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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
Heinrich Ostendarp, Mainz, DE;
Schott Glaswerke, Mainz, DE;
Abstract
For handling thin panes of glass or similar work pieces and products in conveyance systems, machining installations, and the like, by means of pneumatic forces, a device is proposed that is characterized by two plates (,) with flat surfaces on at least one side, arranged parallel to each other at a distance (D) sufficient to hold the pane of glass (,) without contact, where the plates (,) have a multitude of gas passages (,), and all the gas passages (,) of a plate (,) can each be connected to a gas delivery device through one or more ducts, etc. to generate an excess pressure or a vacuum, and where at least some of the gas passages (,) are arranged in pairs opposite each other.