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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2011
Hung Cheng (Henry) LU, Ithaca, NY (US);
Wei Xu, Missouri City, TX (US);
Liming Wang, Painted Post, NY (US);
Naiyue Zhou, Painted Post, NY (US);
Hung Cheng (Henry) Lu, Ithaca, NY (US);
Wei Xu, Missouri City, TX (US);
Liming Wang, Painted Post, NY (US);
Naiyue Zhou, Painted Post, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A process and apparatus for cutting a continuous glass ribbon involving the use of edge restrainers such as suction cups and clamps connected to an actuator of a robot tooling through a flexible linkage capable of reciprocal motion in the direction of the ribbon velocity. The use of the flexible linkage reduces peak pulling-force when the glass ribbon is pulled or pushed laterally to during bending and separation along a pre-formed score-line. The invention can be advantageously used in the bottom of the draw of a vertical down-draw forming process.