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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans-Werner Kuster, Aachen, DE;
Werner Diederen, H'Rath, DE;
Carsten Bremer, Baesweiler, DE;
Wilfried Korsten, Heinsberg, DE;
Hans-Josef Promper, Aachen, DE;
Reiner Zanders, Wurselen, DE;
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Vitrage S.A., Courbevoie, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65273 ;
Abstract
A straight-through furnace for the heating of glass sheets to their bending and/or toughening temperature is provided with a conveying system bringing the glass sheets (2) in a horizontal position through the furnace (1). The conveying system includes a series of support plates (6). The support plates (6) are each formed of a rigid frame, which is equipped in the manner of a drum skin with a heat-resistant membrane (8) as the support surface for the glass sheet (2).