Apparatus and method for bending glass sheets
    1.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for bending glass sheets 失效
    玻璃板弯曲装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US4204854A

    公开(公告)日:1980-05-27

    申请号:US968230

    申请日:1978-12-11

    摘要: Apparatus and a method disclosed for use in bending heated sheets of glass (G) transported generally horizontally on a conveyor (16) within a furnace heating chamber incorporate a holder (20) located above the conveyor in a spaced relationship such that a heated sheet of glass can be transported under the holder. Gas such as air is blown upwardly from below the conveyor against the heated sheet of glass such that the sheet is moved upwardly into engagement with the holder. The upwardly blown gas is provided by an array of gas jet pumps (60) positioned below the conveyor. A mold ring (44) is then movable under the holder to receive the glass sheet for bending. Holder (20) is disclosed as including curved and planar surfaces and as including curved and planar rings. A vacuum may be drawn with the holder embodiments having the surfaces so as to assist the upwardly blown gas in lifting the sheet of glass off the conveyor. Vertical movement of the holder facilitates the lifting and also enables the curved surface and curved ring embodiments of the holder to bend the lifted glass sheet between the holder and the mold ring. Gravity bending on the mold ring forms the glass on the planar surface and planar ring embodiments of the holder and can also be used with the curved surface and ring embodiments of the holder. Movement of the mold ring to a quench station after the bending tempers the glass.

    摘要翻译: 公开的用于弯曲加热的玻璃板(G)的装置和方法,其大致水平地在炉加热室内的输送机(16)上传送,所述加热板在间隔开的关系中包括位于输送机上方的保持器(20),使得加热的 玻璃可以在支架下运输。 诸如空气的气体从输送机的下方向上吹向加热的玻璃板,使得片材向上移动以与保持器接合。 向上吹出的气体由位于输送机下方的气体喷射泵(60)阵列提供。 然后,模具环(44)可在保持器下方移动以接收用于弯曲的玻璃板。 保持器(20)被公开为包括弯曲和平坦的表面并且包括弯曲和平面的环。 可以用具有表面的保持器实施例来抽出真空,以帮助向上吹出的气体将玻璃板从输送机提起。 保持器的垂直运动有利于提升,并且还使得保持器的弯曲表面和弯曲环实施例能够将提升的玻璃板弯曲在保持器和模具环之间。 模具环上的重力弯曲在平坦表面上形成玻璃并且保持器的平面环实施例也可以与保持器的弯曲表面和环形实施例一起使用。 弯曲后模具环移动到淬火站弯曲玻璃。

    Glass sheet press bending system
    2.
    发明授权
    Glass sheet press bending system 失效
    玻璃板压弯系统

    公开(公告)号:US4661141A

    公开(公告)日:1987-04-28

    申请号:US839797

    申请日:1986-03-14

    IPC分类号: C03B23/03 C03B23/02

    CPC分类号: C03B23/0305

    摘要: A glass sheet press bending system (20) disclosed has a bending station (30a,30b,30c,30d) for providing press bending between upper and lower molds (32,42) without intrusion into or through a conveyor (26) on which glass sheets are heated prior to the bending. The upper mold (32) is positioned above the conveyor (26), while the lower mold (42) is movable horizontally at an elevation above the conveyor from a first position adjacent the upper mold to a second position below the upper mold whereupon vertical movement therebetween performs the press bending between the molds. A transfer mold (48) receives the bent glass sheet from the upper mold (32) for cooling. Two embodiments of the bending station (30a,30c) have the lower mold continuously positioned within a heated ambient to provide a relatively hot lower mold that reduces breakage, while two other embodiments of the bending station (30b,30d) have the lower mold (42) movable out of the heated ambient after the press bending to provide a cooler mold that does not mark the glass sheets. Two embodiments of the bending station (30a,30b) have a lower mold (42) with a fixed curved shape, while the other two embodiments of the bending station (30c,30d) have a lower mold with first and second mold portions (60,62) that are movable with respect to each other to provide initial and final stages of the press bending operation. Each embodiment of the bending station has particular utility when utilized with a quench station (54) located on the opposite side of the heating conveyor (26) and the upper mold (32) as the lower mold (42) in its first position.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种玻璃板压制弯曲系统(20),具有弯曲台(30a,30b,30c,30d),用于在上模和下模(32,42)之间提供压弯,而不会侵入或穿过其上的玻璃 片材在弯曲之前被加热。 上模具32位于传送器26的上方,而下模42可从上模附近的第一位置水平地移动到输送机上方的高度,到上模下方的第二位置,垂直运动 其间在模具之间进行压力弯曲。 转移模具(48)从上模具(32)接收弯曲的玻璃板以进行冷却。 弯曲台(30a,30c)的两个实施例具有连续地位于加热环境中的下模具,以提供相对较热的下模,其减少断裂,而弯曲台(30b,30d)的另外两个实施例具有下模( 42),在加压弯曲之后从加热的环境中移出,以提供不标记玻璃板的冷却器模具。 弯曲台(30a,30b)的两个实施例具有固定弯曲形状的下模(42),而弯曲台(30c,30d)的另外两个实施例具有具有第一和第二模具部分(60 ,62),其可相对于彼此移动以提供压弯操作的初始阶段和最后阶段。 当与位于加热输送器(26)的相对侧的骤冷站(54)和作为下模具(42)处于其第一位置的上模具(32)一起使用时,弯曲站的每个实施例具有特别的用途。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING GLASS SHEETS FOR FORMING
    3.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING GLASS SHEETS FOR FORMING 有权
    用于定位玻璃板的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130091896A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-18

    申请号:US13274827

    申请日:2011-10-17

    IPC分类号: C03B35/18 B65G49/06 C03B23/03

    CPC分类号: C03B23/03 C03B2225/02

    摘要: A method and apparatus (54) for positioning glass sheets for forming includes positioners (55) that are moved slower than the speed of glass sheet conveyance to provide rotational adjustment of a glass sheet into alignment above a forming mold (52). The forming mold (52) is moved upwardly for the forming in a pressing manner against a downwardly facing upper mold (58). Both preformed and flat glass sheets can be positioned by different embodiments of the apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 用于定位用于成型的玻璃板的方法和设备(54)包括定位器(55),该定位器(55)比玻璃板输送速度慢,以使得玻璃板在成型模具(52)上方对齐。 成形模具(52)向上移动以便以压制方式抵靠面向下的上模具(58)形成。 可以通过设备的不同实施例来定位预制和平坦的玻璃板。

    APPARATUS FOR QUENCHING FORMED GLASS SHEETS
    4.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS FOR QUENCHING FORMED GLASS SHEETS 审中-公开
    搪瓷成型玻璃纸的设备

    公开(公告)号:US20120042695A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-23

    申请号:US13287178

    申请日:2011-11-02

    IPC分类号: C03B27/044

    摘要: Apparatus (42) for quenching a formed glass sheet with three steps of gas flow pressures in a manner that reduces cycle time without excessive temporary surface tension that can cause excessive breakage. A control (26) provides the quenching in the three step manner with initial pressures for .5 to 1.3 seconds, increased pressures of at least 25% greater than the initial pressures for .5 to 4 seconds, and final quenching with decreased cooling power that is less than the cooling power of the initial pressures.

    摘要翻译: 用于以缩短循环时间而不会导致过度断裂的过度临时表面张力的方式用三个步骤的气体流动压力淬火所形成的玻璃板的装置(42)。 控制器(26)以三步骤的方式提供初始压力为0.5至1.3秒的淬火,增加的压力比初始压力高至少25%,持续时间为0.5至4秒,最后淬火的冷却功率降低 小于初始压力的冷却功率。

    Method for installing mold assembly
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for installing mold assembly 有权
    安装模具组装的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06173587B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-16

    申请号:US09273204

    申请日:1999-03-19

    IPC分类号: C03B940

    摘要: A mold assembly (34) for cyclically forming heated glass sheets includes a lower mold (36) having an upwardly oriented mold face (356) and an upper mold face having a downwardly oriented mold face (56) that opposes the upwardly oriented mold face of the lower mold to form a heated glass sheet during movement of the molds toward each other. Alignment guides (122,124) align the molds (36,38) with each other as necessary during movement of the molds toward each other. Detachable connectors (362) detachably connect the molds to each other for installation and are disconnectable to permit the molds to be used for glass sheet forming. In one embodiment, the detachable connectors (362) are latches that include a latch member (364) and a keeper (366), and in another embodiment the detachable connectors are retainers (370) engageable and disengageable from the molds to provide their detachable securement. The upper mold (38) includes a support plate (372) having mounting portions (374,376) and mounting guide portions (378,380,382) for providing alignment during mounting.

    摘要翻译: 用于循环地形成加热的玻璃板的模具组件(34)包括具有向上取向的模具面(356)的下模具(36)和具有向下定向的模具面(56)的上模具面,所述模具面朝向 下模具在模具朝向彼此移动期间形成加热的玻璃板。 在模具朝向彼此移动期间,对准引导件(122,124)根据需要将模具(36,38)彼此对准。 可拆卸连接器(362)可拆卸地将模具彼此连接以进行安装,并且可拆卸地将模具用于玻璃板成形。 在一个实施例中,可拆卸连接器(362)是包括闩锁构件(364)和保持器(366)的闩锁,并且在另一个实施例中,可拆卸连接器是可与模具接合和脱离的保持器(370),以提供其可拆卸固定 。 上模具(38)包括具有安装部分(374,376)和安装引导部分(378,380,382)的支撑板(372),用于在安装期间提供对准。

    Method for installing glass sheet quench module set
    6.
    发明授权
    Method for installing glass sheet quench module set 有权
    安装玻璃板淬火模块的方法

    公开(公告)号:US6079094A

    公开(公告)日:2000-06-27

    申请号:US273205

    申请日:1999-03-19

    摘要: A glass sheet quench station loader (42) and method for installing a quench module set (44) of lower and upper quench modules (46,48) includes a quench carriage (440) of a horizontally opening U shape that receives the quench modules for the loading. Mounts (446,454) mount the quench modules for movement to the quench station (40) and for subsequent movement from the quench station to permit installation of another quench module set for another production run. The quench loader (42) includes an overhead crane (447) and an overhead railway (448) along which the crane moves to move the quench carriage (440) and the quench modules mounted thereby to and from the quench station.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于安装下部和上部骤冷模块(46,48)的骤冷模块组(44)的玻璃板淬火站装载机(42)和一种方法,包括水平开口U形的淬火滑架(440),其接收用于 装载。 安装件(446,454)安装用于移动到淬火站(40)的骤冷模块,并且用于随后从骤冷站移动以允许安装用于另一生产运行的另一个骤冷模块组。 骤冷装载机(42)包括起重机(447)和架空铁路(448),起重机沿着起重机移动以将淬火滑架(440)和由其安装的骤冷模块移动到淬火站。

    Support and actuating mechanism for mold support assembly used for
heated glass sheet forming
    7.
    发明授权
    Support and actuating mechanism for mold support assembly used for heated glass sheet forming 失效
    用于加热玻璃板成型的模具支撑组件的支撑和致动机构

    公开(公告)号:US5900034A

    公开(公告)日:1999-05-04

    申请号:US975265

    申请日:1997-11-20

    摘要: A support and actuating mechanism (30) includes an actuator (244) mounted adjacent a vertical post (242) of a framework (236) and also includes a plurality of connectors (246) extending from the actuator to a mold support assembly (28) located within a heated chamber (22) of a housing (20) to perform forming of heated glass sheets. Each connector (246) includes a vertical connector rod (248) that extends upwardly from the actuator, an upper pivot link (254) connected to the vertical connector rod (248) and to a horizontal connector rod (258), a sector wheel (264) connected to the horizontal connector rod (258), and a flexible member (268) that extends from the sector wheel (264) to a mold support rod (270) that supports the mold support assembly (28) to provide vertical movement thereof under the operation of the actuator. The sector wheels (264) are preferably constructed as sprockets and the flexible members (268) are chains received by the sprockets. The actuator (244) includes a counterbalance (272) that includes a gas cylinder (274) and a pressurized gas reservoir (280).

    摘要翻译: 支撑和致动机构(30)包括邻近框架(236)的垂直柱(242)安装的致动器(244),并且还包括从致动器延伸到模具支撑组件(28)的多个连接器(246) 位于壳体(20)的加热室(22)内,以执行加热的玻璃板的形成。 每个连接器(246)包括从致动器向上延伸的垂直连接杆(248),连接到垂直连接杆(248)的上枢轴连杆(254)和水平连接杆(258),扇形轮 连接到水平连接杆(258)的柔性构件(268)和从扇形轮(264)延伸到支撑模具支撑组件(28)以提供其垂直运动的模具支撑杆(270)的柔性构件(268) 在执行器的操作下。 扇形轮(264)优选地构造为链轮,并且柔性构件(268)是由链轮容纳的链。 致动器(244)包括包括气瓶(274)和加压气体储存器(280)的平衡物(272)。

    Mold assembly for forming heated glass sheets
    8.
    发明授权
    Mold assembly for forming heated glass sheets 失效
    用于形成加热玻璃板的模具组件

    公开(公告)号:US5906668A

    公开(公告)日:1999-05-25

    申请号:US975263

    申请日:1997-11-20

    摘要: A mold assembly (34) for cyclically forming heated glass sheets includes a lower mold (36) having an upwardly oriented mold face (356) and an upper mold face having a downwardly oriented mold face (56) that opposes the upwardly oriented mold face of the lower mold to form a heated glass sheet during movement of the molds toward each other. Alignment guides (122,124) align the molds (36,38) with each other as necessary during movement of the molds toward each other. Detachable connectors (362) detachably connect the molds to each other for installation and are disconnectable to permit the molds to be used for glass sheet forming. In one embodiment, the detachable connectors (362) are latches that include a latch member (364) and a keeper (366), and in another embodiment the detachable connectors are retainers (370) engageable and disengageable from the molds to provide their detachable securement. The upper mold (38) includes a support plate (372) having mounting portions (374,376) and mounting guide portions (378,380,382) for providing alignment during mounting.

    摘要翻译: 用于循环地形成加热的玻璃板的模具组件(34)包括具有向上取向的模具面(356)的下模具(36)和具有向下定向的模具面(56)的上模具面,所述模具面朝向 下模具在模具朝向彼此移动期间形成加热的玻璃板。 在模具朝向彼此移动期间,对准引导件(122,124)根据需要将模具(36,38)彼此对准。 可拆卸连接器(362)可拆卸地将模具彼此连接以进行安装,并且可拆卸地将模具用于玻璃板成形。 在一个实施例中,可拆卸连接器(362)是包括闩锁构件(364)和保持器(366)的闩锁,并且在另一个实施例中,可拆卸连接器是可与模具接合和脱离的保持器(370),以提供其可拆卸固定 。 上模具(38)包括具有安装部分(374,376)和安装引导部分(378,380,382)的支撑板(372),用于在安装期间提供对准。

    Apparatus for bending glass sheets
    9.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for bending glass sheets 失效
    玻璃板弯曲装置

    公开(公告)号:US4514208A

    公开(公告)日:1985-04-30

    申请号:US543916

    申请日:1983-10-20

    申请人: Dean M. Nitschke

    发明人: Dean M. Nitschke

    CPC分类号: C03B23/0305 C03B23/0352

    摘要: An apparatus disclosed for use in bending heated sheets of glass transported generally horizontally on a conveyor within a furnace heating chamber includes a holder and a counterbalanced bending member, both of which are located above the conveyor in a spaced relationship such that a heated sheet of glass can be transported under the holder. The holder includes a curved, downwardly facing surface with spaced openings in which vacuum is drawn to receive the glass sheet from the conveyor. Gas, such as air, is blown upwardly from below the conveyor against the heated sheet of glass such that the sheet is moved upwardly and into engagement with the curved surface of the holder. The bending member then moves downwardly below the holder surface and thereafter upwardly against the heated sheet of glass to provide bending thereof to the curved shape of the holder surface. The bending member then moves back to its home position above the holder surface. A carrier mold ring moves under the supported glass and the vacuum is then terminated so the glass drops onto the ring and bends under the bias of gravity in a manner that allows the glass to be further bent. Subsequently, the mold ring is moved from the furnace to a quench unit that tempers the glass.

    摘要翻译: 公开的用于弯曲加热的玻璃板的装置,其通常水平地在炉加热室内的输送机上传送,包括保持器和平衡弯曲构件,两者均以间隔开的关系位于输送机上方,使得加热的玻璃板 可以在持有人之下运输。 保持器包括具有间隔开的开口的弯曲的向下的表面,在该开口中抽真空以从输送机接收玻璃板。 诸如空气的气体从输送机的下方向上吹向加热的玻璃板,使得片材向上移动并与保持器的弯曲表面接合。 然后,弯曲构件向下移动到保持器表面下方,然后向上移动抵靠加热的玻璃板,以将其弯曲成保持器表面的弯曲形状。 弯曲构件然后移回到其保持器表面上方的原始位置。 载体模具环在支撑的玻璃下移动,然后终止真空,因此玻璃落在环上并且在重力偏压下弯曲,从而允许玻璃进一步弯曲。 随后,模具环从炉子移动到骤冷单元,其使玻璃变得温和。

    PRESS BENDING STATION AND METHOD FOR BENDING HEATED GLASS SHEETS
    10.
    发明申请
    PRESS BENDING STATION AND METHOD FOR BENDING HEATED GLASS SHEETS 审中-公开
    用于弯曲加热玻璃片的压弯机和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110247367A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-13

    申请号:US12756521

    申请日:2010-04-08

    IPC分类号: C03B23/02

    摘要: A press bending station (12) for heated glass sheets includes a conveyor (36) having a lower support structure (38) and central conveyor assemblies (40r) with horizontal rollers (41) as well as having lateral outward wheel conveyor assemblies (40w) with wheels 44 and/or laterally outward inclined roller conveyor assemblies (40r) with inclined rollers (43) for supporting and conveying upwardly formed portions of a preformed heated glass sheet with an upwardly concave shape. Each conveyor assembly has a detachable connection (46) to a drive mechanism (48) of the lower support to provide rotational driving of a roller (41 or 43) or wheel (44) of each conveyor assembly. An actuator (62) provides relative vertical movement that lifts the heated preformed glass sheet received by the conveyor (36) to provide press bending thereof between a lower press ring (52) and an upper press mold (58).

    摘要翻译: 用于加热的玻璃板的压弯台(12)包括具有下支撑结构(38)的输送机(36)和具有水平辊(41)的中心输送机组件(40r),以及具有侧向向外的轮输送机组件(40w) 具有轮44和/或侧向向外倾斜的辊式输送机组件(40r),其具有用于支撑并传送具有向上凹形形状的预成型加热玻璃板的向上形成部分的倾斜辊(43)。 每个传送器组件具有到下部支撑件的驱动机构(48)的可拆卸连接(46),以提供每个传送组件的辊(41或43)或轮(44)的旋转驱动。 致动器(62)提供相对的垂直运动,其提升由传送器(36)接收的加热的预成型玻璃板,以在下压环(52)和上压模(58)之间提供加压弯曲。