GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20220106215A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17421859

    申请日:2020-01-09

    Abstract: Glass manufacturing apparatus can comprise a laser apparatus defining a laser path intersecting an outer peripheral surface of a roll. In some embodiments, methods of cleaning a roll of a glass manufacturing apparatus can comprise irradiating a target location on surface material formed on the roll with a laser beam and producing a relative movement between the roll and the target location while removing a portion of the surface material from an area of the outer peripheral surface of the roll with the laser beam. In some embodiments, methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon can comprise passing glass-forming material through a gap defined between first and second rotating rolls and removing surface material from an area of an outer peripheral surface of the first roll with a first laser beam.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING THIN GLASS RIBBONS

    公开(公告)号:US20200277216A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-03

    申请号:US16760764

    申请日:2018-10-30

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for processing a glass ribbon (22). A glass ribbon is supplied to an upstream side of a conveying apparatus (32) comprising a conveyor device and a pulling device (72). The conveyor device establishes a primary plane of travel (P) from the upstream side to a downstream side. The pulling device (72) is located at the downstream side and applies a pulling force on the glass ribbon (22) to convey the glass ribbon along a travel path that includes first, second and third bends (100, 102, 104), and into the primary plane of travel from a location downstream of the third bend and to the pulling device (72). At least one of the first, second, and third bends imparts a stress into a surface of the glass ribbon to flatten the glass ribbon. A viscosity of the glass ribbon at the third bend is greater than a viscosity of the glass ribbon at the first bend.

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