公开(公告)号：US06729160B1

公开(公告)日：2004-05-04

申请号：US08975267

申请日：1997-11-20

申请人： David B. Nitschke ,  Eustace Harold Mumford ,  Dean M. Nitschke

发明人： David B. Nitschke ,  Eustace Harold Mumford ,  Dean M. Nitschke

IPC分类号： C03B2908

CPC分类号： C03B27/0445 ,  C03B23/0302 ,  C03B29/08 ,  C03B35/145 ,  C03B35/202 ,  C03B40/005 ,  C03B2225/02

摘要： Apparatus (26) and a method for forming heated glass sheets in a heated chamber (22) of a housing (20) includes an upper mold support assembly (28) for supporting an upper mold (38) within the heated chamber for cyclical vertical movement between upper and lower positions. A lower mold shuttle (50) supports a lower mold (36) for cyclical movement between an idle position horizontally spaced from the upper mold and a use position below the lower mold. The apparatus also includes a lower mold support assembly (60) to which the lower mold is cyclically transferred from the lower mold shuttle (50) to provide support thereof while permitting horizontal alignment with the upper mold upon each cycle of downward movement to form a heated glass sheet between the molds. The lower mold shuttle (50) is supported by vertically movable rollers (70) to provide the transfer between the lower mold shuttle and the lower mold support assembly (60). A quench station (40) includes a quench shuttle (62) that moves a quench ring (66) to receive the formed glass sheet from the upper mold (38) and to then move the formed glass sheet between lower and upper quench modules (46,48) of the quench station for quenching.

摘要翻译： 装置（26）和用于在壳体（20）的加热室（22）中形成加热的玻璃板的方法包括用于在加热室内支撑上模具（38）的上模支撑组件（28），用于循环垂直运动 在上下位置之间。 下模具梭（50）支撑下模具（36），用于在与上模具水平间隔的空转位置与下模具下方的使用位置之间循环运动。 该设备还包括下模具支承组件（60），下模具从下模具梭（50）循环转移到该下模具支承组件以提供支撑，同时在每次向下运动循环时允许与上模水平对准以形成加热 模具之间的玻璃板。 下模具梭（50）由可垂直移动的辊（70）支撑以提供下模具梭和下模支承组件（60）之间的转移。 淬火站（40）包括骤冷梭（62），其使淬火环（66）移动以从上模具（38）接收形成的玻璃板，然后将形成的玻璃板移动到下部和上部淬火模块（46 ，48）淬火站淬火。

公开(公告)号：US06357262B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-19

申请号：US09299715

申请日：1999-04-26

申请人： Kenneth Friedel ,  Clifford Matukonis ,  Eric L. Tyira

发明人： Kenneth Friedel ,  Clifford Matukonis ,  Eric L. Tyira

IPC分类号： C03B2908

CPC分类号： C03B23/0258 ,  C03B35/164 ,  C03B35/18 ,  C03B35/181 ,  C03B35/185 ,  C03B35/186 ,  C03B35/187 ,  C03B35/189

摘要： A roller assembly for use in a glass bending machine comprises a base bracket, a bending roller rotatably mounted on said base bracket, the bending roller having a three-piece construction comprises a central hub having an annular outer surface, opposed side surfaces, and a central axis of rotation; a collar fixed to each side surface of said central hub, the collars having an annular outer surface, inner and outer side surfaces, and a central axis of rotation; the collars comprising a material and shape which resists scratching glass, the collars being spaced apart with a center section of the hub between them to allow the roller to be driven individually by a friction member whereby the friction member is adapted to run on the center section of the roller to rotate the roller, and a glass sheet is adapted to run on the larger collars and not be scratched by the center section.

摘要翻译： 一种用于玻璃弯曲机的辊组件包括：基座支架，可旋转地安装在所述基座支架上的弯曲辊，所述弯曲辊具有三件式结构，包括具有环形外表面的中心毂，相对的侧表面和 中心轴旋转; 固定到所述中心轮毂的每个侧表面的轴环，所述轴环具有环形外表面，内外侧表面和中心旋转轴线; 所述套环包括抵抗刮玻璃的材料和形状，所述套环与所述毂之间的中心部分间隔开以允许所述辊由摩擦构件单独驱动，由此所述摩擦构件适于在所述中心部分上运行 的辊子以旋转辊子，并且玻璃板适于在较大的轴环上运行，并且不被中心部分划伤。

公开(公告)号：US06718798B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-13

申请号：US10348666

申请日：2003-01-21

申请人： David B. Nitschke ,  Eustace Harold Mumford ,  Dean M. Nitschke

发明人： David B. Nitschke ,  Eustace Harold Mumford ,  Dean M. Nitschke

IPC分类号： C03B2908

CPC分类号： C03B27/0445 ,  C03B23/0302 ,  C03B29/08 ,  C03B35/145 ,  C03B35/202 ,  C03B40/005 ,  C03B2225/02

摘要： Apparatus (26) and a method for forming heated glass sheets in a heated chamber (22) of a housing (20) includes an upper mold support assembly (28) for supporting an upper mold (38) within the heated chamber for cyclical vertical movement between upper and lower positions. A lower mold shuttle (50) supports a lower mold (36) for movement between an idle position horizontally spaced from the upper mold and a use position below the lower mold. The apparatus also includes a lower mold support assembly (60) to which the lower mold is transferred from the lower mold shuttle (50) to provide support thereof while permitting horizontal alignment with the upper mold upon each cycle of downward movement to form a heated glass sheet between the molds. The lower mold shuttle (50) is supported by vertically movable rollers (70) to provide the transfer between the lower mold shuttle and the lower mold support assembly (60). A quench station (40) includes a quench shuttle (62) that moves a quench ring (66) to receive the formed glass sheet from the upper mold (38) and to then move the formed glass sheet between lower and upper quench modules (46,48) of the quench station for quenching.

摘要翻译： 装置（26）和用于在壳体（20）的加热室（22）中形成加热的玻璃板的方法包括用于在加热室内支撑上模具（38）的上模支撑组件（28），用于循环垂直运动 在上下位置之间。 下模具梭（50）支撑下模具（36），用于在与上模具水平间隔的空转位置与下模具下方的使用位置之间移动。 所述设备还包括下模具支撑组件（60），下模具从下模具梭（50）转移到下模托架（50）以提供支撑，同时在每次向下运动的循环期间允许与上模水平对准以形成加热玻璃 模具之间的片材。 下模具梭（50）由可垂直移动的辊（70）支撑以提供下模具梭和下模支承组件（60）之间的转移。 淬火站（40）包括骤冷梭（62），其使淬火环（66）移动以从上模具（38）接收形成的玻璃板，然后将形成的玻璃板移动到下部和上部淬火模块（46 ，48）淬火站淬火。

公开(公告)号：US06418754B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-16

申请号：US09441610

申请日：1999-11-16

申请人： Dean M. Nitschke ,  Robert D. Caswall ,  Eustace Harold Mumford ,  David B. Nitschke

发明人： Dean M. Nitschke ,  Robert D. Caswall ,  Eustace Harold Mumford ,  David B. Nitschke

IPC分类号： C03B2908

CPC分类号： C03B27/0445 ,  C03B23/0302 ,  C03B29/08 ,  C03B35/145 ,  C03B35/202 ,  C03B40/005 ,  C03B2225/02

摘要： A method for heated mold changing at a forming station (24) is performed by apparatus (32) in a heated chamber (22) where heated glass sheets are cyclically formed. A switching station (318) is located adjacent the forming station (24). An unloading station (320) and a mold preheating station (322) are each located adjacent the switching station. An unloading cart (324) is initially movable from the loading station (320) to the switching station (318) and then to the forming station (24) to receive one or more heated molds from the forming station and is subsequently moved from the forming station back through the switching station to the unloading station to permit unloading of each heated mold. A loading cart supports a second mold or a pair of molds for heating within the mold preheating station (322) and is movable from the mold preheating station to the switching station (318) and then to the forming station for mold loading.

摘要翻译： 在加热室（22）中，通过装置（32）在成形站（24）处加热模具更换的方法，其中循环地形成加热的玻璃板。 开关站（318）位于成形站（24）附近。 卸载站（320）和模具预热站（322）各自位于交换站附近。 卸载车（324）最初可以从装载站（320）移动到开关站（318），然后到达成形站（24），以从成形站接收一个或多个加热的模具，并且随后从成形 通过交换站返回到卸载站，以允许卸载每个加热的模具。 装载车支撑用于在模具预热站（322）内加热的第二模具或一对模具，并且可从模具预热站移动到切换站（318），然后移动到用于模具加载的成型站。