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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2022
Agc Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Nakano, Tokyo, JP;
Motoichi Iga, Tokyo, JP;
Kohta Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Ishibashi, Tokyo, JP;
AGC Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A forming apparatus for forming a glass ribbon is provided. The forming apparatus has an axial direction extending from a first end to a second end thereof. The first end is located on an inlet side from which molten glass is supplied. The forming apparatus includes a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion that are disposed at a top thereof and extend from the first end to the second end. A channel is provided between the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion. The molten glass flows within the channel from the first end toward the second end. In a top view, a channel width of the channel continuously decreases toward the second end in a vicinity of the second end and becomes 0 (zero) at the second end. The channel width is in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.