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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2001
Terry A. Bennett, Northwood, OH (US);
Paul D. Ducat, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Glasstech, Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Abstract
A press bending station ( ) for heated glass sheets includes a lower wheel bed ( ) having a lower support ( ) and wheel assemblies ( ) with detachable connections ( ) to a drive mechanism ( ) of the lower support to provide rotational driving of a wheel ( ) of each wheel assembly. An actuator ( ) provides relative vertical movement that lifts a heated glass sheet received by the wheel bed ( ) to provide press bending thereof between a lower press ring ( ) and an upper press mold ( ). The wheel bed ( ) can have a curved shape or a flat shape. Connection and detachment of the wheel assemblies ( ) facilitates switching from one production job to the next.