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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Hiroshi Andou, Yokohama, JP;
Junji Hori, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Andou, Yokohama, JP;
Junji Hori, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 13/16 (2006.01); C03B 23/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A roller assembly for a glass sheet bending apparatus has a guide shaft bent to have a predetermined curvature and a plurality of ring rollers fitted rotatably to the guide shaft whereby a glass sheet is bent while the glass sheet is transferred into a predetermined direction by the rotation of the ring rollers, wherein the guide shaft is formed by overlapping a plurality of strip members bendable to have predetermined curvatures and the ring rollers are rotatably fitted to the guide shaft by means of bearings.