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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Michael Thomas Gallagher, Corning, NY (US);
George Clinton Shay, Hardy, VA (US);
Izhar Zahoor Ahmed, Painted Post, NY (US);
Nicholas Ryan Wheeler, Corning, NY (US);
Ralph Alfred Langensiepen, Cape Coral, FL (US);
Michael Thomas Gallagher, Corning, NY (US);
George Clinton Shay, Hardy, VA (US);
Izhar Zahoor Ahmed, Painted Post, NY (US);
Nicholas Ryan Wheeler, Corning, NY (US);
Ralph Alfred Langensiepen, Cape Coral, FL (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a pulling roll for drawing glass sheet in a down-draw process includes a shaft member and a compliant cover assembly positioned on the shaft member. The compliant cover assembly includes at least one traction disk and at least one deflection limiting disk positioned on the shaft member. The at least one traction disk includes an annular hub and a plurality of spring elements integrally formed with the annular hub. The at least one deflection limiting disk includes at least one deflection limiting element positioned on each deflection limiting disk. The at least one deflection limiting element engages at least a portion of at least one traction disk upon a predetermined amount of inward radial deflection of the plurality of spring elements, thereby limiting the inward radial deflection of the plurality of spring elements.