Stress features for crack redirection and protection in glass containers

    公开(公告)号:US12209049B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US17376867

    申请日:2021-07-15

    Abstract: A glass container comprises a glass body comprising a first region under a compressive stress extending from a surface of the glass body to a depth of compression and a second region extending from the depth of compression into a thickness of the glass body, the second region being under a tensile stress. The glass container also includes a localized compressive stress region having a localized compressive stress extending from the surface to a localized depth of compression within the body. The localized depth of compression is greater than the depth of compression of the first region. The glass container also includes a crack re-direction region extending in a predetermined propagation direction, wherein the crack re-direction region possesses a higher tensile stress than the tensile stress in the second region in a sub-region of the crack re-direction region, the sub-region extending substantially perpendicular to the predetermined propagation direction.

    METHOD OF PRODUCING GLASS-CERAMIC BLACK, AND GLASS-CERAMIC BLANK

    公开(公告)号:US20230303419A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-28

    申请号:US18032728

    申请日:2022-03-10

    Applicant: GC CORPORATION

    CPC classification number: C03B11/14 C03B27/012 C03B2215/06

    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a glass-ceramic blank including: preparing plural glass-ceramic powders, laminating the glass-ceramic powders, so that colors of any adjacent layers of the powders are the same as or approximate to each other, and so that said any adjacent layers are different in total light transmittance, and pressure-molding the laminated powders; heating, at 500° C. to 800° C., a laminate obtained by the pressure molding to degrease the laminate; immersing an entire of the laminate after the degreasing in a colorant solution including a single-colored metal ion; and heat-treating, at higher than 750° C. and 1000° C. or lower, the laminate having immersed in the colorant solution.

    Tumbled, Polished, Vibrated Broken Tempered Glass Pieces

    公开(公告)号:US20230183120A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US18108604

    申请日:2023-02-11

    Abstract: Smooth, heat-treated glass fragments are created by placing a plurality of heat-treated glass fragments into a tumbling or vibrating apparatus. Each heat-treated glass fragment is formed from glass that has been heated to a temperature of at least 1000° Fahrenheit and rapidly cooled to a temperature below 800° Fahrenheit. The plurality of glass fragments is then tumbled or vibrated for a predetermined period of time such that surfaces of the heat-treated glass fragments are smoother than prior to tumbling. The glass fragments are thereafter removed from the tumbling apparatus, resulting in smoothed, heat-treated glass fragments that have a slightly rounded, bead like-shape and are suitable for direct handling without hand protection. The glass fragments as are able to be provide radiant heat in the temperature range of 400° to 800° Fahrenheit. This temperature range and the use of the heat-treated glass fragments provides for a clean burning fire that virtually eliminates any soot and carbon monoxide while burning.

    Method for controlling discharging of glass plate in glass plate tempering technology process

    公开(公告)号:US11667556B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-06

    申请号:US16636903

    申请日:2018-04-11

    CPC classification number: C03B27/0417 C03B27/012 G05D7/00 G05D23/30

    Abstract: A method for controlling discharging of a glass plate in a glass plate tempering technology process is provided. After a glass plate is fed into a heating furnace, a monitoring unit monitors and performs filtering on a working parameter of a heating element in real time, and then transmits the filtered working parameter to a control unit. The control unit compares the filtered working parameter with a specified threshold. After the working parameter reaches a maximum value or a minimum value, and then reaches the specified threshold during a subsequent change, the control unit sends an instruction to a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism acts to move the glass plate out of the heating furnace directly or after a time delay, so as to complete a glass plate heating process. The present disclosure changes a conventional time-based control method, reduces energy consumption, and improves quality of a tempered glass.

    GLASS-BASED ARTICLES HAVING CRACK RESISTANT STRESS PROFILES

    公开(公告)号:US20230099956A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US18075012

    申请日:2022-12-05

    Abstract: Glass-based articles are disclosed having a thickness in a range of from about 0.2 mm to about 4.0 mm, a first compressive stress layer extending from a first surface of the glass-based article to a first depth of compression that is in a range of from about 5% to about 20% of the thickness, a second compressive stress layer extending from a second surface of the glass-based article to a second depth of compression that is in a range of from about 5% to about 20% of the thickness, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface, and a central region extending from the first depth of compression to the second depth of compression and having a maximum tensile stress in a range of from about 0.5 MPa to about 20 MPa. Electronic devices comprising the glass-based articles and methods of making glass-based articles are also disclosed.

    Process for Preparing Glass Laminate

    公开(公告)号:US20230066471A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17932261

    申请日:2022-09-14

    Abstract: A glass laminate is produced using infrared emitters to deliver thermal energy to an unbonded glass laminate assembly. Heat may be conducted to the glass laminate by at least one ceramic glass substrate that absorbs at least a portion of the infrared radiation from the emitters, thereby bonding the glass laminate assembly more quickly and efficiently than a conventional vacuum bag process.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A THERMAL TREATMENT PROCESS FOR GLASS SHEETS

    公开(公告)号:US20230020897A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17935974

    申请日:2022-09-28

    Inventor: Miikael Leskinen

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a glass sheet heating furnace using information describing a glass load including a plurality of glass sheets. The method includes transporting the glass sheets toward a heating furnace, before thermal treatment, photographing the glass load by a camera to obtain a camera image, sending first information of the camera image to a computer, on the basis of which the computer determines a first value of a dimension of the glass load and selects a value of at least one adjustment parameter of the heating furnace on the basis of the first value before the glass load has been transferred into the heating furnace, and reading second information by a line scanner, which is sent to the computer, on the basis of which the computer determines a second value of the dimension of the glass load.

    TEMPERING FURNACE FOR A GLASS SHEET AND A METHOD FOR HEATING A GLASS SHEET FOR TEMPERING

    公开(公告)号:US20220315471A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17597303

    申请日:2020-06-25

    Abstract: A tempering furnace for a glass sheet has a conveyor for the glass sheet, and first convection blow means over the conveyor to heat the glass sheet by hot air jets blown onto its top surface. With second convection blow means, pressurized air external to the tempering furnace may be led to second blow nozzles from which air is discharged as jets towards the bottom surface of the glass sheet. The heating effect of the air jets of the first convection blow means onto the glass sheet is adjustable by adjusting the feeding of electric current to electric elements inside blow enclosures, and the heating effect onto the glass sheet of the jets discharging from the second blow nozzles is adjustable by adjusting the blow pressure of feed pipes.

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