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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Marc Petitcollin, Thourotte, FR;
Jean-Luc Lesage, Compiegne, FR;
Arnaud Borderiou, Compiegne, FR;
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Vitrage International, Courbevoie, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65106 ; 65287 ; 294 642 ;
Abstract
A process for bending a glass sheet according to which the glass sheet is heated in horizontal position until its bending temperature is reached and is brought into contact with an upper bending form by a force of a pneumatic nature. A fluid barrier is generated at the periphery of the glass sheet, the fluid barrier limiting the entry and exit of air near the upper bending form.