Method and apparatus for shaping thermoplastic sheet material

Glass manufacturing – Processes – Reshaping or surface deformation of glass preform

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65106, 65107, 65268, 65273, C03B 23025

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042920655

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are described for bending sheets in the plastic state, such as sheets of glass at their softening temperature, in two directions. The apparatus comprises a first bed of arcuate rods which can be positioned to impart a transverse curvature to the sheet and a second bed of arcuate rods which can be positioned to impart a longitudinal curvature to the sheet. Advantageously the bending is performed in a heated enclosure at a temperature at least equal to that at which the sheet is later tempered.

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