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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenji Maeda, Aichi, JP;
Toshimi Yajima, Aichi, JP;
Katsuki Saito, Aichi, JP;
Yasuichi Ueno, Aikawa-machi, JP;
Masaaki Konishi, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Yamakawa, Aikawa-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Glass Company Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/700 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for forming glass sheets is provided wherein in a furnace structure of a heating furnace where molds with glass sheets carried thereon are intermittently conveyed, the staying period in the heating zone just before an annealing zone is variable, and the annealing zone includes a lifting device to separate a mold from a conveying device. By such arrangement, glass sheets having different shapes can be successively produced with a period for job change being greatly shortened.