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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Glasstech, Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Dean M. Nitschke, Maumee, OH (US);
Ashoka G. Jinka, Maumee, OH (US);
Thomas J. Zalesak, Rossford, OH (US);
James P. Schnabel, Jr., Holland, OH (US);
Scott Charles Morrow, Akron, OH (US);
GLASSTECH, INC., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Abstract
A support structure for supporting a heated glass sheet in connection with a bending operation includes a frame, a support ring adjustably supported on the frame for supporting a peripheral portion of the glass sheet, and multiple rib assemblies associated with the frame. Each rib assembly includes a laterally extending rib supported on the frame and multiple spaced apart support members connected to the rib and configured such that at least a portion of each support member is adjustable with respect to the rib. Furthermore, each support member is configured to contact a respective inner portion of the glass sheet to support the respective inner portion of the glass sheet until the glass sheet has been sufficiently cooled.