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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Ged Integrated Solutions, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US);
Inventors:
William Briese, Hinckley, OH (US);
John Grismer, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Timothy B. McGlinchy, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
GED Integrated Solutions, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 15/00 (2006.01); E06B 3/673 (2006.01); E06B 3/663 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 3/67326 (2013.01); E06B 3/67365 (2013.01); E06B 2003/66395 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49792 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49892 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49906 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5137 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5142 (2015.01); Y10T 29/534 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53417 (2015.01);
Abstract
This invention describes a process flow and method to assemble triple IG units without contaminating the center glass lite. A non-contact vacuum pad is used to lift a glass lite off from a horizontal or vertical support that conveys it from a glass washer to an assembly station. Each of multiple pads has a capacity to lift approximately seven to ten pounds. Use of multiple pads per glass sheet or lite allows lites having dimensions up to 70 by 100 inches (assuming glass thickness of one quarter inch) to be assembled.