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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Pilkington Group Limited, Lathom, GB;
Charles E. Ash, Canton, OH (US);
Robert J. Boisselle, Maumee, OH (US);
Pilkington Group Limited, Lathom, GB;
Abstract
A method of forming a glass article includes providing a first glass sheet. The first glass sheet is heated to a temperature suitable for shaping. The first glass sheet is deposited on a first bending tool. An edge portion of the first glass sheet is disposed over a shaping surface of the first bending tool. The shaping surface of the first bending tool is configured to provide in the first glass sheet a compression area and a tension area. The first glass sheet is shaped on the first bending tool and the compression area is formed in the edge portion of the first glass sheet. The compression area includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a width which is greater than a width of a second portion.