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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 24, 2011
Applicant:
Takayoshi Saitoh, Otsu, JP;
Inventor:
Takayoshi Saitoh, Otsu, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd., Shiga, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a method for cutting a glass sheet whereby even a thin glass sheet having a thickness of 1 mm or less can be suitably cut. A nick () is formed on a section of a planned cutting line (L) of a glass sheet (). The glass sheet () is placed on a surface () of a jig () in which an uneven portion () having a shape corresponding to the planned cutting line (L) is formed. The glass sheet () is cut by deforming a portion thereof located above the uneven portion () and developing a crack originating from the nick ().