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Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2020
Applicant:

Schott Glass Technologies (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., Suzhou, CN;

Inventors:

Wei Xiao, Shanghai, CN;

Ning Da, Jiangsu, CN;

Feng He, Jiangsu, CN;

José Zimmer, Eppstein, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 21/00 (2006.01); C03C 3/078 (2006.01); C03C 3/085 (2006.01); C03C 3/091 (2006.01); C03C 3/093 (2006.01); C03C 4/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 21/002 (2013.01); C03C 3/078 (2013.01); C03C 3/085 (2013.01); C03C 3/091 (2013.01); C03C 3/093 (2013.01); C03C 4/18 (2013.01); C03C 2204/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for chemical toughening a thin glass article with a thickness of at most 0.07 mm is provided. The method includes immersing the glass article into a bath of molten salt having a certain toughening temperature for a certain toughening time to form a toughened glass article; lifting the toughened glass article out of the bath of molten salt; post-toughening dwelling the toughened glass article for a certain dwelling time at a dwelling temperature that is higher than a melting point of the bath of molten salt and lower than a transition temperature (Tg) of the toughened glass article; and cooling and cleaning the toughened glass article.


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