B 2500
Patent
active
057439311
ABSTRACT:
A press bending apparatus for shaping heat soften glass sheets between an upper press member and a lower press member is provided. The conveyor system for transferring the sheets of glass in the press bending apparatus includes concave shaped rollers such that the glass sheets tend to sag into conformity with the rolls as the sheets are positioned for bending operations between the upper and lower press members. The lower press member is a continuous press bending ring to prevent improper sagging of the glass sheet around the peripheral edges of the sheet. The concave shape of the rolls mounted inside of the press ring provides maximum support for the formed glass sheet to prevent sagging of the glass. Additional production benefits can be obtained by forming the conveyor system and lower press member as modular unit and the upper press member as a modular unit for each model of bent glass to facilitate changing the press members for production model changes.
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Dew Vince
Flaugher Jeffrey Ronald
Skilliter William J.
Czaja Donald E.
Libbey-Owens-Ford Co.
Ruller Jacqueline A.
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