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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2007
Ian Nicholas Tetlow, Tarleton, GB;
Colin Michael Bennett, Alvechurch, GB;
Ian Nicholas Tetlow, Tarleton, GB;
Colin Michael Bennett, Alvechurch, GB;
Pilkington Group Limited, Merseyside, GB;
Abstract
A gravity bending mold for bending glass sheets is disclosed. The mold comprises a final mold having a final peripheral shaping rim and an intermediate mold having an intermediate peripheral shaping rim. The final mold has a final articulated end portion having a final movable shaping rail and is mounted at an end of the mold. The intermediate mold has an intermediate articulated end portion having an intermediate movable shaping rail and is mounted at the end of the mold adjacent to the final articulated end portion. The final articulated end portion and the intermediate articulated end portion are arranged so that at least a portion of the final movable shaping rail is alignable with at least a portion of the intermediate movable shaping rail to form part of the intermediate peripheral shaping rim. There is also provided a method of bending glass sheets using such a mold.