METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SEPARATING GLASS RIBBONS
    1.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SEPARATING GLASS RIBBONS 审中-公开
    用于分离玻璃纤维的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:WO2015138368A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-17

    申请号:PCT/US2015/019553

    申请日:2015-03-10

    摘要: Apparatus and methods of separating a glass ribbon are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for severing glass ribbon includes a plurality of manufacturing components arranged into a travel path, a glass cutting device, and a severing zone positioned in a downstream direction from the glass cutting device, where the severing zone comprising a targeted separation region along the travel path. The apparatus also includes an acoustic transmitter positioned in a first direction from the targeted separation region, an acoustic receiver positioned in a second direction from the targeted separation region opposite the first direction, and a manufacturing component positioned along the travel path in the downstream direction from the targeted separation region.

    摘要翻译: 提供了分离玻璃带的装置和方法。 在一个实施例中,一种用于切割玻璃带的设备包括布置在行进路径中的多个制造部件,玻璃切割装置和从玻璃切割装置沿下游方向定位的切割区域,其中切割区域包括目标分离 沿着行进路径的区域。 该设备还包括从目标分离区域沿第一方向定位的声发射器,从与第一方向相反的目标分离区域沿第二方向定位的声学接收器,以及沿着行进路径沿下游方向定位的制造部件, 目标分离区域。

    APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AN ANGLE BETWEEN A WEB OF MATERIAL AND A CONVEYANCE DIRECTION
    2.
    发明申请
    APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AN ANGLE BETWEEN A WEB OF MATERIAL AND A CONVEYANCE DIRECTION 审中-公开
    用于测量材料网和输送方向之间的角度的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2015184079A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:PCT/US2015/032857

    申请日:2015-05-28

    摘要: In one embodiment, an angle measurement device for measuring an angle between a web of material and a conveyance direction includes a mounting bracket, a shaft rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket such that the shaft is rotatable with respect to the mounting bracket, a caster portion coupled to a first end of the shaft and positioned to contact a surface of the web of material being drawn over a web conveyance pathway, where the caster portion is spaced apart from an axis of rotation of the shaft, and an angular displacement sensor coupled to the mounting bracket and positioned to detect an angular orientation of the shaft with respect to the mounting bracket, where the angular displacement sensor outputs a signal indicative of the angular orientation of the shaft with respect to the mounting bracket.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,用于测量材料幅材和输送方向之间的角度的角度测量装置包括安装支架,可旋转地联接到安装支架的轴,使得轴可相对于安装支架旋转,脚轮部分 耦合到所述轴的第一端并定位成接触被卷绕在幅材输送路径上的材料幅材的表面,其中脚轮部分与轴的旋转轴线间隔开,并且角位移传感器耦合到 安装支架并定位成检测轴相对于安装支架的角度定向,其中角位移传感器输出指示轴相对于安装支架的角度定向的信号。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EDGE SURFACE INSPECTION OF A MOVING GLASS WEB
    3.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EDGE SURFACE INSPECTION OF A MOVING GLASS WEB 审中-公开
    用于移动玻璃纤维网边缘表面检测的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:WO2017147223A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-31

    申请号:PCT/US2017/019006

    申请日:2017-02-23

    摘要: Methods and apparatus provide for sourcing a glass web, the glass web having a length and a width transverse to the length; moving the glass web from the source to a destination in a transport direction along the length of the glass web; cutting the glass web, at a cutting zone, along the length of the glass web into at least first and second glass ribbons as the glass web is moved in the transport direction from the source to the destination, such that respective first and second edge surfaces are produced on the first and second glass ribbons; and optically inspecting at least one of the first and second edge surfaces in real-time as the first and second glass ribbons of the glass web are moved in the transport direction to the destination.

    摘要翻译: 方法和设备提供用于供应玻璃幅材,玻璃幅材具有横向于长度的长度和宽度; 沿着玻璃纤维网的长度在输送方向上将玻璃纤维网从源移动到目的地; 当玻璃幅材沿着输送方向从源移动到目的地时,沿着玻璃幅材的长度在切割区处将玻璃幅材切割成至少第一和第二玻璃带,使得各自的第一和第二边缘表面 在第一和第二玻璃带上产生; 并且随着玻璃幅材的第一和第二玻璃带在输送方向上移动到目的地,实时光学检查第一和第二边缘表面中的至少一个。

    APPARATUSES FOR STEERING FLEXIBLE GLASS WEBS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
    4.
    发明申请
    APPARATUSES FOR STEERING FLEXIBLE GLASS WEBS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME 审中-公开
    用于转向柔性玻璃织物的装置及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2015184081A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:PCT/US2015/032863

    申请日:2015-05-28

    摘要: APPARATUSES FOR STEERING FLEXIBLE GLASS WEBS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME In one embodiment a method of steering a glass web (102) includes directing the glass web (102) in a conveyance direction on a web conveyance pathway, contacting at least one surface (104) of the glass web with at least one wheel (117) of at least one idler roller (108), the at least one wheel (117) of the at least one idler roller (108) having an axis of rotation parallel to a surface of the glass web (102), detecting an angle (135) between a centerline (107) of the glass web (102) and the conveyance direction with an angle measurement device (110), and modifying an orientation of the at least one idler roller (108) and the at least one wheel (117) about an axis of rotation substantially orthogonal to the web conveyance pathway to shift the glass web (107) based on a detected angle (135) between the centerline(107) of the glass web (102) and the conveyance direction (x) of the web conveyance pathway.

    摘要翻译: 用于转向柔性玻璃织物的方法及其使用方法在一个实施方案中,一种控制玻璃纤维网(102)的方法包括将玻璃纤维网(102)沿输送方向引导到纤维网传送路径上,使至少一个表面(104 )具有至少一个惰轮(108)的至少一个轮(117)的所述玻璃纤维网,所述至少一个惰轮(108)的所述至少一个轮(117)具有平行于表面的旋转轴线 通过角度测量装置(110)检测玻璃纤维网(102)的中心线(107)与输送方向之间的角度(135),并且修改至少一个惰轮 辊(108)和所述至少一个轮(117)围绕基本上垂直于幅材输送路径的旋转轴线,以基于玻璃纤维(107)的中心线(107)之间的检测角度(135)移动玻璃纤维网 腹板(102)和输送方向(x)。