Method and apparatus for heating a glass sheet

Details Method and apparatus for heating a glass sheet Method and apparatus for heating a glass sheet

1991-04-17

1992-05-05

Lindsay, Robert L.

Glass manufacturing

With fluid support for article or preform

Gaseous support

65157, 65273, 65286, 65354, 432159, 432170, 432172, C03B 2302, C03B 3522

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active

051103389

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (10) is disclosed for treating a glass sheet (22) including a substantially enclosed chamber (14) containing a chamber atmosphere (24) in which the glass sheet (22) may be treated. Apparatus (10) also includes gas turbine engine (12) which generates heated pressurized exhaust gases which are provided to chamber (14) to treat glass sheet (22). In one embodiment, conveyor (26) is used to support glass sheet (22) in the chamber atmosphere (24). Air bed plate (72) is used to support the glass in an alternate apparatus embodiment (68).

REFERENCES:
patent: 3997317 (1976-12-01), Dicks
patent: 4137648 (1979-02-01), Rhodes
patent: 4222763 (1980-09-01), McMaster

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