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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2011
Chih Yuan LU, Gangshan Township, Kaohsiung County, TW;
Chia Hsien Wu, Chiayi, TW;
Chih Yuan Lu, Gangshan Township, Kaohsiung County, TW;
Chia Hsien Wu, Chiayi, TW;
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A fluid applicator (), for cleaning particles from a glass sheet (), including a conveyor () for supporting the glass sheet, a conveyance plane, and a nozzle (). The conveyance plane is disposed adjacent the conveyor so that when the glass sheet is conveyed by the conveyor, a surface () of the glass sheet is disposed in the conveyance plane. The nozzle has a longitudinal axis (), wherein the longitudinal axis is disposed at an angle of 30 to 90 degrees with respect to the conveyance plane, and the nozzle is disposed at a distance () of less than or equal to 100 mm from the conveyance plane. Also, there is disclosed a method for cleaning particles from a glass sheet, using the fluid applicator. The fluid may be delivered to the nozzle at a pressure of 10 to 80 kg/cmand a flow rate of from 1 to 20 l/min.