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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Erkki Yli-vakkuri, Tampere, FI;
Erkki Yli-Vakkuri, Tampere, FI;
Tamglass Ltd. Oy, Tampere, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for bending glass panels. An upper tier of successive mould carriages () defines a number of heating stations, the final one being an actual bending station (). A lower tier of successive mould carriages () defines a number of cooling stations (), which are located underneath the heating stations. The mould carriages have an open-structured or otherwise highly heat transmitting floor (). A pre-bending station () preceding the bending station () and at least the final preheating station () have a floor (), on top of which are radiation heating elements () positioned below a floor () of the carriage () for speeding up the heating of a bottom glass panel for preventing it from falling behind from the heating of a top glass panel.