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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen J Schultz, Indiana Township, Allegheny County, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198782 ; 198826 ;
Abstract
An adjustable radius conveyor roll for shaping and conveying heat softened glass sheets. Interconnected glass sheet engaging members are rotatably mounted along a flexible shaft of the conveyor roll. The ends of the roll are pivotally connected to pivoting support arms. A roll flexing arrangement includes a collar positioned at the center of the roll and a roll flexing drive to move the center of the roll in a vertical direction to adjust the curved configuration of the conveying roll.