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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Esko Lehto, Kangasala, FI;
Assignee:
Tamglass Ltd. Oy, Tampere, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ; C03B / ; C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65 171 ; 65104 ; 65106 ; 65114 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for stopping a glass panel conveyed from a furnace into a tempering station or a bending and tempering station. In the method, a glass panel is carried upon rolls and pressed by means of overhead press rollers, as the conveying speed of the rollers is decelerated for stopping the glass panel. Over a deceleration distance, the rate of deceleration is within the range of 0.6-3 m/s.sup.2. By virtue of the overhead press rollers, the rate of deceleration can be increased, such that the glass exit speed from a furnace can be raised and, at the same time, the glass cooling time can be minimized prior to a tempering process.